Big Brother (British TV series) series 18

Big Brother
Series 18
Series eighteen logo
Presented byEmma Willis
No. of days54
No. of housemates22
WinnerIsabelle Warburton
Runner-upRaph Korine
Second chance winnerAndrew Cruickshanks
Companion showsBig Brother's Bit on the Side
No. of episodes54
Release
Original networkChannel 5
Original release5 June (2017-06-05) –
28 July 2017 (2017-07-28)
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Big Brother 2017, also known as Big Brother 18 and The United Kingdom of Big Brother, was the eighteenth series of the British reality television series Big Brother, hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 5 June 2017 on Channel 5, and ended after 54 days on 28 July 2017. Rylan Clark-Neal continues to present the spin-off show Big Brother's Bit on the Side. The series, along with its spin-off, continues to air on 3e in Ireland, as part of a three-year deal between the Irish broadcaster and Endemol Shine Group.[1] It is the seventh regular series and the nineteenth series of Big Brother in total to air on Channel 5 to date. The series received a 1.24 million average.

On Day 7, Arthur Fulford left the house for unexplained reasons.[2] Sukhvinder Javeed also became the first housemate to voluntarily walk from the house through the front door during her husband Imran's eviction on Day 12.[3] Kayleigh Morris and Lotan Carter were also removed from the house on Day 13 and Day 21 respectively for aggressive behaviour.[4]

On 28 July 2017, Isabelle Warburton was announced as the winner of the series, having received 52.71% of the final vote, with Raph Korine as the runner-up after receiving 22.02%.[5]

  1. ^ Slattery, Laura. "TV3 acquires Irish TV rights to 'Big Brother' until 2018". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ^ bbspy (12 June 2017). "Big Brother 2017 housemates react to Arthur's mysterious exit".
  3. ^ bbspy (16 June 2017). "Imran evicted, Sukhvinder walks from Big Brother 2017".
  4. ^ "Big Brother 2017 removes Kayleigh over 'threats of violence'". bbspy. 17 June 2017.
  5. ^ Cumberbatch, Aimee Grant (28 July 2017). "Isabelle Warburton wins Big Brother 2017". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 May 2020.