Big Brother Brian to appear in Hollyoaks

The winner of Big Brother 2007, Brian Belo, has landed his dream role, as an extra in Hollyoaks.

The Essex lad continually professed his love for the Chester-based soap on Big Brother, which prompted Hollyoaks producer Bryan Kirkwood to ask him to appear in the show.

Brian, 20, met his favourite cast member Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) and appeared in a scene at Il Gnosh with the restaurant's owner Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard), the soap's longest standing cast member.

“When I landed the role on Hollyoaks I was so excited I couldn’t sleep”, said Brian. "The day ranked as one of the top three days of my life. Number one was winning Big Brother, and number two was going out with Amanda, of course."

Brian said his highlights included meeting Jennifer Metcalfe and pulling a pint in The Dog. He added: “Jennifer was really lovely, just as I’d dreamed. When she said I could sit on her bed in the McQueens’ house, I was like, game on!"

He added: "I nearly fainted when I went into The Dog!"