Celebrity Big Brother 2010 (UK)
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Celebrity Big Brother 2010 was the seventh and final series of Celebrity Big Brother to air on Channel 4
and E4. It began on Sunday 3 January 2010 and aired for 27 days until the final on 29 January 2010, the longest ever celebrity series in the UK. The series launched with 6.7 million viewers, and went on to become the most watched series of Big Brother UK since 2007
, averaging 3.7 million viewers per night Davina McCall
returned as main presenter, also hosting Big Brother's Big Mouth. George Lamb
also returned to present Big Brother's Little Brother. The show was sponsored by the bed retailer Dreams
, who also sponsored the previous celebrity series
. Alex Reid
won the show with 65.9% of the final vote, hence being the final Channel 4 Celebrity Big Brother winner. Alex's percentage equates to 36.88% in real terms, beating the series runner-up by a margin of over 17%.
On 13 December 2009, the first trailer was aired on Channel 4, during a screening of film Elf
. A hell
theme, similar to Big Brother 5 and Big Brother 9
was hinted with a tagline in the trailer that said: "Hell Lies in Others". Five days later on 18 December 2009, the first full 30-second long trailer was aired, with the eye present.
Channel 4 has announced that it will resume its tradition of donating some of its income made from the premium-rate telephone lines
; votes will be increased to 50p (an increase from 35p), with 15p going to Comic Relief
and the donations from the phone votes from the 16th January 2010 to the finale will go to support the relief efforts in Haiti following the recent earthquake
.
's Inferno
and the quote "Abandon hope all ye who enter here." She has also stated as well that the house was influenced by the quote "Hell is other people" by Jean-Paul Sartre
; the house lacks any private quarters for the housemates to be in solitude.
(born 21 August 1975) is an English
professional mixed martial arts
fighter, best known for being the then-boyfriend (now ex-husband) of Katie Price following her split from Peter Andre
. He won the show on Day 27 with 65.9% of the public vote.
(born 29 November 1979) is an English
R&B singer, songwriter
and record producer
. Most famous for being one of the founder members of Another Level
who had a UK number 1 single in 1998. He finished in 2nd place.
(born 30 December 1965) is an American
"Hollywood Madam
". Heidi was the second housemate to be evicted on Day 13 with 28.6% of the vote.
(born February 20, 1949) the former wife of Donald Trump
, is a Czech-American
fashion model and socialite
. Ivana escaped the double eviction on Day 20 with only 21% of the total vote and was the only female housemate to survive a public vote against male housemates. On Day 25, she was evicted from the House as she had the least amount of votes to win (5.74%).
, (born 22 December 1984) is a Swedish record producer
and singer-songwriter
. He finished in 4th.
-born Russian
model best known for being the ex-girlfriend of The Rolling Stones
' Ronnie Wood. She was, with 44% of the vote, the first housemate to be evicted on Day 13.
aka Sov (born 19 December 1985) is an English
rapper and grime
artist. She narrowly escaped the first eviction with only 27.4% of the total vote on Day 13 but she was evicted three days later with 69.5% of the vote.
, also known as Nicola T, (born 2 December 1982) is an English
Page 3 Girl, and glamour model. She was evicted on Day 25. After her eviction, 'Nicola T' was replaced in the Big Brother House by Davina McCall, on the 25th Day as part of a twist.
(born 9 November 1978), is an American
R&B singer, best known for his hit single Thong Song
in 2000. He was the 5th person to be evicted with 29% of the public vote on Day 20.
(born 28 February 1947) is an English
actress, best known for her acting roles in Dynasty
and Coronation Street
. Stephanie left in fifth place in the final with 8.6% of the vote to win.
(born 12 May 1966) is an American
actor, the youngest of the Baldwin brothers
. He was the 4th person to be evicted with 50% of the public vote on Day 20.
(born 5 January 1965) is a British
film actor and former football player. He finished in 3rd place.
(George Alan O'Dowd) had his request to appear on the final series of Celebrity Big Brother turned down by the Probation Service. O'Dowd was convicted in January 2009 for false imprisonment after he handcuffed a Norwegian
man to a wall in his east London home. He was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment. Released from prison in May 2009 on licence from Her Majesty's Prison Service
, various conditions were applied to his licence conditions, which terminate in April 2010. O'Dowd applied to the High Court for judicial review of the National Probation Service's decision to refused his request to reside in the Big Brother house and not to report to his probation officer during his time in the house (or alternatively for the probation officer to meet him in the Big Brother house). Richard Clayton QC, representing the Probation Service, said O'Dowd's participation would pose "a high level of risk" to the service's reputation. Mr Clayton argued that if he used the show to promote his status as a celebrity and earn "a lucrative sum of money" it could undermine public confidence in the criminal justice system. The judge accepted that the Probation Service's decision was not unreasonable, meaning that O'Dowd could not appear.
', McCall responded by laughing and Jones then mimed what he meant. Despite immediate protests by disability charities, individual disabled people and a Facebook campaign, Channel 4 initially responded "It is important that within the context and structure of the programme that participants have the right to express themselves without censure". It was not until 12 February that Channel 4 removed the incident from its on-demand service 4oD and issued an apology, blaming the failure on the 'tiredness' of production staff. Jones and McCall issued apologies via their respective publicists at around the same time. The tardiness of the response drew unfavourable comment from disability groups, particularly following Channel 4's action in the 2007 Celebrity Big Brother racism incident, where contestants were warned over their conduct.
member and television personality, Kerry Katona
, was asked to appear in the series and accepted the offer. Katona was reportedly expected to be paid £250,000 to appear on the show and was hoping to use the money to get her out of financial troubles and use the appearance to relaunch her career and public image after years of negative media coverage. However, Katona failed the psychiatric assessments that all potential participants have to go through to ensure they can cope with confinement in the house. The reason for her failure of the tests was down to her bipolar disorder
, with the psychiatrists deeming her "unfit" to enter the house.
Katona finally entered Big Brother on 18 August 2011 for Channel 5's first series
of Celebrity Big Brother.
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely 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...
and E4. It began on Sunday 3 January 2010 and aired for 27 days until the final on 29 January 2010, the longest ever celebrity series in the UK. The series launched with 6.7 million viewers, and went on to become the most watched series of Big Brother UK since 2007
Big Brother 2007 (UK)
Big Brother 2007 was the eighth series of the United Kingdom reality television programme Big Brother, airing on Channel 4, with a number of closely associated programmes also airing on E4....
, averaging 3.7 million viewers per night Davina McCall
Davina McCall
Davina McCall is an English television presenter and actress, most notable as the presenter of the UK version of Big Brother up until its move to Channel 5.- Early life :...
returned as main presenter, also hosting Big Brother's Big Mouth. George Lamb
George Lamb (presenter)
George Martin Lamb is a Scottish-born British radio and TV presenter. He is the son of actor Larry Lamb.-Career:Lamb's radio career peaked with presenting his own daytime show on BBC Radio 6 Music for two years from October 2007 to November 2009, before being moved the early weekend mornings for 6...
also returned to present Big Brother's Little Brother. The show was sponsored by the bed retailer Dreams
Dreams (bed retailer)
Dreams is a UK bed retailer and manufacturer with over 200 stores throughout the United Kingdom. Its head office is located in Loudwater, High Wycombe.-1980s:In 1985 Mike Clare opened the 'Sofa-bed' shop in Uxbridge...
, who also sponsored the previous celebrity series
Celebrity Big Brother 2009 (UK)
Celebrity Big Brother 2009 was the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother. It began on 2 January 2009 and ran for 22 days until 23 January 2009. It was broadcast on Channel 4. The launch show was watched by approximately 6.4 million people...
. Alex Reid
Alex Reid (MMA)
Alexander Aristides Reid is an English mixed martial artist, kickboxer and actor who used the nickname The Reidernator. Reid has fought for Cage Rage, BAMMA and Cage Rage UK...
won the show with 65.9% of the final vote, hence being the final Channel 4 Celebrity Big Brother winner. Alex's percentage equates to 36.88% in real terms, beating the series runner-up by a margin of over 17%.
Pre-series
A Celebrity Big Brother 2010 pre-series special show, Top 20 Celebrity Big Brother Moments, featured the series' most memorable moments of the show according to viewers who have voted online. The show aired on E4 on 28 December 2009. Within the special, the new graphics for the upcoming series were introduced.On 13 December 2009, the first trailer was aired on Channel 4, during a screening of film Elf
Elf (film)
Elf is a 2003 comedy film directed by Jon Favreau, written by David Berenbaum and starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, and Zooey Deschanel. It was released in the United States on November 7, 2003 and grossed over $220,400,000 worldwide.-Plot:A baby crawls into Santa Claus' sack while he is...
. A hell
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
theme, similar to Big Brother 5 and Big Brother 9
Big Brother 2008 (UK)
Big Brother 2008 was the ninth series of the British reality television series Big Brother, that aired on Channel 4 and E4. The series was launched on 5 June 2008, and ran for 13 weeks until 5 September 2008. The winner of Big Brother 2008 was Rachel Rice who beat bookies' favourite Michael Hughes...
was hinted with a tagline in the trailer that said: "Hell Lies in Others". Five days later on 18 December 2009, the first full 30-second long trailer was aired, with the eye present.
Channel 4 has announced that it will resume its tradition of donating some of its income made from the premium-rate telephone lines
Premium-rate telephone number
Premium-rate telephone numbers are telephone numbers for telephone calls during which certain services are provided, and for which prices higher than normal are charged. Unlike a normal call, part of the call charge is paid to the service provider, thus enabling businesses to be funded via the calls...
; votes will be increased to 50p (an increase from 35p), with 15p going to Comic Relief
Comic Relief
Comic Relief is an operating British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Lenny Henry in response to famine in Ethiopia. The highlight of Comic Relief's appeal is Red Nose Day, a biennial telethon held in March, alternating with sister project Sport Relief...
and the donations from the phone votes from the 16th January 2010 to the finale will go to support the relief efforts in Haiti following the recent earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
.
Eye
The eye logo was revealed on 14 December 2009 on the Channel 4 website. It is the first time that the logo has been based on a real eye since series one in 2000. It is also the first time ever that the Celebrity Big Brother eye was not based on the eye from the summer series before it.House
Official images of the House's entrance, living area, kitchen, and the bathroom were released on the show's website on 29 December 2009. This was the first time that a brand new house was used for a celebrity series. Usually, Celebrity Big Brother uses the same house as the summer series which preceded it. The main entrance has red paint covering the walls, with black carpet covering the floor. The entrance to the diary room resembles a fiery inferno. Going inside the main House, a luxurious red carpet covers the whole room, with black and gold walls. Gilded panels were a new installment in the ceiling. A brand new velvet seating area and dining table finished the whole area. The kitchen was also given a big makeover, similar to a restaurant kitchen, but reportedly based upon an autopsy laboratory. The bathroom's colours for this series varies a little from the "hell" theme given, as the colours in the room are a cream blue. As well, a snug was installed in the garden, complete with two couches, throws, and a fireplace. Also installed in the garden was a tree known as the Tree of Temptation, who would give housemates secret tasks to complete in order to get a luxury prize. Executive producer Shirley Jones stated that the house was heavily based on DanteDANTE
Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe is a not-for-profit organisation that plans, builds and operates the international networks that interconnect the various national research and education networks in Europe and surrounding regions...
's Inferno
Inferno
Inferno means "Hell" in both Italian and Portuguese, so this word may refer to:*Hell*Conflagration, a large uncontrolled fire.-Literature:* Inferno , the first part of Dante's Divine Comedy...
and the quote "Abandon hope all ye who enter here." She has also stated as well that the house was influenced by the quote "Hell is other people" by Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy, particularly Marxism, and was one of the key figures in literary...
; the house lacks any private quarters for the housemates to be in solitude.
Alex Reid
Alex ReidAlex Reid (MMA)
Alexander Aristides Reid is an English mixed martial artist, kickboxer and actor who used the nickname The Reidernator. Reid has fought for Cage Rage, BAMMA and Cage Rage UK...
(born 21 August 1975) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
fighter, best known for being the then-boyfriend (now ex-husband) of Katie Price following her split from Peter Andre
Peter André
Peter James Andrea , better known by the stage name as Peter Andre, is an English-born Australian musician, singer-songwriter, television personality and businessman. As a recording artist, he has achieving four top 10 UK albums and ten top 10 singles.-Early life:Andre was born at Northwick Park...
. He won the show on Day 27 with 65.9% of the public vote.
Dane Bowers
Dane BowersDane Bowers
Dane Bowers is an English R&B singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer. He was a part of R&B boyband Another Level between 1997 and 2000 when he performed on seven Top 10 singles...
(born 29 November 1979) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
R&B singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. Most famous for being one of the founder members of Another Level
Another Level
Another Level were an English soul and R&B influenced boy band, active in the late 1990s.-History:The members were Mark Baron born 17 August 1974, Dane Bowers born 29 November 1979, Bobak Kianoush born 1 November 1978 and Wayne Williams born 19 January 1978...
who had a UK number 1 single in 1998. He finished in 2nd place.
Heidi Fleiss
Heidi FleissHeidi Fleiss
Heidi Lynne Fleiss is an American former madam, and also a columnist and television personality regularly featured in the 1990s in American media. She is often referred to as the "Hollywood Madam"....
(born 30 December 1965) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
"Hollywood Madam
Madam
Madam, or madame, is a polite title used for women which, in English, is the equivalent of Mrs. or Ms., and is often found abbreviated as "ma'am", and less frequently as "ma'm". It is derived from the French madame, which means "my lady", the feminine form of lord; the plural of ma dame in this...
". Heidi was the second housemate to be evicted on Day 13 with 28.6% of the vote.
Ivana Trump
Ivana TrumpIvana Trump
Ivana Trump is a former Olympic athlete, socialite, and fashion model noted for her marriage to mogul Donald Trump.-Early years:...
(born February 20, 1949) the former wife of Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
, is a Czech-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
fashion model and socialite
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
. Ivana escaped the double eviction on Day 20 with only 21% of the total vote and was the only female housemate to survive a public vote against male housemates. On Day 25, she was evicted from the House as she had the least amount of votes to win (5.74%).
Jonas Altberg
Jonas Altberg, better known as BasshunterBasshunter
Jonas Erik Altberg , better known by his stage name Basshunter, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. He is best known for his number one hits "Boten Anna", "Dota", "Now You're Gone" and "All I Ever Wanted". Basshunter has so far released a total of six albums, two of which have...
, (born 22 December 1984) is a Swedish record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. He finished in 4th.
Katia Ivanova
Ekaterina "Katia" Ivanova (born 13 August 1988) is a KazakhstanKazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
-born Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
model best known for being the ex-girlfriend of The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
' Ronnie Wood. She was, with 44% of the vote, the first housemate to be evicted on Day 13.
Lady Sovereign
Lady SovereignLady Sovereign
Louise Amanda Harman , better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is an English rapper & grime artist. She is noted for her professional success in performing styles of music generally dominated by males...
aka Sov (born 19 December 1985) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rapper and grime
Grime (music)
Grime is a style of music that emerged from Bow, East London, England in the early 2000s, primarily as a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop...
artist. She narrowly escaped the first eviction with only 27.4% of the total vote on Day 13 but she was evicted three days later with 69.5% of the vote.
Nicola Tappenden
Nicola TappendenNicola Tappenden
Nicola Tappenden , also known by her modelling name Nicola T, is an English former Page 3 Girl and glamour model....
, also known as Nicola T, (born 2 December 1982) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Page 3 Girl, and glamour model. She was evicted on Day 25. After her eviction, 'Nicola T' was replaced in the Big Brother House by Davina McCall, on the 25th Day as part of a twist.
Sisqó
Mark Althavean Andrews, known by his stage name SisqóSisqó
Mark Durrell Andrews , known by his stage name Sisqó, is an American R&B singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of R&B group Dru Hill, and also for "Thong Song", a song from his first solo LP, Unleash the Dragon, that became an international hit. - Biography :Sisqó was born Mark...
(born 9 November 1978), is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B singer, best known for his hit single Thong Song
Thong Song
"Thong Song" is a 2000 song recorded by Sisqó of Dru Hill for the Def Soul imprint of Def Jam. The song was issued as the second single from Sisqó's Unleash the Dragon LP in February 2000, and was its second biggest hit....
in 2000. He was the 5th person to be evicted with 29% of the public vote on Day 20.
Stephanie Beacham
Stephanie BeachamStephanie Beacham
Stephanie Beacham is a British television, film and theatre actress. Making her film debut in 1971's The Nightcomers opposite Marlon Brando and becoming more well-known on British television in the BBC series Tenko and the ITV series Connie , her worldwide breakthrough came as a result of playing...
(born 28 February 1947) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress, best known for her acting roles in Dynasty
Dynasty (TV series)
Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado...
and Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
. Stephanie left in fifth place in the final with 8.6% of the vote to win.
Stephen Baldwin
Stephen BaldwinStephen Baldwin
Stephen Andrew Baldwin is an American actor, director, producer and author. One of the Baldwin brothers, he is known for his roles as William F. Cody in the western show The Young Riders and as Stuart in the movie Threesome...
(born 12 May 1966) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor, the youngest of the Baldwin brothers
Baldwin brothers
- Acting :Four American brothers who have all become actors:* Alec Baldwin * Daniel Baldwin * William "Billy" Baldwin * Stephen Baldwin - Film :...
. He was the 4th person to be evicted with 50% of the public vote on Day 20.
Vinnie Jones
Vinnie JonesVinnie Jones
Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones is an English film actor and retired Welsh footballer.Born in Hertfordshire, England, Jones represented and captained the Welsh national football team, having qualified via a Welsh grandparent. He also previously played for Chelsea and Leeds United. As a member of the...
(born 5 January 1965) is a British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
film actor and former football player. He finished in 3rd place.
Summary
A summary of what happened by day is provided below.| Day 1 | Entrances | Stephen, Nicola, Alex, Stephanie, Lady Sovereign, Sisqó, Dane, Heidi, Jonas, Katia and Vinnie entered the Big Brother House on Day 1. |
|---|---|---|
| Task | On launch night, Housemates had five minutes to fit inside a Mini Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... . Any housemate not inside the car was "warned". All housemates managed to fit inside, therefore, they all passed, winning themselves two bottles of champagne. |
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| Day 2 | Task | Housemates participated in a William Tell William Tell William Tell is a folk hero of Switzerland. His legend is recorded in a late 15th century Swiss chronicle.... style shooting task to try and win bonus shopping items. Sov, Vinnie, and Stephanie alternated being human targets, and the other housemates had to shoot paint-filled balloons at chosen food items on a platform above the target's head with a leg-operated slingshot. To win the food item, the shooter had to hit the board above the target's head or the food item itself. Housemates successfully won milk Milk Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many... , fresh cheese Cheese Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms.... , mayonnaise Mayonnaise Mayonnaise, , often abbreviated as mayo, is a sauce. It is a stable emulsion of oil, egg yolk and either vinegar or lemon juice, with many options for embellishment with other herbs and spices. Lecithin in the egg yolk is the emulsifier. Mayonnaise varies in color but is often white, cream, or pale... , ketchup Ketchup Ketchup is a sweet-and-tangy condiment typically made from tomatoes, vinegar, sugar or high-fructose corn syrup and an assortment of... , salt, and fajita Fajita A fajita is a term found in both traditional Mexican cuisine and in Tex-Mex cuisine, commonly referring to any grilled meat served on a flour or corn tortilla. The term originally referred to the cut of beef used in the dish which is known as skirt steak. Popular meats today also include chicken,... s. |
| Day 3 | Events | Vinnie celebrated his 45th birthday inside the House. |
| Task | Big Brother called Vinnie to answer a ringing telephone inside a booth that was placed in the garden. Housemates had to free him – as the door to the booth was locked – by performing a series of tasks. Each task successfully completed would reveal one or more digits which was part of a code Vinnie had to relay over to Big Brother to 'learn his fate.' Housemates were unaware that if they passed the task, they would win Vinnie a surprise birthday party. Housemates passed the task, thereby winning Vinnie a birthday party. | |
| Day 4 | Task | The "Tree of Temptation" in the garden set Jonas a secret task to pour sand over another housemate's bed. If he did this without anyone else finding out, Big Brother would give Stephanie some Egyptian cotton bedsheets. Jonas failed the task as he told the other housemates about the task. |
| Punishments | For failing the "Tree of Temptation's" task, Jonas had to choose another housemate to share a punishment with him. He chose Lady Sovereign and both were locked in the task room with Jonas's song "All I Ever Wanted All I Ever Wanted (Basshunter song) "All I Ever Wanted" is a song by Swedish eurodance musician Basshunter. It is similar to his previous single "DotA" in that it is an English remake using music based on a previous Basshunter track, without any lyrical connection... " played in a loop. |
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| Day 5 | Task | The male housemates took part in the "Hunk-Off 2010", a contest involving an evening wear round, a swimwear round and a talent round. The female housemates gave each male points in every round. Sisqó won the task, Dane was 2nd, Jonas was 3rd, Alex finished 4th and Stephen was 5th. Vinnie hosted the contest. |
| Day 6 | Entrances | Ivana entered the House during Sisqó's magic act on Day 6. |
| Task | On the live special, all housemates performed in their own variety show Variety show A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling... , with the surprise that a new housemate would enter at the end of the performance. Heidi, Jonas, Katia and Nicola wore frilly dresses for a can-can dance. Stephanie performed a lone stand up routine. Vinnie performed ventriloquism with the help of his dummy, Stephen. Alex and Dane performed the song, "Especially for You Especially for You "Especially for You" was the fifth international single released from singer Kylie Minogue in time for the Christmas 1988 market and is a duet with Jason Donovan. It did not appear on her debut album but was included on Jason Donovan's 1989 debut album Ten Good Reasons. The track did appear on the... ". And finally, Sisqó performed a Vegas style magic show with help from his assistant, Sov. During Sisqó's act, Sov disappeared (she was actually in the diary room), with Ivana taking her place. Sov later reappeared saying that she had no idea Ivana was in the box with her. |
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| Day 7 | Task | The "Tree of Temptation" set Alex the task of kicking down the snowman in the garden - built by Jonas on Day 4 - kung fu Chinese martial arts Chinese martial arts, also referred to by the Mandarin Chinese term wushu and popularly as kung fu , are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common traits, identified as "families" , "sects" or... style, in return, he was given his punchbag for one hour. |
| Day 8 | Events | Heidi, Katia and Lady Sovereign were nominated for eviction. |
| Punishments | As Heidi and Stephen discussed nominations, Big Brother removed all of the food from the House and supplied housemates with chickpea Chickpea The chickpea is a legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae... s, lentil Lentil The lentil is an edible pulse. It is a bushy annual plant of the legume family, grown for its lens-shaped seeds... s and rice Rice Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies... . |
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| Day 9 | Task | For this weeks shopping task housemates had to run "Last Legs Retirement Home Retirement home A retirement home is a multi-residence housing facility intended for senior citizens. Typically each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms. Additional facilities are provided within the building, including facilities for meals, gathering, recreation, and some... " for two days. Stephanie and Ivana were carers to the rest of the housemates, who were old age Old age Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the average life span of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle... pension Pension In general, a pension is an arrangement to provide people with an income when they are no longer earning a regular income from employment. Pensions should not be confused with severance pay; the former is paid in regular installments, while the latter is paid in one lump sum.The terms retirement... ers. The OAPs had to eat liquidised food throughout the task and had to take part in an armchair aerobics Aerobics Aerobics is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and strength training routines with the goal of improving all elements of fitness... session with Mr Motivator Derrick Evans Derrick Errol Evans , better known as "Mr. Motivator", is a Jamaican-born British exercise instructor. He rose to fame in the early 1990s through appearances on the UK breakfast television show GMTV, where he dressed in tight, colourful spandex outfits... . For the first challenge, five residents of the home had to take part in a game of Countdown Countdown (game show) Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Jeff Stelling, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and over sixty-five... against the 2009 champion Chris Davies. |
| Day 10 | For the second challenge all the residents of the home completed a pensioner themed assault course - containing obstacles such riding a stairlift Stairlift A stairlift is a mechanical device for lifting people and wheelchairs up and down stairs. For sufficiently wide stairs, a rail is mounted to the treads of the stairs. A chair or lifting platform is attached to the rail... and finding a personalised bus pass Transit pass A transit pass is a ticket that allows a passenger of the service take either a certain number of pre-purchased trips, or unlimited trips within a fixed period of time... in a tank of blue rinse Blue rinse A blue rinse is a dilute hair dye used to reduce the yellowed appearance of greying hair on older women. The ability to see blue decreases with age due to the development of cataracts , so an older woman perceives her uncolored hair to have a yellow-tinge, and the blue rinse brings the color back... - in a total time of under 30 minutes. In the final challenge of the task, residents had to complete a crossword Crossword A crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or rectangular grid of white and shaded squares. The goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answers. In languages that are written left-to-right, the answer... with all the answers being words housemates have used to describe each other. The carers passed their part of the task, taking adequate care of the residents, but the residents failed the Countdown task and crossword task, which resulted in an overall fail and a basic shopping budget for the group. |
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| Day 11 | Task | Vinnie took part in a Mastermind Mastermind (TV series) Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness.Devised by Bill Wright, the basic format of Mastermind has never changed — four and in later contests five contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the... -style quiz on the Big Brother Welcome Pack, which he had read at least twice every day during his stay in the House. For every question he answered correctly he would receive a special prize for each member of the group. |
| Day 13 | Exits | Katia and Heidi became the first and second housemates to be evicted from the House with 44% and 28.6% of the public vote respectively. |
| Day 14 | Events | Lady Sovereign and Nicola were nominated for Day 16's eviction by their fellow housemates. This was revealed to them in fortune cookie Fortune cookie A fortune cookie is a crisp cookie usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and oil with a "fortune" wrapped inside. A "fortune" is a piece of paper with words of faux wisdom or a vague prophecy... s given to them with a Chinese takeaway. |
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| Day 16 | Task | On Day 16, Big Brother set the housemates a life drawing Figure drawing In art, a figure drawing is a study of the human form in its various shapes and body postures - sitting, standing or even sleeping. It is a study or stylized depiction of the human form, with the line and form of the human figure as the primary objective, rather than the subject person. It is a... task. Two models, Ivana and Nicola, were given flesh-coloured underwear and had to pose for the rest of the housemates to draw them. For completing their part in the task, Ivana won ten steak Steak A steak is a cut of meat . Most are cut perpendicular to the muscle fibers, improving the perceived tenderness of the meat. In North America, steaks are typically served grilled, pan-fried, or broiled. The more tender cuts from the loin and rib are cooked quickly, using dry heat, and served whole... s and Nicola won a photograph of her daughter. The housemate with the best drawing, Dane, won a cocktail Cocktail A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink that contains two or more ingredients—at least one of the ingredients must be a spirit.Cocktails were originally a mixture of spirits, sugar, water, and bitters. The word has come to mean almost any mixed drink that contains alcohol... . |
| Exits | Lady Sovereign was evicted with 69.5% of the public vote. | |
| Events | The remaining housemates nominated after the eviction. This was aired live and the housemates had up to thirty seconds to name their two nominees. Ivana, Sisqo and Stephen were nominated for the double eviction. | |
| Day 17 | Punishments | As the housemates allowed Lady Sovereign to leave the House with the key they won during a task, Big Brother swapped the sugar with the salt, turned the temperature in the bedroom to 27°C, turned off the electrical appliances and hot water, and replaced the sofas in the living area and the snug with wooden benches; to make things worse, the benches in the snug were painted with honey. Later, Big Brother replaced the beds with uncomfortable ones. |
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| Day 18 | Task | The housemates were split into three teams, who were required to fit the offal Offal Offal , also called, especially in the United States, variety meats or organ meats, refers to the internal organs and entrails of a butchered animal. The word does not refer to a particular list of edible organs, which varies by culture and region, but includes most internal organs other than... of a cow into a wire mesh cow. |
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| Day 20 | Task | Housemates were given a task of building a corner workstation with a chair using flat-pack furniture in 45 minutes. As Jonas was deemed to have an unfair advantage due to him being Swedish, he was given the task to sabotage the task. As housemates failed to build the workstation, Jonas passed the task and housemates were given a Swedish spa Spa The term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy. Spa towns or spa resorts typically offer various health treatments. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are... as a prize. |
| Exits | Stephen and Sisqó were the 4th and 5th people to be evicted with 50% and 29% of the public vote respectively. Ivana survived with 21%. | |
| Day 21 | Tasks |
Orange (fruit) An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world.... " (due to her tracksuit), telling Dane he looked like Danny DeVito Danny DeVito Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr. , better known as Danny DeVito, is an American actor, comedian, director and producer. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of Louie De Palma on the ABC and NBC television series Taxi , for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy.DeVito and his wife, Rhea Perlman,... , telling Jonas he looked like Roland Rat Roland Rat Roland Rat is a British television puppet character. He was created, operated and voiced by David Claridge, who had previously been behind the Mooncat puppet in the Children's ITV television programme Get Up and Go! David worked for Jim Henson, then the second series of The Young Ones... , telling Alex he had yellow teeth, telling Stephanie that she had "a big bush on her head" and telling Vinnie that he was getting fat. Charades Charades or charade is a word guessing game. In the form most played today, it is an acting game in which one player acts out a word or phrase, often by pantomiming similar-sounding words, and the other players guess the word or phrase. The idea is to use physical rather than verbal language to... ", where they had to mime infamous and embarrassing celebrity faux pas. They had one hour to mime 14 charades and for every correct mime they would receive an extra 5 minutes in bed in the morning. Housemates got them all correct in 13 minutes, meaning they received an extra 1 hour 10 minutes in bed the next morning. |
| Day 22 | Events |
Rick Astley Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries... Together Forever to wake them up. Nintendo is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel.... Wii Wii The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others... , pizza and other prizes. |
| Task | On Day 22, Big Brother set housemates the task of staying chained together in groups of two or three. Vinnie & Ivana, Alex & Dane and Stephanie, Nicola & Jonas stayed chained together for 6 hours and 45 minutes. | |
| Day 23 | Task | Ivana was told she had been nominated for a magazine show 'Kugel Fresh'. However she didn't know it was fake. The other housemates had to convince her it was real. Ivana won the fake award and the housemates had to spoil it for her by saying it was rubbish, at least three people had to drink out of it and at least one of them smash it. They achieved all three. For passing the task, they received an awards ceremony and a goody bag containg cosmetics and fake tan. |
| Day 24 | Task | Housemates were set the task of creating a bust of Lionel Richie Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records... blindfolded and using clay. While they were blindfolded, a Richie lookalike entered the house. He judged all the models and before he left he chose Stephanie as the winner of the task. At the end of the task Big Brother told the housemates that Richie was in the room while they were blindfolded. |
| Day 25 | Entrances | At 10.19pm Davina McCall Davina McCall Davina McCall is an English television presenter and actress, most notable as the presenter of the UK version of Big Brother up until its move to Channel 5.- Early life :... entered the house in a chicken costume, pretending to be Nicola. |
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FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... Fourth Round match between Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... and Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... . |
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| Day 27 | Exits | Stephanie left in 5th place, Jonas left in 4th and Vinnie finished in 3rd place. Later that night, Alex was announced as the winner, meaning Dane finished as the runner-up. |
Nominations table
| Day 8 | Day 14 | Day 16 | Final Day 27 |
Nominations received |
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| Alex | Heidi, |
, Sisqó |
Sisqó, Dane |
Winner (Day 27) |
4 | |
| Dane | Katia, Stephen |
, Ivana |
Ivana, Stephen |
Runner-Up (Day 27) |
4 | |
| Vinnie | Heidi, Stephen |
Alex, Nicola |
Sisqó, Alex |
Third Place (Day 27) |
0 | |
| Jonas | Heidi, Sisqó |
Sisqó, |
Ivana, Sisqó |
Fourth Place (Day 27) |
5 | |
| Stephanie | Jonas, Katia |
, Jonas |
Stephen, Ivana |
Fifth Place (Day 27) |
3 | |
| Nicola | Sisqó, Katia |
Stephen, |
Stephen, Ivana |
Evicted (Day 25) |
6 | |
| Ivana | Exempt | Jonas, Nicola |
Jonas, Stephen |
Evicted (Day 25) |
8 | |
| Sisqó | Heidi, Dane |
Ivana, Nicola |
Ivana, Alex |
Evicted (Day 20) |
7 | |
| Stephen | Jonas |
Nicola, Dane |
Nicola, Dane |
Evicted (Day 20) |
7 | |
| Heidi, Alex |
Ivana, Stephanie |
Evicted (Day 16) |
8 | |||
| Heidi | Stephanie |
Evicted (Day 13) |
5 | |||
| Katia | Nicola, Stephanie |
Evicted (Day 13) |
3 | |||
| Nomination note |
1 | none | 2 | 3 | ||
| Against public vote |
Heidi, Katia, |
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Ivana, Sisqó, Stephen |
Alex, Dane, Ivana, Jonas, Nicola, Stephanie, Vinnie |
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| Evicted | Katia 44% to evict |
69.5% to evict |
Stephen 50% to evict |
Ivana 5.74% (out of 7) |
Nicola 6% (out of 7) |
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| Stephanie 8.6% (out of 5) |
Jonas 12.8% (out of 5) |
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| Heidi 28.6% to evict |
Sisqó 29% to evict |
Vinnie 20.2% (out of 3) |
Dane 34.1% (out of 2) |
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| Alex 65.9% to win |
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Boy George legal exclusion
Originally intended by the producers as one of the housemates, Boy GeorgeBoy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
(George Alan O'Dowd) had his request to appear on the final series of Celebrity Big Brother turned down by the Probation Service. O'Dowd was convicted in January 2009 for false imprisonment after he handcuffed a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
man to a wall in his east London home. He was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment. Released from prison in May 2009 on licence from Her Majesty's Prison Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service is a part of the National Offender Management Service of the Government of the United Kingdom tasked with managing most of the prisons within England and Wales...
, various conditions were applied to his licence conditions, which terminate in April 2010. O'Dowd applied to the High Court for judicial review of the National Probation Service's decision to refused his request to reside in the Big Brother house and not to report to his probation officer during his time in the house (or alternatively for the probation officer to meet him in the Big Brother house). Richard Clayton QC, representing the Probation Service, said O'Dowd's participation would pose "a high level of risk" to the service's reputation. Mr Clayton argued that if he used the show to promote his status as a celebrity and earn "a lucrative sum of money" it could undermine public confidence in the criminal justice system. The judge accepted that the Probation Service's decision was not unreasonable, meaning that O'Dowd could not appear.
Disablism
During the January 29 broadcast of Big Brother's Big Mouth, Vinnie Jones accused Davina McCall of 'walking like a retardMental retardation
Mental retardation is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors...
', McCall responded by laughing and Jones then mimed what he meant. Despite immediate protests by disability charities, individual disabled people and a Facebook campaign, Channel 4 initially responded "It is important that within the context and structure of the programme that participants have the right to express themselves without censure". It was not until 12 February that Channel 4 removed the incident from its on-demand service 4oD and issued an apology, blaming the failure on the 'tiredness' of production staff. Jones and McCall issued apologies via their respective publicists at around the same time. The tardiness of the response drew unfavourable comment from disability groups, particularly following Channel 4's action in the 2007 Celebrity Big Brother racism incident, where contestants were warned over their conduct.
Kerry Katona's planned participation
Former Atomic KittenAtomic Kitten
Atomic Kitten were an English girl group from Liverpool, first established in 1997. Created by Andy McCluskey, the final line-up, and most commercially successful, consisted of Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon, and Jenny Frost...
member and television personality, Kerry Katona
Kerry Katona
Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona is an English media personality and singer best known for her television work, predominantly in light entertainment and reality shows. She has also been a pop singer with girl group Atomic Kitten, a magazine columnist, an actress, and the author of ghostwritten books...
, was asked to appear in the series and accepted the offer. Katona was reportedly expected to be paid £250,000 to appear on the show and was hoping to use the money to get her out of financial troubles and use the appearance to relaunch her career and public image after years of negative media coverage. However, Katona failed the psychiatric assessments that all potential participants have to go through to ensure they can cope with confinement in the house. The reason for her failure of the tests was down to her bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder, historically known as manic–depressive disorder, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition, and mood with or without one or...
, with the psychiatrists deeming her "unfit" to enter the house.
Katona finally entered Big Brother on 18 August 2011 for Channel 5's first series
Celebrity Big Brother 2011 (UK)
Celebrity Big Brother 2011 was the eighth series of Celebrity Big Brother and the first series of Big Brother UK to air on Channel 5. It launched on 18 August 2011 at 9 pm on Channel 5. It ran for 22 days concluding on 8 September 2011 and was followed by the twelfth regular series of Big Brother...
of Celebrity Big Brother.