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Celebrity Big Brother 2007 is the fifth series of the United Kingdom reality television series Celebrity Big Brother, a spin-off of the popular series Big Brother (UK). The series is currently broadcasting on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom (also on S4C in Wales), and involves a number of celebrities known as housemates, who live in the Big Brother House with no contact with the outside world. In recent series, the show's producers have offered celebrities money to appear on Celebrity Big Brother.

Celebrity Big Brother 2007 started on 3 January 2007,[1] and will run for 25 days. It will be the first Celebrity Big Brother series to be shown in the 16:9 widescreen format.

As in earlier series, Davina McCall presents the main Channel 4 show. Dermot O'Leary presents Celebrity Big Brother's Little Brother and Celebrity Big Brother's Big Brain. Russell Brand presents Big Brother's Big Mouth. Big Brother Diary Room Uncut,[2] and live streaming has also returned.

The House

The living room is similar to the previous series, in that it is spacious and colourful. The bedroom has several single beds in the same room, with one double bed, meaning that two housemates will have to share. The bathroom is much smaller than previous versions and the toilet and shower are no longer fitted with cameras. The dining room table has been moved inside, and the kitchen is fully equipped with mod cons.

Outside the garden is a three-jet hot tub with a farmyard seating area. The bridge to Nowhere is still present, leading to a sitting area with heated seats. A workout area is situated just off from the kitchen area.

In the House there is also a silver box on the wall. This will be used later in the series, when viewers will be invited to post questions to the housemates.

The Diary Room is identical to the previous summer's Big Brother, with an oversized gold chair and padded walls.

Contestants

Housemates for Celebrity Big Brother 2007 are (in order of entry to the house):

Jermaine Jackson

Jermaine Jackson was a former member of The Jackson 5 and brother of pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.

Danielle Lloyd

Danielle Lloyd is an English model and former Miss Great Britain (2006), stripped of her title for dating a panel judge, footballer Teddy Sheringham.

Ken Russell

Ken Russell is an English director of films and directed such films as The Billion Dollar Brain, The Devils and Tommy, and at age 79 is the oldest male contestant in the programme's history.

Jo O'Meara

Jo O'Meara was previously a member of the pop group S Club 7 and a former contestant on Just the Two of Us. She also had a brief solo career.

Leo Sayer

Leo Sayer is a famous pop star who had success in the 1970s with hits such as "Moonlighting" and "Thunder In My Heart". Leo found it difficult to sleep on his first night in the house.[3]

Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty is an award winning Indian Bollywood and Kollywood actress and an active Aids and Peta campaigner

Carole Malone

Carole Malone is a columnist for the Sunday Mirror. She starred in the 2006 series of Celebrity Fit Club on ITV.

Donny Tourette

Donny Tourette is the Lead singer of Towers of London, a punk rock band from London. He staggered into the house in a drunken state and instantly rebelled against Big Brother when his stash of alcohol was removed from his suitcase as this was a breach of the rules.[4]

Ian "H" Watkins

Ian "H" Watkins was previously a member of the pop group Steps.

Cleo Rocos

Cleo Rocos is a comic actress who appeared on The Kenny Everett Television Show.

Dirk Benedict

Dirk Benedict is an actor who played Face in The A-Team and Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica. Dirk made a unique entrance to the house by arriving via a van from The A-Team with the theme tune playing in the background. On Day Two a comic feel surrounded Dirk as several of the housemates were unsure of the correct pronounciation of his name[5]

Chronology

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Week 1

On Day 1 the eleven housemates entered the house. Upon entering the house the housemates began to converse and socialise with one another while Donny, who appeared to be drunk, jumped into the house jacuzzi fully clothed.[6] When the housemates' suitcases arrived Donny discovered that his secret stash of beer had been removed from his suitcase as it was a breach of the Big Brother rules. Donny greatly protested the removal of his personal property but Big Brother informed him that the alcohol would not be returned.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Celebrity Big Brother Launch Night", Channel 4 Press. URL last accessed on 2006-12-08.
  2. ^ "Celebrity Big Brother's Big Brain", Channel 4's official Big Brother site. URL last accessed on 2007-01-04.
  3. ^ "Leo struggles to sleep", Channel 4's official Big Brother site. URL last accessed on 2007-01-04.
  4. ^ "Donny argues with Big Brother when his alcohol is confiscated from his suitcase", Channel 4's official Big Brother site. URL last accessed on 2007-01-04.
  5. ^ "The housemates laugh as they discuss the correct pronounciation of Dirk's name", Channel 4's official Big Brother site. URL last accessed on 2007-01-04.
  6. ^ "Donny jumps into the house jacuzzi fully clothed", Channel 4's official Big Brother site. URL last accessed on 2007-01-04.
  7. ^ "Donny argues with Big Brother when his alcohol is confiscated from his suitcase", Channel 4's official Big Brother site. URL last accessed on 2007-01-04.
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