Big Brother (British TV series) series 3

Template:Big Brother endgame Big Brother 3 was the third series of Big Brother UK. The series started on 24 May 2002, and ended on 26 July 2002. The final of this series drew 7.1 million viewers. Votes in the final week totalled 8.6 million

Time line

The third series saw two early walkouts, by housemates Sunita and Sandy. Sandy surprised his fellow housemates as well as the production team by urinating in a bin, scaling a wall and escaping over a roof whilst the rest of the housemates watched the England v Brazil World Cup Quarter final match. Sunita was replaced by Sophie, and Sandy by Tim.

For a period the house was split in two, creating 'rich' and 'poor' houses. Those on one side had more luxuries and better food than those on the other. A weekly task, shown live on Saturday nights, determined which housemates lived on which side of the divide.

Housemates

12 housemates entered the house on Day 1, more than in previous series. On Day 7 Sunita walked. She was later replaced with Sophie on Day 10. On Day 20 Sandy escaped by climbing over the roof. Tim replaced him on Day

Adele

Adele Roberts, (born March 9, 1979), is a bi-sexual DJ. She was the first girl to enter the house on Day 1. While in the house she attracted the attention of both Lee & Alex, only to tell them that she had a girlfriend on the outside. She is remembered for being bitchy & two faced, to her fellow housemates. During her time in the house she grew a strong bond with Jade & Alex. On Day 44, she was evicted to a booing crowd. Since leaving the house she has had steady work, hosting her own radio show, "The Smooth Grooves Chart" on Rock Fm. She has recently signed with Galaxy Yorkshire, the largest commercial station outside of London, and presents two shows on Saturday and Sunday, 9am till 1pm. In 2007, she made a brief return to the house, with Alex, during one of the tasks, in Big Brother 8.

Alex

Alex Sibley, (born March 21, 1979), entered the house on Day 1. He is a model, from London. During his time in the house he was attracted to Adele, until he found out that she had a girlfriend, on the outside. He is mostly remembered for his obsession with cleanliness, & a moment, when he hid behind a door, miming the words to KC & The Sunshine Band's hit That's the Way (I Like It). This resulted in him, since leaving the house, appearing in "Domestics" commercials. He was also the creator of the now infamous game "Follow The Van", where a person had to follow a plastic van, out of a Sugar Puffs box, around some one's body & kiss wherever it stopped. In an interview, he revealed that he has since lost the van. On Day 64, Alex left the house, finishing in 3rd place. In Big Brother 8, Alex briefly returned to the house after appearing in a 'time-traveller" task, with fellow housemate Adele in which two of the current housemates travelled back to 2002 and completed a series of tasks.

Alison

Alison Hammond, (born February 5, 1975), is a travel rep from Birmingham. She entered the house on Day 1. Alison is most remembered for the time where she jumped on a garden table, only for it to break because of her weight. Alison was evicted on Day 15. Since leaving the house, Alison has appeared on many television programmes. These include losing the most amount of weight on Celebrity Fit Club and losing a challenge on Celebrities Under Pressure. She has also appeared on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes, performing as Nina Simone, Celebrity Ready Steady Cook, as a panellist on ITV's Loose Women, as a presenter on the short-lived ITV Play channel and in 2004 she played herself in Christmas Lights opposite Robson Green.

Jade

Jade Goody, (born June 5, 1981) is a dental nurse from Bermondsey. She entered the house on Day 1. On Day 13 she celebrated her 21st birthday. While in the house she grew close to Kate, Alex, Adele & Spencer, in particular. On Day 31 she received one strike, for talking about nominations. Prior to this she had received five warnings about her rule breaking. She argued in the house with Kate, Jonny & Adele. She had a very apparent dislike for housemate Sophie & resented her relationship with Lee. She is most remembered for her lack of general knowledge, & quotes such as, "Rio De Janeiro, ain't that a person", "East Anglia? That's abroad!" & "Am I mingin' " (in reference to a verruca on her foot.). In 2003 her argument with Adele was voted as the No.1 Best Bit of Big Brother, as voted by the public .)

She left the house on Day 64 in 4th place. She has gone on to become the most successful housemate out of Big Brother to date. Since leaving the house she opened a beauty salon, Ugly's, starred in numerous reality TV shows, made three fitness DVDs & wrote her autobiography, entitled, "Jade: My Autobiography", published by HarperCollins.. In 2004, she returned to the house to appear in Big Brother Panto, with fellow housemates Tim & Spencer, where she played the part of Cinderella. In 2007, she entered the house for a third time, this time for Celebrity Big Brother, when, in the house her actions cause a media furore, on grounds of racism.

Jonny

Jonathon "Jonny" Regan, (born October 14, 1972) is a fireman from Newcastle. He entered the house on Day 1. He grew bonds with Kate, PJ & Alison while in the house. On Day 29 he received one strike, for crossing the divide. He, along with Alison, openly admitted to urinating in the shower, much to the disgust of Alex. This resulted in Alex nominated both of them that in Week 2. On Day 29, he received one strike for stealing a bar of chocolate from the rich side. He is mostly remembered for his cheeky humor & one incident, when he showed his housemates a trick, in which he twisted his genitals round seven times. While in the house he argued with Jade & Alex. On Day 64, he was last person to leave the house, before Kate, coming in as runner-up. Since leaving the house, he has avoided the limelight, to pursue acting, now going by Jonathon. In 2006 he appeared in adverts for British Gas, and is currently on the sponsor adverts for Skybet during Premier League Darts coverage on Sky Sports.

Kate

Kate Lawler (born May 7, 1980) is an IT helper & part time model from Beckenham, Kent. She was the last person to enter the house on Day 1. Her twin sister Karen convinced her to apply for the show. While in the house she drew close to Jonny, Jade (who she had met at auditions), and Spencer. She is most remembered in the house for her drunken antics. On Day 20 she received one strike, for crossing over, from the poor side to the rich side, although she says that Spencer pulled her over. While in the house she argued with Jade & Alex. On Day 64, she left the house as the winner. Since leaving the house, with the £70,000 prize money, she has enjoyed steady work in television & is now a successful DJ. After leaving the house she had a short-lived relationship, with fellow housemate, Spencer. She has also engaged in a very publicised feud, with Jade.

Lee

Lee Davey (born May 30, 1980, Leicester) entered the house on Day 1. He is a personal trainer. Whilst in the house Lee was involved in a love triangle, after expressing lust for fellow housemate Adele only to find out she was bisexual and had a girlfriend on the outside. The day after finding this out Sophie entered the house as Sunita's replacement. He immediately began to flirt with her. Lee and Sophie later went on to get married and have a child named Max. They also filmed a Sky One show called, Big Brother's Little Wedding. They divorced in 2006. On Day 22, Lee was evicted, losing out to Jonny.. On August 31, 2002, Lee appeared as a stripper with The Dream Boys for one night.

Lynne

Lynne Moncrieff (born February 6, 1966, Aberdeen) entered the house on Day 1. She is an art student. Whilst in the house she expressed an extreme dislike for Spencer. In Week 1, the public had voted for her and Jade to face eviction. On Day 8, she was evicted by an unanimous vote from her fellow housemates. She now works at Aberdeen's Art Gallery.

PJ

Peter James "PJ" Ellis (born August 10th, 1979, Birmingham) entered the house on Day 1. Tim attended Archbishop Grimshaw School, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, UK, leaving in 1997. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Law, and completed a Legal Practice Course at the same university. He is now working as a Commercial Lawyer in Bournemouth, UK. PJ was evicted from the Big Brother house on Day 51.

Sandy

Sandy Cummings, (born January 12, 1959) is a woman's personal shopper from Scotland. He was the last man to enter the house on Day 1. While in the house he isolated himself from the group, making friends with Alex, Lynne, Adele, & to an extent Jade. On Day 20, after urinating in a bin, he left the house by climbing over the wall, as the others watched a football match.. On Day 24, he was replaced by Tim.

Sophie

Sophie Pritchard, (born June 9, 1977) entered the house on Day 10, as Sunita's replacement. She works in a recruitment agency & is from Marlow. She grew a strong bond with Lee, while in the house, also making friends with Kate & Adele. On Day 17, Sophie celebrated her 25th birthday. She made an enemy in Jade, who resented her upbringing & relationship with Lee. On Day 36, she was evicted.

After coming out of the house she & Lee got married and had a baby together. However, in 2006 they split.

Spencer

Spencer Smith (born July, 1979, Cambridge) entered the house on Day 1. He works as a ski assistant and part time punter on the the River Cam. Whilst in the house he struck up a relationship with eventual, Kate. He received one strike on Day 20 for crossing the divide. On Day 29, Spencer was evicted, losing out to Alex. In 2004, he appeared with fellow housemates Tim and Jade in Big Brother Panto and also starred in Fool Around With Spencer as well as his own television series about fishing for the Discovery Channel called Cast Away. He also appeared in Celebrity 5 Go Dating and Celebrity Fear Factor.

Spencer also had a year long relationship with former Dawson's Creek actress Sasha Alexander during 2003.

Sunita

Sunita Sharma (born September 6, 1976) entered the house on Day 1. She is a trainee barrister from London. While in the house she appeared very quiet & introverted. On Day 7, she became the first person ever to leave the house by her own will. Since she left the house she has avoid the media & press, in order to keep a normal life.

Tim

Tim Culley (born April, 1979) entered the house on day 24. Tim attended Malvern College, Malvern, Gloucestershire, UK, leaving in 1997. He graduated from the University of Durham, UK, 2002, with a degree in Business Finance However he missed his offical Graduation Ceremony, owing to him being on Big Brother at the time. Tim is naturally ginger, but likes to dye his hair brown. Tim was evicted from the Big Brother house on Day 57.

Weekly summary

Week 1	Entrances	Alex, Adele, Allison, Jade, Jonny, Kate, Lee, Lynne, PJ, Sandy, Spencer & Sunita all enter the house on Day 1.
	Exits	Sunita voluntarily left the house on Day 7. Lynne was evicted on Day 8, after receiving eight out of eight votes from her fellow housemates.
Week 2	Tasks	The housemates took part in a general knowledge quiz to win their weekly shopping budget. To succeed they had to get seven out of ten questions correct. They passed the task by getting eight questions right & won £400 to spend on their shopping.
	Punishments	Alison & Kate were both reprimanded for discussing nominations on Day 9.
	Entrances	Sophie entered the house on Day 10 replacing Sunita.
	Exits	Alison was evicted on Day 15.
Week 3	Tasks	On Day 16 the house was split into to sides, a rich side & a poor side. Housemates on the poor side would live off basic rations & would only have the use of the outside toilet & shower. On the rich side, housemates would get on a large shopping budget, the pool & inside toilet facilities. For their task, housemates had to take turns in trying to a basketball through a hoop. The first five housemates to score would live on the rich side. these housemates were Jonny, Kate, Lee, Sophie and Sandy. The remaining housemates - Adele, Alex, Jade, PJ and Spencer - would live on the poor side.
	Punishments	On Day 20, both Kate & Spencer received one strike for crossing the divide.
	Exits	Sandy escaped by climbing onto the roof on Day 20, while the other housemates were watching a football match. Lee was evicted on Day 22.
	Entrances	On Day 24 Tim entered the house, replacing Sandy
Week 4	Tasks	In order to determine which housemates would live on which side of the house, the group had to take turns, throwing darts at a dartboards and whoever had the largest score won. Alex won and he had to choose three housemates to join him on the rich side. He chose Adele, Jade and Sophie.
	Punishments	On Day 25 Jade was punished for discussing nominations. This resulted in her being banned from nominating this week. Jonny received one strike on Day 29, for crossing the divide.
	Exits	Spencer was evicted on Day 29
Week 5	Tasks	To decide, which side the housemates lived on, Big Brother set the housemates a game of musical chairs. The last housemate sitting on a chair would be the winner. For the second week running, the winner was Alex. He choose Adele, Jade and PJ to live with him on the rich side.
	Punishments	Jade received one strike on Day 31, for discussing nominations. Prior to this she had received five formal warnings.
	Exits	Sophie was evicted on Day 36
Week 6	Tasks	The housemates were given a memory quiz, where they were each asked questions about the house, in the Diary Room. They were told that if they all got their questions right, the divide would be taken down. The only housemates to succeed, were Kate and Tim. However, Big Brother gave them one more chance for the divide to be taken down. One housemate on the rich side (Kate, Tim) was called to the Diary Room. Kate went and was told that if she could name all of the housemates that entered the house this year in alphabetical order the divide would be taken down. But if she failed, she would live on the poor side. She failed forgetting to name Alison and Lynne.
	Exits	Adele was evicted on Day 44.
Week 7	Tasks	On Day 45, the divide was taken down. For their task this week, the housemates had to decide which two housemates would receive messages from home. These two housemates would also automatically face eviction. The group decided to pull straws, resulting in Kate & PJ getting messages from home. On Day 47 & 48, housemates were given a Masters and Servants task. The housemates would pair up, and one housemate would be the others servant until midnight. Then the roles would reverse. At the end of the task, the housemates then had to decide amongst themselves, who made the best servant. They chosen Kate. As a reward, she got to spend 30 minutes listening to music in to Diary Room.
	Punishments	On Day 45, Tim was reprimanded by Big Brother, for stealing to bottles of alcohol.
	Exits	PJ was evicted on Day 51.
Week 8	Tasks	On Day 52, the housemates were given a quiz about each other as their first part of their weekly task. Each housemate was called to the Diary Room to answer three questions about their fellow housemates. All questions were based on the answers given in their application forms. They then had to decide which housemate would get a forty second phone call from a loved won. They decided Tim should get the phone call. They also won a shopping budget of £200. On Day 54 & 55, the housemates were set a roller disco task. Big brother had converted Bedroom 2 into a roller disco. Every time a buzzer sounded the housemates had three minutes to put on their rollerblades & pads, and roll around the roller disco until the music stopped playing. If a housemate failed to make it to the roller disco in time, it would be counted as a no-show. More than three no-shows, means the group will have failed the task. The only time the group don't have to take part in the task is between 1:00am and 9:00am. The group received two no-shows and passed the task. The won a 70's themed party.
	Exits	Tim was evicted on Day 57.
Week 9	Tasks	On Day 58, the housemates were given their final weekly shopping task. The first part of the task was aa obstacle course which they had to complete blindfolded. For the second part of the task, housemates had to bet a proportion of the their money, on an egg & spoon race, using their ex housmaties. They were shown a video of Spencer, PJ, Lee & Sophie racing. They bet on Sophie & won.
	Punishments	On Day 58, Kate was reprimanded by Big Brother for writing a birthday message to her sister, using make-up.
	Exits	Jade and Alex both left the house seperatly as evictees on Day 64. Jonny was the runner up & Kate was the winner. Both also left on Day 64.

Nominations, evictions and percentages

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Final Week 9
Kate	Lynne	Alex, Sandy	Alex, Sandy	Alex, Jade	Alex, Jade	Jade, Alex	No nominations	Tim, Alex	Winner (Day 64)
Jonny	Lynne	Sandy, Alex	Sandy, Alex	Alex, Spencer	Alex, Tim	Adele, Jade	No nominations	Tim, Alex	2nd place (Day 64)
Alex	Lynne	Jonny, Alison	Jonny, Lee	Spencer, PJ	Jonny, Kate	Jade, Jonny	No nominations	Jade, Jonny	3rd place (Day 64)
Jade	Nominated	Jonny, Alex	Lee, Sophie	Banned	Sophie, Jonny	Kate, Tim	No nominations	Tim, Alex	4th place (Day 64)
Tim	Not in house			Exempt	Sophie, Jonny	Jade, Kate	No nominations	Jade, Jonny	Evicted (Day 57)
PJ	Lynne	Alex, Sandy	Lee, Sophie	Alex, Sophie	Sophie, Adele	Adele, Jade	No nominations	Evicted (Day 50)
Adele	Lynne	Alison, Kate	Jonny, Lee	PJ, Spencer	Jonny, PJ	Jade, Jonny	Evicted (Day 43)
Sophie	Not in house	Exempt	Alex, Sandy	Spencer, Jade	Jade, Tim	Evicted (Day 36)
Spencer	Lynne	Alex, Alison	Jonny, Lee	Sophie, Alex	Evicted (Day 29)
Lee	Lynne	Jade, Kate	Jade, Jonny	Evicted (Day 22)
Sandy	Lynne	Jonny, Alison	Jonny, Kate	Walked (Day 20)
Alison	Lynne	Alex, Sandy	Evicted (Day 15)
Lynne	Nominated	Evicted (Day 8)
Sunita	No nominations	Walked (Day 7)
Nomination note	See note 1	None	None		See note 2	None	None	See note 3	None	See note 4
Against public vote	All housemates	Alex Alison Sandy	Jonny Lee	Alex Spencer	Jonny Sophie	Adele Jade Jonny Kate	Kate PJ	Alex Tim	Alex Jade Jonny Kate
Walked	Sunita	none	Sandy	none	none	none	none	none	none
Evicted	Lynne 9 of 9 votes	Alison 38.52% to evict	Lee 84% to evict	Spencer 55% to evict	Sophie 84.7% to evict	Adele 62.08% to evict	PJ 80.7% to evict	Tim 81.48% to evict	Jade 20% (out of 4)	Alex 27% (out of 3)
									Jonny 42% (out of 2)	Kate 58% to win

Notes

Template:Fnb All the housemates faced the public vote this week. Jade and Lynne received the most votes. The remaining housemates then voted to evict one of the two, and they unanimously voted to evict Lynne.

Template:Fnb In week 4, Jade was banned from nominating, after discussing nominations.

Template:Fnb There were no nominations in Week 7. Kate and PJ were selected for eviction by drawing lots during the live Saturday task.

Template:Fnb There were no nominations in the final week. Also, the viewers voted on the housemate to win, rather than evicted.

A massive peak of over 10 million watched Kate, the first female BB Winner take the crown.This record has still never been broken by any other BB's since.

The series average was 5.8 million, the highest rated BBUK Series ever.

Nomination totals

Name	Adele	Alex	Alison	Jade	Jonny	Kate	Lee	Lynne	PJ	Sandy	Sophie	Spencer	Sunita	Tim
Number of Nominations	3	19	4	14	16	6	5	9	3	7	7	4	0	6

External links

• Big Brother - Series 3 at Channel4.com
• Adele Roberts at Rock FM