Big Brother Eviction Profile: Dino

The berating burrito gets booted

He’s competitive, self assured, hilarious, the oblivious point on a tottering love triangle and an unabashed straight talker. Dino may have offended as many hearts as he won over, but he’ll leave a Balkan sized hole in the house now he’s gone.

Known affectionately as “The Bosnian Burrito” by the other HMs, one thing is for sure: This dish was low on cheese and high on verbal salsa. Always popular with the boys and sometimes misunderstood by the girls, Dino became almost as famous for his competitive nature as his dry, sometimes twisted, sense of humour.

While his psych profile, described him as “laid back and private,” within the first week Dino was rubbing against some of the HMs the wrong way. An angry tirade from 2^nd week evictee Elise had his mother rallying to his defence. The female HMs weren’t helping either, labeling his farmyard games antics as more bullish than chicken-like.

While a rift may have broken out between Dino and the girls, he continued to form a strong relationship with Anna, Michael and John. While this group may have dwindled by Dino’s last week in the house, they were sure to stand up for him when the going got bitchy.

Dino’s close relationship with Michael paid off, with the insider’s three point deduction saving him from a possible eviction in week four. Their friendship wasn’t always one of mutual support however, with Dino making several shrewd guesses about the existence of an insider before many of the HMs had a clue.

At the end of the day, Dino was laid back to the core. So Michael’s revelation as the insider was treated with a grain of salt, even though Dino had been privy to as almost as many Reuben stories as David. It was only Michael’s parting shot on the toothbrush saga that revealed a new side to Dino: the bitchy one.

Usually with either Jamie or John in tow, Dino’s rants have envied Rob’s for their mix of insightfulness, humour and venom. While staying ever true to his mates Jamie and John, Dino became one of the few in the house to ever question the previously inscrutable characters of Katie and David.

Of course Dino’s manner might have been eased somewhat by his good looks, a factor that didn’t escape David’s attention, nor the gaze of a stunning blonde intruder by the name of Danielle. Before long a party pash that started as a dare was blossoming into one of the house’s most riveting relationships.

The problem was, Dino is by nature a private person, concentrating heavily on his own time in the house. This apparent lack of attention soon had Danielle looking for another sympathetic ear. So who better than Dino’s best mate John? The first love triangle of the year had been formed: a tale that would keep us glued to the screen, Danielle confused, John guilty, the rest of the HMs frustrated and poor Dino completely oblivious.

Is there a future for Dinielle outside the house? Will he make amends with Michael? Or Elise? No matter the outcome, this Bosnian Burrito has kept us wrapt.