Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald admits he wouldn’t make it far in the new Big Brother house

He came fourth in the 2004 season of Big Brother Australia.

But Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald doesn’t think he’d make it nearly as far in the new Big Brother house.

Speaking to the Herald Sun, the 43-year-old radio star revealed he wouldn’t have followed the strategic approach many housemates are playing in the current season.

‘We couldn’t talk about nominations back in our day so there’s a lot more strategy and game play,’ Fitzy said.

He added: ‘I would have stayed out of it, that’s not a big one for me. I don’t think I would have gone well. I like to stay away from drama so that’s not up my alley.’

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‘My wife said to me that some of these people in the house would have been children when I was in the house so that freaked me out a bit,’ Fitzy said. 

Fitzy appeared on Big Brother after his AFL career, with football player Daniel Gorringe following a similar trajectory.   

Despite a positive start, Big Brother Australia’s ratings have plummeted.

While the franchise’s revamped debut on Monday June 8 attracted 866,000 viewers, ratings have already dropped to as low as 680,000 in the second week. 

On Tuesday, June 16, the highly advertised ‘shock twist’ fake eviction brought in 777,000 metro viewers, according to The Daily Telegraph.

The episode lost a staggering 89,000 viewers compared to the show’s premiere, which delivered Seven its biggest audience in the 16-39 demographic in more than a decade.

It was still an improvement from Sunday, June 15, however, which brought in a meagre 680,000 metro viewers. 

To rub salt in Channel Seven’s wounds, Masterchef Australia: Back to Win brought in 945,000 viewers on the same night. 

Meanwhile, Channel Nine’s The Voice wasn’t far behind with 924,000 viewers.