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Big Brother 4

My  Predictions For The
Final Three:
Cameron
Ray
Steph

Prediction Made (early june)
BIG

BROTHER 4

2003

Girls in the house

Steph
Boys in the house

Cameron - Jon - Ray - Scott

Winner - Cameron

Following in the footsteps of Craig, Brian and Kate, Cameron Stout, from Orkney, was announced as the winner of Big Brother... making all the bookies the losers, after saying he'd never win.

If it can be said about anyone, Cameron was the housemate who 'changed' in the house, almost growing up in front of the viewers... and the housemate who definitely has had the biggest BB experience.

Cameron, started off the shy Scottish 32 year old, who was distant from the group, and read extracts of the bible to Big Brother... very religious, and refused to drink with the rest of the housemates.  However, when he was given the chance to go to Big Brother Africa he came back a changed man, and two weeks of immunity allowed him to relax.

Admitting that he is a virgin, and that he doesn't believe in sex before marriage only seemed to help him.

Cameron won with 57.5% of the public vote, and had been up for eviction three times, seeing off Nush, Lisa and in a double eviction was the only one of three left after Federico and Jon got the boot.

Congratulations to Cameron, the winner of Big Brother 4.

Runner-up - Ray

Ray was a surprise runner-up, surviving longer than Scott and facing off with Cameron for the prize.

Ray's popularity was always high, but it was the last week where the public took to him... he was, after all, one of the most entertaining of the housemates this year - wearing his emotions for all to see.

Ray's violent outbursts and open attitude to masturbation, could have gone against him, but his more endearing ways - displayed when he was the 'Head of the House', having to choose who was up for nominated - managed to shine through.

There's also the rumour - according to former housemate Tania - that the Irish lad was 'hung'.

Third Place - Scott

Many were surprised that Scott didn't make it to the final two, as he was the bookies favourite to win the game for a good solid eight weeks, but it wasn't to be.

Scott only faced the public eviction once, in the very first week, against Anouska (who went), Federico and Jon... also, the only story he had in the house was his feelings for Nush, which just didn't go anywhere.

Although, just about every evicted housemate wanted him to win - Jon made it a personal mission - Davina announced him as the housemate in third place.

Fourth Place - Steph

The last girl in the house Steph was the first of the finalists to be evicted leaving the three guys to battle it out.

Through the course of the game, Steph had been nominated twice, seeing off Tania and Lisa.  She gained headlines through her possible feelings for Cameron, even her mother was giving them the go-ahead.  There's also a notorious 'shower scene' with fellow girl housemate Nush.

She may not have made it to the final week however, if she hadn't turned on the water-works when all the guys admitted they would have chosen to take Nush into the reward room with them. Ray felt sorry for her, and nominated Nush... giving Steph free passage into week nine, and fourth place.

Steph left the house following Jon's quick exit through the back door, as he couldn't win due to being voted back in.

9th Eviction (19/07/03) - Nush

The final housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother 4 was announced as being... Nush. With 67% of the public vote, Nush - real name Anouska - was ousted over Orkney boy Cameron.

Nush's nomination was a controversial one, with three votes coming from Cameron, Steph and a surprise one from Ray, who was expected to vote for Steph.  He changed his mind after Steph became upset at always losing out to the only other girl in the house.

Nush grabbed headlines for her "romance" with fellow housemate Scott, and being dumped by her real life boyfriend as a result.  

Voted Back in the House - Jon

For the first time, an evicted housemate was allowed to enter back into the house, and it was done with a public vote... and Jon was the one the public voted for!

Just moments after Lisa was announced as being the 8th evictee, phone lines opened for the public to decide who should go back in. Federico, Gos, Justine, Sissy and Lisa were all there, but 62% of the votes decided Jon was to be the one.

Tania decided not to go back in, and Anouska is currently inside the Australian Big Brother house.  Jon will be in there for the last two weeks of the show, he cannot nominate or be nominated and he cannot win... but he's there to mess with their heads and "torment them".

8th Eviction (12/07/03) -  Lisa

The Welsh dragon, Lisa,  was evicted after two weeks in the house - one of which she was immune for!

It was said to be a one horse race as Lisa was evicted with a massive 82% of the public vote, meaning that her rivals Cameron and Steph massed only 18% between them.

The three housemates were nominated by leader of the house Ray.

Lisa became the hate figure of both the housemates and the audience alike, as she referred to herself as an "upper class bird", stated that she could kill someone with two figures, and admitted to having watched them while outside the house.  Having entered the house late in the game (week 6) it was always going to be tough, but Lisa did herself no favours at all.

7th Eviction (05/07/2003) - Gos

For the first time, Big Brother had to delay an eviction, and evacuate the housemates following a bomb scare at the studios.  The very next day, the first Saturday eviction took place, and chef Gos was the 7th housemate to be evicted from the fourth BB house.

Gos was nominated by three housemates Nush, Ray and Scott... and voted out by the public - though when he was evicted he was only greeted by his family, friends and the press... and of course, Davina!

Gos didn't mind the lack of fans though, as he proved to be a stand-up guy and was promised his own little fanbase walk on Big Brother's Little Brother.

Unlucky for some... 13!

On Saturday 28th June '03, the housemates took part in their weekly task and as they all entered the reward room they found themselves with... a new housemate - housemate 13,  Lisa!

The housemates picked straws to see who would make into the reward room, and entered two by two.  Nush and Ray were the first housemates to meet the newcomer, shortly followed by Scott and Steph.  Finally, once it was discovered that no housemates would be missing out on the reward, Cameron and Gos run in to find... someone else who could pinch their £70, 000 prize.  It's just as well Welsh Lisa brought pizza!

6th Eviction (27/06/2003) - Tania

Three housemates were nominated for eviction... all three girls... the only girls in the house... and with 72% of the votes Tania was named the sixth housemates to be evicted from the Big Brother house.

Nush and Steph were both relieved to stay as Tania - nominated by Cameron, Ray and Scott - whacked on the blusher she had become so famous for.

It wasn't a surprise to anyone that Tania got the axe - after she stated she was ready to leave. What was a surprise however, was the booing and jeering she was greeted with as she left the house.  Was Tania 'really' the bad guy of the house?

Big Brother Africa

When Cameron went to the Diary Room little did he expect to be whisked off to the African Big Brother house in a special 'housemate exchange'.  He will now spend a few days in the house while our BB house will have to get used to one of their housemates - Gaetano.

In exchange, while Cameron will still be nominated by proxy, he himself cannot be nominated for TWO WEEKS, meaning that he'll now see it until at least the end of week seven.

He left on Sunday morning (26th June) and entered the African house the next day.  Our housemates were told that he'd excepted a special task but all of them thought that he was having to spend 24hrs in the reward room alone.  They often went to the wall to give boosting comments - little did they know he'd left the country.

They were naturally shocked to a stranger coming back out of the reward room the next day - with the news of the exchange.  How this will change the dynamic of the house remains to be seen.

4th & 5th Evictions (20/06/2003) - Federico & Jon

This week, the housemates were put under strain as they faced a double eviction... with two out of three housemates would face the axe.  While Cameron found himself up for the first time both Federico and Jon were old pros... Fed up for the third time, and Jon up for the fourth week in a row.

The fourth housemate to be evicted was announced as being Federico!

The opinionated Scot had become something of the villain of the house after failing the budget tasks two weeks in a row... and for slamming the women of Newcastle... and well, women in general.  This week he'd been nominated by five of his housemates - Cameron, Gos, Jon, Nush and Steph - and was evicted with 40% of the votes.

The fifth housemate to evicted was Jon!

The Vulcan-like Jon became the fifth evictee having survived eviction every other week.  Nominated by five of his housemates - Cameron, Nush, Ray, Scott and Tania - Jon has become a legend with BB fans and has until now been a key figure in the house.  Many people had him down to win it, and most tabloids chose him as the one to back.  It wasn't to be... but that wasn't a surprise to Jon, who knew straight away that he and Fed would be the ones to be evicted, unable to beat the loveable Cameron.

3rd Eviction (13/06/2003) - Sissy

The third person to be evicted from the Big Brother house was... Sissy!  This means that there are only three girls in the house now... while the guys remain at full strength, leading the housemates to assume that the girls are being picked off one by one.

Sissy got evicted with 45% of the votes, leaving 'bad boy' Federico and 'boring' Jon in the house.  It was Federico's second time up for eviction, while Jon has been put up every week so far.

Sissy was nominated by four of her housemates, and despite the girls worrying about their dwindling numbers, two of the nominations came from the girls:
Gos, Jon, Steph, Tania

Sissy lost favour with the viewers when she sulked about not getting into the task reward room, despite getting in free the previous week.

2nd Eviction (06/06/2003) - Justine

The second set of nominations brought no real surprise for the housemate as Justine found herself up for eviction against 'boring' Jon.  However, she was obviously shocked when her name was announced as the second person to be leaving the house.

With 57% of the votes Justine was evicted after four housemates nominated her:
Federico, Gos, Jon and Ray

It was ironic that Justine faced off against Jon as they were the two housemates who bonded much quicker than the others - both being twins.  However, their relationship turned very sour to, when Justine decided that she didn't want to be associated with Jon, and the pair ended up nominating each other.

1st Eviction (29/05/2003) - Anouska

Having just entered the house, the new housemates were shocked to be asked to nominate on their first night, basing their decisions on just their first impressions.  Rather than nominating two housemates they each had to choose just one person - but that person would AUTOMATICALLY be up for eviction.

Four housemates were placed on the line - Anouska, Federico, Jon and Scott.  With 46% of the votes Anouska was evicted.

Six people nominated Anouska mostly for being loud:
Cameron, Gos, Jon, Justine, Scott and Sissy

Anouska's eviction was a shock to a lot of the housemates, all of whom felt that Jon would get the boot. 

The Fourth UK Series (2003) featured:
(who I voted to win in green)
(who I voted for eviction in red)

Winner - Cameron Stout
Runner-up - Ray
Third Place - Scott
Fourth Place - Steph

Week 9 - Jon exits the house.
Week 8 - Cameron v Nush - Nush evicted
Week 7 - Jon enters the house.
Week 7 - Federico v Gos v Jon v Justine v Lisa v Sissy - Jon voted in
Week 7 - Cameron v
Lisa v Steph - Lisa evicted
Week 6 - 
Gos v Nush v Ray - Gos evicted
Week 6 - Lisa enters the house.
Week 5 - Nush v Steph v
Tania Tania evicted
Week 5 - Gaetano enters and exits the house.
Week 4 -
Cameron v Federico v Jon - Federico and Jon evicted
Week 3 - Federico v Jon v
Sissy - Sissy evicted
Week 2 - Jon v
Justine - Justine evicted
Week 1 -
Anouska v Federico v Jon v Scott - Anouska evicted

Celebrity Big Brother 2002

Second Celebrity UK Series: 2002.
Length Of Game: 10 days
Presenter: Davina MaCall
6 Housemates: Anne, Goldie, Les, Mark, Melinda, Sue

- 6 celebrity housemates share a basic specially built house that has them watched 24 hrs a day for 10 days.  Cameras in every room, and each housemate forced to constantly wear a microphone they have no escape.  With no contact with the outside world allowed, the contestants only have each other to talk to.... 
- The housemates must work together to perform tasks for 'Big Brother'.  Their food budget for the next week hangs in the balance - should they fail then they lose however much they gamble (minimum of 10% maximum of 50%) - win and they gain.
- Every other day the housemates have to give the names of two housemates they want out.  After each of them have voted Big Brother works out who the two (or more) housemates have the most votes.  Once named, the public at home get to vote out which of the unpopular housemates get the boot from the house.  This continues until the final three when the public vote who wins.

The Second Celebrity Big Brother (2002)
(who I voted to win in green)
(who I voted for eviction in red)

Winner - Mark Owen (Former Take That star)
Runner-up - Les Dennis (Comedian/Show Host)
Third Place - Melinda Messenger (Model/Presenter)

Third Eviction - Mark v Sue -  Sue Perkins (Comedienne/Presenter) Evicted
Second Eviction - Anne v Sue - Anne Diamond (Former Presenter) Evicted
First Eviction - Goldie v Les - Goldie (DJ) Evicted

 

Big Brother 3


 

Third UK series: 2002.
Length Of Game: 9 weeks
Presenter: Davina MaCall (Big Brother) and Dermott O'Leary (Big Brother's Little Brother)
12 Housemates: Adele, Alex, Alison, Jade, Jonny, Kate, Lee, Lynne, PJ, Sandy, Spencer, Sunita
Walked: Sunita and Sandy
Replacements: Sophie and Tim

- 12 housemates share a basic specially built house that has them watched 24/7 for 9 weeks.  Cameras in every room, and each housemate forced to constantly wear a microphone they have no escape.  With no contact with the outside world allowed, the contestants only have each other to talk to.... 
- Each week the housemates have to give the names of two housemates they want out.  After each of them have voted Big Brother works out who the two (or more) housemates have the most votes.  Once named, the public at home get to vote out which of the unpopular housemates get the boot from the house.  This continues until the final four when the public vote who wins £70,000.
- In a different format to previous years, the housemates found themselves divided into two sides of the house, a rich side and a poor side. 

My Predictions for
The Final Three:
Alex
Kate
Spencer
(Prediction made 15/06/2001)
The Sun - Big Bro 3 - All Cast.JPG (126964 bytes) Boys In The House:

Alex, Jonny

Girls In The House:

Jade, Kate

The Winner - Kate

BB3-katefinalist.jpg (11570 bytes)After spending 9 weeks in the house, and in the public eye, Kate Lawler was finally announced as the winner of Big Brother 3.

Through the weeks Kate had made friends with Alison and Jonny, while sparking up something of a mini-romance with Spencer.  By the end though it was really Jonny who she turned to, mind you she did play 'Follow The Van' with Alex.

BB3-katefinalist2.jpg (14791 bytes)The final week's voting was the closest yet in the show's three year history.  In the first game, it was always going to be between Craig and Anna, and it was no surprise that Craig won... while in the second series Brian was the outright winner.  This year any of the four housemates could have won...

... but in the end it was Kate - the first female to win the £70, 000 prize.

Runner-up - Jonny

BB3-jonnyfinalist.jpg (10689 bytes)Geordi Jonny Reagan - after being nominated by his peers for three weeks - found himself in the final two left in the house, being announced as the runner-up.

Jonny had gone into the house as the house comedian, but this wasn't enough to content the housemates.  Fireman Jonny was sighted as being something of a 'Big Brother' after admitting he watched the previous year, and was accused of acting up to the cameras.  He was also the centre of the infamous 'Weegate' opposite Alex.

All this trouble stated, Jonny did provide the housemates with much entertainment even while on the poor side of the house when he crossed the barrier under a blanket to pinch some chocolate from the rich side.

Third Place - Alex

BB3-alexfinalist.jpg (13264 bytes)Some would say that he was the face of BB3, and for a long time he was favourite to win the show, but Alex Sibley found himself leaving the house in third place.

Model Alex shot to headlines with his insistence on keeping a clean and tidy BB house, and his row with Jonny over the fireman's confession to urinating in the shower - dubbed by the media as 'Weegate'.

Alex often partnered off with another housemate during the nine weeks, usually spelling the end of his friend's stay in the house.  First there was Scot Sandy, followed by Adele, and finally Tim.

One of Alex's most memorable moments was when he hid behind a door from hos housemates and starting miming to a song for the camera.

Fourth Place - Jade

BB3-jadefinalist.jpg (8663 bytes)The public wanted her out in the very first week and she survived... then in week 6 every housemate in the house nominated her and she survived... but come the final night Jade Goody was the first to leave the house...

Jade had become a household name with her backstabbing, her 'minging' verruca, and stupidity - she was noted as being the most annoying housemate of the three series.  However, the public seemingly began to change their mind and by the final week and it looked like she was could even win the game.

There for her eviction was one of her celebrity fans Graham Norton.  Other fans including Jonny Depp!

8th Eviction (19/07/2002) - Tim

The final week of nominations saw Sandy's replacement Tim evicted with over 80% of the wanting him out.

Like Adele a couple of weeks before him, Tim left the house only to be booed and jeered by the crowd.

Tim had got up people's noses by his arrogant actions within the house... his vanity... and his use of the word 'Comprende' in the diary room.

Tim had hit the headlines with 'Gingerwatch' when it became apparent that he dyed his hair black to hide his ginger locks.

When he entered the house he took an instant disliking to Sophie, while he immediately became firm friends with Alex - who survived his third eviction at the lost of his friend.

7th Eviction (12/07/2002) - PJ

It was an interesting way to go... in some ways easier, but others harder  as PJ was evicted with 80.7% of the public vote, leaving Kate in the house.

This eviction was a bit different though - as PJ hadn't actually been nominated!  Nominations has been cancelled in the seventh week and housemates forced to pick which two housemates got to see video messages from their family and friends - but with a catch... they'd also face eviction.  PJ and Kate got to see their families, but went head to head to stay in the house.

Following Adele's nasty eviction (many many boos and jeers) PJ was obviously nervous about how the public viewed him... but he had nothing to fear - his exit perhaps one the best ones to date.

PJ hit the headlines for his 'did-they-didn't-they' bed romp with fellow housemate Jade.

The Divide Falls!

Finally the divide has come down! After FOUR weeks of living between rich and poor areas the house is whole, and the housemates reunited.  The five poor housemates were thrilled to life the good life again while Tim was glad to finally have company following a week on his own.

However, their pleasure was met with a problem... their Saturday task.  The six housemates had to make a choice.  Big Brother was offering TWO of the housemates the chance to see a video message from their family/friends... but at as cost:

The two housemates to get to see their messages would also find themselves up for eviction, with week seven's nominations cancelled.

The housemates all decided to pull pieces of paper out of a hat.. with two pieces marked with chocolate.  Excitement ran through the group as they did so... the two housemates being... PJ and Kate!

They watched their messages and both filled up during it all.  But will that be the end of the tears for Kate and PJ?

6th Eviction (05/07/2002) - Adele

For the first time since the first series of the show, FOUR housemates found themselves up for eviction.  Jonny found himself up for his third time (second week in a row), and Jade for her second (nominated by the public in week one).  However both Adele and Kate were newcomers to being nominated... and Adele won't be around to perfect the art of survival... as she has been evicted with over 2million votes! Jade, originally the favourite to be kicked has over 1million votes herself!

Adele made news in the house by romancing Lee - despite having a girlfriend on the outside.  After Lee was evicted (he has already gone for Sophie by this time anyway) she began to romance model Alex.

However, it was her two-faced back-biting that made her so unpopular with viewers... and she left the house in a shower of boos and jeers.

The Divide Stays!

The housemates were finally given a chance to take the divide down, reuniting all the housemates for the first time in three weeks... but they failed!  The divide will stay for at least another week!

Each housemate was called into the diary room as asked an observation question about the house/housemates.  If they got it right, and if they were wrong into was into the poor side for another week.

Only 2 of the 7 housemates answered their questions correctly... but the house were given another chance to get the bars down.  One of the 'rich' housemates (Kate or Tim) could be asked another question.  If correct the house would be whole again, if wrong  the bars would stay AND the housemate would live on the poor side.

Kate went in for the question - and was asked to name the 14 housemates in alphabetical order... but she managed to miss her 'friend' Alison... condemning the the house to another week divided.

Rich side: Tim
Poor side: Adele, Alex, Jade, Jonny, Kate, PJ

5th Eviction (28/06/2002) - Sophie

Sophie has become the fifth housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother house.  Voted out by over 80% of the public voting, proving that Jonny - up for his second week of nominations - is a fan favourite.

Sophie has come into the house late following original housemate, Sunita's exit out of the back door.  Sadly she never seemed to click with the housemates... with Jade and new guy Tim's back biting proving to be the end of her.

Sophie got headlines - whilst in the house - for  her 'romance' with Lee.

The Divide Continues...

For the third time the housemates found themselves battling it out to see who would live in the rich side of the house, and of course... who would not.

This week the housemates found themselves playing musical chairs to determine their fates... the rules stating that the first out would live in the poor side - choosing who went with them, and the winner would live and choose others to live in the rich side.

After a slight tussle with Jade, Jonny found himself the first out, condemned to his second week in the poor side.  After a final showdown between Alex and Tim, Alex found himself the task winner for the second week running - and once again in the uncomfortable position of having to choose who would live it up rich style with him...

Alex's first choice was an easy one - PJ, following his upset at having to spend both previous weeks in the poor side.  Jonny then chose Sophie (she's only been in the rich side)... and then Alex began to find it hard. Very hard.  Finally he announced Adele to join him and PJ - Jonny quickly choose Tim for the poor side, and immediately the ball was back in Alex's court - having to choose between Jade and Kate.  Controversially he chose Jade, and Kate returned for her second week in the poor side.

In summary:
rich side = Adele, Alex, Jade and PJ
poor side = Jonny, Kate, Sophie and Tim

4th Eviction (21/06/2002) - Spencer

It was termed as the Clash of the Titans... as the two favourites to win Big Brother 3 went head to head to see who would be evicted.  The prediction... whoever stays would be the winner of BB3!

With 55% of the votes mister 'Spanky' himself, Spencer became the fourth housemate to leave through the front door. Alex - his second time up - survived and is the new favourite for the £70, 000.

It was a shock to many... internet polls had him down as the winner from day one, and in the previous two weeks he hadn't received a single nomination.

Spencer had made his name for being a bit smelly in the house, and for being the object of Kate's affections... and for living in the 'poor' side of the house for two weeks straight.

Just how Sunita was replaced with Sophie, Sandy too has been replaced... by Tim.

The newcomer joins the house in it's second week of the rich/poor divide.  Housemates got to choose which side he went, and they all agreed that the new guy should spend his first week in the rich side.

This makes the sides:

Rich side: Adele, Alex, Jade, Sophie, Tim
Poor side: Jonny, Kate, PJ, Spencer

Tim cannot nominate for be nominated in his first week.

House Divided For 2nd Week

For the second week in a row, the housemate were set a task to see who would be living it up in the rich side of the house, and who would be suffering in the poor side.

This week there was a difference though... as the decision would rest upon one housemate alone!

The housemates had one shot at a dartboard each... and the highest scorer would get to choose which side of the house they went... and would be allowed to take up to three other housemates with them.

Alex scored the most and made his controversial decisions in the diary room.  Having spent one week in the poor side he happily chose to venture over to the rich side... taking Adele and Jade with him... but it was his third choice that caused problems... as he chose Sophie (who already had lived in the rich side) over either PJ or Spencer - both now having to live in the poor side for a second week.

3rd Eviction (14/06/2002) - Lee

With a massive 84%, Lee became the third housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother house... losing to fireman Jonny.

Lee, easily the most muscular housemate in the three years, caught the attention of viewers for his extensive flirting... first with Adele, and then with new girl Sophie - despite having a girlfriend on the outside.

Instead of working for him, however, his flirting just put the nation against him, and he was he was an easy choice for the boot.

Lee had been living in the 'rich' side of the house.

Escaped (13/06/2002) - Sandy

He'd made himself a loner in the group... he spoke his mind... and he'd cheated in the Saturday task... and Sandy became the first housemate to 'escape' the Big Brother house.

He was desperately bored in the rich side, and after surviving eviction in week two was actually upset NOT to be nomination in the third week.  After much thought he decided it was time to leave the house.

However... Sandy being Sandy didn't want to go out the back door... and he was in line to go out the front door anytime soon... so why not take a different route - and with cheers from his fellow housemates the Scot climbed up and over the wall towards freedom.

Sandy had openly taken a dislike to most of the housemates, but had formed a close bond with Alex... the 'other' outcast.

House Divided

The housemates were up in arms when they were given their Saturday task... as the house was divided into a rich side, and a poor side.

The rich side would be allowed to live with £400 spending money per week, full access to their clothes, as well as the pool. The poor side would have to live on basic rations, cold/out door showers and the responsibility of looking after the chickens.

Housemates took shots at a basketball hoop... the first five to score being allowed into the privileged 'rich' side.

There were rows as Sandy took his turn before he should have, and Jonny was targeted for cheating (stepping over the line)... but arguments aside the first split would be:

Rich Side: Jonny, Kate, Lee, Sandy, Sophie

Poor Side: Alex, Adele, Jade, PJ, Spencer

2nd Eviction (07/06/2002) - Alison

The second eviction from the house (the first to come from nominations) was something of a shock to the housemates... as Alison got the boot from the series.

With % of votes Alison found herself the second housemate to be voted out... despite being up against moaning model Alex, and loner Scot Sandy.

Alison had been at the centre of of much of the fun within the house, as was responsible for most of the food that went missing... as well as being the one who broke the most furniture!

Alison predicted that Jonny would be the one to win the prize... with best mate Kate not far behind.

As expected, following Sunita's exit from the house via the back door... Big Brother has drafted in a replacement housemate - Sophie.

Sophie entered the house on 01/06/2002 and is expected to cause something of  stir in the house, possibly stealing present housemate Kate's "Babe" crown.

Sophie is does not have to nominate, and can't be nominated during her first week.

1st Eviction (31/05/2002) - Lynne

Friday saw the first 'official' eviction of the third series... Lynne!

Housemates were shocked to learn that the public had been voting all week - to nominate two of the housemates for eviction.  In a twist on the usual format, it was up to the housemates to decide which one should leave. They didn't expect to face an eviction for another week.

The two housemates nominated by the public were Jade and Lynne.  The two of them were sent to the bedroom while the other 9 housemates had to make their choice - in only 3 minutes!  The choice, it seems, was easy... and they unanimously voted Lynne out the house.

As Lynne left, the crowd were booing - she had not made herself popular... her time in the house highlighted the Scot as  brash and vicious type.. laying into fan favourite Spencer, and annoying PJ.

Lynne chose Jonny and Alison as the final 2 in the house, but didn't comment on which would win.

Walked (30/05/2002) - Sunita

Thursday saw housemate Sunita leave the house, and the third UK Big Brother series.

Sunita had been restless and unsure of her decision in the house right from the beginning - obvious to viewers, but not to the other housemates, shocked at her quick departure.

She makes the history books though... being the first housemate to walk out on the game.  She was asked to leave through the back entrance instead of the front, and was interviewed by Big Brother's Little Brother presenter Dermot O'Leary instead of main host Davina Macall.

The only other housemate to leave through the back door, during the show's two previous seasons was cheating Nasty Nick Bateman in the first series.  Sunita will be replaced - presumably with another girl.

The first week, apart from having 12 housemates instead of the usual 10, will hold a surprise for the housemates.  The housemates don't expect an eviction to take place until the end of the second week, however, producers have something different in mind...

Usually, housemates nominate each other, and the 2 (or more) with the most votes go up for the public vote.  This week, however, housemates are unaware that viewers are ringing in who THEY want to nominate!  On Friday, 3 minutes before the eviction takes place, the 2+ housemates who have the highest amount of votes, will be names, and the housemates THEMSELVES must decide which of those named they want to be evicted.  This will be a complete reverse of how voting/nominations go.

Producers are trying to come up with ways of keeping up the ratings as the series goes up against the World Cup.

The Third UK Series (2002) featured:
(who I voted to win in green)
(who I voted for eviction in red)

Winner - Kate Lawler
Runner-up - Jonny Reagan
Third Place - Alex Sibley
Fourth Place - Jade Goody

Week 8 - Alex v Tim - Tim evicted
Week 7 - Kate v
PJ - PJ evicted
Week 6 - Adele v
Jade v Jonny v Kate - Adele evicted
Week 5 - Jonny v
Sophie - Sophie evicted
Week 4 -
Alex v Spencer - Spencer evicted
Week 4 - Tim enters the house
Week 3 - Jonny v
Lee - Lee evicted
Week 3 - Sandy leaves the house
Week 2 - Alex v
Alison v Sandy - Alison evicted
Week 2 - Sophie enters the house
Week 1 - Jade v
Lynne - Lynne evicted (public vote, I voted twice - Lynne and PJ)
Week 1 - Sunita leaves the house

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Big Brother 2
Second UK series: 2001.
Length Of Game: 9 weeks
Presenter: Davina MaCall
10 Housemates: Amma, Brian, Bubble, Dean, Elizabeth, Helen, Narinder, Paul, Penny, Stuart
Voted In: Josh (beating Ann & Natalie)

- 10 housemates share a basic specially built house that has them watched 24/7 for 9 weeks.  Cameras in every room, and each housemate forced to constantly wear a microphone they have no escape.  With no contact with the outside world allowed, the contestants only have each other to talk to.... 
- The housemates must work together to perform tasks for 'Big Brother'.  Their food budget for the next week hangs in the balance - should they fail then they lose however much they gamble (minimum of 10% maximum of 50%) - win and they gain.
- Each week the housemates have to give the names of two housemates they want out.  After each of them have voted Big Brother works out who the two (or more) housemates have the most votes.  Once named, the public at home get to vote out which of the unpopular housemates get the boot from the house.  This continues until the final four when the public vote who wins £70,000.
- Over the second week viewers got to vote a housemate IN to the house.  Given three to choose from (Ann, Josh & Natalie) the winner - Josh Rafter - entered the house following the first eviction (Penny).

My Predictions for The Final Three are:
DEAN
ELIZABETH
& BRIAN

Prediction made
17/06/2001

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THE WINNER
Brian
Dowling

The Winner - BRIAN

Brianpic.jpg (14021 bytes)After nine weeks Gay Air Steward Brian Dowling was announced as the winner of Big Brother 2001 - and he was completely overwhelmed by it all.

The Irishman had only just told his parents about his homosexuality before he went into the house, and had constantly worried about how their were taking it.

Brian had hit the headlines with his relationships with fellow housemates, Narinder, Bubble, & Josh.  He also stirred up the house with his obsession with the Evil "Demons".

It's expected that Brian will receive a TV contract from Channel 4. Brian won with 61% of the votes

The Runner-up - HELEN

Helenpic.jpg (11081 bytes)The Welsh dancing hairdresser, Helen Adams,  came in second place, and was greeted by her parents and house evictee Paul Clarke.

Helen won the nation's hearts for her childlike manner and her genuine personality.  She also got a lot of press for her on screen romance with housemate Paul- especially when she was in a relationship!  Her boyfriend "Big G" dropped her, quite publicly.

Helen had survived Three public evictions - beating Penny, Josh & Paul.

During her interview, Paul surprised her with something she had always wanted - Gucci shoes and a Gucci bag.

Third Place - DEAN

Deanpic.jpg (17053 bytes)The Big Brother Finale saw Dean O'Loughlin as the first to leave the house, claiming Third Place.

Dean became known as the "Daddy" of the house because of his age (he was the oldest at 37) and his deckchair pose.  In the diary room he became known for his "bus stop" way of nominating- everyone in a line, at one end the person he likes the most, and his least favourite at the other end.

Dean is expected to be offered a record contract after playing his own music for the housemates over the nine weeks.

Eighth Eviction(26/7/2001) - ELIZABETH

Elizabethpic.jpg (15687 bytes)In the final week, the housemates all thought that they had made it to the final day - but Big Brother had a surprise for them, one of the housemates would be evicted the day before the last day.  With the nation voting for who they wanted to win, the one with the least amount of votes was ejected from the house... Elizabeth Woodcock.  She was evicted because she had only received 2% of the publics votes to win.

Elizabeth had made her mark as the 'mother' of the house.  She had built up a friendship with Stuart before he was evicted, and then formed a bond with Dean.

A very philosophical person, Elizabeth was one of the three housemates to never face the public eviction from the nominating process!

Seventh Eviction (20/7/01) - PAUL

Over the last few weeks, the nation has found itself gripped by the budding relationship between housemates Helen and Paul.  This week, however, the nation had to decide... which one should leave the Big Brother house - ending their TV romance.  The votes were counted and with 84% Paul Clarke was evicted from the house.

Paulpic.jpg (13941 bytes)Both housemates were nominated by the other three:
Brian, Dean, Elizabeth.

In the first couple of weeks, Paul was pretty much known for being the guy who Penny Ellis kept kissing, but began building his own profile when he became the guy who survived FOUR evictions (beating Stuart Hosking, Narinder Kaur, Bubble & Amma).

It was his growing relationship with Helen Adams that really put him in the public eye, as they spent most of their time together, and cuddling up in the den.  Now the nation waits to see what happens when the two of them are out of the house.

Paul picked Helen as his favourite to win (Naturally!).

Sixth Eviction (13/7/01) - JOSH

He was voted in, and now he's been voted out.  Josh Rafter became the sixth person to be evicted from the house.  He was voted out with 84% over Helen Adams.

Josh BB2.jpg (3922 bytes)Josh was nominated for eviction by four housemates.
Brian, Dean, Helen, Paul

Josh's late arrival in the house stirred up quite a lot of feelings amongst the contestants.  Stuart got quite aggressively competitive, while Narinder & Helen both went a bit gooey over him - until he announced that he was gay.  That's when fellow gay housemate Brian went weird!

Viewers have watched as the pair have squabbled - with one particular alcohol driven argument - and how the two seemed to gain a love-to-hate relationship, often with Brian giving unfair taunts to his housemate.

Upon leaving, Josh reveals he'd like either Dean or Elizabeth to win, however, he noted how he thinks Brian will win it!

Fifth Eviction (6/7/01) - AMMA

Eviction Five saw Amma evicted from the Big Brother house. She was voted out with 64% of votes over Paul Clarke - it was his fourth time up for eviction.

Amma BB2.jpg (3768 bytes)Four housemates voted Amma.
Brian, Dean, Josh, Paul

Lap dancer Amma, made a name for herself in the house by constantly letting wind - and being quite proud about it!  She also had a massive alcohol-filled row with ex-housemate Stuart.

When the group were given the task of teaching Paddy (the 12th housemate - a dog) 4 new tricks, it was Amma who was elected the housemate to actually do the task on the day.

Amma stated that either Brian or Dean will win, but admitted that she would like to see Helen victorious. 

Fourth Eviction (29/6/01) - BUBBLE

Paul 'Bubble' Ferguson, evictee number four, was ousted with 53% of the votes. Paul Clarke hung on with 47%

Bubble BB2.jpg (2790 bytes)Only three  of the eight housemates nominated Bubble.
Helen, Josh, Paul

Bubble was recognised as being one of THE characters in the house, known for his somewhat volatile nature.  During his stay in the house Bubble broke the UK record for eating sweet corn with a tooth pick.

One [now] famous scene had Bubble smashing into one of the sofa arm's and over the table.

Bubble was in the house during his birthday, and admitted he was only in the house to win the £70,000 prize for his little girl, Briony.

Bubble stated that he wants Brian to win.

Third Eviction (22/6/01)-NARINDER

The Third housemate evicted from Big Brother was announced as being Narinder Kaur with 62% of the votes.  Paul Clarke survived his second eviction day by getting 38%

Narinder BB2.jpg (3705 bytes)Six out of the nine housemates voted for Narinder
Amma, Bubble, Dean, Elizabeth, Helen, Josh

Narinder made her name in the house for being outspoken and argumentative.  Her nemesis in the house was clearly Helen, as the two shared many spats.  She also made her feelings over Amma known.

Narinder was known for her bond with gay housemate Brian, the two almost becoming inseparable.  People wonder what he's to do without her.

When finding that she was evicted she then broke the rules by saying who she wanted Brian to nominate in the coming weeks (pretty much all but Paul).  In any other circumstances in the house, that alone would have got her disqualified.

Narinder's favourites for the £70, 000 prize are Brian or Elizabeth (maybe even Paul).

Second Eviction (15/6/01)- STUART

Votes were tallied and the second evictee was announced as being Stuart Hosking with 86% over Paul Clarke's 14%

Stuart BB2.jpg (3235 bytes)Four housemates had voted Stuart for being too competitive.
Amma, Brian, Narinder, Elizabeth

Elizabeth was the shock vote, as she and Stuart had got on really well (she seemed to be flirting) though his time in the house .  It was because of his reaction over newcomer Josh.  She later went into the diary room and claimed to feel really bad because he went back to 'normal'.

Stuart made him mark in the house by having major arguments with Penny and Amma.  He was also known for his posing and winking at people (and the camera)

Stuart's favourite housemate to win is Bubble.

JOSH ENTERS HOUSE

The 11th housemate, Josh Rafter,  entered the house on 9/6/01 as a replacement for the first evictee, Penny.  He has a weeks grace from nominations.

Initial reactions to him were of shock, delight (from the girls) and caution (from the guys).

On personal responses, Narinder & Helen entered a competitive flirting frenzy over him, while Stuart was just competitive.  They relaxed when they found that Josh was in 'Brian's Camp', which actually alarmed  Brian as he is now no longer the only homosexual in the house.

First Eviction (8/6/01) - PENNY

The votes were counted and school teacher Penny Ellis was evicted with 52% of the votes against Welsh-born Helen Adams.

Penny BB2.jpg (3562 bytes)Five of the housemates had nominated Penny
Bubble, Dean, Elizabeth, Helen, Stuart

Penny had annoyed the housemates due to her neurotic and hyped attitude, her insistence on bossing them, and dominating the kitchen.

She hit the media very early on with he flirting with Paul, taking part in the first BB2 kiss, and made head-lines by dropping her towel for a full frontal.

One of the most famous scenes so far has been Penny's feud with Stuart when he chose to sleep with every other girl other than Penny!

Penny chose Dean as being her favourite to win.

The Second UK Series (in 2001) featured
(who I voted to win in green)
(who I voted for eviction in red)

Winner - Brian Dowling
Runner-up - Helen Adams
Third Place - Dean O'Loughlin


Week 9 -
Surprise Eviction - Elizabeth Woodcock evicted
Week 8 -
Helen v Paul -  Paul Clarke evicted
Week 7 - Helen v
Josh - Josh Rafter evicted
Week 6 -
Amma v Paul - Amma evicted
Week 5 -
Bubble v Paul - Paul 'Bubble' Ferguson evicted
Week 4 - Narinder v Paul - Narinder Kaur evicted
Week 3 - Paul v Stuart - Stuart Hosking evicted
Week 3 - Josh enters House
Week 2 - Helen v
Penny - Penny Ellis evicted
Week 1 - Ann v Josh v Natalie - Josh voted in

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Celebrity Big Brother
Comic Relief (aka Red Nose Day): 2001.
Length Of Game: 1 week
Presenter: Davina MaCall
6 Housemates: Anthea, Chris, Claire, Jack, Keith, Vanessa

- 6 celebrity housemates share a basic specially built house that has them watched 24/7 for 1 week.  Cameras in every room, and each housemate forced to constantly wear a microphone they have no escape.  With no contact with the outside world allowed, the contestants only have each other to talk to.... 
- The housemates must work together to perform tasks for 'Big Brother'.  Their food budget for the next week hangs in the balance - should they fail then they lose however much they gamble (minimum of 10% maximum of 50%) - win and they gain.
- Every other day the housemates have to give the names of two housemates they want out.  After each of them have voted Big Brother works out who the two (or more) housemates have the most votes.  Once named, the public at home get to vote out which of the unpopular housemates get the boot from the house.  This continues until the final three when the public vote who wins.

The Comic Relief Celebrity Week (2001)
(who I voted to win in green)
(who I voted for eviction in red)

Winner - Jack Dee (Comedian)
Runner-up - Claire Sweeny (Brookside actress)
Third Place - Keith Duffy (Boyzone singer)

Third Eviction - Anthea v Jack v Keith - Anthea Turner (Presenter) Evicted
Second Eviction - Jack v Vanessa - Vanessa Feltz (Presenter) Evicted
First Eviction - Anthea v Chris - Chris Eubank (Former Boxer) Evicted

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Big Brother
First UK series: 2000.
Length Of Game: 9 weeks
Presenter: Davina MaCall
10 Housemates: Andrew, Anna, Caroline, Craig, Darren, Mel, Nichola, Nicholas, Sada, Thomas
Disqualified: Nicholas (for cheating)
Replacement: Claire

- 10 housemates share a basic specially built house that has them watched 24/7 for 9 weeks.  Cameras in every room, and each housemate forced to constantly wear a microphone they have no escape.  With no contact with the outside world allowed, the contestants only have each other to talk to.... 
- The housemates must work together to perform tasks for 'Big Brother'.  Their food budget for the next week hangs in the balance - should they fail then they lose however much they gamble (minimum of 10% maximum of 50%) - win and they gain.
- Each week the housemates have to give the names of two housemates they want out.  After each of them have voted Big Brother works out who the two (or more) housemates have the most votes.  Once named, the public at home get to vote out which of the unpopular housemates get the boot from the house.  This continues until the final three when the public vote who wins £70,000.
- When the housemates discovered that Nicholas Bateman (dubbed 'Nasty Nick') had been cheating he was disqualified from the house.  The following week saw a replacement - Claire Strutton - sent into the house.

The First UK Series (in 2000) featured
(who I voted to win in green)
(who I voted for eviction in red)

Winner - Craig Phillips
Runner-up - Anna Nolan
Third Place - Darren Ramsey

Week 8 - Craig v Darren v Melanie - Melanie Hill evicted
Week 7 - Claire v Craig - Claire Strutton evicted
Week 6 - Anna v Craig v Darren v Thomas - Thomas McDermott evicted
Week 6 - Claire enters House
Week 5 - Craig v Nichola - Nichola Holt evicted
Week 5 - Nicholas 'Nasty Nick' Bateman disqualified
Week 4 - Caroline v Thomas - Caroline 'Caggy' Shea evicted
Week 3 - Caroline v Andrew - Andrew 'Randy Andy' Davison evicted
Week 2 - Caroline v Sada - Sada Walkington evicted
Week 1 - n/a

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