Great question.
I've wondered about being in the house but reality always wins out when I realise that I'd lose money even if I won the $250,000 "prize". If BB had stayed at a $1,000,000 prize like it was to start with I would have considered trying out but $250k even tax free wouldn't make sense in my situation.
Even though I'd gain so much in the way of the BB experience which money can't buy as we can agree, I'd also lose so much in terms of real life that yeah the balance really doesn't favour me as a housemate
I guess it's the reason you won't get older established professionals etc going in the house. They generally have more to lose than gain.
Those with an eye on public life in the media and show business on the other hand it can be a good launchpad. Although when you look at past housemates and the most successful amongst them I think the earlier hms had the edge riding on a much bigger wave of popularity.
When John Howard was asked to comment on BB that year (on the infamous Lipton thingy) I knew BB had jumped the shark for the Australian public.
Nevertheless life is short. Good on all those brave and wonderful people who do compete and achieve the success they had sought.
It's hard to get ahead in this world. You just have to look for niches and opportunities as they arise. Many times when I had thought doors were closing on me a different much bigger and better door opened up in its place. Look at all the doors and enter the one that feels best is what I would do whatever it is.[