Peter Alexander Bennett (born 22 March 1982) is an English television personality, actor and musician, who rose to fame after winning the seventh series of the

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reality series '' Big Brother'' in 2006. He has

Tourette syndrome Tourette syndrome or Tourette's syndrome (abbreviated as TS or Tourette's) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by multiple movement (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) ...

Career

In 2006, Bennett was selected as one of the original 14 housemates for the seventh series. He won the series with 61.2% of the final vote. The show was criticized by some, who said the series was exploiting his Tourette's syndrome. The Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA) initially expressed concern that those with the condition would be mocked, though they later softened their stance. A TSA spokesperson said the series "has put Tourette's on the map". Later in 2006, Bennett was nominated for a

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in 2006 for "Most Popular TV Contender"; however, this was awarded to fellow ''Big Brother'' contestant

Nikki Grahame Nicola Rachele-Beth Grahame (28 April 1982 – 9 April 2021) was an English television personality, model and author. She was a contestant on the seventh series of ''Big Brother UK'' in 2006, in which she finished in fifth place, and later st ...

. Bennett's autobiography, ''Pete: My Story'', was published in hardback in November 2006 and reissued in paperback in 2007 as ''My Journey With Tourettes''. Bennett was also the lead singer in a band called Daddy Fantastic, but he left the band after agreeing with a record label that he should become a solo artist. He then wrote music with songwriter and record producer

Guy Chambers Guy Antony Chambers (born 12 January 1963) is an English songwriter, musician and record producer, best known for his work with Robbie Williams. Education Chambers attended Quarry Bank Comprehensive School sixth form in Liverpool. From 18, h ...

. Bennett went on to form another band, Pete Bennett and the Love Dogs, which played at

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, and venues such as IndigO2 and The Cavern Club. In 2013, he guest starred on the web series ''GIFTED'' in the pilot episode. In 2016, he set up a cleaning business called Celebriclean.

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