The premiere of "Big Brother: Golden Generation" came with the classic rumor that the contestants were "hand-picked" by the production of Telefe, a version fueled by former contestant Julieta Poggio. According to the Argentine News Agency, the influencer spoke about the supposed "selection" of her sister, Lolo Poggio, during a live Instagram broadcast. "It's called the 'Golden Edition' because, clearly, everyone is hand-picked," declared the former "little sister." "In this season, people were invited, they didn't hold castings like in other seasons," she recounted confidently. What did Santiago del Moro say about the "hand-picking" The show's host confronted the version backed by the former contestant and denied that the production had selected the new group of "little brothers." Through his radio show, Del Moro clarified that all the new participants had gone through at least part of the casting process: "Everyone who is here either came because they were called to audition, or went to the open casting, or signed up on the website. Every possibility was within reach, and there are people inside who went through all the stages." Not only did he clarify, but he also named the celebrities who had expressed their desire to participate in the reality show: "Andrea del Boca applied herself, and Zilli, Yanina Zilli, signed up on the website like any other person." Although he made an exception for Lolo Poggio and Divina Gloria, who were "invited" to participate in the casting, he maintained: "But the great, great, great majority are kids who signed up, some more famous than others, but they all signed up. Very few people were sought out specifically for that reason, because it's a show you have to really like a lot to get into it."
