Big Brother's Canarian Kiss and Tell

Now, I would rather have teeth pulled than watch so-called "Reality TV", but even I couldn't help having some curiosity over what might happen in this year's Gran Hermano, the Spanish version of Big Brother.

There were three Canarians in GH9 - something which, I agree with Charlie at Canarias Bruta, probably only gives them the chance to embarrass the islands nationally.

Well, he put it rather more graphically and strongly than that. :-)

The three originally included Oliver, a singer from Gran Canaria; Karen Delgado, from Tenerife, who was Miss Tenerife in 2004 and represented the province in Miss España 2005, appearing in Hola! (The original of Hello! Magazine) and, who has since worked in the family hardware shop.

The third Canarian contestant was Amor (we all know that means Love, right?), the 18 year old from Fuerteventura. This is where the fun started, because Amor, it seems, used to be called David. Or, as Canarias24horas ask, ¿Gran hermana o gran hermano? (Big sister or big brother?) and, reveal that she was a contestant in Miss Transexual Canarias 2007.

At 13, she was one of the youngest drag queens in the Canary Islands.

Go on, admit it, the same question crossed your mind as it did mine, "Has she had surgery yet?" Gaymengc say she "is now taking hormones and planning on having surgery in the future." Her mother had said that she would have paid for the surgery with the money from the contest.

As everybody knows, or as Parkinson says in this brilliant interview with Ben Elton on why the British Public love Big Brother, "all they're waiting for is for a couple of them to get into bed together and have a shag."

Whilst the public was made aware of Amor's past - obviously, so people would be glued to screens waiting to see what happened - the other inmates of the house didn't know about Amor's little surprise down her trousers!

Clearly, Telecinco wanted this year?s edition to remain a big audience-puller, but the potentially most riveting scenes are, alas, not to be, because Amor, who they describe as "the most problematic contestant" became the first to be evicted this week, with only a tale of an (alleged) kiss to tell!