Yahoo News Who won Celebrity Big Brother 2024?
Only five housemates remain ahead of the final on Friday, 22 March
The Celebrity Big Brother 2024 has wrapped up with Ibiza Weekender star David Potts being named the winner.
Twelve celebrity housemates entered the house on 4 March withX Factor judge Louis Walsh, ex-This Morning presenter Fern Britton, Strictly Come Dancing dancer Nikita Kuzmin, Ibiza Weekender star David Potts and Coronation Street's Colson Smith making it to the final five.
From Kate Middleton's uncle Gary Goldsmith to US reality star Sharon Osbourne, TV bosses signed up some interesting talent for the Celebrity Big Brother reboot.
Ahead of the final, we look at the stars hoping to win the reality show, plus those who have been already evicted.
Who won Celebrity Big Brother 2024?
Reality star David Potts was crowned the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2024.
The Ibiza Weekender star beat Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin to the title, after Coronation Street actor Colson Smith placed third, former X Factor judge Louis Walsh came fourth and TV presenter Fern Britton placed fifth.
Potts said “I genuinely didn’t think I was going to (win)”, but said he has been himself throughout the whole process.
Who was in the Celebrity Big Brother final?
Nikita Kuzmim
Dancer Nikita Kuzmin brought some of the Strictly sparkle to the reality series as he swapped the ballroom for the CBB house. The professional dancer – who narrowly missed out on lifting the Glitterball trophy last year in the Strictly final with West End star Layton Williams – danced his way into the house third.
On becoming runner-up, Kuzmin said “it’s just weird to see people, actual human beings” after being evicted during the live final of the ITV reality competition.
Colson Smith
Coronation Street star Colson Smith told viewers he could be "socially awkward" as he joined the house. "It's quite a pinch myself moment," he admitted.
The actor is best known as the ITV soap's long-running character Craig Tinker. Smith, who transformed his look after getting into running, also took part in celebrity contest The Games in 2022.
While third-placed soap star Smith said he never thought he would have a podium finish, saying “it has been an honour to be in the house”.
Louis Walsh
Music mogul Louis Walsh was the second star to enter the house, and he was thrilled to be reunited with his X Factor pal Sharon Osbourne. As the pair had worked together as judges before, he was asked to join her in her secret den and help her with her challenge.
After exiting in fourth place, Walsh said there were “some nights I was in a really bad place”, describing the anxiety he felt and that he “nearly wanted to go a few times”.
He said he learnt that you “can’t judge a book by its cover”, having made firm friends with his fellow housemates.
Fern Britton
Former This Morning host Fern Britton was the last star to move in to the house.
The presenter said she was "up for the fun" and warned that she was a tea fan who didn't like to see the kettle left empty. "It's the small things that make you want to punch people's lights out!" she joked. She went on: "I don't particularly have a game plan but one of my children did say to me, 'Mum, do not say the c-word'."
During the final episode, former This Morning presenter Britton said she has a renewed sense of enthusiasm for TV thanks to the reality show.
After placing fifth, Britton told hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best that she has “loved being around television again but I’m not looking for anything I promise you”.
Who has left Celebrity Big Brother?
Bradley Riches
Heartstopper actor Bradley Riches was the seventh celebrity to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house and will miss out on Friday’s final.
TV presenter AJ Odudu announced the news to Riches while he sat waiting for a family member or friend to greet him for a rendezvous as housemates were gifted “the ultimate reward”.
She said: “Surprised to see me? As you can see neither a friend or family member is here for you. That is because the public have been voting. I can now reveal that the seventh housemate to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house is you.”
Speaking in the diary room Riches, who opened up about his diagnosis with autism while on the show, said he had the “best time”.
“I feel like I had the absolute best time, I’m so grateful I made so many amazing friends and for me to do this, I felt like I was scared to do it and I’ve done it and I’m so happy and I’m so grateful and I’ve just had the best time so thank you Big Brother.”
Marisha Wallace
Broadway star Marisha Wallace was evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house on Tuesday, 19 March alongside influencer Zeze Millz.
They were up against Fern Britton and Nikita Kuzmin – who automatically put himself up for the public vote after nominating himself to receive the “killer nomination”.
The live audience were heard chanting “get Fern out”, after she had a dispute with Kuzmin about age during the episode.
Zeze Millz
Social media star Zeze Millz was evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house on Tuesday, 19 March, alongside Broadway star Marisha Wallace .
The star first found fame on her YouTube show The Zeze Millz Show, where she has hosted the likes of Akon and N-Dubz, and she also works as a social media influencer. Millz has dabbled in the reality genre before, with an appearance on Celeb Cooking School.
Ekin-Su Culculoglu
Ekin-Su Culculoglu left Celebrity Big Brother in a double eviction on Friday, 15 March. She appeared to be unhappy with the Celebrity Big Brother edit on the spin-off show Late & Live but she hadn't had time to personally watch the reality series.
The star has racked up a fair few reality TV appearances in her short time in the spotlight, winning Love Island, competing in Dancing On Ice and appearing in the US version of The Traitors. It was first reported in February that the star had signed up for the reality TV show, following her split from Love Island beau Davide Sanclimenti.
Levi Roots
One of the most successful stars to come out of Dragons' Den, Levi Roots had less success in Celebrity Big Brother as he was voted out in a double eviction on Friday, 15 March. The star admitted he had been missing his family though and it was his time to leave.
The star shot to worldwide fame in 2007 with his appearance on Dragons' Den when he won over the dragons and secured a £50,000 investment for his Reggae Reggae Sauce. Sainsbury's secured a deal with the star to sell his jerk barbecue sauce following the BBC show. Saying how "excited" he was, Roots told the crowd: "Dragons' Den was a long time ago and this is like, now."
Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne was the first ever celebrity lodger to stay in the Celebrity Big Brother house, only starring on the show for one week. "I am the original reality star," The Osbournes star said as she walked in amid chants and cheers. "I definitely say what's on my mind."
“I am good fun to live with, so my husband says," she went on. "Chaos, I don’t cause it, it just seems to go on around me even though I do have a big spoon to mix it!"
The star, who is married to Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne, joked: "I am here for a good time, not a long time, but a good time!" The former X Factor star was given a secret mission as soon as she entered, with Big Brother explaining that as a TV judge she would be tasked with picking who could face elimination. She had chosen Gary Goldsmith and he was the first celebrity voted out of the show.
Lauren Simon
The Real Housewives of Cheshire star Lauren Simon was the second housemate evicted in the public vote after she went up against Louis Walsh and Fern Britton.
As she joined the Celebrity Big Brother house, she said she was serious flirt and "might even end up flirting with Big Brother". The star is best known for being on ITVBe's The Real Housewives Of Cheshire. She also recently starred on First Dates but was left red-faced when her date didn't recognise who she was.
She told him on the show: "I work in the television on The Real Housewives Of Cheshire which is highly-publicised in Manchester so I would have assumed you would have known!" Simon said she would miss sleeping in her own bed, as well as champagne, during her stay.
Gary Goldsmith
Gary Goldsmith was the first to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house when he faced the public vote alongside Lauren Simon. As Kate Middleton's uncle, Goldsmith was arguably one of the most controversial signings of this year's line-up.
Joining the house, he admitted he could be a "nightmare" to live with and warned that he would be "the enforcer" if anyone was mean.
The businessman - who lives in Ibiza and has been married four times - is the younger brother of Carole Middleton. His TV appearance comes as the Princess of Wales has been recovering from surgery. Goldsmith shared many insights about Kate and the royal family during his time on the show.
Inside the Celebrity Big Brother house and the new Diary Room
The Celebrity Big Brother house was given a makeover ahead of the stars moving into their new home for the next few weeks.
As well as the bedroom and living spaces, the famous Diary Room has been given a transformation, including a brightly coloured chair with a star printed on it.
As any Big Brother fan knows, some of the best moments each series take place in the Diary Room - so it's more than deserving of a revamped chair each time.
The latest chair, shaped like an eye, looks spacious and comfy enough for the celebs to get settled in for a long chat about their feelings and opinions on other housemates.
It's even big enough for more than one housemate to sit in it at a time, so look out for alliances forming in the Diary Room.
Why bring back Celebrity Big Brother?
After the success of the Big Brother reboot, TV bosses announced they were going to revive the star-studded spin-off series Celebrity Big Brother. Press Box PR expert Lynn Carratt lifted the lid on why Celebrity Big Brother is "TV gold" and how it can boost the careers of famous faces.
She previously told Yahoo: "Celebrity Big Brother is often a runaway success; the likes of George Galloway, Vanessa Feltz, Gemma Collins, and Kim Woodburn have brought us truly iconic and outrageous moments over the years."
"And the new series is reportedly set to be no different; with casting already under way, the planned lineup is supposed to be TV gold. CBB is the perfect place for stars who are riding off the wave of a scandal or have something big happening in their lives. So it wouldn't surprise me if they have approached the likes of Phillip Schofield - who could be looking for a career resurrection."
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