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| 4 June 2002 |
| 4 June 2002 Ouster Pair Just Bored By Kathryn Torpy THEY were labelled the ringleaders of the Big Brother revolt, but evictees Alex and Nathan, right, insist they were just trying to pass the time. Eight housemates on the reality show last week made a pact to intentionally fail the weekly "task" set by producers. The task had required the group to learn foreign cooking, dancing and speaking skills in return for Big Brother currency used to buy food and supplies. Victorian promo producer Alex Christie and West Australian graphic artist Nathan -- who declined to give his surname yesterday -- admitted they had worked to enforce the pact, but denied they had kick-started the revolt. "Apparently, I was seen as an instigator, which was funny, 'cause I was the one that joined in," Nathan said yesterday. "I'm pretty sure (Keiran) and Marty were the ones that instigated it, and we just followed suit. I think it was believed I was the instigator 'cause some people were (faltering) the next day." The pair also were involved in the setting-up of a secret "society", which met late at night in one of the bedrooms. Society members questioned other housemates, spoke in code and set "rules", but Alex and Nathan insist it was all in good fun. "We had some fun in the evenings, just to cure our chronic boredom," Alex said. "It was the perfect time for me to go -- I was getting a little bored, and so was Nathan. If we got even more bored, who knows what we would have come up with." Alex laughed off rumours that he was a Big Brother "plant" selected for the show to promote the upcoming launch of a new Channel 10 program. Internet newsgroups had suggested 31-year-old Alex, who has worked in the film and television industry, was being groomed as a television host. Ten denied the rumour and Alex said he'd helped perpetuate gossip to keep things interesting. "I loved that (rumour) -- I helped create that. Every time I got called into the diary room, people would look and say 'What's going on here?'. I'd come out and I'd play it up. "There was absolutely (no truth to it) -- they wouldn't dare, would they?" Article from Courier-Mail |