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TIM, 28
Occupation: Journalist
Time in the house: One month
Hometown and state: Willow Tree, NSW
Top quality I bring to the house? My amazing sporting ‘knowledge’.
Weirdest housemate behaviour: Sare snoring or Benji’s ever garbled attempts at English!
Fave Aussie saying: No wuccas!
Fave Aussie food: Meat pie!
Holden or Ford? I’ve owned both but I think Holden takes it.
Geez, I miss this about Australia: My fam, the sun, the beach,
What I love about London life? My weekly Australian Times newspaper, my Friday dose of Sport Magazine, travelling to Europe and the festivals here.
Essential travel item: Passport (when it hasn’t been put the wash – thanks Sare!)
Favourite travel destination: It’s hard to choose…Spain and Italy stand-out, South America tops the list too.
BENJI, 25
Occupation: Student
Time in the house: One month
Hometown and country: Oviedo, Spain
Top quality I bring to the house: My ‘chicken and beer’ dish. Amazing!
Weirdest Aussie thing the housemates say: Strewth.
Strangest thing I’ve learned about Oz from my housemates: Their Queen is the English Queen.
Worst Aussie habit I have picked up: I say ‘mate’ too much…
I love Aussies because … they’re always smiling, they’re always fun.
I am actually Australian because … I can say ‘mate’ better than our English friends.
What I love about London life? The rugby lifestyle, the bars and the city.
Essential travel item: My sunglasses.
Favourite travel destination: Australia!
JESSICA, 24
Occupation: Biologist
Time in the house: One month
Hometown and country: Santander, Spain
Top quality I bring to the house: Looking after Benji!
Weirdest Aussie thing the housemates say: Ning. I don’t know what this means.
Strangest thing I’ve learned about Oz from my housemates: They can snow ski in Australia…?
Worst Aussie habit I have picked up: Wanting to always have a BBQ.
I love Aussies because … they make me laugh and they love to travel.
I am actually Australian because … I love the beach as much as they do.
What I love about London life? Camden, all the bars in this cool city and the general vibe.
Essential travel item: A good bag.
Favourite travel destination: Mexico.
SARE, 25
Occupation: Procurement manager
Time in the house: One month
Hometown and state: Sydney, NSW
Top quality I bring to the house? Cooking, looking after the boys, providing plenty of single hockey girls for their friends.
Weirdest housemate behaviour: Tim’s penchant for nudity. Benji leaving dirty rugby kit everywhere.
Fave Aussie saying: Good on ya, mate.
Fave Aussie food: Chicken parmigiana.
Holden or Ford? Holden.
Geez, I miss this about Australia: The long hot summer days! And lying on the beach.
What I love about London life? My circle of friends, my hockey club, my trips to France.
Essential travel item: Bikini.
Favourite travel destination: France.