Celebrity Big Brother 18

Celebrity Big Brother 18
Series Information
Presenter:	Emma Willis
Broadcaster:	Channel 5 (UK) TV3 (Ireland)
Series Run:	28 July 2016 – 26 August 2016
No. of Days:	30
No. of Housemates:	15
Winner:	Stephen Bear
Runner Up:	Ricky Norwood
Series Chronology
Previous:	Celebrity Big Brother 17
Next:	Celebrity Big Brother 19

Celebrity Big Brother 18 was the eighteenth series of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother. The series launched on 28 July 2016 and ended on 26 August 2016, just two days after the conclusion of Big Brother 17 on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and TV3 in Ireland.

Production

Eye Logo

The official eye logo for the series was released on 8 July 2016, when it was posted online by presenter Emma Willis. The eye is of similar design to the one used for Big Brother 17, except instead of the black and white scheme that was used for the regular series, the celebrity version features a gold star in the middle.

Teasers

On 19 July 2016, a brief 4-second "eye flash" aired on Channel 5 with the series logo emblazoned on a suitcase. On 21 July 2016, countdown adverts started airing with clues to the housemates identities, with the clues being "Beach bod", "Glamour puss", "National treasure" and "Iconic model".

Broadcasting

On 8 July 2016, it was confirmed that the spin-off show Bit On The Side would air an additional episode on Sunday nights on 5STAR.

House

On 28 July 2016, Good Morning Britain toured the house and uploaded a 30-second video to their YouTube channel containing pictures of the kitchen area, stairs, bedroom and an empty living area.

On Day 4, a fire broke out in the kitchen. It happened as some of the group got involved in a food fight before breakfast as Heavy D, James and Lewis poured various ingredients over one another. The distraction left their attempt to cook bacon smoking up the house and eventually set off the fire alarms. The housemates were then evacuated to the garden.

Controversy

On Day 4, Ofcom received over 79 complaints after Marnie exposed her breasts in Saira's face as a dare.

On Day 5, Biggins and Renee were blasted for making biphobic comments during a conversation about sexuality. Despite this, the pair were not warned by Big Brother, which in turn caused more outrage.

On Day 6, Ofcom received 74 complaints after Aubrey spat in food and a drink that she served to Bear during a task.

Housemates

Fifteen housemates entered the House on Day 1.

Housemate		Entered House	Left House
	Christopher Biggins Actor & TV Presenter 67, Hackney	Day 1	Ejected Day 9
	Grant Bovey Property Magnate 56, Nottingham	Day 1	1st Person Evicted Day 9
	Saira Khan TV Presenter & Entrepreneur 46, Oxford	Day 1	2nd Person Evicted Day 13
	Chloe Khan Playboy Playmate 25, Manchester	Day 1	3rd Person Evicted Day 16
	Heavy D TV Personality 43, London	Day 1	4th Person Evicted Day 20
	Lewis Bloor TV Personality 26, Bucksfield	Day 1	5th Person Evicted Day 23
	James Whale Radio & TV Host 65, Sevenoaks	Day 1	6th Person Evicted Day 23
	Katie Waissel Singer 30, Watford	Day 1	7th Person Evicted Day 27
	Samantha Fox Singer 50, London	Day 1	8th Person Evicted Day 27
	Frankie Grande YouTube Personality 33, New York	Day 1	6th place Day 30
	Aubrey O'Day Singer 32, San Francisco	Day 1	5th place Day 30
	Marnie Simpson TV Personality 24, Newcastle	Day 1	4th place Day 30
	Renee Graziano TV Personality 48, Staten Island	Day 1	3rd place Day 30
	Ricky Norwood Actor 33, Forest Gate	Day 1	Runner Up Day 30
	Stephen Bear TV Personality 26, Walthamstow	Day 1	Winner Day 30

Punishments

• On Day 6, Aubrey was given a formal and final warning after spitting in Bear's food and drink then serving them to him during the Humans vs Artificials task.
• On Day 7, Bear was given a formal and final warning after he smashed a mirror and breaking the lock on the Diary room door. He was forced to spend the rest of the night in the spare room and later returned to the house the next day.
• On Day 9, James discussed nominations and Bear ate some of the luxury food won by the Artificials in the shopping task. Both were sent to jail until further notice.
• On Day 15, Aubrey was sent to jail for discussing nominations.
• On Day 17, Heavy D and Bear were given a warning after they poured food all over the floor, including oil in the garden - making it slippery which caused health and safety concerns. Big Brother provided cleaning items for them and instructed them to clean up the house.
• On Day 20, Lewis was given a formal and final warning for using unacceptable behavior the previous night.

Tasks

Days Lasted	Task	Reward	Result
Day 3	The Housemates played Game of Phones, in which three Housemates had to stand in front of three phoneboxes whilst the others were given a fact about one of them. The housemates then had to get in the phonebox of the housemate they believe the fact is about. An incorrect answer meant they would be gunged.	N/A	N/A
Day 5	Biggins hosted a talent show with Aubrey, Frankie and Renee as judges. Marnie, Lewis and Bear, and Heavy D and Ricky performed drama scenes, Grant gave an inspirational speech, both Katie and Samantha sang, James interviewed Saira and Chloe posed for a calendar shoot. Samantha won the competition after receiving maximum points.	N/A	N/A
Day 6-7	For the first shopping task, Housemates separated into Humans; Bear, Biggins, Heavy D, James, Katie, Marnie, Renee and Samantha, and Artificials; Aubrey, Chloe, Frankie, Grant, Lewis, Ricky and Saira. Each Human had an Artificial to do everything they asked. This was a head-to-head task between the Humans and Artificials.	Luxury shopping budget	Passed by Artificials
			Failed by Humans
Day 11	The housemates were given a large balloon to protect on their stomach and were told that if it was still in tact at the end of the task they would attend a party. In actual fact, Marnie and Saira were on a secret mission to burst the balloons of the people they wanted at the party.	Party	Passed by Saira and Marnie
Day 13	Housemates competed in a game of Nerve, where Big Brother tempted each housemate with a dare to complete.		Passed
Day 14	Aubrey and Frankie were given the opportunity to throw a party for the housemates. The party items were won in a game of risk. They were also given the choice to risk a housemates' invitation for more party items, however, they chose to allow all of the housemates to attend.	Party	N/A
Day 15	Each housemate was asked whether they wanted to play for themselves or the house. The housemates were split into two groups depending on their choice. Both groups were then asked to find three golden dices within boxes, with the fastest group winning the task.	Party	Passed by Selfish housemates
			Failed by Selfless housemates

Nominations table

	Day 4	Day 9	Day 10	Day 13	Day 17	Day 20	Day 25	Day 30 Final		Nominations received
Bear	James, Ricky	Aubrey	Aubrey, Ricky	Renee	Renee, Ricky	Samantha, Ricky	Frankie	Winner (Day 30)		9
Ricky	Grant, James	Bear	Lewis, Chloe	Not eligible	Lewis, Heavy D	James, Lewis	Katie	Runner-up (Day 30)		8
Renee	James, Grant	Saira	Lewis, Marnie	Not eligible	Heavy D, Lewis	James, Ricky	Samantha, Marnie	Third place (Day 30)		6
Marnie	James, Frankie	Heavy D	Heavy D, Aubrey	Not eligible	Heavy D, James	James, Frankie	Ricky, Samantha	Fourth place (Day 30)		10
Aubrey	Grant, James	Bear	Lewis, Saira	Not eligible	Heavy D, Lewis	James, Lewis	Marnie, Samantha	Fifth place (Day 30)		6
Frankie	James Grant	Bear	Lewis, Marnie	Not eligible	Lewis, Marnie	James, Lewis	Marnie, Katie	Sixth place (Day 30)		5
Samantha	Bear, Marnie	Heavy D	Heavy D, Chloe	Not eligible	Heavy D, Lewis	James, Lewis	Frankie	Evicted (Day 27)		5
Katie	Grant, James	Bear	Heavy D, Saira	Not eligible	Heavy D, James	James, Ricky	Frankie	Evicted (Day 27)		5
James	Grant, Bear	Bear	Saira, Heavy D	Not eligible	Aubrey, Heavy D	Lewis, Marnie	Evicted (Day 23)			23
Lewis	James, Ricky	Heavy D	Aubrey, Heavy D	James	Renee, Heavy D	Samantha, Aubrey	Evicted (Day 23)			15
Heavy D	James, Renee	Bear	Lewis, Saira	Marnie	Renee, Katie	Evicted (Day 20)				18
Chloe	Katie, James	James	James, Saira	Not eligible	Evicted (Day 16)					3
Saira	Bear, Grant	Heavy D	Heavy D, Katie	Evicted (Day 13)						7
Grant	Renee, James	Evicted (Day 9)								8
Biggins	Marnie, Grant	Ejected (Day 9)								N/A
Notes	1	2	2	2, 3	2	2, 4	2, 5	6
Against public vote	Grant, James	none	Bear, Heavy D, Lewis, Saira	Bear, Chloe, James, Marnie	Bear, Heavy D, Lewis, Renee	Bear, James, Lewis, Ricky, Samantha	Bear, Frankie, Katie, Marnie, Ricky, Samantha	Aubrey, Bear, Frankie, Marnie, Renee, Ricky
Ejected	Biggins	none
Evicted	Grant Fewest votes to save	none	Saira Fewest votes to save	Chloe Evicted by wheel (out of 2)	Heavy D Fewest votes to save	Lewis Fewest votes (out of 4) to save	Katie Fewest votes to save	Frankie Fewest votes (out of 6)	Renee Fewest votes (out of 3)
								Aubrey Fewest votes (out of 5)	Ricky Fewest votes (out of 2)
						James Fewest votes (out of 4) to save	Samantha Fewest votes to save	Marnie Fewest votes (out of 4)
								Bear Most votes to win

Notes

• : On Day 1, the public voted for Biggins to become the "Secret Boss", and believed he had sole control over who was nominated in the first week. However, the housemates were aware of his position, and were told that the housemates he nominates will actually receive immunity. He chose Saira on Day 1, Lewis on Day 2 and Heavy D on Day 3. For completing the task, Biggins also received immunity.
• : On Day 9, the Housemates were instructed to choose one person that they wanted to face the public vote every week until the end of the series. Bear received the most votes and was therefore granted an "eternal nomination".
• : Shortly after Saira's eviction, the three eviction survivors; Bear, Heavy D and Lewis were told they had to give a killer nomination each to decide who would face eviction. On Day 14, Renee was saved from eviction and had to replace herself with another housemate. She chose Chloe.
• : The two housemates with the least votes; Chloe and Marnie, went head-to-head in a game of chance to determine who would be evicted. The housemates each voted for who they would like to leave, which would take up a proportion of a wheel. Chloe eventually was evicted after the wheel landed on one of her sections.
• : The nominations were face-to-face. This week was a double eviction.
• : The housemates were separated into two teams for the festive themed head-to-head challenges. The Elves were Aubrey, Frankie, Marnie and Renee whilst the Reindeer were Bear, Katie, Ricky and Samantha. The Elves won two nominations to give each, whilst the losing team only have one nomination to give each.