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Which British Olympic hero or heroine would you put in the Big Brother house?

The Beijing Games may be over, but the nation's collective dose of Olympic cold turkey could be cured by putting one of our plucky gold medallists - or Tom Daley - into the Big Brother house. Who goes? You decide... ...full story at Guardian Blogs

from Guardian Blogs on Mon, Aug 25 2008

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