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New Gameshow starting soon. 12 stars of previous reality shows are going to be put into a house to be voted out by us. www.five.tv/programmes/backtoreality/?content=4513617& More info here. Odds are currently available with Craig Phillips (the winner of BB1) the favourite at 5/1.

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Back to reality Makes sense that the bookies have Craig, Jade and Hewitt as initial favourites - Craig (and Jade to some extent) have had success with the public vote already, Hewitt is just very well known I suppose. This sort of thing is always worth a couple quid on the longshots in my opinion - look at IACGMOOH, Kerry went from 20/1 to favourite overnight, or BB3 (well 2 or 3) when Helen the "annoying welsh bint" started off as an outsider and went on to win it. Personally I'd try to look for people who have strong personalities, but not the kind of arrogance/manipulativeness/conceitedness that gets amplified in this atmosphere (think Kerry, Helen, Craig). Also, however nice they happen to be, boring people tend to get voted out. Of course a MAJOR factor is the way they choose to edit it for the public. Look at Mike Reid, he got absolutely no coverage, (save for a scenes that made him seem slightly annoying) people didn't get to know anything about him, and so he didn't get many votes and was first off. I reckon I'll put a little money down if I see a good oppurtunity. Out of the current longshots, people I'd be looking at to see if they start becoming popular (before the bookies pick up on it): Nasty Nick (13.0) - Nah, he's arrogant, knows it, and sells the image, I can't see the public falling for him. Lizzy Bardsley (20.0) - That hated wife from Wifeswap who lived on £40k pa benefits. I recall her appearing on some programme, ("life after wifeswap"?) seems she realised the error of her ways and has started a new, honest life. Could be worth watching. Maureen (17.0) - Endearingly bad driver from "Driving school". I don't why her odds are so bad, she seems like reality TV material to me. At the end of the day the public don't necassarily go for good looks and sophistication, Maureen is funny, honest and without a hint of pretention, she could well surprise us. Uri Geller (17.0) - Sorry Uri, you've failed reality TV once before and you're just too much of a weirdo. "Bending spoons is a science" - yeah, whatever. Rik Wallah (29.0 Willhill) - I've missed all his TV appearances so I don't have a clue about him. But the fact that he's an unknown is irrelevant, so keep an eye out for how his personality comes across. Catalina (17.0) - Unpopular in the 2003 get me out of here, generally not winner material IMHO. Josie D'Arby (15.0 WillHill) - Again, couldn't say until we can see how she comes across on the show and how much coverage they give her. Worth watching. Ricardo (8.5 Willhill) - Just can't see this guy making sense to anyone. Should be good for a la ugh though :) Sarah Cozer (10.0) - Won "Joe Millionaire". Not rated too badly as she's clearly intelligent, well read, motivated etc. I mean I've got respect, but I can't see her being particularly popular. She'll come across as a wannabe super-woman. (Quote from the website: "I wanted to be the most eligible woman in town, you know the one everyone wanted to marry. I wanted to be a good cook, a vet and explore. I have no self censorship, I'm very open and very confessional and very sociable.") That's all for now, everything will probably change when the show actually starts :) And BTW, I'm not completely insane or anything, it's all just a laugh :)