| Celebrity Big Brother | |
|---|---|
| Series 22 | |
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| Presented by | Emma Willis |
| No. of days | 26 |
| No. of housemates | 13 |
| Winner | Ryan Thomas |
| Runner-up | Kirstie Alley |
| Companion shows | Big Brother's Bit on the Side |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 5 |
| Original release | 16 August – 10 September 2018 |
| Series chronology | |
Celebrity Big Brother 22, also known as Celebrity Big Brother: Eye of the Storm, was the twenty-second series of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother, and the final series to air on Channel 5. It launched on 16 August 2018 and ended after 26 days on 10 September 2018.[1][2] It was the fifteenth celebrity series and twenty-second series of Big Brother overall to air on Channel 5. For the first time since 2011, the celebrity edition aired before the main series with Big Brother 19 launching after the final in September 2018. Celebrity Big Brother 22 was the final celebrity series in the three-year contract which was announced on 19 March 2015.[3] Emma Willis returned as host of the series, while Rylan Clark-Neal continued to present Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side.
On 10 September 2018, Ryan Thomas was announced as the winner of the series, with Kirstie Alley as the runner-up.[4]
On 14 September 2018, it was confirmed that this was the final series of Celebrity Big Brother to air on Channel 5 after their decision to axe the show.[5][6] The series would later be revived on ITV1 in 2024 after ITV gained the rights to the series.[7]
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- ^ "Celebrity Big Brother return confirmed by ITV". Digital Spy. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.