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| Reid wins Celebrity Big Brother | Reid wins Celebrity Big Brother |
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| Cage fighter Alex Reid has been voted the winner of this year's Channel 4 series of Celebrity Big Brother. | Cage fighter Alex Reid has been voted the winner of this year's Channel 4 series of Celebrity Big Brother. |
| Singer Dane Bowers came second in the competition and ex-footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones came third. | Singer Dane Bowers came second in the competition and ex-footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones came third. |
| Reid, who was booed on the launch night of the show, said he was "overwhelmed" at winning the show. | Reid, who was booed on the launch night of the show, said he was "overwhelmed" at winning the show. |
| It was thought that putting Bowers in the house might cause friction as he once dated Katie Price, who Reid is now going out with. | It was thought that putting Bowers in the house might cause friction as he once dated Katie Price, who Reid is now going out with. |
| 'Shocked' | |
| "What an amazing, fantastic start to a new year," Reid said after he left the house to rapturous cheers by the crowd. | "What an amazing, fantastic start to a new year," Reid said after he left the house to rapturous cheers by the crowd. |
| When presenter Davina McCall asked him how he had turned the public's perception around, he said: "I'm speechless. My whole agenda in here was just to be myself. I know I'm a good guy." | When presenter Davina McCall asked him how he had turned the public's perception around, he said: "I'm speechless. My whole agenda in here was just to be myself. I know I'm a good guy." |
| Asked by McCall, "who is Alex Reid?", he said: "He's a man, he's passionate, he's going to win a fight in three months. I'm a fighter and I'm a man in love." | |
| When the crowd booed at the mention of his Price, who was at the studios to greet him, Reid said: "I'm sorry guys, I'm not sorry, I love Katie Price. I really love her." | |
| Bowers said he was "shocked" to have reached the final and he was glad Reid had won, calling him a "good lad". | Bowers said he was "shocked" to have reached the final and he was glad Reid had won, calling him a "good lad". |
| Beacham was the only female to get to the final of the show | |
| Jones, who lost favour with fans of the show because of his bossiness within the house, told McCall: "I was just trying to keep order in the house because a lot of people were selfish. | |
| "I was just trying to keep some stability in the house." | |
| Earlier Jonas Altberg - otherwise known as Basshunter - and veteran actress Stephanie Beacham were evicted. | Earlier Jonas Altberg - otherwise known as Basshunter - and veteran actress Stephanie Beacham were evicted. |
| Brief fling | Brief fling |
| Jones, who said he had "enjoyed" his time in the house , was not nominated by anyone in the house during the 27 days. | |
| Altberg, who had a brief fling with fellow housemate Katia Ivanova during the show, came fourth. | Altberg, who had a brief fling with fellow housemate Katia Ivanova during the show, came fourth. |
| He told McCall that he had "learnt a lot of lessons" during his stay in the house. | He told McCall that he had "learnt a lot of lessons" during his stay in the house. |
| "I've never laughed so much in my life," he said. | "I've never laughed so much in my life," he said. |
| Speaking of his relationship with Ivanova, the star said: "I'm completely over it. It's really hard to know if it's love or not, especially in the house. It was emotional. There wasn't anyone else in there who caught my attention." | Speaking of his relationship with Ivanova, the star said: "I'm completely over it. It's really hard to know if it's love or not, especially in the house. It was emotional. There wasn't anyone else in there who caught my attention." |
| Beacham, 62, who is best known for playing Sable Colby in US show Dynasty, said she had enjoyed a "completely blissful time" in the house. | Beacham, 62, who is best known for playing Sable Colby in US show Dynasty, said she had enjoyed a "completely blissful time" in the house. |
| This year's series will be the last shown on Channel 4, although the regular Big Brother starring members of the public will air in the summer. |