| Big Brother | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
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| Presented by | Gretel Killeen |
| No. of days | 86 |
| No. of housemates | 16 |
| Winner | Regina Bird |
| Runner-up | Chrissie Swan |
| Companion shows | |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Original release | 27 April – 21 July 2003 |
| Season chronology | |
Big Brother 2003, also known as Big Brother 3, was the third season of the Australian reality television series Big Brother. The season lasted 86 days, starting on 27 April 2003 and ending on 21 July 2003. The season was the most complicated to date with housemates starting in two separate houses - a "round house" and a "square house". Housemate Benjamin Archbold was sent in first and spent the entire first day by himself. Other housemates were progressively admitted. On Night 22, all Housemates were locked into their respective bedrooms and a construction crew spent the night merging the two houses and revealing the hidden swimming pool and kitchen that had been in between the two smaller houses. Housemates were released into their new combined house on the morning of Day 23. Later in the day, a bathroom linking the two bedrooms was revealed.
In the Square house (which was on the right of the compound) were Belinda, Jaime, Irena, Carlo and Claire with Vincent and Saxon joining later in the week. After Ben entered the Round house on Day 1, Joanne, Regina, Chrissie, Daniel, Patrick and Leah were progressively admitted over the first week. The cameras were completely hidden for the first time in this season. Previously some cameras were visible to housemates and at times housemates were aware of the camera tracking their movements. On Day 68, Anouska Golebiewski who was the first to be evicted from Big Brother UK 4 series showing at the time, was brought in for a little over a week. The winner of season 3 was Regina Bird. Regina earned public admiration with her down-to-earth charm and work ethic.[1] Chrissie Swan was the runner-up for the season and has excelled as an entertainment and media personality since. At the time of broadcast, Bird and Swan were the first final two housemates in any worldwide Big Brother franchise to have both been women. Bird was the first female winner of the show.
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