Celebrity Big Brother 2001 was the first series of Celebrity Big Brother UK. In aid of Comic Relief, six celebrities entered the Big Brother 2000 house for eight days, from 9 March to 16 March 2001. As Comic Relief is shown by the BBC, this was a rare collaboration between two rival television networks. While Channel 4 aired daily highlight shows, BBC One also aired 10-minute updates, as well as the final, which was part of the Red Nose Day telethon. Anthea Turner is an English television personality. She is famous for presenting Blue Peter, GMTV and travel show Wish You Were Here?. In the... House, she did most of the cooking and cleaning, until she was evicted on Day 6. Chris Eubank is a boxer. He speaks with a lisp and in upper-class tones, dresses as a stereotypically upper-class Englishman and carries a cane. He was evicted after 36 hours in the House on Day 2. Claire Sweeney is an actress, singer and television personality, famous for playing Lindsey Corkhill in soap opera Brookside. In the house, she became good friends with Anthea Turner, and they have remained close friends since appearing in the series. She left in second place on Day 8. Jack Dee is an English comedian.
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