CANADIANS VOTE FOR THEIR INTERNATIONAL FAN
FAVOURITE WILDCARD HOUSEGUEST TO ENTER THE BIG BROTHER
CANADA HOUSE
Iconic Players and Fan Favourites Up for Wildcard
Houseguest Spots are Jase Wirey
(Big Brother US), Nikki
Grahame (Big Brother UK), Tim
Dormer (Big Brother Australia), and Veronica Graf (Big Brother Italy)
Voting Opens Today and Continues until
March 3 at 3
pm ET on BigBrotherCanada.ca
ET Canada Breaks All the Season 4
Houseguest News this Week on ETCanada.com
#BBCAN4 Premieres Wednesday, March 2 at 9 pm
ET/PT on Global
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TORONTO, Feb. 23, 2016 /CNW/ - A Big Brother
Canada bombshell was dropped this morning as ET
Canada announced a Big Brother franchise world
first! For the first time in Big Brother
history, four iconic international former houseguests are
vying for a spot in the house, but only two will make it…and
Canada holds all the cards.
Starting today, Canadians have the chance to vote for two of
this season's houseguests by choosing two of four international
wildcard players. Fans can cast their vote on BigBrotherCanada.ca
for their favourite female and male competitor to enter the Big
Brother Canada house.
Upping the ante and raising the stakes, these international
players take the competition to a whole new level as they bring
their own unique Big Brother experiences to season four of
Big Brother Canada. Voting closes Thursday, March 3 at 3 pm
ET. Stay tuned to find out which wildcards make the cut as
reveals roll out during the first broadcast week of Big
Brother Canada, which premieres Wednesday, March 2 at 9 pm ET/PT on Global.
Celebrating the international success of the worldwide
juggernaut reality show franchise, the wildcard element brings
together some of the most talked about players of all time to see
how they fare amongst Canada's
dynamic new houseguests. The international wildcard choices are:
Jase Wirey (Big Brother US),
Nikki Grahame (Big Brother
UK), Tim Dormer (Big Brother
Australia), and Veronica Graf
(Big Brother Italy).
"We're very excited to be introducing this new aspect to Big
Brother Canada which has never been done in any
country before," said Christine Shipton, SVP, Content, Shaw Media.
"The addition of the international wildcards makes this season
especially unique and unpredictable. Big Brother follows
different house rules in each country and these worlds are
about to collide!"
See below for more details on the four international wildcard
houseguests. Look for more Big Brother Canada Season 4
houseguest announcements tomorrow on ETCanada.com.
Jase Wirey
Big
Brother US (Seasons 5 and 7)
Hometown:
USA
Occupation: Sales and Safety Trainer
Jase is instantly recognizable to any Big Brother fan from
the popular US version of the show and is still the only houseguest
to win the first Head of Household in multiple seasons. Known for
his physical abilities and his dislike for wearing shirts, Jase is
looking for redemption in the Big Brother Canada house.
Nikki Grahame
Big
Brother UK (has played in a total of five
seasons)
Age: 33
Hometown: London, United
Kingdom
Occupation: TV Personality
Nikki Grahame is quite simply a
Big Brother franchise icon, and she'll be the first to make
that known! Her behavior – most notably her epic diary room temper
tantrums – is legendary. She has appeared in five different seasons
of the series and also had her own reality series, Princess Nikki. In 2006, her first season on
the show, she was the 12th most written about person in
the UK.
Tim Dormer
Winner Big Brother Australia (Season 10)
Age:
31
Hometown: Sydney,
Australia
Occupation: TV/Radio Personality
Tim is one of Australia's biggest
reality TV stars. As the Season 10 winner of Big Brother
Australia, he's charmed audiences and houseguests alike. Even
though he's made his way to the top as a manipulator, he's clearly
rooting for a fair game, and often stands up for the
underdog.
Veronica Graf
Big Brother Italy (Season 13)
Age: 26
Hometown: Faenza, Italy
Occupation: TV Personality/Model
Veronica is the most famous and most talked about Italian
houseguest ever. Although commonly seen as a sexy Playboy
bunny (she posed in the Italian edition of the magazine), she has
also studied business and economics. Sure to stir up controversy,
houseguests will not be able to judge this book by its cover.
Watch ET Canada tonight at 7:30 pm
ET on Global for interviews with the Big Brother
Canada international wildcards! Fans can also read full bios,
see photos, and watch exclusive online videos at
BigBrotherCanada.ca.
Following a coast-to-coast casting call, a new group of
houseguests are moving into an overhauled Big Brother Canada
house outfitted wall-to-wall with cameras and microphones capturing
their every move. The houseguests compete for a grand prize of
$100,000, a $25,000 gift card from The Brick, and an
OxiCleanTM prize pack valued at $10,000 that includes $500 of fabric care products and a $9,500 wardrobe makeover. The upcoming season of
the fan favourite series continues to offer unparalleled digital
extensions that augment the social dynamics and real-time momentum
of the 24/7 television production. Big Brother
Canada extends from series to site at
BigBrotherCanada.ca with exclusive content, full episodes, 24-hour
live streams, and a host of surprises and opportunities that allow
fans to directly impact the show.
Big Brother Canada premieres on Global,
Wednesday, March 2 at 9 pm ET/PT and airs Wednesdays at 9 pm ET/PT (Head of Household episode), Thursdays
at 8 pm ET/PT (Eviction episode), and
Sundays at 7 pm ET/PT (Power of Veto
episode). Viewers who miss the premiere can catch up on Big
Brother Canada for free following the broadcast the
next day on BigBrotherCanada.ca and Global Go. Also returning
is the Big Brother Canada Side Show which premieres
Friday, March 4 at 10 pm ET on Slice and Saturday, March 5 at 8 pm
ET on Global, as well as Big Brother Canada
After Dark which airs seven days a week beginning
Friday, March 4 at 3 am ET on Slice. And if that's not enough,
fans can also watch all of the in-between action on the live feeds
from the Big Brother Canada house on BigBrotherCanada.ca.
Commissioned by Shaw Media, Season 4 of Big Brother
Canada is produced by Insight Productions in association
with Shaw Media and Endemol. Erin
Brock and Sue Brophey serve
as Supervising Producers. John
Brunton and Barbara Bowlby
serve as Executive Producers.
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Canada, The JUNO Awards 2015, Canada's Walk of Fame, and How To
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