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Celebrity Big Brother 2009 was the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother
Big Brother (UK)

Big Brother is a reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland on Channel 4 and E4 , and on S4C in Wales....
. It began on 2 January 2009 and ran for 22 days until 23 January 2009. It was broadcast on Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the #Channel Four Television...
. The launch show was watched by approximately 6.4 million people. Davina McCall
Davina McCall

Davina Lucy Pascale McCall is an Great Britain actress and television presenter, most notable for her work on Channel 4's Big Brother UK reality TV series....
 returned as main presenter, with George Lamb
George Lamb

George Lamb was a British politician and writer.The youngest son of Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne and younger brother of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge where he graduated Master of Arts in 1805....
 as host of Big Brother's Little Brother, and Jack Whitehall
Jack Whitehall

Jack Whitehall is an England comedian and television presenter, probably best known for hosting the E4 show Big Brother's Big Mouth for two weeks in 2008 and then from 2009 onwards....
 as host of Big Brother's Big Mouth. The winner of this series was Ulrika Jonsson
Ulrika Jonsson

Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish-born British television presenter and occasional actress....
, with Terry Christian
Terry Christian

Terry Christian is an England presenter of radio and television, whose credits include Channel 4's controversial culture show The Word and ITV1 youth talk show It's My Life , as well as a variety of different local and national radio programmes, and a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother....
 second.

This was the first series of Celebrity Big Brother to air since the racism controversy
Celebrity Big Brother racism controversy

The Celebrity Big Brother racism controversy is a series of events related to alleged incidents of racist behaviour by contestants on the television series Celebrity Big Brother 2007 shown on United Kingdom television station Channel 4....
 of 2007, during series 5, although Channel 4's sister channel E4 aired a similar spin-off in 2008, entitled Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack

Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack was an E4 replacement to Big Brother #Celebrity Big Brother, a spin-off series of the United Kingdom reality television programme Big Brother , airing on E4, with a number of closely associated programmes also airing on the same channel....
.

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Ben Adams

Benjamin "Ben" Steven Adams is an England singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the popular boyband A1 ....
 (born 1981) is a former member of boy band A1
A1 (band)

a1 is a British boy band whose first single, "Be the First to Believe", was released in 1999. Its members were Britons Mark Read , Paul Marazzi, Ben Adams and Norwegian Christian Ingebrigtsen....
..






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Celebrity Big Brother 2009 was the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother
Big Brother (UK)

Big Brother is a reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland on Channel 4 and E4 , and on S4C in Wales....
. It began on 2 January 2009 and ran for 22 days until 23 January 2009. It was broadcast on Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the #Channel Four Television...
. The launch show was watched by approximately 6.4 million people. Davina McCall
Davina McCall

Davina Lucy Pascale McCall is an Great Britain actress and television presenter, most notable for her work on Channel 4's Big Brother UK reality TV series....
 returned as main presenter, with George Lamb
George Lamb

George Lamb was a British politician and writer.The youngest son of Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne and younger brother of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, he was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge where he graduated Master of Arts in 1805....
 as host of Big Brother's Little Brother, and Jack Whitehall
Jack Whitehall

Jack Whitehall is an England comedian and television presenter, probably best known for hosting the E4 show Big Brother's Big Mouth for two weeks in 2008 and then from 2009 onwards....
 as host of Big Brother's Big Mouth. The winner of this series was Ulrika Jonsson
Ulrika Jonsson

Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish-born British television presenter and occasional actress....
, with Terry Christian
Terry Christian

Terry Christian is an England presenter of radio and television, whose credits include Channel 4's controversial culture show The Word and ITV1 youth talk show It's My Life , as well as a variety of different local and national radio programmes, and a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother....
 second.

This was the first series of Celebrity Big Brother to air since the racism controversy
Celebrity Big Brother racism controversy

The Celebrity Big Brother racism controversy is a series of events related to alleged incidents of racist behaviour by contestants on the television series Celebrity Big Brother 2007 shown on United Kingdom television station Channel 4....
 of 2007, during series 5, although Channel 4's sister channel E4 aired a similar spin-off in 2008, entitled Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack

Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack was an E4 replacement to Big Brother #Celebrity Big Brother, a spin-off series of the United Kingdom reality television programme Big Brother , airing on E4, with a number of closely associated programmes also airing on the same channel....
.

Housemates


Ben Adams

Ben Adams
Ben Adams

Benjamin "Ben" Steven Adams is an England singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the popular boyband A1 ....
 (born 1981) is a former member of boy band A1
A1 (band)

a1 is a British boy band whose first single, "Be the First to Believe", was released in 1999. Its members were Britons Mark Read , Paul Marazzi, Ben Adams and Norwegian Christian Ingebrigtsen....
.. On finale night, he finished in fifth place.

Coolio

Artis Leon Ivey
Coolio

Artis Leon Ivey, Jr. , better known by the stage name Coolio, is a Grammy Award-winning United States rapper and actor. He rose to fame in 1994 with his debut single Fantastic Voyage, and later in 1995 in music with the hit single Gangsta's Paradise , which appeared on the soundtrack for the film Dangerous Minds....
, known by his stage name
Stage name

A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, musician, and professional wrestling....
 Coolio, (born 1963) is a rapper. Coolio finished 3rd on finale night.

LaToya Jackson

La Toya Jackson
La Toya Jackson

La Toya Jackson is an United States singer-songwriter, musician, author, television personality and actress. She is the fifth child of the famous The Jacksons ....
 (born 1956) is a member of the musical Jackson family. On Day 20, she became the 4th housmate to be evicted.

Lucy Pinder

Lucy Pinder
Lucy Pinder

Lucy Katherine Pinder is a glamour model noted for her large, natural breasts, which have been voted as being "the most beautiful all-natural pair in Britain."...
 (born 1983) is a Glamour model. On Day 8 she became the first housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother House.

Michelle Heaton

Michelle Heaton
Michelle Heaton

Michelle Christine Heaton, is a United Kingdom Pop music singer, television personality and sometime glamour model voted "the most sought after girl in Newcastle"....
 (born 1980) is a former member of band Liberty X
Liberty X

Liberty X were a Brit Award-winning pop vocal group formed from five contestants from the 2001 ITV show Popstars. The group consisted of Tony Lundon, Kevin Simm, Michelle Heaton, Kelli Young and Jessica Taylor ....
.. On Day 18, she was the third person to be evicted from the Big Brother house in a surprise eviction.

Mutya Buena

Mutya Buena
Mutya Buena

Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena , known professionally as Mutya Buena, is a BRIT Award-winner and nominee United Kingdom singer and songwriter, who rose to fame as a member of the pop music group Sugababes....
 (born 1985) is a former member of pop group Sugababes
Sugababes

Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning pop music group based in London, UK. The group consists of Keisha Buchanan, Heidi Range, and Amelle Berrabah....
. At 23:38 on Day 15, Mutya left the Big Brother house, she was up for eviction and was not evicted. She told Big Brother that she was leaving that night, and was the only person to quit this series

Terry Christian

Terry Christian
Terry Christian

Terry Christian is an England presenter of radio and television, whose credits include Channel 4's controversial culture show The Word and ITV1 youth talk show It's My Life , as well as a variety of different local and national radio programmes, and a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother....
 (born 1960) presented the TV series The Word
The Word (TV series)

The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom.Its presenters included Mancunian radio presenter Terry Christian, comedian Mark Lamarr, Dani Behr, Katie Puckrik, Alan Connor, Amanda de Cadenet and "Hufty"....
. On Day 1, Terry became the first celebrity Head of House. Terry finished 2nd during the finale show.

Tina Malone

Tina Malone
Tina Malone

Tina Malone is a Liverpudlian actress most famous for playing the brash, belligerent, foul-mouthed Mimi Maguire on Shameless . She also played the role of Mo McGee on Brookside and a nurse called Bobby on Victoria Wood's dinnerladies....
 (born 1963) an actor who plays Mimi Maguire in the hit show Shameless
Shameless

Shameless is a British Academy Television Awards award-winning United Kingdom comedy drama television series set in the fictional Chatsworth Estate, which is based on the real estate in Stretford, Manchester, England....
. On day 15, she became the second person to be evicted from the Big Brother house.

Tommy Sheridan

Tommy Sheridan
Tommy Sheridan

Tommy Sheridan is a Scotland socialist politician. He has had various prominent roles within the socialist movement in Scotland and is currently one of two co-convenors of the left-wing Scottish political party Solidarity ....
 (born 1964) is a Scottish politician, known for being embroiled in various legal battles.. On Day 20, he became the fifth housemate to be evicted.

Ulrika Jonsson

Ulrika Jonsson
Ulrika Jonsson

Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish-born British television presenter and occasional actress....
 (born 1967) is a television presenter, best known for her work as a weather reporter on TV-am
TV-am

TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. It made history by being the first national operator of an ITV franchise at breakfast-time, and was broadcast every day of the week, for most or all of the period between 6am and 9.25am....
, presenter of Gladiators and panellist on Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars is a United Kingdom television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two from 27 December 1993 to 22 December 1997 and then on BBC Choice from 13 January 2002 to 22 December 2002....
. She was the only female housemate in this series to make it to the final and won the show on 23 January.

Verne Troyer

Verne Troyer
Verne Troyer

Verne J. Troyer is an United States actor and stunt performer. Verne is notable for his height of , the result of dwarfism making him one of the shortest men in the world....
 (born 1969) is a 2ft 8in actor who is best known for playing Mini-Me
Mini-Me

Mini-Me is a Fictional character played by Verne Troyer in the second and third Austin Powers series movies; Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember....
 in the Austin Powers
Austin Powers (film series)

The Austin Powers series is a series of comedy films written and produced by and stars Mike Myers as the Austin Powers, directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema....
 film series. On Day 22, the final day, he finished 4th despite being the bookmakers' favourite from the first day.

House

The house used was the one from Big Brother 2008
Big Brother 2008 (UK)

Big Brother 2008 was the ninth main series of the British reality television series Big Brother , and seventeenth Big Brother UK series overall that aired on Channel 4 and E4 ....
 and was largely unchanged, aside from a few minor modifications. Some of the wall panels near the stairs were modified to include stars in them to go with the format of the series. As the housemates entered the house there was a welcome pack available for housemates to read. The floor pattern in the basic bedroom were changed from the red segment of the BB9 eye, to a sequence of stars, and the beds were larger and more comfortable than in BB9. There was also a sign saying "You don't have to be mad to live here....but it helps" on one of the walls. The bathroom was completely gold, leaving no blue decor. The showers were closed off to give the celebrities privacy, although there were microphones in the showers. The garden house walls are now mainly blue and the pool has been taken out. The jail is now larger and includes a bench and mirror. A new heated sitting area was put in place and there appeared to be no spa or pool replacement. The smoking area, which contained a wall with dolls' faces with no eyes on, was moved for protection against the elements. The living area remained largely unchanged apart from some added weights and gym equipment.

Daily summary

Day 1 EntrancesLa Toya, Mutya, Verne, Tommy, Lucy, Ben, Tina, Coolio, Michelle, Terry and Ulrika entered the Big Brother House on Day 1.
EventsTerry became the Head of House as he was the only housemate left without a bed.
Day 2 TasksFor today's task, housemates had to decide between themselves who should receive which credit. One housemate would receive a starring credit, two would get a 'co-starring' credit, two would receive a 'featuring' credit, three housemates would be extras and 3 housemates would get no credit at all. After they decided, Head of House Terry would film the credited housemates in a "closing credits style" which would be broadcast at the end of the highlights show. In a twist to the task, Terry secretly watched his fellow housemates' behaviour during the task and had to decide who has the most inflated ego. He chose Ulrika. This automatically put her up for eviction fo the first week. The housemates were to win two tokens for completing the task, but lost one, see punishments below.
Punishments A token that was won in the task was taken away from the housemates because La Toya went into Terry's private room earlier in the day.
Day 3 TasksThe task on Day 3 had housemates showcase their talents that made them famous to Head of House Terry. He chose Lucy as the least talented housemate stating she didn't impress him at all and her routine was boring. He also stated that he hadn't heard of her before she went in the house.
Day 4 TasksFor the task, housemates had to pair up and act like one another for an hour. The pairs were Tommy/La Toya, Michelle/Lucy, Coolio/Verne, Tina/Mutya, Ben/Ulrika. Terry had no partner but had to wear one piece of clothing from each other housemate. Housemates passed the task and, as a reward, Terry won a Thai takeaway meal.
Day 6 TasksFor this week's shopping task, housemates had to take part in 5 tasks associated with the rich and famous. Ben & Michelle had to become a celebrity couple in a task that tests their ability to work together. Verne and Ulrika had to perform a cover version of "Endless Love
Endless Love (song)

"Endless Love" is a song originally recorded as a duet between soul music singers Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, who wrote the song. In this ballad , the singers declare their "endless love" for one another....
" as Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie

Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning United States singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records....
 and Diana Ross
Diana Ross

Diane Ernestine "Diana" Ross is a recording artist, actress, and entertainer. During the 1960s, she helped shape the Motown Sound as lead singer of The Supremes before leaving for a solo career in the beginning of 1970....
. La Toya and Tommy had to become contestants on a reality TV series
Dancing on Ice

Dancing on Ice is a United Kingdom television show, in which celebrities and their professional partners Figure skating in front of a panel of judges....
 and learn ice-skating from a DVD. Tina, Lucy and Coolio had to become members of the paparazzi
Paparazzi

File:Paparazzi by David Shankbone.jpgPaparazzi is a plural term for photographers who take unstaged and/or candid photographys of celebrities caught unaware....
 and stake out the garden for 24 hours and photograph any non-housemate celebrities, including Michael Barrymore
Michael Barrymore

Michael Ciaran Parker is an England comedian better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, who appeared as a presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1990s....
, Michelle Marsh, Nikki Grahame
Nikki Grahame

Nicola Rachele-Beth Grahame is an England model and columnist , who rose to fame in the UK when she was chosen to be a housemate on Big Brother in 2006....
, Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes

Chesney Lee Hawkes , is an England pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. He is best known for his 1991 single "The One and Only ", which topped the music chart in the United Kingdom and went Top 10 in the U.S....
, Alice Barry
Alice Barry

Alice Barry is an England actress.Her first regular television role was playing Peggy Hargreaves in Clocking Off. She regularly appeared in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and Bob & Rose, and has had minor roles in Linda Green and The Royal....
 and Rebecca Ryan
Rebecca Ryan

Rebecca Ryan is an English actress from Manchester. She is best known as List of characters from Shameless#Debbie Gallagher in the Channel 4 series Shameless....
 who appeared over the garden wall on a crane. Mutya and Terry had to join and worship at the shrine of a celebrity cult
Cult

This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice"; for that usage see Cult . See Cult for more meanings of the term "cult"....
. Housemates had to pass 3 of the 5 tasks in order to get a luxury shopping budget for the next week. However, housemates only passed 2 of the 5 set tasks, therefore they failed the task, and received a basic shopping budget of £1 per head per day.
Day 7EventsDuring the task which started the day before Coolio started annoying a tired Lucy causing her to leave the paparazzi
Paparazzi

File:Paparazzi by David Shankbone.jpgPaparazzi is a plural term for photographers who take unstaged and/or candid photographys of celebrities caught unaware....
 area. The paparazzi did not snap Michael Barrymoore causing their section of the task to fail. Tommy and La Toya's ice skating routine was also a failure as Tommy did not perform the steps correctly. Mutya and Terry did not pass their made up cult as they did not get to the Chesney Hawkes statue several times. With these three failures the entire task was failed.
Day 8 ExitsLucy was the first housemate to be evicted with 57% of the public vote.
Day 9 TasksToday's task was to perform a dance routine to the Eric Prydz song "Call on Me
Call on Me (Eric Prydz song)

"Call on Me" is a song performed by Sweden disc jockey and record producer Eric Prydz. The single received moderate sales success and topped several record charts....
".
Day 10 TasksThe task for day 10 was a test where housemates had to get questions correct or the rest of the house got an electric shock through a lycra suit.
Day 12 EventsToday was the first time all the housemates nominated. Ulrika received 5 nominations and Michelle, Mutya and Tina all received 3 nominations meaning causing all 4 to be put up for eviction.
Day 13 TasksThe housemates had to pretend to be toys for this week's shopping task. Tommy and Coolio had to be cars and go to the car wash every time the song Car Wash
Car Wash (song)

"Car Wash" is a 1976 number-one single by Rose Royce for MCA Records, the group's debut single and one of the most notable hits of the disco era....
 was played. Michelle and Verne had to be bears and eat a whole pot of honey in a day. Ulrika had to become a Native American
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
 and shoot a target with a bow and arrow. Terry and Tina had to dance as ballerinas. Ben had to hide and scare someone dressed as a dinosaur. Mutya and La Toya had to do a dance routine on a giant piano. Also when the sound of children laughing was played into the House, housemates had to get into a large toy box in the dining area in less than 1 minute. Then a group of children ran around the House and the housemates had to stay still until they left.
Day 15 ExitsTina was the second housemate to be evicted with 38.8% of the public vote. Mutya was the first housemate to walk out of the house. She left at approximately 11.40pm.
Day 17 TasksThe housemates were each given 3 chillis to eat. For each chilli they ate they were awarded a treat for the party later that day. Housemates nearly got all the luxury items for the party.
EventsHousemates nominated for the second time. Michelle received 3 nominations and Ulrika , placing them both up for nomination for the secret surprise eviction the following day. Later on there was a party for the housemates.
Day 18 ExitsMichelle became the third housmate to be evicted with 67% of the public vote.
Day 20 TasksHousemates were asked to complete Big Brother dares, if they passed these dares they would receive a token and if they failed the penalty would be going to jail. Tommy was the only housemate to fail, therefore they won 6 tokens.
ExitsLa Toya and Tommy were evicted after receiving the least votes to win (6.6% and 9.2%).
Day 5 Day 12 Day 17 Final
Day 22
UlrikaNominated Ben,
La Toya
Terry,
Tommy
Winner
(Day 22)
Terry Ulrika,
Lucy,
Ben
Michelle,
Ulrika
Ben,
Verne
Runner-Up
(Day 22)
Coolio Ben
to save
Ulrika,
Michelle
Ulrika,
Michelle
3rd Place
(Day 22)
Verne Ben
to save
Ulrika,
Tina
Ulrika,
Terry
4th Place
(Day 22)
BenNominated Tina,
Mutya
Ulrika,
Coolio
5th Place
(Day 22)
Tommy Ben
to save
Ulrika,
Mutya
Ulrika,
Michelle
Evicted
(Day 20)
La Toya Ben
to save
Ulrika,
Mutya
Ulrika,
Michelle
Evicted
(Day 20)
Michelle Ben
to save
Tina,
Coolio
Coolio,
Tommy
Evicted
(Day 18)
Mutya Lucy
to save
Tommy,
Verne
Walked
(Day 15)
Tina Ulrika
to save
Michelle,
Ben
Evicted
(Day 15)
LucyNominated Evicted
(Day 8)
Weekly
note
See
note 1
none See
note 2
Walked none Mutya none
Against
public vote
Lucy,
Ulrika
Michelle,
Mutya,
Tina,
Ulrika
Michelle,
Ulrika
Ben,
Coolio,
La Toya,
Terry,
Tommy,
Ulrika,
Verne
Evicted
(% of
public vote)
Lucy
57%
to evict
Tina
38.8%
to evict
Michelle
67%
to evict
La Toya
6.6%
(out of 7)
Tommy
9.2%
(out of 7)
Ben
15.2%
(out of 5)
Verne
15.8%
(out of 5)
Coolio
25.3%
(out of 3)
Terry
43.3%
(out of 2)
Ulrika
56.7%
to win


In Week 1 as Head of House Terry nominated Ulrika, Lucy and Ben. On Day 5, housemates then chose who they wanted to save from eviction, they chose Ben.
All Housemates faced the vote to win, and the two with the least votes left in a double eviction on Day 20, ahead of the final on Day 22.


Totals

Ben Coolio LaToya Lucy Michelle Mutya Terry Tina Tommy Ulrika Verne
4 3 1 1 6 3 2 3 3 11 2


Ratings


All ratings are taken from BARB, a consortium that announces viewing figures that are considered "official," that is, take into account not only overnight figures but also recordings. BARB figures are usually released about a week after each episode; however, percentages in parentheses are from overnight sources. Week 1 includes the launch week, which consists only of a Friday show.

Week 1Week 2Week 3
Saturdayno show 3.4m
13%
2.7m
10%
(2.05m)
9%
Sunday 3.6m
13%
2.9m
10%
(2.18m)
8%
Monday 4.0m
15%
2.6m
11%
(2.21m)
6%
(3.0m)
16%
Tuesday 3.8m
15%
3.2m
14%
(2.32m)
14%
2.0m
14%
Wednesday 3.6m
14%
3.2m
14%
2.4m
10%
2.7%
14%
Thursday 3.5m
13%
2.8m
12%
2.7m
11%
Friday 6.1m
24%
4.1m
14%
3.3m
14%
3.0m
13%
3.0m
15%
2.3m
13%
3.5m
18%
Weekly
average
3.7m
15%
2.8m
13%
 
Running
average
3.7m
15%
3.3m
14%
 
Series
average
3.1m
14%


NB: figures in parentheses are overnight figures used as placeholders; they are not counted in averages once official ratings are released
C4+1 ratings are shown below BARB and overnight ratings; these are only factored in when o5.9mfficial ratings are released and are added to official figures
blue-coloured boxes denote live shows


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