Big Brother 2011, also known as Big Brother 12, is the twelfth series of the British reality television series Big Brother and the first not to be broadcast on Channel 4. It was broadcast on Channel 5 for the first time since the show's transfer from Channel 4. It launched on 9 September 2011 with an hour and a half-long special launch show, the day after the final of Celebrity Big Brother 8. It was hosted by Brian Dowling, the winner of Big Brother 2 and Ultimate Big Brother. This was the first presenter change since the departure of Davina McCall in September 2010. The series ran for 64 days, ending on 11 November 2011 when the winner, Aaron Allard-Morgan, won half of the £100,000 prize fund, with the remainder split between the five finalists.'Aaron Allard Morgan wins Big Brother 2011 Digital Spy 11 November 2011 The runner up was Jay McKray.
The series differed from the Channel 4 version in having the celebrity edition before the main series, with the latter running in the autumn rather than the traditional summer-long run. The series reverted to its traditional pattern a year later when Big Brother 13 aired in the summer of 2012. In 2018 the series reverted to the 2011 format again with Celebrity Big Brother 22 airing before Big Brother 19.
There were 14 original housemates, seven men and seven women all aged between 18 and 30. Much of the series concentrated on the romantic relationships that developed between the housemates during their time in the house.'Aaron Allard Morgan: I wasn't playing a game' Digital Spy 11 November 2011
The series was sponsored by skincare brand Freederm and was the first to use online voting via Facebook credits.'Big Brother vote to evict Facebook app launched' Digital Spy 14 September 2011
Housemates
Name Age on entry Hometown Day entered Day exited Result Aaron Allard-Morgan 30Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 1 64 Jay McKray 27Newcastle 1 64 nowrap Alex Lee 18 South Shields, Tyne and Wear 1 64 Louise Cliffe 25Manchester 1 64 Thomas "Tom" O'Connell 20Solihull, West Midlands 1 63 Faye Palmer 22Tamworth, Staffordshire 1 57 Harry Blake 23Cheshire 1 50 Jemma "Jem" Palmer 25Birmingham 29 48 Anton Murphy 23London 1 43 Aden Theobald 19Enfield, London 1 36 Hannah "Maisy" James 19Kent 1 29 Mark Henderson 28Berkshire 1 27 Heaven Afrika 30London 1 22 Rebeckah Vaughan 28Liverpool 1 15 Tashie Jackson 21Oxford 1 8
House guests
Pamela Anderson On 8 September, the evening before the launch night, presenter Brian Dowling confirmed a "surprise guest" twist involving Canadian model and Baywatch star Pamela Anderson who would enter the house on launch night to host a party and set a number of tasks for the housemates during a four-day stay.
Ex-housemates On Day 31, ex-housemate Rebeckah re-entered the house to host a date with Tom who won the rendezvous with her as part of the day's 'Let's get smashed' task. She attempted to communicate with her former house "boyfriend" Aden who was listening outside the door with Anton. However, this was against the task rules and she was admonished by Big Brother.'Big Brother Tom wins a date with Rebeckah' Digital Spy 10 October 2011 On Day 40, Tashie Jackson returned to the house to participate in the "Scream" shopping task, having previously returned covertly to do a bungee jump in Week 2.
Paranormal Activity 3 premiere night On the night of Day 41, a number of ex-celebrity and main series housemates and other VIP guests re-entered the Big Brother house to preview the horror movie Paranormal Activity 3 at a special red carpet premiere showing of the film. They joined current housemates Aaron, Jem, Louise and Tom who had won places at the event during an earlier task. Guests attending the event included Celebrity Big Brother 8 winner Paddy Doherty and fellow housemates Bobby Sabel and Lucien Laviscount.'Big Brother Paddy Docherty returns to house tonight' Digital Spy 19 October 2011 Also attending were former Big Brother UK housemates Nikki Grahame and Imogen Thomas, Hollyoaks actors Kieron Richardson and Bronagh Waugh, singer Michelle Heaton and reality show star and author Katie Price.'Katie Price enters Big Brother house for Paranormal Activity 3 Premiere' Digital Spy 19 October 2011
Kim Woodburn In the penultimate week of the series, on Day 55, celebrity cleaning expert and former How Clean Is Your House? presenter Kim Woodburn entered the house to inspect the state of domestic hygiene and to set a shopping task called It'll be all white to keep a pre-rewarded luxury budget of £300. She berated the housemates for their messy ways and ordered them to clean up the house. She also set them a shopping task to wear white outfits and keep them clean during a series of hazardous mini-tasks.'Kim Woodburn enters Big Brother house for cleaning task' Digital Spy 2 November 2011 She promised to return at the end of the day to judge their efforts with the cleaning and the shopping tasks, with money deducted for soiling the outfits. Having awarded a reduced shopping budget of £150, Woodburn awarded a bonus of £50 for the housemates' cleaning efforts.'Kim Woodburn passes Big Brother housemates in cleaning task' Digital Spy 3 November 2011
Nominations table Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Nominationsreceived Aaron Tashie,Anton Heaven,Rebeckah Anton,Aden Jay,Anton Anton,Jay Anton,Jay Jem,Jay Louise,Tom Winner(Day 64) 25 Jay Harry,Aaron Rebeckah,Heaven Maisy,Heaven Faye,Mark Aaron,Harry Jem,Tom Aaron,Faye Faye,Aaron Runner-up(Day 64) 14 Alex Anton,Tashie Heaven,Maisy Anton,Aden Maisy,Faye Aden,Anton Anton,Aaron Faye,Jem Jay,Faye Third place(Day 64) 6 Louise Tom,Alex Maisy,Rebeckah Maisy,Aaron Maisy,Faye Faye,Aden Harry,Faye Aaron,Harry Faye,Aaron Fourth place(Day 64) 5 Tom Louise,Harry Rebeckah,Maisy Aden,Aaron Aden,Maisy Anton,Aden Anton,Louise Aaron,Jem Louise,Jay Evicted(Day 63) 6 Faye Harry,Aaron Heaven,Rebeckah Aaron,Heaven Anton,Aaron Anton,Jay Anton,Jay Harry,Aaron Alex,Louise Evicted(Day 57) 16 Harry Aden,Tashie Rebeckah,Aden Heaven,Tom Faye,Maisy Jay,Anton Anton,Jay Jay,Jem Evicted(Day 50) 11 JemNot inHouse Exempt Anton,Jay Aaron,Harry Walked(Day 48) 6 Anton Mark,Aaron Heaven,Rebeckah Aaron,Heaven Faye,Maisy Aaron,Faye Alex,Jem Evicted(Day 43) 18 Aden Alex,Tom Heaven,Tom Heaven,Aaron Aaron,Faye Aaron,Faye Evicted(Day 36) 12 MaisyAlex,Mark Alex,Mark Mark,Aden Aaron,Mark Evicted(Day 29) 14 Mark Anton,Tashie Rebeckah,Maisy Maisy,Aden Aden,Maisy Walked(Day 27) 6 HeavenHarry,Tashie Faye,Jay Aaron,Maisy Evicted(Day 22) 12 RebeckahHarry,Aaron Jay,Heaven Evicted(Day 15) 8 Tashie Harry,Aaron Evicted(Day 8) 5 Notes 1 2 none 3, 4 5 6 7 8 Againstpublic vote Aaron,Harry,Tashie Heaven,Rebeckah Aaron,Aden,Heaven Faye,Maisy Aaron,Aden,Anton,Faye,Jay Anton,Harry,Jay,Jem Aaron,Faye,Harry,Jay Faye,Louise Aaron,Alex,Jay,Louise,Tom Walkednone Mark none Jem noneEvictedTashieFewest votesto saveRebeckahFewest votesto saveHeavenFewest votesto saveMaisyFewest votesto saveAdenFewest votesto saveAntonFewest votesto saveHarryFewest votesto saveFayeFewest votesto saveTom(out of 5)Louise(out of 4)AlexFewest votes(out of 3)JayFewest votes(out of 2)AaronMost votesto win
Notes
: Pamela Anderson was able to give immunity to four housemates during her stay by giving them a Golden Swimsuit. Heaven, Aden and Maisy received the first three Golden Swimsuits, however the final Golden Housemate, Rebeckah, had to choose one of the other three and remove their privilege — she chose Aden, hence he was no longer immune from eviction. : Having won an endurance task on Day 9, Harry won immunity from that week's nominations. While he could not be nominated, he could still nominate. : Prior to nominating, the housemates were told by Big Brother that they could openly discuss nominations until further notice. : As a new Housemate, Jem could not nominate and could not be nominated by her fellow Housemates. : Anton and Jay received the most nominations but in a twist by Big Brother were "fake evicted" and moved to a secret room, "The Crypt", in which they could watch their fellow housemates on television screens. Anton and Jay had the power to decide which two housemates faced this week's eviction with them, provided they passed a secret mission. The two passed the secret mission and returned to the house. Anton chose Jem, and Jay chose Harry. : The housemates' friends and family nominated on their behalf. Aaron and Jem received the most nominations, however, Jem walked before the eviction had taken place, so Big Brother decided that any other housemate who received a nomination would also be up for eviction this week. Therefore, Aaron, Faye, Harry and Jay faced the public vote this week. : Housemates had to nominate face-to-face this week. Every time a housemate received a nomination they received an electric shock. : During the final week the public voted for who they wanted to win, rather than save. The Housemate with the fewest votes was evicted the day before the final. This Housemate was Tom, leaving Aaron, Alex, Jay and Louise in the final four.
Weekly summary Week 1 Entrances On Day 1, Mark, Maisy, Aaron, Heaven, Tom, Tashie, Aden, Alex, Harry, Rebeckah, Anton, Faye, Jay, and Louise entered the House. They were joined by celebrity houseguest Pamela Anderson, who was waiting for them in the garden. Tasks Day 1: The housemates were given tasks to try to impress celebrity houseguest Pamela Anderson. Anyone who impressed Pamela received a golden swimsuit to wear at all times. Unknown to them, the golden swimsuit also gave them immunity from being nominated. Heaven won the first swimsuit at the launch night VIP party as Pamela found her the most entertaining guest. Day 2: Pamela set the housemates a speed-dating task to impress her as best date in the sauna. Aden won the task and gained the second golden swimsuit, as Pamela found him the most datable housemate. Day 3: Maisy won the third golden swim suit after winning the Baywatch-themed endurance competition in which all except Heaven and Aden competed in red swimsuits in the garden beach area. Day 4: Rebeckah won a golden swimsuit for being the most impressive housemate during the "Pick me Pamela" task judged by Pamela, Heaven and Maisy in the garden. However, she had to replace one of the three winners with herself and that housemate would lose their immunity from being nominated. Rebeckah chose Aden. Day 6: Housemates competed in a "Battle of the Brains" shopping task. Part 1 involved the housemates divided into "boys" and "girls" teams dressed in school uniforms. They had to calculate sums on blackboards using fish stuffed into barrels of stinking fish paste. The boys won, gaining control of the shopping list. Part 2 involved them answering two general knowledge questions at £50 for each correct answer. The boys team won the house a total budget of £350. Alex won her individual secret task to walk 2 miles around the house. She won a luxury basket of cosmetics for the female housemates. Punishments As a punishment for failing the "Battle of the Brains" task, the women were given a lunch of "brain food" which consisted of tinned sardines on toast while the men ate sushi for lunch. For failing the overall task, the women had to wear "pea brain" hats and face a gunging with "brain sick" by members of the men's schoolboy team. The "schoolboys" spun a wheel with the female's faces on it and when it alighted on a victim, they had to throw buckets of the brain sick over the selected female. After the Battle of the Brains task, the men's schoolboys' team were admonished by Big Brother for throwing the buckets of brain sick about against the house rules. The housemates faced a £350 budget for shopping following the deduction of £50 for this breach of task rules. Nominations The housemates nominated for the first time. Aaron, Harry and Tashie received the most nominations and faced the public vote. Exits On Day 4, Pamela Anderson left the house.