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It's impossible to think of Big Brother without Davina McCall. The grinning ringmaster explains the impact BB has had on her career, her memories of past series and her hopes for this year's show
Big Brother has made a lot of people famous, for varying lengths of time. But actually, the person who's been made most famous by it is you. Did you ever think it would be as huge as it has turned out to be?
Davina McCall: No. When I first did it I thought it was just another gig, but as time's gone by, it's become bigger and bigger. What I like about it is that it's about the people in the house, not about the people who host it.
But I also think being in the house is no longer a stepping-stone to fame. It's become less and less about that. I think people have realised that once you're an ex-Big Brother housemate, you're tarnished. It's perfect for someone like Nadia, because Nadia had something she needed to prove to herself. She was never really after a career.
Do you think the fact that you've had difficult patches in your life makes you more sympathetic to some of the more complex Big Brother characters?
Davina McCall: I suppose I can empathise with different sorts of people, because I've been through lots of different things throughout my life. Life experience is very helpful for relating to other people, because it gives me insights I wouldn't otherwise have. And it made me realise that I'm by no means a perfect person, so I don't expect others to be perfect.
Which have been your favourite moments in past series of Big Brother?
Davina McCall: Nadia winning was a very emotional one for me. Brian winning - that was great. The bedsit where the girls were living, the box task, Pete Burns, George Galloway and Rula Lenska. There have been so many amazing, amazing moments. Big Brother is an ongoing joy, and I'm very, very lucky to be hosting it.
If you could have one wish for this Big Brother, what would it be?
Davina McCall: I want to laugh, laugh, laugh until I pee my pants!
Do you get to choose your own clothes for Big Brother? You wear some quite 'out there' stuff sometimes.
Davina McCall: AJ is my stylist, and she's brilliant! She comes up with outfits that she thinks I might wear, and it's stuff that I wouldn't necessarily be brave enough to wear on my own or when I go out. I live in the country, so I'm always in jeans and a tee-shirt. So to have someone say 'Try a hat' or 'Try a cape' is quite fun. It's like dressing up.
Most of your work has been on live TV. Do you prefer it that way?
Davina McCall: When you've done live TV it's quite hard to get into studio stuff where they'll say 'Take five...take six...take seven...' The nice thing about live, as a viewer, is the sense that anything could happen. I find live TV more fun. And I don't get nervous doing it anymore.
Congratulations on the birth of number three last September. What's it like having a boy after two girls?
Davina McCall: Well, for the first month I kept saying 'Good girl'...'Oh, look at her', that sort of thing. So it took a bit of getting used to. And the whole changing nappy thing is interesting. But it's just heaven. And I look at photos of us now. When we had two children we looked quite controlled, but now we're a gang. I love it!
And all three of them are September babies. Do you essentially save your amorous moments only for Christmas time?
Davina McCall: What happens, in all honesty, is that we say 'We can get pregnant any time after Christmas, because that'll tie in okay with Big Brother'. So we say, 'We'll start thinking about it at Christmas, and see what happens'. And clearly we're just extremely compatible, Matthew and I, and it just seems that I get pregnant really quickly.
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