Kruger has house rules
NEW Big Brother host Sonia Kruger has been seeking the advice of Gretel Killeen about what to expect fronting the revamped show, which will premiere on the Nine Network after the Olympics.
Kruger defected from the Seven Network last year specifically to host Big Brother, and has a deal to do a second season.
In a synchronistic move, Killeen has been a regular guest on Mornings, which Kruger co-hosts with David Campbell.
That has given the reality show’s new host the chance to discuss Big Brother with Killeen, who hosted it for seven of the eight seasons it was on Network Ten.
‘‘Gretel was such a great host because she’s very worldly, intelligent, wise and witty and she is a regular now on Mornings with David and I,’’ Kruger says.
‘‘Which has been good because been able to talk to her about it.’’
There will be a few changes to the format.
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The Big Brother compound on the Gold Coast will also be different. The house has been re-designed and the pool is expected to contain a sunken lounge.
Kruger could easily have hosted the original Big Brother but declined an invitation to audition. Instead, she ended up co-hosting Dancing With The Stars on Seven.
Southern Star, which produced Big Brother in Australia, sought out Kruger a second time, triggering her move to Nine.
‘‘It was fate when it (the chance to host Big Brother) came around the second time,’’ Kruger says.
‘‘I could either take the safe option and stay with Seven and Dancing With The Stars or put myself out on a bit of limb.
‘‘I didn’t want to look back in five years’ time and regret what I didn’t do.’’
Because Kruger will have to front the live eviction shows on Sunday nights, she will be
With the world’s eyes glued to television screens to watch the Olympics, corporations are licking their lips at this golden opportunity to sell to the masses. (tonight, ABC1, 8.30pm) sees host Wil Anderson break down the ‘‘brandathon’’ going on around the London Games with a critical but light-hearted eye. absent from Mornings on Mondays while the reality show is on air.
She says she does not know who the housemates are – and does not want to know until the day before the first episode.
‘‘I want to be surprised along with everybody else,’’ Kruger says.
‘‘I’m thinking I’ll probably know the day before as I am up there then. I know with casting they have deliberately looked for intelligent, warm and interesting people.’’