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Big Brother 9

Big Brother is back. Sixteen housemates will fight it out to become the winner of Big Brother 9 in a house that is situated in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.

The housemates will have to compete in tasks each week to receive their shopping budget for the week ahead.

They will have to ovecome a variety of challenges in what is to become the toughest Big Brother yet.

Housemates have to nominate two housemates each week for the weekly eviction, which tends to take place on a Friday night.

The live show is hosted by Davina McCall and highlights from the day before's action is shown daily at around 10pm on Channel 4.

A live stream of the show can be found on E4 throughout the day and night.

Who do you think will hold the crown this year?

Housemates

Alexandra De-Gale
Belinda Harris-Reid
Dale Howard
Darnell Swallow

Alexandra De-Gale

Age: 23

Location: Croydon

Occupation: Accounts executive

Other Notes: Single mum at 16. Born Christian, converted to Islam.

Removed: Alex was removed in week 2 because of abusive behaviour and rule breaking.

Belinda Harris-Reid

Age: 44

Location: Devon

Occupation: Artistic Director

Other Notes: She loves jazz singing and being by the sea. She once appeared on stage naked.

Evicted: Week Six

 

Dale Howard

Age: 21

Location: Liverpool

Occupation: PE student and part-time DJ

Other Notes: Rates his looks as 10/10. Thinks he wasn't made to work. Had trials for Manchester United and Wigan Athletic.

Links: Dale's mySpace profile »

Dale's mySpace Music profile »

Evicted: Week Nine

Darnell Swallow

Age: 26

Location: London

Occupation: Song writer

Other Notes: Albino. Born in Ipswich and raised in St Louis.

Evicted: The Final - 5th Place

Dennis McHugh
Jennifer Clark
Kathreya Kasisopa
Lisa Appleton

Dennis McHugh

Age: 23

Location: Edinburgh

Occupation: Dance student

Other Notes: Claims dancing is his life.

Removed: Dennis was removed in week 3 for aggressive behaviour.

Jennifer Clark

Age: 22

Location: Durham

Occupation: Part-Time Model

Other Notes: Mum to a 22-month-old girl. Vegetarian, anti-hunting, anti-abortion, anti-fur and anti-smoking.

Evicted: Week Four

 

Kathreya Kasisopa

Age: 30

Location: Kent

Occupation: Thai massage therapist

Other Notes: Originally from Thailand. Loves cookies and to dance. Teetotal. Buddist.

Evicted: Final week, in a double eviction

Lisa Appleton

Age: 40

Location: Warrington

Occupation: Sales rep.

Other Notes: Part of the first UK BB couple with partner Mario. Has a 18-month-old daughter. Mario sold his Rolex to pay for her breast implants.

Evicted: Week Twelve

Luke Marsden
Mario Marconi
Maysoon Shaladi
Michael Hughes

Luke Marsden

Age: 20

Location: Wigan

Occupation: Student and part-time pro-wrestling announcer

Other Notes: Want to improve the student image. Doesn't smoke, drink, take drugs or swear, and likes to wear suits.

Links: Luke's mySpace profile »

Evicted: Week Eight

Mario Marconi

Age: 42

Location: Warrington

Occupation: Sales rep.

Other Notes: Fellow housemate Lisa Appleton's partner. His real name is Shaun and despite refering to himself as 'The Italian Stallion' has never been to Italy. Former bodybuilder, postman and probation officer.

Evicted: Week Five

Maysoon Shaladi

Age: 28

Location: Hertfordshire

Occupation: Model

Other Notes: May is single but has an on and off boyfriend of 9 years. She has appeared in music videos for Sean Paul and Simon Webbe.

Walked: Maysoon walked out on the house in Week Eight.

Michael Hughes

Age: 33

Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Occupation: Radio producer

Other Notes: Born partially sighted and has been completely blind for the last 10 years.

Evicted: The Final - 2nd Place

Mohamed Mohamed
Nicole Cammack
Rachel Rice
Rebecca Shiner

Mohamed Mohamed

Age: 23

Location: London

Occupation: Hamley's toy demonstrator

Other Notes: Born in Somalia. Lived in Kenya, Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Dubai before moving to Britain with his family.

Evicted: Final week, in a double eviction

Nicole Cammack

Age: 19

Location: Surrey

Occupation: Student

Other Notes: She is Rex's girlfriend, and she entered the house in week eight after Maysoon walked from the show.

Evicted: Week Eleven

Rachel Rice

Age: 24

Location: Torfaen, Wales

Occupation: Trainee teacher and drama student

Other Notes: Self proclaimed chatterbox. Has starred in various flms and adverts. A local beauty queen and a Miss Wales runner-up.

Links: Rachel's Site »

IMDB listing »

Rachel's mySpace profile »

Evicted: The Final - Winner

Rebecca Shiner

Age: 21

Location: Coventry

Occupation: Nursery nurse

Other Notes: Loves being her. Describes herself as 'annoying'.

Links: Rebecca's mySpace profile »

Evicted: Week Seven

 

Rex Newmark
Sara Folino
Stephanie McMichael
Stuart Pilkington

Rex Newmark

Age: 24

Location: London

Occupation: Executive chef

Other Notes: Works in his father's restaurants. Loves his 'bling'. Favourite things in life are food, money and success.

Links: Rex's mySpace profile »

Evicted: The Final - 4th Place

 

Sara Folino

Age: 27

Location: London

Occupation: PA

Other Notes: Single, Australian, and a party girl. She has never been in love and she needs at least 8 hours sleep at night.

Evicted: The Final - 3rd Place

Stephanie McMichael

Age: 19

Location: Liverpool

Occupation: Maths and economics student

Other Notes: Reached the final 25 in TV talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 but was forced to leave when the producers discovered she was only 13.

Links: Stephanie's mySpace profile »

Evicted: Week One

Stuart Pilkington

Age: 25

Location: Cheadle Hulme

Occupation: Property Developer/ Personal Trainer

Other Notes: Stuart arrived in week 2 following Alex's removal. He doesn't support any political parties and he thinks the world would be better off without religion.

Evicted: Week Ten

Sylvia Barrie
     

Sylvia Barrie

Age: 21

Location: South London

Occupation: Student and sales assistant

Other Notes: Born in Sierra Leone but fled to the UK with her family when she was 11.

Links: Sylvia's mySpace profile »

Evicted: Week Three

     

 

The Presenters

Davina McCall
George Lamb
Zezi
Gemma Cairney

Name: Davina McCall

Show: Big Brother Live Show/ Eviction Night

Name: George Lamb

Show: Big Brother's Little Brother (BBLB)

Name: Zezi Ifore

Show: Big Brother's Little Brother (BBLB)

Name: Gemma Cairney

Show: Big Ears
(radio show)

Iain Lee
Guest
   

Name: Iain Lee

Show: Big Ears (radio show)

 

Show: Big Brother's Big Mouth

Details: The show will have a different set of presenters each week.

Week One: Chris Moyles & Jack Whitehall

Week Two: Queens of Noize

Week Three: Jeff Leach

Week Four: Donny Tourette and Sunday Mirror gossip columnist Zoe Griffin

   

Have your say

The Apprentice

Scroll down to meet the new housemates and the presenters of Big Brother 9

Who do you think will win Big Brother 9?

 

 

Video Previews and Catch-Ups

 

Message Board

Share your views with other Big Brother fans on our message board. There are several different topics for you to have you say on already so get chatting now!

Eviction Night Tickets

Put your name down for Eviction night tickets at Applause Store. Little Brother tickets are also available »

The House

The House The house has...

  • Two bedrooms this year. One is a locker themed bedroom, with eight metal single beds, the other is regally themed with plush furnishings and eight comfy double beds.
  • A dining room table, that only has eight chairs, leaving eight people to eat elsewhere.
  • A large garden.
  • A swimming pool.
  • A tiny jail with a spooky dolls head wallpaper and bars.
  • A smoking area that is shaped like an ash tray.
  • An entrance area with two staircases.
  • An alien like silver/blue diary room chair in a red plush diary room which is only accessible through the entrance area.
  • Acute and obscure angles all around the house.
  • A bathroom that is side on to the lounge, so everyone can see in.
  • Two giant eyes by the front door/entrance.
  • A small, very red, and angled kitchen.
  • A 'discreetly-located' wall clock in the living area.
  • A mystery task room accessed via an orange door in the garden.
  • Been built in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.

*New Photos Added* Click here to view our photo gallery of the house for Big Brother 9 »

The Rumour Mill

Rumour Mill It is rumoured that...

  • This series will feature several celebrity wannabes.
  • This series may feature some animal companions for the housemates.
  • Several of the hopefuls on the audition shows on E4 were successful and are actual housemates.
  • There is an 18 year-old,and no two housemates will be related to each other.
  • BB9 producers are going to put a blind housemate into the house. It has been said that the house is 'blind friendly' and it is a chance to change peoples attitudes towards blindness.
  • There is going to a "Love Pod" this year. This is a little area that housemates can go to if they are looking for some romance with another housemate.
  • Jill Demiral, from Essex could be a housemate. She has declared that she will reveal all about her 'flings' with two Premiership footballers if she is picked for the reality show.
  • Shelley Short, cousin of Grace from BB7 could be one of the new housemates that joins the Borehamwood Big Brother House.

Links

The official site: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

 

Digital Spy Website:

www.digitalspy.co.uk/bigbrother