'Celebrity Big Brother' winner Bez may be set to resurrect the moves that made him famous when dancing for the Happy Mondays for a new dance workout video.[note to Brand Republic: repeat after me - DVD DVD DVD. 'Video' is so last century]
Channel 4 is planning a fly-on-the-wall documentary series for 'Celebrity Big Brother' winner Bez and hopes it will be as popular as 'The Osbournes', which is in its final series.
...
Happy Mondays' singer Shaun Ryder and 'X Factor' runner-up Rowetta, who are still good friends with Bez, could also play a starring role in the documentary.
...
However, there have been suggestions that Channel 4 helped Bez to win the show by editing him in a better light than his housemates. The tabloid reports claim Channel 4 were already in negotiations for Bez to star in the documentary and wanted to endear him to the British public to make the fly-on-the-wall series more popular.
On winning 'Celebrity Big Brother', Bez went on a celebratory bender and missed his scheduled appearance on Channel 4's 'Richard & Judy'.
Channel 4 has rigorously denied the claims and insists the show is not edited to influence voters.
The son of a policeman, Bez - real name Mark Berry - rebelled against his comfortable childhood. He was thrown out of home at 16, lived in a shed for six months, went joyriding, robbed a golf club and did time even before he found fame with Shaun Ryder in the frenzied, drug-fuelled Manchester music scene of the late 1980s.
Here, the Celebrity Big Brother victor tells his astonishing life story in his own inimitable voice...
Former Happy Monday Bez's unlikely victory on last night's Celebrity Big Brother live final attracted the biggest audience of the series, with more than 5 million viewers tuning in.
Former Happy Monday Bez's unlikely victory on last night's Celebrity Big Brother live final attracted the biggest audience of the series, with more than 5 million viewers tuning in.
Bez won out against fellow finalists Danish actress Brigitte Nielsen and Kenzie from Blazin' Squad in last night's Celebrity Big Brother - the Live Final, broadcast on Channel 4 between 9pm and 10.05pm.
The 40-year-old said he would be "forever grateful" to the show.
"I was in a great deal of trouble," he said. "I was in a heap of shit. Now I've bailed out and I'm forever grateful."
The 24 Hour Party person said he had enjoyed his time in the house despite saying it had been his worst nightmare while he was there.
The Mancunian said he was worried about his sons and how being in the show had affected them.
"It's a constant stress for me," he told Davina. Saying he would use his £50,000 prize money for "pimping my ride", he did a trademark dance to the crowd with his hands in the air.
Bez got 54% of the vote to become last night's winner.
His Big Brother housemates are having a private reunion tomorrow evening, which he finds bewildering. "Those morons, can you believe it? They want to spend even more time together. Lunatics. Apart from Germaine [Greer] the only one I had any time for was Lisa [I'Anson]. She used the c-word on me and had the balls to sort me out. But she didn't stimulate me, brain-wise. The only one who did was Germaine. I've never changed my mind about someone so quickly. My God, the depth of her knowledge. When she left I said, 'For God's sake get her back. Give her a rainforest, whatever it takes'. Without her I knew I would vegetate. The others had absolutely nothing of interest to say."
Celebrity Big Brother reject Jeremy Edwards has spoken for the first time of his heartbreak over his split with fiancee Rachel Stevens.
The 33-year-old said he could not even bear to be in the same room as the former S Club singer after she dumped him last year.
But the actor told the Sunday Mirror he was terrified that Big Brother was about to bring his ex into the house as a mystery guest.
He struggled through bouts of depression last year as he tried to get over their broken engagement.
BONKED 15 girls during a recent tour - including two in one day - as the randy band held a "shagging contest."
-WOWS women in bed by using a secret "spindle finger" sex technique on them.
-BLOWS thousands of pounds on booze.
-TRASHES hotel rooms with the rest of the band - including urinating in the kettles - and was banned by one chain.
-FANTASISED about bedding housemates Caprice and Brigitte in a threesome.
A bookmaker has stopped taking bets on Celebrity Big Brother after claiming "sensitive information" about the Channel 4 show had been leaked.
William Hill made the move after four people tried to place bets on Friday's surprise double eviction.
"This is highly unlikely to have been an inspired guess," William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said.
However, a Big Brother spokeswoman was "satisfied" that sensitive information about the show remained confidential.
Double eviction from Big Brother
Model Caprice and Holby City actor Jeremy Edwards have both left the Celebrity Big Brother house in a surprise double eviction on Friday.
Caprice, who left in the scheduled fourth eviction having gained just 5% of the public vote, afterwards said: "I am so happy, I am so glad I'm out."
Edwards then left in a surprise eviction, with 12% of the vote.
William Hill make Caprice the 1/12 favourite to be evicted from the Big Brother house this evening. 1/12 is the lowest price for any contestant to be evicted in Big Brother History and still customers are placing bets. Its the same story with the outright betting where Kenzie is attracting all the money regardless of his short price.
"Punters want a slice of the action on Caprice to be evicted and Kenzie to win whatever the price. Such fanatical support is a rarity in bookmaking and perhaps suggests that there are insiders privy to the last public vote figure, who are looking for some easy money. We will be monitoring the situation closely and if we have to close the book then we will." said Hills spokesman Rupert Adams
Latest William Hill Eviction Betting: 1/12 Caprice, 8/1 Jeremy Edwards, 9/1 Bez, 20/1 Brigitte Nielsen, 50/1 Kenzie
Hills Latest Outright Betting: 1/5 Kenzie, 11/2 Brigitte Nielsen, 11/2 Bez, 16/1 Jeremy Edwards, 50/1 Caprice
Bez did not amuse fellow housemate Brigitte Nielsen, ... in the early hours today when he accidentally poured beer over her. The Mancunian tried to laugh it off and told Brigitte: "Oh stop your moaning!" But she did not take up the peace offering and stormed: "I’ll knock the teeth out of your mouth if you ever speak to me like that again."
BRIGITTE Nielsen and Jeremy Edwards have torn into Caprice - with the actor mocking her for not going topless. ... he joked: "She hasn't got her knockers out even once. She's a bit selfish on that front."horrid. little. man.
ooh a different hat
awww she loves her panda bless
tsk smoking bad bad also bad hat. Badness all round, v disappointed.
Oh yeah and Jeremy out, Brigitte to win (except Caprice will be evicted on Friday and Kenzie's gonna win cos of all those girly gurls bah)
ITV is set to fill its primetime Saturday night slot with 'Celebrity Wrestling', having signed up Princess Diana's former lover James Hewitt, Playboy playmate Victoria Silvstedt and 'Big Brother' winner Kate Lawler to take part.
Six men and six women will dress in tight Lycra and be given gladiator-style names for the series, due to air in March.
Other contestants lined up for the men's event include: athlete Iwan Thomas; Jade Goody's former partner Jeff Brazier; ex-'EastEnders' actor Marc Bannerman, who played Gianni de Marco; showjumper Oliver Skeete; and children's TV presenter Mark Speight.
Grappling against Silvstedt and Lawler will be Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton, Page Three pin-up Leilani Dowding, former tennis star Annabel Croft, with the D-list line-up completed by 'Wheel of Fortune' hostess Jenny Powell.
The winner of each group will be crowned King and Queen of the ring.
'X Factor''s Kate Thornton will present the show, with former WWF wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper taking on co-presenting duties.
All the celebs are up for voting now. You vote for who you want to win. The HMs with the least votes will be evicted on Wednesday and Friday.
HAPPY Mondays star Bez is a surprise favourite to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house tonight after throwing a series of tantrums.
An early morning gong woke the gang to the news that the House is now a "Rejuvenation Retreat" aimed at giving the housemates a spiritual and physical cleansing.
Housemates will be asked to shed their current names and adopt a name closer to nature - such as 'moonbeam or "starfruit' - which they must use throughout the task duration.
Neither Caprice nor Lisa nor Brigitte ever said a witty thing. Kenzie and Jeremy often did, Jeremy in so deadpan a fashion that the girls didn’t get it. John, on the other hand, invariably laughed at his own jokes, which were often nasty and seldom funny.
Then again, Jeremy also has an interesting theory on John's odds. Jeremy reckons the public might just keep John in to frustrate him. "I think anyone who goes up against you will lose out," he argued.
John then returned to the screen to discuss who he would like to make love to in the House. Caprice looked on grim-faced.
"I would least like to make love to Caprice," he said. "Now any man would say, 'he's got something wrong with him. Perfect body, perfect breasts.' Everything like that. But cold, calculating, inanimate. So wrapped up in herself."
Germaine Greer has been viciously attacked by her fellow female commentators for going on Big Brother. But why the shock and anger, asks Emily Wilson. It's not as if it was out of character
The Booby prize . . . life with the world's worst husband by Carol Midgley.
Jenny McCririck tells of what it’s like being married to a man who calls her a booby, never buys her presents and glories in his role as Celebrity Big Brother’s male chauvinist pig...
Fifteen fathers' rights protesters have been arrested after entering the Celebrity Big Brother compound and throwing fireworks early on Friday.
...
At least one of the group was dressed as Superman - a popular outfit for the protesters.
The police, who had been tipped of about a possible stunt, sent 12 officers and a police helicopter with heat-seeking equipment to the compound.
...
It appeared from live coverage of the Big Brother house that contestants continued to sleep as the protest progressed.
My feminist hero has become a rancid bore by Julie Burchill.
Our correspondent turned down the chance to appear in Celebrity Big Brother and then watched as her former idol, Germaine Greer, made a fool of herself...
Jackie and John are up for eviction this week. Not really a surprise, except that didn't they say when she went in that Jackie was exempt from nominations but could 'influence' events? Or maybe that was just for the nominations that got cancelled after Germaine left? Who knows? Who cares? 
Not sure if I do anymore. Jackie entering and Germaine leaving may just have finished off my interest in CBB.
William Hill have been asked by a number of their punters for odds on John McCririck to take part in an official Diet Coke advert. Hills make it a 5/1 shot but think it is more likely that John will appear in Celebrity Fit Club which is offered at 3/1.
I have been without any means of telling the time, or writing a word, except with a finger in the sand. I, who have spent my entire life reading, even if it was only the text on the back of the crispies packet or the flap of someone else's newspaper, have been in a totally text-free space.
So why did I put myself through this entirely avoidable ordeal? My reason is the rainforest. I finance the rehabilitation of my 125 acres in south-east Queensland entirely out of my taxed income. If something were to happen to me, the project would collapse in a matter of days. Accepting the Celebrity Big Brother challenge has earned me a lump of cash that will be the rainforest cushion.
...
In my deepest heart, in the dead of night, I discover another reason for betaking myself to the Big Brother house. For a few days at least, I have been living something like the life my mother leads in a nursing home in Victoria. She, too, believes that in a few days she will be going back to her own house.
She has no autonomy and no privacy whatsoever. ... For my mother, there's only one way out of the Big Brother house. God forbid that I should complain.
"I don't consider myself a housemate anymore, I'm leaving. I don't need the money badly enough, the rainforest will be fine - I'll save it in other ways.
I was a little naïve. I didn't realise agendas. Caprice is here to raise awareness of her lingerie. Brigitte is a professional reality TV person. Kenzie wants to raise the profile of his band. John probably needs the money. I had no idea who would be in here and it's wrong for me to present myself in the same context as they are. I'm 65 and you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
I've made a mistake, it's called cutting your losses."
There was some hint that she was leaving over meal allocations - as she was quietly folding her clothes into her suitcase she was asked by Caprice, who was still in bed, why she was leaving and she mentioned food rations.
However, most of the conversation was censored by Channel 4 with a soundtrack of birdsong drowning out what was being said.
But the live video feed on digital channel E4 suggested the argument may have been over Big Brother's decision not to open the larder where the food was stored.
...
A bidding war is now expected to break out among national newspapers for Greer's story, with her explanation for getting involved in a show she had criticised three years earlier, guaranteed to sell copies.
Feminist author Germaine Greer has left the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house, saying that she was leaving over 'specific issues'.
The 65-year-old feminist author was called into the diary room at 11.47am and came out 20 minutes later. It is unclear what was said between Big Brother and Greer, but she was clearly upset and packed her bags to leave.
Channel 4 has put a "walked" sign under her name on the Big Brother website with the sentence "Germaine left the house on 11th January".
Greer gave no explanation surrounding her decision to go and only told housemates that there were specific reasons.
"I'm leaving over specific issues, but best for everyone if I don't discuss them. I have a problem with decisions, I make them fast and when I make them, I stick to them."
Elsewhere in the house, Brigitte Nielsen is experiencing the wrath of her former mother-in-law Jackie Stallone, who was the surprise ninth contestant to enter the 'Big Brother' house last night.
"Oh my God, this is the worst thing that's ever happened to me. I was so happy and now I'm miserable," Nielsen said.
THE Duchess of York has turned down a £1million pay day - by knocking back Celebrity Big Brother.
Professor Germaine Greer's descent into the bathos of Celebrity Big Brother may have disappointed some academic admirers, but they shouldn't be surprised. A couple of years ago she was grabbing cheap publicity in her efforts to be elected as rector of St Andrews.
Dear Elizabeth Woodcock,
I'm afraid your memory is playing you tricks. I wrote one article on Big Brother, or rather on "reality" television, of which I do not consider BB a particularly interesting example. I certainly do not wish to discuss the idea further with the participants. What I saw of them was more than enough. Please don't consider this a sign that I want to enter into a dialogue.
Germaine Greer.
Possible candidates [for new HM] include US rapper Flavor Flav, who was recently seen cavorting with Brigitte Nielsen on VH1 reality show 'The Surreal Life' or Caprice's former lover, one-time Arsenal footballer Tony Adams.
The new contestant could also be a virtual unknown because Kenzie, Lisa l'Anson, Bez, Germaine Greer and John McCririck's love lives have not made the celebrity gossip pages.
Nielsens' exes, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jeremy Edwards' former girlfriend, popstar Rachel Stevens, are believed unlikely to appear.
One Housemate can expect a blast from their past to be arriving at the Royal Court real soon...so that sounds promising. I really want it be an ex, otherwise it's just copying 'back to reality' and 'I'm a celeb'...
WE were together for six months. But the relationship became so public it killed us. There were too many pressures.
OH my God! I didn't even call David to tell him I'd broken up with him. That's how bad I was.
"He broke up with me when he found out that my single went in at Number 24. Clearly it wasn't true love. I still think he's an OK guy."
On Monday night a brand new arrival will be entering the House, but of course there has to be a twist. The new recruit will be in, or have previously had a relationship with one of the current Housemates.
A new celebrity will enter the house in a special live show tomorrow (Monday) night, it has been announced.
Confirming previous speculation, the new housemate is either the partner of, or has had a past relationship with, one of the existing housemates. It appears that none of the group are aware of the impending arrival, however, as the news will be "a huge surprise" to them.
It also appears that the housemate will be joining the group for the duration; Channel 4 refers to the newcomer as "the ninth celebrity."
Ladbrokes spokesman Warren Lush said: “Jeremy is setting the early pace though we have seen good support for Kenzie in recent hours. Lisa I’Anson is the rank outsider at 33/1.
Outrageous 6ft 1in Brigitte told hunky actor Jeremy: “You are very handsome, just my type. I love men like you.”
Jeremy — once engaged to pop babe Rachel Stevens — earlier said of actress and model Brigitte: “I am a bit scared of her.”
blazin' squad r tonk!, dey r fit n sexy howeva don't lik must b mad. i fink kenzie n strider r buff alwayz n 4eva xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
lizzie, feltham
Da Squad r heavi!!..Da album is weighty..Its got really gud song onit..wid heavi beats..n all da ppl da disagree r jus h8erz ur jealous..u aint got wa da squad have got!! Nuff said hold it x
Laydee M, Manchesta
"Jeremy seems to be popular with punters as well as the ladies. In terms of temperament he seems to have the Joe Pasquale charm but couple this with his looks and he would seem almost unbeatable", said Hill's spokesman Rupert Adams.
NAME: Bez AGE: Ageless in a Dorian Gray kind of way AKA: Happy Mondays 'dancer'/dealer NICKNAME: Nutter ON SHOW BECAUSE: Adds a bit of (faded) street cred/mad (fer it) BONKERS FACTOR: 8 LOOK OUT FOR: Drugs intake ODDS ON WINNING: 8-1 SHELLEY'S VERDICT: Potentially legendary, anarchic
Wearing a demure grey woollen ankle-length dress and peering out of her glasses like a headmistress, she spent her first moments in the house assessing her fellow housemates.
Producers hope that she will have a similar presence on the show as journalist Janet Street-Porter in the recent I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! injecting an element of quirkiness.
Dr Greer, who said she agreed to take part to raise money for her rain forest, has previously described watching Big Brother as being "as dignified as looking through the keyhole in your teenage child's bedroom door".
Bet you didn’t know: People think that he modelled himself on Gareth Gates and it makes him MAD! He’s a complete chatterbox and started MC-ing when he was 13
.jpg)
The house will be turned into a castle and the celebs will have to dress up in costumes with the girls wearing sexy bodices to drive the men wild.
One unlucky star will be placed in the stocks for the rest of the group to throw tomatoes at.
Caprice
wonderbra model and lads' mags fave
Mark Bosnich
or "disgraced former Chelsea goal keeper Mark Bosnich" to give him his full title. Used to take drucks with go out with our Sophie
Brigitte Nielsen
Actress, ex-wife of Sly Stalone, gets nekkid at slightest provocation. Terrifying. [Insert 'Great Dane' joke here].
Chris Parker
'baby faced actor', sacked from playingSpencer Moon in EastEnders, was on Strictly Come Dancing - Chris Parker search @ Sky Showbiz News
Craig Charles
oh come on, even you know who Craig Charles is, surely? Red Dwarf, Robot Wars, BBC6 Funk Show. Maybe if he is on sleb BB, he'll get his website working again
Eddie Irvine
retired racing driver, Formula 1 'playboy' apparantly, his website's here
Bez
Happy Mondays' Bez. (people who live in a Heat-free world may wish to note the X-Factor connection).
Myleene Klass
was in Hear'Say, now a classical babe
Sam Fox
well dur. Glamour model, pop star and star of The Club.
Kenzie
member of popular beat combo Blazin' Squad
The New Year is barely a few days old, and already the first dose of realtiy television is about to start with the return of Celebrity Big Brother. As usual the producers are trying their hardest to keep the names of the contestants under wraps, although a few bookmakers have already begun publishing odds.
Some of the celebrities rumoured to be taking part are are Caprice, Chris Parker, Brigitte Nielsen, Craig Charles, Antoine De Caunes, Germaine Greer. Also expected to take his place in the line-up is former professional goalkeeper Mark Bosnich who was recently seen in The Match.
Of the above, it is the names of Chris Parker and Craig Charles that appear at the top of the early betting lists. Parker came second in the first series of Strictly Come Dancing.
There is even some talk of former Take That member Jason Orange looking to emulate the success Mark Owen had in the last series. The show begins on Thursday 6th January, and as usual readaBet.com will be keeping track of the betting movements.
WITH the festivities barely over, the new year's first dose of reality TV is set to hit our screens with the return of Celebrity Big Brother and Manchester's very own superstar of the streets, Bez, will be hoping to win the nation's heart .
As usual producers are determined to keep the names of contestants secret until the show airs on January 6th, but some of the contestants rumoured to be taking part are Caprice, Brigitte Nielsen, Craig Charles, Antoine De Caunes, Germaine Greer and Bez.
Ex-Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Bosnich has been lined up to replace Frank McAvennie who was apparently dropped after discussing his likely appearance with the press, and even ex-BBC Director General Greg Dyke has been reported to be making an appearance.
...
Other celebrities rumoured to be involved with Celebrity Big Brother 3 include Kerry McFadden, Jo Brand and Jason Orange ...
Chapman has jumped off out just days before the Celebrity Big Brother hits our screens on Thursday leaving the shows producers Endemol desperately short of big hitters for the show.
Lee Chapman 44 is married to actress Leslie Ash, and has according to the sun newspaper turned down £100,000 to appear on the reality program, with a freind telling the paper the money offers weren’t quite right and he had doubts about some housemates.
.....
Favorite to replace Victoria [Silvstedt - see below] is the ex-Hear’Say stunner Myleene Klass. The list so far is looking rather thin, and C4 have admitted that the withdrawals are turning into a nightmare and the producers are deserate to get a number of big names on board. At the moment the only one that appear to have confirmed are Brigitte Nielsen, John McCririck, Mark Bosnich, Kenzie from Blazin’ Squad and Bez from Happy Mondays.
Undecided: Carole Caplin, Faria Alam, Myleene Class, and Eddie Ervine.
No's: Holly Valance and David Ike refusingLee Chapman.
I love her because she wears that pink hat on tv.
it could be 