Big Brother 2005, also known as Big Brother 6, is the sixth series of the British reality television series Big Brother. The show followed sixteen contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period in a custom-built House. One or more housemates were evicted by a public vote each week. The last remaining housemate, Anthony Hutton, was declared the winner, winning a cash prize of £50,000. Runner-up Eugene Sully also won the same amount during a task two days before the final.
The series launched on Channel 4 on 27 May 2005 and ended on 12 August 2005, lasting 78 days – the fifth longest British edition of Big Brother. Davina McCall returned as presenter for her sixth consecutive year. Thirteen housemates entered on launch night, with three more being introduced in the fourth week. An average of 4.6 million viewers watched the series, the fourth highest viewed series of the show to date (joint with Big Brother 4).
Big Brother 6 received viewer complaints and press attention for various controversial scenes.
Housemates
Thirteen housemates entered the House on Day 1. In week 5, three other housemates entered the Secret Garden. Makosi then chose two of them to join the main House: Orlaith and Eugene. When Orlaith voluntarily left weeks later, Kinga, the third housemate from the Secret Garden, re-entered the House.
NameAge on entryHometownDay enteredDay exitedStatus Anthony Hutton 23 Newcastle 1 78 Eugene Sully 27 Crawley 29 78 nowrap Makosi Musambasi 24 Buckinghamshire (originally from Zimbabwe) 1 78 Kinga Karolczak 20 London 29 32 rowspan=2 66 78 Craig Coates 20 Norfolk 1 76 Derek Laud 40 London 1 71 Orlaith McAllister 26 Belfast 29 65 Kemal Shahin 19 London 1 64 Kieron "Science" Harvey 22 Leeds 1 57 Vanessa Layton-McIntosh 19 London 1 50 Maxwell Ward 24 London 1 43 Saskia Howard-Clarke 23 London 1 36 Roberto Conte 32 Liverpool (originally from Italy) 1 29 Samantha "Sam" Heuston 23 London 1 22 Lesley Sanderson 19 Huddersfield 1 15 Mary O'Leary 30 Dublin 1 8 Notes
Nominations table Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11FinalNominations receivedDay 5Day 6NominationsEvictionAnthony Derek,Makosi Noteligible Derek,Vanessa Derek,Sam Derek,Vanessa Banned Derek,Science Derek,Kemal Vanessa Science,Orlaith Craig,Makosi Derek,Eugene Winner(Day 78) 11EugeneNot inHouse SecretGarden Anthony,Maxwell Refused Vanessa Science,Orlaith Craig,Derek Makosi,Anthony Runner-up(Day 78) 6Makosi Roberto,Anthony Mary,Craig Derek,Sam Roberto,Derek Science,Anthony Maxwell,Saskia Orlaith,Maxwell Refused Nominated Kemal,Derek Eugene,Anthony Derek,Eugene Third place(Day 78) 12KingaNot inHouse SecretGarden Evicted(Day 32) Makosi,Craig Fourth place(Day 78) 0Craig Makosi,Kemal Noteligible Sam,Saskia Banned Makosi,Derek Science,Makosi Kemal,Science Derek,Eugene Vanessa Science,Makosi Anthony,Orlaith Eugene,Derek Evicted(Day 76) 7Derek Sam,Saskia Noteligible Sam,Saskia Banned Maxwell,Anthony Saskia,Maxwell Maxwell,Anthony Refused Vanessa Science,Orlaith Eugene,Kemal Anthony,Craig Evicted(Day 71) 27OrlaithNot inHouse SecretGarden Eugene,Maxwell Refused Vanessa Kemal,Derek Anthony,Craig Walked(Day 65) 5Kemal Maxwell,Sam Noteligible Roberto,Derek Roberto,Science Roberto,Science Saskia,Maxwell Anthony,Maxwell Science,Makosi Makosi Science,Orlaith Derek,Makosi Evicted (Day 64) 7Science Roberto,Maxwell Noteligible Maxwell,Derek Maxwell,Saskia Derek,Roberto Craig,Maxwell Maxwell,Craig Refused Vanessa Craig,Derek Evicted(Day 57) 18Vanessa Sam,Roberto Noteligible Sam,Saskia Sam,Roberto Science,Derek Maxwell,Saskia Science,Eugene Refused Nominated Evicted(Day 50) 13Maxwell Makosi,Vanessa Noteligible Derek,Science Roberto,Sam Roberto,Derek Banned Kemal,Science Evicted(Day 43) 17Saskia Mary,Craig Noteligible Derek,Lesley Roberto,Derek Derek,Roberto Makosi,Science Evicted(Day 36) 11Roberto Science,Vanessa Exempt Vanessa,Sam Banned Vanessa,Kemal Evicted(Day 29) 15Sam Vanessa,Derek Exempt Lesley,Derek Roberto,Maxwell Evicted(Day 22) 13Lesley Sam,Makosi Noteligible Sam,Saskia Evicted(Day 15) 2Mary Saskia,Roberto Noteligible Evicted(Day 8) 2Note1 2 3 none 4 none 5 none 6 7 8 Against Makosi,Roberto,Sam Craig,Mary Anthony,Craig,Derek,Kemal,Lesley,Makosi,Maxwell,Roberto,Sam,Saskia,Science,Vanessa Derek,Roberto,Sam Derek,Roberto Maxwell,Saskia Maxwell,Science Derek,Eugene,Makosi,Orlaith,Science,Vanessa Makosi,Vanessa Orlaith,Science Kemal,Orlaith Derek,Eugene Anthony,Craig,Eugene,Kinga,MakosiWalkednone Orlaith noneEvictedNoneMary60%to evictLesley36%to evictSam59%to evictRoberto53%to evictKingato evictMaxwell57%to evictNoneVanessa6 of 7 votesto evictScience50.5%to evictKemal51.1%to evictDerek58%to evictCraig3.9%Kinga4.1%(out of 4)Makosi8.7%Eugene42.7%(out of 2)Saskia71%to evictAnthony57.3%to win Notes
: Makosi was told on Day 1 that the housemates who received the most nominations that week would be immune from the first eviction. She was, therefore, given the secret mission of trying to get the most nominations that week. She succeeded in her task, receiving the most nominations along with Roberto and Sam, who were now immune. She then had to nominate two housemates to face eviction, as all the other housemates' nominations became voided. She nominated Mary and Craig. : As punishment for Vanessa discussing nominations, all housemates automatically faced eviction, and their nominations were voided. Derek and Sam would have faced the public vote if this had not happened. : As punishment for discussing nominations, Craig, Derek and Roberto were banned from nominating. : Anthony and Maxwell were banned from nominating as punishment for discussing nominations. After Roberto's eviction, three new housemates entered the secret garden, secretly living alongside the original housemates. As Makosi was on a secret mission, she had to evict one person from the secret garden, and the other two entered the house. Makosi chose to evict Kinga, and Eugene and Orlaith entered the house. : Big Brother set the housemates a task, telling them Big Brother would lie to them twice. Big Brother told the housemates that the week's nominations were optional. This was the first lie. As always, nominations were compulsory; those who did not would face the public vote. Only Anthony, Craig and Kemal nominated – saving them from the public vote. Big Brother then told the second lie by announcing that the housemates up for eviction were Anthony, Craig and Kemal, when in fact, they were the only housemates not up. On eviction night, Makosi and Vanessa were announced to have received the most votes, and the remaining housemates had to decide whom to evict. Vanessa was evicted with six votes, with only Kemal voting to evict Makosi. : Instead of nominating those that they wanted to evict, the housemates had to nominate those who they wanted to stay in the house, with the two or more housemates with the least nominations facing the public vote. : After Orlaith walked, Kinga entered the house. She was instantly set on a secret mission in which she needed to get at least one person not to nominate her. If one person failed to nominate her, she would gain immunity and appear in the final week. She passed her task as none of the housemates nominated her. : There were no nominations in the final week. On Day 76, a vote count was taken, and the housemate who had received the fewest votes would be immediately evicted, leaving four housemates in the final. This housemate was Craig, leaving Anthony, Eugene, Kinga, and Makosi in the final four.
Weekly summary Week 1 Entrances On Day 1, Derek, Lesley, Sam, Maxwell, Vanessa, Anthony, Roberto, Makosi, Craig, Mary, Science, Saskia and Kemal entered the house. Tasks The "unlucky thirteenth" housemate was chosen randomly on Day 1 as Makosi when she was first to respond to a call by Big Brother for "a housemate" to go to the Diary Room. Makosi was told she would automatically be up for eviction that week unless she managed to get the most nominations from her housemates. She had to nominate two people for eviction. She was to keep this task secret. Makosi succeeded in her secret mission and chose Craig and Mary to be up for eviction instead. On Day 3, housemates painted portraits of each other to hang in the living area. On Day 4, housemates had to perform a rap about each other to win Mary a birthday party. Nominations On Day 5, Makosi, Roberto, and Sam received the most votes and faced the public vote. However, due to Makosi passing her secret mission, these nominations were cancelled, and she got to choose the real two nominees. She nominated Craig and Mary, and they faced the public vote. Exits On Day 8, Mary was evicted from the house, receiving 60% of the public vote. Week 2 Tasks On Day 9, housemates had to participate in a counting task where each housemate had to count as high as possible while being distracted by Big Brother. Saskia won the task and was awarded the chance to become Big Brother for a week. She was allowed to watch selected Diary Room sessions, create punishments, and fulfil or reject housemate requests. On Day 12, housemates had to participate in the "Big Brother Hospital Task." Roberto was randomly chosen to become the head doctor and chose Saskia, Science, and Vanessa as his nurses. Every other housemate was diagnosed with a problem and had to follow the rules of their injuries. Kemal, Lesley, Makosi and Vanessa didn't wear their hospital outfits on the third day and failed the task. Due to this, the House received a basic shopping budget for the next week. Punishments Maxwell was given some underwear after requesting some from Big Brother. He was unhappy with the underwear he was given and burned them with a lighter. The next day, he was forced to wear a baby's outfit and sit on "The Naughty Step" for three hours. In a conversation, Vanessa broke the game rules by telling Lesley whom she would nominate. Although the nominations still took place, Big Brother ignored the results and ruled that every housemate would be up for eviction for the first time in the UK series. Nominations All housemates this week faced the public vote due to multiple rule-breaking. Exits On Day 15, Lesley was evicted from the house, receiving 36% of the public vote. Week 3 Tasks On Day 16, the housemates participated in the Box Task. Each housemate had to sit in a cardboard box for as long as possible. The task winner received luxury meals and an unlimited supply of wine for the week. After 26 hours and 16 minutes, Anthony, Derek, and Roberto were announced as the joint winners of the task. On Day 18, for the shopping task, housemates had to participate in a Pirate Task. All housemates, besides the captain, had to do various tasks involving being a pirate and were only allowed two fails per day. Science was randomly chosen as the captain. The housemates failed the task by incurring 28 fails in three days. On Day 20, Big Brother held a speed dating task. Big Brother paired each housemate with three other housemates, and they had to go on two-minute dates with each of them. On Day 22, Science requested toilet paper. Big Brother gave him a secret task. He was told that for every housemate he slapped on the bottom, he would receive one roll of toilet paper. Science slapped everyone but Anthony, Derek, and Maxwell and received seven rolls. Punishments On Day 16, during the box task, Kemal put a dirty toilet brush into Roberto's box and was punished by being instructed to sit on the Naughty Step for two hours. Craig, Derek, and Roberto were banned from nominating after discussing the nomination procedure, which broke a fundamental rule. Clips of their discussions (mainly concerning Saskia) were played into the House via the plasma screen in the living room. On Day 20, Science received a formal warning for throwing water in Kemal's face, which Big Brother deemed unprovoked. Nominations