Llangollen's mayoress becomes Big Brother housemate

* Sarah, Llangollen's mayoress, is in the Big Brother House.  

The mayoress of Llangollen is one of the 2024 Big Brother housemates.

Sarah Griffiths, the long-term partner of Mayor Aled Morris, went into the famous house last Sunday following months of preparation by ITV producers.

And she appeared on Late and Live, the revived reality show’s spin-off show, last night to talk about herself – and give a mention to Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.

Partner Aled, a member of Llangollen Town Council who became town mayor last May choosing her as his consort, told how Sarah, a spa account manager based in Shrewsbury, moved into the house last Sunday alongside 15 other occupants.

He said: “She applied online early this year and since then has had to go through a really lengthy process.

“The TV people arranged for her to have psychoanalysis, medicals and things like that. It’s all been going on since April or May.

* Sarah, in her role as mayoress of Llangollen, at the opening of this year's summer fete with her partner Aled Morris, the mayor.

“Of course, it all depends on how the viewers react to the housemates but she could be in there for anything up to eight weeks.

“I’m really excited for her and will obviously be watching how she does.

“You can tell by watching that there are quite a few strong characters in there with her. Sarah’s character is a bit fight-or-flight. Everyone is still settling down but I predict there might be a bit of drama developing before too long.”

Aled said that Sarah is originally from Shropshire where she grew up on one of the chicken farms run by her family in the Church Stretton area – a bit ironic, he pointed out, because she is a vegetarian.

She also spent five or six years working on cruise ships, beginning as a therapist and rising through the ranks to manage onboard spas on a number of ships.

Aled, who farms near Llangollen and also gives lessons in agricultural engineering at Coleg Cambria’s Llysfasi site,  added: “On Late and Live last night she was speaking a bit about herself and how she was Mayoress nof Llangollen.

“She also gave a mention to the Eisteddfod and how it has attracted people from across the world to Llangollen since the days after the Second World War.

“It’s been an emotional ride for us over the past few days but with the show now being screened and I’m anxious to see how everything goes for her in there.”           

* You can catch Sarah’s progress in the Big Brother house every night of the week on ITV2 at 9pm.