Cameron Stout (born 8 March 1971 in
StromnessStromness /ˈstrɔmnəs/ is the second-largest town in Orkney, Scotland, and is located in the south-west of Mainland in Orkney. It is also a parish, with the town of Stromness as its capital....
, Orkney) was the winner of
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in 2003. He received 1.9 million votes, 500,000 more than runner-up Ray Shah. Cameron is the elder brother of television and radio presenter
Julyan SinclairJulyan Sinclair is an Orcadian television and radio presenter. He won a BAFTA in 2002 for 'Best New Television Presenter' for his work on various Scottish Television arts and entertainment programmes. He has previously hosted Scotsport, along with Jim Delahunt and Sarah O, on STV. Both Sinclair...
.
Before the contest, Stout had worked as a fish trader for an
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company in Orkney in
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. Stout was known for his strong evangelical
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beliefs and was proud in admitting his
virginityA virgin is, originally, a woman who has never had sexual intercourse. Virginity is the state of being a virgin. It is derived from the Latin virgo, which means "sexually inexperienced woman", used typically of adolescents, but also of older women, and even goddesses.As in Latin, the English word...
.
Cameron Stout (born 8 March 1971 in
StromnessStromness /ˈstrɔmnəs/ is the second-largest town in Orkney, Scotland, and is located in the south-west of Mainland in Orkney. It is also a parish, with the town of Stromness as its capital....
, Orkney) was the winner of
Big Brother 4 UKBig Brother 4 in 2003 was the fourth series of Big Brother in the UK, a reality show shown on Channel 4 in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run. The series ran from Friday...
in 2003. He received 1.9 million votes, 500,000 more than runner-up Ray Shah. Cameron is the elder brother of television and radio presenter
Julyan SinclairJulyan Sinclair is an Orcadian television and radio presenter. He won a BAFTA in 2002 for 'Best New Television Presenter' for his work on various Scottish Television arts and entertainment programmes. He has previously hosted Scotsport, along with Jim Delahunt and Sarah O, on STV. Both Sinclair...
.
Big Brother
Before the contest, Stout had worked as a fish trader for an
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company in Orkney in
ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Stout was known for his strong evangelical
ChristianA Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, who Christians believe was the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, and the Son of God.The term "Christian" is also used adjectivally to...
beliefs and was proud in admitting his
virginityA virgin is, originally, a woman who has never had sexual intercourse. Virginity is the state of being a virgin. It is derived from the Latin virgo, which means "sexually inexperienced woman", used typically of adolescents, but also of older women, and even goddesses.As in Latin, the English word...
. For this, and his belief that sex should only take place within
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, he was mocked by the British tabloid press as a '
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'. Whilst sewing a
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— a symbol of
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— Stout was heard whistling
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.
During his time in the Big Brother house Cameron was involved in a swap with the
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house. He swapped places with Big Brother Africa housemate Gaetano Kagwa. Cameron gained
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from eviction for a period of two weeks.
Subsequent media work
Stout later became a spokesman for the
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in the
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television series
Restoration, and has also co-presented the
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series
Teen Commandments in 2004 with
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. He has also stood in for
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on
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.
Stout writes regular columns for
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and the
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, plus a guest column for
The Sunday Post, when Big Brother is on air in the UK. He has appeared in
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in Aberdeen and Glasgow and is involved with various charitable events.
Trivia
In 2004, Stromness Museum opened an exhibition about Stout's times in the Big Brother house. Objects included in the display include his letter of acceptance and his suitcase.
Stout is currently preparing for an overland trip to China in early 2009, called Paisley - Peking, with Alex Richards. They aim to use the trip as a fund-raiser for the Glasgow based charity, Sanctuary in the City.
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