When was the last Celebrity Big Brother and who won?

21 March 2025, 16:53

Celebrity Big Brother aired from August to September running for 26 days. Picture: Getty

By Tiasha Debray

With the 2025 season on the horizon, let’s cast our minds back to when Celebrity Big Brother was last on, who was on the cast and who won?

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Celebrity Big Brother has been confirmed to return to our screens this year (2025) after it's revival in 2024! And if teh rumoured lineup is anything to go by, it's going to be a good season!

Last year saw the likes of Love Island’s Ekin-Su, Sharon Osbourne, Heartstopper actor Bradley Riches and Louis Walsh and more on the show.

But with all the excitement bubbling away for the upcoming season, we need a refresh on the last Celebrity Big Brother. When was it? Who was on it and who won? Here’s everything you need to know.

Read more: Celebrity Big Brother 2025 lineup - Every rumoured contestant so far revealed

Aj and Will are the Celebrity Big Brother hosts. Picture: ITV

When was the last Celebrity Big Brother?

Last March! Celebrity Big Brother returned in 2024 after ITV revived the series following a six year hiatus.

Before that, Celebrity Big Brother hadn't aired since it was on Channel 5 in 2018. Celebrity Big Brother 22, the twenty-second series of the iconic reality tv show was also named Celebrity Big Brother: Eye of the Storm.

It aired on 16th August 2018 and ran for 26 days, ending on the 10th of September 2018.

Who won the last Celebrity Big Brother?

David Potts was the winner of CBB 2024, it's first season with ITV.

The finalists from his series were:

David Potts (winner)
Nikita Kuzmin (runner-up)
Colson Smith
Louis Walsh
Fern Britton

David Potts won CBB 2024. Picture: Getty

Who was in the cast of Celebrity Big Brother 2018?

Gabby Allen - Former Love Island contestant

Dan Osborne - Former The Only Way Is Essex star

Roxanne Pallett - Former Emmerdale actress

Kirstie Alley - Former Cheers actress and vocal Scientologist.

Sally Morgan - Psychic, live performer and author

Rodrigo Alvez - The Human Ken Doll

Chloe Ayling - Model and kidnapping victim

Ryan Thomas - Former Coronation Street actor.

Jermaine Pennant - Former Arsenal and Liverpool football player

Hardeep Singh Kohli - Celebrity MasterChef, The Apprentice, comedian and broadcaster.

Natalie Nunn - American reality TV personality

Nick Leeson - Banker responsible for the collapse of Barings

Ben Jardine - Ex Married At First Sight contestant.

Big change planned for Celebrity Big Brother housemates

Who won the last Celebrity Big Brother in 2018?

The 2018 season of Celebrity Big Brother 22 was won by actor Ryan Thomas, with Kirstie Alley placed second as runner up.

Ryan’s win became a historical moment on reality tv as his time in the house was anything but smooth.

During the season, fellow Roxanne Pallett falsely accused Ryan of being ‘a woman beater’ after a joke play fight and tried to turn the entire house and public against him.

Ryan was left feeling confused, scared and isolated in the house unknowing of the support growing outside for him when the footage of ‘the incident’ was released, showing that he was completely innocent.

The drama in the house left Ryan terrified of the repercussions outside the house, “the game became real life for me. I did break. I was a scared little boy,” he told Emma Willis in his winners interview.

But the public rallied behind him and in a tear filled final, Ryan left the Big Brother house victorious.