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DEANO, 24
Occupation: Plumber
Time in the house: 4 months
Hometown and state: Tamworth, NSW
Top quality I bring to the house? Banter!
Weirdest housemate behaviour: Raquels revolving bedroom door and Josh’s rubbish banter.
Fave Aussie saying: Good on ya!
Fave Aussie food: Roo steaks.
Holden or Ford? Holden, mate.
Geez, I miss this about Australia: Tamworth Country Music Festival.
What I love about London life? Getting to see top sport and music week-in, week-out and then hitting the pubs afterwards.
Essential travel item: Defo my thongs and boardies.
Favourite travel destination: Magalluf, Spain
JOSH, 28
Occupation: Financial strategist
Time in the house: 4 months
Hometown and state: Sydney, NSW
Top quality I bring to the house? My eclectic network of friends.
Weirdest housemate behaviour: Deano never shutting up!
Fave Aussie saying: ‘Ave a go, mate.
Fave Aussie food: Meat pie.
Holden or Ford? Ford.
Geez, I miss this about Australia: The weather.
What I love about London life? The culture, class and history of this city.
Essential travel item: Toothbrush
Favourite travel destination: Singapore
RAQUEL, 26
Occupation: Travel Consultant
Time in the house: 11 months
Hometown and country: Market Bosworth,UK
Top quality I bring to the house: Cooking (personal joke — I can’t really cook). Looking after these boys.
Weirdest Aussie thing the housemates say: They like to use the word ‘bloody’, all the bloody time.
Strangest thing I’ve learned about Oz from my housemates: It would take you five days to drive across their country. Really!?
Worst Aussie habit I have picked up: abbreviating everything.
I love Aussies because … they are so friendly, generous and gregarious (they taught me that word).
I am actually Australian because … i shorten and abbreviate all my sentences (thanks for the bad influence, boys!).
What I love about London life? The quality restaurants and bars, the ease of travel, having all my friends really close and long, lazy weekends.
Essential travel item: Passport
Favourite travel destination: Argentina