‘Big Brother filmed me showering - I couldn't return to teaching and got a job washing up’
With Big Brother set to return after five years off air, a whole new host of contestants will experience life isolated from the outside world in the famous house. Throughout the show’s 18-year history on our screens, Big Brother brought us plenty of iconic moments and introduced us to some memorable personalities. Here, former contestant Penny Ellis, who appeared on the show in 2001, talks to OK! about her own experience on the show… “While on a break from my job as an English teacher, I called the number to what I thought was The Big Breakfast.