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Liam McGough - From big trees to Big Brother and back again - Part 1

Jun 21, 2019

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Our conversation with Liam covered many topics. He talked openly about:

Growing up thinking he was the dumb one
Failing all his GCSE's
Thinking he has undiagnosed dyslexia
Finding confidence in his quick-wittedness and his climbing ability
Deciding to study climbing trees because he was already good at that
Feeling part stupid, part genius
His talent for doing dickish things, just to see a person's reaction
Telling himself "don't be nervous because your brain will cope when the time comes"
His preference for enduring the feeling of being afraid than being someone who couldn't do things
Telling people he can do things and then works out how to do it
Not celebrating early. He waits until the job is done and he's home.
Getting into trouble on the first day of everything and puts it down to being over-excited
Being a bit of a show-off and his six months working on the stage at the Blaydon Races Bar in Tenerife
His spell working in customer services as a stepping stone to Big Brother
His confidence that he would be chosen to appear on Big Brother 6 in 2005
His Mum's Multiple Sclerosis as a reason for auditioning for Big Brother
Being turned down for Big Brother 6 and not knowing why
Why it's important to be the best version of yourself, you can be
His last-minute application for Big Brother 8, his invitation to take part and his last-minute rejection
What it's like to be chopping trees when you're meant to be live on Big Brother
Two weeks into BB8, finding yourself in Chris Tarrant's dressing room waiting to go in
Enjoying Big Brother because he wasn't at work
What it's like, after 6 days in the house, to be voted by housemates as the person to receive £100k no strings attached
Being motivated by experiences, not money and why the £100k prize didn't cause the controversy it was designed to cause
His attitude of a no, only being a no today and feeling that something might happen tomorrow
Seeing his brother and Dad as he came out of the Big Brother house
His Dad's ability to bring him back down to earth
The first of 600 personal appearances at a Glasgow student union and why red wine and vodka is essential
Why it's important to share the experience with friends
Why he didn't buy into the fake girlfriend's scene
Shutting down the Metro Centre
The low point where he feels numb and is pretending to be busy and okay
Moving to London and the relative obscurity
Giving stand-up comedy a go and believing he can do anything if he's motivated enough
Auditioning for Billy Elliott when he can't dance