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Big Brother 5 is the fifth season of Big Brother UK.

This series was the first to be centered around an evil theme, which sparked new altercations like never before. It was the very first season to have more than one contestant ejected from the house. Eventually, after 71 days, bookie-favorite Nádia Almada was crowned the winner over Jason Cowan with a whopping 74.32% of the vote to be the first transgender contestant to win the game.

Background[]

This was the year Big Brother turned evil. Due to poor ratings the previous year, evil Big Brother changed parts of the game.

The grand prize was increased to £100,000. However, throughout the series, the housemates participated in tasks to save the prize from dropping in size. At the end of ten weeks, the final prize was £63,500, the lowest ever at the time, meaning the housemates lost an additional £36,500 in prize money.

This series also included different eviction styles that would further be evolved in the future of the show.

House[]

The house for this season was much smaller than the previous seasons to keep in line with the "Evil Big Brother" theme. The house featured an elevated floor, as well as a lowered ceiling. The kitchen was simplistic only featuring the absolute necessities, such as an oven, a fridge, and a sink. Only one bedroom was featured in the house with housemates having to walk through the garden to get to it. The room featured eight singular beds and two double beds.The showers led out into the garden and were made out of glass.


Twists[]

  • Evil Big Brother: This season Big Brother was more strict in his enforcement of rules, and often punished the housemates by going against what he had previously told them.
  • Changing Prize Money: This season's prize money was raised from £70,000 to £100,000. However, in addition to shopping tasks, the house would have to complete tasks that would see money being either added to or removed from the prize. By the end of the season, only £63,500 remained in the prize fund.
  • Fake Double Eviction: On Day 15, it was announced that Emma and Michelle had been evicted from the house in a double eviction. However, this was a fake eviction; in reality, the pair were moved into the "Big Brother Bedsit" next door, where they could see and hear what was going on in the main house.
  • Secret Eviction: During a party on Day 69 Stuart, who had received the fewest votes to win at that point, was called into the Diary Room. He was informed that he had received the fewest votes to win at that point and would be immediately evicted from the house without getting the chance to say goodbye to his fellow housemates.

The Bedsit[]

Located behind the Diary Room, the bedsit contains one double bed, a small kitchen, a small bathroom, tattered armchairs, a telephone and flowery wallpaper, the only modern feature of the bedsit is the plasma screen where housemates can view the main house. Outside the bedsit is a corridor leading to the Diary Room. Due to the close proximity of the bedsit to the main house, housemates were required to speak quietly in the bedsit to avoid detection. The bedsit was resurrected five years later in Ultimate Big Brother.

Housemates[]

Nádia Almada
 Winner 
 
Nádia
Jason Cowan
 Runner-Up 
 
Jason
Daniel Bryan
 Finalist 
 
Daniel
Shell Jubin
 Finalist 
 
Shell
Stuart Wilson
 Evicted 
 
Stuart
Michelle Bass
 Evicted 
 
Michelle
Victor Ebuwa
 Evicted 
 
Victor
Ahmed Aghil
 Evicted 
 
Ahmed
Becki Seddiki
 Evicted 
 
Becki
Marco Sabba
 Evicted 
 
Marco
Vanessa Nimmo
 Evicted 
 
Vanessa
Emma Greenwood
 Ejected 
 
Emma
Kitten Pinder
 Ejected 
 
Kitten

Tasks[]

Week Days Lasted Task Description Reward Result
Week 2 Day 9 The housemates had to select one housemate who they felt was the smartest, and had to select another housemate who they felt was the strongest person; Stuart and Jason were selected, respectively. Stuart had to answer nine general knowledge questions in the Diary Room, with the grand prize fund being reduced by £1,000 for each incorrect answer he gave. Outside, the other housemates were strapped onto a turntable, which Jason was required to spin around in circles. For each question Stuart answered correctly, a Housemate could be removed from the turntable, thus making it easier to spin. Prize Fund No!
-£5,000
Days 10-14 During the "Big Brother Food to Go" task, housemates were required to run a fast food restaurant in which Big Brother could place an order at any time, and housemates were required to make the order and take it to the Diary Room within thirty minutes. Privilege Pass No!
Week 3 Days 17-19 The housemates each had a football theme to coincide with the Euro 2004 championships that were occurring at the time. The first portion of the task required housemates to select a country and make a mascot for the team. Privilege Pass Yes!
Week 4 Days 25-26 The housemates were given their new task, in which they had to cast their own body parts in plaster, and attach them to a chicken-wire frame, thus creating the "perfect housemate." Yes!
Day 26 The housemates were given a task in which they had to create a film based on their time in the House, with the housemates portraying one another. Yes!
Week 5 Day 30 They wagered a total of £3,000 on the first part of the task, which required Victor to unscramble a word. Prize Fund No!
-£3,000
The second portion saw the housemates wagering £1,000 on their success. Victor and Jason had to roll Michelle around in a giant ball, knocking over obstacles within the time limit. -£0 from the Prize Fund Yes!
They wagered £6,000 on the final portion of the task, and were required to guide a loop around wires attached to a helmet on Shell's head. -£0 from the Prize Fund Yes!
Days 32-34 The housemates were given their new weekly task, for which Big Brother provided them with costumes. For the first part, they had twenty seconds to gather their costumes and get on the stage before a song begins. The second part of the task required housemates to be split into two groups, each group when then perform their own song. Full Moon Party,
Shopping Budget
Yes!
Week 6 Day 37 The housemates took part in a "farmers and cows" task. The task involved half the housemates being farmers and the other half being cows. The cows were blindfolded and had to be guided round a course by the farmers; the farmers used cattle prods to guide the cows. Prize Fund No!
-£2,500
Days 39-41 The housemates weekly task was based around going back to school. They had to attend registration in the morning, and were set several mini-tasks based on school subjects. Shopping Budget No!
Week 7 Days 44-47 The housemates were given the "bootcamp" task. Jason and Michelle were selected as sergeants while the rest of the housemates were privates. In the Diary Room, Jason and Michelle were told that if the privates passed the task, then they would be up for eviction, and if the privates failed the task, then the two sergeants would be nominated. Immunity,
Shopping Budget
Yes!
Day 48 The housemates took participated in a "dating service". Each housemate was required to deliver their own dating message in the Diary Room in order to present themself to a potentianl "love interest". Alcohol Yes!
Week 7 Day 51 The housemates were required to pick one person to be the "Intellectual" and another to be the "Selector", the rest of the housemates were the "Physicals". The "Intellectual" housemate was required to answer general knowlege questions, for every time he answered a question wrong, one of the "Physical" housemates fell from a giant staircase into a tank of fish-guts. Prize Fund No!
-£15,000
As the "Selector", Michelle was asked to drink a milkshake made from fish-guts. +15,000 to the Prize Fund No!
Days 53-55 The housemates were set a wedding task, and Shell and Victor were chosen as the bride and groom. Nádia was the bridesmaid, Daniel was the best man, Jason held the service and Michelle sang at the service. The housemates took part in all traditional events of a wedding including a hen and stag night, and the service itself, but failed the task on the first day. Privilege Pass,
Shopping Budget
No!
Day 57 The housemates were given one hour to create a two-minute mime performance. Ice Cream Machine No!
Week 8 Days 60-62 The housemates were weighed, and were then chained together in pairs based on their weight. Daniel and Nádia, the heaviest man and woman were shackled together by the foot, Jason and Michelle were chained together by the arm, and the lightest man and woman - Stuart and Shell were shackled together by the waist. Housemates were made to stay shackled together except for when they were in the diary room or in the bathroom, and had to apply each other's makeup and brush each other's teeth, as well as competing in mini-tasks, including making pottery and writing a short story as a pair, typing only one letter each at a time. Video Messages from Home,
Double Shopping Budget
Yes!
Week 10 Day 65 The housemates were required to drink various shots that were made from either salt-water, oil or fish-guts. Prize Fund Yes!
+£10,000
Day 66 The housemates were provided with materials to make hand-puppets that we similar to their fellow housemates. Later in the day, they were all then required to perform a puppet-show with the puppets that they had made. Ice Cream Machine Yes!
Day 69 The housemates were required to place some of their own items into a time-capsule and berry it in the garden. Party Yes!

Nominations Table[]

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Day 69 Final
Nádia Ineligible
Ahmed
Daniel
Daniel
Vanessa
Jason
Victor
Jason
Victor
Private
in task
Jason
Victor
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
Winner
Jason Ineligible
Marco
Emma
Nádia
Marco
Nádia
Marco
Banned Sergeant
in task
Nádia
Daniel
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
Runner-Up
Daniel Ineligible
Ahmed
Michelle
Nádia
Ahmed
Marco
Jason
Victor
Becki
Private
in task
Victor
Shell
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
Third Place
Shell Ineligible
Ahmed
Michelle
Ahmed
Daniel
Marco
Nádia
Becki
Jason
Private
in task
Jason
Victor
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
Fourth Place
Stuart Ineligible
Ahmed
Michelle
Ahmed
Daniel
Shell
Nádia
Ahmed
Becki
Private
in task
Daniel
Nádia
No
Nominations
No
Nominations
Michelle Ineligible
Ahmed
Jason
Victor
Jason
Jason
Ahmed
Ahmed
Becki
Sergeant
in task
Jason
Daniel
No
Nominations
Victor Ineligible
Emma
Nádia
Daniel
Vanessa
Marco
Nádia
Banned Private
in task
Daniel
Nádia
Ahmed Ineligible
Marco
Emma
Vanessa
Marco
Marco
Nádia
Nádia
Daniel
Private
in task
Becki Not In
House
Michelle Daniel
Ahmed
Marco Ineligible
Jason
Ahmed
Daniel
Vanessa
Jason
Victor
Vanessa Ineligible
Ahmed
Michelle
Ahmed
Nádia
Emma Ineligible
Victor
Daniel
Victor
Jason
Kitten Ineligible
 
 

Opening Night Suitcase Voting[]

Housemate Voted For Votes Received
Ahmed Michelle 1
Daniel Marco 0
Emma Victor 0
Jason Kitten 0
Kitten Refused (Self) 7
Marco Kitten 1
Michelle Kitten 2
Nadia Michelle 0
Shell Kitten 0
Stuart Ahmed 0
Vanessa Kitten 0
Victor Kitten 1

Note: Kitten refused to vote and therefore cast a vote against herself. Even if she had voted, she would still have received the most votes.

Fight Night[]

On Day 20 in the house, a string of controversial fights and outbursts occurred in the house, with fans dubbing the event "Fight Night." The events leading up to the event began when Emma Greenwood and Michelle Bass were sent to Big Brother's Bedsit in secret, where they were given access to live streaming from the house. Under the impression that they had been evicted, some of the remaining housemates spoke poorly of Emma and Michelle. Upon their return to the house five nights later, the housemates were provided with party food and alcohol. Later, some of the housemates engaged in a playful food fight, leaving the communal living area in a mess. When Jason Cowan insisted that they tidy up their mess, Marco Sabba refused, prompting an argument between the pair. Nádia Almada and Emma intervened in defense of Marco, with Nádia flipping over a table. The argument continued to escalate, and Emma began throwing a food tray at Victor Ebuwa, who retaliated by throwing the same tray back at Emma, hitting her in the back of the head. Emma then threw a full tray of food at him and raced toward him, at which point she stated she would kill him. Some of the other housemates intervened and broke up the fight taking Emma into the bedroom. The arguments led to Shell Jubin becoming very emotional, and she hid in the bathroom where she was comforted by Vanessa Nimmo. Nádia entered the bathroom with the intent of apologizing for upsetting Shell but ended up having an argument with Vanessa, resulting in Big Brother sending security into the house. The events of the night led Jason to decide to walk from the game, though he was later talked out of it. That night, Emma was sent back into the Big Brother Bedsit, in an attempt to separate her from the other Housemates. Jason, Marco, Nádia, Vanessa, and Victor were all given official strikes by Big Brother due to the events of the night. Due to the events of the night, the planned eviction for Day 22 was postponed until the following week; Daniel and Vanessa still remained nominated for eviction. On Day 23, after spending the past few days in the Big Brother Bedsit, Emma was officially ejected from the house after much consideration from Big Brother.

Game History[]

Week 1[]

Kitten Pinder
 Ejected 
 
Kitten

Week 2[]

Ahmed Aghil
 Nominee
17% to Move
 
 
Ahmed
Emma Greenwood
 Moved
29% to Move
 
 
Emma
Michelle Bass
 Moved
54% to Move
 
 
Michelle

Week 3[]

Daniel Bryan
 Nominee 
 
Daniel
Vanessa Nimmo
 Nominee 
 
Vanessa
Emma Greenwood
 Ejected 
 
Emma

Week 4[]

Michelle Bass
 Re-Entered 
 
Michelle
Daniel Bryan
 Nominee
14% to Evict
 
 
Daniel
Vanessa Nimmo
 Evicted
86% to Evict
 
 
Vanessa

Week 5[]

Becki Seddiki
 Entered
Power to Nominate
 
 
Becki
Michelle Bass
 Nominated by Becki 
 
Michelle
Nádia Almada
 Nominee 
 
Nádia
Marco Sabba
 Evicted
52% to Evict
 
 
Marco

Week 6[]

Jason Cowan
 Banned 
 
Jason
Victor Ebuwa
 Banned 
 
Victor
Ahmed Aghil
 Nominee
38% to Evict
 
 
Ahmed
Becki Seddiki
 Evicted
62% to Evict
 
 
Becki

Week 7[]

Jason Cowan
 Sergeant 
 
Jason
Michelle Bass
 Segeant 
 
Michelle
Daniel Bryan
 Private
 Nominee
 
 
Daniel
Nádia Almada
 Private
 Nominee
 
 
Nádia
Shell Jubin
 Private
 Nominee
 
 
Shell
Stuart Wilson
 Private
 Nominee
 
 
Stuart
Victor Ebuwa
 Private
 Nominee
 
 
Victor
Ahmed Aghil
 Private
 Evicted
 52% to Evict
 
 
Ahmed

Week 8[]

Daniel Bryan
 Nominee 
 
Daniel
Jason Cowan
 Nominee 
 
Jason
Nádia Almada
 Nominee 
 
Nádia
Victor Ebuwa
 Evicted
47% to Evict
 
 
Victor

Week 9[]

Daniel Bryan
 Nominee 
 
Daniel
Jason Cowan
 Nominee 
 
Jason
Nádia Almada
 Nominee 
 
Nádia
Shell Jubin
 Nominee 
 
Shell
Stuart Wilson
 Nominee 
 
Stuart
Michelle Bass
 Evicted
67% to Evict
 
 
Michelle

Week 10[]

Stuart Wilson
 Evicted
7% to Win out of 5
 
 
Stuart

Finale[]

Nádia Almada
 Winner
74% to Win out of 2
 
 
Nádia
Jason Cowan
 Runner-Up
26% to Win out of 2
 
 
Jason
Daniel Bryan
 Finalist
17% to Win out of 3
 
 
Daniel
Shell Jubin
 Finalist
9% to Win out of 4
 
 
Shell

Trivia[]

  • This is the very first series to have a transgender housemate.
    • As a result, Nádia Almada is the first transgender housemate to win Big Brother.
  • By having Kitten Pinder and Emma Greenwood ejected from the house, it was the first season to have more than one ejection.
  • The Fight Night incident marked the first time that Security Guards entered the house.

References[]

United Kingdom Seasons
Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · Teen · 5 · Panto · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · Ultimate · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · Hijack · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Big Brother Seasons
Americas
United States English Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26
Digital 1
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3
Holiday 1
Spanish Civilian 1
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Argentina Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11
Celebrity 1
Brazil 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Canada English 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12
French Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · BB
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Spin-Off 1 · 2 · 3
Chile 1 · 2
Colombia Civilian 1 · 2
Celebrity 1
Ecuador 1
Mexico Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · LCDLF1
Pacific Region 1
Panama 1
Peru 1
Africa
Africa 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9
Angola & Mozambique 1 · 2 · 3
Cameroon 1 · 2
Liberia 1 · 2 · 3
Nigeria 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9
Nigeria & South Africa 1
South Africa Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Celebrity 1
Asia-Pacific
Arab World Cancelled
Australia Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15
Celebrity 1 · 2
China 1
India Hindi 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · HB · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · OTT1 · 15 · 16 · OTT2 · 17
Bengali 1 · 2
Kannada 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · MS · OTT · 9 · 10
Tamil 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · AS · 6 · 7
Telugu 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · NS · 6 · 7
Marathi 1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Malayalam 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Indonesia 1
Israel Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Mongolia 1
Pakistan 1 · 2
Philippines Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Combined 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10
Celebrity 1 · 2
Teen 1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Russia 1
Thailand 1 · 2
Turkey 1
Vietnam 1
Europe
Albania Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3
Balkans Civilian GP · 1 · Cancelled · 3 · 4 · 5
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Belgium Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Celebrity 1 · 2
All-Stars 1
Belgium & Netherlands 1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Bulgaria Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10
All-Stars 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Family 1
Croatia Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Celebrity 1
Czechia 1
Czechia & Slovakia 1
Denmark Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Celebrity 1
Reality AS 1
Finland Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13
Celebrity 1 · 2
France Loft 1 · 2
Secret 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12
Germany Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · KE · 12
Greece & Cyprus 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Hungary Civilian 1 · 2
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3
Való Világ 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12
Italy Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Kosovo 1 · 2
Lithuania 1
Netherlands Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · SS
Celebrity 1 · H
Norway 1 · TIH · 2 · 3 · 4
Poland 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Portugal (BB) Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
All-Stars DI · 1 · 2
Portugal (SS) Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
All-Stars 1 · 2 · 3 · LPP · 4 · OR
Romania 1 · 2
Scandinavia 1 · 2 · 3
Second Life 1
Slovakia 1
Slovenia Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Celebrity 1
Spain Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8
All-Stars 1 · 2
Dúo 1 · 2
Spin-Off La-Revuelta · Sálvame Okupa · ETDD
Secret 1 · 2
Sweden Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9
Celebrity 1
Switzerland 1 · 2
Ukraine 1
United Kingdom Civilian 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · Teen · 5 · Panto · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · Ultimate · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21
Celebrity 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · Hijack · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
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