Big Brother (UK series 3)
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Big Brother 3 was the third series of Big Brother UK
. The series started on 24 May 2002, ending on 26 July 2002 and the final of this series drew 10.0 million viewers. Votes in the final week totalled 8.6 million. This series of Big Brother is often credited with the demise of Channel 4
soap Brookside
, which, even though prior to Big Brother 3
had been moved around the schedules, was shunted about a lot more than it had ever been before in order to accommodate Channel 4
's new ratings winner, which averaged 5.8 million viewers in this series.
No housemates from this series entered the 2010 Ultimate Big Brother, the final ever Big Brother series to be aired on Channel 4. However a tribute was shown on the finale to honour Jade Goody
.
At the end of week two, the house was divided into a 'rich' and a 'poor' side for 29 days. Those on the rich side had more luxuries and better food than the other. A weekly task, shown live on Saturday nights, determined which housemates lived on which side of the dividing bars.
. She was the first girl to enter the house on Day 1. While in the house, she attracted the attention of both Lee and Alex, only to tell them that she had a girlfriend on the outside. During her time in the house she formed strong bonds with Jade and Alex. On Day 44, she was evicted to a booing crowd. Since leaving the house she has had steady work hosting her own radio show: in 2002, she started presenting "The Smooth Grooves Show" on 97.4 Rock FM
. She then moved to The Galaxy Network
, and presented the late show, Sunday to Thursday 10pm-1am. In 2007, she made a brief return to the house with Alex, during one of the tasks in Big Brother 8
. From January 2011, she was a presenter on 105 Capital FM based in Leeds
, each Sunday morning. She also relief presented on 105-106 Capital FM based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. In August 2011 she moved to BBC Radio 1Xtra
in London
.
. This resulted in him, since leaving the house, appearing in a "Domestos" commercial. He was also the creator of the (now infamous) game "Follow The Van", where a person had to follow a plastic van (from a Sugar Puffs
box) around someone's body and kiss wherever it stopped. In an interview, he revealed that he has since lost the van. On Day 64, Alex left the house, finishing in 3rd place. In Big Brother 8, Alex briefly returned to the house after appearing in a "time-traveller" task with fellow housemate Adele, in which two of the then current housemates travelled back to 2002 and completed a series of tasks.
In 2009, Alex reappeared on Big Brother 10 as part of a task celebrating 10 years of Big Brother. He challenged his former fellow housemates Lee and Sophie to an egg and spoon race. Rodrigo Lopes had to predict who would win. Although Rodrigo predicted Alex, Lee won.
(born 5 February 1975) was a travel rep from Birmingham. She entered the house on Day 1. Alison is most remembered for the time where she jumped on a garden table, only for it to break under her weight. While in the house she formed close friendships with Kate and Jonny. Alison was evicted on Day 15. Since leaving the house, Alison has appeared on many television programmes, including losing the most amount of weight on Celebrity Fit Club
and losing a challenge on Celebrities Under Pressure
. She has also appeared on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes (performing as Nina Simone
), Celebrity Ready Steady Cook, as a panellist on ITV's Loose Women
, as a presenter on the short-lived ITV Play
channel and in 2004, she played herself in Christmas Lights opposite Robson Green. She now has a full-time presenting job on This Morning
. She has recently been on the Reality TV Show I'm a Celebrity becoming a late arrival.
(5 June 1981 – 22 March 2009) was a dental nurse from Bermondsey. She entered the house on Day 1. On Day 13, she celebrated her 21st birthday. While in the house, she grew close to Kate, Alex, Adele and Spencer in particular. On Day 31, she received one strike for talking about nominations. Prior to this, she had received five warnings about her rule-breaking. She argued in the house with Kate, Jonny and Adele. She had a very apparent dislike for housemate Sophie and resented her relationship with Lee. She is most remembered for her lack of general knowledge and quotes such as "Rio De Janeiro - ain't that a person?", "East Angular? That's abroad!" and "Am I minging" (in reference to a verruca on her foot). In 2003, her argument with Adele was publicly voted as the No.1 Best Bit of Big Brother.
She left the house on Day 64, in 4th place, but went on to become the most successful former Big Brother housemate to date. After leaving the house, she opened a beauty salon ("Ugly"), starred in numerous reality TV shows, made four fitness DVDs and wrote her autobiography, entitled "Jade: My Autobiography", published by HarperCollins. In 2004, she returned to the house to appear in Big Brother Panto
, with fellow housemates Tim and Spencer, where she played the part of Cinderella. In 2007, she entered the house for a third time, this time for Celebrity Big Brother
, but when in the house, her actions caused a media furore on the grounds of perceived racism. In August 2008, she became a contestant in the second series of the Indian version of Big Brother (called Bigg Boss); however, she was forced to leave on day 2 after being told she had cancer. She died as a result of cervical cancer on 22 March 2009.
, County Durham
, who worked in nearby Peterlee
. He entered the house on Day 1, bonding with Kate, PJ and Alison while in the house. On Day 29, he received one strike for crossing the divide. He, along with Alison, openly admitted to urinating in the shower, much to the disgust of Alex, resulting in Alex nominating both of them for eviction in Week 2. On Day 29, he received one strike for stealing a bar of chocolate from the rich side. While in the house he argued with Jade and Alex. On Day 64, he was last person to leave the house, before Kate, coming in as runner-up. Since leaving the house, he co presented on TFM Radio during afternoons, after name dropping the station during his Big Brother appearance, he then went on to pursue acting, now going by the name Jonathon. In 2006, he appeared in adverts for British Gas, and is currently on the sponsor adverts for Skybet during Premier League Darts coverage on Sky Sports. On July 29, 2011, he appeared in a small role in Coronation Street
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(born 7 May 1980) is an IT helper and part time model from Beckenham
, south east London
. Her twin sister Karen convinced her to apply for the show. While in the house she grew close to Alison, Jonny, Jade (who she had met at auditions) and Spencer. She is most remembered in the house for her drunken antics. On Day 20, she received one strike for crossing over from the poor side to the rich side, although she says that Spencer pulled her over. While in the house she argued with Jade and Alex. On Day 64, she left the house as the winner.
Since leaving the house with the £70,000 prize money, she has enjoyed steady work in television and became a DJ on Capital FM, a position she held until December 2003. After leaving the house, she had a short-lived relationship with fellow housemate, Spencer. She has also engaged in a very publicised feud with Jade Goody. In 2007, Kate appeared on the BBC comedy Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive. She co-presented the Kerrang! Radio breakfast show, The Morning After alongside Tim Shaw 7am-10am and now presents the drivetime show 4pm-7pm. On 26 January 2008, Kate returned to Big Brother as a hijacker for a day, in the new show Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
.
) entered the house on Day 1. At the time Lee, a personal trainer and keen bodybuilder who also bore a strong resemblance to former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson, turned out to be quite the ladies man. While in the house, Lee was involved in a love triangle after expressing lust for fellow housemate Adele only to find out she was bisexual and had a girlfriend on the outside. The day after finding this out, Sophie entered the house as Sunita's replacement. He immediately began to flirt with her, despite already having a girlfriend himself on the outside, named Carmen. Lee and Sophie later went on to get married and have a child named Max. They also filmed a Sky One
show called Big Brother's Little Wedding. Unfortunately, the marriage was short-lived and they subsequently divorced in 2006. On Day 22, Lee was evicted, losing out to Jonny. On 31 August 2002, Lee appeared as a stripper with The Dream Boys for one night. His audition tape had included a caption of himself stripping off in a secluded park, showing off his fine physique. Lee claimed to be able to bench press
well over 100kgs, making him potentially the strongest ever BB housemate.
In 2007 Lee started a 4-year Sport Studies degree at The University of Northampton.
In 2009 he made a guest appearance on Big Brother 10 as part of a task celebrating 10 years of Big Brother. He challenged his former fellow housemates Alex and Sophie to an egg and spoon race. Rodrigo Lopes had to predict who would win. Although Rodrigo predicted Alex, Lee won. He now lives in Thatcham Berkshire, owns a number of gyms and works in Reading. Despite being born and bred in Leicestershire, bizarrely Lee is a massive Newcastle United fan.
) entered the house on Day 1. She is an art student. While in the house, she expressed an extreme dislike for Spencer. In Week 1, the public had voted for her and Jade to face eviction. On Day 8, she was evicted by an unanimous vote from her fellow housemates. As she was evicted from the house a man in the booing crowd jumped over the barrier and ran at her, but was restrained by security. She recently worked at Aberdeen's Art Gallery but now lives in London.
) entered the house on Day 1. His time in the house is best remembered for his night in bed with Jade - dubbed 'PJ the BJ
by the media. He ignored Jade the next morning. PJ attended Archbishop Grimshaw School, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, UK, leaving in 1997. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Law and completed a Legal Practice Course at the same university. He is now working as a commercial lawyer in Bournemouth, UK. PJ was evicted from the Big Brother house on Day 51. PJ now works at Weightmans in Birmingham.
. While in the house, he isolated himself from the group, making friends with Alex, Lynne, Adele and, to an extent, Jade. On Day 20, after urinating in a bin, he left the house by climbing over the wall as the others watched a football match. On Day 24, he was replaced by Tim. Sandy now works as a Community Police Officer.
on March 22, 2009 - the day Jade died - reflecting on Jade's life in the public eye. On Day 36, she was evicted.
After coming out of the house she and Lee got married and had a baby together. However, in 2006 they split.
In 2009 Sophie reappeared on Big Brother 10 as part of a task celebrating 10 years of Big Brother. She challenged her former fellow housemates Alex and Lee to an egg and spoon race. Rodrigo Lopes had to predict who would win. Although Rodrigo predicted Alex, Lee won. Sophie is now training to be an Art teacher.
) entered the house on Day 1. He works as a ski assistant and part time punter on the River Cam
. Whilst in the house he struck up a relationship with eventual winner, Kate
. He received one strike on Day 20 for crossing the divide. On Day 29, Spencer was evicted, losing out to Alex. In 2004, he appeared with fellow housemates Tim and Jade
in Big Brother Panto
and also starred in Fool Around With
as well as his own television series about fishing for the Discovery Channel
called Cast Away. He also appeared in Celebrity 5 Go Dating and Celebrity Fear Factor
.
. Tim attended Malvern College, Malvern, Worcestershire, UK, leaving in 1997. He graduated from the University of Durham, UK, 2002, with a degree in Business Finance, however he missed his official graduation Ceremony, owing to him being on Big Brother at the time. Tim is naturally ginger, but likes to dye his hair brown, he became a laughing stock by shaving his chest hairs and covering himself up when he saw a camera on him. Tim was evicted from the Big Brother house on Day 57 Tim now lives in South Africa, where he runs his own advertising agency.
All the housemates faced the public vote this week. Jade and Lynne received the most votes. The remaining housemates then voted to evict one of the two, and they unanimously voted to evict Lynne.
As a new housemate, Sophie was exempt from nominations.
In week 4, Jade was banned from nominating, after discussing nominations. As Tim was a new housemate, he was exempt from nominations
There were no nominations in Week 7. Kate and PJ were selected for eviction by drawing lots during the live Saturday task.
There were no nominations in the final week. Also, the viewers voted on the housemate to win, rather than evicted.
Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
. The series started on 24 May 2002, ending on 26 July 2002 and the final of this series drew 10.0 million viewers. Votes in the final week totalled 8.6 million. This series of Big Brother is often credited with the demise of Channel 4
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...
soap Brookside
Brookside
Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
, which, even though prior to Big Brother 3
Big Brother (UK series 3)
Big Brother 3 was the third series of Big Brother UK. The series started on 24 May 2002, ending on 26 July 2002 and the final of this series drew 10.0 million viewers. Votes in the final week totalled 8.6 million...
had been moved around the schedules, was shunted about a lot more than it had ever been before in order to accommodate Channel 4
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...
's new ratings winner, which averaged 5.8 million viewers in this series.
No housemates from this series entered the 2010 Ultimate Big Brother, the final ever Big Brother series to be aired on Channel 4. However a tribute was shown on the finale to honour Jade Goody
Jade Goody
Jade 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 from...
.
Timeline
The third series saw two early walkouts by housemates Sunita and Sandy. Sandy surprised his fellow housemates (as well as the production team) by urinating in a bin, scaling a wall and escaping over a roof while the rest of the housemates watched the England v Nigeria World Cup group game. Sunita was replaced by Sophie, and Sandy by Tim.At the end of week two, the house was divided into a 'rich' and a 'poor' side for 29 days. Those on the rich side had more luxuries and better food than the other. A weekly task, shown live on Saturday nights, determined which housemates lived on which side of the dividing bars.
Housemates
12 housemates entered the house on Day 1, more than in previous series. For the first time ever, a live launch presented by Davina McCall marked the show's premiere, with Davina giving a quick tour of the house, and the housemates entering the house live to a crowd and press. On Day 7, Sunita walked and was later replaced with Sophie on Day 10. On Day 20, Sandy escaped by climbing over the roof. Tim replaced him on Day 24.Adele
Adele Roberts (born 9 March 1979) is a DJ from SouthportSouthport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
. She was the first girl to enter the house on Day 1. While in the house, she attracted the attention of both Lee and Alex, only to tell them that she had a girlfriend on the outside. During her time in the house she formed strong bonds with Jade and Alex. On Day 44, she was evicted to a booing crowd. Since leaving the house she has had steady work hosting her own radio show: in 2002, she started presenting "The Smooth Grooves Show" on 97.4 Rock FM
97.4 Rock FM
97.4 Rock FM is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Lancashire, North West England and some parts of North Wales. Its output is mainly contemporary pop and current chart hits. The station is owned & operated by Bauer Radio and forms part of Bauer's Place Network of stations...
. She then moved to The Galaxy Network
The Galaxy Network
The Galaxy Network was a radio station brand owned by Global Radio and broadcast across the British Isles on FM in regional areas of England and Scotland, through the digital platform with Sky and DAB and online respectively. The Galaxy Network included stations: Galaxy Birmingham, Galaxy...
, and presented the late show, Sunday to Thursday 10pm-1am. In 2007, she made a brief return to the house with Alex, during one of the tasks in Big Brother 8
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....
. From January 2011, she was a presenter on 105 Capital FM based in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, each Sunday morning. She also relief presented on 105-106 Capital FM based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. In August 2011 she moved to BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra is a digital radio station in the United Kingdom from the BBC specialising in new black music, sometimes referred to as urban music. Launched at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been codenamed Network X during the consulation period and is the sister station to BBC Radio 1...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Alex
Alex Sibley (born 21 March 1979) entered the house on Day 1. He is a model from London. During his time in the house, he was attracted to Adele until he found out that she had a girlfriend on the outside. He is mostly remembered for his obsession with cleanliness and one moment when he hid behind a door, miming the words to KC & The Sunshine Band's hit That's the Way (I Like It)That's the Way (I Like It)
"That's the Way " is a song written by H.W. Casey and Richard Finch, and recorded and released in 1975 by KC and the Sunshine Band for their eponymous second album...
. This resulted in him, since leaving the house, appearing in a "Domestos" commercial. He was also the creator of the (now infamous) game "Follow The Van", where a person had to follow a plastic van (from a Sugar Puffs
Sugar Puffs
Sugar Puffs are a honey-flavoured breakfast cereal made from sugar-coated wheat sold in the United Kingdom. For many years it was made by the Quaker Oats Company but in 2006 it was sold to Big Bear t/a Honey Monster Foods, based in Leicester...
box) around someone's body and kiss wherever it stopped. In an interview, he revealed that he has since lost the van. On Day 64, Alex left the house, finishing in 3rd place. In Big Brother 8, Alex briefly returned to the house after appearing in a "time-traveller" task with fellow housemate Adele, in which two of the then current housemates travelled back to 2002 and completed a series of tasks.
In 2009, Alex reappeared on Big Brother 10 as part of a task celebrating 10 years of Big Brother. He challenged his former fellow housemates Lee and Sophie to an egg and spoon race. Rodrigo Lopes had to predict who would win. Although Rodrigo predicted Alex, Lee won.
Alison
Alison HammondAlison Hammond
Alison Hammond is a British television presenter who became famous after appearing on the third series of Big Brother in 2002. The former child actress, holiday representative and cinema usherette was the second housemate to be evicted when she left on day 15...
(born 5 February 1975) was a travel rep from Birmingham. She entered the house on Day 1. Alison is most remembered for the time where she jumped on a garden table, only for it to break under her weight. While in the house she formed close friendships with Kate and Jonny. Alison was evicted on Day 15. Since leaving the house, Alison has appeared on many television programmes, including losing the most amount of weight on Celebrity Fit Club
Celebrity Fit Club
Celebrity Fit Club is a reality television series that follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight for charity. Split into two competing teams of four, each week teams are given different physical challenges, and weighed to see if they reached their target weights...
and losing a challenge on Celebrities Under Pressure
Celebrities Under Pressure
Celebrities Under Pressure is a Saturday night entertainment show which aired in the United Kingdom on ITV.The show follows families allowing a celebrity to live with them for a week as they attempt to learn a new skill from their hosts. The celebrity's progress is followed through a video diary,...
. She has also appeared on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes (performing as Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
), Celebrity Ready Steady Cook, as a panellist on ITV's Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
, as a presenter on the short-lived ITV Play
ITV Play
ITV Play was a 24/7 participation television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. The ITV Play name continued on the ITV Network until December 2007....
channel and in 2004, she played herself in Christmas Lights opposite Robson Green. She now has a full-time presenting job on This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
. She has recently been on the Reality TV Show I'm a Celebrity becoming a late arrival.
Jade
Jade GoodyJade Goody
Jade 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 from...
(5 June 1981 – 22 March 2009) was a dental nurse from Bermondsey. She entered the house on Day 1. On Day 13, she celebrated her 21st birthday. While in the house, she grew close to Kate, Alex, Adele and Spencer in particular. On Day 31, she received one strike for talking about nominations. Prior to this, she had received five warnings about her rule-breaking. She argued in the house with Kate, Jonny and Adele. She had a very apparent dislike for housemate Sophie and resented her relationship with Lee. She is most remembered for her lack of general knowledge and quotes such as "Rio De Janeiro - ain't that a person?", "East Angular? That's abroad!" and "Am I minging" (in reference to a verruca on her foot). In 2003, her argument with Adele was publicly voted as the No.1 Best Bit of Big Brother.
She left the house on Day 64, in 4th place, but went on to become the most successful former Big Brother housemate to date. After leaving the house, she opened a beauty salon ("Ugly"), starred in numerous reality TV shows, made four fitness DVDs and wrote her autobiography, entitled "Jade: My Autobiography", published by HarperCollins. In 2004, she returned to the house to appear in Big Brother Panto
Big Brother Panto
Big Brother Panto is a special series of Big Brother that brought together ten housemates from previous Big Brothers to produce the pantomime Cinderella. It aired from 20 December 2004 to 5 January 2005 on the Channel 4 network....
, with fellow housemates Tim and Spencer, where she played the part of Cinderella. In 2007, she entered the house for a third time, this time for Celebrity Big Brother
Celebrity Big Brother 2007 (UK)
Celebrity Big Brother 2007 was the highly controversial fifth series of the United Kingdom reality television series Celebrity Big Brother, a spin-off of Big Brother. The series was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK , and involved a number of celebrities referred to as 'housemates', who live in the...
, but when in the house, her actions caused a media furore on the grounds of perceived racism. In August 2008, she became a contestant in the second series of the Indian version of Big Brother (called Bigg Boss); however, she was forced to leave on day 2 after being told she had cancer. She died as a result of cervical cancer on 22 March 2009.
Jonny
Jonathon "Jonny" Regan (born 14 October 1972) is a former fireman from TrimdonTrimdon
Trimdon is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated 9 miles west of Hartlepool. It is a former mining village which is adjacent to Trimdon Colliery, Trimdon Grange, Deaf Hill and Trimdon Station...
, County Durham
County Durham
County 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...
, who worked in nearby Peterlee
Peterlee
Peterlee is a new town in County Durham, England. Founded in 1948, Peterlee town originally mostly housed coal miners and their families.Peterlee has strong economic and community ties with Sunderland and Hartlepool.-Peterlee:...
. He entered the house on Day 1, bonding with Kate, PJ and Alison while in the house. On Day 29, he received one strike for crossing the divide. He, along with Alison, openly admitted to urinating in the shower, much to the disgust of Alex, resulting in Alex nominating both of them for eviction in Week 2. On Day 29, he received one strike for stealing a bar of chocolate from the rich side. While in the house he argued with Jade and Alex. On Day 64, he was last person to leave the house, before Kate, coming in as runner-up. Since leaving the house, he co presented on TFM Radio during afternoons, after name dropping the station during his Big Brother appearance, he then went on to pursue acting, now going by the name Jonathon. In 2006, he appeared in adverts for British Gas, and is currently on the sponsor adverts for Skybet during Premier League Darts coverage on Sky Sports. On July 29, 2011, he appeared in a small role in 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...
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Kate
Kate LawlerKate Lawler
Kate Louise Lawler is an English reality TV personality, DJ, and model. She was the first female winner of Big Brother UK, winning the third season of the reality television show. Since leaving Big Brother, she has worked as a television presenter and personality, a model and as a disc jockey...
(born 7 May 1980) is an IT helper and part time model from Beckenham
Beckenham
Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. It is located 8.4 miles south east of Charing Cross and 1.75 miles west of Bromley town...
, south east London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Her twin sister Karen convinced her to apply for the show. While in the house she grew close to Alison, Jonny, Jade (who she had met at auditions) and Spencer. She is most remembered in the house for her drunken antics. On Day 20, she received one strike for crossing over from the poor side to the rich side, although she says that Spencer pulled her over. While in the house she argued with Jade and Alex. On Day 64, she left the house as the winner.
Since leaving the house with the £70,000 prize money, she has enjoyed steady work in television and became a DJ on Capital FM, a position she held until December 2003. After leaving the house, she had a short-lived relationship with fellow housemate, Spencer. She has also engaged in a very publicised feud with Jade Goody. In 2007, Kate appeared on the BBC comedy Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive. She co-presented the Kerrang! Radio breakfast show, The Morning After alongside Tim Shaw 7am-10am and now presents the drivetime show 4pm-7pm. On 26 January 2008, Kate returned to Big Brother as a hijacker for a day, in the new show Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack was an E4 temporary replacement to Celebrity Big Brother, a spin-off series of the British reality television programme Big Brother, airing on E4, with a number of closely associated programmes also airing on the same channel...
.
Lee
Lee Davey (born 30 May 1980, LeicesterLeicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
) entered the house on Day 1. At the time Lee, a personal trainer and keen bodybuilder who also bore a strong resemblance to former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson, turned out to be quite the ladies man. While in the house, Lee was involved in a love triangle after expressing lust for fellow housemate Adele only to find out she was bisexual and had a girlfriend on the outside. The day after finding this out, Sophie entered the house as Sunita's replacement. He immediately began to flirt with her, despite already having a girlfriend himself on the outside, named Carmen. Lee and Sophie later went on to get married and have a child named Max. They also filmed a Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
show called Big Brother's Little Wedding. Unfortunately, the marriage was short-lived and they subsequently divorced in 2006. On Day 22, Lee was evicted, losing out to Jonny. On 31 August 2002, Lee appeared as a stripper with The Dream Boys for one night. His audition tape had included a caption of himself stripping off in a secluded park, showing off his fine physique. Lee claimed to be able to bench press
Bench press
The bench press is an exercise of the upper body. For bodybuilding purposes, it is used to stimulate the pectorals, deltoids, and triceps. While on his or her back, the person performing the bench press lowers a weight to the level of the chest, then pushes it back up until the arm is straight...
well over 100kgs, making him potentially the strongest ever BB housemate.
In 2007 Lee started a 4-year Sport Studies degree at The University of Northampton.
In 2009 he made a guest appearance on Big Brother 10 as part of a task celebrating 10 years of Big Brother. He challenged his former fellow housemates Alex and Sophie to an egg and spoon race. Rodrigo Lopes had to predict who would win. Although Rodrigo predicted Alex, Lee won. He now lives in Thatcham Berkshire, owns a number of gyms and works in Reading. Despite being born and bred in Leicestershire, bizarrely Lee is a massive Newcastle United fan.
Lynne
Lynne Moncrieff (born 6 February 1966, AberdeenAberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
) entered the house on Day 1. She is an art student. While in the house, she expressed an extreme dislike for Spencer. In Week 1, the public had voted for her and Jade to face eviction. On Day 8, she was evicted by an unanimous vote from her fellow housemates. As she was evicted from the house a man in the booing crowd jumped over the barrier and ran at her, but was restrained by security. She recently worked at Aberdeen's Art Gallery but now lives in London.
PJ
Peter James "PJ" Ellis (born 10 August 1979 BirminghamBirmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
) entered the house on Day 1. His time in the house is best remembered for his night in bed with Jade - dubbed 'PJ the BJ
Oral sex
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by the media. He ignored Jade the next morning. PJ attended Archbishop Grimshaw School, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, UK, leaving in 1997. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Law and completed a Legal Practice Course at the same university. He is now working as a commercial lawyer in Bournemouth, UK. PJ was evicted from the Big Brother house on Day 51. PJ now works at Weightmans in Birmingham.
Sandy
Sandy Cumming (born 12 January 1959) is a woman's personal shopper from ScotlandScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. While in the house, he isolated himself from the group, making friends with Alex, Lynne, Adele and, to an extent, Jade. On Day 20, after urinating in a bin, he left the house by climbing over the wall as the others watched a football match. On Day 24, he was replaced by Tim. Sandy now works as a Community Police Officer.
Sophie
Sophie Pritchard (born 9 June 1977) entered the house on Day 10, as Sunita's replacement. She works in a recruitment agency and is from Marlow. She grew a strong bond with Lee, while in the house, also making friends with Kate and Jonny. On Day 17, Sophie celebrated her 25th birthday. She made an enemy in Jade, who resented her upbringing and relationship with Lee, however she appeared on Sky NewsSky News
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on March 22, 2009 - the day Jade died - reflecting on Jade's life in the public eye. On Day 36, she was evicted.
After coming out of the house she and Lee got married and had a baby together. However, in 2006 they split.
In 2009 Sophie reappeared on Big Brother 10 as part of a task celebrating 10 years of Big Brother. She challenged her former fellow housemates Alex and Lee to an egg and spoon race. Rodrigo Lopes had to predict who would win. Although Rodrigo predicted Alex, Lee won. Sophie is now training to be an Art teacher.
Spencer
Spencer Smith (born 13 July 1979, CambridgeCambridge
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) entered the house on Day 1. He works as a ski assistant and part time punter on the River Cam
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. Whilst in the house he struck up a relationship with eventual winner, Kate
Kate Lawler
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. He received one strike on Day 20 for crossing the divide. On Day 29, Spencer was evicted, losing out to Alex. In 2004, he appeared with fellow housemates Tim and Jade
Jade Goody
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in Big Brother Panto
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and also starred in Fool Around With
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as well as his own television series about fishing for the Discovery Channel
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called Cast Away. He also appeared in Celebrity 5 Go Dating and Celebrity Fear Factor
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.
Sunita
Sunita Sharma (born 6 September 1976) entered the house on Day 1. She is a trainee barrister from London. While in the house she appeared very quiet and introverted. On Day 7, she became the first person ever to leave the house by her own will. Since she left the house she has avoided the media and press in order to keep a normal life. She continues to work as a barrister.Tim
Tim Culley (born April 1979) entered the house on day 24. Upon entry, he immediately broke the rules regarding information from the outside world, telling the housemates the results of the World Cup2002 World Cup
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. Tim attended Malvern College, Malvern, Worcestershire, UK, leaving in 1997. He graduated from the University of Durham, UK, 2002, with a degree in Business Finance, however he missed his official graduation Ceremony, owing to him being on Big Brother at the time. Tim is naturally ginger, but likes to dye his hair brown, he became a laughing stock by shaving his chest hairs and covering himself up when he saw a camera on him. Tim was evicted from the Big Brother house on Day 57 Tim now lives in South Africa, where he runs his own advertising agency.
Weekly summary
| Week 1 | Entrances | Alex, Jonny, Lee, PJ, Sandy, Spencer, Adele, Alison, Jade, Kate, Lynne and Sunita all enter the house on Day 1. |
|---|---|---|
| Exits | Sunita voluntarily left the house on Day 7. Lynne was evicted on Day 8, after receiving nine out of nine votes from her fellow housemates. | |
| Week 2 | Tasks | On Day 5, the housemates were told to each paint one of the dining room chairs however they wanted. The housemates took part in a general knowledge quiz to win their weekly shopping budget. To succeed they had to get seven out of ten questions correct. They passed the task by getting eight questions right and won £400 to spend on their shopping. |
| Punishments | Alison and Kate were both reprimanded for discussing nominations on Day 9. | |
| Entrances | Sophie entered the house on Day 10 replacing Sunita. | |
| Exits | Alison was evicted on Day 15. | |
| Week 3 | Tasks | On Day 16 the house was split into two sides, a rich side and a poor side. Housemates on the poor side would live off basic rations and would only have the use of the outside toilet and shower. On the rich side, housemates would get on a large shopping budget, the pool and inside toilet facilities. For their task, housemates had to take turns in trying to shoot a basketball through a hoop. The first five housemates to score would live on the rich side. these housemates were Jonny, Kate, Lee, Sophie and Sandy. The remaining housemates - Adele, Alex, Jade, PJ and Spencer - would live on the poor side. |
| Punishments | On Day 20, both Kate and Spencer received one strike for crossing the divide. | |
| Exits | Sandy escaped by climbing onto the roof on Day 20, while the other housemates were watching a football match. Lee was evicted on Day 22. | |
| Entrances | On Day 24 Tim entered the house, replacing Sandy | |
| Week 4 | Tasks | In order to determine which housemates would live on which side of the house, the group had to take turns, throwing darts at a dartboards and whoever had the largest score won. Alex won and he had to choose three housemates to join him on the rich side. He chose Adele, Jade and Sophie. |
| Punishments | On Day 25 Jade was punished for discussing nominations. This resulted in her being banned from nominating this week. Jonny received one strike on Day 29, for crossing the divide. | |
| Exits | Spencer was evicted on Day 29 | |
| Week 5 | Tasks | To decide, which side the housemates lived on, Big Brother set the housemates a game of musical chairs. The last housemate sitting on a chair would be the winner. For the second week running, the winner was Alex. He choose Adele, Jade and PJ to live with him on the rich side. |
| Punishments | Jade received one strike on Day 31, for discussing nominations. Prior to this she had received five formal warnings. | |
| Exits | Sophie was evicted on Day 36 | |
| Week 6 | Tasks | The housemates were given a memory quiz, where they were each asked questions about the house, in the Diary Room. They were told that if they all got their questions right, the divide would be taken down. The only housemates to succeed, were Kate and Tim. However, Big Brother gave them one more chance for the divide to be taken down. One housemate on the rich side (Kate, Tim) was called to the Diary Room. Kate went and was told that if she could name all of the housemates that entered the house this year in alphabetical order the divide would be taken down. But if she failed, she would live on the poor side. She failed, forgetting to name Alison and Lynne. |
| Exits | Adele was evicted on Day 44. | |
| Week 7 | Tasks | On Day 45, the divide was taken down. For their task this week, the housemates had to decide which two housemates would receive messages from home. These two housemates would also automatically face eviction. The group decided to pull straws, resulting in Kate and PJ getting messages from home. On Day 47 and 48, housemates were given a Masters and Servants task. The housemates would pair up, and one housemate would be the others servant until midnight. Then the roles would reverse. At the end of the task, the housemates then had to decide amongst themselves, who made the best servant. They chose Kate. As a reward, she got to spend 30 minutes listening to music in to Diary Room. |
| Punishments | On Day 45, Tim was reprimanded by Big Brother, for stealing two bottles of alcohol. | |
| Exits | PJ was evicted on Day 51. | |
| Week 8 | Tasks | On Day 52, the housemates were given a quiz about each other as their first part of their weekly task. Each housemate was called to the Diary Room to answer three questions about their fellow housemates. All questions were based on the answers given in their application forms. They then had to decide which housemate would get a forty second phone call from a loved one. They decided Tim should get the phone call. They also won a shopping budget of £200. On Day 54 and 55, the housemates were set a roller disco task. Big Brother had converted Bedroom 2 into a roller disco. Every time a buzzer sounded the housemates had three minutes to put on their rollerblades and pads, and roll around the roller disco until the music stopped playing. If a housemate failed to make it to the roller disco in time, it would be counted as a no-show. More than three no-shows, means the group will have failed the task. The only time the group do not have to take part in the task is between 1:00am and 9:00am. The group received two no-shows and passed the task. The won a 1970s themed party. |
| Exits | Tim was evicted on Day 57. | |
| Week 9 | Tasks | On Day 58, the housemates were given their final weekly shopping task. The first part of the task was an obstacle course which they had to complete blindfolded. For the second part of the task, housemates had to bet a proportion of the their money, on an egg and spoon race, using their ex-housemates. They were shown a video of Spencer, PJ, Lee and Sophie racing. They bet on Sophie and won. |
| Punishments | On Day 58, Kate was reprimanded by Big Brother for writing a birthday message to her sister, using make-up. | |
| Exits | Jade and Alex both left the house separately as evictees (4th and 3rd place) on Day 64. Jonny was the runner up and Kate was the winner. Both also left on Day 64. |
Rich and Poor
| Housemates | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate | Rich | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Jonny | Rich | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Alex | Poor | Rich | Rich | Poor |
| Jade | Poor | Rich | Rich | Poor |
| Tim | Not in house | Poor | Poor | Rich |
| PJ | Poor | Poor | Rich | Poor |
| Adele | Poor | Rich | Rich | Poor |
| Sophie | Rich | Rich | Poor | Evicted |
| Spencer | Poor | Poor | Evicted | |
| Lee | Rich | Evicted | ||
| Sandy | Rich | Walked | ||
- Housemate living on 'Rich Side'
- Housemate living on 'Poor Side'
Nominations table
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Final Week 9 |
Nominations received | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate | Lynne | Alex, Sandy |
Alex, Sandy |
Alex, Jade |
Alex, Jade |
Jade, Alex |
No nominations |
Tim, Alex |
Winner (Day 64) |
6 | |
| Jonny | Lynne | Sandy, Alex |
Sandy, Alex |
Alex, Spencer |
Alex, Tim |
Adele, Jade |
No nominations |
Tim, Alex |
Runner-Up (Day 64) |
16 | |
| Alex | Lynne | Jonny, Alison |
Jonny, Lee |
Spencer, PJ |
Jonny, Kate |
Jade, Jonny |
No nominations |
Jade, Jonny |
Third Place (Day 64) |
19 | |
| Jade | Nominated | Jonny, Alex |
Lee, Sophie |
Banned | Sophie, Jonny |
Kate, Tim |
No nominations |
Tim, Alex |
Fourth Place (Day 64) |
14 | |
| Tim | Not in house |
Exempt | Sophie, Jonny |
Jade, Kate |
No nominations |
Jade, Jonny |
Evicted (Day 57) |
6 | |||
| PJ | Lynne | Alex, Sandy |
Lee, Sophie |
Alex, Sophie |
Sophie, Adele |
Adele, Jade |
No nominations |
Evicted (Day 50) |
3 | ||
| Adele | Lynne | Alison, Kate |
Jonny, Lee |
PJ, Spencer |
Jonny, PJ |
Jade, Jonny |
Evicted (Day 43) |
3 | |||
| Sophie | Not in house |
Exempt | Alex, Sandy |
Spencer, Jade |
Jade, Tim |
Evicted (Day 36) |
7 | ||||
| Spencer | Lynne | Alex, Alison |
Jonny, Lee |
Sophie, Alex |
Evicted (Day 29) |
4 | |||||
| Lee | Lynne | Jade, Kate |
Jade, Jonny |
Evicted (Day 22) |
5 | ||||||
| Sandy | Lynne | Jonny, Alison |
Jonny, Kate |
Walked (Day 20) |
7 | ||||||
| Alison | Lynne | Alex, Sandy |
Evicted (Day 15) |
4 | |||||||
| Lynne | Nominated | Evicted (Day 8) |
9 | ||||||||
| Sunita | Walked (Day 7) |
N/A | |||||||||
| Nomination note | none | none | none | ||||||||
| Against public vote |
Adele, Alex, Alison, Jade, Jonny, Kate, Lee, Lynne, PJ, Sandy, Spencer, |
Alex, Alison, Sandy |
Jonny, Lee |
Alex, Spencer |
Jonny, Sophie |
Adele, Jade, Jonny, Kate |
Kate, PJ |
Alex, Tim |
Alex, Jade, Jonny, Kate |
||
| Walked | Sunita | none | Sandy | none | |||||||
| Evicted | Lynne 9 out of 9 votes to evict |
Alison 38.52% to evict |
Lee 84% to evict |
Spencer 55% to evict |
Sophie 84.7% to evict |
Adele 62.08% to evict |
PJ 80.7% to evict |
Tim 81.48% to evict |
Jade 20% (out of 4) |
Alex | |
| Jonny 42% |
Kate 58% to win |
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All the housemates faced the public vote this week. Jade and Lynne received the most votes. The remaining housemates then voted to evict one of the two, and they unanimously voted to evict Lynne.
As a new housemate, Sophie was exempt from nominations.
In week 4, Jade was banned from nominating, after discussing nominations. As Tim was a new housemate, he was exempt from nominations
There were no nominations in Week 7. Kate and PJ were selected for eviction by drawing lots during the live Saturday task.
There were no nominations in the final week. Also, the viewers voted on the housemate to win, rather than evicted.