Celebrity Big Brother 2012, also known as Celebrity Big Brother 9, was the ninth series of the British reality television series Celebrity Big Brother. It began on 5 January 2012 and ended on 27 January 2012. It was the second Celebrity series to air on Channel 5 as part of the channel’s then two-year contract with the show and the ninth series of the show to air overall. The series was sponsored by Plusnet. This was the first of two series of Celebrity Big Brother to air in 2012.
The series was won by actress and television presenter Denise Welch.
Nicola McLean returned to the house for Celebrity Big Brother 19 as an All-Star, representing this series. She left the house in fifth place.
| Celebrity | Age on entry | Notability | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denise Welch | 53 | Actress and TV panellist | 1 | 23 | Winner |
| Frankie Cocozza | 18 | Singer | 1 | 23 | Runner-up |
| Gareth Thomas | 37 | Rugby player | 1 | 23 | 3rd Place |
| Michael Madsen | 54 | Actor, poet and photographer | 1 | 23 | 4th Place |
| Karissa and Kristina Shannon | 22 | Playboy playmates and glamour models | 1 | 23 | 5th Place |
| Romeo | 31 | Rapper | 1 | 21 | Evicted |
| Nicola McLean | 30 | Glamour model and media personality | 1 | 21 | Evicted |
| Natalie Cassidy | 28 | Actress and TV personality | 1 | 16 | Evicted |
| Kirk Norcross | 23 | Reality TV star | 1 | 16 | Evicted |
| Georgia Salpa | 26 | Model | 1 | 14 | Evicted |
| Natasha Giggs | 29 | Affair with Ryan Giggs | 1 | 9 | Evicted |
| Andrew Stone | 39 | Reality TV star | 1 | 7 | Evicted |
| Day 4 | Day 7 | Day 11 | Day 14 | Day 23 Final |
Nominations received | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denise | Georgia, Michael |
Not eligible |
Michael, Georgia |
Michael, Karissa & Kristina |
Winner (Day 23) |
2 | |
| Frankie | Andrew, Karissa & Kristina |
Not eligible |
Georgia, Karissa & Kristina |
Karissa & Kristina, Romeo |
Runner-up (Day 23) |
3 | |
| Gareth | Georgia, Andrew |
Not eligible |
Georgia, Karissa & Kristina |
Karissa & Kristina, Michael |
Third place (Day 23) |
1 | |
| Michael | Andrew, Gareth |
Not eligible |
Denise, Georgia |
Denise, Nicola |
Fourth place (Day 23) |
13 | |
| Karissa & Kristina | Nicola, Frankie |
Not eligible |
Michael, Kirk |
Kirk, Natalie |
Fifth place (Day 23) |
13 | |
| Romeo | Georgia, Natasha |
Not eligible |
Georgia, Michael |
Frankie, Michael |
Evicted (Day 21) |
1 | |
| Nicola | Georgia, Karissa & Kristina |
Not eligible |
Georgia, Michael |
Michael, Karissa & Kristina |
Evicted (Day 21) |
4 | |
| Natalie | Georgia, Andrew |
Not eligible |
Georgia, Michael |
Michael, Karissa & Kristina |
Evicted (Day 16) |
1 | |
| Kirk | Karissa & Kristina, Andrew |
Not eligible |
Karissa & Kristina, Georgia |
Michael, Karissa & Kristina |
Evicted (Day 16) |
3 | |
| Georgia | Nicola, Andrew |
Nicola, Natasha |
Michael, Kirk |
Evicted (Day 14) |
13 | ||
| Natasha | Karissa & Kristina, Andrew |
Not eligible |
Evicted (Day 9) |
3 | |||
| Andrew | Natasha, Frankie |
Evicted (Day 7) |
7 | ||||
| Notes | none | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Against public vote |
Andrew, Georgia |
Natasha, Nicola |
Georgia, Michael |
Denise, Frankie, Karissa & Kristina, Kirk, Michael, Natalie, Nicola, Romeo |
Denise, Frankie, Gareth, Karissa & Kristina, Michael, Nicola, Romeo | ||
| Evicted | Andrew Fewest votes to save |
Natasha Fewest votes to save |
Georgia Fewest votes to save |
Kirk Fewest votes (out of 8) to save |
Nicola Fewest votes (out of 7) |
Romeo Fewest votes (out of 6) | |
| Karissa & Kristina Fewest votes (out of 5) |
Michael Fewest votes (out of 4) | ||||||
| Natalie Fewest votes (out of 7) to save |
Gareth Fewest votes (out of 3) |
Frankie Fewest votes (out of 2) | |||||
| Denise Most votes to win | |||||||
^Note 1 : As part of an eviction twist, Georgia, the housemate to survive eviction on Day 7 had to nominate two housemates to face eviction on Day 9. She chose Nicola and Natasha.
^Note 2 : Frankie and Nicola won immunity from the third eviction after winning a task.
^Note 3 : Immediately following Georgia’s eviction, the housemates were forced to nominate in quickfire face-to-face nominations, still giving full and frank reasons as usual. As there was a double eviction, the three or more housemates with the most nominations faced the public vote instead of two. The two housemates with the fewest votes were evicted in a double eviction on Day 16.
^Note 4 : For the final week the public were voting for who they wanted to win rather than to save. The two housemates with the fewest votes were evicted in a surprise double eviction on Day 21.
| Official viewers (millions) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | ||
| Monday | 2.47 | 2.16 | 2.99 | |
| Tuesday | 2.6 | 2.67 | 2.82 | |
| Wednesday | 2.29 | 2.44 | 2.26 | |
| 2.23 | ||||
| Thursday | 3.5 | 2.67 | 2.59 | 2.85 |
| Friday | 2.66 | 2.36 | 2.86 | 3.6 |
| 2.24 | ||||
| Saturday | 2.29 | 1.95 | 1.99 | |
| Sunday | 2.52 | 1.95 | 2.32 | |
| Weekly average | 2.48 | 2.41 | 2.79 | |
| Running average | 2.48 | 2.45 | 2.53 | |
| Series average | 2.53 | |||
