Viewers aren’t impressed with reality stars appearing on ‘civilian’ Big Brother

Big Brother appears to have abandoned its ‘take some every day people off the street and lock them up in a house with cameras’ ethos by casting a number of reality TV stars as housemates.

It’s safe to say Big Brother fans are NOT happy about it.

As the line-up – featuring Ex on The Beach and Ibiza Weekender stars – was revealed, viewers began scratching their heads.

Why are big brother getting in people who have already been on tv shows before? What happened to "ordinary people" #BBUK #BigBrother

— matt wilkinson (@matthewilkinson) June 5, 2017

Some weren’t sure what show they were watching.

So big brother is basically people who have already been on a reality show and didnt get enough fame so theyve come on this???? #BigBrother

— Emma Beatty ???? (@EmmaLBeatty) June 5, 2017

Others thought it all a little too familiar.

Even 'Normal' Big Brother is more like forgotten Z list reality TV celebrity #BigBrother these days!????????#BBUK #BBUKLaunch #BigBrotherUK @bbuk

— Mark Hulme.???? (@MarkHulme_) June 5, 2017

And when some housemates revealed they’d actually been approached to appear on the show rather than applying, there was sheer exasperation.

It was all just too much for some, who longed for the Big Brother of old. The days of Craig, Anna and Nasty Nick seemed like a long forgotten dream.

Why can’t the civilian, non-celeb #BigBrother @bbuk just be full of civilian, non-celebs? Less of the reality show rejects! ? #BigBrother19

— Kimberley (@xk90hx) June 5, 2017

RIP Ye Olde Civilian Big Brother.

Remember when #BigBrother used to have normal people in there lk Glyn who cooked an egg for the very 1st time now its all ex reality stars ????

— kimberley (@kimsouthall) June 5, 2017

We hardly knew ye – but we’ll never ever ever forget you and the Welsh man who learned to boil an egg during his time in the house.

All together now… AUUUUUUM!