List of Big Brother 2006 Housemates (UK) - Glyn

Glyn

Glyn Thomas Wise (born 9 January 1988) is a swimming pool lifeguard from Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd, North Wales and runner-up of Big Brother 7. He attended Ysgol y Moelwyn Secondary School in Blaenau Ffestiniog, transferring to Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy in Llanrwst where he was Head Boy. His first language is Welsh and he often spoke to fellow housemate Imogen in Welsh. Subtitles were used to translate their conversations.

In the house, Glyn learnt 'kitchen-skills' (such as boiling an egg, which he celebrated by improvising a song), and early on Richard taught him how to wash his clothes. Glyn, (along with fellow housemate Pete), was also known to change his hairstyle often in the house. He initially went in with his natural messy brown hair but then shaved and dyed it both platinum blonde and (mistakenly) ginger. He also masturbated in the shower after covering the door with towels to avoid being seen, later admitting the act to the house while drunk. He assured housemates he had used a condom so none of his semen had remained in the cubicle.

On Day 84, Glyn ran across the roof of the Big Brother House in an attempt to contact the House Next Door, thus breaking the rules, and was punished by not being allowed to take part in the discussion relating to which former Housemate would move from the House Next Door into the Big Brother House.

In the final, Glyn came second with 38.8% of the final vote.

Glyn chose to take a gap year to 'see the world' and has appeared in many Welsh and English television and radio shows on S4C and Radio Cymru. He is currently a regular DJ on C2 Radio Cymru. He has appeared on both an English and Welsh advert for giving blood along with many other Welsh stars. He is now a student at Cardiff University, and so naturally spends most of his time at his halls of residence there.

Glyn has also been made animated on the S4C 'rude' cartoon, Cnex.

In May 2007, Glyn launched his book - entitled Blwyddyn Fawr Glyn Wise (Glyn Wise's Big Year) - at Eisteddfod yr Urdd. Edited by Beca Brown, it is autobiographical in nature, with particular emphasis on his year since Big Brother.

In 2010, Glyn returned to the Big Brother House as part of a task during Ultimate Big Brother. He had to dance with Brian Dowling, recreating a task during the second series of the show.

In 2011, Glyn graduated with a 2.1 BA in Welsh at Cardiff university. He is now enrolled to complete his PGCE at UWIC university to become a secondary school Welsh teacher.

In July 2012 it was reported that Glyn had been appointed to teach Welsh at Ysgol Rhydywaun secondary school near Aberdare from September 2012.