Big Brother (Australia series 3)
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The third series of the Australian television show Big Brother aired in 2003.
Series 3 was the most complicated to date with the housemates starting in separate houses - a "round house" and a "square house". Housemate Benjamin Archbold was sent in first and spent the entire first day by himself. Other housemates were progressively admitted. The two houses merged after some time (around Day 19, 20, 21).
In the Square house (which was on the right of the compound, or the top section in the BB03 houseplan below) were Belinda, Jaime, Irena, Carlo and Claire with Vincent and Saxon joining later in the week. After Ben entered on Day 1 into the Round house, Joanne, Regina, Chrissie, Daniel, Patrick and Leah soon joined him after the first week.
The cameras were completely hidden for the first time in this series. Previously some cameras were visible to housemates and at times housemates were aware of the camera tracking their movements.
Two new shows were introduced:
- UpLate hosted by Mike Goldman. Mike Goldman was best known for doing the voiceovers in the daily show. Up Late was broadcast late at night showing live vision from the house with minimal editing. Often the footage was simply of the housemates sleeping.
- The Insider hosted by Tim Ferguson was a panel-type show with additional gossip and discussion about the show. Frequently that week's evicted housemate would be one of the show's guests.
The biggest star and eventual winner of Series 3 was Regina Bird. Reggie earned public admiration with her unique down-to-earth charm, strong work ethic and naivety. Chrissie and Daniel came second and third respectively.
A noteworthy incident of the 2003 series involved housemate Belinda Thorpe in what was later dubbed "Belindagate". After a night of drinking, an intoxicated Belinda confided in housemate Carlo that her younger sibling had been involved in a serious crime against a homosexual man. The information was not immediately revealed by Belinda as she whispered it to Carlo and house microphones did not pick it up, however after she left the room Carlo passed the information on to the other housemates.
The incident sparked a legal crisis for Endemol Southern Star and Network Ten as the identification of a minor in a court trial is illegal in Queensland, the state where Big Brother is produced. Within seconds of this information being revealed the live internet feeds were cut and left blank for several hours. Users watching the feeds began discussing the incident on the official website discussion boards. Moderators began deleting these messages but could not keep up with the large amount being posted and eventually the messages boards were closed down. They were re-opened for a short period before being closed again permanently. As a result there were no official messages boards during the following 2004 series. The closure of the boards led to the title "Belindagate".
The information spread out to unofficial Big Brother websites and several days later the show producers acknowledged the incident. An edited version of the nights events was shown on Big Brother: Uncut, except in Queensland where it was cut entirely.
Brett (last name unknown) the fifteenth original housemate (a policeman) left lockdown before BB3 began. Tamara - a travel agent, the sixteenth HM, appeared on the Launch show but did not enter the house. Both were from Queensland.
Housemates
From Cambridge, Tasmania.
Chrissie Swan
From Melbourne, Victoria. Employed just 3 days after leaving the BB house by DMG Radio to start a new breakfast radio show at HOT91.1 on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Nominated for Best Newcomer On Air ACRA (Australian Commercial Radio Award) in 2004, and won Best On Air Team (Provincial) in 2005. [[Citing sources citation needed]]Daniel McInness
From Adelaide, South Australia. Living in Adelaide making short films. [[Citing sources citation needed]]Patrick Flanagan
From Sydney, NSW. Works for Dolby Labs in Business Development, wrote articles on Big Brother 2004 for the Canberra Times. Lives in Bondi, Sydney with his wife Amanda, and son Toby.Vincent Amato
From Melbourne, Victoria. Working at an engineering company in Melbourne.Jamie O'Brien
From Melbourne, Victoria. Finished his law degree and spent 2005 travelling. Came back to Melbourne in early 2006 for a job in a law firm. [[Citing sources citation needed]]Kim Drury
A Hairdresser. Caused controversy when she told a racist joke live on air during Up-Late. Evicted first in the double evictionDaniel 'Saxon' Small
From Central Coast, New South Wales. Currently a cadet accountant on the central coast. [[Citing sources citation needed]] Evicted in the double evictionJoanne Ashton
From Adelaide, South Australia. Had a brief career as a model. [[Citing sources citation needed]]Claire Bellis
From Queensland. Continued with Phd studies at Griffith University, Gold Coast. Is expected to have completed doctorate by end of 2006. Claire will commence post-doctorate research with Professor Lyn Griffiths in the Genomics Research Centre, Griffith University following the completion of her PhD. Lives on the Gold Coast with girlfriend Camille.Ben Archbold
Belinda Thorpe
From Queensland. Left the house voluntarily and is now the proud mother of a baby daughter born in 2005.Leah White
Carlo Marino
Jaime Cerda
From Melbourne. A keen skateboarder and band member. Evicted during special event where 4 housemates would switch houses and one would be evicted.Irena Bukhshtaber
Brett (last name unknown) the fifteenth original housemate (a policeman) left lockdown before BB3 began. Tamara - a travel agent, the sixteenth HM, appeared on the Launch show but did not enter the house. Both were from Queensland.
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