BIG Brother afficionados will no doubt be relishing the next 13 weeks and 14 inmates (SA Oh no, I've been sucked in' p9, May 22).

My top tips are Imogen (Welsh, Miss World contestant), Pete (Tourette's sufferer), and Nikki (emotional wannabe footballer's wife); all of whom will last until August. When the first housemate enters I am always reminded of Russell Crowe in Gladiator. For a moment he is alone in the arena, waiting, before all the unimagined horrors are unleashed upon him.

N GOUGH Eldene Swindon