Celebrity Big Brother 2007 was the highly controversial fifth series of the United Kingdom reality television series Celebrity Big Brother , a spin-off of Big Brother . The series was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK (also on S4C in Wales), and involved a number of celebrities referred to 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, and ran for 26 days. The launch show peaked at 8.2 million viewers, making it the second most-watched launch in Big Brother history. It was the first Celebrity Big Brother series to be shown in the 16:9 widescreen format.
On 16 January 2007 this series had attracted the largest ever number of public complaints to the UK broadcasting watchdog Ofcom about a Big Brother series. The complaints received detailed concerns that housemate Shilpa Shetty had been subjected to bullying, allegedly with undertones of racism. As an example, Danielle Lloyd called Shilpa "a dog" and that she should "fuck off home". This sparked widespread anger and demonstrations in India, where the alleged racism was reported on the news, and led Big Brother's main sponsor Carphone Warehouse to suspend its sponsorship of the show. As of 19 January 2007, a Channel 4 spokesman agreed that participants should be made aware of the controversy, probably explaining the recent explanations and apologies tendered by the housemates and their complete lack of surprise after learning about the latest eviction.
As in earlier series, Davina McCall presented the main Channel 4 show. Dermot O'Leary presented Celebrity Big Brother's Little Brother and Celebrity Big Brother's Big Brain . Russell Brand presented Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth . Celebrity Big Brother Diary Room Uncut , and live streaming also returned on the Official Channel 4 website and also on E4 at selected times.
On 28 January 2007, Shetty was voted the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2007 with 63% of the final vote.
This was the fifth series of the reality show (in the celebrity format), and after a brief pause in 2008 for Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack (available on E4 only) which wasn't as big a success as Channel 4 bosses had hoped for, the sixth series was shown in January 2009. Contestants were chosen during the period when the ninth series of the ordinary show was airing in 2008.
The House
The general layout of the House was largely untouched from the previous non-celebrity series. The living room and bedroom had no noticeable changes. There were several single beds in the same room, with one double bed, meaning that two housemates (Leo & Donny) had to share. The bathroom is much smaller than previous versions and the toilet and shower were no longer fitted with cameras. The dining room table was moved inside, and the kitchen fully equipped with modern conveniences. Outside the garden was a three-jet hot tub with a farmyard seating area. The bridge to Nowhere was still present, leading to a sitting area with heated seats and the topiary man. A workout area was situated just off the kitchen area. Inside the House there was also a fax machine built into the wall. On day 24 this was used to post viewers' questions to the housemates. Meanwhile, the Diary Room was identical to the previous summer's Big Brother, with an oversized gold chair and padded walls, the only change being the addition of yellow lights facing the walls. The House Next Door was used again, and its interior was re-designed to resemble a Victorian style kitchen, with uncomfortable beds in the bedroom, for use in the master-and-servant task.
Housemates
Eleven housemates entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on Day 1 followed by three more housemates on Day 3. This was more than any other celebrity series to date (the regular series in 2006 has had fourteen housemates enter on Day 1). The housemates in Celebrity Big Brother 2007 were (in alphabetical order by first name):
Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty (born 8 June 1975) is an award winning Indian actress and an active AIDS and PETA campaigner. Though her native language is Tulu, she is a fluent English speaker. Shilpa was the victim of allegedly racist abuse from fellow housemates Jade Goody, Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd. After one particularly loud argument with Jade, Danielle was seen laughing and saying 'That was brilliant, I think she should f**k off home'. Shilpa went on to win the contest and is said to have buried the hatchet with all of the girls involved.
Carole Malone
Carole Malone (born 14 October 1947) is a columnist for the Sunday Mirror . She starred in the 2006 series of Celebrity Fit Club where she was captain of the winning team as well as losing 3 stone on ITV. On Day 2 Carole broke Big Brother rules by discussing nominations with Shilpa and Cleo. Carole was a servant during the Master and Servant task. Carole was put up for eviction after being unanimously chosen between her and Cleo by her fellow housemates to face the public vote as punishment for discussing nominations. Carole was evicted on Day 10. Carole has revealed that she was born in 1947 and not 1954, as previously believed.
Cleo Rocos
Cleo Rocos (born 24 July 1962 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a comic actress who appeared on The Kenny Everett Television Show . Cleo has developed a maternal role in the house and tends to look after the younger housemates and do such things as cook and clean for them, which was first pointed out by Ian and Jo on Day 2. On Day 2, Cleo broke Big Brother rules by discussing nominations with Shilpa and Carole. As punishment, the rest of the housemates (except Carole but including Shilpa) were made to vote unanimously on who should face the public vote. Cleo was not chosen. Cleo was a servant during the Master and Servant task. In battle of the tribute bands she was in Jermaine's group as a member of the Jackson 5, the group won. She was evicted on Day 24, along with Jo.
Danielle Lloyd
Danielle Lloyd (born Liverpool, 16 December 1983) is an English model and former Miss Great Britain (2006), stripped of her title for dating a panel judge, footballer Teddy Sheringham, and posing for Playboy. Danielle was a servant during the Master and Servant task. She was accused of racist bullying of her fellow house mate Shilpa Shetty, along with Jade Goody and Jo O'Meara. On one occasion Lloyd said that Shetty should "fuck off home", something that Big Brother questioned her about at a later date. Danielle eventually finished 5th on final night. Upon leaving the show, it generally seems that the public have been more forgiving of Lloyd than Goody or O'Meara, and she still regularly gets modelling work.
Dirk Benedict
Dirk Benedict (born 1 March 1945) is an American actor best known for playing Face in The A-Team and Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica . Dirk made a unique entrance to the house by arriving via (a replica of) The A-Team van, smoking a cigar and with the theme tune playing in the background. A memorable moment occurred a few minutes after he arrived in the house, when a drunk Donny said "It's Dirk fucking Benedict", to which Dirk responded "I seldom use my middle name." Dirk made no secret of his attraction to Shilpa, even saying that he would marry her in a moment, although his attention and flirting with her was light hearted and not excessive. On Day 2 a comic feel surrounded Dirk as Shilpa learned to pronounce his name. Dirk finished third.
Donny Tourette
Donny Tourette (born 4 March 1981) 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 breached Big Brother rules when his stash of alcohol was removed from his suitcase. Donny escaped from the Big Brother House on 5 January 2007 by climbing over the garden wall in the House Next Door with the help of 'H' from Steps, saying "I'm not fucking waiting hand on foot on some fucking moron and her family" , referring to Jade Goody, as he climbed over. His clothes and belongings were left in the diary room by a fellow contestant.
Ian "H" Watkins
Ian "H" Watkins (born 8 May 1976) is a Welsh actor and was previously a member of the pop group Steps. He came out as gay to The Sun on the same day as he entered the house.
Jack Tweed
Jack Andrew Tweed , (born 9 June 1987 in Waltham Forest, London) is Jade Goody's widower. He entered the House on 5 January 2007 as a member of Jade's family. He was a master during the Master and Servant task. Jack left school at the age of 16. He has courted controversy over his comment (which was bleeped) and suggested that Shilpa remove objects from the toilet with her teeth. When Jade apologised to Shilpa (on day 16), Jack confessed that he was very disappointed with Jade for apologising to her and used an abusive term relating to Shilpa. Following Jade's eviction, he spent more time with former Miss Great Britain Daniell
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