
One of Jade Goody's closest pals has pledged to enter the Big Brother house in a bid to cause controversy and boost ratings.
Former friend of Jade, Jaiden Michael has told bosses of the show, that if he entered the house he would guarantee controversy and increase their falling viewing figures.
The shows audience has plummeted to an all time low this year, and production staff are said to be in crisis talks after losing nearly half of its loyal viewers.
The first eviction of series 10 only attracted only 1.9million viewers, compared with 3.7million viewers at the same stage last year.
Big Brother hit its peak in 2002 when the late Jade Goody was a housemate, and that same year the finale managed to attract a record 10million viewers.
Jade even went on to become the most successful reality TV star in the shows history.
Now confident Scouser Jaiden, says he can recreate some of that magic and attract more publicity for the failing show just like his friend Jade did.
"I am a massive Big Brother fan, but this year has got to be one of the worst." Said Jaiden
"There are no stand-out characters, they are all the same fame hungry wannabes.
"Sometimes I think I'd rather watch paint dry."
Jaiden, from Widnes, met Jade on the celebrity circuit and formed a close friendship with her because there senses of humour were so similar.
And the 25-year-old said he was gutted when she died because she was one in a million.
Jaiden said: "I was devastated when Jade died.
"She was a great girl.
"Big Brother was at its best when she was on it.
"They really hit the jackpot with her, she was one-in-a-million.
"If I went in, I would honour her spirit,
"The spirit that everyone knew and loved and grab peoples attention like she did."
Jaiden, was tipped to be amongst the 16 contestants entering the BB10 this summer as a tribute to friend Jade, who died from cervical cancer in March.
Producers were keen to honour her in some way and considered entering Jaiden as a housemate because he has been dubbed the male version of her.
Big Brother fanatic Jaiden has auditioned for the show three years in a row, but has always missed out on the final cut.
And he says he was disappointed not to be picked for this years show especially when he saw these years' lacklustre characters.
"The housemates are boring and they are all too nice to each other." raged Jaiden
"I was watching the launch night and was literally screaming at the TV because I thought how could they pick him over me?
"Everyone is too scared to upset people, they don't want be voted out in the first few weeks.
"They know if that happens they won't be remembered for long and they won't be as famous when they come out.
"If I went in there, I would deliberately mix things up.
"I would go out of my way to cause controversy.
"The last person that did that was Nasty Nick and that was in series one.
"Everyone still talks about him, because he was a manipulator and that's what I intend to do.
"Manipulate."
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