{"id":78,"date":"2010-01-20T16:57:31","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T16:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?78"},"modified":"2010-01-20T16:57:31","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T16:57:31","slug":"injured-soldier-completes-round-two-of-big-brother-auditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/injured-soldier-completes-round-two-of-big-brother-auditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured soldier completes round two of Big Brother auditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A soldier who lost a leg in Afghanistan could soon be beamed across the nation&rsquo;s TV screens after completing the second round of auditions for Big Brother.<\/p>\n<p>Carl Lowes, from Bradford, is now waiting to hear if he has made it through to the next stage of the popular Channel 4 show, the Telegraph and Argus reported.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old suffered more than 20 injuries in Afghanistan when he was caught in a bomb blast but has no intentions of feeling sorry for himself and wants to get on with his life.<\/p>\n<p>He told the newspaper that the second round of tests was like being interviewed in the Big Brother Diary Room.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This time during the interview you were speaking into a camera, there was no-one in the room with you. 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