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Saturday 1st September 2007
This is from BT Yahoo/ITN
Brian Belo has won the eighth series of Big Brother after coming top in the public vote.
The 20-year-old data clerk from Essex, who famously told the housemates he had no idea who Shakespeare was, pipped twins Sam and Amanda Marchant to claim the £100,000 winner's cheque.
He was hugged by the screaming twins from Newcastle-upon-Lyme after he was told the news by Davina McCall.
The bubbly pair, who counted as one person in the poll, were red hot 1-6 favourites to win.
But Brian's unassuming charm won him thousands of fans with the public and he was always a strong contender.
Tree surgeon Liam McGough, 23, came third in the poll.
Fourth in the public vote was former boyband member Ziggy Lichman, 26, whose romance with Posh Spice wannabe Chanelle was one of the main talking points in this year's show.
Carole Vincent, a 53-year-old activist who has been in the show from the beginning, came fifth in the final poll while Jonty Stern, 36, was sixth.
The eighth series, which lasted a record 13 weeks, is the least popular since the show began in 2000. It's averaged 3.8 million viewers - compared to the previous low of 4.5 million for Big Brother six.
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