Actor

Stephen Baldwin, 43, has starred in films including The Usual Suspects. He became a born-again Christian following 9/11. He recently appeared on the US version of Iâm A Celebrityâ¦ Get Me Out Of Here! and was in Celebrity Big Brother on C4, which finishes tonight.

Stephen Baldwin appeared on Celebrity Big Brother

Did you enjoy Big Brother?It was a little crazy. Things werenât as bad as I thought theyâd be and I got the chance to share my experience of my faith with the housemates.

What were the worst bits?When Big Brother got tough with us. Theyâd take the food away and play with the temperature to make it either very hot or very cold to have an impact on our psychology. Going for 24 hours with no hot water sucks.



Whatâs more difficult, Iâm A Celebrityâ¦ Get Me Out Of Here! or Big Brother?Iâm A Celebrityâ¦ was way worse. They donât make you eat bugs on Big Brother.


Who is more obnoxious, Spencer Pratt or Lady Sovereign?Spencer Pratt, without question. Heâs more obviously rude. Itâs one thing to try to be a rebel, itâs another to do it when youâre full of crap like he is.

Were you shoving your religion down the housematesâ throats?No, because Iâm sensitive to not coming across that way. People usually tell me: âIâve never heard anyone share the religious message like you do because you donât force it on me.â Thereâs a lot going on in that house, itâs a competition and people are vying to be the most dominant. Do I let people tell me to shut up or express my opinion without forcing it on anyone? Itâs a catch 22.

Was Alex Reid sincere about doing that âprayer for salvationâ or was he just doing it for attention?He was sincere in doing the prayer but I explained that itâs the first step in coming to understanding the Christian faith. He took that step without totally understanding everything else that comes with it. I asked him if he was interested in knowing God better and he said yes. He was genuine but he needs to do a lot more work to understand what it means.

Who do you want to win? Vinnie Jones . Heâs a great guy, although Iâve been surprised by the number of people who donât share that opinion.

Has your faith had an impact on your acting career?Most definitely. Producers and casting directors have told me people donât want to work with me because theyâre concerned about me being so outspoken about my faith. Itâs a choice Iâve made but I believe Iâm called on to share my faith with people. That creates limitations for me professionally but doors have opened in the Christian film and television industry, which is growing very quickly in America.

Why did you say youâd leave America if Obama got elected?That comes from my brother Alec saying heâd leave the country if George W Bush won the presidential election of 2000. Alec got out of it by saying that as that result was decided by the Supreme Court, Bush technically wasnât voted in so he didnât need to leave the country. Alec got really lucky with that outcome. A news reporter asked me about it during the last election so my comment was just made in fun.



Why did you get a Hannah Montana tattoo?My daughters are big Hannah Montana fans and we met her at an event at the White House. She saw a tattoo of my wifeâs name on my arm and told me I should get a Hannah Montana tattoo. I said if she gave me a guest starring role on her show Iâd get the tattoo. Iâve already got 17 tattoos so another one doesnât make a difference. I got a small one of her initials and next time I saw her I showed her and she nearly fell off her chair. Itâs unfortunate, Iâve lived up to my part of the bargain but sheâs yet to give me a guest star role on her show.

Thatâs outrageous.I know, itâs quite the scandal. Iâm hoping if I generate enough bad press for her sheâll live up to the agreement.

Wonât you regret the tattoo in years to come?Never mind years to come, I regret it now.