Nikki Grahame, who managed to pip him at the post to win a Most Popular TV contender award for that year.What was surprising behaviour from the man who had grown up on a council estate in Peckham and who had dreams of becoming a London Bus driver, was that he donated nearly €500,000 from his winnings to the Tourette’s Syndrome Association.During his time in the Big Brother house, Pete became a spokesperson for people with Tourettes, and in his own words: ‘Put Tourettes on the map.’Decidedly famous after winning the show, his music career (which he had started with a band called Daddy Fantastic pre-BB) took off.
Later renamed and reformed, Pete Bennett and the Love Dogs went on to play Glastonbury festival and venues including London’s.
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