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Cameron Stout (born 8 March 1971 in Stromness
Stromness (, non, Straumnes; nrn, Stromnes) is the second-most populous town in Orkney, Scotland. It is in the southwestern part of Mainland Orkney. It is a burgh with a parish around the outside with the town of Stromness as its capital.
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, Orkney
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) is the winner of '' Big Brother 2003''. He received 1.9 million votes, 500,000 more than runner-up Ray Shah
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Since his exit from the Big Brother house, Shah entered a career in the entertainment ...
. Cameron is the elder brother of television and radio presenter Julyan Sinclair
Julyan Sinclair is an Orcadian television and radio presenter. He won a BAFTA in 2002 for "Best New Television Presenter" for his work on various Scottish Television arts and entertainment programmes.
Television career
He has previously hosted '' ...
.
''Big Brother''
Before the contest, Stout had worked as a fish trader for an American company in Orkney in Scotland. Stout was known for his strong evangelicalChristian
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beliefs and was proud in admitting his virginity
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. For this, and his belief that sex should only take place within marriage
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, he was mocked by the British tabloid press as a ' bible basher'.
During his time in the ''Big Brother'' house Cameron was involved in a swap with the ''Big Brother Africa
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'' house. He swapped places with ''Big Brother Africa'' housemate Gaetano Kagwa
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. Cameron gained immunity
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* ''Immunity'' (journal), a scientific journal published by Cell Press
Biology
* Immune system
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* Radiofrequence immunity desc ...
from eviction for a period of two weeks.
Subsequent media work
Stout later became a spokesman for theHall of Clestrain
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in the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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...Restoration
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'', and has also co-presented the BBC Scotland
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It is one of the four BBC national regions, together with the BBC English Regions, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Ireland. I ...
series '' Teen Commandments'' in 2004 with Edith Bowman
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. He has also stood in for Robbie Shepherd and Gary Innes
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He was a founder member of Scottish folk-rock band Mànran.
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Innes has had a professional c ...
on BBC Radio Scotland
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.
Stout writes regular columns for ''The Sunday Post
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'' and the '' Aberdeen Evening Express'', plus a guest column for ''The Sunday Post'', when ''Big Brother'' is on air in the UK. He has appeared in pantomime
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in Aberdeen and Glasgow and is involved with various charitable events.
In 2004, Cameron was a judge at the bridge of don academy talent show.
Trivia
In 2004,Stromness Museum
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opened an exhibition about Stout's times in the ''Big Brother'' house. Objects included in the display include his letter of acceptance and his suitcase.
In January 2008, Stout was preparing for an overland trip to China, called Paisley - Peking, with Alex Richards. They aimed to use the trip as a fund-raiser for the Glasgow-based charity, Sanctuary in the city./ref>
References
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Cameron Stout talks to Off The Telly about his experience in Big Brother 4
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stout, Cameron 1971 births Living people People from Orkney Scottish columnists Scottish Christians Scottish radio presenters Scottish television presenters Big Brother (British TV series) winners