Posted on September 05, 2011 by admin

Different channel, same old Big Brother. The nation’s favourite reality show is back on our screens and it hasn’t taken long for television executives to get celebrities all kitted out in an array of fancy dress outfits. Of course, dressing up in all manner of costumes has been a running theme since it started back in 2000.

Here, we take a trip down memory lane to remember six memorable fancy dress moments from Big Brother over the last few years.

Galloway hits the headlines

George Galloway will probably be best remembered during his time in the Big Brother house in 2006 for the cringe-worthy ‘cat incident’ with actress Rula Lenska, but who can forget the sight of him prancing around with Pete Burns in a skin-tight leotard? Galloway’s fetching little red number left very to the imagination.

Troyer’s bear necessities

The old adage that good things come in small packages certainly rings true with Verne Troyer. The pint-sized actor, best known for his role as Mini-Me in the Austin Powers franchise, got into the spirit of things in 2009 when he got decked out as a teddy bear during a task that also saw Tina Malone of Shameless fame don a ballerina outfit.

Animal magnetism in the BB house

An animal-themed task in 2008 produced a few interesting spectacles, including Jen and Bex dressed like seals before Mario in his role as zoo keeper threw fishy water at them. And check out this trio of contestants looking over the moon at being made to look like a pair of llamas and a pretty flamingo and Darnell in full bunny gear.

Is there a mole in the house?

Not even the fact he was wearing a mole costume gave it away that Mario was actually a mole in the 2010 edition, given the task of sabotaging food supplies and generally reaping havoc through the house. Only two fellow housemates correctly guessed what Mario was up.



Sisqo goes grey

There was not a thong in sight as rap star Sisqo instantly morphed into an old man in 2010 when the Big Brother house became a nursing home for a few days. However, it was difficult to distinguish whether or not hard man Vinnie Jones was simply wearing his own clothes for the task or not. We’ll let you decide on that one.

Would you Adam and Eve it?

Few predicted that Eugene would last long when he made a bizarre entrance to the house on launch night in 2005 in just a pair of fig-leaf pants. But the one-time radio breakfast show presenter remarkably made it all the way to the final only to be narrowly beaten by Geordie lothario Anthony.