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Celebrity Big Brother 6
''Celebrity Big Brother 2009'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother 6'', was the sixth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother''. It was broadcast on Channel 4, launching on 2 January 2009 and running for 22 days until 23 January 2009. The launch show was watched by approximately 6.4 million people. Davina McCall returned as main presenter, with George Lamb as host of ''Big Brother's Little Brother'', and Jack Whitehall as host of ''Big Brother's Big Mouth''. The winner of this series was Ulrika Jonsson, with Terry Christian second. This was the first series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' to air since the racism controversy of 2007, during series 5, although Channel 4's sister channel E4 aired a similar spin-off in 2008, entitled '' Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack''. This series was the least watched ''Celebrity Big Brother'' series, averaging 3.3 million viewers; at the time of transmission, it was also the least watched series of any ''Big Brother'' in the UK (excluding spin-offs) u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davina McCall
Davina Lucy Pascale McCall (born 16 October 1967) is an English television presenter. She has presented various television shows for Channel 4, including ''Streetmate'' (1998–2001, 2016), ''Big Brother (British TV series), Big Brother'' (2000–2010), ''The Million Pound Drop'' (2010–2015), ''Five Minutes to a Fortune'' (2013), and ''The Jump (2014 TV series), The Jump'' (2014–2017), as well as the ITV (TV network), ITV shows The Biggest Loser (British TV series), ''The Biggest Loser'' (2011–2012), ''Long Lost Family (British TV series), Long Lost Family'' (2011–present), and ''This Time Next Year (British TV series), This Time Next Year'' (2016–2019). McCall was a regular co-presenter of the ''Comic Relief'' annual telethons from 2005 to 2015. Since 2020, she has been a judge on the ITV singing competition show ''The Masked Singer (British TV series), The Masked Singer.'' McCall was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 Birthday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Big Brother
''Ultimate Big Brother'' was the final series of the British reality television programme '' Big Brother'' to air on Channel 4. The series was produced by Remarkable Pictures, a division of Endemol. ''Ultimate Big Brother'' was an all-star edition of the ''Big Brother'' series featuring memorable housemates from previous series of ''Big Brother'', and ''Celebrity Big Brother''. A 24-hour live streaming service was also available via the ''Big Brother'' website as a fee-based service. The series ended with Brian Dowling winning the title of the "Ultimate Housemate" and the words "Big Brother will get back to you". Production The series was first announced during the launch night of the eleventh series of ''Big Brother''. The first trailer for ''Ultimate Big Brother'' was shown on 13 August 2010 during a live eviction episode of ''Big Brother''. On the same day, Channel 4 released a promo image for the series on the Big Brother website. The promo featured 15 of the previous 186 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 (band)
A1 (stylised as a1) is a British– Norwegian boy group formed in 1998. Their debut single, " Be the First to Believe", entered the UK singles chart at number six in mid-1999. They achieved chart success in the UK and other parts of the world in the late 1990s and early 2000s, particularly Southeast Asia. In the UK, they scored two number ones and six other top 10 hits, seven of which were written by the band. Adding to this, they won a Brit Award for "British Breakthrough Act" in 2001. They were managed by band manager Tim Byrne, who also formed Steps. Marazzi left the band in 2002, citing personal reasons. The three remaining members subsequently decided to split due to exhaustion from being on the road for the best part of four years straight. In December 2009, Ingebrigtsen, Read and Adams reformed a1, without Marazzi, in Norway for a series of concerts at the Christiania Theatre in Oslo. Since their comeback, they have released new singles as well as their fourth an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Pinder
Lucy Katherine Pinder (born 20 December 1983) is a British actress and model. She rose to international fame for her work as a glamour model in men's magazines, and made her film debut in the comedy horror ''Strippers vs Werewolves'' (2012), which was followed by supporting roles in several films. Career 2003–2010: Modeling and television appearances Pinder began her career in 2003 after being discovered by a freelance photographer on Bournemouth beach, and has appeared in such publications as the ''Daily Star (United Kingdom), Daily Star'' tabloid newspaper and magazines ''FHM'', ''Loaded (magazine), Loaded'' and ''Nuts (magazine), Nuts''. Pinder first appeared Toplessness, topless in ''Nuts'' in 2007, and was responsible for a weekly advice column in ''Nuts'', entitled "The Truth About Women". With vital statistics of 32F-26-34, the Australian magazine ''Ralph (magazine), Ralph'' declared that she had the "Best Breasts in the World" in 2007. Pinder has appeared on ''FHM'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Malone
Christina Malone (born 30 January 1963) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the roles of Mo McGee in '' Brookside'' and Mimi Maguire in '' Shameless'', both broadcast on Channel 4. She was also a housemate on the sixth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in January 2009. Early life Malone was born on 30 January 1963 in Toxteth, Liverpool, the daughter of Olwyn and Frank Malone. She attended Liverpool Institute High School for Girls and Childwall College. Career Malone played Mo McGee in '' Brookside'' from 1993 until 1998 and Mimi Maguire on '' Shameless'' from 2005 until 2013. Other television roles include playing a nurse called Bobbie in Victoria Wood's '' dinnerladies''. On 2 January 2009, Malone entered the ''Celebrity Big Brother'' house to compete in the sixth series. She was the seventh person to enter and was immediately picked up on her loudness. On 16 January, Malone was the second person to be evicted from the ''Celebrity Big Brother'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutya Buena
Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena (; born 21 May 1985) is an English singer and songwriter who rose to fame as a member of girl group Sugababes. With the Sugababes, Buena had four UK number-one singles, an additional six top-ten hits and three multi-platinum albums. After leaving the group in December 2005, she released her debut solo album, ''Real Girl'', in June 2007. The album's title track reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, while the album entered the top ten on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Gold by the BPI. In 2012 she re-established the Sugababes with the other two original members, Siobhán Donaghy and Keisha Buchanan. In 2012, Buena and her former Sugababes bandmates Siobhán Donaghy and Keisha Buchanan confirmed their reunion. The original trio originally opted to release music under the name MKS ( Mutya Keisha Siobhan), releasing one single, " Flatline", in 2013. In September 2019, the group officially confirmed their return as Sugababes. In February 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Heaton
Michelle Christine Heaton (born 19 July 1979) is an English singer, stage actress and television personality. She is best known as member of the pop group Liberty X. Early life Heaton was born in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, on 19 July 1979. A former student of Emmanuel City Technology College in Gateshead and Newcastle College of Performing Arts, she began her singing career in the group Sirens in the late 1990s with other girls from the northeast of England. Career 2001–2007: Liberty X In 2001, Heaton auditioned for the ITV reality television music competition ''Popstars'', a show intended to form a new group from individual contestants, becoming one of the finalist. While the five winning contestants formed Hear'Say, the five runner-up contestants – Heaton, Tony Lundon, Kevin Simm, Jessica Taylor and Kelli Young – formed the group Liberty X and signed a multimillion-pound record contract with Richard Branson and V2 Records. Liberty X released three studio albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jacksons (musical Family)
The Jackson family is an American family of musicians and entertainers from Gary, Indiana. Many of the children of Joseph Walter "Joe" and Katherine Esther Jackson were successful musicians, notably the brothers that formed the Motown boy band the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons). Several of the siblings also had successful solo careers. Joe worked as their manager. The Jackson family, both as a musical group and as solo artists, have achieved success in the field of popular music from the late 1960s and onwards. They are sometimes called the " First Family of Soul" (a title first bestowed on the Five Stairsteps),Moreover, as a unit, they were one of the few black groups to achieve "teen idol" status among music fans of all races, with hits such as ''I Want You Back'', ''ABC'', '' I'll Be There'', '' Dancing Machine'', '' Blame It on the Boogie'', ''Heartbreak Hotel'' and ''Can You Feel It''. the "Imperial Family of Pop", or the "Royal Family of Pop", especially foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Toya Jackson
La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956) is an American singer and television personality. The fifth child and middle daughter of the Jackson family, Jackson first gained recognition on the family's variety television series, ''The Jacksons (TV series), The Jacksons'', on CBS between 1976 and 1977. Thereafter, she saw success as a solo recording artist under multiple record labels in the 1980s and 1990s, including Polydor Records, Polydor, Sony Music and RCA Records, RCA, where she released nine studio albums over the course of 15 years. Her most successful releases in the United States were her La Toya Jackson (album), self-titled debut album (1980) and the 1984 single "Heart Don't Lie (song), Heart Don't Lie". Jackson's other songs include "If You Feel the Funk", "Bet'cha Gonna Need My Lovin'", "Hot Potato (song), Hot Potato", "You're Gonna Get Rocked! (song), You're Gonna Get Rocked!", and "Sexbox". Another one of Jackson's songs, "Just Say No" from her La Toya (album), fifth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Sheridan
Thomas Sheridan (born 7 March 1964) is a Scottish politician who served as convenor of Solidarity from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as convenor of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) from 1998 to 2004 and as co-convenor of Solidarity from 2006 to 2016. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region from 1999 to 2007. Sheridan was active as a Militant entryist in the Labour Party until 1989 when Labour expelled him,Dave avidOsle"The Tribune interview: Tommy Sheridan – Tartan Trot",''Tribune'', 30 July 1993 and became a member of Scottish Militant Labour (SML), which eventually became the core of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP). He was a prominent campaigner against the Poll tax in Scotland, and was jailed for six months for attending a warrant sale in 1991 after Glasgow Sheriff Court had served a court order on him banning his presence. He was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 1999 as a Glasgow representative and re-elected in 2003 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Adams
Benjamin Edward Stephen Adams (born 22 November 1981) is a British singer and songwriter from Ascot, England. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 along with Gaute Ormåsen as a part of pop band Subwoolfer. He is also known as the lead singer of the British-Norwegian boy band A1. Early life Born in Ascot, Adams attended Westminster Under School, where he became head chorister of the school choir. He later attended Bedales School, leaving aged 16, after completing his GCSEs, to join Charterhouse School. Career A1 (1998–2002 and 2009–present) Adams was a member of four-piece boyband a1, who won a Brit Award in 2001 for Best Newcomer and had two number one singles on the UK singles chart, " Take On Me" (the chart-topping song that was originally made famous by and written by the Norwegian band a-ha) and " Same Old Brand New You", before separating in 2002. Whilst in the boyband, Adams also scooped a '' Smash Hits'' Poll Winners Party Award f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verne Troyer
Verne Jay Troyer (January 1, 1969 – April 21, 2018) was an American actor and occasional stunt coordinator and performer. He was best known for playing Mini-Me in the ''Austin Powers'' film series. He had cartilage–hair hypoplasia and was tall. Early life Troyer was born in Sturgis, Michigan, on January 1, 1969, the son of Susan, a factory worker, and Reuben Troyer, a repair technician. He had two siblings, Davon and Deborah. He stated that his parents "never treated me any different than my other average-sized siblings. I used to have to carry wood, feed the cows and pigs and farm animals." Troyer was initially raised Amish, but his parents left the faith when he was a child. During his childhood, Troyer spent much time visiting Amish relatives in Centreville, Michigan. He graduated in 1987 from Centreville High School, where a plaque was dedicated to him in 2003. Career Troyer's film career began when a former president of Little People of America contacted him, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
