Celebrity Big Brother 2001 (UK)

Big Brother endgame
seriesname = Celebrity Big Brother UK
series = First series (2001)
next = Celebrity Big Brother 2002 (UK)



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hm1 = Jack
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hm1-exit = Day 8
hm1-stat = winner
hm2 = Claire
hm2-enter = Day 1
hm2-exit = Day 8
hm2-stat = runner
hm3 = Keith
hm3-enter = Day 1
hm3-exit = Day 8
hm3-stat = evic
hm4 = Anthea
hm4-enter = Day 1
hm4-exit = Day 6
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hm5 = Vanessa
hm5-enter = Day 1
hm5-exit = Day 4
hm5-stat = evic
hm6 = Chris
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hm6-exit = Day 2
hm6-stat = evic


legendwinner = Winner
legendrunner = Runner-up

Celebrity Big Brother 2001 was the first series of Celebrity Big Brother UK. In aid of Comic Relief six celebrities entered the Big Brother 1 house for eight days, from 9 March to 16 March 2001. As Comic Relief is shown by the BBC, this was a rare collaboration between two rival television networks. While Channel 4 aired daily highlight shows, BBC One also aired 10-minute updates, as well as the final, which was part of the Red Nose Day telethon.

Housemates

Anthea Turner

Anthea Turner is an English television personality. She is famous for presenting Blue Peter, GMTV and travel show "Wish You Were Here...?". In the House, she did most of the cooking and cleaning, until she was evicted on Day 6.

Chris Eubank

Chris Eubank is a boxer. He speaks with a lisp and in upper-class tones, dresses as a stereotypically upper-class Englishman and carries a cane. He was evicted after 24 hours in the House on Day 2.

Claire Sweeney

Claire Sweeney is an actress, singer and television personality, most famous for playing Lindsey Corkhill in soap opera Brookside. In the house, she became good friends with Anthea Turner, and they have remained close friends since appearing in the series. She left in second place on Day 8.

Jack Dee

Jack Dee is an English comedian. During evictions, he dressed up in a tweed jacket and cap and held his packed suitcase, hoping to be voted out. He escaped from the House for several hours during Day 2, but returned soon after. During the eviction of Anthea, he ran out of the House to see his wife. Also, on Day 7, he loosened a panel on the toilet roof using a screwdriver provided by Big Brother, which Big Brother thought was to fix his sunglasses. He left the House as the winner on Day 8.

Keith Duffy

Keith Duffy is an Irish singer, famous for being part of the band Boyzone. He left the house on Day 8, in third place.

Vanessa Feltz

Vanessa Feltz is a journalist and broadcaster. She showed signs of stress in the House, one time scrawling on the dining table with chalk provided for a task, and screaming obscenities when Big Brother called her to the Diary Room. She was evicted from the House on Day 4.

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Notes

* The series is remembered for comedian Jack Dee's escape from the house - he evaded security for an hour before returning ("I got all the way to Stratford") - and Vanessa Feltz angrily scrawling words on the dining table, apparently feeling the pressure of constant surveillance. After being called to the diary room by Big Brother, she simply responded: "No, fuck off!"
* It was reported in tabloid paper The Sun, that Anthea Turner cooked Magic Mushrooms in the kitchen, but that is denied by her.