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Celebrity Big Brother (British Series 13)
''Celebrity Big Brother 13'' was the thirteenth series of the British reality television series '' Celebrity Big Brother''. The series launched on 3 January 2014 on Channel 5 and was originally meant to end after 22 days on 24 January 2014. However, it was extended due to ratings success and instead ended after 27 days on 29 January 2014, making it the longest Channel 5 series of the show (at the time, since beaten by ''Celebrity Big Brother 15'') and the joint-longest series, along with ''Celebrity Big Brother 7'' in 2010. It is the sixth celebrity series and the ninth series of ''Big Brother'' overall to air on the channel. Emma Willis returned to host the series, whilst Rylan Clark returned to present spin-off show ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'' along with Willis. The series was won by comedian and presenter Jim Davidson, with rapper Dappy as runner-up. Jasmine Waltz returned to the house for ''Celebrity Big Brother 19'' as an All-Star, representing this series. She w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Willis
Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM.Emma Willis replaces Brian Dowling as presenter of ‘Big Brother’ . Telly Spy (2 April 2013). Retrieved 31 March 2014. Willis has presented '' Big Brother'' and '''' (2013–2018), as well as the spin-off series '' |
Iain Lee
Iain Lee (born Iain Lee Rougvie; 9 June 1973) is an English broadcaster, writer, and former television presenter and stand-up comedian who hosts the phone-in talk show '' The Late Night Alternative'' on "pay to view" Patreon. Lee's career began in the 1990s as a stand-up comedian before he gained nationwide fame as co-host of '' The 11 O'Clock Show'' from 1998 to 2000 and the breakfast show '' RI:SE'' in 2003. He then embarked on a full-time radio career in 2005, hosting mainly talk-based shows on LBC 97.3, Absolute Radio, BBC Three Counties Radio, BBC Radio WM, and talkRADIO, which earned him numerous radio awards. In July 2020, after his contract at talkRADIO was not renewed, Lee launched his Twitch show. Early life Iain Lee Rougvie was born on 9 June 1973 in Slough, then a part of Buckinghamshire. He has Scottish roots. Lee's father worked at the props department at the BBC and his mother was a secretary until she developed multiple sclerosis which put her into an early ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Nolan
Linda Nolan (born 23 February 1959) is an Irish singer, actress and television personality. After moving with her family to Blackpool, at the age of three in 1962, she attained fame as a member of the girl group The Nolans in 1974, along with her sisters Anne, Denise, Maureen, Bernie and Coleen. As a member of the Nolans, she toured with Frank Sinatra in 1975, won the Tokyo Music Festival in 1981, and had seven UK top 20 hits between 1979 and 1982. Soon after leaving the group, she supported Gene Pitney on his 1984 UK tour. She then went on to perform in theatre, including an eight-season residency as Maggie May on Blackpool's Central Pier (1986–93), where she clocked up over 1,000 performances, followed by two seasons as Rosie O'Grady on Blackpool's South Pier (1994–95). She reunited with the Nolans for the 2009 '' I'm in the Mood Again'' album and tour, and in 2014, she took part in the 13th series of ''Celebrity Big Brother''. In 2018, she was a recurring guest p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue (English Group)
Blue are an English boy band consisting of members Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Antony Costa and Lee Ryan. The group formed in 2000 and released three studio albums before announcing a hiatus In late 2004. In January 2011 the group reformed and represented the United Kingdom at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf with the song " I Can", coming in 11th place with 100 points. In 2013 it was confirmed that the group would be joining ''The Big Reunion'', in which six groups from the past (including Liberty X, Atomic Kitten and 5ive) reform for a one-off gig. On 27 March 2013, the group announced they would embark on their first headlining tour later on in the year, their first tour in nearly ten years. In April 2015, Blue were dropped by their record label Sony due to the poor performance of their fifth album ''Colours''. In 2022, Blue returned with singles "Haven't Found You Yet" and " Dance with Me", both from their sixth studio album ''Heart & Soul'', which was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ryan
Lee Ryan (born 17 June 1983) is an English singer, songwriter and actor, best known as a member of the boy band Blue. Ryan took part in the BBC series ''Strictly Come Dancing''. He was partnered with professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova and was the second contestant to be eliminated on 7 October 2018. In 2019, Ryan starred in '' Celebs Go Dating'' on E4 and released his first single after nine years called "Ghost". Ryan subsequently released two further solo singles in 2020, "Mockingbirds" and "Swayed". Ryan reunited with Blue in 2011 and in 2022 they released singles "Haven't Found You Yet" and " Dance with Me" from their upcoming sixth studio album ''Heart & Soul''. Early life Lee Ryan was born in Chatham, Kent. His parents split up when he was six years old. Ryan mostly lived with his mother, sister Gemma and his grandmother. Ryan went to Bedonwell School before attending performing arts schools, including Welling School and the Independent Performing Arts School Belcant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Faiers
Samantha Elizabeth Faiers (born 31 December 1990) is an English television personality and model. She is known for having starred in the ITV2 reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, she competed in the thirteenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'', finishing in fifth place. Career On 10 October 2010, Faiers appeared in the first episode of ''The Only Way Is Essex'' and in total, starred in eleven series of the show. The second series of the programme saw Faiers' sister Billie join the cast. During this series, Faiers also began a relationship with cast member Joey Essex. However, their relationship came to an end again months later in the ninth series. In March 2014, Faiers announced that she would be taking a break from ''The Only Way Is Essex'' after the end of its eleventh series, due to her recent Crohn's disease diagnosis and to work on her relationship with Essex. In January 2014, Faiers entered the ''Celebrity Big Brother'' house to com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luisa Zissman
Luisa Christina Zissman (born Louisa Christina Kalozois; 4 June 1987) is an English retail entrepreneur and reality television personality. She was the runner-up on the ninth series of ''The Apprentice'' and finished fourth on ''Celebrity Big Brother 13''. She later became a presenter and regular panellist on ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side''. Zissman is also one half of podcast LuAnna: The Podcast with Anna Williamson. Early life and education Zissman was born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire to Mr and Mrs Zo Kalozois, now of Hertfordshire; her father is Greek. She attended the Grove Independent school in Loughton, Milton Keynes and Northampton High School for Girls.Sunday Times Money Section p10, 27 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013 Career Zissman took her first job at an estate agent on Saturdays at 16 to pay the upkeep costs for a horse her parents bought for her. One of her first post-school jobs was at Electronic Data Systems, but she later stated that she decid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ollie Locke
Oliver Locke is a British television personality and actor from Southampton, England, known for appearing in E4's constructed reality series '' Made in Chelsea''. His mother is former BBC Radio Solent DJ Sarah Locke. Career Whilst on '' Made in Chelsea'', Locke came out as bisexual, and then later came out as gay. At about the same time he wrote a book called ''Laid in Chelsea'', which spent eight weeks at number 3 of ''The Sunday Times'' Best Seller list. In January 2014, Locke became a housemate in the thirteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother. He finished in third place behind Dappy and winner Jim Davidson. Locke has been seen on such shows as '' Celebrity Juice'', Alan Carr's '' Chatty Man'', ''The Jonathan Ross Show'', ''Britain's Got More Talent'', ''The Xtra Factor'', ''Do the Dishes'', the twelfth series of ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' and the second series of ''Fake Reaction''. In 2016, Locke and his co-founders Jack Rogers and Maxim Cheremkhin founded the gay dating app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother 14 (UK)
''Big Brother 2013'', also known as ''Big Brother 14'' and ''Big Brother: Secrets and Lies'', was the fourteenth series of the British reality television series '' Big Brother''. It launched on 13 June 2013 on Channel 5 and 5*, and lasted for 68 days, ending on 19 August 2013. It was part of a new two-year contract with Endemol, which secured the show until 2014. It was the third regular series to air on Channel 5 and the seventh series of ''Big Brother'' to air on the channel since they acquired the show. The series was won by 23-year-old Sam Evans from Llanelli. He won the full £100,000 prize fund, making him the first winner since 2010 to do so. Eight housemates entered on launch night, including a set of twins becoming one housemate; with another six, including a mother and daughter, entering the house the following night. Unbeknownst to the housemates, an actor controlled by the viewers, Michael Dylan - otherwise known as "The People's Puppet" - entered the house on laun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SuperCasino
In the United Kingdom, a regional casino (super casino or mega casino) was the largest category of casino permitted under law – equivalent in size to the larger casinos in Las Vegas. The first regional casino was proposed in 2007 for Manchester, but the scheme was scrapped by the government in 2008. History The Gambling Act 2005 revised many regulations relating to gambling in England. Among the more controversial provisions was the establishment of a number of 'destination casinos' in the style of Las Vegas, referred to in the media as 'super casinos' Initial drafts of the act proposed eight regional casinos, but concerns expressed in the national media and by a range of addiction-related social and religious groups meant that the final revision of the act permitted only one casino of the largest size, referred to as a 'regional casino', with a further eight 'large' and eight 'small' casinos of a smaller sizes and with reduced jackpot limits. Prior to the act there were 140 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DMG Media
DMG Media (stylised in lowercase) is an intermediate holding company for Associated Newspapers, Northcliffe Media, Harmsworth Printing, Harmsworth Media and other subsidiaries of Daily Mail and General Trust. It is based at Northcliffe House in Kensington. Associated Newspapers Limited was established in 1905 and owns the ''Daily Mail'', MailOnline, ''The'' ''Mail on Sunday'', '' Metro'', Metro.co.uk, ''i newspaper'', inews.co.uk and New Scientist. Its portfolio of national newspapers, websites and mobile and tablet applications regularly reach 63%Published Audience Measurement Company (PAMCo) data released January 2022. of the GB adult population every month: it includes two major paid-for national newspaper titles as well as a free nationally available newspaper. The firm is also responsible for overseeing and developing the Group's online consumer businesses and for the group's UK newspaper printing operations. Harmsworth Printing Limited produces all of its London, Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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