There were 24 housemates in total in the
eighth seriesBig 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....
of Big Brother in the UKBig Brother is a reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Channel 4 and E4, and on S4C in Wales. Internationally, it is broadcast on the Polish network TVN. It is part of the Big Brother franchise first developed in the Netherlands, and is currently the second...
where they were observed by television viewers 24 hours a day and each week, one or more housemates were voted to be evicted by the general public until the winner, Brian Belo, was left.
All of the housemates that entered on the first day were female - a worldwide first for any
Big Brother series; then on the third day, a male housemate - Ziggy - entered the house. On 7 June 2007 it was announced on
Big Brother's Big Mouth that Day 10 would see the addition of two male housemates, in replacement of the cancelled eviction. These two housemates were Gerry and Seány. On 15 June, four new male housemates entered the house. They were Billi, Jonathan, Liam, and Brian. A new housemate called "Pauline" entered the house on 8 July, supposedly from
Big Brother Australia, however, her true identity was actress
Thaila ZucchiThaila Lucia Zucchi is a Italian-British singer and actress. She has appeared on Big Brother 8 in the UK, where she was acting the part of a fake Australian housemate called Pauline. She was also a member of the British band allSTARS*. She appeared in the FHM version of 'Do You Think I'm Sexy'...
, and worked as a mole for Big Brother, before being removed on Day 42 after she completed her task. On Day 59, five new people entered the Half-Way House, becoming Half-Way Housemates. A sixth housemate was supposed to enter on the same day, yet after a pre-entrance pep talk with producers, he decided against it. Two housemates from the main house swapped with two housemates from the house next door, and needed to battle their way back to the main house.
Amanda and Sam
Amanda Louise Marchant and
Samantha Joanne Marchant (born 26 June 1988) are the first set of twins ever to appear on
Big Brother in the UK. Both are social-care students from
KnuttonKnutton is an area in the Newcastle-under-Lyme. It lies between the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and the village of Silverdale....
,
Newcastle-under-LymeNewcastle-under-Lyme, known simply as Castle to many local people, is a market town in Staffordshire, England, and is the principal town of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is part of The Potteries Urban Area and North Staffordshire. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 73,944...
and before entering the house were students at
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester Metropolitan University is a university based in the city of Manchester, England and Cheshire, United Kingdom. It is the fifth largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers.- History :...
.. Nicknamed by the press as
Samanda, the pair celebrated their birthday on Day 28.
When the two entered the house, they were classified as separate housemates. Following an offer by Big Brother, the twins chose to become a single housemate on Day 69, meaning that the twins nominate together, participate in tasks together and face the public vote together. Amanda shared a kiss with Brian in the early hours of day 70. Despite being the bookies' favourite to win, Amanda and Sam came second and left the house on Day 94 with an overall winning voting percentage of 39.7%.
Amanda and Sam were the first housemates - since Stuart from Big Brother 5 - to make it to the final and to never have received a single nomination from their fellow housemates.
Amanda and Sam stayed in the Big Brother house longer than anybody else in the UK, 94 Days. Big Brother 8 was the longest series of Big Brother UK, and the twins were the first to enter on Launch night and second to last to leave on the final night.
Amy
Amy Alexandra(born 1986) is a 21-year-old glamour model from
LincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire. It also borders Northamptonshire for just 19 metres, England's shortest county boundary...
who entered the House on Day 59 as a 'halfway housemate'. Amy was evicted on Day 73 with 58% of the public vote.. Amy has since recently been unveiled as the new face of adult channel
Billi
Nabeel "Billi" Bhatti (born November 1981) is a model from
UxbridgeUxbridge is a town in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London, England. It is a suburban development situated west north-west of Charing Cross and near to the boundary with Buckinghamshire which is locally the River Colne...
,
West London. He has appeared in several music videos, including the one for
JameliaJamelia Niela Davis , known by her stage name Jamelia, is an English singer-songwriter and model, most famous for her use of a capella and prolific work in the R&B genre. She has released three studio albums, each of which has reached the Top 40 in her native UK, which collectively have spawned...
's
Beware of the Dog"Beware of the Dog" is a dance-pop song written by Jamelia, Stuart Crichton, Tommy Lee James, Karen Poole and Martin Gore, produced by Crichton for Jamelia's third album Walk with Me...
. His model stage name is Massimo. He was evicted on day 31. He now wrestles for IPW:UK
Brian
Olawale Mohammed "Brian" Belo (born 10 July 1987 in
NigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger...
) is the winner of the
eighth seriesBig 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....
of British reality television show
Big BrotherBig Brother is a reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Channel 4 and E4, and on S4C in Wales. Internationally, it is broadcast on the Polish network TVN. It is part of the Big Brother franchise first developed in the Netherlands, and is currently the second...
from
BasildonBasildon is a town located in the Basildon District of the county of Essex, England.It lies east of central London and south of the county town of Chelmsford...
,
EssexEssex is a county in the East of England region of the United Kingdom. The county town of Essex is Chelmsford.-History:In pre-Roman Britain the territories of Suffolk and Essex were home to the Trinovantes tribe, which had grown wealthy through intensive trade with the Roman Empire, contemporary...
. He celebrated his birthday on Day 42. He has recorded all episodes of previous series. Winning the show meant he became the recipient of the £100,000 first prize. Brian thereby became the youngest winner of a regular Big Brother series to date, as well as the first black regular series winner and the first series winner who was not in the house from Day 1.
Carole
Carole Ann Vincent (born May 1954) is a former sexual health worker, political activist and demonstrator from
East London. She has been arrested on numerous occasions for breaching the peace during
demonstrationA demonstration is a form of nonviolent action by groups of people in favor of a political or other cause, normally consisting of walking in a march and a meeting to hear speakers...
s. She was given the loudest and most positive applause from the audience on entering the house on the launch night. She stood for the Respect Party in the Markhouse Ward of
WalthamstowWalthamstow is a town in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, North East London, England, located north east of Charing Cross. Walthamstow is bordered to the north by Chingford, south by Leyton and Leytonstone, east by the southern reaches of Epping Forest at Woodford and west by Tottenham and...
in the
2006 UK Local ElectionLocal government elections took place in England on Thursday 4 May, 2006. Polling stations were open between 7:00 and 22:00.All London borough council seats were up for election, as well as a third of the seats on each of the metropolitan borough councils, and a third of some unitary authorities...
. Carole revealed that she had once taken part in an episode of the debate programme
Question TimeQuestion Time is a topical debate television programme in the United Kingdom, based on Any Questions?. The show typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer questions put to them by the audience.It is usually recorded...
, but was edited out after being warned for interrupting. Carole took 5th place with 4.9% of the winning votes and left the house on Day 94.
Chanelle
Chanelle Jade Hayes (born 11 November 1987) is a student from
WakefieldWakefield is the main settlement of the City of Wakefield metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder, it had a population of 76,886 in 2001.Wakefield was dubbed the "Merrie City" in the Middle Ages.-Toponymy:...
,
West YorkshireWest Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, studying Spanish, music and English at
NEW CollegeNEW College is a coeducational, sixth form college in Pontefract, near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England.-History:...
,
PontefractPontefract is an old, medievil town in West Yorkshire, England, near the A1 , the M62 motorway, and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250...
. She was adopted at a young age, after her mother was murdered. Chanelle started a relationship with fellow housemate Ziggy in the house, though they split up and got back together several times during the series. Chanelle was tested by Big Brother and had the highest IQ in the house, scoring 114. On Day 61, Chanelle left, but re-entered the house after seeing a psychologist. She re-entered the House on Day 89 as part of a task, however she had to leave minutes later. On 6th August 2009, Chanelle was rushed to hospital after taking an overdose of pain killers and red wine.
Charley
Charley Kazim Uchea (born 30 June 1985) is an unemployed self-styled '
it girlAn It girl or It-girl is a charming, sexy young woman who receives intense media coverage unrelated or disproportional to personal achievements. The reign of an "It girl" is usually temporary; some of the rising It girls will either become fully-fledged celebrities or their popularity will fade....
' from
LewishamLewisham is a district in south-east London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Lewisham. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, South-East London. She is a former lapdancer from
Stringfellow's NightclubPeter Stringfellow is an English club owner who has cultivated a "playboy" image in the British popular press. The son of a steelworker, he and his family briefly lived in London during the 1950s where he attended Finchley Catholic Grammar School...
(although she was fired twice for her over ostentatious dances) and first cousin to Sunderland footballer
Kieran RichardsonKieran Edward Richardson is an English footballer currently playing for Sunderland. He is a left-sided midfielder who is also comfortable playing in central midfield. He has also played at left back on occasion...
. Charley's entry was speculated by the British tabloid press. She has been fired from every job she's ever had. She was negatively received by the live audience on the launch night. Charley celebrated her birthday on Day 32. It was revealed that on Day 40 Charley had used the word "
niggaNigga is a term used in African American Vernacular English that began as an eye dialect form of the word nigger .- Use in language :...
", although in contrast to Emily (see below) this was not broadcast on the highlights show. She was fake evicted on Day 45, and put back after her interview. It was rumoured that she had been signed up by agent John Noel, who takes care of Big Brother's
Davina McCallDavina Lucy Pascale McCall is an English television presenter and actress, most notable for her work on Channel 4's Big Brother reality TV series.- Early life :...
and
Dermot O'LearyDermot O'Leary is a presenter of radio and television, best known for presenting Big Brother's Little Brother and, currently, The X Factor.-Early life:...
, and ex-housemate
Jade GoodyJade Cerisa Lorraine Goody was an English celebrity. She came into the public spotlight while appearing on the third series of the Channel 4 reality TV programme Big Brother in 2002, an appearance which led to her own television programmes and the launch of her own products after her eviction.In...
, causing some people to believe that this is why both Davina and Dermot are such big fans of hers. This rumour was refuted in a statement by Big Brother, where a spokesman explained, "No housemate selects an agent until they have been evicted from the house... A number of different agents have represented evicted housemates over the time, and many have represented more housemates than John Noel... No decision has been made on representation for Charley and that will not happen until she is out of the Big Brother house" . Charley was evicted on Day 59 with 85.6% of the public.
David
David Parnaby(born 1981) is a-25 year-old visual manager from
AyrAyr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde, in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205...
who entered the House on Day 59 as a 'halfway housemate'.
David was evicted on Day 66 with 37% of the vote.
Emily
Emily Elizabeth Parr (born 15 April 1988) is a drama student from
BristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London, and east of Cardiff.With an estimated population of 416,400 for the unitary authority in mid-2007, and a surrounding urban area with an estimated 561,500 residents, it is England's sixth, and...
. She describes herself as an "
indie rockIndie rock is a genre of rock music that originated in the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1980s. The term is often used to describe the means of production and distribution of independent underground music, as well as the style of music that was first associated with this means of...
and roll queen" and intelligent, claiming she could read from the age of two. Emily was put up for eviction in the first round of nominations when only Ziggy could nominate. However she was removed from the house when she called her fellow housemate Charley the word "
niggerNigger is a pejorative term and common ethnic slur against black people, and is English slang. In denoting “black person”, nigger originated as a variant of the Spanish and Portuguese noun negro derived from the Latin adjective niger...
" This was due to stricter rules imposed by
Big Brother which had been put into place after the previous series of
Celebrity Big Brother, which caused
controversyThe Celebrity Big Brother racism controversy was a series of events related to incidents of racist behaviour by contestants on the television series Celebrity Big Brother 2007 shown on British television station Channel 4...
due to remarks made about
Shilpa ShettyShilpa Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar , she has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, her first leading role being in the 1994 Aag. Although she has been through years of decline during her career, Shetty has been...
. Emily was called to the diary room to discuss this with Big Brother during the early hours, and had to leave without any further contact with the other housemates. Her removal from the house was a source of controversy, with over 1,000 complaints about her removal.
Emily later complained to Channel 4 regarding favouritism towards housemate Charley when she was not reprimanded for using the same racial slur despite Charley using the word in a completely different context.
In 2008, she landed a brief role of a prostitute in the horror film, The Wolfman, due for release in 2009. Presently, she is working part-time in a London-based American Apparel clothes shop.
Gerry
Gerasimos Vallerios "Gerry" Stergiopoulos (born 1976) is a 31-year-old, originally from
PatrasPatras is Greece's third largest urban centre and the capital of the prefecture of Achaea, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
in Greece. He moved to the UK in 1995. In his entry video, he claimed to be 29 years old. He has three degrees (BA, M.Sc, M.Phil,) in History of Art, Classical Archaeology and History from Edinburgh University and is half-way through a PhD on the influence Bronze Age Art had on Contemporary sculpture, to be submitted to the University of Athens. In 2002 he contributed a chapter to a book entitled
Cult and Death, about Archaeology and ancient history.
His subsequent career was entirely in the commercial Art world including training at the paintings department of Sotheby’s Olympia and working a well-known private gallery in St James, London.
He was the 13th housemate to enter the Big Brother house, the second boy after Ziggy. He kissed fellow housemate Seány on 18 June during a game of Truth Or Dare, sharing the first gay kiss of UK Big Brother. Gerry was evicted in Week 11, after requesting from the winners of the 'guru task' - Ziggy, Tracey and Amanda & Sam, to chose him for eviction over Carole who had received 50% of the votes that Friday night.
Following his 80 days at the Big Brother house Gerry appeared on "Big Brother's Little Brother", "Friday Night Project", on the panel of "
8 Out Of 10 Cats8 out of 10 Cats is a television comedy panel game made by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by...
", "
Richard and JudyRichard Madeley and Judith 'Judy' Finnigan are married television presenters. Since their marriage, their television appearances have been largely made as a couple, though each has had the occasional solo project. Madeley recently fronted the ITV show Fortune - Million Pound Giveaway...
" and other TV shows.
In October 2008 he released a dating manual for women, entitled "Treat them Keen and Keep them Keen" by Random House publishers. The book was favourably reviewed with double page spreads in the "Daily Mail" (29/10/08) the "Sun" (30/10/08) "Closer" magazine, as well as the ITV daytime show "Loose Women" (30/10/08)
His official website is www.treatthemmean.com
http://www.treatthemmean.com
Jonathan
Jonathan Durden (born 1957) entered on Day 17. He is a 49-year-old millionaire from
IslingtonIslington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is an inner-city district in London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street...
. He is widowed with two children, and postponed his wedding to his current fiancée to appear on
Big Brother, though he claimed to have not seen
Big Brother before. Jonathan walked on day 35 after being informed his 104-year-old grandmother had died.
Jonty
Jonty Stern (born 1971) is a 36-year-old museum visitor assistant from North London who entered the House on Day 59 as a 'halfway housemate'.
Jonty was voted 6th with 3% of the vote when the first count of the night was taken and left the house on Day 94. He was also the only original Halfway Housemate to make it to the final week. Jonty appeared on a September 2009 non-celebrity/regular episode of
The Weakest LinkThe Weakest Link is a television quiz show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment and used to air on BBC America...
, where he was voted off third.
Kara-Louise
Kara-Louise Horne(born 25 February 1985) is a student from North London who entered the House on Day 59 as a 'halfway housemate'.
She was
private schoolPrivate schools, also known as independent schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition, rather than relying on public funds...
educated, and believes private school is better than state school, and does not like 'common people'. Kara-Louise was evicted on Day 87, along with Tracey, in a double eviction.
Laura
Laura Jane Williams (born September 1983) is a
nannyA nanny or childminder is a person who looks after the child or children of another family. Childminding differs from nannying in that a nanny goes to the house of the child in order to care for it; childminders look after the child in the childminder's home...
from the
Rhondda ValleysRhondda Cynon Taf, or RCT, is a county borough in South Wales.The county borough borders Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly to the east, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to the south, Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Aberdare, Mountain Ash,...
, South Wales. She was evicted on Day 38. In her 38 days in the house, she spent over 400 hours in bed (which was over half of her time in the house).
Lesley
Lesley Brain (born 13 February 1947) is a retired head-hunter from
GloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. She is currently living off capital from her previous business. She is the oldest non-celebrity housemate to join the UK
Big Brother House so far. Lesley voluntarily left the House on Day 11. Lesley has published a book on her experiences, "A Minority of One - Lesley Brain's Story of Her Time in the Big Brother House", which is available from Amazon. She is now a regular commentator on local radio and has her own newspaper column, as well as writing a blog on her website www.lesleybrain.com.
Liam
Liam Andrew McGough (born 20 July 1984) is a tree surgeon from
LanchesterLanchester is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, and was in the former district of Derwentside . It is to the west of the city of Durham and from the former steel town of Consett, and has a population of slightly over 5,000 people.Although there was a small drift mine on the...
,
County DurhamCounty Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in North East England. The county town is Durham.The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington. The county has an industrial heritage and its economy was historically based on coal and iron mining...
. In the third week, Seány, Jonathan and Carole (the three people nominated for eviction that week) had to decide who out of the remaining housemates would win £100,000 - they unanimously decided Liam. He celebrated his birthday on Day 52. He was voted to go into the Half-Way House by Shanessa on Day 63. Liam was voted 3rd with 19.1% of the overall winning votes and left the house on Day 94.
Nicky
Nicky Maxwell (born 3 June 1979) is a 27 year-old bank worker, born in
MumbaiMumbai, formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city proper is the most-populous in the world, with approximately 14 million inhabitants. Along with the neighbouring suburbs of Navi Mumbai and Thane, it forms the world's 4th largest urban agglomeration, with around...
but now living in
WatfordWatford is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south, by the urban parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District...
. She was adopted at the age of 1 from
Mother TeresaMother Teresa , born Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu , was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun with Indian citizenship who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata , India in 1950...
's orphanage. In her audition tape she said that she did not like men because of their "bullshit". However, she kissed fellow housemate Liam on 18 June during a game of
Truth Or DareTruth or Dare? is a party game requiring a minimum of two players. The game is very popular with adolescents, but is also played by some adults and seniors.-Rules:...
, and has admitted to having feelings for him. On Day 5, she celebrated her birthday in the house. She became close friends with Charley, and Tracey, and was named as 'sneaky Nicky' by Gerry, and Liam. She was evicted on Day 52, to a crowd of outrageous boos.
Seány
Seán "Seány" O'Kane (born 14 February 1982) is a charity worker. He was born in
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, but currently resides in Manchester. He appeared in the 2002 movie
Bloody Sunday. He took leave from his job as a race relations worker in order to attend the verdict of the
trialPeople v. Jackson was a 2005 child sexual abuse trial involving recording artist Michael Jackson. The accuser was a boy, Gavin Arvizo, who was 13 years old at the time of the alleged crimes...
of
Michael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson , known as the "King of Pop", was an American musician and one of the most commercially successful and influential entertainers of all time...
; while there he was shown on
Late Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC from 1993 to 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and stand-up comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 a.m....
screaming at
Triumph, the Insult Comic DogTriumph, the Insult Comic Dog is a character puppet best known for mocking celebrities. Triumph was identified in the early appearances as a Yugoslavian Mountain Hound, hence his distinct Eastern European accent . As his name indicates, Triumph's comedic style is almost exclusively insult comedy...
, during a comedy segment. He has also stated that he converted to
IslamIslam Islam Islam ( al-’islām,
[There are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or , and whether the a is pronounced as in father, as in cat, or (when the stress is on the i) as in the a of sofa...]
in 2003, and practised the religion for a short time, but stopped after believing it to be in conflict with his homosexuality. He kissed fellow housemate Gerry on 18 June.
Seány was the second person to be evicted from the Big Brother house, as he left on Day 24. He was visibly shocked as Davina announced live that he had received the most votes from the public and that he would be leaving the Big Brother House.
Shabnam
Shabnam Paryani (born November 1984) is from
North LondonNorth London is the northern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes.-Boundary Commission:At its widest extent, North London is the part of Greater London that is north of the River Thames...
. She had previously appeared on the Channel 4 programmes. Shabnam was put up for eviction against Emily in the first round of nominations. The following week she faced the public vote along with Carole and Tracey and was the first housemate who chose to be evicted by public vote.
Shanessa
Shanessa Reilly (born 1980) is a 27-year-old care assistant and stripper from
CardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales. According to recent estimates, the...
who entered the House on Day 59 as a 'halfway housemate'. Shanessa won the task of jumping out of a box close to the time of 8:10pm and became an official housemate on Day 63, selecting Liam to go to the Half-Way House. Shanessa was evicted on Day 66 with 38% of the vote.
"Pauline"
Thaila Lucia Zucchi (born 1981) is an actress from
SwindonSwindon is a large town and unitary borough authority in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in south west England. It is midway between Bristol, west, and Reading, east. London is east....
. She was one of five members of the now defunct pop group allSTARS*. As an actress, Thaila has starred in numerous television shows, including the Channel 4 series
Balls of SteelBalls of Steel is a Channel 4 comedy series developed by Objective Productions and is hosted by Mark Dolan. His special guests perform stunts, holding their nerve during hidden camera set-ups in the presence of celebrities or the British public....
,
The IT CrowdThe IT Crowd is a British sitcom, written by Graham Linehan and produced by Ash Atalla for Channel 4. The series has won BAFTA and International Emmy awards...
and
Star StoriesStar Stories is a British television comedy programme that takes a satirical look at celebrities and their lives. It was first shown on Channel 4 on September 15, 2006....
. She entered the House on Day 40 under the fake identity of "Pauline", a 26-year-old part-time waitress from
Walla WallaWalla Walla is a town in Greater Hume Shire Council in New South Wales, Australia. It is about north of Albury-Wodonga and south of Wagga Wagga.Walla Walla had a population of 581 people in 2006 and has the largest Lutheran church in New South Wales....
who participated in the Australian series of
Big Brother. As Big Brother's
moleA mole is a spy who works for an enemy nation, but whose loyalty ostensibly lies with his own nation's government. In some usage, a mole differs from a defector in that a mole is a spy before gaining access to classified information, while a defector becomes a spy only after gaining access...
, she was not eligible to win. She was voted the most fake housemate for a task set by Big Brother. She was sent to the diary room and congratulated housemates on uncovering her true identity before then leaving the House. She then presented the spin-off series,
Big Brother's Big Mouth between 17-20 July, a week after her time in the house.
Tracey
Tracey Anne Barnard (born 5 June 1970) is a cleaner from
CambridgeshireCambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. On Day 7, she celebrated her birthday in the house. Tracey was evicted on day 87, after receiving 38.4% of the vote. In August 2008, Tracy admitted she was gay.
Ziggy
Zachary Sami "Ziggy" Lichman (born 5 January 1981) is a model from North London, and a former member of the boy band Northern Line. He was the first male to enter the house, entering on Day 3. As part of a nomination twist, Ziggy was the only person to nominate in Week 1. Ziggy has had a relationship with Chanelle in the house, starting with a kiss on 8 June, and allegedly having sex on 19 June, though they have split up and got back together several times during the series. He was temporarily reunited with his dog, a
Shar PeiThe Shar Pei or Chinese Shar-Pei is a breed of dog known for its distinctive features of deep wrinkles and a blue-black tongue. The breed comes from China. The name translates to "sand skin," and refers to the texture of its short, rough coat...
named Molly, for a task on Day 55. It has been reported that he has been sent death threats over his treatment of Chanelle. Ziggy was voted 4th with 15.3% of the winning votes and left the house on Day 94.
According to the Press,
ZiggyZiggy is a cartoon created by Tom Wilson, an American Greetings executive. The character was originally inspired by the comic "Zigfried Schlump" drawn by a college student with the pseudonym "clawmute" at the University of Akron, in Ohio...
was penning an entry for the 2008
Eurovision song contestThe Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, the rumours proved to be false. Again in 2009 he was mentioned in relation to the
Eurovision song contestThe Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
but the rumours were once again unfounded.