Celebrity Big Brother: Have The Bookies Got The Final Winner Right?

With just a few hours until the Celebrity Big Brother final it seems that the bookies are predicting an outright win for Jedward. But could Kerry Katona cause a massive upset this evening?

Jedward have been firm favourites for most of the three week duration, but Kerry was a close contender at the start. The flirtatious friendship between Kerry - Lucien - Amy may have damaged her chances of winning.

Here are Paddy Power's latest winning odds today:

Jedward 1/4

Kerry Katona 4/1

Paddy Doherty 13/2

Amy Childs 50/1

Lucien Laviscount 80/1

Darryn Lyons 125/1

Bobby Sabel 250/1

Tune in to Channel 5 from 9pm to find out who wins Celebrity Big Brother.....


*BB official website: www.channel5.com/bigbrother

POLL: Which Was Your Favourite Series Of Big Brother? - The Results

Our poll asked, 'Which was your favourite series of Big Brother?' and people voted throughout the year, but it was BB11 that came top because most people voted after the last series ended. Josie Gibson was a firm favourite right from the start, winning 37% of the vote (down from 40%+ before Celebrity Big Brother started on C5).

BB7 with Pete Bennett and BB5 with Nadia Almada were 2nd and 3rd, as voters seemed to love the events from those series. Brian Dowling's BB2 was surprisingly near the bottom of the poll, even though he was crowned 'Ultimate Housemate' last year. Here are your results:

BB1 when Craig Philips won 10 (7%)

BB2 when Brain Dowling won 6 (4%)

BB3 when Kate Lawler won 10 (7%)

BB4 when Cameron Stout 4 (2%)

BB5 when Nadia Almada won 12 (8%)

BB6 when Anthony Hutton won 8 (5%)

BB7 when Pete Bennett won 15 (10%)

BB8 when Brian Belo won 6 (4%)

BB9 when Rachel Rice won 6 (4%)

BB10 when Sophie Reade won 9 (6%)

BB11 when Josie Gibson won 52 (37%)

Votes: 138


*BB official website: www.channel5.com/bigbrother

Celeb BB: Double Trouble Task Revealed

Day 13: Big Brother thought it was about time that the Housemates got to know each other a little better, and we mean really get to grips with what it’s like in one another’s shoes.... quite literally.

The task will see our celebrities learning what it’s like to have a double by being paired up with one of their fellow Housemates and turned into identical twins! Not only that, they will literally be joined together by their wrists to ensure they are linked at all times.

The housemates must copy and mimic the characteristics of their dominant twin in order to impress Jedward, who will then decide which 2 pairs of twins are the most alike. The chosen 4 will be blindfolded, sat back to back, and their ‘twin tuition’ will be tested by Big Brother.

The pairings will be as follows:

 Perry – Paddy and Kerry (Kerry dressed as Paddy)

Darluc – Darryn and Lucien (Lucien dressed as Darryn)

Amara – Amy and Tara (Taradressed as Amy)

Pambob – Pamela and Bobby (Bobby dressed as Pamela)

Jedward, already being expert twins, will be given the all-important role of ‘Head Twins’ and will monitor the others to ensure they are carrying out all assigned twin duties to the highest standard. Additionally they will be given a choice of items to carry out their tests – A fish, a custard pie, a feather duster and an inflatable hammer.

Will there be some matches made in heaven, or will there be a case of just one too many peas in a pod?

The all-round winning set of twins will be highly rewarded by Big Brother with a very special treat…


*BB official website: www.channel5.com/bigbrother

Celeb BB VIDEO - Highlights From Week One

Missed any of the action from the Celebrity Big Brother house this week? Catch up on Kerry's nomination shocker, Mohammed Al Fayed's visit, Bobby's outbursts and more in this C5 video compilation...

*BB official website: www.channel5.com/bigbrother

POLL: Which Was Your Favourite Big Brother Series?

Voting is almost over to find out which series of Big Brother you think was the best, and so far it seems Brian Dowling (BB2) is NOT your favourite but Josie (BB11) is proving popular.

The Big Brother Poll can be found on the left hand side of this page (until voting closes). Will BB7 or BB5 make a late spurt and take on BB11? Vote now!

*BB official website: www.channel5.com/bigbrother

Celeb BB VIDEO - Jedward And Amy Geezer Mash Up!

Here is an excellect video of Jedward and Amy Childs (The Only Way Is Essex) in a mash-up of their 'I'm a normal geezer' conversations, where Amy attempts to make Jedward into Essex boys! Music is by Daragh Dunwoody and the video by Ian Symes. Classic!


*BB official website: www.channel5.com/bigbrother

Celeb BB: Bookies Prediction For First Eviction

Bookies have cut the odds on Bobby Sabel being the first Celebrity Big Brother housemate to be evicted, after his prank on Darryn won him support. The public are voting to save the housemate of their choice, with Kerry Katona looking the safest during the eviction show tonight.

Sally Bercow now looks the most likely to become the first housemate to be evicted after spending nine days in the Big Brother house. The latest Paddy Power odds are:

Sally Bercow 4/7
Bobby Sabel 6/5
Kerry Katona 28/1



*BB official website: www.channel5.com/bigbrother

Celeb BB: Viewing Figures Day 5 - 7

It looks like Channel 5 will be cock-a-hoop with the latest Celebrity Big Brother viewing figures, as more and more people tune into C5. The seventh programme in the series was watched by 2.5m viewers at 10pm last night and it looks like Big Brother has made the right move.

Wed 24 Aug 2011 (Day 7) - Celebrity Big Brother: 2.5m (13.8%) continued to win viewers as the Wizard of Oz Shopping Task kept people entertained.

Tues 23 Aug 2011 (Day 6) - Celebrity Big Brother had 2.38 million (12.8%) viewers as tensions inside the house began to bubble over, resulting in various arguments.

Mon 22 Aug 2011 (Day 5) - Channel 5 had 2.2 million viewers (12.3%) for the Celebrity Big Brother highlights show, with Celebrity Big Brother's Bit On The Side proving popular for 696,000 (7%)of viewers from 11pm. Channel 5 was up to 3rd in the peaktime slot with 6.6% of the audience - beating Channel 4 once again.

Find out all the Celebrity Big Brother viewing figures: HERE

*BB official website: www.channel5.com/bigbrother

Celeb BB 2011: Massive Viewing Figures For Channel 5's Big Brother Launch

Channel 5 were ecstatic about the successful launch of Celebrity Big Brother after viewing figures gave the network one of it's best ever results. The programme aired at 9pm with ultimate Big Brother housemate, Brian Dowling hosting the show.

Celebrity Big Brother was watched by 5.1m viewers (21.9%) and easily beat off the competition, becoming Channel 5's highest audience outside of film/sport programmes. Last year Channel 4 had 5.5m viewers for the Celebrity Big Brother launch (including time shift), so the 5m on Channel 5 is very impressive. As the launch came to a close, 6m viewers tuned in to find out which celebrities had entered the Big Brother house. The new spin-off show Big Brother's Bit On The Side, hosted by Emma Willis, was watched by 1.8m (13.2%) of viewers from 10.30pm.

Big Brother helped give Channel 5 a peak-time share of 9.8% between 6pm and 10.30pm - higher than BBC 2 and Channel 4. The next three weeks are expected to lift C5's audience share, if Celebrity Big Brother can maintain an audience of over 2m on a weekday, then critics will be silenced.

*BB official website: www.channel5.com/bigbrother

Big Brother Viewing Figures - Channel 4

Here are the average viewing figures for each of the Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother series shown on Channel 4. The new series begins on Channel 5 with the launch of Celebrity Big Brother 2011 on Thursday 18th August 2011, although it is expected viewing figures will be much lower than Channel 4, fans are expected to stick with the reality programme.

Big Brother

Average viewers per series (share)
Series one – 4.7m (26.3%); series two – 4.6m (25.0%); series three – 5.8m (27.7%); series four – 4.6m (22.3%); series five – 5.1m (24.4%); series six – 4.5m (24.1%); series seven – 4.7m (22.0%); series eight – 3.8m (17.8%); series nine – 3.6m (15.6%); series 10 – 2.4m (10.8%); series 11 – 2.9m (13.7%); Ultimate BB – 3.1m (14.8%)

Celebrity Big Brother

Series one – 5.1m (20.0%); series two – 4.4m (19.1%); series three – 4.2m (16.9%); series four – 5.0m (20.1%); series five – 4.6m (18.2%); series six – 3.4m (14.1%); series seven – 3.7m (14.9%)

Source: Channel 4


*BB official website: www.channel5.com/bigbrother

New Big Brother Eye Revealed

The brand new Big Brother eye has been revealed for the new home of the reality programme. Channel 5 have also announced Marcus Bentley, the voice of Big Brother, will be joining BB winner Brian Dowling and BBLB co presenter Emma Willis. Big Brother will begin on Channel 5 mid August with a celebrity launch.

VIDEO: Big Brother - Time To Say Goodbye

Big Brother has come to an end in the UK and this video shown on Channel 4, featuring housemates from the past eleven years, provides a fitting tribute to Big Brother.


*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

UBB: Goodbye Big Brother

Day 94: You either love it or hate it, yet we would have all watched some of Big Brother over the past decade. Tonight marks the end of an era as Big Brother comes to an end on Channel 4 - summers will never be the same again!

Over the years there have be highs and lows, which we've either talked about in the workplace or text our friends about. There have been fights and arguments, nudity and romance along with some quirky characters and some down right annoying housemates. We've roared with laughter at the Tasks and shouted in anger at some of the results, but through it all - we've enjoyed Big Brother.

We've seen people change, we've seen people open up and crack up, and millions of us have tuned in night after night to watch these strange characters that we call 'housemates'. By the end of each series we've grown to love them as we got to know the 'real' person underneath. We've cheered and cried along the journey, and now it must come to an end.

Thank you Big Brother for providing us with so much entertainment, laughter, insight and joy since your birth in 2000. You will live in our memories forever............

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother