Big Brother Canada 6 pre-game interview: Meet Veronica Doherty, part of this season’s twist

Welcome to our Big Brother Canada 6 pre-game interview series! We recently had a chance to speak with the houseguests leading up to the start of this new season, premiering on Global on March 7, as we’ve done years in the past. The goal this year was to find out a little bit about these players strategically, but also a little more about them as people. We want to know why they’re going to be interesting personalities to watch over the coming months and where they are coming from.

If you want to get some other Big Brother Canada pre-game interviews, you can do so by visiting this link.

In this article, the focus is on Veronica Doherty, one of the few players on this season with little to no experience watching the series. We contend that having these players is wonderful — it adds another layer of fun and predictability. If every single person is a superfan you start to lose that sort of wild-card dimension. She is one of the contestants this season who will have to wait and see if she gets into the house due to Canada’s vote. From now until March 8 you can vote over at the show’s official site to see who you want to make it into the house. There are two “angels” and two “devils” in the mix, and Veronica is identified as one of the angels. Two houseguests will end up joining the remaining players this season.

Take a look at the pre-game interview below.

CarterMatt – Tell me about yourself — your name, your age, and where you’re from.

Veronica Doherty – My name is Veronica, I’m 24 years old, I’m 24 years old, and I’m from Ottawa, Ontario.

What do you do for a living?

I’m a server at a sports bar and I’m also a student at Carlton University.

What made you want to be on Big Brother Canada this season?

I haven’t had cable in ten years and I’ve never even seen the show. My friend posted something on my Facebook wall ten years ago saying ‘you’d be perfect for this show, you should audition.’ I read the description, I watched one episode, and it’s basically everything that I love and stand for wrapped up into one show. I’m great at reading people, I have athletic ability, and I love competing. When I saw that I could $100,000 and do it in front of the whole world it was like a dream.

What’s your strategy for winning this season?

It’s really hard to answer that without knowing who I’m going to be in the house with or the twists or situations I’m put in. Essentially, what I have that will benefit me is that I’m going to be going in cold. I’ll be able to go with the flow and adapt to the different personalities that are thrown at me. I’m probably going to throw my athletic ability on the back-burner because I feel like I’m going to have a target on my back from the get-go. I’m really just going to focus on my social game in the beginning and focusing on relationships in the house.

What’s the one part of your life at home you’re going to miss the most in the game?

Definitely being able to talk to my mom whenever I want. I haven’t gone longer than two days without talking with her in my whole life, so not being able to share this experience with her and bring her with me every step of the way is hard.

Yet, if I had to choose being with her back home and being in the house, it’s definitely being in the house. It’s definitely going to suck but it’s a small sacrifice that I’ll have to make.

Who is your biggest idol in life and why?

Probably my older brother Joey. He’s been an inspiration to me my whole life. He has two degrees in school and he has a wife and kids. He really has always been driven and motivated. He’s someone I really look up to a lot.

How are you going to keep live feed viewers at home entertained?

(Laughs.) How am I not going to keep them entertained? I’m a wild free spirit. I’m going to bring a lot of craziness into that house. I’m going to make them laugh, make them cry, be full of surprises, and really be the underdog in that house. I’m going in without knowing the ins and outs in the game, so I’m going to have to put my blood, sweat, and tears into everything that I do and that’ll be really interesting to watch.

Besides the money, what are you hoping to get out of this season?

I’m hoping that this will open a lot of doors for me. My personality is way too big to be kept in a box. I hope in one way or another I find my calling through this and someone offers me either a career opportunity or a chance to be around people with the same mindset as me.

First Impressions

Veronica will probably last for a while just because she doesn’t have any of that in-game knowledge — yet, she does sound enthusiastic to be there. Our biggest concern with her is that she may be a little too concerned with making good TV and not concerned enough with actually making the right moves in the confines of the game. She may not have the nuance without seeing the show to know the difference.

What’s your take on Veronica Doherty?

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