23 Iconic '00s "Big Brother" Contestants Then Vs. NowSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 22 Sept 2017 23 Iconic 00s Big Brother Contestants Then Vs Now Find out what they're all up to now. by Tabatha LeggettBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1 Makosi Musambasi Steve Parsons / PA Archive/PA Images, Via Facebook: Makositoday Back then: She fooled around in the pool with Anthony and then asked Big Brother for a pregnancy test! Now: She became a born again Christian and she's a chat show host and fitness enthusiast. 2 Josie Gibson Doug Peters / Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment, Andrew Milligan / PA Wire/PA Images Back then: She won the last ever Channel 4 Big Brother and briefly dated fellow contestant John James. Now: She lost a bunch of weight, released a fitness DVD, and runs a weight loss club called Slimmables. 3 Chanelle Hayes Ian West / PA Archive/PA Images, Via instagram.com Back then: She coupled up with fellow contestant Ziggy, who later broke up with her by saying, "It's not you, it's me." Ughhhh. Now: She's done a bunch of reality TV, she released a single in 2008, and she's recently given birth to her second child. 4 Grace Adams-Short Joel Ryan / PA Archive/PA Images, Via instagram.com Back then: She famously threw a glass of water over fellow contestant Susie and started dating Mikey from Liverpool. Now: Grace and Mikey are still together! And they have two children! Grace also runs her own performing arts school called Studio 76. Idk why but this makes me really proud. 5 Chantelle Houghton Yui Mok / PA Archive/PA Images, Via Twitter: @chantellehought Back then: She entered the Celebrity Big Brother house as a non-celebrity... and won! Also she fell in love with Preston on TV and it was magical to watch. Now: She's still doing the reality TV rounds. She's done bits of modeling and presenting and she recently became a mum. 6 Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace Doug Peters / Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment, Ian West/PA Wire/PA Images Back then: She was arch enemies with both Nikki Grahame and Grace Short-Adams and she always shouted her own name like "Ash-a-leannnnnn"! She was my fave. Now: She runs a celebrity boot camp called Aisleyne's Booty Camp, which honestly I have a lot of time for, and she released a fitness app called Aisleyne's 7 Minute Workout. She also does loads of charity work. 7 Pete Bennett Yui Mok / PA Archive/PA Images, Via Twitter: @MrPeteBennett Back then: He was in the cutest relationship ever with Nikki Grahame and then he won the whole show! Now: He's an actor and musician. 8 Kate Lawler Paul Hennessy / EMPICS Entertainment, Via instagram.com Back then: She was the first ever female contestant to win Big Brother. Now: She's a mega successful TV and radio presenter. 9 Sophie Reade Arrow Press / EMPICS Entertainment, Via instagram.com Back then: She coupled up with Kris Donnelley and went on to win the show. Now: She's still gorgeous and she's a lingerie model. 10 Ziggy Lichman Doug Peters / Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment, facebook.com Back then: He was a member of the boyband Northern Line before he entered the house and got into a relationship with Chanelle Hayes. Now: He works for a TV production studio company. 11 Brian Belo Doug Peters / Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment, Ian West / PA Archive/PA Images Back then: He was a Big Brother super fan who went onto win the show. Now: He's become a full-on TV personality. He's done presenting work, reality TV, and he's even been back in the house. He also regularly tweets 10/10 throwbacks and facts about the international series of Big Brother. 12 Nick Bateman Pa / PA Archive/PA Images, Via Twitter: @NickBateman1 Back then: He was Nasty Nick! Now: He lives in Australia and runs a legitimately interesting blog about Big Brother and reality TV. 13 Nadia Almada Anthony Harvey / PA Archive/PA Images, Via instagram.com Back then: She won! And also she threw a memorable strop about needing her cigarettes. Now: She trained, and ended up getting a job, at Vidal Sassoon as a hairdresser. 14 Nikki Grahame Ian West / PA Archive/PA Images, John Phillips / Getty Images Back then: "Who issssss she? WHO IS SHE?" Now: She's done the reality TV circuits. She's been doing TV appearances, radio DJing, and presenting work, and she even went on to compete in Big Brother Canada. She also wrote a very honest book about her battle with anorexia. 15 Helen Adams Myung Jung Kim / PA Archive/PA Images, Twitter: @hlf1978 Back then: She had the cutest relationship everrrrr with Paul. Now: She's a mum and a hairdresser. 16 Lea Walker Yui Mok / PA Archive/PA Images, Via Twitter: @LeaWalker70 Back then: She had a cute friendship with Richard and she claimed to have Britain's biggest boobs. Now: She wrote a self-help book about living with body dysmorphia and went on to become a radio DJ. 17 Brian Dowling Butterton Andy Butterton / PA Archive/PA Images, instagram.com Back then: He won his own series and then he won Ultimate Big Brother too. Now: He presented the Channel 5 version of Big Brother for a bit, but now he's focussing on other presenting work. 18 Imogen Thomas Yui Mok / PA Archive/PA Images, Jonathan Brady / PA Archive/PA Images Back then: She got in trouble for speaking in Welsh with her fellow Welsh housemate Glyn and she snogged another housemate called Sezer a few times. Now: She's a mum, and a model, and she has her own swimwear line. 19 Anthony Hutton Yui Mok / PA Archive/PA Images, Via paimages.co.uk Back then: He won! Now: He runs his own barbershop called Mr Hutton's Barbers and Bar. 20 Kris Donnelly Zak Hussein / PA Archive/PA Images, Via Twitter: @kris_donnelly Back then: He was soooo hotttt. Also he got with Sophie Reade. Now: OK this is the best one yet: He's a model! He runs a selfie stick business! He's having a baby with David Beckham's sister! 21 Kinga Karolczak Steve Parsons / PA Archive/PA Images, Via Twitter: @kingakarolczak Back then: She got ~amorous~ with a wine bottle on the lawn. Now: She's a YouTuber (her series is called The Kinga Show ) and she often talks about her weight loss journey. 22 Sam and Amanda Marchant Suzan Moore / EMPICS Entertainment, Twitter: @samandaofficial Back then: They were runners up to Brian Belo and one of them briefly dated him. Now: After leaving the house, they released singles, beauty lines, and fragrances. But nowadays Amanda works at ASOS as an assistant merchandiser and Sam works as a sales manager at a creative fashion agency. 23 Craig Phillips Yui Mok / PA Archive/PA Images, Via Twitter: @craigbigbro1 Back then: He was the first ever winner. Now: He's made a career of being an after dinner speaker. He's also a presenter and property developer. Is it weird that I feel really proud of them all Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink TV and MoviesGet all the best moments in pop culture & entertainment delivered to your inbox.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.