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<\/p>\nBIG Brother has arrived on our screens with 16 new contestants. <\/p>\n
Meet Paul – the thirteenth housemate to enter the famous TV house.<\/p>\n
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Paul hails from Liverpool and is a 23-year-old security officer.<\/p>\n
He said he lives with his granddad and the pair go to the toilet with the door open.<\/p>\n
He described himself as "extroverted to say the least" and a "bit nuts".<\/p>\n
Asked why he signed up for the show, Paul said: "We'll see about that one, I'm a scouser so we'll see!<\/p>\n
"I just always watched it with my mum and everyone said I should apply, so I did and now I\u2019m here."<\/p>\n He reckons he\u2019ll be nominated for "being the biggest wind up, eating all the food and being the loudest".<\/p>\n Over the\u00a0next\u00a0six weeks, the housemates will face the ultimate social experiment with \u00a3100,000 up for grabs.<\/p>\n Here's a full list of the\u00a0Big Brother 2023 housemates:<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Big Brother kicked off on Sunday, October 8, 2023.<\/p>\n The remainder of the series will be available nightly at 9pm on\u00a0ITV2\u00a0and\u00a0ITVX\u00a0– the show will not air on Saturdays.<\/p>\n Hosts\u00a0AJ Odudu and\u00a0Will Best\u00a0fronted the launch extravaganza which aired across\u00a0ITV.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n They also front a new daily spin-off series called Big Brother: Late and Live which will air directly after the main show at 10pm.<\/p>\n Die-hard fans will get to binge the action from the house with\u00a0live streaming\u00a0available on ITVX until the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n Ahead of the launch episode,\u00a0AJ\u00a0and\u00a0Will\u00a0gave audiences a stern warning beforehand.<\/p>\n Will\u00a0said: "We are so excited to see what all our amazing housemates get up to this series.<\/p>\n "There's going to be ups and downs, twists and turns – it's going to be so great."<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24339768-1696851880142.jpg\")
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