It’s True!
Yes, that’s right! The rumors that there was going to be a blind housemate in Big Brother 9 UK were 200% true.
Why 200%? Well, we have Michael, who became blind at the age of 8. I had heard that ‘the blind housemate’ was going to be the first one in, so when the first 8 housemates entered, without a white stick in sight (sorry, I know that’s a terrible joke!) I was starting to think that maybe, yet again, the rumours of a physically DisAbled housemate were just that- rumours. Then, to my great delight, Michael came into the house, proudly holding out his white stick, and was warmly welcomed by everyone.
We also have Darnell, who has Albinism. I was very happy to see that, so far, the biggest problem the others had with him was that they couldn’t work out how to pronounce his name!
I guess the inclusion of these two housemates explains this year’s logo: 
The red and shattered eye!
I am absolutely thrilled to see that the rumours were true. I hope that both Michael and Darnell set a positive example to all the DisAbled viewers of Big Brother, in the process of raising awareness of their DisAbilities. I, for one, will be watching their progress very closely, and I am hoping that either one of them will win. Watch this space for daily updates!
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