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<\/p>\nBRIAN Dowling drops huge hint he\u2019s lined up for Celebrity Big Brother with cryptic comment about huge pay cheque.<\/p>\n
The TV presenter first won the second series of the show on Channel 4 in 2001 after he lasted 64 days in the house.<\/p>\n
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But it seems that the former Big Brother star might be interested in going back into the house.<\/p>\n
Brian Dowling Gourounlian, 45, spoke exclusively to The Sun on behalf of Paddy Power Games.<\/p>\n
When asked if he would go back into the house as part of the new series of Celebrity Big Brother, he explained: "If the money was right. That's the only way they could get me back in the house for a third time. I'm the ultimate housemate. There's no one else that's an ultimate. <\/p>\n
"I got asked this the other day, and I thought I first thought was like, no, I wouldn't go back in, and then I went you know what I would listen.<\/p>\n
"Big Brother, is a great show, you know. It afforded me so much, as I've said I\u2019m the ultimate housemate. The money would need to be right.<\/p>\n "Let's be realistic, because I know wholeheartedly it would not be an easy ride for me in there, especially the ultimate and someone who won twice." <\/p>\n He continued: "I can imagine I'd be put in awkward situations. I'm sure I'd be tested."<\/p>\n "You know I have a good life in the real world. Listen, money talks, and I don't mean that in a really in a shallow way, but that's the truth. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n "Of course I'd be interested. I'd be tempted."<\/p>\n He added: "So you never know. You never know. Yeah. Well, we'll watch this space then."<\/p>\n The former air steward was one of the most iconic and memorable contestants of the long-running social experiment. <\/p>\n When the Channel 4 iteration of the show came to an end, a special all-star series to commemorate the show aired, which featured iconic housemates. <\/p>\n Brian took part in the special Ultimate Big Brother instalment and won that show almost a decade later in 2010. <\/p>\n When the show returned to Channel 5, Brian was asked to host the main show after Davina McCall stepped down.<\/p>\n He fronted the series for two years from 2011 until he was axed in 2013 when he was replaced with Emma Willis.<\/p>\n Writing on X, formerly\u00a0Twitter, Brian said: "I was only 33 years old when I was offered the job of hosting the main show. I, of course, said yes, even though it was the spin-off show I wanted & not the main show.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n "But I would have been a fool to turn it down. Speaking honestly, I always feel some people like to change history & try & erase the fact I hosted the show directly after Davina & then it went to Emma."<\/p>\n He continued: "Just recently, on Friday's This Morning, for example. The new hosts of Big Brother AJ & Will were being interviewed & they were asked if they had spoken to Emma & Davina obviously as the ex hosts & then their pics were brought up on screen.<\/p>\n "Yet again, there wasn't even a mention of my time hosting, or even anyone on the production team that would have at least flagged that I was also an ex-presenter."<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-24759880-1700145614285.jpg\")
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