Verne Troyer on Celebrity Big Brother 2009 (WENN image)

Celebrity Big Brother 2009 - Verne Troyer will love Lucy Pinder

Monday, 5 January 2009

Verne Troyer was hoping that there would be a model in the Celebrity Big Brother 2009 house so he must have been delighted when he saw Lucy Pinder for the first time.

Verne is probably most famous in the UK for his role as 'Mini Me' in the Austin Powers films but has been working for nearly 15 years in the business mostly as a stuntman. At 2 feet and 8 inches, he is one of the smallest men in the world. Verne refers to himself as a little person rather than the more medical term, dwarf.

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Verne says: "I don't consider myself as having a disability. I don't know what it's like to be tall and you don't know what it's like to be small" Verne set up the Verne Troyer Foundation which helps little people and dwarves to go to college.

He says "I love making people laugh and this foundation will help younger people who wouldn't normally go to college and that can only be a positive thing."

As a frequent visitor to the 'Playboy' mansion Verne shot a layout for Playboy Magazine, where he was dressed as a "Mini-Hef", surrounded by nude Playmates. In 2004 Verne married yoga instructor 6ft 2ins Geneveive Gallen, but only weeks later they filed for an annulment.

Verne has an epileptic pet bulldog called Banano and in his spare time he loves to play video games and will miss his electronics, TV, games and food in the house but hopes there is attractive model or a down to earth guy in with him.

In regards to Big Brother, Verne wants to 'appreciate the experience' and is looking forward to 'the camaraderie of being with the housemates. It will be like going on school camp'. Although he is a little worried about the unpredictability of the house Verne says he is just going to "roll with the punches and do [his] best".

Verne admits to an evil game plan: to "sabotage everybody in the house, take their stuff and hide it, pick [his] nose and put it in their food. and get everybody blaming everyone else. [He'll] play the nice guy but deep down [he'll] be evil". Verne would like to win and is prepared to do anything and if that means "screwing someone over then ok, it's all about the competition!'.

Verne's message to the British public is: "I'm a nice guy, I am sarcastic …I'm just about having fun and if I have to be evil sometimes I may be. So don't take me lightly - I'm definitely there to compete."

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