| Celebrity Big Brother | |
|---|---|
| Series 3 | |
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| Presented by | Davina McCall |
| No. of days | 18 |
| No. of housemates | 9 |
| Winner | Bez |
| Runner-up | Kenzie |
| Companion shows | |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Original release | 6 January – 23 January 2005 |
| Series chronology | |
Celebrity Big Brother 2005, also known as Celebrity Big Brother 3, was the third series of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother. It launched on 6 January 2005 and ended on 23 January 2005, airing on Channel 4. Davina McCall returned as host of the main show. The series continued with Big Brother 5's 'evil' theme. It was won by dancer Mark "Bez" Berry.
This was the first series of Celebrity Big Brother to air since 2002, as Teen Big Brother: The Experiment and Big Brother Panto were broadcast in its place in 2003 and 2004, respectively. This was also the first series where the celebrities were being paid for their appearance rather than doing it for charity like the previous two series, however a percentage of phone vote funds went towards helping victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
John McCririck, who was the second housemate to be evicted, represented this series in Ultimate Big Brother in 2010, where he was the first to be evicted.