The first edition of Celebrity Big Brother UK on ITV has crowned its winner after 19 days.
Following the evictions of Zeze Miller and Marisha Wallace on Tuesday night, six housemates remained in the house and were in contention to take home the crown.
The British public started voting for their winner on Tuesday, but a shock eviction on Thursday night saw Heartstopper’s Bradley Riches exit the house before the final.
Only five finalists made it to the final: Colson Smith, David Potts, Fern Britton, Nikita Kuzmin, and Louis Walsh.
On CBBUK‘s final night, Britton was the first housemate evicted and placed fifth.
Walsh, who had been a favorite to win, was the second housemate evicted on the show’s final night, placing fourth.
Coronation Street star Smith ended up in third place, with Potts and Kuzmin vying for the top spot.
Season 23 of CBBUK also saw Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, Levi Roots, Lauren Simon, and Gary Goldsmit as housemates. Sharon Osbourne also entered the house but was not an official housemate; her title was “celebrity lodger.”
Osbourne left the show after eight days in the house saying on her exit, “It’s been a great party. I have loved it.” While in the house, the former Talk show host had her own separate bedroom away from the rest of the rest of the housemates. Osbourne also teamed up with former X-Factor co-star Walsh to take part in a twist “judging” the celebrity housemates and putting three of them in danger of eviction. As a duo, they would ultimately keep Kate Middleton’s uncle on the block with Goldsmit being the first housemate evicted of the season.
