IT was the show that made reality TV as we know it today – and now Big Brother is back.
From the moment it burst on to our screens in 2000, viewers were fascinated to watch a group of strangers living together – and took delight in booting one out each week.
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Alison Hammond went from Big Brother to This MorningCredit: Rex
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Josie Gibson also went from Big Brother to This MorningCredit: Rex
The show, which moved from Channel 4 to Channel 5 in 2011, gave some of TV’s most recognisable faces their first taste of fame.
Alison Hammond has gone on to become a mainstay on This Morning after making her TV debut on Big Brother in 2002, as has 2010 winner Josie Gibson.
But most of the contestants went back to their day jobs – and in 2018, Channel 5 axed the show.
The reboot, which will start on ITV2 this autumn, could include some of the best-known faces from the programme’s past.
Hayley Minn reveals what some of the stars of the original Channel 4 version have been doing since presenter Davina McCall told them: “I’m coming to get you . . . ”
Kate Lawler
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Kate Lawler became Big Brother’s first female winner in 2002Credit: Rex
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Kate went on to spent six years hosting for Virgin RadioCredit: Splash
KATE entered Big Brother in 2002 hoping to become the show’s first female winner – and succeeded.
The model and fitness enthusiast went on to become a successful radio presenter, and is still pals with Alison Hammond, who was in series three with her.
After six years of hosting on Virgin Radio she left in March last year to spend more time with her family.
The 43-year-old mum of one also wrote a best-selling parenting book, titled Maybe Baby: On The Mother Side.
Glyn Wise
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Glyn Wise was just 18 when he came second in 2006Credit: Channel 4
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Glyn is now training to be a priestCredit: Twitter
THE lifeguard was just 18 when he came second in 2006.
He became famous for learning to cook an egg for the first time – and singing a song about it – as well as speaking to fellow Welsh housemate Imogen Thomas in their native tongue and accidentally dying his hair ginger.
Now bald, 35-year-old Glyn is training to be a priest.
He told Heat magazine: “When I went on Big Brother, being Christian wasn’t considered very cool, but I’d be praying in bed under the covers.”
Alex Sibley
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Alex Sibley was obsessed with hygiene while in the house in 2002Credit: Channel 4
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Alex later retreated from the public eye as work dried up and now works in affordable housingCredit: orlawantsagram_m5/instagram
HAVING been obsessed with hygiene while in the house in 2002, bleach firm Domestos snapped up the model for its TV ads – earning him £250,000.
Yet two years later his world was turned upside down when butcher Kurt Lange, 63, was killed after he ran in front of Alex’s BMW in Essex.
Alex denied driving dangerously and the case was eventually dropped in 2006 due to insufficient evidence.
Alex, 44, retreated from the public eye as work dried up and now works in affordable housing.
Makosi Musambasi
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Makosi Musambasi was one of the stand-out stars of series sixCredit: E4
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Makosi now enjoys a huge TV career in DubaiCredit: officialmakosi/instagram
ONE of the stand-out stars from series six, her hot tub romp with eventual winner Anthony Hutton was one of the steamiest scenes in the show’s history – and she briefly feared she had become pregnant as a result of their antics.
Third-placed Makosi, originally from Zimbabwe, was working as a nurse when she entered the show in 2005.
Now 42, she enjoys a huge TV career in Dubai, where she has her own daytime show, Makosi Today, and works as a life coach and public speaker.
Craig Phillips
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Craig Phillips won the first series of Big BrotherCredit: PA:Press Association
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Craig now runs a YouTube channel with wife Laura called Mr and Mrs DIY TVCredit: Frenchic Paint
AFTER winning the first series, Craig gave his £70,000 prize to his friend Joanne Harris, who has Down’s syndrome, to pay for her heart and lung transplant.
He released a Christmas single, which made it into the UK top 20.
The builder went back to what he knows best soon after and has presented several DIY shows, including 60 Minute Makeover.
Craig, 51, now runs a YouTube channel with wife Laura called Mr & Mrs DIY TV.
Melanie Hill
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Melanie Hill got a then-record two million votes to be evictedCredit: PA:Press Association
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Melanie has since trained as a barristerCredit: Instagram/@vintage__addiction
FOURTH-PLACED Mel got a then-record two million votes to be evicted after kissing both Andrew Davidson and Tom McDermott in series one.
She went on to have a three-year romance with series three hunk Alex Sibley.
Melanie, 49, has since trained as a barrister and describes herself as being part of “a family of six humans and two dogs, living in London, on a zero-waste journey and addicted to vintage”.
Penny Ellis
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Big Brother had to apologise after their live feed showed Penny Ellis drop her towel in the bedroomCredit: Channel 4
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Penny now works as a ‘washer-upper’ at a branch of Morrisons
CHANNEL 4 apologised after the show’s live feed showed Penny drop her towel in the bedroom.
She later revealed how the slip-up made it difficult for her to return to her day job as a schoolteacher.
Penny, 55, told The Sun: “I’ve tried to teach for the last 20 years on and off and it’s been an absolute disaster every single time – it ranges from hysteria to kids throwing s**t at me.”
She now works as a “washer-upper” at a branch of Morrisons.
Darren Ramsay
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Darren Ramsay finished third on his series of Big BrotherCredit: Alpha Photo Press Agency
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Darren came out as gay four years after his time on the showCredit: instagram
THE first series of the show had a chicken pen, and Darren took a liking to one of the birds, naming her Majorie.
He finished third – and four years later he came out.
The 46-year-old told The Sun: “If I did the show again now the Darren you would see would be gay.”
He made some TV appearances after leaving the Big Brother house but now works a nine-to-five job for a research company.
‘Nasty’ Nick Bateman
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Nick Bateman became the most hated man in Britain for breaking the show’s rulesCredit: Rex
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After the show Nick wrote Nasty Bateman: How To Be A Right B*****dCredit: nicholasbateman1/instagram
A CITY broker when he entered the Big Brother house on its first series, Nick soon became the most hated man in Britain for breaking the show’s rules.
The housemates confronted him – and show bosses threw him out for trying to influence nominations.
Nick, 56, wrote the book Nasty Bateman: How To Be A Right B*d and starred in panto as well as The Rocky Horror Show.
He also did a stint in Ultimate Big Brother in 2010, coming fifth.
Narinder Kaur
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Narinder Kaur was the third person to be evicted from her series in 2001Credit: Darren Fletcher
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Narinder now works as a matchmaker for singletons from the south Asian communityCredit: Instagram/@narinder22
WINNER Brian Dowling was pals with his series two housemate Narinder – but the pair had a huge public falling out in 2018 and haven’t spoken since.
Narinder, 50, was the third person to be evicted in 2001 and went on to write a book about her experience of the show.
Now working as a matchmaker for singletons from the south Asian community, she is a regular on TalkTV, Good Morning Britain and the Jeremy Vine Show.
Adele Roberts
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Adele Roberts got a record 2.1million votes to be evicted after making Jade Goody cry by telling her she had a verrucaCredit: Channel 4
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Adele went on to become a radio host, presenting the Weekend Breakfast Show on Radio 1 from 2020 until June this yearCredit: Getty
THE series three star got a record 2.1million votes to be evicted after making Jade Goody cry by telling her she had a verruca.
Now 44, Adele became much more loved as a radio host, presenting the Weekend Breakfast Show on Radio 1 from 2020 until June this year.
She was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2021 and was given the all-clear last summer.
PJ Ellis
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PJ Ellis is best known for a sex act with the late Jade Goody during the third seriesCredit: Wikipedia
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He now owns digital marketing company Lightbox and co-founded the charity LoveBrum in 2014Credit: Adam Andrew
BEST known for a sex act with the late Jade Goody during the third series, law graduate PJ went on to be a solicitor for seven years.
He now owns digital marketing company Lightbox and co-founded the charity LoveBrum in 2014.
In 2019, the 43-year-old Brummie – real name Peter – received a Points of Light award from the PM, which recognises outstanding UK volunteers in their community.
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