Houseguests from Winnipeg, Edmonton, Fort
McMurray, Vancouver,
Toronto, Calgary, and Thunder Bay Set to Enter the
Big Brother Canada House
ET Canada Breaks All the Houseguest News
this Week on ETCanada.com
Canada Can Vote Now for their Two Favourite
International Wildcard Houseguests on
BigBrotherCanada.ca
#BBCAN4 Premieres Wednesday, March 2 at 9 pm
ET/PT on Global
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TORONTO, Feb. 24, 2016 /CNW/ - Today, Canada meets seven new Big Brother
Canada Season 4 houseguests as the ramp up to Global's
March 2 premiere continues. This
morning, ET Canada revealed that a pipeline worker from
Winnipeg; an actor from
Edmonton; an entrepreneur from
Fort McMurray; a server from
Vancouver; a vet tech assistant
from Thunder Bay; a digital
marketing specialist from Toronto;
and a fashion stylist from Calgary
will enter the Big Brother Canada house on the wild
new season that fans have been waiting for! Big Brother
Canada Season 4 premieres Wednesday, March 2 at 9 pm ET/PT on Global.
#BBCAN4 was a trending topic on Twitter yesterday after it was
revealed the new season of Big Brother Canada will include
an international wildcard vote. A world first for the Big
Brother franchise, Canadians can head to BigBrotherCanada.ca to
vote for two of their favourite international Big Brother
icons to enter the Big Brother Canada house. The four former
houseguests competing for a spot in the Big Brother Canada
house are: Jase Wirey (Big
Brother US), Nikki Grahame
(Big Brother UK), Tim Dormer
(Big Brother Australia), and Veronica Graf (Big Brother Italy). Fans
can vote now for their favourite male and favourite female
international wildcard until Thursday,
March 3 at 3 pm
ET.
"This season of Big Brother Canada includes a tremendous,
diverse group of Canadians for fans to cheer for,"
said Christine
Shipton, SVP, Content, Shaw Media. "It will be a thrill
to witness what unfolds once these strangers enter the house."
Today's houseguest announcement includes:
Jared
Kesler
Age: 24
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Occupation: Pipeline Worker
Jared is the quiet "pretty boy" who is looking for a showmance and
plans to dominate the physical competitions that Big Brother
Canada has in store.
Joel
Lefevre
Age: 33
Hometown: Edmonton,
AB
Occupation: Actor
Joel is a self-proclaimed late bloomer who feels he will be able to
fly under the radar and swoop in to win it all.
Loveita Adams
Age: 25
Hometown: Fort McMurray,
AB
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Loveita is an outspoken and ambitious ball of fire who is sure to
stir up controversy in the Big Brother Canada house.
Maddy Pavle
Age:
21
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Occupation: Server
Maddy is a fashionable tomboy and a serial dater who is so
confident in her Big Brother Canada game that she has already declared
victory.
Paige Distranski
Age: 19
Hometown: Thunder Bay,
ON
Occupation: Vet Tech Assistant
Paige is a real outdoor type who likes to hunt, trap, and fish. Her
birthday present from her parents was a trip to audition for Big
Brother Canada and she's ready to make it all the way to the
finale.
Ramsey
Aburaneh
Age: 26
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Occupation: Digital Marketing Specialist
Ramsey is a charming conversationalist who has an enormous family
(65 first cousins!) and knows how to handle himself in a large
group and chaotic situations.
Raul
Manriquez
Age: 21
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Occupation: Fashion Stylist
Raul moved from Mexico with his
family for a better life. He's a Mormon who is proud of his LGBT
community and is convinced he can use his Latino charm to win
Big Brother Canada.
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.
The final set of houseguests will be revealed tomorrow.
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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