Houseguests from Winnipeg, Vancouver, Saint
John, Calgary, Guelph, Ottawa, and Brampton Round Out the Big
Brother Canada House
Voting Continues for this Season's International
Wildcard on BigBrotherCanada.ca
#BBCAN4 premieres Wednesday, March 2 at 9 pm
ET/PT on Global
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TORONTO, Feb. 25, 2016 /CNW/ - Big Brother
Canada's final Season 4 houseguests have been revealed and
it's a full house! Today, seven new houseguests were introduced
from all parts of the country, including a social media specialist
from Winnipeg, MB; a housekeeper
from Vancouver, BC; a welder from
Saint John, NB; a flight attendant
from Calgary, AB; a YouTuber from
Guelph, ON; a university student
from Ottawa, ON; and a Customer
Service Supervisor from Brampton,
ON. This season is wilder than ever and it all begins on
Wednesday, March 2 at
9 pm ET/PT on
Global.
These houseguests join the group of seven houseguests announced
yesterday, as well as two international wildcard players who will
be voted in by Canadians. Fans can cast their vote now on
BigBrotherCanada.ca for Jase Wirey
(Big Brother US), Nikki
Grahame (Big Brother UK), Tim
Dormer (Big Brother Australia), or Veronica Graf (Big Brother Italy) to
enter the house in a Big Brother franchise world-first! Find
out which two wildcards made the cut when host Arisa Cox reveals the results of the vote during
the live eviction episode of Big Brother Canada on
Thursday, March 3 at
8 pm ET/PT on Global.
"We are constantly pushing the envelope for Big Brother
Canada fans," said Christine Shipton, SVP, Content, Shaw Media.
"With the international wildcard competition and solid list of
Canadian players we've assembled, there is no shortage of surprises
for viewers or for the Season 4 houseguests. Let the chaos
begin!"
Today's houseguest announcement includes:
Cassandra
Shahinfar
Age: 22
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Occupation: Social Media Specialist
Cassandra is the centre of attention in her family and is set on
finding a showmance in the Big Brother Canada house.
Christine
Kelsey
Age: 47
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Occupation: Housekeeper
Christina is a single mother who is ready to use her maternal vibe
to trick the houseguests into trusting her.
Dallas
Cormier
Age: 24
Hometown: Saint John,
NB
Occupation: Welder
Dallas is a hard-working, blue-collar guy who has a great sense of
humour, a beaming personality, and is set to become everyone's
confidante in the Big Brother Canada house.
Kelsey
Faith
Age: 25
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Occupation: Flight Attendant
Kelsey is a free-spirited, girl-next-door who is single and ready
to mingle Big Brother Canada-style.
Mitchell
Moffit
Age: 27
Hometown: Guelph, ON
Occupation: YouTuber
Mitchell is a very successful scientist who has nearly five million
subscribers to his YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE which he runs with
his life partner. He knows the game well and is ready to strategize
behind the scenes to win it all.
Philippe
Paquette
Age: 21
Hometown: Ottawa,
ON
Occupation: Student/DJ
This smooth talker is known for his swagger, skills with the
ladies, and his physical abilities.
Sharry Ash
Age:
29
Hometown: Brampton, ON
Occupation: Customer Service Supervisor
Sharry is an intelligent, gregarious bi-sexual woman who guarantees
her fierceness will help her dominate the Big Brother Canada
game.
Watch ET Canada tonight at 7:30 pm
ET on Global for interviews with the Big Brother
Canada houseguests! Fans can also read full bios, see photos,
and watch exclusive online videos at BigBrotherCanada.ca.
Following a coast-to-coast casting call, a new group of
houseguests are moving into an overhauled Big Brother Canada
house outfitted wall-to-wall with cameras and microphones capturing
their every move. The houseguests compete for a grand prize of
$100,000, a $25,000 gift card from The Brick, and an
OxiCleanTM prize pack valued at $10,000 that includes $500 of fabric care products and a $9,500 wardrobe makeover. The upcoming season of
the fan favourite series continues to offer unparalleled digital
extensions that augment the social dynamics and real-time momentum
of the 24/7 television production. Big Brother
Canada extends from series to site at
BigBrotherCanada.ca with exclusive content, full episodes, 24-hour
live streams, and a host of surprises and opportunities that allow
fans to directly impact the show.
Big Brother Canada premieres on Global,
Wednesday, March 2 at 9 pm ET/PT and airs Wednesdays at 9 pm ET/PT (Head of Household episode), Thursdays
at 8 pm ET/PT (Eviction episode), and
Sundays at 7 pm ET/PT (Power of Veto
episode). Viewers who miss the premiere can catch up on Big
Brother Canada for free following the broadcast the
next day on BigBrotherCanada.ca and Global Go. Also returning
is the Big Brother Canada Side Show which premieres
Friday, March 4 at 10 pm ET on Slice and Saturday, March 5 at 8 pm
ET on Global, as well as Big Brother Canada
After Dark which airs seven days a week beginning
Friday, March 4 at 3 am ET on Slice. And if that's not enough,
fans can also watch all of the in-between action on the live feeds
from the Big Brother Canada house on BigBrotherCanada.ca.
Commissioned by Shaw Media, Season 4 of Big Brother
Canada is produced by Insight Productions in association
with Shaw Media and Endemol. Erin
Brock and Sue Brophey serve
as Supervising Producers. John
Brunton and Barbara Bowlby
serve as Executive Producers.
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About Insight Production Company Ltd.
Insight
Productions – producers of Big Brother Canada, the most
watched reality program across specialty channels in the
country and The Amazing Race Canada, the most watched
Canadian show on record – is Canada's most established content
producer. Big Brother Canada, The Amazing Race
Canada, The JUNO Awards 2015, Canada's Walk of Fame, and How To
Change The World are collectively nominated for 16 2016
Canadian Screen Awards. Headed by John
Brunton & Barbara Bowlby,
Insight is an industry leader in the development, financing, and
production of hit programming in every genre and includes in its
development slate the scripted series Hardwood and
Tempting Faith DiNapoli.
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