List of Celebrity Big Brother housemates

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Celebrity Big Brother is a spin-off of the British reality television series Big Brother, broadcast in the UK and Ireland. Originally broadcast on Channel 4 and E4 and now broadcast on Channel 5 and 5*, it involves a group of celebrities, called housemates, living in isolation from the outside world in a custom-built "house".[1][2][3][4] The actions of the participants are recorded constantly by microphones and cameras situated in each room.[2] Regularly, the housemates nominate two other members of the group each to face eviction; those with the most nominations face a public telephone vote, and the housemate who receives the most public votes is evicted.[2] This procedure continues until the final day, when the viewers vote for who of the remaining participants they want to win the programme.[3] Profits from premium-rate telephone votes are donated to charities such as Comic Relief, Centrepoint and the Samaritans.[5][6]

Thirteen editions of Celebrity Big Brother have been made, involving a total of 140 housemates. The programme has been the centre of controversies over the actions and inclusion of some of its housemates. For instance, viewer and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) complaints prompted Hertfordshire Police to remove a coat from the 2006 edition after Pete Burns claimed that it was made from gorilla fur and therefore against the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species agreement of 1975.[7][8] However, after an analysis at the Natural History Museum, it was later discovered that the coat was made from the fur of Colobus monkeys.[8] Fellow members of parliament criticised George Galloway's participation in the same series, stating that Galloway had missed important debates regarding his constituency, Bethnal Green and Bow, and rejecting claims that Galloway took part to raise political awareness amongst the British youth.[9] The family of Stuart Lubbock, a man who died in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool, criticised the programme makers for paying the entertainer £150,000 to participate on the programme.[10] The mental states of the contestants were called into question during the first series; psychologist Mark Griffiths highlighted behaviour displayed by Anthea Turner and Vanessa Feltz as examples of the negative effects of the programme.[11] Germaine Greer voluntarily left the 2005 series after accusing the producers of using "superior bullying" tactics against contestants; commentators such as Graham Norton have argued that the housemates are not "actual celebrities".[12][13] During the 2009 series, 527 viewers complained to Ofcom, the majority concerned about Coolio's conduct towards female contestants, but it was decided that the broadcaster's code was not breached.[14] Comments made by Heidi Fleiss also proved controversial during the final series to air on Channel 4 of the programme in 2010; she accused Ivana Trump of smuggling drugs onto the programme, a claim that Trump's spokesperson denied, and made comments about abortion that attracted criticism.[15][16]

During the 2007 series, comments directed to and made about Shilpa Shetty from Jade Goody, Danielle Lloyd, Jo O'Meara and Jack Tweed caused an international racism controversy.[17] The British and Indian governments commented on the issue, while Ofcom decreed that Channel 4 had been guilty of "serious editorial misjudgements" after 54,000 viewers claimed that Shetty had been the victim of racial discrimination.[18] The broadcaster was made to air a series of on-air apologies, and the programme was not included in Channel 4's 2008 schedule; it was replaced by Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack.[17][19] In 2009, Channel 4's director of television Kevin Lygo announced that Big Brother "had reached a natural end point" and the 2010 edition was the final celebrity series to air on the channel.[4][20] However, Channel 5 stated in April 2011 that it has signed a two-year deal with Endemol, the show's creators, to air both version of the programme for a reported £220m.[4] The series started on 18 August 2011 and former Big Brother winner Brian Dowling replaced Davina McCall as the programme's presenter.[4] Dowling presented the programme until January 2013, his final series being Celebrity Big Brother 11. Since the twelfth series of the show, Emma Willis has presented.

Housemates

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Jack Dee won the first edition of the programme.[5]
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Jade Goody's involvement in a racism controversy sparked an international debate in the 2007 edition.[21]
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Alex Reid was the winner of the seventh and final Celebrity Big Brother to air on Channel 4.[22]
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Reality television star Kerry Katona was the runner-up of the eighth series which was the first to air on Channel 5.[23]
Jeremy Jackson (left) was one of two contestants to be removed from the programme after breaching the rules in the fifteenth edition. This was the first edition of Celebrity Big Brother to feature a housemate leaving the show in this manner.
     Winner
     Runner-up
     Third place
     Walked/Illness
     Ejected
     Participating
Series Celebrity Age[2] Notability Status
17 Angie Bowie 66 Ex-wife of David Bowie Participating
17 Christopher Maloney 38 Singer Participating
17 Danniella Westbrook 42 Actress Participating
17 Darren Day 47 Actor and singer Participating
17 David Gest 62 Producer and TV personality Participating
17 Gemma Collins 34 Reality TV star Participating
17 Jeremy McConnell 25 Reality TV star and model Participating
17 John Partridge 44 Actor Participating
17 Kristina Rihanoff 38 Professional dancer Participating
17 Megan McKenna 23 Reality TV star Participating
17 Nancy Dell'Olio 54 Ex-girlfriend of Sven-Göran Eriksson Participating
17 Scotty T 27 Reality TV star Participating
17 Stephanie Davis 22 Actress Participating
17 Tiffany Pollard 33 Reality TV star Participating
1 Jack Dee 38 Comedian 1st - Winner
1 Claire Sweeney 29 Actress 2nd - Runner-up
1 Keith Duffy 26 Singer and actor 3rd - Third place
1 Anthea Turner 40 Presenter 4th - Evicted
1 Vanessa Feltz 39 Broadcaster and journalist 5th - Evicted
1 Chris Eubank 35 Boxer 6th - Evicted
2 Mark Owen 30 Singer 1st - Winner
2 Les Dennis 48 Presenter and comedian 2nd - Runner-up
2 Melinda Messenger 31 Glamour model and presenter 3rd - Third place
2 Sue Perkins 33 Comedienne and presenter 4th - Evicted
2 Anne Diamond 48 Journalist and presenter 5th - Evicted
2 Goldie 37 Musician, DJ and actor 6th - Evicted
3 Bez 40 Dancer and percussionist 1st - Winner
3 Kenzie 19 Rapper 2nd - Runner-up
3 Brigitte Nielsen 41 Actress and model 3rd - Third place
3 Jeremy Edwards 33 Actor 4th - Evicted
3 Caprice Bourret 33 Model and actress 5th - Evicted
3 Lisa I'Anson 39 Presenter 6th - Evicted
3 John McCririck 64 Horse racing pundit 7th - Evicted
3 Jackie Stallone 83 Mother of Sylvester Stallone 8th - Evicted
3 Germaine Greer 65 Feminist, academic and journalist 9th - Walked
4 Chantelle Houghton 22 Non-celebrity 1st - Winner
4 Michael Barrymore 53 Comedian and presenter 2nd - Runner-up
4 Maggot 24 Rapper 3rd - Third place
4 Preston 23 Singer 4th - Evicted
4 Pete Burns 46 Singer 5th - Evicted
4 Traci Bingham 37 Actress and model 6th - Evicted
4 Dennis Rodman 44 Basketball player 7th - Evicted
4 George Galloway 51 Politician and journalist 8th - Evicted
4 Rula Lenska 57 Actress 9th - Evicted
4 Faria Alam 39 Affair with Sven-Goran Eriksson 10th - Evicted
4 Jodie Marsh 27 Glamour model 11th - Evicted
5 Shilpa Shetty 31 Actress 1st - Winner
5 Jermaine Jackson 52 Jackson family member and singer 2nd - Runner-up
5 Dirk Benedict 61 Actor 3rd - Third place
5 Ian "H" Watkins 30 Singer 4th - Evicted
5 Danielle Lloyd 23 Glamour model and Miss Great Britain 5th - Evicted
5 Jack Tweed 19 Boyfriend of Jade Goody 6th - Evicted
5 Cleo Rocos 44 Actress 7th - Evicted
5 Jo O'Meara 27 Singer 8th - Evicted
5 Jade Goody 25 Reality TV star 9th - Evicted
5 Carole Malone 52 Journalist and broadcaster 10th - Evicted
5 Leo Sayer 58 Singer 11th - Walked
5 Jackiey Budden 48 Mother of Jade Goody 12th - Evicted
5 Ken Russell 79 Director 13th - Walked
5 Donny Tourette 22 Singer 14th - Walked
6 Ulrika Jonsson 41 Presenter 1st - Winner
6 Terry Christian 45 Presenter 2nd - Runner-up
6 Coolio 45 Musician 3rd - Third place
6 Verne Troyer 40 Actor 4th - Evicted
6 Ben Adams 27 Singer 5th - Evicted
6 Tommy Sheridan 44 Politician 6th - Evicted
6 La Toya Jackson 52 Jackson family member and singer 7th - Evicted
6 Michelle Heaton 28 Singer 8th - Evicted
6 Mutya Buena 23 Singer 9th - Walked
6 Tina Malone 45 Actress 10th - Evicted
6 Lucy Pinder 25 Glamour model 11th - Evicted
7 Alex Reid 34 Then boyfriend of Katie Price 1st - Winner
7 Dane Bowers 30 Singer 2nd - Runner-up
7 Vinnie Jones 44 Actor and ex-footballer 3rd - Third place
7 Jonas Altberg 25 Singer, record producer and DJ 4th - Evicted
7 Stephanie Beacham 62 Actress 5th - Evicted
7 Nicola Tappenden 27 Glamour model 6th - Evicted
7 Ivana Trump 60 Model and socialite 7th - Evicted
7 Sisqó 31 Singer 8th - Evicted
7 Stephen Baldwin 43 Actor 9th - Evicted
7 Lady Sovereign 24 Rapper 10th - Evicted
7 Heidi Fleiss 44 Former pimp and TV personality 11th - Evicted
7 Katia Ivanova 21 Ex-girlfriend of Ronnie Wood 12th - Evicted
8 Paddy Doherty 52 Reality TV star 1st - Winner
8 Kerry Katona 30 Media personality and singer 2nd - Runner-up
8 Jedward 19 Singers 3rd - Third place
8 Amy Childs 21 Reality TV star 4th - Evicted
8 Lucien Laviscount 19 Actor 5th - Evicted
8 Darryn Lyons 45 Paparazzo 6th - Evicted
8 Bobby Sabel 25 Model 7th - Evicted
8 Tara Reid 35 Actress and model 8th - Evicted
8 Pamela Bach Hasselhoff 47 Actress, ex-wife of David Hasselhoff 9th - Evicted
8 Sally Bercow 41 Wife of John Bercow 10th - Evicted
9 Denise Welch 53 Actress and TV panellist 1st - Winner
9 Frankie Cocozza 18 Singer 2nd - Runner-up
9 Gareth Thomas 37 Rugby player 3rd - Third Place
9 Michael Madsen 54 Actor, poet and photographer 4th - Evicted
9 Kristina and Karissa Shannon 22 Playboy playmates and glamour models 5th - Evicted
9 Romeo 31 Rapper 6th - Evicted
9 Nicola McLean 30 Glamour model and media personality 7th - Evicted
9 Natalie Cassidy 28 Actress and TV personality 8th - Evicted
9 Kirk Norcross 23 Reality TV star 9th - Evicted
9 Georgia Salpa 26 Model 10th - Evicted
9 Natasha Giggs 29 Affair with Ryan Giggs 11th - Evicted
9 Andrew Stone 39 Reality TV star 12th - Evicted
10 Julian Clary 53 Comedian 1st - Winner
10 Coleen Nolan 47 Singer and TV presenter 2nd - Runner-up
10 Martin Kemp 50 Singer and actor 3rd - Third Place
10 Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino 31 Reality TV star 4th - Evicted
10 Ashley McKenzie 21 Judoka 5th - Evicted
10 MC Harvey 33 Rapper 6th - Evicted
10 Julie Goodyear 70 Actress 7th - Evicted
10 Prince Lorenzo Borghese 40 Italian prince and entrepreneur 8th - Evicted
10 Danica Thrall 24 Glamour model and TV personality 9th - Evicted
10 Samantha Brick 39 Journalist and writer 10th - Evicted
10 Rhian Sugden 25 Glamour model 11th - Evicted
10 Cheryl Fergison 46 Actress 12th - Evicted
10 Jasmine Lennard 27 Fashion model 13th - Evicted
11 Rylan Clark 24 Singer and presenter 1st - Winner
11 Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt 26 & 29 Reality TV stars 2nd - Runner-up
11 Ryan Moloney 33 Actor 3rd - Third Place
11 Claire Richards 35 Singer 4th - Evicted
11 Neil 'Razor' Ruddock 44 Ex-footballer and TV personality 5th - Evicted
11 Tricia Penrose 42 Actress and singer 6th - Evicted
11 Frankie Dettori 42 Jockey 7th - Evicted
11 Gillian Taylforth 57 Actress 8th - Evicted
11 Lacey Banghard 20 Glamour model 9th - Evicted
11 Sam Robertson 27 Actor 10th - Evicted
11 Paula Hamilton 51 Supermodel 11th - Evicted
12 Charlotte Crosby 23 Reality TV star 1st - Winner
12 Abz Love 34 Singer 2nd - Runner-up
12 Lauren Harries 35 Media personality 3rd - Third place
12 Carol McGiffin 53 TV panellist and journalist 4th - Evicted
12 Mario Falcone 25 Reality TV star 5th - Evicted
12 Vicky Entwistle 44 Actress 6th - Evicted
12 Louie Spence 44 Dancer and TV personality 7th - Evicted
12 Courtney Stodden 18 TV personality 8th - Evicted
12 Bruce Jones 60 Actor 9th - Evicted
12 Dustin Diamond 36 Actor 10th - Evicted
12 Sophie Anderton 36 Model and reality TV star 11th - Evicted
12 Ron Atkinson 74 Former football manager and pundit 12th - Evicted
12 Danielle Marr 33 Reality TV star 13th - Evicted
13 Jim Davidson 60 Comedian and TV presenter 1st - Winner
13 Dappy 26 Rapper 2nd - Runner-up
13 Ollie Locke 26 Reality TV star 3rd - Third place
13 Luisa Zissman 26 Reality TV star 4th - Evicted
13 Sam Faiers 23 Reality TV star 5th - Evicted
13 Casey Batchelor 29 Glamour model 6th - Evicted
13 Lee Ryan 30 Singer 7th - Evicted
13 Linda Nolan 54 Singer 8th - Evicted
13 Liz Jones 55 Journalist and columnist 9th - Evicted
13 Lionel Blair 82 Actor 10th - Evicted
13 Jasmine Waltz 31 US media personality 11th - Evicted
13 Evander Holyfield 51 Boxer 12th - Evicted
14 Gary Busey 70 Actor 1st - Winner
14 Audley Harrison 42 Heavyweight boxer 2nd - Runner-up
14 James Jordan 36 Professional dancer 3rd - Third place
14 George Gilbey 30 Reality TV star 4th - Evicted
14 Dee Kelly 43 Reality TV star 5th - Evicted
14 Edele Lynch 35 Singer 6th - Evicted
14 Lauren Goodger 27 Reality TV star 7th - Evicted
14 Ricci Guarnaccio 27 Reality TV star 8th - Evicted
14 Kellie Maloney 61 Boxing manager 9th - Evicted
14 Stephanie Pratt 28 Reality TV star 10th - Evicted
14 Frenchy 38 Model, actress and TV personality 11th - Evicted
14 Claire King 52 Actress 12th - Walked
14 Leslie Jordan 59 Actor 13th - Evicted
14 David McIntosh 28 Former Gladiator and Kelly Brook's fiancé 14th - Evicted
15 Katie Price 36 TV personality and glamour model 1st - Winner
15 Katie Hopkins 39 TV personality 2nd - Runner-up
15 Calum Best 33 Model and TV personality 3rd - Third place
15 Keith Chegwin 57 Actor and presenter 4th - Evicted
15 Michelle Visage 46 Singer and presenter 5th - Evicted
15 Perez Hilton 36 Blogger and TV personality 6th - Evicted
15 Kavana 37 Singer 7th - Evicted
15 Cami-Li 26 Model 8th - Evicted
15 Nadia Sawalha 50 Actress and presenter 9th - Evicted
15 Patsy Kensit 46 Actress 10th - Evicted
15 Alicia Douvall 35 Media personality 11th - Evicted
15 Alexander O'Neal 61 Singer 12th - Walked
15 Chloe Goodman 21 Reality TV star 13th - Evicted
15 Ken Morley 72 Actor 14th - Ejected
15 Jeremy Jackson 34 Actor 15th - Ejected
16 James Hill 28 Reality TV star 1st - Winner
16 Austin Armacost 27 Reality TV star 2nd - Runner-up
16 Natasha Hamilton 33 Singer 3rd - Third place
16 Bobby Davro 56 Comedian 4th - Evicted
16 Stevi Ritchie & Chloe-Jasmine Whichello 34 & 24 Singers and Reality TV stars 5th - Evicted
16 Sherrie Hewson 64 Actress 6th - Evicted
16 Janice Dickinson 60 Model 7th - Evicted
16 Jenna Jameson 41 Porn star 8th - Evicted
16 Farrah Abraham 24 Reality TV star 9th - Evicted
16 Gail Porter 44 TV presenter 10th - Evicted
16 Scoop 35 Rapper 11th - Evicted
16 Chris Ellison 68 Actor 12th - Evicted
16 Daniel Baldwin 54 Actor 13th - Evicted
16 Tila Tequila 33 Model 14th - Ejected
17 Jonathan Cheban 42 Reality TV star 15th - Walked
17 Winston McKenzie 59 Former boxer and UKIP candidate 16th - Evicted

Notes

  • ^ Ages at the time the celebrity entered the house

Statistics

Deaths

2009

2011

Guests

On some occasions, celebrities have entered the house for a short period of time as guests.

Series Celebrity Notability Reasons for entering Source
4 Jimmy Savile Television presenter Re-creating his television programme Jim'll Fix It with the housemates [24]
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan Television presenters Playing You Say We Pay alongside housemate George Galloway for the weekly shopping task, as part of their programme Richard & Judy [25]
5 John and Sylvia Caddock Parents of Jackiey Budden, grandparents of Jade Goody Attended a meal in the house as part of the masters and servants task [26][27]
6 Michelle Marsh Glamour model Posed for photographs from a cherry picker as part of the paparazzi task [28]
Michael Barrymore TV presenter, comedian and Celebrity Big Brother 4 housemate
Chesney Hawkes Singer
Alice Barry Shameless Actress
Rebecca Ryan
Nikki Grahame Big Brother 7 housemate [29]
7 Barry Fry Football manager Gave each housemate a pep talk about their performance in the house [30]
Edward Lionel Richie impersonator Judged a task in which the housemates had to sculpt a model of Richie's head [31]
Davina McCall Television presenter (Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother) Entered the house for an evening in disguised as evicted housemate Nicola T wearing a chicken outfit. [32]
8 Mohamed Al-Fayed Businessman Judged an Egyptian-themed task [33]
Marco Pierre White Chef Judged a cooking task [34]
Christopher Mintz-Plasse Actor (Fright Night) Delivered prizes to housemates who won the Fright Night themed task [35]
Anton Yelchin
9 Jodie Marsh Glamour model and Celebrity Big Brother 4 housemate Judged a fitness task [36]
Jedward Singers, Celebrity Big Brother 8 housemates Voices of the Cheeky Cherubs giving housemates secret tasks [37]
Aldo Zilli Chef Prepared food for winners of a task [38]
10 Marilyn Galsworthy Actress Entered to convince housemates she's a celebrity psychic called Shelley, but was actually receiving instructions from her daughter and ex housemate, Jasmine Lennard [39]
12 Doug Hutchison Actor, Courtney Stodden's husband Entered to see Courtney in her part of the fake hostage shopping task [40]
Vanessa Feltz Broadcaster, Journalist and Celebrity Big Brother 1 Housemate Entered as part of the BBFM task [41]
Rylan Clark TV Personality, Bit on the Side host Entered as part of the Big Brother's bitchfest task [42]
Danielle Marr Dublin Wives' star, ex-housemate
Sophie Anderton Model, Reality TV star, ex-housemate
13 Antony Costa Members of Blue Entered as part of the 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' task. [43]
Duncan James
Simon Webbe
Jasmine Waltz US media personality, ex-housemate [44]
Emma Willis Television presenter (Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother) [45]
15 Emma Willis Television presenter (Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother) Entered as part of a Live Twist to evict Cami-Li [46]
Eamonn Holmes Television presenter Entered as part of the Debate task [47]

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