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| Twins battle Brian in Big Brother | Twins battle Brian in Big Brother |
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| Twins Sam and Amanda Marchant are going up against Brian Belo in the vote to decide the winner of Big Brother. | Twins Sam and Amanda Marchant are going up against Brian Belo in the vote to decide the winner of Big Brother. |
| The sisters, 19, have agreed to be counted as a single contestant in the public vote for the £100,000 prize. | The sisters, 19, have agreed to be counted as a single contestant in the public vote for the £100,000 prize. |
| Tree surgeon Liam McGough, 23, came third, while former boy band member Ziggy Lichman, 26, finished fourth. | Tree surgeon Liam McGough, 23, came third, while former boy band member Ziggy Lichman, 26, finished fourth. |
| Carole Vincent, 53, came fifth and 36-year-old Jonty Stern was in sixth place. The Channel 4 reality show is now in its eighth series in the UK. | Carole Vincent, 53, came fifth and 36-year-old Jonty Stern was in sixth place. The Channel 4 reality show is now in its eighth series in the UK. |
| Liam had 19% of the vote when the count for third place was taken. "Yes! Hey it's been brilliant living with you," he said on hearing his name. | Liam had 19% of the vote when the count for third place was taken. "Yes! Hey it's been brilliant living with you," he said on hearing his name. |
| Liam had already secured £100,000 from Big Brother after being selected as the most deserving recipient by three of his fellow housemates. | Liam had already secured £100,000 from Big Brother after being selected as the most deserving recipient by three of his fellow housemates. |
| Ziggy got 15% of the vote when the fourth place reading was taken. On leaving, he was immediately asked about his relationship with fellow housemate Chanelle Hayes. | Ziggy got 15% of the vote when the fourth place reading was taken. On leaving, he was immediately asked about his relationship with fellow housemate Chanelle Hayes. |
| BB'S MEMORABLE MOMENTS Man-free zoneFor the first time ever, the show kicked off with an all-female house | BB'S MEMORABLE MOMENTS Man-free zoneFor the first time ever, the show kicked off with an all-female house |
| First ever twinsSam and Amanda Marchant, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, were the first twins to enter the house. The dizzy blondes were nicknamed Dumb and Dumber | First ever twinsSam and Amanda Marchant, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, were the first twins to enter the house. The dizzy blondes were nicknamed Dumb and Dumber |
| Emily booted outAfter the Celebrity Big Brother race row, Emily Parr (pictured) was thrown out for using a racially offensive word in the show's first week | Emily booted outAfter the Celebrity Big Brother race row, Emily Parr (pictured) was thrown out for using a racially offensive word in the show's first week |
| Most hated contestantCharley Uchea rated herself ten out of ten for attractiveness and ruthlessness, but viewers voted her out at the first opportunity | Most hated contestantCharley Uchea rated herself ten out of ten for attractiveness and ruthlessness, but viewers voted her out at the first opportunity |
| Chanelle and ZiggyThe couple's on-off romance divided viewers, but Chanelle finally had enough of their blazing rows and quit the show "We had a kiss and a cuddle, that was about it," he told host Davina McCall. | Chanelle and ZiggyThe couple's on-off romance divided viewers, but Chanelle finally had enough of their blazing rows and quit the show "We had a kiss and a cuddle, that was about it," he told host Davina McCall. |
| "She looks amazing, absolutely gorgeous," he said, blaming their split in the house on his "paranoid stage". | "She looks amazing, absolutely gorgeous," he said, blaming their split in the house on his "paranoid stage". |
| But the pair indicated they would get back together now the show is over. | But the pair indicated they would get back together now the show is over. |
| Jonty received 3% of the vote and Carole had 5% when the first count of the night was taken. | Jonty received 3% of the vote and Carole had 5% when the first count of the night was taken. |
| Carole told viewers she had learned "loads" during the 13 weeks. "I've learned that I don't know it all," she said. | Carole told viewers she had learned "loads" during the 13 weeks. "I've learned that I don't know it all," she said. |
| "That I can let other people do stuff. That I'm very bossy so I need to ease up a bit." | "That I can let other people do stuff. That I'm very bossy so I need to ease up a bit." |
| Jonty said he had not expected to get to the final. "I thought I was going to last one week," he told Davina. "So I've been here five times longer than I thought." | Jonty said he had not expected to get to the final. "I thought I was going to last one week," he told Davina. "So I've been here five times longer than I thought." |
| Viewing figures for the reality show are down, with an average of 3.8 million watching this series compared with 4.5 million last year. | Viewing figures for the reality show are down, with an average of 3.8 million watching this series compared with 4.5 million last year. |
| The biggest audience prior to the final coming during Charley Uchea's "fake" eviction in week seven. | The biggest audience prior to the final coming during Charley Uchea's "fake" eviction in week seven. |
| The show started 13 weeks ago with an all-female house. In total, 23 contestants and one fake housemate walked through doors of the Big Brother compound this year. | |
| Despite cancelling the next series of Celebrity Big Brother in the wake of the race row involving Shilpa Shetty earlier this year, Channel 4 has confirmed a ninth series of the normal Big Brother is in the pipeline. | |
| Auditions for Big Brother 9 will start on 24 November and will call at Cardiff, Belfast, Birmingham, Dublin, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester and London. |