Corey Worthington set to star in Big Brother

Australia hasn't seen the last of suburban hell raiser Corey Worthington and his trademark yellow sunglasses — the Victorian teenager is set to appear on this year's series of Big Brother.

The 17-year-old, who gained worldwide notoriety after hosting a massive party at his parent’s house in Melbourne, is believed to have secured a spot as an intruder on the Channel Ten series, the Daily Telegraph reports.

Producers of the television show are believed to have contacted Corey after his party made headlines but his agent, Max Markson, has played down the reports.

"We had talks and there has been speculation," Markson was quoted by the Telegraph as saying.

"This is rumour and nothing more." A Channel 10 spokeswoman wouldn't confirm whether the teen would make an appearance on the show when it returns on April 28.

This isn't the first time the show is said to have been in contact with Worthington: he was reportedly offered a hosting role on the show by the producers in January.

"His fame and notoriety hasn't escaped the executive producers of Big Brother ... he would deliver the Ten demographic in droves," a Channel Ten source said in January.

But former BB runner-up Tim Brunero told ninemsn Worthington would be like "a tissue in the rain" under Big Brother's non-stop scrutiny.

"This is a guy who can't even take his glasses off, so I think he's going to last about 20 minutes under this sort of scrutiny," he said.

"So far we know the first housemate is a Pauline Hanson-supporting 52-year-old … I think she's going to make mincemeat of him."

Brunero also claimed the show would move back to its social experiment roots after last year's lacklustre episodes and ratings.

"I think it's going to be back-to-basics, Big Brother the social experiment: one thing they're bragging about is there aren't going to be any promo models or boring people," he said.

"It's not going to be as much about beautiful people and who called who a moll. "The contestants will likely be from a wide spectrum of mindsets and lifestyles, not a boring homogenous group.

"It may be making a transition from being a kids show to an adults show."

Brunero will be part of an adult-focused BB panel show Big Mouth on Tuesdays with Tony Squires and Rebecca Wilson and will also commentate on the series at his website.

ninemsn 21 Apr 2008

Just plain old Trailer park Trash, now promoted to Entertainment Trash. In reality his initial party was a failure, as it got out of control and involved police. Nothing to be proud of there. The general media is responsible for promoting this trash onto the impressionable youth of today.