‘Big Brother was extreme - I made thousands then lost it all,’ Anthony Hutton looks back
ok.co.ukWhen Big Brother made its debut in 2000 on Channel 4, the show marked the start of a new genre of TV. It promised contestants the chance to take part in a “social experiment”, and involved hopefuls entering a custom-built house where viewers at home could watch their every move.
Over the course of 18 years and 19 series, the reality show turned competitors such as Alison Hammond, Jade Goody and Adele Roberts into household names, with the series three finale amassing an impressive 9.9 million viewers.
But in 2018 the show came to an end. Now, following a five-year break, Big Brother is set to return to our screens on ITV2 and a whole new host of individuals will get to experience life spent in isolation.To celebrate, OK!
speaks to Anthony Hutton, who won Big Brother back in 2005. “It was the morning after a night out when I received a call from an unknown number.Thinking it would be a stranger I'd given my number to while out on the town, I nearly didn’t pick up.
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