Celebrity Big Brother 2002, also known as Celebrity Big Brother 2, was the second series of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother. It was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK, launching on 20 November 2002, and ending on 29 November 2002, lasting ten days.
Proceeds from viewer voting went to four different charities: Centrepoint, National Missing Persons Helpline, Rethink and Samaritans.
The series was sponsored by phone company O2.
Les Dennis is commonly remembered for his depression during the series following his split from wife Amanda Holden.
| Celebrity | Age on entry | Notability | Day entered | Day exited | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Owen | 30 | Take That member | 1 | 10 | Winner |
| Les Dennis | 49 | Family Fortunes presenter | 1 | 10 | Runner-up |
| Melinda Messenger | 31 | Glamour model and Cowboy Builders presenter | 1 | 10 | 3rd Place |
| Sue Perkins | 33 | Comedian and television presenter | 1 | 9 | Evicted |
| Anne Diamond | 48 | Journalist and television presenter | 1 | 7 | Evicted |
| Goldie | 37 | DJ and actor | 1 | 5 | Evicted |
| Day 3 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 10 Final |
Nominations received | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | Les, Melinda |
Not eligible |
Sue, Melinda |
Winner (Day 10) |
3 | |
| Les | Goldie, Sue |
Sue, Anne |
Mark, Sue |
Runner-up (Day 10) |
3 | |
| Melinda | Goldie, Anne |
Not eligible |
Sue, Mark |
Third place (Day 10) |
4 | |
| Sue | Goldie, Les |
Not eligible |
Melinda, Mark |
Evicted (Day 9) |
6 | |
| Anne | Goldie, Sue |
Not eligible |
Evicted (Day 7) |
2 | ||
| Goldie | Les, Melinda |
Evicted (Day 5) |
4 | |||
| Notes | none | 1 | none | 2 | ||
| Against public vote |
Goldie, Les |
Anne, Sue |
Mark, Sue |
Les, Mark, Melinda | ||
| Evicted | Goldie 56% to evict |
Anne 50.6% to evict |
Sue 75% to evict |
Melinda Fewest votes to win (out of 3) |
Les 23% to win (out of 2) | |
| Mark 77% to win (out of 2) | ||||||
^Note 1 : Les, who failed a task, was the only person allowed to nominate.
^Note 2 : The public were voting for the Housemate they wanted to win rather than to evict.
| Day | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sat | 2.32 | |
| Sun | 4.32 | |
| Mon | 4.11 | |
| Tue | 4.78 | |
| Wed | 7.6 | 4.15 |
| Thu | 4.72 | 4.24 |
| Fri | 3.01 | 2.72 |
| 4.95 | 5.42 | |
| Series average |
4.36 | |
