Who won Big Brother Australia 2007?
Big Brother (Australian season 7)
Big Brother Australia 2007, also known as Big Brother 7, was the seventh season of the Australian reality television series "Big Brother". Episodes were broadcast on Network Ten in Australia, and the first episode aired on 22 April 2007. 
Despite a drop in ratings compared to previous series, and a number of controversies, the then "Big Brother" executive producer Kris Noble considers the year's series a success. At the end of this season's finale broadcast 30 July 2007, it was announced by host Gretel Killeen that "Big Brother" would be returning for an eighth season in 2008. In the finale Aleisha Cowcher was announced winner of "Big Brother Australia 2007". She won by the closest winning margin ever in the Australian series. The news the following day reported a margin of 51% versus 49% – a difference of 65 votes. This was the last season hosted by Gretel Killeen.
Big Brother (Australian season 7)
The season finale aired on Day 100 (30 July 2007) in which Aleisha was announced the winner and Zach the runner-up. It was the closest winning margin in Australian Big Brother history of less than 500 votes and the announcement of the winner was delayed by an hour after the voting lines closed as votes were rechecked. At one point during the final episode, there was just 64 votes difference between the last two housemates. Aleisha is the second female to win Big Brother Australia.
The Biggest Loser Australia: Couples 2
The fifth season of the Australian version of the original NBC American reality television series "The Biggest Loser", known as The Biggest Loser Australia: Couples 2, premiered on 31 January 2010 on Network Ten. This season saw Australia's first female Biggest Loser. 41-year-old education assistant Lisa was the winner, dropping 56.2 kg from her 121.9 kg starting weight - or 46.10% - to become the first woman to win the competition. Also, she is the first contestant to double her prize money since she was crowned The Biggest Loser with the Double bracelet on her wrist.
The two bracelets were introduced in week 1, and have moved around over the course of the series due to Eliminations, non-elimination penalties, biggest loser rewards and challenges. The Double bracelet has the power to double the prize money (to a maximum of $400,000) if worn by the winner of the overall competition, while the Nothing bracelet has the power to deny the prize money (so they win no prize money) if worn by the overall winner. If the wearer of a bracelet is eliminated, that person must choose onto which of the remaining contestants to pass their bracelet. Lisa won TBLC 2010, and was wearing the Double bracelet, but by the finale the prize money had been reduced to $185,000, so she won double that amount ($370,000).
MasterChef Australia
The winner was 36-year-old mother, Kate Bracks, who defeated Michael Weldon in the grand final.
Big Brother (Australian season 5)
Big Brother Australia 2005, also known as Big Brother 5, was the fifth season of the Australian reality television series "Big Brother", and was aired on Network Ten in Australia, and TV-2 in New Zealand with a four-week delay. The series started on 8 May 2005, with housemates going into the House the day before, and finished on 15 August 2005, lasting 101 days. The theme of the series was "single, sexy, and competitive". Auditions for housemates were held in March 2005. In a departure from usual procedure, candidates were not required to send in videos of themselves as had been the case for prior auditions. Instead, the producers toured major Australian cities and conducted interviews. They searched for sexy singles that were willing to have sexual relations on camera. Promos for the show suggested that Big Brother would be different this year, and phrases such as "Assume Nothing, Expect Anything", "Let's Play", and "Think Again" were used throughout the series, especially during "Opening Night". The winner announced on the finale was watched by 2.282 million Australian viewers.
Nadia Almada
Almada competed in the fifth series of "Big Brother" in 2004; she kept her transgender identity secret from fellow contestants although viewers were informed. After 71 days in the "Big Brother" house, she emerged as the winner, securing 74% of the overall vote and winning £63,500. She had regularly topped polls as the public's favourite "Big Brother" winner. "Big Brother" presenter Davina McCall has said Almada was her favourite housemate of all time.
Big Brother (Australian season 7)
"Game On" was a live show that was broadcast on Day 2 (23 April 2007). The results of the overnight wild-card SMS vote were revealed. Susannah and Zoran were the chosen two out of the six wild-card housemates. The remainder of the wild-card housemates were isolated in the White Room. The "Daily Show" was incorporated into the first part of the live show. Hosted by Gretel Killeen.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 6 housemates
Jamie largely avoided conflict with fellow housemates. He admitted to not washing his underpants for over three months. He was compared to Ben Stiller's character Derek Zoolander from the movie Zoolander, not only because of his constant need to check his hair, but also because of his voice and his frequent usage of the word 'like.' A "Big Brother" show once showed a clip in which the amount of 'like's Jamie used in a thirty-second discussion were tallied: eight. Although picked by Centrebet to be the runner-up, Jamie won "Big Brother 2006" with 53% of the merged vote. He received $426,000 as the winner of the series. He joked that he would spend the money on a solid gold house and a rocket car, as Chester Lampwick did in "The Simpsons" episode "The Day the Violence Died". On the night he was announced as winner, Jamie was reunited with Katie, and the pair proclaimed their love for one another.
Big Brother (Australian season 7)
The final nomination show on Day 93 (23 July 2007) was a special where the housemates did not need to nominate and instead Killeen went into the Rewards Room to interview the housemates individually and ask questions supplied by the viewers. Hosted by Gretel Killeen.
2007 Australian federal election
A debate between the Leader of the Opposition and the Prime Minister, under the moderation of the National Press Club, was shown live on ABC TV, the Nine Network, and Sky News Australia at 7.30 pm on 21 October. Rudd had called for a minimum of three debates between himself and Howard, while Howard, who had been rated poorly by studio audiences at past leadership debates, pressed for a single debate. A total of 2.4 million Australians watched the event, with Nine averaging 1.42 million, the ABC averaging 907,000, and Sky News averaging 62,000. The last election debate in 2004 was watched by 1.77 million on Nine and the ABC, while in 2001, average audiences on Nine, Seven and the ABC totalled 2.44 million. David Speers, Sky News's political editor, moderated the debate which was held in the Great Hall of Parliament House. The debate audience was 400, with the Coalition and Labor each selecting 200.
2007 Australian federal election
Late on election night, when conceding Labor had won government, Howard also acknowledged the likelihood he had lost Bennelong to McKew, though he and McKew agreed the margin was "very tight". He had been ahead by thin margins for most of the night, never leading by more than 0.2 percentage points. Howard had been 206 votes ahead of McKew on the first count, and finished 2.8 percentage points behind McKew on the estimated two-party vote. McKew declined to claim victory at first, saying that the seat was on "a knife edge," while the Australian Broadcasting Corporation listed Bennelong as a Labor gain on election night, and ABC election analyst Antony Green said there was "no doubt" McKew had won.
Celebrity Big Brother (UK series 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.
Celebrity Big Brother (UK series 5)
Celebrity Big Brother 2007, also known as Celebrity Big Brother 5, was the fifth series of the British reality television series "Celebrity Big Brother". The show followed a total of fourteen celebrity contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one or more of the housemates were eliminated from the competition by public vote and left the House. The last remaining housemate, Shilpa Shetty, was declared the winner.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 8 housemates
Craig "Barney" Barnett was a 33-year-old Surf Life Saver, model and ex-national level swimmer from Western Australia. He is one of three people who received the most votes from the Australian public in an online video audition. He entered the house on Day 7 as the third most voted person online, but was evicted by Terri on Day 10 during a snap eviction. Barney was also a contestant on the Channel 9 gameshow "1 Versus 100", where he won $108,500. In 2008, Barney was a top 50 national finalist in Cleo Bachelor of the Year. He was also crowned Mr Australia in the 2006 Manhunt Australia national final and went on to finish third runner up in the Manhunt International 2007 World Final. He is a friend of former "Big Brother" contestant Bodie.
National Rugby League
The 2007 finals series saw the South Sydney Rabbitohs return to finals football for the first time in decades. The season culminated on 30 September 2007, with the Grand Final contested between Manly and Melbourne. Melbourne won the title 34–8 and the Grand Final achieved the honour of being the most watched television show in Australia in 2007.
Big Brother (Australian season 2)
Peter Corbett, from Wollongong, New South Wales, was the winner of "Big Brother" in 2002. He known for keeping to himself and as the nice guy in the House, similar to previous winner Ben Williams. Since leaving the House, Peter has been an active charity supporter for Barnardo's Australia and is also the ambassador for Daffodil Day.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 6 housemates
Claire Madden (born 17 June 1983) is a big cat zookeeper from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. She entered the House on Day 0 with the rest of the original housemates of the series. She entertained the House with various original songs, as housemates are forbidden to sing any commercial music. Claire is a vegetarian and is concerned about conservation of the environment. When asked during "Housemates on Trial" if she would eat meat to win the prize money, she said she wouldn't, and the Layered Voice Analysis said she was telling the truth. This was in response to her saying on "Launch" that she would eat meat for a million dollars, the amount of money the winner would have won had the housemates not incurred any fines. Claire was nominated for eviction in Week 2. She was also put up for potential nomination in the "Under the Radar" vote but did not receive enough audience votes to be nominated for eviction. Claire won "Friday Night Live" in Week 9, and took Rob to the "Rewards Room" because he was the only housemate, other than the recently arrived Intruders, who had never been in there. She used her "Three Point Twist" on David during the following Monday's "Nominations", however this failed to remove him from the line-up. The reduction in his points put him into a third place tie with Camilla, so David remained up for eviction while Camilla was added to the eviction line-up. Claire was born in Geelong, but at a young age, relocated to the Gold Coast where she completed the majority of her primary and secondary education. Claire was evicted from the house on Day 92, with 49% of the merged vote. On leaving the house she met Jamie Brooksby's (fellow housemate, eventual winner of the series) brother, Jon. Claire and Jon have been dating ever since.
Claire travelled to Borneo in June 2007 to produce her first wildlife documentary exploring the plight of the orangutan. This production was sponsored by Kumuka travel (a sponsor of Big Brother). Since leaving the big brother house Claire has been named an ambassador for numerous wildlife charities including WWF (World Wildlife Fund), AOP (Australian Orangutan Project) and Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors.
She has created her own website www.zoogirlclaire.com
The X Factor (Australia season 7)
The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract. The seventh season premiered on the Seven Network on 13 September 2015 and concluded on 24 November 2015. Luke Jacobz returned as the host of the show. Dannii Minogue was the only judge from the previous season who returned, while Ronan Keating, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Redfoo were replaced by former judge Guy Sebastian, as well as new judges James Blunt and Chris Isaak. The winner was Cyrus Villanueva and his winner's single "Stone" was released after the final. He was mentored by Isaak, who won as mentor for the first time.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 7 housemates
Nick Sady (born 1981) is a nurse who entered the house on Day 18 via the Starburst Golden Key promotion. Nick is openly gay and admits being arachnophobic. He was randomly selected from the five chosen finalists taken from the pool of 100 Starburst Golden Key winners. He is the sixth housemate to be evicted, on Day 36, with 51% of the merged vote.
2007 Australian federal election
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List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 7 housemates
Michelle Olsen is a retailer from Western Australia. She describes herself as loud, outspoken and honest. She entered the house on Day 50 as an Intruder, alongside Zach during the Double Eviction / Double Intruder special. She was involved in an allegedly abusive two-hour long argument with Aleisha, which led to her being named 2007's "most hated housemate" and a bogan. The odds given for her eviction on 8 July (Day 78) were the lowest ever for any reality television event worldwide, being placed at A$1.01. She is the fourteenth housemate to be evicted, on Day 78, by public voting with 73% of the merged vote, and a series record of 92% of the total evict vote which she received the name of the most percentage of votes ever recorded. Before Michelle's landslide eviction, Jo from series 3 held the record with 86% of the total evict vote. After Michelle's eviction she was shown on television hugging then Prime Minister John Howard. She now is a Zumba teacher.
Big Brother 7 (U.S. season)
Big Brother 7, also known as Big Brother: All-Stars, was the seventh season of the American reality television series "Big Brother". It is based upon the Netherlands series of the same name, which gained notoriety in 1999 and 2000. The series premiered on CBS on July 6, 2006, and lasted eleven weeks until the live finale on September 12, 2006. The seventh season saw a moderate increase in ratings, though they generally remained the same when compared to previous editions. The season premiered to a total of 7.69 million viewers, the lowest premiere numbers for any season at the time. The season finale had a total of 8.14 million viewers, making it the lowest rated finale at the time. In total, the series averaged 7.56 million viewers. "Big Brother: All-Stars" featured a total of 14 HouseGuests, the same number that was featured in the previous season. The majority of the cast was selected by viewers, though producers did select some HouseGuests; it is composed entirely of HouseGuests from the first six seasons. The series ended after 72 days, in which HouseGuest Mike "Boogie" Malin was crowned the Winner, and Erika Landin the Runner-Up.
Big Brother (Australian TV series)
In "Big Brother 2001", "Big Brother 2002", and "Big Brother 2003", the cash prize stood at a guaranteed A$250,000. In "Big Brother 2004", the prize money was raised to a guaranteed $1,000,000. "Big Brother 2005" and "Big Brother 2006" both continued to offer the $1,000,000 prize money, however, with the introduction of the fines system. The winner of "Big Brother 2005" received $836,000 in prize money, while the winner of "Big Brother 2006" received $426,000 as a result of the fines system. Housemates in "Big Brother 2005" and "Big Brother 2006" were given opportunities to regain lost prize money in special "Friday Night Live" events named: "The Prize Fight". "Big Brother 2007" was advertised as having no prize money available to the winner of that series. Later, when the series began, it was revealed that prize money could be accumulated upon the successful completion of tasks. The prize money at the end of the series stood at $450,000. In "Big Brother 2008", the prize money was not mentioned until halfway through the series, eventually being revealed as $250,000. In "Big Brother 2012", the prize fund was not mentioned until the end of the second week when the prize was revealed as a guaranteed $250,000.
Celebrity Big Brother (UK series 17)
With sixteen celebrities, this series had the most housemates since the show began in 2001. However this is now held by "Celebrity Big Brother 19" with eighteen. With three voluntary exits from Angie Bowie, David Gest and Jonathan Cheban, this series equalled the record with series 5 in 2007, which also had three housemates walk from the house. On 5 February 2016, the series was won by Scotty T, with Stephanie Davis finishing as runner-up.
Sam Bramham
From 9 September 2014, Bramham appeared as a housemate on the 11th season of "Big Brother Australia" on the Nine Network. He entered the house on Day 2 where he was partnered with Cat Law, a midwife, whom he played the game with until Day 8 when as part of a pair swap was made by then-heads of house pair Dion Kallis and Jason Roses he was paired with Ryan Ginns (who was announced winner during the finale on 26 November 2014). He was evicted on Day 37.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 7 housemates
During the first week of the season, 15 housemates were added to the house. 12 went into the house on opening night while viewers could vote in two extra housemates, one male and one female from a group of six. The following night, Susannah and Zoran entered the house along with an extra housemate, Billy who is added to put Hayley and Andrew's secret relationship challenge into jeopardy. On Day 11, Demet entered the house after being voted in by the existing housemates. Nick entered the house on Day 18 as the winner of the Starburst Golden Key promotion. A further two female housemates, Daniela and Laura, later entered as "Intruders" on Day 31. Two further Intruders Michelle and Zach, entered on Day 50. On Day 84, a Celebrity guest known officially as a Housemate: Kyle Sandilands entered the house with a mission from Big Brother. The total number of housemates to enter the house is 24.
Big Brother (Australian season 7)
Big Brother originally informed the housemates that there was zero prize money. Later they were informed that they could earn prize money by completing various tasks (similar to that of "The Mole").
Big Brother (UK series 7)
Big Brother 2006, also known as Big Brother 7, was the seventh series of the British reality television series "Big Brother". The show followed a total of twenty-two contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one or more of the housemates were eliminated from the competition and left the House. The last remaining housemate, Pete Bennett, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of £100,000.
Big Brother (Australian season 9)
On Day 72, Mike Goldman is narrating... inside the house! Later, Layla is forced to clean Delilah's doggy box. All of a sudden, BB04's Ryan Fitzgerald enters the house. He pretends to be annoyed that everyone is ignoring him. He begins to give Layla and Sam a hard time. It has been a while since Fitzy came to visit. The housemates are chilling in the backyard. Oh, Mike Goldman returns... with BB01's Pete Timbs. He is followed by BB02's Nathan Morris. And all of a sudden, here comes the winner of Big Brother 2003, Regina! BB04 winner Trevor and his brother-from-another-mother Paul come to cause a stir. BB05's Vesna and Tim also enter.
Big Brother (Australian season 4)
Gretal Killeen hosts the launch show of big brother Australia where a brand new house says hello to 14 brand new housemates but what they don't know is big brother's big secret, what is it?
Cosmic ordering
Presenter Laura Hamilton claims to have used cosmic ordering to get a place on the series "Dancing on Ice". Self-help author Stephen Richards believes cosmic ordering changed his life, when he changed from being in poverty to becoming a millionaire. "Big Brother" winner Brian Belo claimed that cosmic ordering helped him to win the 2007 show.
Celebrity Big Brother (UK series 7)
Davina McCall returned as main presenter, also hosting "Big Brother's Big Mouth". George Lamb returned to present "Big Brother's Little Brother". The show was sponsored by the bed retailer Dreams, who also sponsored the previous celebrity series.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 9 housemates
Benjamin Norris (born 17 February 1980) is a 32-year-old accounts manager from Melbourne and was the fourteenth housemate to enter the house in the early hours of Day 3. Benjamin was nominated for eviction along with Bradley and Ryan on Day 15. He narrowly survived the eviction on Day 21 with 33% of the vote to save. only 1% separated him from Ryan who was the evictee. Ben was not up for nomination until Day 63 where he faced eviction with 5 other housemates. He survived the eviction with 20.8% while Angie was evicted. Ben was nominated in the following week along with Stacy and Estelle, he escaped eviction again with 30% of the vote while his close ally Stacy was evicted. Ben along with the 5 other remaining housemates were told that every vote Australia cast would be a vote to win. On Day 84 Ben survived the eviction with 20% of the vote to win. The next day he survived the double eviction determining the final three housemates for Big Brother 2012. Ben was crowned the winner of the series on Day 87 with a prize of A$250,000 and a Holden Cruze with 40% of the vote to win. He is openly gay, and stated that he has a boyfriend after entering the house. 
An article in NW magazine in September 2012 drew a comparison between Ben and Johnnie Rotten from the first Australian season for his habit of offering consolation and advice to housemates after nominating and complaining about them to others.
Big Brother (Australian season 7)
"Wild Card Entry" was a live show broadcast on Day 11 (2 May 2007). The White Room housemates had left the room and, dependent on their success completing various challenges, one of them would enter the Big Brother house as a housemate. 
Hosted by Gretel Killeen.
Big Brother (Australian season 8)
The series began Monday 28 April 2008 at 7:00 pm. The opening episode had the lowest-ever ratings of any launch of "Big Brother Australia". The episode mostly outrated its competitors in most timeslots—except its second half-hour when it lost out to "". The audience for the launch peaked at 1.91 million.
The series lasted a total of 84 days. The 2008 finale aired on Monday 21 July 2008 at 7:00 pm on Network Ten. It was the first "Big Brother Australia" finale to feature three finalists and the first hosted by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O.
Big Brother (Australian season 10)
Big Brother Australia 2013, also known as Big Brother 10, is the tenth season of the Australian reality television series, "Big Brother". It began on 28 July 2013, with a pre-recorded launch show airing on 29 July 2013 on the Nine Network. On November 6 2013, after 101 days of competition, Tim Dormer won the competition and the $250,000 prize. It is the second season of the show to air on the network after it picked up the series in 2012, following a four-year absence. Sonia Kruger continued to host the show, with Mike Goldman continuing as narrator.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) shows
The 2007 "Finale" was the last "Big Brother" program to be hosted by series host of seven years, Gretel Killeen. In 2008, the "Finale" was hosted by the replacement "Big Brother" hosts Kyle and Jackie O. The 2008 "Finale" featured a special dedication to past series as the 2008 season would be the last for the foreseeable future.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) shows
The Opening Night is the first episode of the "Big Brother Australia" series that introduces the new housemates and the House for that year. It is currently hosted by Sonia Kruger. Previously, it was hosted by Gretel Killeen from 2001–07, and Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O in 2008. In different seasons it ran under various titles such as "Launch", "In They Go" and "The Secret".
Sauli Koskinen
Koskinen was the winner of "Big Brother 2007", beating out nineteen other contestants in a public vote over a fourteen-week period. Before applying for the show, Koskinen worked as a clerk in a Helsinki clothing store. Mikko Räisänen, the casting director for "Big Brother", has stated that the decision to put Koskinen in the Big Brother house was made within the first two minutes of his casting interview, crediting Koskinen's positivity, likability and openness.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 6 housemates
Michael Cox, was the third Michael of three Michaels to enter the house. Although he used a pseudo name because Michael McCoy, who enter the house first took the name Michael. Known to the public as Ashley before his removal from the House (born 4 March 1986) is a bricklayer from Rockingham, Western Australia, of part Italian descent. He entered the House on Day 0 with the rest of the original housemates of the series. Many housemates perceived Ashley like a little brother. He was often seen in the House talking about cars, a passion of his. Ashley revealed on Day 33 that he had never met his brother and sister and finding them was part of the reason why he participated in Big Brother. Ashley was saved from being up for eviction in the first week by Gaelan, who used his "Three Point Twist" received from winning "Friday Night Live"; he was later saved from the eviction line-up by David exercising his "Three Point Twist". On Day 70 (1 July 2006) at approximately 4:30 a.m., it is alleged Ashley slapped his penis on Camilla's face while John held her down. Later that day, Ashley and John were removed from the House under escort due to their breach of the rules. Queensland Police were informed of the incident but do not plan to pursue the matter. During his time in the House, Ashley had been up for eviction only once.
While all former 2006 Big Brother housemates and intruders were all reunited for the 2006 "Finale, disqualified housemates, Ashley and John were not invited to attend and participate.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) shows
An innovation introduced in "Big Brother 2005" was the "Three Point Twist" whereby the winner of "Friday Night Live" must subtract three nomination points from one of the nominated housemates. If they themselves are included in the original lineup of potential evictees they may opt to subtract the points from themselves. This occurs after the initial nominations have been announced to all housemates, and while housemates may not discuss which housemate they remove points from, where the line-up changes it is often clear which housemate has had their nomination points deducted. The three housemates with the highest number of nomination points after the "Three Point Twist" will face eviction. Again in the case of a third place tie, more than three housemates may be up for eviction. The "Three Point Twist" got its name as part of a sponsorship deal with KFC. "Big Brother 2007" introduced a new version of the "nominations twist" where the winner of Friday Night Games must now entirely remove a housemate who is nominated for eviction, and then nominate a new housemate to be up for eviction.
Celebrity Big Brother (UK TV series)
In 2000, the reality series "Big Brother" premiered in the United Kingdom and immediately became a ratings success. Following the success of the first series, it was confirmed that a celebrity edition of the show was in the works. "Celebrity Big Brother" aired in March 2001 as a one-time special on Channel 4 in association with the BBC's "Comic Relief" charity telethon. Due to the tie-in with Comic Relief, the first series was partly broadcast on BBC One in the week leading up to the telethon. It lasted for eight days, and was ultimately won by comedian Jack Dee. With the first series proving to be a success, a second series was later confirmed. "Celebrity Big Brother 2" premiered on 20 November 2002, and concluded when Mark Owen was crowned the winner after 10 days in the house. "Celebrity Big Brother" did not air for the next two years, with Channel 4 choosing to air the spin-off series "" in 2003 and "Big Brother Panto" in 2004. In 2005, the show officially returned with its third series, which launched on 6 January. Lasting for a total of eighteen days, the series was won by Mark "Bez" Berry. The fourth edition of the show premiered on 5 January 2006 and was won by Chantelle Houghton, who ironically enough was the only housemate to not be a celebrity. The fifth series launched on 3 January 2007. This series saw Jade Goody, who had rose to fame after appearing on "Big Brother 3", enter the house as a housemate. The fifth series became the most controversial series to date, when accusations of racism towards housemate Shilpa Shetty arose against Goody and other housemates. Shetty ultimately went on to win the series, while Goody was evicted after spending two weeks in the house. Following the controversy surrounding the fifth series, "Celebrity Big Brother" did not air in 2008. It did, however, return in 2009 and 2010, with the 2010 series being announced as the final one.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) shows
For the "Big Brother 2007" season "Friday Night Live" remained largely unchanged. For this season the prize boxes generally contained an overseas holiday, a large item such as expensive watches or a scooter, and a booby prize. But a twist in the power to change the nominations lineup made this a more valuable than ever prize for the winner of "Friday Night Live" in "Big Brother 2007" as they were able to remove themselves altogether (if nominated) or another housemate from the nominees for that week, and replace them with another housemate, rather than in the last two series where the winner had the power to change nominations by deducting 3 points from a nominee. The "Friday Night Live" format was reused in the Network Ten spinoff series "Friday Night Games" which began in February 2006 and ended before "Big Brother" resumed for 2006. This weekly program is also filmed at Dreamworld, and features two teams of celebrities (who are joined by members of the public) to compete in a series of games. The program was again hosted by Goldman, Amer, and Fitzgerald.
Brian Belo
Belo entered the "Big Brother" house on 15 June 2007, alongside Billi Bhatti, Jonathan Durden and Liam McGough. He was noted for his apparent ignorance in regards to William Shakespeare, claiming that he had never heard of the playwright. As Belo entered the final week of the competition, it was speculated that he would come in second place behind Sam and Amanda Marchant; Ladbrokes placed the Marchant twins as favourites at 2/7 and Belo at 5/2. However, Belo was announced as the winner of the series on 31 August 2007 with 60% of the vote to win. Belo was the youngest winner of the programme, until 2018 when 19 year-old Cameron Cole became the show's youngest ever winner.
Big Brother (Australian TV series)
After the show was axed in 2008, there were many rumours about a possible revival by Nine, Seven, Ten, or SBS.
SBS Programmer Shawn White denied the show would be revived on their channel despite rumours with Nine CEO David Gyngell notably 'interested' in the idea soon after the cancellation, only to turn it down days later.
The Seven Network expressed interest since bidding for the show after the seventh-season finale; however, denied any and all revival occurring a week after the 2008 finale on morning program Sunrise.
Gretel Killeen
Gretel Killeen (born 3 February 1963) is an Australian television presenter, comedian, media personality, voice actor and author. She is known for being the host of "Big Brother Australia" from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season (including "Celebrity Big Brother" in 2002). Killeen hosted the 2009 "TV Week" Logie Awards.
Big Brother (Australian season 5)
"The Final Countdown" was aired on Day 93. In this show, Nadia Almada, winner of Big Brother 5 UK, entered the Big Brother Australia House as a house-guest. Hosted by Gretel Killeen.
2007 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Serena Williams won her third Australian Open title in the final defeating Maria Sharapova. Williams became the first unseeded player to win the tournament since Christine O'Neil in 1978.
Montana Cox
Cox was announced the winner of "Australia's Next Top Model", Cycle 7 at the Sydney Opera House on 25 October 2011, defeating Liz Braithwaite and Simone Holtznagel in the final. She is the second winner hailing from Victoria, with the previous Victorian winner being Alice Burdeu of Cycle 3.
Big Brother (UK TV series)
Following the success of the fifth series, the sixth series began on 27 May 2005, and lasted for a total of 78 days. The series was met with much controversy surrounding housemates Anthony Hutton and Makosi Musambasi, the former of which went on to win the series. The seventh series premiered on 18 May 2006, and became the first series to feature over twenty housemates. It became the first series to last longer than 90 days, and was met with much controversy after allowing previously evicted housemate Nikki Grahame to return to the game with the chance of winning. Pete Bennett was ultimately crowned the winner of the series. The following series premiered on 30 May 2007, and became the longest series to date at 94 days. The series featured a set of twins in the house, who competed initially as individuals but later became one housemate. Brian Belo was crowned the winner of the series. Belo is the youngest winner of the series and the only black housemate to win. The ninth series featured a "Heaven and Hell" theme, and premiered on 5 June 2008. Rachel Rice was the winner of the series after spending 93 days in the House. On 4 June 2009, the tenth series premiered and saw housemates having to complete tasks in order to earn housemate status. Sophie Reade was the winner of the series, which lasted for a total of 93 days. 9 June 2010 saw the premiere of the eleventh series. It was also confirmed that 2010 would be the final year of "Big Brother" on Channel 4. The series lasted for a total of 77 days, with Josie Gibson being crowned the winner. Merely minutes after "BB11" concluded, a special edition titled "Ultimate Big Brother", featuring memorable former housemates competing for the title of "Ultimate Housemate"."Big Brother 2" winner Brian Dowling, won the series after 18 days in the house.
Big Brother (Australian season 6)
The winner was announced in July to be Jamie Brooksby, with Camilla Severi (alias "Camilla Halliwell") runner-up. It was the closest public voting in the Australian "Big Brother" series up to this point. While all former 2006 Big Brother housemates and intruders were all reunited for the 2006 "Finale, disqualified housemates, Ashley and John were not invited to attend and participate.
MasterChef Australia (series 1)
The first series of the Australian reality television series "MasterChef Australia" began on 27 April 2009 and aired on Network Ten, concluding on 19 July 2009 when Julie Goodwin was crowned the winner. The series was hosted by Sarah Wilson.Many of the guest chefs returned for the announcement of the winner, while Moran also presented a dish for the Pressure Test during the finale.
List of Big Brother housemates (UK series 7)
In October 2006, her engagement to Mikey, whom she had a relationship with in the house, was announced. In December 2006, Grace was crowned the winner of Sky One's reality television show, "Cirque de Celebrité".
2007 Australian Grand Prix
Despite a small water leak towards the end, it was Räikkönen who won the race, 7.2 seconds from Alonso and over eighteen seconds from Hamilton, who became the first driver to finish on the podium on their debut since Jacques Villeneuve at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix; it was also the first time a driver had won on their first race for Ferrari since Nigel Mansell in 1989 and also the first race in World Championship history where all three podium finishers were making their debut for their team, disregarding 1950 where all drivers made their World Championship debuts.
Pete Bennett
After unsuccessfully auditioning for the fifth series of "Big Brother" in 2004, Bennett was selected as one of the original 14 housemates for the seventh series in 2006. He was the bookies' favourite throughout the show and eventually won with 61.2% of the final vote.
Big Brother (UK series 7)
Davina McCall hosted the main eviction show, as well as the live launch and finale. She would also host the main Channel 4 show on other nights, that may involve a twist or a new housemate arriving. The nightly highlight shows were once again narrated by Marcus Bentley. This was the last series to feature a highlights show the night after the finale, showing the housemates last day in the house.
Daniel MacPherson
In 2006, MacPherson co-hosted the Sydney New Year's Eve 2006-07 telecast alongside "Big Brother" host Gretel Killeen. The telecast caused much controversy after former "Big Brother 2004" housemates Ryan Fitzgerald and Bree Amer appeared to be drunk throughout their segments of the evening. Notably, MacPherson received much praise for being a "complete professional" and left with his reputation unscathed.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 10 housemates
Twelve new Housemates entered the "Big Brother" House during Launch Night on the 2013 series of "Big Brother Australia". Two housemates, Jade and Drew, entered on Day 2 pretending to be a married couple, then on Day 8, new housemates Rohan and Katie & Lucy entered the house. On Day 59, two housemates, Nathan and Justynn, came in the house as male intruders. A further two female intruders entered the house on Day 64, Madaline and Boog.
Benjamin 'Ben' Zabel, aged 30, entered the Safe House on Day 0 and was the fourth to enter on Launch Night. He was known for idolising Bert and Patti Newton. Ben was nominated for eviction on Day 16 after receiving 11 nomination points, and as a result, he had to move directly to the Halfway House. He survived this eviction on Day 22 after receiving 27% of the vote to save. Ben was up for eviction the following week. He was saved from eviction with 31% of the vote. In week 6 Ben was up for eviction due to the nominations swap. He was saved again with 24% of the Australian vote. On Day 50 Ben was 'Fake' evicted, and was removed to the presidential suite, where he spent 24 hours with out the other housemates knowing he was still in the house. After his 24 hours Ben returned to the house. As a birthday present, Bert and Patti Newton entered the house to spend an afternoon with Ben. On Day 73 Ben was the eleventh housemate to be evicted, shocking both the house and Australia. He received the most amount of applause from the eviction show crowd of all housemates evicted to date, as noted by Sonia Kruger; he was considered a frontrunner (along with Tim and Tahan) to win the show. He received 16.2% of the vote. On day 90 Ben returned into the house as Santa's elf to supervise Drew and Boog in Santa's workshop, which was a part of the weekly task. Ben then left the house.
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2007
The -8th annual Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards were held on 10 October at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. The show was hosted by The Veronicas and Zac Efron. Voting for the nominees of the awards commenced on 1 July 2007 and ended on 22 July 2007 and on 1 August 2007 the full list of nominees were announced with new category Biggest Greenie (who is the person kids think is doing most to save the planet). On 14 August 2007 the voting commenced. Torrie Wilson and Bobby Lashley were also scheduled to appear.
Winners in Bold.
Netball Australia
2007
The Block (Australian TV series)
The working title of season 8 was "Fans vs Favourites" as shown in the 2014 preview that was aired on the "Big Brother" 2013 finale. Returning to "The Block" were Brad and Dale (season 5) / Alisa and Lysandra (season 7). Joining "The Block" were The Super K's – Kyal and Kara, and The Retro Rookies – Steve and Chantelle. Steve O'Donnell and Chantelle Ford won "The Block" with a profit of $636,000 + $100,000 winners' prize money. The auction profits had a combined result of $.
Brian Dowling (presenter)
Brian Patrick Robert Dowling (born 13 June 1978) is an Irish television presenter and former reality television contestant who rose to fame after being crowned the winner of the second series of UK reality show "Big Brother" in 2001. He also won "Ultimate Big Brother" in 2010. In 2007, he came third in "Hell's Kitchen" and in 2008 he was runner-up in the Irish reality television series "Fáilte Towers". Dowling guest-presented "Live from Studio Five" alongside Kate Walsh from 2010 until its cancellation in February 2011.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 8 housemates
On Day 57, Nobbi, who was evicted the day before, gave Terri and Terrence his Hand Grenade. The two were to stay in the Kombi van until further notice, though they could each go into the house for a limited time to take a shower due to the cold weather. Terrence was evicted a week later, and as his Hand Grenade, he was able to reverse the Hand Grenade that Nobbi gave to Terri, allowing her to live in the House again. On Day 85 Terri was announced the winner of Big Brother 2008 and the final series of Big Brother on Channel 10. She walked away with $250,000 making her the oldest, and third female winner of the programme.
Australian Idol (season 7)
These aired on the week of 24 to 27 August, allowing viewers to vote. The "Wildcard" Performance Show followed on Sunday, 30 August, with live results revealed the following week, on 6 September.
Advancing to the Top 12: Stan Walker & Kate Cook
Wild Card Contenders: Hayley Warner & Toby Moulton
Advancing to the Top 12: Ashleigh Toole & Nathan Brake
Wild Card Contenders: Lauren Street & Casey Barnes
Advancing to the Top 12: Sabrina Batshon & Scott Newnham
Wild Card Contender: Aliqua Mao
Advancing to the Top 12: James Johnston & Kim Cooper
Wild Card Contenders: Ed Zaidan, Lucie Johnson, Tim Johnston & Tenielle Muslin
Advancing to the Top 12 through the Public vote: Toby Moulton and Hayley Warner
Advancing to the Top 12 through the Judges picks: Casey Barnes and Tim Johnston
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 7 housemates
Emma Cornell (born 1983) is a personal trainer from South Australia. Emma is the second eldest of seven children, and describes herself as the black sheep of her family. Emma also describes herself as daring, stubborn and vivacious. Emma is a former Adelaide-based model and was winner of the South Australian section of the Ralph Swimsuit Model of the Year competition in 2005. Emma underwent breast enlargement surgery more than six months before entering the Big Brother House to enhance her modelling career. She was the subject of a nude pictorial for Zoo Weekly, photographed before she entered the Big Brother House, in the 14 May edition. Emma has an English-born partner Tim Stanton, also a personal trainer, and they had lived together in Sydney prior to Emma entering the Big Brother House.
Big Brother (Australian season 7)
This year the winner of "Friday Night Live" was given a greater power in nominations. Replacing the Three Point Twist of previous seasons, the "Friday Night Live" winner each week this season was required to choose one nominated housemate to be removed from the nomination line-up, and to nominate another to replace them. The winner of "Friday Night Live" this season was also given the chance to discuss their nominations, both past and present, with their chosen housemate whilst inside the Rewards Room.
Adelaide Film Festival
2007
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 10 housemates
Tim Dormer, aged 29, entered the Safe House on Day 0 and was the sixth housemate to enter on Launch night. Just when "Big Brother" had started, it was revealed that there was a video online of Tim streaking naked on a plane with famous pop star Rihanna. He was nominated on Day 9 after receiving 10 nomination points, and as a result, Tim had to move into the Halfway House. On Day 15, Tim was saved from eviction after receiving 22% of the vote to save. He returned to the Safe House on Day 16 having survived nominations with 0 nomination points. On Day 32, Tim won Thursday's Showdown and was given the power to save a nominee and sacrifice a safe housemate. Tim saved Mikkayla and sacrificed himself. In that eviction Tim received a stunning 40.2% of the vote while Caleb was evicted. Tim was nominated again in week 6 where he survived the eviction with 24% of the vote as only 23 votes separated him from Ben (who also received 24%). Tim was nominated in Week 9 where he was the highest saved nominee receiving 24.2% of the vote. In week 10 Tim was up for eviction with Tahan, Ben, Ed and Drew. He survived the eviction with 17.8% of the Australian vote while Ben was shockingly evicted. On day 88 Tim was up for eviction along with Jade, Drew and Ed. On day 94 Tim escaped eviction while his rival Ed was evicted. On Day 99, Tim survived the Double Eviction and earned himself a place in the 2013 Big Brother Finale. On Day 101 Tim was crowned the winner of Big Brother after receiving 36% of the votes to win. He won $250,000. He was called throughout the series, as a person who was manipulative and always played the game very seriously and strategically. He was considered the villain of this season.
The Biggest Loser Australia (season 7)
The seventh season of the Australian version of the original NBC reality television series "The Biggest Loser", known as The Biggest Loser Australia: Singles, premiered on 23 January 2012 on Network Ten. All four trainers from the previous season (Michelle Bridges, Shannan Ponton, Steve Willis (The Commando) and Tiffiny Hall) returned with Hayley Lewis also returning as host. The season featured contestants competing as teams of four, as with the previous season, but split by age and gender, with Shannan training the under 30 males, The Commando the over 30 males, Tiffiny the under 30 females and Michelle the over 30 females. Season 6 was won by Margie Cummins.
2007 NRL Grand Final
The 2007 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive, premiership-deciding match of the 2007 NRL season. It was played between the first-placed Melbourne Storm and second-placed Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Telstra Stadium on 30 September, in front of 81,392 spectators. The 2007 Grand final was the fourth to be played between the first and second placed teams, and the first in three years. The match was the last Grand Final played at night until 2013; each Grand Final in the intervention switched to a 5:00pm AEST kick-off. This match was also the most-watched television program on Australian TV for 2007.
Big Brother (Australian season 7)
"Kyle in the House" was a special version of the daily show that aired for 60 minutes before Live Eviction 11 on Day 85 (15 July 2007). It featured a recap on Kyle Sandilands' entry to the house and during the show Big Brother set Sandilands a special task to ""challenge the housemates"".
Celebrity Big Brother (UK series 20)
On 25 August 2017, Sarah Harding was announced as the winner of the series having received 35.33% of the final vote, with Amelia Lily as the runner-up after receiving 29.92%.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) shows
The show features live footage from the House; interviews with evicted housemates; and brain teasers where viewers attempt to solve challenges such as word games, and may phone in for a chance to win up to $1000. An online stream was made available for the 2006 season at QuizTV.com.au specifically for viewers in states that do not receive "UpLate" live on television (i.e. South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory), enabling them to enter the competitions. It was possible for this stream to be viewed by those outside of Australia. An online stream was made available once more for the 2007 season. During the 2007 season of "Big Brother" a Sunday evening edition of the show was added.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 1 housemates
Ben Williams, aged 22, from Epping, Victoria, and was a student who went to La Trobe University, North West Melbourne, Victoria, entered the House on Day 1 and was the winner of the first season of Big Brother Australia. Williams started a sports management company, with the money he won from winning Big Brother.
Big Brother 7 (U.S. season)
Following James's eviction, HouseGuests competed in the "But First" Head of Household competition. For this competition, HouseGuests were given an order of two events which happened throughout this season, and had to determine if host Julie Chen was being honest with the order of these events. Erika was the winner of the competition. On Day 54, HouseGuests competed in the "Birds and the Bees" food competition. For this competition, HouseGuests attempted to earn food and prizes by transferring nectar across the backyard by soaking it into their outfits. The HouseGuests earned some foods for the week, with George earning a slop pass and the HouseGuests winning a trampoline and a "Christmas in August" luxury prize. Later that day, Erika chose to nominate George and Janelle for eviction. Neil Patrick Harris later entered the house to participate in the "Christmas in August" prize. On Day 55, all of the remaining HouseGuests competed in the "Two Faced" Power of Veto competition. For this competition, HouseGuests had to correctly figure out which two faces of the HouseGuests made up a set of faces. The HouseGuest who finished the competition in the fastest time was the winner; Janelle won the Power of Veto. On Day 57, Janelle chose to use the Power of Veto to remove herself from the block, with Danielle being nominated in her place. On Day 60, Danielle became the ninth HouseGuest to be evicted in a vote of three to zero. HouseGuests then began competing in the Big Brother Fast Forward week, in which the events of an entire week happened within an hour, meaning that two HouseGuests would be evicted that night. The HouseGuests then competed in the "Battle of the Sexes" Head of Household competition. For this, HouseGuests had to determine whether a male or female HouseGuest was referenced in a given quote; Janelle was the winner. Janelle was immediately required to make her nominations, and she nominated Erika and George for eviction. The HouseGuests then competed in the "I'm Knots About You" Power of Veto competition. For this competition, HouseGuests had to untangle a rope in an attempt to be the first to get a Veto symbol tangled in the rope. Erika was the winner of the competition. During the competition, Will broke his left thumb in an attempt to get his Veto symbol. Erika chose to use the Power of Veto to remove herself from the block, with Mike being nominated in her place. Moments later, George became the tenth HouseGuest to be evicted from the house in a unanimous vote of two to zero.
List of Big Brother housemates (UK series 7)
A total of 22 housemates participated in the seventh series of "Big Brother" in the UK, where they were observed by television viewers 24 hours a day and each week, and a housemate was voted to be evicted by the general public until the winner, Pete Bennett, was left.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 7 housemates
Bodie Czeladka (born 1983) was an electrical designer from Western Australia and is of Polish-Croatian heritage. He is an underwear model and describes himself as grateful, abundant woman wants and is a ladies' man. He described himself as an "undiagnosed ADHD sufferer". In an unprecedented step, he is designated by Big Brother as a ""non-housemate"" because he broke rules about discussing nominations. He is not permitted to make contact with the rest of the housemates and is to be separated from them at all times. He is reinstated by Big Brother as a ""housemate"" before the end of Day 10. He is the third housemate to be evicted on Day 22 by public voting with 7% of the merged vote, along with on-again off-again girlfriend TJ, in a double eviction. He was given a stern talking to by executive producer Kris Noble and host Gretel Killeen after throwing a rubber chicken prop at her head whilst on air during the finale. Bodie was dating ex-housemate and "Friday Night Live" host Bree Amer.
Big Brother (Australian season 6)
This season of Big Brother Australia proved to be highly controversial. "Big Brother – Adults Only" ended its run early after politicians warned Network Ten that its screening of the show could harm its push for media reforms. An alleged sexual assault during which John (real name Michael Bric) held down Camilla Severi on her bed while Ashley (Michael Cox) pushed his crotch into her face in the house on 1 July 2006 resulted in the ejection of the pair from the show. The incident sparked calls for the series to be investigated for possible breaches of broadcasting laws, and calls for the cancellation of the series by several commentators and politicians, including then Australian Prime Minister John Howard and opposition leader Kim Beazley. The incident and in particular the Prime Minister's comments, were reported internationally, running on CNN and the BBC and in various other international publications.
Rachel Rice
Rice entered the "Big Brother" house on 5 June 2008. During her stay in the house, Rice survived two eviction votes, the first in Week 8, where nine others faced eviction as a punishment for breaking rules, and the second in Week 10, where she survived over Stuart Pilkington. Rachel was known for being one of the nicer housemates in the show, though she was often teased by her fellow housemates as she often chose not to give opinions on matters that she considered sensitive. She also was known for the close friendships she formed with her fellow housemates – most notably Kathreya Kasisopa and Michael Hughes. Rachel was announced as the winner of her series on 5 September 2008, narrowly beating her friend Michael in the final night by 51.3% of the public vote. The result came as a surprise to the bookies, who had Michael as the favourite to win for several weeks.
Big Brother (Australian season 3)
Chrissie Swan, from Melbourne, Victoria, was the runner up of Big Brother 2003. Employed after leaving the Big Brother house by DMG Radio to start a new breakfast radio show at HOT91.1 on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, but moved back to Melbourne end of 2006 saying, "I miss home, I miss my mum's cooking and I miss the cold."  She now works the breakfast shift at Vega 91.5 FM. She is expecting her first child with her partner of one year in December 2008. Chrissie became and continues to be a popular television personality in Australia. After a successful stint as a regular host on the Channel ten Circle show she is now hosting Can of Worms weekly on Ten - a moral dilemma show.
Kyle Sandilands
On 14 July 2008, two weeks before the season finale, Sandilands appeared on the 2007 Australian season of "Big Brother". In an attempt to boost poor ratings and to promote the 2007 season of "Australian Idol", Sandilands entered the Gold Coast compound and was due to conduct his radio program in house on that Monday morning. However, after a heated verbal exchange with Big Brother, Sandilands reportedly required anti-nausea injections for migraines and began vomiting every 30 minutes. He left the house soon after. In 2008, Sandilands and Henderson became the hosts of the 2008 season of "Big Brother" replacing Gretel Killeen. The ratings for the launch of the 2008 series were the lowest in the show's history, and Network Ten ultimately confirmed that it would not continue past the current season.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 7 housemates
Hayley Luscott (born 22 February 1983) is a law graduate from Victoria and was a body sculpture champion. She describes herself as intelligent, fun and compassionate. She was in a relationship with housemate Andrew which was being kept secret from the other housemates as a week one challenge set by Big Brother. In week five Big Brother decided that it was time to remove a member of the couple, and Andrew and Hayley were required by Big Brother to decide between them which of them should leave. She chose to leave and so was evicted by Big Brother on Day 31, becoming the fifth evictee. After Big Brother 2007, Hayley and Andrew have ended their relationship. Hayley blamed Big Brother for their breakup.
Natalie Gauci
Gauci and Matt Corby were the two contestants on the show's grand finale. At the conclusion of each series, a "Winner's Single" is released. The 2007 winner's single, "Here I Am", was written by Lindy Robbins and Tom Leonard, who had previously written for the Backstreet Boys. Both Corby and Gauci were critical of the track, with Gauci professing confusion as the demo version had male vocals – she adapted it to be consistent with her jazz music style. While Corby felt it was "not something I'd choose to release ... Yes, I'm being diplomatic. Even though this competition has made me look like I'm into pop, I'm really not". On 25 November 2007, Gauci was declared the winner of "Australian Idol 2007". She became the first contestant to progress to the top 12 through a judges' lifeline and then win the competition.
Nikki Grahame
In May 2006, Grahame registered as one of the contestants on the seventh series of the Channel 4 (now Channel 5) reality television show "Big Brother, "where she entered the house wearing a pink playboy bunny outfit. While participating on the show she became known for her histrionics (such as temper tantrums) and becoming romantically linked to the eventual winner of Series 7, Pete Bennett.
Big Brother (Australian season 7)
The 6th Live Eviction show was a 90-minute eviction and intruder special that aired on Day 50 (10 June 2007). It featured a double eviction and introduced the two new intruders, Michelle and Zach. Michelle entered and met the remaining housemates. Zach remained in the Rewards Room, awaiting entry during "UpLate" later that evening. Hosted by Gretel Killeen and Mike Goldman.
Big Brother (UK series 8)
Big Brother 2007, also known as Big Brother 8, was the eighth series of the British reality television series "Big Brother". The show followed twenty-three contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one or more of the housemates were eliminated from the competition and left the House. The last remaining housemate, Brian Belo, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of £100,000 (the second housemate to do so after Liam McGough was awarded the same amount in the third week).
Gretel Killeen
Killeen was host of the Australian edition of "Big Brother", from its first season in 2001. She hosted each series up until its seventh season in 2007.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 7 housemates
The following is a list of housemates who were contestants on 2007's Australian "Big Brother":
Trevor Butler
Trevor Butler was a contestant and winner of Big Brother Australia Series 4 (airing in 2004). As well as being the first, and currently the only, contestant to win $1,000,000, as opposed to the $250,000 of previous seasons, he also boosted interest in the final eviction by proposing to his then-girlfriend Breea Forrest live on the eviction stage.
Are You an Egghead?
Match One: Stephanie Bruce v. David Rainford: "The National Lottery People's Quiz" winner from 2007 Stephanie Bruce was defeated by former "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" contestant David Rainford 5–3 in the final round after David had won four head-to-heads to Stephanie's one.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 4 housemates
Trevor Butler, from Broken Hill, New South Wales, entered the House on Day 0. He was the winner of Big Brother 2004 and A$1,000,000, and proposed to his girlfriend on stage. Trevor is the only "Big Brother Australia" housemate to have won $1,000,000. On 10 October 2007, Trevor made a celebrity appearance on the ABC Television series "Summer Heights High".
Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7
Chiu and Garcia then accompanied Gonzaga in announcing the 4th and 3rd Big Placers respectively, with Edward Barber and Yong Muhajil garnering those placings. After which, the final 2 were named and the announcements for their fate were made with the director of the show and head of TV production Lauren Dyogi, and head of broadcast Cory Vidanes. Kisses Delavin was named the 2nd Big Placer while Maymay Entrata was announced the 14th Big Winner of the show.
Big Brother (Australian season 3)
In the Square house (which was on the right of the compound) were Belinda, Jaime, Irena, Carlo and Claire with Vincent and Saxon joining later in the week. After Ben entered the Round house on Day 1, Joanne, Regina, Chrissie, Daniel, Patrick and Leah were progressively admitted over the first week.
The cameras were completely hidden for the first time in this series. Previously some cameras were visible to housemates and at times housemates were aware of the camera tracking their movements. On Day 68, Anouska Golebiewski who was the first to be evicted from "Big Brother UK 4" series showing at the time, was brought in for a little over a week. The winner of Series 3 was Regina Bird. Regina earned public admiration with her down-to-earth charm and work ethic.
Big Brother (Australian TV series)
During the "Big Brother 2007", the winner of "Friday Night Live" competition and their chosen companion were permitted to privately discuss who they planned to nominate in the Rewards Room.
Big Brother (Australian season 7)
The 2007 launch had the smallest ever opening episode audience in all seven Australian "Big Brother" series, and a 14% drop from the previous year's opening night. Network Ten came second overall but lost the night to Nine Network's "60 Minutes". Nevertheless, with an average of 1.549 million viewers, the opening night was Ten's best Sunday night of the year, to date. The series finale was expected to have just under two million viewers, a 10% drop from 2006's finale. Network Ten later announced that the peak audience for the finale was 2.3 million viewers. Crikey's media reporter Glenn Dyer stated that Ten's reported figures were exaggerated, and that the average number of viewers was 1.791 million for the entire show, not 1.9 as Ten had stated, which only accounted for 8.30pm – 10pm. He also said that while the peak of 2.3 million viewers beat the 2006 finale, the average audience was fewer than the 2006 finale's average 1.88 million viewers.
In June, the series ratings were down 5% overall and 13% in the 16- to 39-year-old demographic compared to the previous year's series.
Big Brother (UK TV series)
"Big Brother" reality series was initially created by John de Mol and premiered in the Netherlands. Following the success of the series, it was confirmed that editions for both the United Kingdom and the United States were in the works. In March 2000, it was revealed that the series would be broadcast by Channel 4 and E4. Casting for the series began shortly afterwards. Davina McCall was later revealed to be the presenter for the series. The first series premiered on 18 July 2000, and ended when housemate Craig Phillips was crowned the winner after 64 days in the House. The series proved to be a hit early in its run, leading to a second series. "Big Brother 2" premiered on 25 May 2001, and continued to have the success of the previous series. The series concluded on 27 July 2001, when Brian Dowling was crowned the winner. The third series premiered on 24 May 2002, and was the first series to feature a live premiere. Much like the previous series', the show lasted for 64 days, and saw Kate Lawler win the prize. With the third series finding even more success than its predecessors, a fourth series began on 23 May 2003. The series was one of the first to feature numerous twists throughout the series, including nominations on the first night and swapping a housemate with a housemate from the African edition of the series. The series concluded after 64 days, with Cameron Stout being crowned the winner. Despite the fourth series seeing a decrease in viewership and voting numbers, a fifth series began on 28 May 2004. The series became one of the most controversial series at the time, mainly due to events such as "Fight Night" and the expulsion of two housemates. The series lasted for 71 days, with Nadia Almada becoming the first transgender housemate to win the series.
Australia's Got Talent
The first season of "Australia's Got Talent" premiered on Seven Network on 18 February 2007, becoming the second incarnation of the "Got Talent" franchise. The original judges were Dannii Minogue, Tom Burlinson and Red Symons. Singer Bonnie Anderson was crowned the winner of the first season on 28 April 2007, followed by Herb Patten finishing in second place.
2007 Australian Grand Prix
The 2007 Australian Grand Prix (formally the LXXII ING Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 18 March 2007 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia. It was the first race of the 2007 Formula One season. The 58 lap race was won by Kimi Räikkönen for the Ferrari team after starting from pole position. Fernando Alonso finished second in a McLaren car, with teammate Lewis Hamilton third in the other McLaren on his Grand Prix debut.
Big Brother (Australian season 7)
"Intruder Alert!" was a live 90 minute special that aired on Day 31 (22 May 2007). Hayley was evicted from the house during the episode. Later new housemates Daniela and Laura entered as intruders. Hosted by Gretel Killeen.
List of Big Brother (Australian TV series) season 11 housemates
Skye Wheatley is a 20-year-old Barista from the Gold Coast. She entered the house on Day 0 choosing Lisa to be her partner after she was told that she would be playing the game in a pair. They were nominated on Day 10 however they were saved on Day 15 as they had the most votes to save. Skye was nominated again on Day 24 along with six other housemates. She again received the most votes to save out of the seven nominees thus saving her. She managed to get 27% of the vote. Skye was nominated again and faced eviction on Day 46. She survived eviction on Day 51 after earning 27% of the vote, She received more votes than other nominees. On Day 51, all the original housemates were automatically nominated and faced eviction. She was saved on Day 57 after Sonia revealed that she was in the top 4 with the most votes to save along with David, Priya and Ryan. She was nominated again on Day 59, she later survived the Day 65 and Day 66 evictions. She was nominated on Day 67 along with David, Leo, Priya and Ryan. She escaped the eviction again on Day 71 however she watched as Leo became the next evictee. She survived again the following day while David was evicted. She survived the triple eviction on Day 79 which determined the final three housemates, earning herself a place in the Big Brother Australia 2014 Grand Finale. On Day 80, Skye was crowned the second runner up for Big Brother 2014 after receiving 31% of the votes to win, placing third in the season after Travis.
List of Big Brother (UK) housemates
Since the start of Big Brother in 2000 there have been a total of 253 civilian, ten Panto, eight teen, 12 "" and 14 ultimate housemates; 151 men and 170 women. There have been 19 winners of "Big Brother"; eleven men and eight women. The youngest winner is Cameron Cole, who was 19 at the time of winning "Big Brother 19", and the oldest is Jason Burrill, who was 45 when he won "Big Brother 17". Winners Nadia Almada and Luke Anderson have both had gender correcting surgery.