List of Big Brother 2004 housemates (UK)
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There were 13 housemates in total in the fifth series of Big Brother in the UK where they were observed by television viewers 24 hours a day and each week, one or more housemates were voted to be evicted by the general public until the winner, Nadia Almada
, was left.
In September 2010, Ahmed re-entered the house for Ultimate Big Brother as part of a random event as he walked through the garden smashing plates. Ahmed continues to work as a property developer.
from London, with Italian and Moroccan blood. Since Big Brother, Becki has landed a twice weekly radio DJing slot on a radio station in London (from 2006 onwards) and is still recording her music and performing at several gigs all over the UK as BB Seddiki.
Becki was not involved in Fight Night as she was not in the house at that time. She arrived on Day 31, as a replacement for Emma who was ejected from the house due to her disputes with Victor. Becki's time in the house is probably best remembered for the 'Judas kiss' task, in which she was told she had to kiss one housemate on both cheeks, who would then automatically be up for eviction that week. Becki was very upset by this task and unhappily deliberated before eventually choosing Michelle, as she felt she'd be the most likely to survive the eviction. Moreover, Michelle was probably the easiest target to go up to and kiss. However, this was not considered a wise decision, due to her popularity at the time. Becki was evicted from the Big Brother house in Week 6, whilst up for the public vote against Ahmed, less than two weeks after she entered the house.
Since leaving Big Brother, she has been disowned by her strict Muslim family for her raunchy antics in the house, and attempted a pop career.
. Daniel announced on the show that he was gay. Dan was a participant in the events of Fight Night; he tried to calm Emma and Nadia down, a role which he regularly took when disputes broke out in the house. Dan was generally a popular housemate throughout the shows run with his acerbic wit and memorable one-liners and was evicted on the final night, finishing third to Jason and Nadia.
Never wanting a television career he got straight to work with his band iceHouse Project after contributing to various television shows post Big Brother, he realised that he was actually better as a hairdresser. A 28 date DJ tour in late 2004 and Radio road show gigs for the band in 2005 meant some exposure, playing to crowds of 50,000 people.
Dan is still a stylist at Hull's The Fringe Hairdressing salon
According to Dan, he now likes to combine all talents both for music and fashion because he can't live without either.
2011 has seen the release of two iceHouse Project singles 'Under The Sun' and 'Teach me And I'll Learn' along with their first live show in over 4 years at Hull's Fruit. Head Kandi and Fierce Angel Dj Mark Doyle and Manifesto producer and Ministry of Sound Dj Paul Dakeyne also headlined the event.
, Greater Manchester and had a minor singing career before and after her time in the house. Emma has also been a member of the British Army
.
Emma moved into a flat in London with fellow housemate Marco for several months.
In 2006 Emma was voted the fifth most popular housemate of all time losing to BB2 winner Brian Dowling who finished 4th and Fellow Housemates Michelle Bass (who finished 2nd) and Stuart Wilson (who was 3rd) and Nadia who won. She was removed from the house on Day 22 following fight night.
Emma now runs a property website.
. Along with Victor Ebuwa he was credited by television critic Ally Ross as the saviour of the Big Brother franchise for his creation of the 'Jungle cats'. Musclebound Jason was also the recipient of Mr Lanarkshire best buttocks award prior to entering the house and frequently displayed his firm bum in a variety of thongs and tight jeans, gay housemate Dan who had a crush on Jason also made a plaster cast model of his award winning bum during a house challenge.He was also remembered for clashing with Marco.Jason also had a fling with Vanessa whilst in the house. Jason faced eviction for the first time in week 8 and was the hot favourite to be evicted before Victor had his argument with Shell during the wedding task. Jason managed to come second to Nadia in the final that year. Jason now works as a personal trainer and competitive body-builder.
Kitten moved to Australia with her partner in 2005.
in south west London. Marco has appeared in a West End stage show and, along with fellow housemate Emma, provided a commentary of Celebrity Big Brother UK on Richard & Judy
. Marco was involved in Fight Night and was highly provocative to Jason, inciting a menacing stand-off in return.He was issued with a formal warning for his conduct. Marco re-entered the house for Ultimate Big Brother as part of a retrospective task in which he had to dance with Ultimate Housemate Brian Dowling
.
) was formerly a mortgage advisor. In 2006 Michelle was voted the second most popular housemate of all time losing only to fellow housemate Nadia Almada who was first.
, under the name of Jorge, but was known as Carlos. Nadia moved to England in 1996 and worked in a department store in Woking
, where she lives. She has also managed a children's book store. Before entering the Big Brother house, Nadia worked as a bank cashier. Nadia was given a formal warning after Fight Night.
Nadia's main weakness was for cigarettes, more so than the average smoker. If deprived of them for a day or so, she would frequently collapse into shrieking tempers and wailing irritation, to the chagrine of the other housemates.
The Sun dubbed Nadia the Portugeezer, the "Portuguese Man O' War" and NADS, NADS being a slang term for gonads (testicles).
After 71 days in the house she emerged as the winner, securing 74% of the overall vote and winning £63,500.
Nadia re-entered the house as a housemate for Ultimate Big Brother and became the third housemate to be evicted on Day 11 with 33.2% of the public vote to a booing crowd. Nadia has since claimed that Channel 4 edited the show unfairly and made her out to be a bully, saying that she felt betrayed by the Channel. She stated that she would be contacting her lawyers and Ofcom
. She also stated that Ultimate Big Brother had ruined her life.
, who received the fewest votes to win and – in a twist – was called to the diary room two days before the final and was evicted. The crowd outside had to remain quiet so the housemates would be unaware that an eviction was taking place.
but moved to Leeds
in 1994 to study a BA in Business. After being on Big Brother, she dated Ben Fogle
for 6 months. Vanessa now works as a PA and part time model. She is now a mother of one child.
On day 56 he was evicted following an argument with fellow housemate Shell Jubin, after which a fan of Victor's sent death threats to Shell's parents' house. Victor was involved in fight night and was given a formal warning.
TV critics, notably Ally Ross (The Sun TV Critic), have credited Victor for saving the Big Brother UK franchise, by stirring controversy and his 'straight talking' attitude towards housemates. The previous year's show had been criticised for being dull, leading to record low viewing figures and a subsequent drop in eviction votes. Viewing figures increased this year to an average of 7 million every night.
Since leaving the house, Victor has appeared on Flipside TV
, Celebrity Poker Club
as well as various other Channel 4 shows.
In 2010 Victor appeared as a contestant in Ultimate Big Brother, finishing fourth. Victor had spent a total of 71 days in the Big Brother house during his two stays; 57 days during Big Brother 5 and 14 days during Ultimate Big Brother.
Nadia Almada
Nadia Conceicao Almada is a Madeiran-born UK reality television star, best known for being the first transsexual winner of Big Brother in series 5 in 2004.-Big Brother:...
, was left.
Ahmed
Ahmed Aghil is a property developer and advocate and has graduated with a law degree from the North London University.In September 2010, Ahmed re-entered the house for Ultimate Big Brother as part of a random event as he walked through the garden smashing plates. Ahmed continues to work as a property developer.
Becki
Becki Seddiki (born 24 July 1970) is a singer-songwriterSinger-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
from London, with Italian and Moroccan blood. Since Big Brother, Becki has landed a twice weekly radio DJing slot on a radio station in London (from 2006 onwards) and is still recording her music and performing at several gigs all over the UK as BB Seddiki.
Becki was not involved in Fight Night as she was not in the house at that time. She arrived on Day 31, as a replacement for Emma who was ejected from the house due to her disputes with Victor. Becki's time in the house is probably best remembered for the 'Judas kiss' task, in which she was told she had to kiss one housemate on both cheeks, who would then automatically be up for eviction that week. Becki was very upset by this task and unhappily deliberated before eventually choosing Michelle, as she felt she'd be the most likely to survive the eviction. Moreover, Michelle was probably the easiest target to go up to and kiss. However, this was not considered a wise decision, due to her popularity at the time. Becki was evicted from the Big Brother house in Week 6, whilst up for the public vote against Ahmed, less than two weeks after she entered the house.
Since leaving Big Brother, she has been disowned by her strict Muslim family for her raunchy antics in the house, and attempted a pop career.
Daniel
Daniel Charles Stuart Bryan (born 3 January 1974) is a hairdresser and DJ from HullKingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
. Daniel announced on the show that he was gay. Dan was a participant in the events of Fight Night; he tried to calm Emma and Nadia down, a role which he regularly took when disputes broke out in the house. Dan was generally a popular housemate throughout the shows run with his acerbic wit and memorable one-liners and was evicted on the final night, finishing third to Jason and Nadia.
Never wanting a television career he got straight to work with his band iceHouse Project after contributing to various television shows post Big Brother, he realised that he was actually better as a hairdresser. A 28 date DJ tour in late 2004 and Radio road show gigs for the band in 2005 meant some exposure, playing to crowds of 50,000 people.
Dan is still a stylist at Hull's The Fringe Hairdressing salon
According to Dan, he now likes to combine all talents both for music and fashion because he can't live without either.
2011 has seen the release of two iceHouse Project singles 'Under The Sun' and 'Teach me And I'll Learn' along with their first live show in over 4 years at Hull's Fruit. Head Kandi and Fierce Angel Dj Mark Doyle and Manifesto producer and Ministry of Sound Dj Paul Dakeyne also headlined the event.
Emma
Emma Louise Greenwood (born 12 October 1983) was formerly an administrative assistant from OldhamOldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
, Greater Manchester and had a minor singing career before and after her time in the house. Emma has also been a member of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
.
Emma moved into a flat in London with fellow housemate Marco for several months.
In 2006 Emma was voted the fifth most popular housemate of all time losing to BB2 winner Brian Dowling who finished 4th and Fellow Housemates Michelle Bass (who finished 2nd) and Stuart Wilson (who was 3rd) and Nadia who won. She was removed from the house on Day 22 following fight night.
Emma now runs a property website.
Jason
Jason Cowan (Born 1 November 1973) in Hamilton, South LanarkshireHamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It is the fifth-biggest town in Scotland after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld...
. Along with Victor Ebuwa he was credited by television critic Ally Ross as the saviour of the Big Brother franchise for his creation of the 'Jungle cats'. Musclebound Jason was also the recipient of Mr Lanarkshire best buttocks award prior to entering the house and frequently displayed his firm bum in a variety of thongs and tight jeans, gay housemate Dan who had a crush on Jason also made a plaster cast model of his award winning bum during a house challenge.He was also remembered for clashing with Marco.Jason also had a fling with Vanessa whilst in the house. Jason faced eviction for the first time in week 8 and was the hot favourite to be evicted before Victor had his argument with Shell during the wedding task. Jason managed to come second to Nadia in the final that year. Jason now works as a personal trainer and competitive body-builder.
Kitten
Kathryn "Kitten" Pinder (born 13 October 1979) is a lesbian self-proclaimed anarchist, human and animal rights activist. She entered the house on 28 May 2004 and was ejected one week later on 4 June. Pinder occasionally appeared on the parallel show Big Brother's Little Brother, also on Channel 4.Kitten moved to Australia with her partner in 2005.
Marco
Marco Jaye Sabba (born 20 April 1983) was a law student from Kingston UniversityKingston University
Kingston University is a public research university located in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, United Kingdom. It was originally founded in 1899 as Kingston Technical Institute, a polytechnic, and became a university in 1992....
in south west London. Marco has appeared in a West End stage show and, along with fellow housemate Emma, provided a commentary of Celebrity Big Brother UK on Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy was a British magazine/chat show which was presented by married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. It originally aired on Channel 4 from 2001 to 2008 but later moved to digital channel Watch in October 2008. It featured the world's most famous stars, along with their Book Club...
. Marco was involved in Fight Night and was highly provocative to Jason, inciting a menacing stand-off in return.He was issued with a formal warning for his conduct. Marco re-entered the house for Ultimate Big Brother as part of a retrospective task in which he had to dance with Ultimate Housemate Brian Dowling
Brian Dowling
Brian Patrick Robert Dowling is an Irish television presenter who rose to fame after being crowned the winner of the second series of UK reality television show Big Brother in 2001. He also won Ultimate Big Brother in 2010, making him the ultimate Big Brother housemate...
.
Michelle
Michelle Bass (born 2 February 1981 in Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
) was formerly a mortgage advisor. In 2006 Michelle was voted the second most popular housemate of all time losing only to fellow housemate Nadia Almada who was first.
Nadia
Nadia Almada (born 28 January 1977) was born a male on the Portuguese Island of MadeiraMadeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
, under the name of Jorge, but was known as Carlos. Nadia moved to England in 1996 and worked in a department store in Woking
Woking
Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
, where she lives. She has also managed a children's book store. Before entering the Big Brother house, Nadia worked as a bank cashier. Nadia was given a formal warning after Fight Night.
Nadia's main weakness was for cigarettes, more so than the average smoker. If deprived of them for a day or so, she would frequently collapse into shrieking tempers and wailing irritation, to the chagrine of the other housemates.
The Sun dubbed Nadia the Portugeezer, the "Portuguese Man O' War" and NADS, NADS being a slang term for gonads (testicles).
After 71 days in the house she emerged as the winner, securing 74% of the overall vote and winning £63,500.
Nadia re-entered the house as a housemate for Ultimate Big Brother and became the third housemate to be evicted on Day 11 with 33.2% of the public vote to a booing crowd. Nadia has since claimed that Channel 4 edited the show unfairly and made her out to be a bully, saying that she felt betrayed by the Channel. She stated that she would be contacting her lawyers and Ofcom
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
. She also stated that Ultimate Big Brother had ruined her life.
Shell
Michelle "Shell" Jubin (born 8 March 1982) was an Art student who received her final examination results during her tenure, best remembered for streaking in the garden while mowing the lawn and her vulnerable nature. Following her eviction which saw her placed fourth in the series, Shell briefly worked as a glamour model, posing with Jordan in 2004, and used her earnings to fund a work placement at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.Stuart
Stuart Wilson (born 28 April 1984) is a student from MacclesfieldMacclesfield
Macclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688...
, who received the fewest votes to win and – in a twist – was called to the diary room two days before the final and was evicted. The crowd outside had to remain quiet so the housemates would be unaware that an eviction was taking place.
Vanessa
Vanessa Nimmo (born 12 August 1977) is a former double South African archery champion. She was born in Cape TownCape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
but moved to Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
in 1994 to study a BA in Business. After being on Big Brother, she dated Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle is an English television presenter, adventurer and writer.-Early life:Fogle is the son of actress Julia Foster and broadcasting veterinary surgeon Bruce Fogle...
for 6 months. Vanessa now works as a PA and part time model. She is now a mother of one child.
Victor
Victor Afanefuma Ebuwa (born 17 January 1981), from London.On day 56 he was evicted following an argument with fellow housemate Shell Jubin, after which a fan of Victor's sent death threats to Shell's parents' house. Victor was involved in fight night and was given a formal warning.
TV critics, notably Ally Ross (The Sun TV Critic), have credited Victor for saving the Big Brother UK franchise, by stirring controversy and his 'straight talking' attitude towards housemates. The previous year's show had been criticised for being dull, leading to record low viewing figures and a subsequent drop in eviction votes. Viewing figures increased this year to an average of 7 million every night.
Since leaving the house, Victor has appeared on Flipside TV
Flipside TV
Flipside TV was a television programme broadcast by Channel 4, Nation 277 and Paramount in the UK. It was presented mainly by Richard Bacon and guest hosts, including Justin Lee Collins and Iain Lee...
, Celebrity Poker Club
Celebrity Poker Club
Celebrity Poker Club was a British television series featuring celebrities playing poker. It aired on Challenge from 2003 to 2005 as a spin-off to Channel 4's popular Late Night Poker series...
as well as various other Channel 4 shows.
In 2010 Victor appeared as a contestant in Ultimate Big Brother, finishing fourth. Victor had spent a total of 71 days in the Big Brother house during his two stays; 57 days during Big Brother 5 and 14 days during Ultimate Big Brother.