 |
| 31 March 2002 |
| 31 March 2002 Sara-Marie Minds the Kids THE cameras will be back on members of Australia's most famous household in the next few months, as Network Ten prepares for the new series of Big Brother. In an effort to maximise public attention on the reality phenomenon, the survivors of the inaugural Big Brother have been signed to appear in several Network Ten programs. Bunny-eared Sara-Marie Fedele begins work on children's program Totally Wild next week, while Search For A Supermodel host Jemma Gawned will be a regular on Good Morning Australia. Blair McDonough continues to win fans with his role on Neighbours, while Peter Timbs is a reporter for the Nova 96.9 breakfast show and is believed to be developing a wine show. Big Brother's first winner, Ben Williams, is not confirmed for a role with the second series but said last week he expects to be involved on air. Fedele said it was just a coincidence she was offered a guest role on Totally Wild -- which she hopes will become a full-time job -- as the network prepares to launch Big Brother II next Sunday. "When I walked out of the house, everyone was telling me I could do this and do that, so I did the CD and my book and pyjamas and then took a deep breath to decide what I really wanted to do," she said. "I love kids -- I was the best babysitter ever -- and I love animals and I used to watch Totally Wild when I was a kid, so being on the show is one of those once-in-a-lifetime things." Fedele said she was looking forward to watching the new Big Brother series from an outsider's perspective. "I am writing for New Weekly about Big Brother, so it will be great -- and a little scary -- to finally watch it like everyone else did," she said. A former entertainment manager at a West Australian strip club, Fedele said the majority of her experiences since leaving the house last year have been positive. While she admits the focus on her body image continues to come as a shock, she now insists on being photographed in certain poses to reduce the focus on her size. "All I ever said about my body was the fact that it's not the scales that make you who you are but your personality," she explained. Network Ten is counting on lightning striking twice with Big Brother, which was its major ratings winner last year. The network is believed have paid $20 million to secure the rights to the second series. Article from the Sunday Telegraph |