nick bateman won the first celebrity big brother on channel 5.
nick bateman won the first celebrity big brother on channel 5.
who won the first celebrity big brother on channel 5?
nick bateman
in 2000, the reality series "big brother" premiered in the united kingdom and immediately became a ratings success. following the success of the first series, it was confirmed that a celebrity edition of the show was in the works. "celebrity big brother" aired in march 2001 as a one-time special on channel 4 in association with the bbc's "comic relief" charity telethon. due to the tie-in with comic relief, the first series was partly broadcast on bbc one in the week leading up to the telethon. it lasted for eight days, and was ultimately won by comedian jack dee. with the first series proving to be a success, a second series was later confirmed. "celebrity big brother 2" premiered on 20 november 2002, and concluded when mark owen was crowned the winner after 10 days in the house. "celebrity big brother" did not air for the next two years, with channel 4 choosing to air the spin-off series "" in 2003 and "big brother panto" in 2004. in 2005, the show officially returned with its third series, which launched on 6 january. lasting for a total of eighteen days, the series was won by mark "bez" berry. the fourth edition of the show premiered on 5 january 2006 and was won by chantelle houghton, who ironically enough was the only housemate to not be a celebrity. the fifth series launched on 3 january 2007. this series saw jade goody, who had rose to fame after appearing on "big brother 3", enter the house as a housemate. the fifth series became the most controversial series to date, when accusations of racism towards housemate shilpa shetty arose against goody and other housemates. shetty ultimately went on to win the series, while goody was evicted after spending two weeks in the house. following the controversy surrounding the fifth series, "celebrity big brother" did not air in 2008. it did, however, return in 2009 and 2010, with the 2010 series being announced as the final one.
celebrity big brother (british tv series)
celebrity big brother 2011, also known as celebrity big brother 8, was the eighth series of the british reality television series "celebrity big brother". it was the first series of "celebrity big brother" to air on channel 5, and the first celebrity series not to air in january since "celebrity big brother 2", which was broadcast in november 2002. the series launched on 18 august 2011, and ended after 22 days on 8 september 2011, making it the shortest channel 5 series. it was followed by the twelfth regular series, which launched the following night after the final. davina mccall did not return to host the main show, and was replaced by former winner brian dowling. emma willis presented the spin-off show "big brother's bit on the side", alongside jamie east and alice levine. marcus bentley returned as commentator for the live shows and highlights whilst also providing voice over for viewer competitions.
celebrity big brother (british series 8)