Celebrity Big Brother (UK Series 18)
''Celebrity Big Brother 18'' was the eighteenth series of the British reality television series '' Celebrity Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 28 July 2016, just two days after the conclusion of '' Big Brother 17'' on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and TV3 in Ireland. The series ended on 26 August 2016, making it the longest summer series to date and the third-longest series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in its history, behind series 15 and 17, respectively. Rylan Clark-Neal continues to present the spin-off show ''Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side''. It is the eleventh celebrity series and the seventeenth series of ''Big Brother'' overall to air on Channel 5. On 26 August 2016, the series was won by Stephen Bear with Ricky Norwood finishing as runner-up. Production Eye logo The official eye logo for the series was released on 8 July 2016 when it was posted online by presenter Emma Willis. The eye is the sa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Emma Willis
Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM.Emma Willis replaces Brian Dowling as presenter of ‘Big Brother’ . Telly Spy (2 April 2013). Retrieved 31 March 2014. Willis has presented '' Big Brother'' and '''' (2013–2018), as well as the spin-off series '' [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marnie Simpson
Marnie Simpson (born 17 January 1992) is an English television personality. She appeared on the MTV reality series ''Geordie Shore''. In 2016, she finished in fourth place on the eighteenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'', and appeared on the eighth series of ''Ex on the Beach''. Career Simpson joined ''Geordie Shore'' in 2013, she had previously appeared in a club scene from series 1 in episode 4. Simpson left the series in 2015 at the end of the eleventh series, but returned in the twelfth series. In 2016, she took part in the eighteenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' where she finished in fourth place. In 2017, she returned to '' Big Brother 18'', as a special guest for a shopping task. Simpson also took part in series eight of ''Ex on the Beach''. Later in 2017, she released her own range of contact lenses, under the brand 'I Spy Eyes'. In 2019, Simpson began starring in the MTV series ''Geordie Shore OGs'', a spinoff series of ''Geordie Shore''. Personal life ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saira Khan
Saira Khan (born 15 May 1970) is an English television personality. She was a contestant on the first series of ''The Apprentice'' in 2005, in which she finished as the runner-up. From 2012 to 2017, Khan co-presented '' The Martin Lewis Money Show,'' and in 2015, she presented the ITV series '' Guess This House''. From 2015 to 2020, she was a regular panelist on the ITV talk show ''Loose Women.'' Khan has also competed in the eighteenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2016, and in 2019, she competed in the eleventh series of ''Dancing on Ice''. Early life Khan was born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire to immigrants from Pakistan Administered Kashmir, Pakistan. She had a difficult childhood; her father was violent and died when she was 28. Career In 2005, she was a contestant on the first series of the business-reality show, ''The Apprentice'', finishing as the runner-up. In 2006, Khan presented ''Temper Your Temper'', a programme dealing with anger management. She has prese ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chloe Khan
''Celebrity Big Brother 18'' was the eighteenth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother'', hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 28 July 2016, just two days after the conclusion of '' Big Brother 17'' on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and TV3 in Ireland. The series ended on 26 August 2016, making it the longest summer series to date and the third-longest series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in its history, behind series 15 and 17, respectively. Rylan Clark-Neal continues to present the spin-off show ''Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side''. It is the eleventh celebrity series and the seventeenth series of ''Big Brother'' overall to air on Channel 5. On 26 August 2016, the series was won by Stephen Bear with Ricky Norwood finishing as runner-up. Production Eye logo The official eye logo for the series was released on 8 July 2016 when it was posted online by presenter Emma Willis. The eye is the same th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colin Newell
Colin Newell (13 July 1973 – 25 November 2020), known as Heavy D or The Boominator, was a British TV personality. Life He was best known for his roles in '' Storage Hunters'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother''. Newell was a supporter of Arsenal Football Club and frequently took part in interviews for ArsenalFanTV. He took part in the 18th series of ''Celebrity Big Brother ''Big Brother VIP'', is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguest ...'' in August 2016. Newell died on 25 November 2020 at the age of 47. He had a daughter born in 2019, with his ex-girlfriend, Bryony Harris. References External links * 1973 births 2020 deaths Big Brother (British TV series) contestants Participants in British reality television series Place of death missing Place of birth missing {{UK-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lewis Bloor
Lewis Bloor from Chingford, London, England, is a British television personality known for his roles in two notable shows, ''The Only Way is Essex'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother''. Career Bloor was in eighty-three episodes of ''The Only Way is Essex'', from 2013 where he joined the tenth series to 2016 where he quit during the seventeenth series. In 2016, he took part in the eighteenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother ''Big Brother VIP'', is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguest ...'', where he was the fifth housemate to be evicted – coming tenth overall. In August 2019, Bloor was charged with conspiracy to defraud. Bloor was alleged to have dishonestly marketed coloured diamonds for investment purposes. He was acquitted of all charges. References People from Chingford People from Brent ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Whale (radio Presenter)
Michael James Whale (born 13 May 1951) is an English radio personality, television presenter, podcast host and author. He gained initial prominence in the 1980s as the host of ''The James Whale Radio Show'' on Radio Aire in Leeds, which was simulcast on national television. From 1995 to 2008, Whale hosted a night time radio show on Talksport, talkSPORT (Talk Radio 1995–2000), followed by stints on LBC, LBC 97.3 and various BBC radio stations. Whale is the current host of his podcast ''The James Whale Show'' and a night time radio show on Talkradio, talkRADIO and TalkTV (British TV channel), TalkTV. Early life Whale was born on 13 May 1951 in Ewell, Surrey into "an ordinary middle class family". His English father David worked in the family business S&R Whale, which made dresses, aprons and overalls in a factory in Brixton, London. His Welsh mother Anne (''née'' Price) was a professional ballet dancer. His parents later owned The Green Man pub in Ewell. Whale has a younger b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Katie Waissel
Katie Waissel (born 27 January 1986) is an English singer-songwriter who came into the public eye when she finished seventh in the seventh series of ''The X Factor''. She is also known for being a housemate in ''Celebrity Big Brother 18'', where she finished in eighth place. Career 2008–10: Early career and ''Green Eyed World'' In mid-to-late 2009, Waissel starred in an interactive, online reality show ''Green Eyed World'', sponsored by Sprite. The show focused on her journey in the US and Europe in hopes of a record label in 14 episodes of roughly 5 minutes in length each. Sprite experimented with the world's first YouTube/Facebook digital connection. During her time on the show, Waissel shot a music video for her song "Live and Learn", and released a five-track EP, '' Songs from Under the Covers'' under "KatieVRecords". A song recorded at the time, a duet with The Private Life of David Reed "Moving Mountains", later appeared on their self-titled album during her time ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Samantha Fox
Samantha Karen Fox (born 15 April 1966) is an English pop singer and former glamour model from East London. She rose to public attention aged 16, when her mother entered her photographs in an amateur modelling contest run by ''The Sunday People'' tabloid newspaper. After she placed second in the contest, she received an offer from '' The Sun'' to model topless on Page 3, where she made her first appearance on 22 February 1983. She continued to appear on Page 3 until 1986, becoming the most popular pin-up girl of her era, as well as one of the most photographed British women of the 1980s. Transitioning to pop music after three years as a Page 3 girl, Fox released the single "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" on 10 March 1986. It reached number one in Australia, Canada, Finland, Greece, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland, and became the first of her three Top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart. She released her debut studio album '' Touch Me'' on 7 July 1986, which was followed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Big Brother (American TV Series)
''Big Brother'' is an American television reality competition show based on the original Dutch reality show of the same name created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The series takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1949 novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four.'' The American series launched on July 5, 2000 on CBS and is currently the second longest-running adaptation in the '' Big Brother'' franchise to date, after the Spanish version. The show broadly follows the premise of other versions of the format, in which a group of contestants, known as "HouseGuests", live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world for a cash prize of $500,000 (or $750,000 in the 23rd season onwards). The HouseGuests are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the course of the competition, HouseGuests are evicted from the house, by being voted out of the competition. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Big Brother 16 (U
''Big Brother 16'' is the sixteenth season of various versions of '' Big Brother'' and may refer to: * ''Big Brother 16'' (U.S.), the 2014 edition of the U.S. version * ''Big Brother 16'' (UK), the 2015 edition of the UK version * ''Gran Hermano 16'', the 2015 edition of the Spanish version * ''Big Brother Brasil 16 Big Brother Brasil 16 was the sixteenth season of '' Big Brother Brasil'' which premiered January 19, 2016 with the season finale airing April 5, 2016 on the Rede Globo. The show is produced by Endemol Globo and it was the last presented by journ ...'', the 2016 edition of the Brazilian version See also * ''Big Brother'' (franchise) * ''Big Brother'' (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande-Butera ( ; born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her four-octave vocal range has received critical acclaim, and her personal life has been the subject of widespread media attention. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, one Bambi Award, two ''Billboard'' Music Awards, three American Music Awards, nine MTV Video Music Awards, and 30 Guinness World Records. Grande began her music career at age 15 in the 2008 Broadway musical '' 13''. She rose to fame for playing Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series ''Victorious'' (2010–2013) and ''Sam & Cat'' (2013–2014). Grande signed with Republic Records in 2011 after label executives viewed YouTube videos of her covering songs. Her 1950s doo-wop-influenced pop and R&B debut album, '' Yours Truly'' (2013), topped the US ''Billboard'' 200, while its lead single, " The Way", reached the top ten of the US ''B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |