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.
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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
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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