The delicious Dermot came into chat to spill the beans on this year's housemates...
14th July 2003
Chat Ed : Welcome to this evening's BIG BROTHER’S LITTLE BROTHER chat with DERMOT!
Dermot O’Leary: Hi everyone! Just fresh from BBLB, hope you're all well and that you're enjoying the show.
Belle : Who do you want to win Dermot?
Rachel : who would you want to win?
NicolaH : hi who do u want to win big brother?
Dermot O’Leary: It's weird because I try not to even get a favourite. Jon was by far the funniest housemate this year but he wouldn't have won. Essentially we had a betting expert on today and he said that there's a fair chance that there could be a boy band element to the final week voting with regards to Ray and Scott which could divide the vote and therefore
Cameron could win. So, interesting stuff.
Simon : Hi Dermot, any chance we'll see your entertaining dancing again? ;-)
PRINCESSSS2K : dermot, is there any chance youll do some more of your dancing ???
Supergirly : dermot do you have any plans to releas ei dance video? your very good!
Dermot O’Leary laughs
Dermot O’Leary: Hmm...well. We just had a meeting actually where they said “Shall we do some more dancing tomorrow?” In fact I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to the viewing public for that.
attia : a dance video with the scouts uniform!!
forzablues : dermot have u ever thought about becoming a club podeum dancer
Dermot O’Leary: Absolutely! Just in time for Christmas I hope. A video on how NOT to do it., or 'You too can dance like your Uncle!'
Dermot O’Leary laughs, give me about another 6 months in the old presenting career forzablues and I'll probably have to consider it.
Leader : You and Avid should release a cover of Especially For You for Xmas!!
Sarah : Avid Merrion – Discuss
Dermot O’Leary: Oh we had to do a shoot with him this morning and it's really weird because I started out knowing him as Lee but now he's just always in character. It's just hilarious.
COURTNEY : DERMOT IF U COULD MARRY DAVINA WOULD U????
Dermot O’Leary: This is a parallel universe we're living in here, I mean I have a girlfriend and she is MARRIED. But she is lovely, she's is one of the nicest girls in tele.
dani and danni : Does ur girlfriend get piddled off with all the female (and male) attention that you get
danny_17 : Dermot my mom fancies you lol
Pamela : Have you a girlfriend?
Alex : DERmot I fancy u
Tasha BB : Dermot i think you are great!
Dermot O’Leary: She works in TV, so she's quite cool. Thank God she's not on camera because that would make her slightly mad. It's not like I'm Tom Cruise either, do you know what I mean, I can still go to the shops and not get mobbed.
Brooke : dermot, if you were a girl for the day how would u spend it?
Dermot O’Leary: I'd go shopping. I've only recently started to appreciate the choice you girls have since shopping with my girlfriend. She lives for shopping, she shops ALL the time.
PRINCESSSS2K : dermot,have any evictees misbehaved on bblb???
Dermot O’Leary: Tricky.... they've been pretty well behaved this year. The problem for me this year is that they are all very nice people, not that they haven't been in the past, but these are not particularly confrontational people and yet there are very entertaining.
Nitrogeeza : Who has been your fave housemate of all BB's and why?
T4NN1E : which interview did you enjoy the most
Dermot O’Leary: Difficult one to answer because sometimes you only really get to meet the last 4 really briefly. But out of all of them...tickle is definitely up there, as is Jade - just because for me that is what BB is all about. Gos was good last week as well actually. Anouska was probably the most difficult I guess.
Niknak : DId you feel sorry for Lisa when they all booed her
Big Brother Fan : Hi Dermot were you annoyed when lisa left and everyone booed?
Dermot O’Leary: It was horrible. It was disgusting. You feel responsible for it even though it's not your fault. Don’t get me wrong - I think that all the people have to live and stand by what they said in the house but all she did was tell a few stories and she got hated by the group.
Kayz301086 : Dermot U are a sexy beast
WeeLeprechaun : What kind of underware do you wear?
Dermot O’Leary: Do you know I'm actually almost out of underwear and the production team find that hilarious. Calvin's always are the most comfortable though when you're in a hot studio and all that, know what I'm saying ; )
Leader : Which of the celeb guests have you enjoyed working with most? (was it Josie, was it, was it??)
Dermot O’Leary: Yeah :) Josie is a friend so she's not even a celeb guest she's just my friend. Margherita was obviously lovely too.
bevstar : How often do you see Margerita Taylor?? do you miss her and T4?
Dermot O’Leary: I do and I don't. I miss her and miss working with her. It is different presenting on your own. She chose radio over TV because that's her first love and T4 becomes different and I was kind of done with when I handed in my notice. It's like any job though, I was there for 2 ½ years so you just fancy a change. I’m not being arrogant or flippant or
anything, but with Big Brother you know there are certain things that have to be done everyday for those set months of the year.
Maria : If you were to enter the Big Brother house, what would your tac-tics be?
Smoffi : as opposed to your tic tacs
Dermot O’Leary: The boredom would kill me to start with. That's what everyone forgets - how boring and claustrophobic it must be. I'd keep my head down and stay a bit quiet in the first couple of weeks but then I'd probably get drunk and get voted out - ta da!
benjy : How do you feel about all the comments you get directed by women in call BBLB (you know the ones!)?
Dermot O’Leary: It's very flattering. But I know that my feet smell and all the little things that annoy my girlfriend about me, so you know - I know me, so it is slightly surreal.
patrick : Some of the callers on BBLB were a bit anti-Lisa, did she cope with that okay after the show?
helz23 : poor lisa!
Dermot O’Leary: Yeah I was a bit worried about that to be honest with you. Yeah she coped fine with it. She's a really good, strong girl, you know what I mean, I don't know her that well obviously, but she seemed ok with it all.
Kirsty : Hey Dermot! Was it your idea to do the dances in the feature where Ray got to choose songs to be played into the house?
Slimzee : any1 who would embarras demself dat much deserves respect
Dermot O’Leary: Unfortunately yes I started doing it in rehearsal and everyone thought it was hilariously funny and so then, well, you know what happened.
Ferry : Dermot; what's your next job (loving your work, btw!)? Anything like the 'SAS' show, or something a little more relaxed?
T4NN1E : dermot your the BEST thing since sliced bread - do you know that!
Dermot O’Leary: I've got a second series of that later in the year then a BBC show called Born To Win, where we take athletes out to Austria and give them like mental tests and stuff - should be fun. I've got my own little production company as well and we're in talks with Channel 4 over some presenting stuff and some non-presenting stuff too.
louise bbfan : have i mentioned youve got the biggest posse on the forum? bigger than all the housemates? we love you dermot!
e_rock_chic : dermot i think u should wear a pink fluffy thong for the nxt eviction nite
Dermot O’Leary: Yes to both of those! Thank you very much for my posse that's very sweet of you. I don't know what we do now, do we ride out into the sunset? Big up the posse!
Mavis : Dermot . Has Cameron revealed his so called secret yet ?
Dermot O’Leary: No...we all want to get it out of him, we don't know what it is, it's quite interesting. But we will :)
Maria : Do you think Nush is sexy
Dermot O’Leary: Yes I do, very sexy.
Helb : Do u think there is any real feelings between scott and nush?
Dermot O’Leary: I don't know. I think Scott is really keen on her but I don't think there is enough there to start anything. I think she realises she's been a bit dumb with regards to having a boyfriend. I think Scott actually quite likes her though and I don't mean that in a kind of crude, man way.
dermot really tickle : plez tell me the nominations! i promise i wont tell
Dermot O’Leary: No :)
MissCDUK : How many hours of BB do u watch per day??
Dermot O’Leary: Oh God, probably an hour if I'm being honest. Then I watch that night's Channel 4 show.
Cat : Which housemate's family is the nicest?
Dermot O’Leary: Lovely question. Ray's Mum bought me over some crisps, she was lovely. They've all been quite nice. The tickles were brilliant and Fed's brother was a diamond and Justine's family were very supportive.
Luvin ur work Baby!! : which housemate has the best lookin family????
Dermot O’Leary: Hmm... Fed. All of them were these beautiful Italian looking women
boardbabe : Dermot, would you ever contemplate going into the Celebrity Big Brother? I would love to see you in the shower!!!!!
Dermot O’Leary: The boredom would kill me!
Adz E Boi : When Fed got evicted with Jon, did you think they would be a bit of a handful on BBLB?
Dermot O’Leary: I thought we might be wasting a week on 2 such strong characters, but as it turned out, it worked really well. I think Jon in particular really helped Fed because he didn't enjoy being kicked out or enjoy his interview.
Kayleigh : Do you ever want to just tap on the window when you're in the camera area?
Dermot O’Leary: Umm... no because you're terrified of them seeing you. But that's the buzz when you're in there. It's scary as hell because they are always making eye contact with you when they are looking in the mirror.
Poppylillious : Do you think Cam is a cunning businessman or a simple fisherman??
Dermot O’Leary: He's going to hate me for saying this, but a bit of both. I don't think he's playing a game at all though.
Niknak : Do you think its fair that Jon got back into the house?
Dermot O’Leary: Well... I have mixed feelings about this. If he’s not allowed to win then it’s no big deal I suppose. It's a weird one. I think it might look a bit desperate on Big Brother's part.
somebodytolove : Would you like to sit on Camerons knee and feed him cornflakes? As I'm sure many others would...
Dermot O’Leary laughs
Dermot O’Leary: No... I'm ok thanks!
Ronny : do u still speak to any previous bb contestants, if so which 1's?
Mavis : Dermot have you remained friends with any of the housemates from the other BB ,s
Dermot O’Leary: Well I don't really see any other ones, I've seen Brian a bit because we used to bump into each other when I was doing Re-covered. But no, I don't think I got any buddies out of it.
Nigel : Dermot how would you describe yourself in five words or less?
Dermot O’Leary: Paranoid, insecure, happy, introspective and.. I'm trying to think of how I can put “I hate these kinds of questions” into 5 words, but I’m not that much of a smart-arse.
Dan Dare : 'concise' would have to be one!
Yoda : yo dermot, is it you that is obsessed with life is a rollercoaster or was it somebody else?
Dermot O’Leary: Am I concise? God, I thought I just rambled! We all were, to be honest with you, we thought it was such a random tune we have to have it on every single day.
Chat Ed : Our half hour with DERMOT is almost up, so last few questions now...
Vegeta : If you could destroy the world with beams that come out of your hands, would you?
Dermot O’Leary: Not unless I had no other option.
Carrie : What was de story with Coolio last week..there seemed to be a bit of tension in de air!! Was he having a bad day?
Dermot O’Leary: Yeah he didn't seem particularly happy. He had no problem with the GIRLS on the production, but he didn't seem to like any of the men - read into that what you will :)
blue eyes : what has been your favourite moment in the BB house?
Dermot O’Leary: Last Friday's eviction was fantastic and I really enjoyed having Jon and Fed on BBLB
Poppylillious : Who do you think desires to win the most?
Dermot O’Leary: Good question Poppy....I think Ray would love to win.
Chat Ed : That's it! Thanks for coming and talking to us DERMOT!
shaleann : bye bye dermot. best of luck in anything you do. u deserve it.
Cams no1 fan Dan : Please tell me how to get a WWJD wristband Dermo. P.S. Luvin your work
Jon Connell : Bye Dermot. Still lovin your work!
Charley and Wend : bye bye
ally_in_glasgow : tattie bye
Lil_Laura : catch ya lata alligator
Bunji : Bye Dermot - loving your work!
amanda_x : cya sexy
Theresa : byesexy
Naomi : bye dermot! love u!
Dermot O’Leary: Thank you very much we hope to see you back here next year! Bye for now!
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