05/18/2007
Gay British Couple Plan Wedding on UK's Big Brother
James Joell and Stephen Ireland, a gay comedy duo and couple from Eastleigh, England say they've been added as housemates for the next edition of the UK's Big Brother. Friends of the couple say they plan to marry on the show, which starts May 30th.
According to This is Hampshire, "Bosses at production company Endemol are rumoured to be packing the Channel Four favourite with more gay housemates than ever. They want the next show to be remembered for camp fun and frolics rather than fights and fisticuffs. And Stephen, 23, a look-a-like for Little Britain character Dafydd Thomas, and James, 22, could just fit the bill. Stephen's uncle John Chilvers, revealed they were set to appear in the show after a passing a series of four or five auditions."
A source for 24dash said: "It's their dream to be the first couple to marry on TV. I hope they manage it - they'll be forever remembered as pioneers."
The show's producers are remaining silent on the couple's inclusion, saying housemates are only confirmed when they pull up to the house in their cars on the program.
Given the video after the jump, taken from their site, the couple seems suited for Big Brother's antics...
Posted 9:45 AM EST by Andy Towle in Great Britain, JAmes Joell, News, Reality TV, Stephen Ireland | Permalink
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Wow, they let their gays get fat over there? I thought they had the original Chelsea? Man...
Posted by: Becks07 | May 18, 2007 10:24:06 AM
Lordy, the gay couple don't look old enough to shag, let alone marry... sorry to the US commentator who thinks 'fat gays' is an issue, but not all gay men like the gay waif look! Last year's UK Big Brother in the UK was really good, with a mix of decent people and the odd crazy person. It was so entertaining, and in a nice way too. After a wonderful celebrity BB, the most recent CBB was deeply problematic because of some racist nobodies who almost destroyed the BB brand, so I hope the new BB helps restore the BB image.
Posted by: Sean R | May 18, 2007 11:32:19 AM
Hmm - fleshy, pasty Brit girls. Blech. No wonder I don't support gay marriage. (kidding about the marriage - not FattiesUK).
Man, I must be on the rag or something today.
Posted by: shane | May 18, 2007 12:06:51 PM
Okay, which one is on Little Britain?
Posted by: 000000 | May 18, 2007 12:29:23 PM
Years ago, I went to the Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco to see a show of portraits by the photographer Richard Avedon. Avedon, who was famous for his advertising photography, was actually remarkably adept at capturing the internal, emotional lives of his subjects.
On one wall hung a portrait of Rudolf Nureyev, the gay Russian ballet star who famously defected to the west in 1961. He was stunning. His body was so perfect it looked like the statue of a Greek god. And his face was incredibly handsome. There was only one fault: Nureyev looked terribly, utterly unhappy.
On the adjacent wall was a photograph of the poet Allen Ginsberg with his life-long lover, Peter Orlovsky. Both men had scraggly, unkempt beards. Ginsberg was balding. His bug-eyes were framed by glasses, and his roly-poly body suggested more hours spent with a plate of pot brownies than time spent at the gym. Neither man came anywhere close to posessing the physical beauty that Nureyev had. But they had smiles on their faces and their arms were wrapped tightly around each other. They seemed happy. Joyous, even.
The emotional lives of Ginsberg and Orlovsky, two lovers contect with life and each other, seemed in stark contrast to that of Nureyev who seemed bitter, disillusioned and lonely. Perhaps being pretty is not the most important thing in life.
Posted by: peterparker | May 18, 2007 3:24:47 PM
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Posted by: peterparker | May 18, 2007 4:13:14 PM
The majority of people in the US and the UK are chubby. The same is true of gay people. Welcome to the Bear majority. It's time media started reflecting it.
Posted by: Larry-bob | May 18, 2007 5:18:12 PM
We will not be appearing in this years Big Brother. Please visit our website and sign our guestbook. www.joellireland.com
Posted by: Stephen Ireland | May 21, 2007 2:27:03 AM
they look like brothers
Posted by: sasha | May 23, 2007 4:38:24 PM
After Peter's comment, I had to go find that photo, which I knew I'd seen before. Here's a copy:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15739843@N00/385710146/
Don't know if it's the right session, but here's an Avedon of Nureyev that might well be the one. Those of a nervous disposition, look away now...
http://www.artnet.com/PDB/PublicLotDetails.aspx?lot_id=424954949&page=1&
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