I was Big Brother spin-off’s psychotherapist – contestants will be less vulnerable when it returns, says Gladiators’ Jet
thesun.co.ukWITH Big Brother set for a sensational return to screens next year, debate is raging over whether or not it'd be better consigned to the TV graveyard.
Spin-off show Bit On The Side's psychotherapist Diane Youdale believes the concept is still fascinating and bosses will ensure future contestants are less vulnerable than years gone by.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, the former Gladiators star says: "I was the therapist on Big Brother's Bit on the Side for a number of years when Emma [Willis] and Rylan [Clark] were presenting, and I got to see a lot of the dynamic and the background that was going on. "The mental health support, the producers eventually got it right. "You have a unique social experiment going on live in front of our eyes every night.
I like that because I'm fascinated by human behaviour, dynamics and relationships." The show, which has been off air in the UK since 2018, came under scrutiny during its near two decade run over allegations it exploited vulnerable contestants such as Pete Bennett, who has Tourette's syndrome, and Shahbaz Chauhdry, who threatened to take his own life in the house.
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