Big Brother 2015, also known as Big Brother 16 and Big Brother: Timebomb, is the sixteenth series of the British reality television series Big Brother, hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley. The series launched on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and TV3 in the Republic of Ireland on 12 May 2015 and ended on 16 July 2015, a week earlier than planned. This was the earliest launch of a Big Brother series since the show's inception in 2000. It is the fifth regular series and the thirteenth series of Big Brother overall to air on Channel 5, and is the first regular series to air in May since Big Brother 8 in 2007. It is also the first series to air in Ireland since its move to Channel 5 in 2011. On 2 February 2015, it was revealed that Willis had stepped down as a host on the show's spin-off series Big Brother's Bit on the Side, though Rylan Clark continued.
It is the first and only regular series to credit Denis O'Connor as creative director. On Day 17, Aaron Frew was ejected from the House after flashing fellow Housemate Joel Williams. It is the second series to feature returning housemates after Ultimate Big Brother with Nikki Grahame, Aisleyne Horgan Wallace, Brian Belo and Helen Wood taking part as long-term houseguests.
The series was won by Chloe Wilburn, who won the £116,100 prize fund, the largest prize money in Big Brother UK history. She also won an additional £5,000 during Cash Bomb Week.
Housemates Ahead of the launch, on 7 May 2015 it was announced that the official list of Housemates would be released two days before the series begins. This was the first time that the Housemates entering was made public knowledge prior to the launch night; in previous series', the Housemates would be unveiled live on the night. Keeping with the Timebomb theme, a countdown began at 00:01 on 8 May 2015 on the official website. It ended two days later on 10 May, and the identities of fifteen Housemates were unveiled. Fifteen Housemates entered the House on Day 1. Three new housemates entered the house on Day 18.
Name Age on entry Hometown Day entered Day exited Result Chloe Wilburn 25 Doncaster 1 66 Joel Williams 19 Cardiff 1 66 Danny Wisker 29 Margate 1 66 Jack McDermott 23 Plymouth 1 66 Nick Henderson 19 Hertford 1 66 Matthew "Cristian" Clarkson 20 London 1 66 Sam Kay 27 Dundee 18 60 Harry Amelia Martin 22 Loughborough 18 60 Marc O'Neill 29 Dublin 18 53 Simon Gross 46 Beckenham 1 1 rowspan=2 18 46 Jade-Martina "Jade" Lynch 24 Dublin 1 39 Eileen Daly 51 London 1 25 Sarah Greenwood 24 Manchester 1 18 Kieran McLeod 30 Birmingham 1 18 Harriet Jackson 22 London 1 18 Amy and Sally Broadbent 27 Manchester 1 18 Aaron Frew 24 Northampton 1 17 Adjoa Mensah 22 Manchester 1 11
House guests Following the eviction on Day 25, Willis revealed that former Housemates would be returning on Day 32 as part of "Time Warp" week, joining a fake-evicted Housemate in the "Secret Lair", also known as the "Timebomb Bunker" for 48 hours. The returning Housemates will then enter the main house on Day 34 as "House guests". As well as these three, a number of other faces from Big Brothers past will return to the House to take part in classic tasks and twists. On 12 June 2015, hours before the fake eviction, it was confirmed that Brian Belo, Helen Wood and Nikki Grahame would be re-entering the House. These three were originally meant to leave the House on Day 39 but Big Brother decided to extend their stay for an extra week. On Day 43, Brian voluntarily left the House by climbing over the garden wall. On Day 44, Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace entered the House as the fourth Time Warp Housemate. On Day 46, Helen and Nikki both left the House. Shortly after this, Emma revealed that more famous faces would return to stay in Big Brother's Hotel from Hell. These guests included John McCirick, Charley Uchea, Jasmine Lennard, James Jordan and Dexter Koh.
NameBig Brother historyDurationReasonSeriesStatus Brian Belo Winner Day 32–43 Time Warp Housemates Helen Wood Winner Day 32–46 Nikki Grahame Fifth place Runner-up Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace Third place Day 44–53 Rylan Clark Winner Day 37, Day 38 Part of the "Let's Do the Time Warp" shopping task Pete Bennett Winner Day 37 Craig Phillips Winner Rachel Rice Winner Glyn Wise Runner-up Mark Byron Evicted Caroline Wharram Evicted Rebecca Shiner Evicted Grace Adams-Short Evicted Mario Mugan Third place Jon Tickle Evicted Ben Duncan Evicted Kathreya Kasisopa Evicted Victor Ebuwa Evicted Fourth place Lisa Appleton Evicted Darnell Swallow Fifth place Matthew Davies Evicted Jack and Joe Glenny Fourth place Alex Sibley Third place Stuart Hosking Evicted Charley Uchea Evicted Day 37Day 49–50 Part of the "Let's Do The Time Warp" shopping taskTo stay in Big Brother's Hotel from Hell Dexter Koh Runner-up Day 37Day 50–51 John McCririck Evicted Day 49–50 To stay in Big Brother's Hotel from Hell Evicted Jasmine Lennard Evicted Day 50–52 James Jordan Third place Day 51–52
Nominations table Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10FinalNominationsreceived ChloeNonominations Sarah,Cristian Sarah,Cristian Noteligible Simon,Marc Noteligible Noteligible Marc,Harry Amelia Noteligible Winner(Day 66) 3 JoelNonominations Adjoa,Sarah Jade,Nick Noteligible Marc,Sam Noteligible Danny Sam,Harry Amelia Sam Runner-up(Day 66) 10 DannyNonominationsJoel,Jade Jade,Joel Noteligible Marc,Sam Noteligible Nick Marc,Sam Harry Amelia Third place(Day 66) 2 JackNonominationsAdjoa,Eileen Jade,Eileen Noteligible Sam,Simon Noteligible Joel Marc,Sam Noteligible Fourth place(Day 66) 6 NickNonominationsAdjoa,Sarah Chloe,Aaron Noteligible Simon,Marc Noteligible Noteligible Marc,Sam Noteligible Fifth place(Day 66) 5 CristianNonominationsSarah,Chloe Aaron,Jade Noteligible Simon,Marc Noteligible Sam Marc,Harry Amelia Nick Sixth place(Day 66) 10 SamNot inHouse Eileen,Jack,Joel Joel,Simon Noteligible Harry Amelia Harry Amelia,Jack Jack Evicted(Day 60) 13 Harry AmeliaNot inHouse Exempt Marc,Sam Noteligible Simon Sam,Jack Noteligible Evicted(Day 60) 9 MarcNot inHouse Exempt Harry Amelia,Joel Harry Amelia,Chloe,Cristian,Jade Exempt Danny,Cristian Evicted(Day 53) 12 SimonNonominationsEvicted(Day 1) Eileen,Jack,Joel Jack,Harry Amelia Noteligible Jack Re-evicted(Day 46) 7 JadeNonominations Cristian,Eileen Eileen,Amy & Sally Noteligible Simon,Sam Noteligible Cristian Evicted(Day 39) 12 EileenNonominations Kieran,Jade Jade,Kieran Noteligible Evicted(Day 25) 9 SarahNonominations Joel,Nick Joel,Eileen Evicted(Day 18) 5 KieranNonominations Eileen,Adjoa Joel,Eileen Evicted(Day 18) 3 HarrietNonominations Cristian,Eileen Cristian,Jade Evicted(Day 18) 0 Amy & SallyNonominations Jade,Cristian Jade,Aaron Evicted(Day 18) 2 AaronNonominations Cristian,Amy & Sally Jade,Nick Ejected(Day 17) 3 AdjoaNonominations Kieran,Joel Evicted(Day 11) 4 Time Warp Housemates AisleyneNot inHouse Marc,Sam Left(Day 53) N/A NikkiNot inHouse Harry Amelia,Chloe,Cristian,Jade Exempt Left(Day 46) N/A HelenNot inHouse Exempt Left(Day 46) N/A BrianNot inHouseExempt Walked(Day 43) N/A Notes 1 2, 3 2, 4 5 2, 6 7 8 2, 9 10, 11 12 Againstpublic vote none Adjoa,Eileen,Sarah Amy & Sally,Chloe,Danny,Harriet,Kieran,Sarah Eileen,Joel Marc,Sam,Simon Chloe, Cristian,Harry Amelia,Jade Cristian,Danny,Harry Amelia,Jack,Joel,Nick,Sam,Simon Harry Amelia,Jack,Marc,Sam Chloe,Harry Amelia,Jack,Sam Chloe,Cristian,Danny,Jack,Joel,Nick Ejectednone Aaron noneEvictedSimonEvicted bytimebombAdjoaMost votesto evictAmy & SallyMost votesto evictEileenMost votesto evictMarcMost votesto moveJadeMost votesto evictSimonMost votes(out of 2)to evictMarcMost votesto evictHarry AmeliaMost votesto evictCristian(out of 6)Danny(out of 3)HarrietSecond mostvotes to evictNickFewest votes(out of 6)JoelFewest votes(out of 2)KieranThird mostvotes to evictSamHousemates'choiceto evict JackFewest votes(out of 4)SarahFourth mostvotes to evictChloeMost votesto win
Notes
: On launch night, the public voted for five housemates to participate in the series' first Timebomb challenge, fast-forwarding to the first eviction of the series. During the challenge, Jack won three immunity passes to use at any time during the series, Nick was forced to nominate face-to-face during every week of nominations, Jade won personal luxury, Adjoa received nothing and Simon was evicted immediately. : As part of the first Timebomb twist on launch night, Nick was forced to nominate face-to-face during this week of nominations. : This week the Housemates nominated face-to-face. Adjoa, Cristian, Eileen and Sarah received the most nominations. Jack was offered to give one of his immunity passes to one of the nominated housemates and he saved Cristian. : As well as finding out that they were nominated, Aaron, Cristian, Eileen, Jade, Joel, and Nick were shown who nominated them. Jack declined to give one of his immunity passes to one of the nominated housemates. It was later revealed that the real nominees were the housemates who had received the fewest nominations: Amy & Sally, Chloe, Danny, Harriet, Jack, Kieran, and Sarah. Jack was offered to give one of his immunity passes to one of the nominated housemates. He saved himself. Amy & Sally, Harriet, Kieran and Sarah were evicted on Day 18, and were replaced by Harry Amelia, Marc, Sam and Simon. : As new housemates, Harry Amelia, Marc, Sam and Simon were immune from the public vote this week. Two of the four new housemates, as chosen by an online poll, were solely responsible for nominating. The public chose Sam and Simon to nominate. As well as finding out that they were nominated, Eileen, Jack, and Joel were shown who nominated them. Jack, as one of the nominated housemates, was given the opportunity to use his final immunity pass. He chose to save himself from eviction. : The Housemates nominated face-to-face on Day 27. This week the public voted to move a Housemate rather than to evict. The chosen Housemate would move into the 'Timebomb Bunker' and would be joined by three former Housemates for the upcoming Timewarp Week. The public chose to send Marc to the Bunker. : This week Marc and the three former Housemates were the only Housemates able to nominate. : This week is nomination tag. If a Housemate receives a nomination they are automatically put up for eviction, and will then have to choose another to join them. That Housemate then must select another, and so on. This began as Jade decided to nominate Cristian after her eviction. As the final Housemate to be nominated, Nick did not have to nominate anyone else, leaving Chloe safe from the public vote. As Time Warp Week was put on pause, Marc was immune from nominations. : Aisleyne was required to nominate this week, she made her nominations face-to-face. : This week was "Cash Bomb nominations". The Housemates had to win immunity and the ability to choose one other Housemate to face eviction by pressing a button whenever the prize fund started to decrease. Joel, Danny, Cristian and Sam pressed the button and nominated Sam, Harry Amelia, Nick and Jack respectively. The nominated Housemates then had to bid money from the prize fund with the highest bidder saving themselves and being replaced by Chloe, the only eligible Housemate. Nick placed the highest bid and saved himself from eviction. : After Harry Amelia's eviction, the housemates were told that they had to evict a second housemate. The three remaining nominated housemates picked from one of three envelopes which had 1 of 3 amounts of money which would be added to the prize money in the event of the holders eviction. Jack had £1,000, Chloe had £10,000, Sam has £15,000. The house evicted Sam and £15,000 was added to the prize money. : For the final week, the public were voting for the housemate they wanted to win''', rather than evict. Following the first vote count, Cristian and Nick were evicted and left the house together.
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