Big Brother 2003, also known as Big Brother 4, is the fourth series of the British reality television series Big Brother. The show followed thirteen contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one or more of the housemates were evicted by a public vote. The last remaining housemate, Cameron Stout, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of £70,000.
As with the previous three series, Big Brother 4 lasted 64 days. It launched on Channel 4 on 23 May 2003 and ended on 25 July 2003. Davina McCall returned as presenter for her fourth consecutive year. Twelve housemates entered on launch night, with one additional housemate being introduced in the sixth week. The series was watched by an average of 4.6 million viewers, the fourth highest viewed series of the show to date (joint with Big Brother 6).
Big Brother 4 has since been regarded as one of the most "boring" series of the British edition of the show. It did, however, become memorable for a bomb scare that led to the temporary evacuation of the House, and for being the first UK series of Big Brother to feature a double eviction, foreign housemate exchange and a return of a previously evicted housemate.
Housemates
Name Age on entry Hometown Day entered Day exited Result Cameron Stout 32Stromness, Orkney 1 64 Ray Shah 25Dublin 1 64 nowrap Scott Turner 27Liverpool 1 64 Steph Coldicott 27Redditch 1 64 Annuszka "Nush" Nowak 23Worcestershire 1 57 Lisa Jeynes 35South Wales 37 50 Herjender "Gos" Gosal 31London 1 44 Tânia do Nascimento 22London 1 36 Jonathan "Jon" Tickle 29Staines 1 29 Federico Martone 23Glasgow 1 29 Joanne "Sissy" Rooney 26Toxteth 1 22 Justine Sellman 27Leeds 1 15 Anouska Golebiewski 20Greater Manchester 1 8
Future Appearances Housemates from Big Brother 4 failed to make many appearances in future regular series' since their evictions. However, the first evictee, Anouska, would continue to make regular appearances on the Big Brother franchise, first as a guest on Big Brother Australia 3, as a houseguest for 10 days in the final weeks of the season. Her stay was 2 days longer than her time as a housemate in the UK. Then she was a participant in the 2004 spin-off series Big Brother Panto, along with other housemates from the first five series'. Housemate Federico later appeared in Big Brother 10, participating in a task celebrating ten years of the series, and Ultimate Big Brother saw housemate Lisa make an appearance participating in a task inspired by her time in Big Brother 4, and Jon also made a short appearance in a task.
Nominations table Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9FinalNominations receivedCameron Anouska Jon,Tânia Jon,Federico Jon,Federico Tânia,Nush Nush,Ray Noteligible Nush,Ray Winner(Day 64) 11Ray Jon Jon,Justine Jon,Cameron Jon,Cameron Tânia,Steph Nush,Gos Cameron,Lisa,Steph Nush,Cameron Runner-up(Day 64) 11Scott Anouska Steph,Jon Steph,Jon Jon,Cameron Steph,Tânia Gos,Steph Noteligible Steph,Cameron Third place(Day 64) 7Steph Federico Scott,Federico Jon,Sissy Federico,Ray Ray,Nush Ray,Nush Noteligible Scott,Nush Fourth place(Day 64) 11Nush Scott Ray,Jon Jon,Federico Federico,Jon Gos,Steph Steph,Gos Noteligible Steph,Cameron Evicted(Day 57) 11LisaNot in House Exempt Noteligible Evicted(Day 50) 1Gos Anouska Justine,Jon Federico,Sissy Federico,Scott Ray,Nush Ray,Nush Evicted(Day 44) 5Tânia Jon Cameron,Sissy Jon,Sissy Cameron,Jon Gos,Scott Evicted(Day 36) 6Jon Anouska Justine,Federico Sissy,Nush Federico,Ray Evicted(Day 29) Guest(Day 50–64)21Federico Jon Justine,Tânia Cameron,Steph Tânia,Cameron Evicted(Day 29) 12Sissy Anouska Ray,Scott Scott,Federico Evicted(Day 22) 5Justine Anouska Jon,Ray Evicted(Day 15) 4Anouska Jon Evicted(Day 8) 6 Notes 1 none 2 3 4 5 6 6, 7Againstpublic vote Anouska,Federico,Jon,Scott Jon,Justine Federico,Jon,Sissy Cameron,Federico,Jon Nush,Steph,Tânia Gos,Nush,Ray Cameron,Lisa,Steph Cameron,Nush Cameron,Ray,Scott, StephEvictedAnouska46%to evictJustine57%to evictSissy45%to evictFederico40%to evictTânia72%to evictGos46%to evictLisa82%to evictNush67%to evictSteph7%Scott27%Jon37%to evictJon 62%to returnRay43%(out of 2)Cameron57%to win Notes
: On Launch Night, shortly after entering the house, all housemates had to nominate one fellow housemate based on first impressions. Any housemate who received a nomination automatically faced eviction. : Week 4 was a double eviction. The three or more housemates with the most nominations faced the public vote, and the two people with the most votes to evict left the house on Day 29. : Cameron made his nominations from the Big Brother House in South Africa over the phone to Gaetano. Even though he could nominate, none of his fellow housemates could nominate him. : As a new housemate, Lisa could not nominate and could not be nominated by her fellow housemates. As Cameron had only recently returned to the house from South Africa, he also could not be nominated by his fellow housemates, however he could still nominate. Due to a bomb scare on Day 43, the scheduled eviction for Week 6 was postponed to the following day. That week's evictee, Gos, left the house to no crowd outside the house. : Ray, as leader of the house in Week 7, was the only one who could nominate, and had to nominate three people. Following Lisa's eviction on Day 50, voting lines opened for the public to vote for an evicted housemate (either Justine, Sissy, Federico, Jon, Gos, or Lisa) to return to the house. As a guest in the Big Brother Australia house, Anouska was ineligible to go back, neither was Tania, who refused to return. As the chosen ex-housemate, Jon was granted re-entry into the house, but was ineligible to win. : Because Jon was a guest in the house, and was not eligible to win, he could not nominate and could not be nominated by his fellow housemates. : There were no nominations in the final week. The public voted for who they wanted to win, rather than evict.
Weekly summary Week 1 Entrances On Day 1, Anouska, Cameron, Federico, Gos, Jon, Justine, Nush, Ray, Scott, Sissy, Steph and Tânia entered the house. Twists Upon entering the house, Davina told the housemates that they would all be nominating one housemate for eviction. If a housemates received at least one vote, they would automatically be nominated for eviction. Tasks On Day 3, the housemates were given their first shopping task. They were required to power a pedalo non-stop for 72 hours. The housemates wagered 50% of their weekly shopping budget on the task. The housemates failed their shopping task. Nominations Anouska, Federico, Jon and Scott received at least one nomination and faced the public vote. Exits On Day 8, Anouska was evicted from the house, receiving 46% of the public vote to evict. Week 2 Tasks On Day 9, the housemates were given a task to earn entry into the reward room. The housemates were split into two teams to play a game of tug of war. The green team consisted of Gos, Jon, Justine, Scott and Steph. The yellow team consisted of Cameron, Federico, Nush, Ray and Tânia. Sissy was the umpire. The green team won the challenge and gained access to the reward room. On Day 10, the housemates were given their next weekly shopping task, in which the housemates were given a chance to become honorary members of the Cub Scouts. The housemates wagered 65% of their weekly shopping budget on the task. The housemates failed their shopping task. Nominations The housemates nominated for the second time. Jon and Justine received the most nominations and faced the public vote. Exits On Day 15, Justine was evicted from the house, receiving 57% of the public vote to evict. Week 3 Tasks On Day 16, the housemates took part in a game of pass the parcel to decide who would earn entry into the reward room. Cameron, Federico, Gos, Jon, Nush, Scott and Tânia all won access to the reward room. On Day 17, the housemates were given their next weekly shopping task, in which they had to memorize and perform a musical tune on a set of handbells. The housemates wagered 65% of their weekly shopping budget on the task. The housemates failed their shopping task. On Day 20, the housemates were given a task in which they had to name the tune that they had been performing as part of their shopping task. The housemates passed this task and earned a Chinese takeaway. Nominations The housemates nominated for the third time. Federico, Jon and Sissy received the most nominations and faced the public vote. Exits On Day 22, Sissy was evicted from the house, receiving 45% of the public vote to evict. Week 4 Tasks On Day 23, the housemates took part in a game of charades to decide who would earn entry into the reward room. Cameron, Federico, Nush, Ray, Steph and Tânia all won access to the reward room. On Day 24, the housemates were given their next weekly shopping task, in which they had to create superhero alter egos and perform tasks within their chosen alter ego. The housemates wagered 85% of their weekly shopping budget. The housemates passed their shopping task. Nominations The housemates nominated for the fourth time. Cameron, Federico and Jon received the most nominations and faced the public vote. Exits On Day 29, Federico and Jon were both evicted from the house, receiving 40% and 37% of the public vote to evict, respectively. Week 5 EntrancesOn Day 32, Gaetano, from the Big Brother House in South Africa, entered the house as a surprise international Big Brother swap. TwistsOn Day 31, Cameron was chosen to travel to the Big Brother House in South Africa. He was swapped with Big Brother Africa housemate Gaetano. Cameron returned to the house on Day 36. TasksOn Day 30, the housemates took part in a geography quiz to determine who would earn entry into the reward room. Cameron won the task and chose Gos, Ray, Scott, Steph and Tania to join him. On Day 33, the housemates were given their next weekly shopping task, in which they had to memorize facts about each other. The housemates wagered 95% of their weekly shopping budget. The housemates passed their shopping task. Nominations The housemates nominated for the fifth time. Nush, Steph and Tânia received the most nominations and faced the public vote. Exits On Day 35, Gaetano left the Big Brother UK house and returned to the Big Brother Africa house. On Day 36, Tânia was evicted from the house, receiving 72% of the public vote to evict. Week 6 EntrancesOn Day 37, Lisa entered the house. Tasks On Day 37, the housemates each drew straws to determine who would earn entry into the reward room. All housemates earned entry into the reward room. On Day 38, the housemates were given their next weekly shopping task, in which they had to take part in gymkhana. The housemates wagered 100% of their weekly shopping budget. The housemates passed their shopping task. Nominations The housemates nominated for the sixth time. Gos, Nush and Ray received the most nominations and faced the public vote. Due to being a new housemate, Lisa was exempt from the nomination process. Exits On Day 44, Gos was evicted from the house, receiving 46% of the public vote to evict. Week 7 EntrancesOn Day 50, Jon was chosen by the public to re-enter the house as a guest. He would stay until the final day, but would be ineligible to win. Tasks On Day 45, housemates had to choose a robot animal to represent them in a race. Ray won the challenge and became the Head of House. Cameron lost the challenge and was the only housemate not permitted to enter the reward room. On Day 48, the housemates were given their next weekly shopping task, in which Ray had to gamble money from the shopping budget on the spin of a roulette wheel. Ray won the group a shopping budget of £2. Nominations Due to being the Head of House, Ray was the only housemate permitted to nominate this week. He nominated Cameron, Lisa and Steph, and they faced the public vote. Exits