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BB's Goodys and baddies

MOTORMOUTH Jade Goody has been voted one of the best Big Brother housemates EVER — despite being at the centre of the Shilpa Shetty race row.

Jade, 26, came second in the poll behind BB2 winner Brian Dowling, even though her bullying on Celebrity BB caused the show to be axed.

BB1’s Nasty Nick Bateman, 39, came third, yet amazingly there was no place for stunning BB3 champ Kate Lawler, 27, who just failed to make the list of the top five most popular contestants.

Former air steward Brian, 29, topped the radiotimes.com survey of 2,500 readers.

Other entrants in the top five were last year’s zany winner Pete Bennett, 25, and series four oddball Jon Tickle, 33.

Just ONE per cent divided the top three places.

It is thought that fans voted for Jade due to her charmingly dippyfirst appearance in Big Brother Three — rather than her disastrous stint on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year.

The survey — which polled the most loved housemates, the greatest moments and the top romances — also revealed that little of the current series has captured the public’s imagination.

This year’s relationship between Ziggy and Chanelle was voted only the fourth best fling.

Ziggy, 26, even poked fun at Chanelle, 19, as he dressed up as her in BB’s movie task yesterday.

Viewers preferred Paul and Helen’s fling in the second series, along with Pete and Nikki’s romance last year.

The viewers’ five favourite moments didn’t include a single event from this year — with the winner being Nasty Nick being confronted by Craig and Darren.

Other top moments included model Alex hiding and singing along to That’s The Way (I Like It) in Big Brother Three.

Gobby Nikki’s “who is she?” tantrum in the Diary Room last year was also named a favourite BB moment.

Radio Times’ Big Brother expert Grace Dent said: “The eighth series has featured very low down in our poll — suggesting that audiences are less enthralled by the current housemates, preferring the antics of former characters.

“This is borne out by ratings, which seem to have dropped over the course of the series.”

Source: TheSun.co.uk
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