Celebrity Big Brother 1

Celebrity Big Brother 1 was the first series of Celebrity Big Brother Ireland. Eight celebrities entered the house for 15 days, from 1 March to 15 March 2002.

Carol McGiffin
Carol (born 18 February 1960)  is an English broadcaster  of radio and television , best known for her regular appearances on daytime talk show ''Loose Women. ''Carol recieved a total of 4 nominations and was evicted during Day 11's double eviction with 44.5% of the public vote to evict.

David Van Day
David (born 28 November 1956 ) is an English singer  and media personality , formerly a member of the pop duo Dollar . He was also a member of the 1970s vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls  (along with his Dollar partner Thereza Bazar ), and a latter-day version of Bucks Fizz . During his stay in the house he has recieved nominations from all 7 of his fellow housemates, and recieved 8 nominations overall. He was evicted two days before the final recieving the lowest amount of votes to win. Despite this, he survived two consecutive evictions (three including one which was cancelled).

Jo Whiley
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">Jo (born 4 July 1965 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">) is a British radio disk jockey <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">and television presenter <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">. She was the host of the long running weekday Jo Whiley Show <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; "> on Radio 1. She became the eventual runner-up of the series and was never nominated for eviction, recieving just 2 nominations during her stay in the house.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">Pat Sharp
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">Pat  <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">(born <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; "> on 25 October 1961) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; "> is a British radio <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">and television presenter <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">and DJ <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">. In the UK, he is known mainly for his work on the children's television programme Fun House <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">, his former mullet <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; "> and his radio shows as well as his support of Arsenel <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">. In Europe, he was known in the 1980s as one of the Sky <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; "> Channel's VJs <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; "> and for presenting Coca-Cola <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; "> Eurochart Top 50 and Nescafe <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">UK Top 50. He became the first ever male housemate to be evicted first, with a close 51% of the public vote to evict, losing to David. He recieved a total of 3 nominations.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">Rik Waller
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">Rik  <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">(born 1981 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">) is an English singer <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">Waller is best known for being a finalist in the first series of the British ITV <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">television series Pop Idol <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">. He made it into the final ten of the show, but was forced to pull out due to severe laryngitis <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">, leading to torn vocal cords as a result of overuse. Rik was the eventual third place finalist and survived Day 11's double eviction.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">Sinitta
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">Sinitta  <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">(born October 19, 1966 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; "> is an American singer who has lived in the United Kingdom for most of her career. She is best known for her hit records <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; "> in the 1980s. She was evicted along with Carol on Day 11's double eviction.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">Stephen Gately
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">Stephen (born 17 March 1976) was an Irish <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">pop singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, musician and author, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; "> who, with Ronan Keating, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; "> was one of two lead singers of the pop group Boyzone <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">. He was the eventual winner with a massive 72.8% of the public vote to win and recieved just 1 nomination which was from Sinitta.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">Gately died suddenly at his apartment in Port d'Andratx, Majorca, early on 10 October 2009. His body was discovered later in the morning.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: 11px;"> His death was later determined to have been caused by a pulmonary oedema resulting from an undiagnosed heart condition. Ronan Keating and Keith Duffy entered the 2011 Celebrity Big Brother house in memory of him.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">Vanessa Feltz
Vanessa  <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px; ">(born 21 February 1962) is an English television personality, broadcaster and journalist. She became the first celebrity housemate to walk from the competition and also first overall (not counting Jade's exit as part of a twist).