Audition questionnaire leaked

The bizarre things producers are asking potential housemates

The questionnaire sent out to the first round of audition hopefuls was leaked earlier this week and gives a glimpse at what could be in the 2008 season of the show.

For your convenience we’ve weeded out the boring questions: the form asks quite a lot about the potential housemate’s family: what their family like is like, how it has changed since childhood, are they adopted, who do you get along with in your family… or don’t get along with?

One possible give away for the season is the question asking whether the potential housemate has brothers or sisters, and their dates of birth (you must be 18 to go on the show). Could producers be planning a brother/sister twist? We hope not… this idea has already been recycled in various incarnations for a couple of years now.

Other questions include bad habits, phobias, achievements and ambitions, favourite football team, plus the usual “how would you feel being naked in front of the nation?”.

Towards the middle of the 123 question document things get a little… weird. Here are some highlights:

53. Who would you have dinner with and why? – Nicole Kidman, Ben Cousins or Britney Spears?

22. Is there anyone you once loved (your first love perhaps) and are still not over?

86. What is the worst way you have dumped someone, or been dumped?

87. Have you ever used recreational drugs? What? With what frequency and when was the last time? (Please note you will be drug tested prior to going into the House). (Just say “‘never” to this question - this is a potential minefield to getting into the house)

32. Have you ever been to a funeral? Tell us about it, including who it was and how they died. Um… ooookaay.

45. How much do you have in your bank account?

Questions 112 to 121 get political, and ask the potential housemate if they were the “absolute ruler of Australia” would they: Decriminalise drugs? Castrate Paedophiles? Legalise gay marriages? Lower the age of sexual consent? Reduce immigration into Australia? Reintroduce capital punishment? Abolish the dole? Declare a republic and commission a new flag? Ban schoolies week?

And in Behindbigbrother’s favourite question of the whole document, the producers take a little punch at the people who cause them so much grief (besides this website):

121. You are the absolute ruler of Australia, do you: Make Shane Warne the Minister of Communications?

We say yes.