Why is Big Brother back? And why are people watching it in hordes? What's interesting—in the oversharing year of 2025—about watching a gaggle of attractive young people eating, sleeping and snogging, 24/7?
While we're at it, why was The Golden Bachelor a risk worth taking, even if it gave plenty of the country a collective cringe? And where does it leave older women and TV? Oh, and why is much of the world obsessed with watching UK celebrities stab each other in the back in castles and on tropical islands, when our phones offer us endless entertainment choice?
Clare Stephens, Emily Vernem and Holly Wainwright have some theories, including one big one, in this great big Mamamia Out Loud unpacking of the new Reality TV.
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What to read:
- You won't believe the conversation that just happened on TV in 2025. But you should.
- Big Brother's 'Farmer Dave' asked a random stranger to have his baby. So she did.
- A decade ago, Tully Smyth divided Big Brother fans. This is her life now.
- 'I was Bear's runner-up on The Golden Bachelor. This is what I want you to know.'
- Sunny found love with Bear on The Golden Bachelor. A year ago, her life looked completely different.
- 'As an Asian reality TV fan, The Golden Bachelor gave us the moment we needed.'
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