See our story of how we chose our 12 contestants through the auditions.
Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the house here.
From 10,000 original applications, we sifted through the videos - and came up with 2,500 who we called for audition.
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| Some hopefuls were looking for a glamorous lifestyle |
Aptitude tests and role-playing knocked out a few more - and then our team of psychologists whittled them down to the final 50.
Further tests were undertaken by the selection - and a final dozen were picked. So although the 12 new housemates have only just gone into the Not Very Big Brother House, they have already undertaken a long and arduous journey to get there.
See our story of how we chose our 12 contestants through the auditions.
Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the house here »
Find out how you can direct the action in the Not Very Big Brother house.
And don't forget - Not Very Big Brother is watching you - probably with the use of a microscope!
Get a Not Very Big Brother house tour here.
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