Celebrity Big Brother
Series 2
Series two logo
Presented byDavina McCall
No. of days10
No. of housemates6
WinnerMark Owen
Runner-upLes Dennis
Companion shows
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Original release20 November (2002-11-20) –
29 November 2002 (2002-11-29)
Series chronology

Celebrity Big Brother 2002, also known as Celebrity Big Brother 2, was the second series of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother. It was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK, launching on 20 November 2002, and ending on 29 November 2002, lasting ten days. Proceeds from viewer voting went to four different charities: Centrepoint, National Missing Persons Helpline, Rethink and Samaritans. The series was sponsored by phone company O2. Les Dennis is commonly remembered for his depression during the series following his split from wife Amanda Holden.[1]

Housemates

Celebrity Big Brother 2 featured a total of six celebrity housemates, below is a table of who they are and what position they finished, unexpectedly the housemates entered and exited the house in exactly the same order (Goldie, Anne, Sue, Melinda, Les and Mark).

Celebrity Age on entry Notability Day entered Day exited Result
Mark Owen 30 Take That member 1 10 Winner
Les Dennis 49 Family Fortunes presenter 1 10 Runner-up
Melinda Messenger 31 Glamour model and Cowboy Builders presenter 1 10 3rd Place
Sue Perkins 33 Comedian and television presenter 1 9 Evicted
Anne Diamond 48 Journalist and television presenter 1 7 Evicted
Goldie 37 DJ and actor 1 5 Evicted

Anne Diamond

Anne Diamond (born 8 September 1954) is an English radio and television presenter. She hosted Good Morning Britain on TV-am and the similarly titled Good Morning... with Anne and Nick, alongside co-presenter Nick Owen. However, her presenting style has attracted accusations of "dumbing down". On Day 1, Anne was second to enter the house. On Day 7, she became the second housemate to be evicted from the house, after receiving 50.6% of the public vote.

Goldie

Goldie (born Clifford Joseph Price; 19 September 1965) is a British musician, actor and DJ, well known for his innovations to the jungle and drums and bass music genres. His first studio album Timeless entered the UK Albums Chart at number seven, whilst another Saturnz Return entered at fifteen. Aside from his musical career, his television and film acting credits include The World Is Not Enough, Snatch, Everybody Loves Sunshine, and playing gangster Angel Hudson in EastEnders. He was the first to enter the house on Day 1 and was the first celebrity to be evicted on Day 5.

Les Dennis

Les Dennis (born Leslie Dennis Heseltine; 12 October 1953) is a British comedian, television presenter, and actor, best known for presenting Family Fortunes from 1987 to 2002. He was fifth to enter the house on Day 1. Dennis was commonly remembered in the series for his depression, which was caused following his split from then-wife Amanda Holden. He later described his time in the house as "not one of his wisest moves". However, he continued to be on programme and was declared the runner-up.

Mark Owen

Mark Owen (born 27 January 1972) is an English singer-songwriter, known for being a member of pop group Take That. After the band split up in 1996, Owen became the first ex-member to release solo material. His debut studio album Green Man charted at number 33, which included the singles "Child", "Clementine" and "I Am What I Am". On Day 1, Mark was sixth to enter the house. He was later announced as the winner of the series, earning 77% of the public vote and beating Les. He broke down in tears when he left the house, overwhelmed by the fans' support.

Melinda Messenger

Melinda Messenger (born 23 February 1971) is an English former glamour model and television presenter, most notable for posing topless for Page 3 in The Sun. She continued to work for The Sun until readers voted to ban models with breast implants. On Day 1, Melinda was fourth to enter the house. Whilst in the house, she was described as a "blonde Vulcan" by Sue, who questioned her apparent lack of emotions. She reached third place during the series' final, on Day 10.

Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins (born 22 September 1969) is a British comedian, broadcaster, actress and writer, who rose to prominence through her comedy partnership with Mel Giedroyc in Mel and Sue. Sue was third to enter the house on Day 1. During her time in the house, she had notable moments with Mark and Les. She was third to be evicted from the house on Day 9, with 75% of the public vote.

Nominations table

Day 3 Day 6 Day 7 Day 10
Final		 Nominations
received
Mark Les,
Melinda		Not
eligible		Sue,
Melinda		Winner
(Day 10)		3
Les Goldie,
Sue		Sue,
Anne		Mark,
Sue		Runner-up
(Day 10)		3
Melinda Goldie,
Anne		Not
eligible		Sue,
Mark		Third place
(Day 10)		4
Sue Goldie,
Les		Not
eligible		Melinda,
Mark		Evicted
(Day 9)		6
Anne Goldie,
Sue		Not
eligible		Evicted
(Day 7)		2
Goldie Les,
Melinda		Evicted
(Day 5)		4
Notes none1none2
Against
public vote		 Goldie,
Les		Anne,
Sue		Mark,
Sue		Les,
Mark,
Melinda
Evicted Goldie
56%
to evict		 Anne
50.6%
to evict		 Sue
75%
to evict		 Melinda
Fewest votes
to win
(out of 3)		 Les
23%
to win
(out of 2)
Mark
77%
to win
(out of 2)

Notes

  • ^Note 1 :   Les, who failed a task, was the only person allowed to nominate.
  • ^Note 2 : The public were voting for the Housemate they wanted to win rather than to evict.

Viewership

These viewing figures are taken from BARB.[2]

Day Viewers (millions)
Sat 2.32
Sun 4.32
Mon 4.11
Tue 4.78
Wed 7.64.15
Thu 4.724.24
Fri 3.012.72
4.955.42
Series
average		 4.36

References

  1. ↑ "Insidebigbrother.net". Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
  2. ↑ "Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)". BARB. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

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