We only had to wait five years, but finally Big Brother is back.
Love it or hate it, Big Brother returned to our screens on 8th October on ITV2 and we met a whole new generation of Big Brother housemates - including Hallie and Zak. And although it's only been a week, we honestly love them already.
We can also already kind of tell which individuals are going to down in history, which gives us the perfect opportunity to take a look back at some of the biggest characters to ever grace the Big Brother house.
From normal civilians Brian Dowling, Chantelle Houghton and Josie Gibson making names for themselves, to Roxanne Pallett, Christopher Biggins and Ken Morley making a show of themselves, the show sure did have some ups and downs.
The Channel 4 turned Channel 5 show also launched the careers of many who weren't winners, like Alison Hammond, Adele Roberts and the late Nikki Grahame.
So we've decided to take a look at the best Big Brother winners over the years and see what they're up to now. From fish traders to TV presenters and builders to property developers, they've had a lot of different professions between them.
Big Brother winners: Where are they now?
1 of 36THEN: Craig Phillips
Scouser Craig Phillips was the first person to win Big Brother way back in 2000.
2 of 36NOW: Craig Phillips
After giving his £70,000 prize money to charity, Craig went on to put his building skills to use and appeared a number of TV shows such as 60 Minute Makeover and Craig's Trade Tips. In 2011, he hosted a show called Celebrity DIY with Craig Phillips for Home and he also became an ambassador for Ryobi, a hardware manufacturing company. Craig has two children with his wife called Laura Sheriff: Nelly, four, and Lennon, two. Nowadays, Craig, 51, stills works in construction, sharing his latest projects to YouTube.
3 of 36THEN: Brian Dowling
Irishman Brian Dowling was crowned the winner of Big Brother 2 in 2001, beating the likes of Helen Adams and Paul Clarke.
4 of 36NOW: Brian Dowling
The show acted as a platform for Brian who has since went on to have an amazing career in TV. Not only did he return to the show in 2010 to win Ultimate Big Brother, Brian later hosted the show for two series, taking over from Davina McCall. He has since gone on to become a well known TV personality, presenting shows like Sitting on a Fortune and The Real Housewives of Cheshire. Most recently he appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox Ireland with his husband Arthur Gouroulian with whom he shares daughter Blake, one.
5 of 36THEN: Kate Lawler
Kate Lawler was the first female to win the show when she won Big Brother 3 in 2002.
6 of 36NOW: Kate Lawler
Kate went on to present a number of TV and radio shows, including on Capital FM and Virgin Radio, and even appeared on Celebrity Love Island in 2006. Kate has one child - a daughter called Noa born in early 2021 - with her husband Martin Bojtos, who she has been married to since 2022.
7 of 36THEN: Cameron Stout
Cameron Stout won Big Brother in 2003 after receiving over 1.9 million votes. During his time in the Big Brother house Cameron was involved in a swap with the Big Brother Africa house. He swapped places with Big Brother Africa housemate Gaetano Kagwa.
8 of 36NOW: Cameron Stout
After the show finished, former fish trader Cameron went on to star in a number of pantomimes, as well as landing himself a job with a newspaper. He has since stayed out of the public eye.
9 of 36THEN: Nadia Almada
Nadia Almada stole the nation's hearts when she won the show in 2004, becoming the first transgender winner of Big Brother.
10 of 36NOW: Nadia Almada
As well as the show's former presenter Davina McCall, many Big Brother fans have called Nadia their 'favourite ever winner', despite her causing drama when she returned for Ultimate Big Brother in 2010. After winning Big Brother, Nadia released a single, appeared on TV shows and even brought out her own fitness DVD.
11 of 36THEN: Anthony Hutton
Geordie boy Anthony Hutton was a VERY popular winner in 2005, receiving 57.2% of the vote.
12 of 36NOW: Anthony Hutton
After the show, Anthony enjoyed a number of years of fame, appearing on TV shows and living the showbiz lifestyle. However, the Newcastle-born star now lives a normal life as hairdresser. Andrew married his long-term girlfriend Sophie Crosby in 2019, with the pair welcoming their two-year-old son Cruz.
13 of 36THEN: Pete Bennett
Pete Bennett was the firm favourite throughout Big Brother in 2006 and eventually won with 61.2% of the final vote.
14 of 36NOW: Pete Bennett
Pete enjoyed a romance with Nikki Grahame in the Big Brother house, but their romance faded out after just six months. Pete appeared on The Jeremy Kyle Show in 2010, where he revealed he is homeless. Since then, Pete has turned his life around and in 2016 set up a cleaning business called Celebriclean. Pete has now turned his hand to acting and recently released his own sitcom Green Fingers on Amazon Prime after starring in a number of films. He is the frontman on the punk/ rock and roll band LoveDogz.
15 of 36THEN: Brian Belo
Essex boy Brian Belo was the winner of Big Brother 8 in 2007.
16 of 36NOW: Brian Belo
Brian enjoyed major success after his stint on the show (as its youngest ever winner) landing himself a job on various TV shows. He also returned to the infamous house in 2015 as part of the Time Warp twist. However, in recent years Brian seems to have opted for a quieter post-Big Brother life.
17 of 36THEN: Rachel Rice
School teacher Rachel Rice won the show in 2008.
18 of 36NOW: Rachel Rice
After her successful stint on Big Brother, Rachel returned to teaching and is now a fully qualified English and Drama teacher at Abersychan Comprehensive School in Wales.
19 of 36THEN: Sophie Reade
Despite being made to change her name to 'DogFace' as part of a task, Sophie Reade won the show in 2009, winning the prize fund of £71,320.
20 of 36NOW: Sophie Reade
Since then, Sophie has continued with her modelling career, appearing in a number of different publications including Playboy.
21 of 36THEN: Josie Gibson
Josie Gibson won Big Brother in 2010 and then almost immediately appeared on Ultimate Big Brother before she decided to quit.
22 of 36NOW: Josie Gibson
Despite splitting from fellow contestant John James Parton, Josie went on to have a mega successful career, landing herself fitness DVDs, TV presenting gigs and her very own TV show. In 2019, Josie welcomed her first child, a baby boy called Reggie-James. The star is now a regular co-host on ITV's This Morning.
23 of 36THEN: Luke Anderson
Luke Anderson won the 13th series of Big Brother in 2012.
24 of 36NOW: Luke Anderson
After winning the show, Luke quit showbiz and is now a head chef at a hotel.
25 of 36THEN: Sam Evans
Welsh boy Sam Evans won Big Brother 14 in 2013.
26 of 36NOW: Sam Evans
After his victory, Sam - who was born with 70-80% hearing loss - announced that he intended to return to work in Debenhams.
27 of 36THEN: Helen Wood
Perhaps one of the most surprising victories in Big Brother history, in 2014 Helen Wood was crowned the winner of Big Brother.
28 of 36NOW: Helen Wood
With her vibrant personality, Helen has since appeared on a number of TV shows and most recently appeared on Good Morning Britain.
29 of 36THEN: Chloe Wilburn
Chloe Wilburn won Big Brother in 2015.
30 of 36NOW: Chloe Wilburn
After winning the show, Chloe decided to return to normal life. She is now married to Dom Tasker and has a son called Vinnie John Taker, born in 2017.
31 of 36THEN: Jason Burill
Despite threatening to leave the house on numerous occasions, Jason Burill won the 17th series of Big Brother in 2016.
32 of 36NOW: Jason Burill
Since then, Jason has focused his attention on property developing and working with multiple charities such as Starr Trust and The K-9 Angels.
33 of 36THEN: Isabelle Warburton
Isabelle Warburton was crowned winner of Big Brother in 2017.
34 of 36NOW: Isabelle Warburton
Isabelle now works as an Instagram influencer and as a beautician at Buff Salon. She and husband Mike Chung have two children: Eric, two, and Dusty, one.
35 of 36THEN: Cameron Cole
Cameron Cole became the last ever (and now 'most recent') Big Brother winner in 2018 and he was only 18 at the time.
36 of 36NOW: Cameron Cole
Since winning Big Brother, Cameron is living his best life with boyfriend James Marshall.