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Article: BIG BROTHER'S BIG MISTAKE The latest series of the reality TV show has barely begun, but Channel 4 has already been criticised by psychologists for its mental health screening process after Glaswegian Shahbaz threatened suicide. Barry Didcock reports on the battle between ratings and responsibility
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- The Sunday Herald
- Article date:
- May 28, 2006
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AS the presses rolled on last week's copy of Heat, the self-
styled "official Big Brother magazine", staff were probably crowing
at the headline they had come up with to introduce this year's
housemates. "Unleash the mentalists" it read. Even by Heat's high
standards, it was a beaut.
Accompanying it was a spread of pictures featuring, among others,
Tourette's syndrome sufferer Pete Bennett, "wacky Paki poof" Shahbaz
Chauhdry from Glasgow, and bunny girl Nikki Grahame. "The most
bonkers lot ever to grace the BB house, " said the magazine's
editorial.
But by the time Heat actually hit the newsstands on Tuesday the
headline wasn't looking so clever. "Shahbaz on suicide watch",
screamed the same ...