Cameron Stout - BB4
Evangelical Christian Cameron, 42, won series four. He is single and lives on the Orkney islands in Scotland, where he is a school teacher.
Cameron says: "I've never really been a big TV watcher, but I got wind of this programme that was due to start, and it was billed as a kind of social experiment, involving a group of complete strangers in a house.
"When I tuned in to Big Brother, something about it hooked me and I was absolutely fascinated by it for the next few years.
"During the third series of Big Brother, I got hold of the application pack last-minute and gave full and frank answers to all the questions, which was unlike me - I'm normally a very private person. I didn't think I'd ever hear from them again, but of course I did.
"At first I thought it was a hoax. I was working for an international trading company in the seafood industry, which was a very busy line of work, and the producers left messages at my office but I thought it was a wind-up. thankfully, they persevered and I got on the show.
"I had a great time doing Big Brother, right from the run-up when I was whisked away into hiding before the show. I remember saying to my brother at that stage that if it didn't go any further, I wouldn't mind because it had been good fun.
"When I did eventually appear in the house at Elstree studios, I was fortunate that the people I shared the house with were, on the whole, an amiable bunch.
"The house itself was a lovely place to live, in contrast to the year before us which had the rich-side, poor-side divide - that was quite poorly received by the viewing public.
"We were "the happy house", but the following year they changed it again and designed the space to set the housemates against each other.
"Early on in the house, we devised our own cabaret, but the lasting highlight for me was getting the swap to Big Brother Africa. That's also what a lot of the public remember and when I'm on my travels, people still ask me about it today.
"I'm still in touch with some of the housemates from Big Brother Africa, including Cherise Makubale, the girl who won it. If I've taken anything from the whole experience, it's been the friends I've made.
"After winning Big Brother, I went from an extremely hectic job to what seemed like another extremely hectic job. I was booked for events and appearances here and there, and for me it was always a case of trying to do it as professionally as I could.
Life is very different now. As a school teacher on Orkney, I have another kind of audience to deal with.
"And having avoided politics all my life, I have recently started leading an organisation called Better together Orkney because I believe Orkney is stronger as part of a Scotland that remains within the united Kingdom.
"The notion of being separate really concerned me - I am absolutely convinced that we are better off together.
"All of my life up until now has given me the set of skills I need to be in front of a class of children. It's a challenging but rewarding job.
"My classes range from nine to 14 in age and the school is on the island of Hoy, which is an hour's boat trip each morning. It's not your regular commute, but I'd far rather be on a boat in Scapa Flow than in a car on the M8."
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