Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series) series 20

Celebrity Big Brother
Series 20
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Presented byEmma Willis
No. of days25
No. of housemates15
WinnerSarah Harding
Runner-upAmelia Lily
Companion showsBig Brother's Bit on the Side
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkChannel 5
Original release1 August (2017-08-01) –
25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
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Celebrity Big Brother 20 was the twentieth series of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother, hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on 1 August 2017,[1] and concluded on 25 August 2017 after 25 days, making this the shortest series since Celebrity Big Brother 12 in 2013.[2] The series was on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and 3e in Ireland with the spin-off show Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side presented by Rylan Clark-Neal. It was the thirteenth celebrity series and twentieth series of Big Brother overall to air on Channel 5.

During the launch show on 1 August 2017, Willis confirmed that the winner would receive £50,000 for a charity of their choice. This is the first celebrity series to include a prize fund since Celebrity Big Brother 3 in 2005.[3]

On 25 August 2017, Sarah Harding was announced as the winner of the series having received 35.33% of the final vote, with Amelia Lily as the runner-up after receiving 29.92%.[4]

  1. ^ bbspy (19 July 2017). "Channel 5 confirms Celebrity Big Brother summer launch date".
  2. ^ bbspy (9 August 2017). "Celebrity Big Brother finale confirmed for Friday 25th August".
  3. ^ Rajani, Deepika (1 August 2017). "Celebrity Big Brother 2017: Emma Willis reveals shock prize twist". OK!.
  4. ^ Power, Ed (26 August 2017). "Sarah Harding crowned Celebrity Big Brother winner, amid controversy and boos". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 September 2017.