'The others may not know who Tommy is'

heraldscotland staff

Published on 3 Jan 2009

Cameron Stout, who became Orkney's most famous son after storming to victory in the 2003 series of Big Brother, warns of the difficulties and pitfalls Tommy Sheridan can expect to face in the house. The hardest part for me was that you can't escape from people, and you really are stuck in there the whole time.

Cameron Stout, who became Orkney's most famous son after storming to victory in the 2003 series of Big Brother, warns of the difficulties and pitfalls Tommy Sheridan can expect to face in the house.

The hardest part for me was that you can't escape from people, and you really are stuck in there the whole time.

For Tommy Sheridan, he might meet out-and-out capitalists, people with really decadent lifestyles and all that kind of stuff he doesn't take to, which will make his blood boil.

With some people it might be like talking to a brick wall, because they just won't come round to his politics. But then I think there are a lot of people whose personalities could do with a test like that. He's got to be thick-skinned, but given what he does for a living he should be okay.

Like him or loathe him, he's got an awful lot of character, and I think he'll be able to deal with the media attention quite easily. I'm not really sure why he's doing it, though. If it's a political agenda he wants to promote, he should have taken a long hard look at George Galloway and how he got on. Leotards don't look good on men in any circumstances.

Then again, it is an entertainment show, and what will always be remembered about that series was George Galloway and actress Rula Lenska acting like cats and pretending to lick cream off one another.

There's a lot more pressure on people that are already in the public eye but I don't actually think all of the other people in the Big Brother house will know who Tommy Sheridan is. I imagine he'll probably know most of them, though.

I don't think it'll destroy Tommy. He's got enough character to do well, and I think he'll be interesting to watch.