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24 May 06, 11:22 AM - Shahbaz leaves the Big Brother house under watch of psychologists
Big Brother is becoming awash with disability links. First we had the entry of Pete, who has Tourette's syndrome, and then the exit of Shahbaz under the watchful eye of psychologists.
According to the website: "The 37-year-old Glaswegian was being watched by show psychologists after threatening to kill himself during his five days in the house."
The had already become concerned for the welfare of some housmates, and had composed a letter to Channel 4 stating their worries. In the letter, Andrew McCulloch, the charity's chief executive, said:
鈥淲e are concerned that vulnerable people apparently continue to be allowed into such a high-pressured environment that is the Big Brother house. This kind of programming can make individuals who are distressed a laughing stock and this will only seek to feed the discrimination that already impacts heavily on people suffering from mental illness."
are keen to point out that all contestants were "intensively screened by professionals" before entering the house.
Here at Ouch, we''ll be keeping our ear to the ground for any further Big Brother disability news, so watch this space ...
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At 03:55 PM on 05 Aug 2006, Bloo wrote:
The fact that someone is threatening to kill themselves on the show (such a statement must always be taken seriously) means that the 'intensive screening' obviously isn't up to much.
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