Big Brother Smoking Ban?
The makers of Big Brother have come under pressure from anti-smoking campaigners to ban smoking from the house for the series this summer. Campaigners believe that smokers such as Pete Burns on the recent celebrity Big Brother might encourage younger fans to smoke. I see three problems with this
1) Nobody in their right mind would ever want to be anything like Pete Burns
2) Denying smokers access to cigarettes is one of the ways BB ensures that ther is always lots of friction and therefore drama in the house. Which is what keeps everyone watching.
3) Having a houseful of non-smokers would inevitably be boring to watch.