Dancers sought for surprise Big Brother act

Former Big Brother contestant Pauline Bennett, a dance teacher from Wolverhampton, is busy putting together a wedding gift with a difference for her ex-housemates.

Steven Goode and Kimberly Kisselovich will be tying the knot at a plush wedding bash in London in April, with Mr Goode having to Miss Kisselovich in the Big Brother diary room during the pair's stint on the show last year.

In the early 90s, operating under the moniker Jazzy P, Pauline was signed to A&M Records and did backing vocals on a remixed version of Kylie Minogue's single Shocked.

She also made appearances on chart shows Top of the Pops and The Hit Man and Her, and will perform a specially-written rap at the wedding at the request of the bride and groom.

The first round of auditions were held on Monday, and Pauline said she had started to assemble a dance team for the wedding. While it will be a 'street cheer' style performance, the details are top secret and a surprise for the soon-to-be newly-weds.

Pauline was the second contestant to leave the Big Brother house last summer, and said she still keeps in touch with a lot of her former housemates.

"It is quicker to say who I don't keep in contact with than who I do.

"We What's App, Twitter, email, ring, we text - we do all keep in contact in various ways."

Asked if she is watching the current season of the show, Pauline said she 'certainly is'.

"It has been a bit of a humdinger over the past couple of days, people have gone out so quickly.

"The Ken Morley aspects, the way he spoke to the ladies he was being totally, totally out of order."

Coronation Street actor Morley was kicked out of the Big Brother house this week for using 'unacceptable and offensive language' during a conversation with US singer Alexander O'Neal.

Pauline said British black history and American black history were different, and added that some people were unsure whether using the term 'black' was offensive now as things had become so politically correct.

Pauline said: "Unfortunately there are too many white people who are over-sensitive about how sensitive we are as black people. It would help if you ask us if we are offended or not.

"The 'n' word with two 'g's, never, ever use it. Yes, some people do say it it is reclaiming the word, but why reclaim a word that was used to oppress you in the first place?

"Negro is French for black, Spanish for black. Ken's an old dude...a lot of older people still say 'coloured'. I don't think in any way Ken is a racist, he is just ignorant."

While she thought the conversation should not have taken place in such a setting, Pauline said she knew what it was like to be branded something you are not.

Anyone interested in auditioning to become part of the dance team can go along on Monday to Our Lady and St Chad's RC School, Old Fallings Lane, Wolverhampton, from 4.45-6pm.

There is a £5 audition fee and successful performers will need to attend regular classes until the wedding in late spring.

For more information call 07475 504630 or email info@jazzifizzledance.co.uk