Irish hopefuls knock on Big Brother's door

FAME seekers of all ages turned out in Dublin yesterday to try sell themselves in a one-minute camera stunt for a place in this season's Big Brother house.

Pink cowboy suits, bottomless trousers and ballroom dresses were all the rage as several hundred people made their play for the Channel 4 reality television show.

Grandmother Janet Jervis from Waterford was one of the first in the queue at Dublin’s Royal Dublin Society after braving the chilly weather since midnight.