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TOMMY, 24
Occupation: Sports Producer
Time in the house: 4 months
Hometown and state: Sydney, NSW
Top quality I bring to the house? Everything and anything cricket. From backyard stumps and bat to the most trivial pieces of cricket knowledge.
Weirdest housemate behaviour: Ste’s Sunday couch sessions….
Fave Aussie saying: Too right.
Fave Aussie food: Anything on the barbies.
Holden or Ford? Ford
Geez, I miss this aboutAustralia: A sunny day at the MCG (Lord’s isn’t too bad though).
What I love about London life? Sport, entertainment, the works — all at your fingertips.
Essential travel item: Laptop
Favourite travel destination: Spain
MEL, 23
Occupation: Finance
Time in the house: 6 months
Hometown and state: Melbourne,Victoria
Top quality I bring to the house? Cooking! I love being in the kitchen.
Weirdest housemate behaviour: The boys playing practical jokes on each other, all the time.
Fave Aussie saying: No wuccas.
Fave Aussie food: A strong flat white from my fave Melb cafe.
Holden or Ford? Holden
Geez, I miss this about Australia: Cafes, beaches, walks in the sun.
What I love about London life? Being so close toEurope! Oh, and the shopping!
Essential travel item: Hair straighteners.
Favourite travel destination: Greece!
STE, 24
Occupation: Officer in the Royal English Army
Time in the house: 6 months
Hometown and country: Kendal,England
Top quality I bring to the house: My amazing skills at pretty much everything! No, beer pong and cooking the bbq. Oh and making a good brew (that’s cup of tea for you Aussies).
Weirdest Aussie thing the housemates say: Bloody oath.
Strangest thing I’ve learned about Oz from my housemates: Cattle farms are huge! Like the size of counties here (or evenWales)!
Worst Aussie habit I have picked up: Wearing flip-flops (I know, I should say thongs).
I love Aussies because … they’re always happy and always able to take the positive spin (unless it’s about the weather).
I am actually Australian because … i love beer and sport.
What I love about London life? Having so many mates in close proximity. And Saturday nights!
Essential travel item: Pocket knife (got to pack it in your checked luggage though…).
Favourite travel destination: Funnily enough,Australia!