Although Peachy's already given you an excellent summary of the interesting bits, I thought I'd post up the full article for those of you who didn't have the courage (or lack of shame) to be seen buying the Daily Star!
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PART 1
Brian and Co. Bubble Along Nicely
Big Brother fever is showing no sign of dying with 150,000 hopefuls applying for a place in the third series. But what became of the likely lads and lasses from the first two shows? In our second feature on the hit fly-on-the-wall game show, we look back at the successes and failures from Series Two:
BIG BRUV 2 winner
Brian Dowling is the most successful Big Brother star to date. The former Ryanair steward is now a presenter on Saturday morning kids’ show SM-tv, after replacing Ant and Dec. Following his victory, the cheeky 23 year old Irish lad shunned £100,000 offers from the media for his life story and largely kept out of the public eye. But then he signed with celeb agents Peters, Fraser & Dunlop, whose other clients include Kate Winslet. And he hasn’t looked back since.
Dizzy blonde former school teacher
Penny Ellis was forced to quit her job because of her saucy antics in the house, but she has no regrets saying: “Teaching was death by paper.” Penny, 33, from London, has achieved minor success which includes a Saturday morning show on Liberty Radio, several theatre productions including her own Audience With Penny with the Royal Shakespeare Company, plus a deal to star in a Jack and The Beanstalk panto this Christmas – rumoured to be earning her around £100,000. Whispers that she was dating ‘Nasty’ Nick Bateman have proved to be somewhat wide of the mark – but the publicity no doubt helped both their careers.
Former lapdancer
Amma Antwi-Agyei from London was snapped up for Capital Radio’s Flying Eye – giving traffic reports from a helicopter. Sadly, this career came to a quick end after she kept getting air sick. Her biggest success to date is being signed by Sky One bosses for a few appearances in their sex-and-soccer soap Dream Team, as the shapely model Yasmin who is dating the team skipper. It was reported to have boosted her bank account by £50,000. Oh yes, we almost forgot, the 23 year old is also a regular on the Channel 5 karaoke show Night Fever …. Hmmm.
Brummie musician
Dean O’Loughlin had a dream come true when he was invited to play at the V2001 festival last year – after being asked along by Richard Branson. The 38 year old also featured on spoof Japanese game show Banzai. Down-to-earth Dean was the one least expected to make it big – and he hasn’t disappointed us, poor love. His band are touting their wares on the internet, and asking fans to let them know what they think of their newly-penned tracks.
Hat wearing joker
Bubble – real name Paul Ferguson – has revelled in being a celeb and enjoyed many a glitzy showbiz bash and concert. In fact, no star-studded party was complete without him sticking his tongue out for the cameras. He is now a football reporter for the cable channel Chelsea TV – the 25 year old’s favourite team. The ex-nightclub boss from Surrey has also set up his own website –
www.allaboutbubble.com - and he is a popular choice for guest appearances at clubs around the country. But it hasn’t been all good news for the cheeky Cockney. After leaving the famous house, Bubble dumped his fiancée for cheating on him and he is now currently single.