This should lead to an interesting reaction from the rest of the housemates. 'Big Brother' bombshell: The twin-sister switcheroo By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY For five weeks, the Okins twins have been switching in and out of CBS' popular summer reality show Big Brother 5, pretending to be one person. So far, none of the 13 contestants, who are sequestered in a house on a CBS studio lot in Los Angeles until the Sept. 21 finale, has caught on. Thursday night, however, all will be revealed. "This will be the crowning moment in the five years of Big Brother," co-producer Arnold Shapiro says. The stunt apparently has helped hook viewers. Like CBS' Amazing Race 5, Big Brother 5 is doing well this summer. Airing new episodes three times a week — Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Thursdays at 8 ET/PT and Saturdays at 9 ET/PT —BB5 regularly ranks in the top 20 among the advertiser-coveted 18-to-49 age group. The Tuesday show averages 9.1 million viewers, Thursday pulls in 8.6 million, and Saturday draws 4.9 million, according to Nielsen tracking. Viewers for whom that's not enough can watch what goes on 24/7 by purchasing Web access (at cbs.com) to cameras throughout the house. But not much actually goes on. The contestants have no access to television, the Internet or newspapers. They don't know that John Edwards is Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's running mate. They mostly sit around strategizing over forming winning alliances, or stabbing people in the back so they won't be thrown out of the house by that week's Head of Household. "This is really the ultimate reality soap opera," Shapiro says. And in true soap fashion, Shapiro and co-producer Allison Grodner have included a switcheroo twin plot (though neither is an evil twin). Adria Montgomery-Klein and Natalie Montgomery-Carroll, 30 — they use Adria Okins, a family name, for the show — are personal trainers from Birmingham, Ala. They wanted to be on a reality show and landed the spot on BB5, with the condition that they pull off the charade of subbing themselves in and out every three days. And by making it to tonight's episode without being caught or evicted from the house, Adria and Natalie will now both be allowed to play the game and vie for the $500,000 prize. So far, only mild suspicions have been voiced, once based on the slight difference in the twins' personalities. (One is more aggressive than the other.) And in another slip-up, Adria made a reference to Natalie and had to backpedal, saying she was referring to her "inner Natalie." "It'll be interesting to see the reaction," Grodner says. Says Shapiro: "They're just not expecting this. They're very into the game. A lot of these people are very self-centered." It has been especially suspenseful for the twins' mom, Joan Smith, who works with them at their gym in Birmingham and generally doesn't watch TV. "I have not missed a moment," she says. "It is crazy. It wakes me up in the night." She is not surprised that no one has noticed that Adria Okins is actually two people. "Everyone has always had a hard time telling them apart." The surprising part to her? "We've got these two great Southern homegrown Christian girls, thrown into this lying spin, and they're trying to be true to their characters and beliefs," she says. "To me, this is a tremendous twist."
In retrospect, I don't want the 4 horseman out of the house yet (particularly Jase and Scott) Without those characters, this show would be boring as hell. Who wants to see Adria, Will, Nikomis, Diane and Karen talk about goofy boring stuff? The fun is with Jase and Scott, as evident by their hairdos at the veto ceremony and Jase's outstanding blast at Diane! When those two are gone, I may end up quitting the show.
do you guys remember last years season, when they were sitting around talking about role models...and one of them goes, that Kobe Bryant guy, he's a good role model, he's never in any trouble. He had just been accused of rape like a week before, but since they are sequestered, they had no clue.
Pffft, if you think those twins are hot, that's NOTHING compared to the many many other women in Alabama. Oooooh man, women are the greatest thing to ever happen to Alabama.
I dunno, I think that certain parts of Houston are pretty thick with slammin' hot babes. Galleria, Clear Lake, Galveston to name a few.
I tell you what, the level of talent here in Charlotte is unbelievable. My buddies and I are always dying over the women here. I am thoroughly impressed. H-town has quite a bit of talent too.
everyone knows the south is the end-all when it comes to attractive women. there is no disputing this. many, myself included, believe Texas has every other state beat, though.
But see, that's where you're wrong. Texas is the fattest state, no question. I'm not doubting that Texas has some amazing females, but overall, the deep south wins. Particularly Georgia and Alabama. I'm not trying to be a homer, but I factor in the strangeness, slutiness (which is why Florida fails to qualify), attitude, etc. Obviously there will be 'pockets' of high quality and then sub-par regions. I've done my own research with statistics and a little more than 8 out of every 10 women (assuming college aged-mid 20's is the norm) are, well, what I consider the "****able Level" here in Bama. The other two just don't ake the cut. Of the "****able Level", a good 4 or 5 reach "En Fuego" status. Again, Texas has top notch quality from my 13 years of living there. One day I plan to tour the country in search of America's "hot spots". Yes, I've got way to much time on my hands.
i think the twins storyline is starting to become washed up. for the past 2 or 3 weeks, whenever they show the twins talkign together and liek strategizing, ive been changing the channel. theres too much emphasis on that storyline. when they first revealed that Adria and Natalie were twins, it was a pretty good twist. Now, i hope theyd jsut reveal it and end the storyline. i dislike Scott/Jase. But, they (espcially Jase) cause most of the drama and controversy in the house. I dont want them to win the game, but i also dont want them to get booted now. I hope Marv gets eliiminated tonight, then the girls, espcially Diane(then Karen/Adria)
No, that's Tennessee. Why don't you get up from your computer and ride your horse to the store or something.
Blah! Get back on topic. The twin twist was revealed. I liked how they couldn't understand when Julie kept saying "both twins will now be in the house" and the dumb Okie kept saying "It's HOLLY!!!" And a classic moment when Scott misunderstood Jase's goodbye recording and thought it meant Jase voted Scott out. Dumb jock! I am sad to see Scott go. Now Jase won't be as much fun to watch without his padna' in crime! And Nikomas won the HoH, which means Jase is out next (unless the three horseman/Santa Monica Van Boys can win the golden veto, in which case Cowboy or Marvin will be gone, whichever is not put up against Jase on the block.)
If I was Julie, I would have just nodded instead of correcting him. WTF. He also said whoever was going in (Natalie) was going to get voted out. He is dumber than he looks. Jase and Cowboy would be the logical pick but I don't think Nakomis will put Cowboy up....it will either be Marvin or Drew.
I don't think its Drew. He has played very smartly and aligned himself the best with both camps, thanks to his relationship with Diane. It's cool that Cowboy will finally get to see a picture of his Dad. Another awesome reality TV moment. When Natalie entered the house, I thought that was the greatest moment in reality TV. It was live and it truly was reality television, because no one had any clue about the twist. The look of shock in everyone's face was priceless and awesome TV.
