Big Mother: Davina McCall
Think of Big Brother and several things might spring to mind: Jade's philosophising, Nadia's nicotine cravings, Nasty Nick's scheming or the first green shoots of a blossoming love affair between one of Big Brother's numerous couples. But before long, without fail, one person will crop up, the one constant of an ever-evolving show, the Big Sister herself: Davina McCall. Here she talks all things Big Brother, including why she was nice to George Galloway, why she loved last summer's series so much, and how she might end up giving birth outside the Big Brother House
So, another Big Brother, another pregnancy. What is it about you, Big Brother and babies?
I'm trying to think of things to put on the T-shirt. I'm going to do the Big Mother T-shirt and I'm trying to think of things to put on the back. The best thing I've come up with so far is 'The Trilogy'. Can I tell you something really tragic? When Matthew and I decided that we might go for another one, I did plan it so I don't actually give birth during Big Brother.
That would take reality TV to new heights wouldn't it?
It would take it too far! However on the last week - as it's a bit longer this year - I will be taking my birthing bag with me to Elstree, because I'm having a homebirth which means that I can give birth wherever I go. If I've got the birthing bag with me, I could be giving birth in my dressing room. You won't actually get to see the birth but it may happen at Elstree.
What did you think of Celebrity Big Brother this year - it was quite spectacular, wasn't it?
What I thought was really lovely about Celebrity Big Brother this year was that it wasn't just a tabloid's dream, it was also a broadsheet's dream and that's what I quite enjoyed - the fact that finally people outside of the normal sphere of interest were sitting up and going 'Actually, this is fascinating!' It's not just about voyeurism, it's watching how people interact with each other and how people deal with social situations, and it is fascinating.
Some of the people in Celebrity Big Brother behaved pretty badly. Did you find it difficult to be civil to some of them when they came out?
If they have been a good housemate, if they've been great to watch - coupled with the fact that we really appreciate them going into the house in the first place - a complete character assassination is never going to be on the cards. As much as I might personally dislike someone, it's not right for me to completely annihilate them.
George Galloway was a good example. People were baying for his blood. When he was evicted, I had so many messages on my phone asking me to lay into him. But he's a human and he did do the show, and he enjoyed quite a good ride for the first few weeks. Then he began to do a bit of the bullying and people's opinions changed. I've got to give him a bit of a hard time but I can't completely lay into him, it's a bit cruel.
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Created: 09/06/2005 Updated: 19/05/2006
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