Right, here we go guys - Part 1!!
BRIAN DOWLING
Big Brother 2 champion Brian revealed to his parents that he was gay just a week before entering the show’s house. After winning, he lay low while coming to terms with his fame and even turned down a reported £50,000 offer from the Daily Mirror to tell his story. He’s now signed to power agents ICM and also has a year’s deal with Blaze TV working on various television projects. The first of these is presenting SM:tv with Cat Deeley. Brian, recently voted Britain’s sixth sexiest man, says ‘I’m thrilled to be working on a programme I’ve loved for so long. I even love the early morning starts.’
(Picture of Brian with Britney Spears on SM:tv)
BUBBLE
Bubble, real name Paul Ferguson, is the cockney best remembered for sticking his tongue out at every opportunity, as well as weeping when he spoke about his daughter Briony in the house and talking openly about his previous drug abuse. He now has a lucrative career making personal appearances at nightclubs. He turned down the chance to do a show for Channel 4 at Christmas because they only offered him £100 – he opened a club for a £1,000 fee instead. Bubble has his own website
www.allaboutbubble.com and landed his dream job as a presenter for football channel Chelsea TV. He says “I’m making money, meeting people, having a good time and I love it.”
(Picture of Bubble’s website front page)
ELIZABETH WOODCOCK
Regarded as the quiet mother hen of the house, Elizabeth is working behind the scenes in TV. She’s a programme developer and is also forging a career in journalism, having contributed to the Daily Express. She says: “I’m not interested in cashing in on my fame. It boils down to having a bit of dignity.” Last year, Elizabeth criticised Davina McCall for accepting an award for the show and not mentioning any of the contestants. She claimed: “It was a betrayal. We only got £30 a day inside the house and it’s been every man for himself since we left.” She’s now said to have split from lover Stephen Druitt, 57.
(Picture official BB photo)
STUART HOSKING
With his suave good looks, designer suits and stroppy nature, dad-of-three Stuart was never going to last very long in the house. He’s still a business consultant, has a weekend slot on Buckinghamshire radio station Mix FM and contributes to Top Gear. He says: “I had fun doing the show, but I still have to work and pay the mortgage like everyone else. Doing Big Brother was surreal, but I wouldn’t do anything like that again. I missed my family too much.”
(Photo of Stuart with Penny)
PENNY ELLIS
The ex-teacher was the first to be evicted, even after dropping her towel to give viewers a full frontal. Penny recently finished in panto in Liverpool and has a Saturday show on London radio station Liberty FM. Her agent said she’s lad ‘lots of offers for this year’, but didn’t go into detail. Penny says: “I’m having a ball and I have no regrets. Things aren’t handed to us on a plate. I’ve worked hard. Giving up teaching was a big risk for me, it’s like starting over again.
(Picture of Penny with Stuart)
DEAN O’LOUGHLIN
The softly spoken Brummie recently married long-term girlfriend Vanessa. Dean resisted the parties and premieres circuit and instead returned to his first love, music. He’s currently on tour with his band Phony. Dean says: “I take the music seriously. I’m not going to jump on the Big Brother bandwagon and I’ll hold out until a deal comes along that’s right for the band.” He also ran an Internet shopping site with his new wife called
www.giftsforgirlfriends.co.uk which he says was ‘for crap husbands and boyfriends who are clueless about what to buy their other halves.” Dean is good friends with Brian and says “Going out with him is like something out of Beatlemania. The reaction he gets is amazing.”
(Picture of Dean singing live at concert)
