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23:04 GMT, Thursday, 5 June 2008 00:04 UK

In pictures: BB9 housemates arrive

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Mario Marconi and Lisa Appleton have become the first non-celebrity couple to appear in the Big Brother house. They were the first of 16 contestants to enter the house as the show’s ninth series began.

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Stephanie McMichael, 19, from Liverpool, the fourth person in the Channel 4 show's house, was told by Big Brother in the diary room that she and Mario must pretend to be a couple or face eviction.

Dennis

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Dennis McHugh, a dance student and teacher from Edinburgh, could not contain his excitement as he entered the house. The 23-year-old says he was born to dance.

Michael

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Fellow Scot, Mikey Hughes, a blind radio producer from Ayrshire, says he has a passion for performing stand-up comedy while wearing women's clothes.

Rex

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Rex Newmark, 24, an executive chef, says he has three loves in life – food, money and success. He still lives at home and has his meals cooked by the family housekeeper.

Mohamed

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Mohamed Mohamed, a 23-year-old toy demonstrator from London, was born in Somalia. He was cheered by the Big Brother crowd as he checked his afro before entering the house.

Darnell

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Darnell Swallow, 26, was born in Ipswich but raised in the US before returning to the UK. So is that a rugby ball or an American football in his hand?

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Perhaps the warmest reception of the night was reserved for 30-year-old Kathreya Kasisopa, who says she looks like a jacket potato.

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