Celebrity Big Brother 2011, also known as Celebrity Big Brother 8, was the eighth series of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother. It was the first series of Celebrity Big Brother to air on Channel 5, and the first celebrity series not to air in January since Celebrity Big Brother 2, which was broadcast in November 2002. The series launched on 18 August 2011, and ended after 22 days on 8 September 2011, making it the shortest Channel 5 series. It was followed by the twelfth regular series, which launched the following night after the final. Davina McCall did not return to host the main show, and was replaced by former winner Brian Dowling. Emma Willis presented the spin-off show Big Brother’s Bit on the Side, alongside Jamie East and Alice Levine. Marcus Bentley returned as commentator for the live shows and highlights whilst also providing voice over for viewer competitions.
In keeping with the celebrity theme, the first edition of OK! TV When Bruv Takes Over aired on 17 August, the eve of the launch night. Following intense press speculation, the exact line-up of celebrity housemates remained a mystery until launch night. For the first time, the celebrity version was staged prior to the main show. Like the previous celebrity series on Channel 4, it was sponsored by Freederm.
The series was won by Irish traveller and reality television star Paddy Doherty, with Kerry Katona as runner-up.
Jedward returned to the house for Celebrity Big Brother 19 as All-Stars, representing this series. They finished as runners-up to Coleen Nolan.
| Celebrity | Age on entry | Notability | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Doherty | 52 | Reality TV star | 1 | 22 | Winner |
| Kerry Katona | 30 | Media personality and singer | 1 | 22 | Runner-up |
| Jedward | 19 | Singers | 1 | 22 | 3rd Place |
| Amy Childs | 21 | Reality TV star | 1 | 22 | 4th Place |
| Lucien Laviscount | 19 | Actor | 1 | 22 | 5th Place |
| Darryn Lyons | 45 | Paparazzo | 1 | 22 | 6th Place |
| Bobby Sabel | 25 | Model | 1 | 22 | 7th Place |
| Tara Reid | 35 | Actress and model | 1 | 16 | Evicted |
| Pamela Bach Hasselhoff | 47 | Actress, ex-wife of David Hasselhoff | 1 | 14 | Evicted |
| Sally Bercow | 41 | Wife of John Bercow | 1 | 9 | Evicted |
| Day 2 | Day 11 | Day 14 | Day 22 Final |
Nominations received | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy | Not eligible |
Bobby, Pamela |
No nominations |
Winner (Day 22) |
0 | |
| Kerry | Bobby, Sally |
Pamela, Tara |
No nominations |
Runner-up (Day 22) |
0 | |
| Jedward | Not eligible |
Lucien, Darryn |
No nominations |
Third place (Day 22) |
0 | |
| Amy | Not eligible |
Pamela, Bobby |
No nominations |
Fourth place (Day 22) |
0 | |
| Lucien | Not eligible |
Pamela, Darryn |
No nominations |
Fifth place (Day 22) |
1 | |
| Darryn | Not eligible |
Pamela, Tara |
No nominations |
Sixth place (Day 22) |
5 | |
| Bobby | Not eligible |
Pamela, Darryn |
No nominations |
Seventh place (Day 22) |
4 | |
| Tara | Not eligible |
Pamela, Darryn |
No nominations |
Evicted (Day 16) |
2 | |
| Pamela | Not eligible |
Darryn, Bobby |
Evicted (Day 14) |
7 | ||
| Sally | Not eligible |
Evicted (Day 9) |
1 | |||
| Notes | 1 | none | 2 | 3 | ||
| Against public vote |
Bobby, Kerry, Sally |
Darryn, Pamela |
Bobby, Darryn, Lucien, Tara |
Amy, Bobby, Darryn, Jedward, Kerry, Lucien, Paddy | ||
| Evicted | Sally Fewest votes to save |
Pamela Fewest votes to save |
Tara Fewest votes to save |
Bobby Fewest votes (out of 7) |
Darryn Fewest votes (out of 6) | |
| Lucien Fewest votes (out of 5) |
Amy Fewest votes (out of 4) | |||||
| Jedward Fewest votes (out of 3) |
Kerry Fewest votes (out of 2) | |||||
| Paddy Most votes to win | ||||||
^Note 1 : Because Kerry failed her secret task, she was automatically nominated for eviction. She also had to nominate two people that night.
^Note 2 : After her eviction, Pamela was asked by Brian to choose four housemates to save from the next eviction, she chose Jedward, Amy, Paddy and Kerry. The remaining four housemates were put up for eviction.
^Note 3 : This week the public were voting for the housemate they wanted to win rather than to save.
| Official viewers (millions) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | ||
| Saturday | 3.15 | 2.24 | 1.94 | |
| Sunday | 2.47 | 2.54 | 2.77 | |
| Monday | 2.69 | 2.63 | 2.69 | |
| Tuesday | 2.84 | 2.69 | 2.4 | |
| Wednesday | 2.92 | 2.61 | 2.46 | |
| Thursday | 5.27 | 2.88 | 2.45 | 3.23 |
| Friday | 3.37 | 3.04 | 2.63 | |
| Weekly average | 3.18 | 2.54 | 2.58 | |
| Running average | 3.18 | 2.86 | 2.77 | |
| Series average | 2.81 | |||
| blue-coloured boxes denote live shows. | ||||
