CBB History

A Brief History Of Big Brother.

Starting in 2001, Series 1.

A simple 8 day money raiser for Chariddy mate, saw some respectable names enter the house, namely Jack Dee, the eventually winner, his popularity steming from his jail breaking exploits on two occasions, but eight days was easy peasy, no way Dee could have gone any longer, he nearly escaped twice in eight!?!? The show was pritty tame in all, and the only noteable actions were fatty Feltz losing her gibblets and scrawling with chalk on the BB dining table. Other contestants included pompus Eubank who was first out, one of the boyzone dancers. The most ludacris story that stemed from this series reported in the Sun was that Anthea Turner had cooked magic mushrooms in the kitchen, could explain Feltz’s behaviour.

2002 Series 2.

Now extended to ten days, and those extra two days already showed the strain, mainly on Les Dennis, for whom the show will be remembered. On entering the house after recently splitting from cheating wife Amanda Holden, he suffered from depression and break downs, absolutle T.V Gold. At times it was like watching One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest, with Dennis talking to the chickens more than his fellow housemates. The show included eye candy Melinda Messenger and also Take That’s Mark Owen, the eventual winner. Not quite reviving his career but maybe seeing the popularity that Take That still held could of triggered Barlows song writing for the comeback.

2005 Series 3.

CBB starts to get tasty, treating the housemates a bit rougher and making them look absurd was now the aim of the game, this show had some beautiful production twists. Namely putting Jackie Stallone in the house to join up with ex daughter-in-law Brigitte Nielsen, these two hadn’t seen each other since a huge public spat over the divorce of Neilsen and Rambo. Although this backfired and the two actually patched their differences up, Stallone was priceless. Claiming not to know how to open a bottle of wine or make a cup of tea as her staff normally did it, but she soon became victm of hatred and bullying which Lisa L’Anson and Jeremy Edwards critisced heavily for it. This year eye candy was Caprice and she gave as good as she got against the house antagonist John ‘Mysoginst’ McCrirrick. Winding up viewers and housemates alike with his outspoken opinions and famously losing it with big brother over diet coke, which he ‘needed’. Happy Mondays Bez was the eventual winner, and deservedly so, he was funny, passionate and made some classic television. Winning money this time instead of charity the bankrupt Bez was everyones favourite once in the house pipping Blazing Squads Kenzie to the title. In 2008 though Bez claimed Bankrupcy again, maybe we will see him again in 2010.

2006 Series 4.

Celeb and Non Celeb Big Brother. This year will be remembered for Chantelle Houghton, a then nobody entered the house with the likes of Mike Barrymore, Dennis Rodman and glamour model Jodie Marsh. The aim was to attempt to convince the celebs that she was as famous as them, culminating in a whose most famous test in which she came 9th out of 11, keeping her in the house for the duration of the show and becoming the eventual winner. It also lead to the first CBB marriage as her and fellow housemate Preston (engaged elsewhere at the time) hit it off. Their ten month marriage will always be remembered, but maybe not by them or me. The show was amazing, it had everything, tears and tantrums, (Barrymore mainly), The arguements were some of the most heated and personal, Pete Burns claiming the title of most scathing housemate, he attacked Jodie Marsh on a regular basis, who ended up breaking down with Davina after watching herself back. The show was supposed to be Barrymore’s big comeback after his sinking popularity, and although he came second it wasn’t exactly a springboard to anything else, he was clearly a troubled man and spent most of the show crying, so much so he was nearly removed for his own health.
The show also had a police raid, where Pete Burn’s ‘Gorilla’ coat was seized without his consent causing a kick off also! This year really was setting up for next years creshendo, with really vicious arguements and tense TV. Romance nearly sprung from horny Dennis Rodman and serial FA dater Faria Alam, Rodman also had eyes for Traci Bingham, and I think even tried chatting up big brother itself, and erm the oven, and a plant but he wasn’t so chatty with Davina and Dermot. And how can we forget to mention George Galloway being an absolute pussy. Made us realise how good CBB could be and led to…

2007 Series 5.

The most talked about CBB of all time, leading to the shows cancellation last year after a record amount of complaints to Offcom, as a result of racial slures against housemate Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty. The gang responsible were headed by ex civilian housemate Jade Goody, 2007 version of the Pinder in Danielle LLoyd and ex S Club singer Jo O’Mera. The billed ‘Race Row’ sparked worldwide interest and even had the show talked about in Parliament, while in India people burnt effigies of Goody, which is saying something because that would take alot of material! The controversy stole the lime light, at the start there was a short appearance by Donny Tourette who was the briefiest BB member and a hilarious walk out from Leo Sayer. The race row led to Shilpa Shetty winning the show.

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