BIG BROTHER IN THE HOUSE
Calgary connections in the show
It looks like reality show junkies from Cowtown will figure heavily on the upcoming season of Big Brother Canada.
Five of the 16 house guests invited onto the Global reality series have some kind of tie to Calgary, with multiple contenders also coming from Toronto.
The show has announced its full list of house guests for Season 3, and not surprisingly they skew young — six are just 21- or 22- years- old, most of them students. At the older end of the spectrum are a 36- yearold Major League Baseball scout from Pitt Meadows, B. C. and a 41- year- old waitress from Toronto.
This season features a newly renovated Big Brother Canada set outfitted with cameras and microphones to capture every move as house guests compete in a series of mental, physical and social challenges.
At stake is a grand prize of $ 100,000, a $ 25,000 gift card from The Brick, and a $ 10,000 trip.
The third season of Big Brother Canada premieres Monday on Global. It airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays.
Also in the mix is a 31- year- old construction worker from Ottawa, a 22- year- old professional poker player from Grand Prairie, Alta., a 25- year- old pageant queen from Toronto and a 25- year- old plussize model from Calgary.
The house guests are:
Ashleigh Wood, 21, Calgary, unemployed
Jordan Parhar, 21, Cloverdale, B. C., student
Zach Oleynik, 22, Regina, student
Pili Nemer, 22, Dartmouth, N. S. ( originally from San Luis Potosi, Mexico), student
Kevin Martin, 22, Grand Prairie, Alta. ( currently living in Calgary), professional poker player
Godfrey Mangwiza, 22, Toronto ( originally from Harare, Zimbabwe), psychology student
Brittnee Blair, 25, Calgary, plussize model
Sindy Nguyen, 25, Huntsville, Ont. ( currently living in Toronto), assistant cruise director/ pageant queen
Johnny Colatruglio, 26, Winnipeg, IT project manager
Willow MacDonald, 26, Lower Sackville, N. S. ( currently living in Calgary), sales and marketing representative
Bobby Hlad, 27, Oakville, Ont., rock- climbing instructor
Sarah Hanlon, 27, Toronto, ( formerly of Calgary and Brampton, Ont.), “hemployee” at a vapour lounge
Naeha Sareen, 29, Toronto, chiropractor and entrepreneur
Bruno Ielo, 31, Ottawa, construction worker
Graig Merritt, 36, Pitt Meadows, B. C., professional baseball scout/ coach
Patricia “Risha” Denner, 41, Toronto, waitress