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| Nasty Nick pulls out of BB return | Nasty Nick pulls out of BB return |
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| Former Big Brother housemate "Nasty" Nick Bateman has pulled out of a planned appearance on the reality show at the last minute, Channel 4 has said. | Former Big Brother housemate "Nasty" Nick Bateman has pulled out of a planned appearance on the reality show at the last minute, Channel 4 has said. |
| The 41-year-old had been due to revisit the house on Monday as part of the series' 10th birthday celebrations. | The 41-year-old had been due to revisit the house on Monday as part of the series' 10th birthday celebrations. |
| A spokeswoman told the BBC he pulled out as he did not want to participate in a planned assault course challenge. | A spokeswoman told the BBC he pulled out as he did not want to participate in a planned assault course challenge. |
| She added that the winner of series one, handyman Craig Phillips, would replace his former rival. | |
| Bateman's appearance was due to take place nine years after he was thrown off the first series of Big Brother. | Bateman's appearance was due to take place nine years after he was thrown off the first series of Big Brother. |
| He was disqualified in 2000 after secretly writing notes with a pencil he had smuggled in. He showed the notes to his fellow contestants to try to influence their voting and win the £70,000 prize money. | He was disqualified in 2000 after secretly writing notes with a pencil he had smuggled in. He showed the notes to his fellow contestants to try to influence their voting and win the £70,000 prize money. |
| Phillips is one of several past contestants who will be revisiting the house over the week to celebrate Big Brother's 10th series. | Phillips is one of several past contestants who will be revisiting the house over the week to celebrate Big Brother's 10th series. |
| Craig Phillips won the first series of Big Brother | Craig Phillips won the first series of Big Brother |
| Three ex-housemates from the third series will also take part in an egg and spoon race on Monday. A current housemate must predict the winner to succeed in the task. | Three ex-housemates from the third series will also take part in an egg and spoon race on Monday. A current housemate must predict the winner to succeed in the task. |
| Contestants from series four, five and six will be revisited on Tuesday; while on Wednesday, series eight winner Brian Belo will recreate a memorable task from his stint on the show. | Contestants from series four, five and six will be revisited on Tuesday; while on Wednesday, series eight winner Brian Belo will recreate a memorable task from his stint on the show. |
| On Sunday, housemates Sophie "Dogface" Reade and Siavash Sabbaghpour found out they will face the public vote for eviction this week. | On Sunday, housemates Sophie "Dogface" Reade and Siavash Sabbaghpour found out they will face the public vote for eviction this week. |
| The pair had been told not to use expletives for five-and-a-half hours as a punishment for discussing nominations - but they failed. | The pair had been told not to use expletives for five-and-a-half hours as a punishment for discussing nominations - but they failed. |
| Kris Donnelly became the sixth person to be evicted from this year's series on Friday. | Kris Donnelly became the sixth person to be evicted from this year's series on Friday. |