"Celebrity Big Brother 1 (UK) Celebrity Big Brother 1, also referred to as Celebrity Big Brother 2001, was the first series of the British reality television show ""Celebrity Big Brother"". The show is based on an originally Dutch TV series of the same name created by producer John de Mol in 1997. In honour of ""Comic Relief"", six celebrities entered the Big Brother house. The series premiered on 9 March 2001, and lasted for a total of eight days. It concluded on 16 March 2001 when comedian Jack Dee was crowned the winner. The series revolved around a group of"
"celebrity edition, a second season was ordered and shown exclusively on Channel 4 in November 2002. The celebrity version took a two-year break before returning for its third season in 2005, and became a regular staple alongside the regular British version. Starting with the third season, the show began to feature celebrities outside the United Kingdom alongside well known British celebrities. Many notable American celebrities have since taken part in the British version of ""Celebrity Big Brother"". American actor Gary Busey took part in the fourteenth season in the summer of 2014 and became the first American celebrity to win"
"that the series would be broadcast by Channel 4 and E4. Casting for the series began shortly afterwards. Davina McCall was later revealed to be the presenter for the series. The first series premiered on 18 July 2000, and ended when housemate Craig Phillips was crowned the winner after 64 days in the House. The series proved to be a hit early in its run, leading to a second series. ""Big Brother 2"" premiered on 25 May 2001, and continued to have the success of the previous series. The series concluded on 27 July 2001, when Brian Dowling was crowned"
"Big Brother 1 (UK) Big Brother 2000, also retrospectively known as Big Brother 1, was the first series of the British reality television series ""Big Brother"". The show followed eleven contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one or more of the housemates were evicted by a public vote. The last remaining housemate, Craig Phillips, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of £70,000. The series lasted 64 days and was presented by Davina McCall. It launched on Channel 4 on 18"
"from the show's psychiatrist. Big Brother 1 (UK) Big Brother 2000, also retrospectively known as Big Brother 1, was the first series of the British reality television series ""Big Brother"". The show followed eleven contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one or more of the housemates were evicted by a public vote. The last remaining housemate, Craig Phillips, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of £70,000. The series lasted 64 days and was presented by Davina McCall. It launched on"
"Celebrity Big Brother (UK TV series) Celebrity Big Brother was a British television reality game show based on the Dutch show ""Big Brother"", created by producer John de Mol in 1997, which aired from 2001 to 2018. The show followed a number of celebrity contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one of the housemates is evicted by a public vote, with the last housemate named the winner. The series takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1949 novel ""Nineteen Eighty-Four""."
"West themed party. On Day 8, the final task was for housemates to paint their favorite view of the house, with the Housemates presenting these later in the day. That night, it was announced that Jack was the winner of ""Celebrity Big Brother 1"", with Claire coming in second and Keith coming in third. These viewing figures are taken from BARB. Celebrity Big Brother 1 (UK) Celebrity Big Brother 1, also referred to as Celebrity Big Brother 2001, was the first series of the British reality television show ""Celebrity Big Brother"". The show is based on an originally Dutch TV"
"he has played football and tennis for charity at major UK championship venues including Anfield (""Liverpool""), St. Andrew's (""Birmingham City"") and Wimbledon (""tennis""). To date he has raised over £500,000 for charities and charitable causes. As of May 2009 he had accumulated wealth of £15 million. Craig Phillips Craig Phillips (born 16 October 1971 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an English builder, DIY expert, television personality and presenter. He is best known for winning the first series of the reality television show ""Big Brother"" in 2000. He is trained as a bricklayer and in DIY, appearing in numerous series related"
"her Kerrang Radio Breakfast show each morning until February 2016, in which she joined Virgin Radio,which launched on 30 March, with Kate hosting weekday afternoons from 1pm to 4pm. Kate Lawler Kate Louise Lawler (born 7 May 1980), is an English reality TV personality, DJ and model. She was the first female winner of ""Big Brother UK"", winning the third series (2002) of the reality television show. Since ""Big Brother"", she has worked as a television presenter and personality, a model and as a disc jockey. She was born in Beckenham, London. Kate Lawler won the third series of Big"
"a second series was later confirmed. ""Celebrity Big Brother 2"" premiered on 20 November 2002, and concluded when Mark Owen was crowned the winner after 10 days in the house. ""Celebrity Big Brother"" did not air for the next two years, with Channel 4 choosing to air the spin-off series """" in 2003 and ""Big Brother Panto"" in 2004. In 2005, the show officially returned with its third series, which launched on 6 January. Lasting for a total of eighteen days, the series was won by Mark ""Bez"" Berry. The fourth edition of the show premiered on 5 January 2006"
"most notably during the 2007 series. Following this, a spin-off series known as """" aired in 2008 in the place of ""Celebrity Big Brother"". It has been noted that numerous celebrities who have appeared on the series have become more prominent figures in the media than before. On 14 September 2018, Channel 5 announced that ""Big Brother"" and ""Celebrity Big Brother"" would not be returning to the channel after the end of the nineteenth regular series. The final series of ""Celebrity Big Brother"" was won by Ryan Thomas on 10 September 2018. In 2000, the reality series ""Big Brother"" premiered"
"Celebrity Big Brother (South African TV series) Celebrity Big Brother was the name of the first season of the ""Big Brother""s spin-off ""Big Brother VIP"". In it, the Housemates are only local celebrities. The show follows the main Big Brother rules, but with some changes. For example, the celebrity season's duration is much shorter, lasting only eight days. The show started on 23 June 2002 and ended on 30 June 2002. The hosts were Mark Pilgrim and Gerry Rantseli. It was aired on M-Net. The winner was Bill Flynn. He won the chair from the diary room. All the money"
"on 11 November 2011 when the winner, Aaron Allard-Morgan, won half of the £100,000 prize fund, with the remainder split between the five finalists. The runner up was Jay McKray. The series differed from the Channel 4 version in having the celebrity edition before the main series, with the latter running in the autumn rather than the traditional summer-long run. The series reverted to its traditional pattern a year later when ""Big Brother 13"" aired in the summer of 2012. In 2018 the series reverted to the 2011 format again with ""Celebrity Big Brother 22"" airing before ""Big Brother 19""."
"Celebrity Big Brother 3 (UK) Celebrity Big Brother 2005, also known as Celebrity Big Brother 3, was the third series of the British reality television series ""Celebrity Big Brother"". It launched on 6 January 2005 and ended on 23 January 2005, airing on Channel 4. Davina McCall returned as host of the main show. The series continued with ""Big Brother 5""s 'evil' theme. It was won by dancer Mark ""Bez"" Berry. This was the first series of ""Celebrity Big Brother"" to air since 2002, as """" and ""Big Brother Panto"" were broadcast in its place in 2003 and 2004, respectively."
"Nick Bateman (television personality) Nicholas ""Nick"" Bateman (born 1967), also known as ""Nasty Nick"", is a British media personality and a former contestant on the first series of the British version of ""Big Brother"". Nick Bateman grew up in Kent. He worked in the City of London as a broker before taking part in Big Brother. Bateman first came to public prominence as a contestant on the first series of the UK version of ""Big Brother"". He was one of 40,000 people that applied to be in the first series of Big Brother in the United Kingdom in 2000. During"
"Brian Dowling (presenter) Brian Patrick Robert Dowling (born 13 June 1978) is an Irish television presenter and former reality television contestant who rose to fame after being crowned the winner of the second series of UK reality show ""Big Brother"" in 2001. He also won ""Ultimate Big Brother"" in 2010. In 2007, he came third in ""Hell's Kitchen"" and in 2008 he was runner-up in the Irish reality television series ""Fáilte Towers"". Dowling guest-presented ""Live from Studio Five"" alongside Kate Walsh from 2010 until its cancellation in February 2011. On 22 July 2011, it was confirmed that Dowling would become"
"Celebrity Big Brother 6 (UK) Celebrity Big Brother 2009, also known as Celebrity Big Brother 6, was the sixth series of ""Celebrity Big Brother"". It was broadcast on Channel 4, launching on 2 January 2009 and running for 22 days until 23 January 2009. The launch show was watched by approximately 6.4 million people. Davina McCall returned as main presenter, with George Lamb as host of ""Big Brother's Little Brother"", and Jack Whitehall as host of ""Big Brother's Big Mouth"". The winner of this series was Ulrika Jonsson, with Terry Christian second. This was the first series of ""Celebrity Big"
"and was won by Chantelle Houghton, who ironically enough was the only housemate to not be a celebrity. The fifth series launched on 3 January 2007. This series saw Jade Goody, who had rose to fame after appearing on ""Big Brother 3"", enter the house as a housemate. The fifth series became the most controversial series to date, when accusations of racism towards housemate Shilpa Shetty arose against Goody and other housemates. Shetty ultimately went on to win the series, while Goody was evicted after spending two weeks in the house. Following the controversy surrounding the fifth series, ""Celebrity Big"
"of £100,000. Several reality TV contestants were able to become celebrities in their own right after raising their profiles on television. Craig Phillips and Brian Dowling, the winners of the first two series of ""Big Brother"", both created successful media careers. Phillips had been featured as a DIY expert on programmes such as BBC's ""Trading Up"" and ITV's ""Renovation Street"", while Dowling became the UK's first openly gay children's TV presenter when he hosted the Saturday morning programme ""SMTV Live"". Ben Fogle, a contestant on the BBC reality series ""Castaway 2000"", went on to become a television presenter for several"
"won in the categories ""ticket sales"" and ""food and drinks"", as well as claiming the overall win in terms of total money raised, while the men managed to pull off a victory in the ""rides"" category. Together, the teams raised over a million pounds for charity. Everett walked off the show during filming on the first day, as he was uncomfortable with the ""Big Brother"" style experience. He was replaced by the first UK Apprentice Tim Campbell. Radio host Chris Moyles was asked to appear as a contestant, but declined the offer. The task allocated during the show was to"
"web series GIFTED in the pilot episode. In 2016 he set up a cleaning business called Celebriclean. Movies Editor Self Archive Footage Pete Bennett Peter Alexander Bennett (born 22 March 1982) is a British media personality, who won the seventh series of the Channel 4 (now Channel 5) reality television series ""Big Brother"" in 2006. He has Tourette syndrome. After unsuccessfully auditioning for the fifth series of ""Big Brother"" in 2004, Bennett was selected as one of the original 14 housemates for the seventh series in 2006. He was the bookies' favourite throughout the show and eventually won with 61.2%"
"British comedy in 25 years to be nominated for a Golden Globe, and the first ever to win one. Gervais was also awarded the Golden Globe For Best Actor in a Television series: Comedy or Musical. The same year, the series won a Peabody Award. The theme song for the show is ""Handbags and Gladrags"", arranged by Big George and originally written in the 1960s by Mike D'Abo, former vocalist for the pop group Manfred Mann. In series 1, episode 4, a version performed by Gervais (in character as Brent) was featured over the end credits. The first series also"
"Kate Lawler Kate Louise Lawler (born 7 May 1980), is an English reality TV personality, DJ and model. She was the first female winner of ""Big Brother UK"", winning the third series (2002) of the reality television show. Since ""Big Brother"", she has worked as a television presenter and personality, a model and as a disc jockey. She was born in Beckenham, London. Kate Lawler won the third series of Big Brother in 2002, becoming the first female contestant to do so. In September 2002, Lawler became a DJ on Capital FM, a position she held until December 2003. She"
"and qualification to a 90-minute grand final show. The heats were presented by Tess Daly, and the grand final by Carol Vorderman again. There was also a format change in 2002, with tie breakers being replaced by ""Codexs"" after the mammoth tie-break in the 2001 show. There were also several spin off shows, such as ""Britain's Brainiest Footballer"" and ""Britain's Brainiest Cabbie"" after the success of the 2001 show. However the 2002 show was not as successful and Celador eventually announced that the series would not return for a third series. The winner of the 2002 series was Christopher Guerin"
"Chantelle Houghton Chantelle Vivien Houghton (born 21 August 1983) is an English television personality, glamour model, media personality, television presenter, columnist, and novelist. She was the first ""non-celebrity"" to feature in the Channel 4 reality television show ""Celebrity Big Brother"" in 2006. She emerged as the winner of series 4, beating 10 celebrities: (Michael Barrymore, Maggot, Samuel Preston, Pete Burns, Traci Bingham, Dennis Rodman, George Galloway, Rula Lenska, Faria Alam, and Jodie Marsh), winning a prize of £25,000. Following a much-publicised on-screen courtship, Houghton married former fellow ""Big Brother"" contestant Samuel Preston of The Ordinary Boys in August 2006. Houghton"
"Celebrity Big Brother 5 (UK) Celebrity Big Brother 2007, also known as Celebrity Big Brother 5, was the fifth series of the British reality television series ""Celebrity Big Brother"". The show followed a total of fourteen celebrity contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one or more of the housemates were eliminated from the competition by public vote and left the House. The last remaining housemate, Shilpa Shetty, was declared the winner. The series launched on Channel 4 on 3 January 2007 and"
"are able to share their thoughts and feelings on their fellow housemates and the game. Since its inception, ""Celebrity Big Brother"" has come under fire for reports of bullying, racism, and the physical and mental strain of appearing on the series. Celebrity Big Brother (UK TV series) Celebrity Big Brother was a British television reality game show based on the Dutch show ""Big Brother"", created by producer John de Mol in 1997, which aired from 2001 to 2018. The show followed a number of celebrity contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period"
"followed by a main edition in September. Four days later, Channel 5 formally confirmed that they had signed a £200 million two-year contract with Endemol to screen ""Big Brother"" from 18 August 2011. ""Big Brother 2"" winner Brian Dowling was announced as the new host. McCall declined the offer to host, having said goodbye to the show in 2010. ""Celebrity Big Brother 8"" officially launched on 18 August 2011, and was won by Paddy Doherty. Beginning with the ninth series in 2012, two editions of ""Celebrity Big Brother"" have aired annually. The first series premieres in January, while the second"
"Nadia Almada Nádia Conceição Almada (born 28 January 1977) is a British reality television star. She is known for being the first transgender winner of ""Big Brother"" in series 5 in 2004. Almada competed in the fifth series of ""Big Brother"" in 2004; she kept her transgender identity secret from fellow contestants although viewers were informed. After 71 days in the ""Big Brother"" house, she emerged as the winner, securing 74% of the overall vote and winning £63,500. She had regularly topped polls as the public's favourite ""Big Brother"" winner. ""Big Brother"" presenter Davina McCall has said Almada was her"
"Nadia Almada Nádia Conceição Almada (born 28 January 1977) is a British reality television star. She is known for being the first transgender winner of ""Big Brother"" in series 5 in 2004. Almada competed in the fifth series of ""Big Brother"" in 2004; she kept her transgender identity secret from fellow contestants although viewers were informed. After 71 days in the ""Big Brother"" house, she emerged as the winner, securing 74% of the overall vote and winning £63,500. She had regularly topped polls as the public's favourite ""Big Brother"" winner. ""Big Brother"" presenter Davina McCall has said Almada was her"
"her, although footage showed Thomas did not make physical contact. Big Brother issued Thomas with a warning, leading viewers to make 11,215 complaints to Ofcom about the incident. Pallett has since apologised to Thomas for what she has described as ""an overreaction to what wasn't a malicious act"". On 10 September 2018, Thomas was announced as the winner of the series. Thomas is the brother of former ""Waterloo Road"" and ""Emmerdale"" actor, Adam Thomas, and ""Love Island"" personality, Scott Thomas. In 2013, he filed for bankruptcy following an unpaid tax bill of £40,000. Thomas was arrested in 2015 for being"
"the works of Samuel Beckett. Craig Phillips, the winner of the first series of ""Big Brother"", and the programme's presenter Davina McCall have responded to the criticisms of the programme's decreasing viewing figures, respectively arguing that the programme achieves low numbers due to the different way in which viewers can watch the programme and that the programme is achieving well considering its timeslot and broadcaster. Brian Dowling, who won the second edition of Big Brother in 2001, defended both the programme and the reality genre as a whole, telling BBC Breakfast that producers were simply providing viewers what they want,"
"""Celebrity Big Brother"" in the United Kingdom. An American version of ""Celebrity Big Brother"" has been speculated since 2002, along with a celebrity version of ""Survivor."" In an interview, Julie Chen and CBS CEO Leslie Moonves revealed talks of a celebrity edition of ""Big Brother"" as far back as ""Big Brother 2."" It was rumored that CBS was looking to air a celebrity edition in the fall after ""Big Brother 3"" with radio personality Howard Stern speculated as a possible houseguest. Chen revealed that Paris Hilton had agreed to do it and Roseanne Barr initially agreed to take part, but"