Michelle Bass (born 2 February 1981) is an English

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and television personality turned singer and columnist. She first came to fame as a contestant on the fifth series of the UK reality television show '' Big Brother''. Previously, Bass had worked in a Call Centre, and auditioned for

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. Born in

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, she attended

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Career

Big Brother 5 During her time in the Big Brother House, she was a member of a group of contestants who referred to themselves as the "Lip Gloss Bitches", along with Marco Sabba, Emma Greenwood and eventual winner Nadia Almada. Other media activities Over Christmas 2004, Bass played The Princess in the pantomime ''Aladdin'' at the Alban Arena in

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. Bass has appeared as a contestant on ''Celebrity

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'', contributed '' Big Brother'' columns to ''

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'' magazine and ''

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'' and played a small role in the film ''

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''. In early 2007, Bass moved into the commercial modelling market when she began working with the online clothing store ''Discoo''. Bass was also ''

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s official '' Big Brother 8'' columnist, and the 2009 News of The World Big Brother columnist. She appeared in the tenth series of Big Brother, in 2009 as part of the Big Brother UK Tenth Anniversary Celebrations. In August 2010, Bass returned to the house to compete as a contestant on ''

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''. She was later evicted on Day 16 (the Semi-final).

Personal life

In 2010, Bass married hypnotist Steve McKeown and they have a daughter born in 2013.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bass, Michelle 1981 births Living people Big Brother (British TV series) contestants English female models Models from Newcastle upon Tyne People educated at Gosforth Academy