Big Brother’s Pete Bennett looks unrecognisable 14 years after winning the show

Bring back the mohawk, we say

Pete Bennett

by Marianna Manson |
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One of the best-loved Big Brother housemates of all time, from undoubtedly one of the absolute top series, 2006’s Pete Bennett is looking dramatically different 14 years after winning the show.

Pete was best known for his short-lived relationship with Nikki “Who IS she?” Grahame and his loveable quirks, as well as his striking red mohawk and guyliner.

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Pete after winning Big Brother 7 ©Getty

But a now 38-year-old Pete appears to have toned down his look (boo) as he’s set to star in a new movie alongside Catherine Tate called This Nan’s life. Since he first rose to fame he’s also written his own sitcom, Green Fingers, which was shown on Amazon Prime.

Pete’s series was the stuff of legend, starring not only himself and Nikki but also runner up Glyn Wise, Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace and Imogen Thomas.

And despite fellow housemates Mikey Dalton and Grace Adams-Short’s relationship standing the test of time(they’re now married and have three children together) it’s Pete and Nikki’s fling that has gone down in BB history.

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Pete Bennett

Pete was the first housemate to enter the Big Brother house, and made quite an entrance by falling down he stairs. He was also the last to leave after winning the show with a landslide 61% of the vote.

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Pete Bennett now

Pete's now an actor, starring in a show called Green Fingers on Amazon Prime. In late 2020, he's appearing in a Catherine Tate film, This Nan's Life.

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Glyn Wise

Remember Glyn? Only vaguely? Us too, yet he came second on the show after a whopping 93 days in the house. Blimey.

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Glyn Wise now

Glyn stood as Plaid Cymru's candidate in Cardiff Central in 2016 but resigned from the party later that year.

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Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace

Aisleyne divided opinion among the Big Brother housemates, she was voted to be sent to the House Next Door in week six, but she was popular with viewers and ended in a very respectable third place.

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Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace now

Aisleyne is the biggest monetary success story of her series and is worth an estimated cool £4.3m. She's still a darling of the tabloids and, honestly? We're still a little bit in love with her.

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Richard Newman

Another housemate who stirred up mixed feelings in the house, Richard survived eviction a whopping six times. He wound up in fourth place.

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Richard Newman not really now tbh

It's remarkably difficult to find an up-to-date snap of Richard (rude) so here's a jolly picture of him and fellow housemate Lea Walker. He went on to present a show on Gaydar radio for two years after the show.

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Nikki Grahame

One of the most iconic Big Brother contestants of all time, Nikki Grahame was booted out of the house on day 58 but was put back in on day 83. She ended up in fifth place which is weird considering her "WHO IS SHE?" rant is still common parlance.

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Nikki Grahame now

Since leaving Big Brother, Nikki has done a whole lot more Big Brother, including Ultimate Big Brother (she came second to Brian Dowling) and Big Brother Canada 4 (she lasted a whopping 59 days).Nikki tragically passed away in April 2020 following a long battle with anorexia.

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Jennie Corner

Look, we're going to level with you here. We don't remember anything about Jennie's time in the house and yet she was part of the finale and came in sixth place after 49 days in the house.

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Jennie Corner...still in 2006

Jennie's post-Big Brother life seems to have been lived out of the spotlight (as is her absolute right). She did a saucy photoshoot for now defunct lads' mag Zoo, posted some tweets in 2013 but other than that...nada.

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Imogen Thomas

Miss Wales 2003, Imogen lasted 86 days in the Big Brother house, just missing out on a place in the finale.

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Imogen Thomas

Unlike Jennie, Imogen has very much kept herself in the public eye. Her most notorious moment was when her alleged affair with Ryan Giggs was subject to a gagging order in 2011.

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Mikey Dalton and Grace Adams-Short

Grace and Mikey got together on the show, although when Grace left on day 30, Mikey stayed on and clocked up 79 days in the house.

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Mikey Dalton and Grace Adams-Short now

There can't have been any hard feelings though: the pair married in 2009 and are...still together.

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Lea Walker

Lea once claimed to have the biggest boobs in Britain. Ah, mems. The big busted former porn star, who we were HUGE fans of, was evicted on day 51 but returned for three days at the end of the show's run.

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Lea Walker now

Lea presented a radio show with Richard for two years (see above). She now has an OnlyFans account, as is the modern way and, from Twitter, seems as feisty and opinionated as ever. Hooray!

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Sezer was the second person to be evicted from the house (after Bonnie Holt) but the fifth to leave after two housemates walked in the first two weeks (Shahbaz Chauhdry and George Askew) and Dawn Blake was ejected for apparently breaking the rules.

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Sezer Yurtseven now

Sezer's had quite the glow up since leaving the house. He know describes as a homeless campaigner which just adds to the phwoar factor.

Speaking to heat earlier this yearduring the one off Big Brother: Best Shows Ever special in honour of the show’s 20th birthday, Pete said, “We could not have stayed together – without Big Brother to tell her off she was another level.

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“We used to speak, but not anymore, hardly at all. She was going to come to Bristol when I was living there, but that kind of f--ked up,” he continued.

“It’s always nice to see her. I used to see her all the time, but I think when she went back on Big Brother [she appeared on Ultimate Big Brother in 2010] and became famous again, we kind of drifted apart. I don’t know why, it just happened.”

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