ATV LIVE : Ultimate Big Brother – THE END
This is it! Today marks the last day of Big Brother and we will be covering the events live on ATV Today. Latest update @ 23:28. Remember to refresh your page for latest updates. THE WINNER IS REVEALED!
Hello and welcome to ATV Today’s live blog. I’m Shaun Linden and i will be here for the next 12 hours as we say goodbye to a television icon. Whether Big Brother does come back on another channel, it is safe to say that this is the end of an era for those who have grown up with it and Channel 4.
23:31: We end with echoed moments played over empty houses of respective series. “Big Brother will get back to you” are the final words spoken on Big Brother. Thank you everyone who has followed the blog since lunchtime. Good night.
23:28: Night Night, Davina’s last words as Big Brother Ends. 🙁
23:27: Davina gets teary as she says thank you to everyone and to the viewers.
23:24: Davina is going to be in tears, a tribute to the face of Big Brother since the beginning
23:22: PEJ comes over the tanoy and tells Davina to watch this..a tribute to Davina as host
23:20: Nikki was dreadful to sleep with, but she will be a friend forever. He admits he has a bit of a crush on Victor. Davina announces to the crowd he is our Ultimate winner. Interview Ends. A replay of BBLB’s Time To Say Goodbye video
23:18: Davina reminds him he has never faced eviction and has won twice. Brian says he owes everything to the show. “Sometimes thank you is never enough”
23:16: Victor introduces “The Brian Dowling Show” as we see a collection of clips in a show reel. Davina asks if it was a conscious decision not to get into arguments.
23:13: Davina said all of your housemates thought you would win, did you? Brian admits last night he had some feeling that he could, but didn’t want to come across as arrogant. “I got a bit scared” in relation to what happened to Nadia being evicted.
23:11: “I’m sure you got it wrong..” says Brian as we look at Brian’s best bits for him time on UBB.
23:06: Brass band play BB tune as we go to the break.
23:05: Brass band play Never Forget as fireworks greet Brian.
23:04: Davina talks to the house…crowd begin chanting Brian Brian. He leaves the house. He walks up the steps slowly so he can remember it.
23:03: Meeting Pete again was closure, she tells Davina. Member of the crowd screams out “We love you Nikki”. Nikki expresses her love for Big Brother and the memories she will take with her. End of interview.
23:00 Vanessa shouts across i love you, as Nikki says she loved Vanessa. She also says she knew her before going in the house. Talk moves onto Brian. Nikki says he is adorable and a deserving winner.
22:58: Talk turns to tears and tantrums as Davina says that she did try and keep a lid on it before we see a collection of her moments.
22:56: Back from the break and we see Nikki’s best bits. Who Is She….she is your second ultimate housemate ever!
22:50: Brian shouting Oh My God as Nikki leaves the house as your runner up. Nikki leaves to a chorus of cheers as she waves emphatically to the crowd looking overwhelmed.
22:49: The last time i am going to say this ever, Davina says as she says her famous line.. “please do not swear”. The winner of Ultimate Big Brother is ….. BRIAN!
22:48: Chantelle says she never really got over Preston and didn’t realise until she went into the house. Crowd boo slightly when Davina brings up Coolio to Chantelle. Coolio shouts “Love you baby!” as she recalls her good times. Chantelle says she wants Brian to win. End of interview.
22:45: “One minute i was so happy…next minute i was sad, it’s such a sad sad situation” says Chantelle on living with Preston. Chantelle telling Davina why she told Preston today before he came out tonight about the situation.
22:43: Davina says that she has to talk about Preston and that they do have tissue ready. A montage of Chantelle getting upset over Preston in the house.
22:40: The brass band plays us back in as Davina begins to interview our third place UBB housemate. We begin with a look through her journey on the show.
22:36: Chantelle poses for pictures as the brass band play us out into the first commercial break.
22:35: CHANTELLE FINISHES IN THIRD PLACE! Either Brian or Nikki will be crowned Ultimate Big Brother housemate
22:34: This is his final hour!!! Screams Davina as the titles play for the final time. Marcus Bentley, George Lamb, Emma Willis all on stage, along with previous winners.
22:32: Davina gives us a speech on the soon to be departed. The mood lightens as the sax players, lights and crowd go crazy.
22:31: A sombre way to start the show with Davina arriving in a hearse, all the crowd silent as she walks though to the stage. “Tonight is the end of an era..”
22:27: If you have missed any of tonights action you can catch it all during T4 tomorrow morning.
22:25: Well i have been relaxing watching Last Supper and Big Send Off. As Pete Burns sings us out, it is weird knowing it will all be over in 70 minutes.
21:24: A nice tribute and a good way to end the first part of Ultimate Big Brother final. We will be back here with live updates at 10.30pm for the finall hour
21:19: Despite what people think of Jade, she was the most successful contestant out of Big Brother, the show also made her and broke her, i feel that this tribute on the final ever night is deserved.
21:16: The story of Jade Goody, Davina saying we already know who the ultimate housemate was.
21:14: Victor says he was shocked at no more jungle cats this time around, but he had Nick. A race for first place says Davina as we get the numbers for who we want to win.
21:13: “I have to actually get to the final to stand a chance” – Victor’s response to Davina asking about Slick Vic, comparisons to now and then. Talk of the love between Nick and himself. “I liked pulling the tricks on people” – Victor on staying in the bedsit with Michelle. “She keeps her clothes on!”, Victor says about Michelle this time around.
21:10: “I’m glad to be here on a final night” says Victor. He tells Davina about his game plan, well it’s certainly worked. He says that Brian should win and something would be wrong if he doesn’t win. A look back at the slick Vic of today.
21:07: We are back from the break. Victor sees his highlights of his time in the house. I don’t think i have ever seen him without a hat on!
21:03: Victor leaves the house to cheers. Commercial break.
21:00 Apologies for the delay in reporting, problems tonight with the site. Victor finishes in 4th place. Nick, Ulrika and Preston have been evicted. Either Chantelle, Brian or Nikki will win UBB!
Nick finished in fifth place, Preston sixth and Ulrika last in seventh place. Davina has had to apologise for swearing which has slipped through on screen.
19:58: Final bit of house action…EVER! Vote lines are now frozen.
19:52: An emotional moment as they lower the casket into the ground. Nice inserts from Marcus about OFCOM
19:47: Big Brother’s Big Funeral as we catch up with some more highlights. Narrator Marcus Bentley conducts the service in the garden.
19:41: End of part 1
19:39: The housemates tell BB about how BB has changed them as sad music plays. “It’s in my DNA, it’s in my blood” says Victor. Nikki says she has had the time of her life.
19:37: Ex-UBB housemates are there. Now the final ever highlights package of what the housemates got up to on their final full day in the Big Brother house. This features the funeral which took place in the garden which can be viewed here…
http://bb-cache.channel4.com/bigbrother/video/2010/Sep/9/big-brother-s-funeral/play.c4
19:34: Clips of the past 10 years and what to expect tonight. Davina enters from the Big Brother doors in a sparkly red dress. The beginning of the end she says as she navigates her way down the stairs. Even her personal bodyguard has a dickie bow, bless. A run down of what’s to come tonight until 11.30pm. Who is your ultimate Big Brother housemate YOU DECIDE!
19:27: The first of the two live shows tonight due to begin on Channel 4….here we go!!!!
18:59: An emotional send off there, finishing with the TOT telling us all to get over it!
18:54: Davina says she is going to watch the housemates get pissed tonight. Her Mum, Dad and husband are down tonight.
18:50: All the crew in the BB garden for the final part of BBLB, also joined by Davina.
18:45: Emma looks like she is close to tears. Talking to Davina after the break
18:43: A nice look back over the years of BBLB, from Dermot to present day.
18:40: Dean has trouble eating what is on offer. George jokes that we shouldn’t pay him his fee for today. Now a look back at BBLB through the years.
18:37: Dean Gaffney wants Victor to win. Now a silly task. A throwback to Victor task and his own trials from I’m A Celeb
18:36: George and Emma talk to regulars from BBLB this series. Asparagus lady throws it on Brian 🙂
18:35: Emma’s tongue in cheek dig at Sam Pepper’s twitter page saying they and BBLB are more famous.
18:27: Second break. End is is nigh
18:25: PEJ says his favourite was
Jade. 3,5,7,11 as PEJ’s favourite series.
18:22: Jon, Makosi and Michelle, the evictees from UBB (excluding Nadia) are outside of the house. George interviewing them. Makosi says she is known as the style queen where she is from. Jon still happy with his unanimous public hate towards him. Zig and Zag speak to Phil Edgar Jones and Davina.
18:19: Josie says she wishes she was still in the house for tonight. Antony says Brian probably wants to win the most. Josie wants Ulrika to win, Antony wants Victor, Pete wants Nikki.
18:17: BB winners Craig, Josie, Antony and Pete join Emma on the sofa for a chat. Craig says he is sad about the show coming to a close. Craig would love to see Nick win, but thinks Brian will win.
18:15: Emma and George now outside of the house. Emma looking lovely in a red dress. David Schneider reads the last BBLB News. Andrew Stone also doing the news…i see a theme running here.
18:08: A run down of the numbers for who you want to win, and the first commercial break
18:07: “Oi, badger head” says TOT as Emma and George ask him questions in the bathroom
18:04: Zig and Zag in the kitchen. Footage from today of George being Big Brother today. George interviewed the boys, Emma interviewed the girls.
18:01: The housemates are locked in the bedroom, it appears BBLB will take place in the living room. Highlights from UBB now playing.
17:59: And we have lift off…Emma and George dressed up and enter the BB house!
17:54: Await another repeat of Friends to end.
17:40: 20 minutes until the 1hour
special of BBLB. In the meantime i am watching Neighbours. ATV Today has an exclusive interview with their executive Susan Bower this Sunday. Also check back tomorrow for our interview with Carla Bonner who plays Steph Scully.
17:02: Who did the ATV readers want to win? … http://www.atvnewsnetwork.co.uk/today/index.php/atv-today/3852-who-do-you-want-to-win-ultimate-big-brother-our-poll-results A news report on the end of BB coming up on Channel 5 News.
16:30: I wonder what the odds are of Emma crying before end of BBLB and Davina crying throughout the show tonight? Looking forward to this tonight…http://www.atvnewsnetwork.co.uk/today/index.php/atv-today/3846-farewell-video-for-big-brother?sms_ss=a1webmarks
16:00: Two hours to go until Little Brother final, a one hour special. Coverage on C4 begins at 7.30pm. Will history repeat itself tonight…Brian wins Big Brother 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nep22veck4c
15:11: 2hr 49mins until final Little Brother. Housemates continue to get ready for tonights end. Who will win UBB?
14:44: A twitter pic of housemates in studio… http://plixi.com/p/44289297 Davina’s Big Send Off is at 10pm tonight on C4
14:05: “I’ve loved this show and I’ve been a fan. If you’re going to work on this programme you have to be a huge fan… you have to know and love and live and breathe it.” Davina speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11259639
13:52: Quite a sad feeling comes over me when i see the grave of BB in the garden. Nikki comments that people will be already queuing for the show tonight. I have to say i have been twice to an eviction, and they are dedicated to queue from 12pm, i got there at 2pm and i thought i was crazed for coming early, not so!
13:45: Often described as the boring series, was BB4 THAT boring?
13:32: Don’t forget there is an hour long special of Little Brother at 6pm on E4
13:16: A busy day for the housemates…getting ready for tonights show
13:10: The final Big Brother Live on E4 is due to start in a moment. The E4 dog has R.I.P with the BB eye replacing the I. You may also have seen this on billboards during the week.
12:20:
The final highlights programme last night managed 2.20million at 8pm
12:06: Below right is an image from Dermot’s Last Supper, which airs at 9.30pm tonight on Channel 4. The former Big Brother’s Little Brother host is joined by housemates of the past as they discuss Big Brother.
