Rylan Clark-Neal says 'Big Brother' was the last "real" reality show on TV.
Rylan Clark-Neal
The 31-year-old television presenter - who won series 11 of 'Celebrity Big Brother' in 2013 - believes there hasn't been another reality show on television as genuine as the fly-on-the-wall series, since it was axed in 2018.
He said: "I think what it is about 'Big Brother' is, that it was the last real reality show on TV. It wasn't constructed in any way, people weren't being told what to do. 'Big Brother' would put situations into the house whether it was a task or nominations or an eviction.
"All the content would come from these people in the house and they create the show. It's the most real reality you can see on TV."
The Channel 4 reality show - which was initially hosted by Davina McCall from 2000 to 2010 - was billed as a social experiment, and involved putting ordinary people in a house over a series of weeks with no contact to the outside world.
It later moved to Channel 5 with former winner Brian Dowling as host before Emma Willis took over in 2013.
And 'Big Brother's Bit on the Side' host Rylan - who presented the show from 2013 to 2018 - thinks he truly understands the show inside and out as he has experience on both sides as a housemate and a presenter.
He continued: "Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of other shows that are fantastic and have done so well, but in 'Big Brother' all you have is the voice of 'God'.
"To be a housemate and to work on the show, I feel like I understand it most, as I've been able to get to know it inside out."
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