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Twins Sam and Amanda Marchant are going up against Brian Belo in the vote to decide the winner of Big Brother.Twins Sam and Amanda Marchant are going up against Brian Belo in the vote to decide the winner of Big Brother.
The sisters, 19, have agreed to be counted as a single contestant in the public vote for the £100,000 prize.The sisters, 19, have agreed to be counted as a single contestant in the public vote for the £100,000 prize.
Tree surgeon Liam McGough, 23, came third, while former boy band member Ziggy Lichman, 26, finished fourth.Tree surgeon Liam McGough, 23, came third, while former boy band member Ziggy Lichman, 26, finished fourth.
Carole Vincent, 53, came fifth and 36-year-old Jonty Stern was in sixth place. The Channel 4 reality show is now in its eighth series in the UK.Carole Vincent, 53, came fifth and 36-year-old Jonty Stern was in sixth place. The Channel 4 reality show is now in its eighth series in the UK.
Carole told viewers she had learned "loads" during the 13 weeks. "I've learned that I don't know it all," she said. Liam had 19% of the vote when the count for third place was taken. "Yes! Hey it's been brilliant living with you," he said on hearing his name.
"That I can let other people do stuff. That I'm very bossy so I need to ease up a bit." Liam had already secured £100,000 from Big Brother after being selected as the most deserving recipient by three of his fellow housemates.
Ziggy got 15% of the vote when the fourth place reading was taken. On leaving, he was immediately asked about his relationship with fellow housemate Chanelle Hayes.
BB'S MEMORABLE MOMENTS Man-free zoneFor the first time ever, the show kicked off with an all-female houseBB'S MEMORABLE MOMENTS Man-free zoneFor the first time ever, the show kicked off with an all-female house
First ever twinsSam and Amanda Marchant, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, were the first twins to enter the house. The dizzy blondes were nicknamed Dumb and DumberFirst ever twinsSam and Amanda Marchant, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, were the first twins to enter the house. The dizzy blondes were nicknamed Dumb and Dumber
Emily booted outAfter the Celebrity Big Brother race row, Emily Parr (pictured) was thrown out for using a racially offensive word in the show's first weekEmily booted outAfter the Celebrity Big Brother race row, Emily Parr (pictured) was thrown out for using a racially offensive word in the show's first week
Most hated contestantCharley Uchea rated herself ten out of ten for attractiveness and ruthlessness, but viewers voted her out at the first opportunityMost hated contestantCharley Uchea rated herself ten out of ten for attractiveness and ruthlessness, but viewers voted her out at the first opportunity
Chanelle and ZiggyThe couple's on-off romance divided viewers, but Chanelle finally had enough of their blazing rows and quit the show Carole was the house's mother figure with her cooking and cleaning. "You'll be surprised to hear I'm not at all obsessed about cleaning at home," she said, explaining she was driven to it in the house by boredom. Chanelle and ZiggyThe couple's on-off romance divided viewers, but Chanelle finally had enough of their blazing rows and quit the show "We had a kiss and a cuddle, that was about it," he told host Davina McCall.
Jonty said he had not expected to get to the final. "I thought I was going to last one week," he told host Davina McCall. "So I've been here five times longer than I thought." "She looks amazing, absolutely gorgeous," he said, blaming their split in the house on his "paranoid stage".
He said he used his teddy bears to help him through tough situations because they were "not nervous" like him. But the pair indicated they would get back together now the show is over.
But he found he was accepted in his own right. "That was absolutely amazing," he said. "I was a lot more accepted than I thought I was going to be." Jonty received 3% of the vote and Carole had 5% when the first count of the night was taken.
Viewing figures for the reality show are down from previous years, with the biggest audience coming during Charley Uchea's "fake" eviction in week seven. Carole told viewers she had learned "loads" during the 13 weeks. "I've learned that I don't know it all," she said.
Just under six million people tuned in to see the 22-year-old leave the house and face the public, before she returned to the contest for a further week. "That I can let other people do stuff. That I'm very bossy so I need to ease up a bit."
Liam has already secured £100,000 from Big Brother after being selected as the most deserving recipient by three of his fellow housemates. Jonty said he had not expected to get to the final. "I thought I was going to last one week," he told Davina. "So I've been here five times longer than I thought."
Viewing figures for the reality show are down, with an average of 3.8 million watching this series compared with 4.5 million last year.
The biggest audience prior to the final coming during Charley Uchea's "fake" eviction in week seven.
The show started 13 weeks ago with an all-female house.The show started 13 weeks ago with an all-female house.
Race row
Events took a turn for the worse early on, when 19-year-old Emily Parr used a racially offensive word during a conversation with Charley and Nicky Maxwell.
Channel 4, wishing to avoid a similar controversy to the race row that engulfed Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year, removed the Bristolian from the house hours later.
The incident was broadcast, drawing 5 million viewers. Channel 4 said it had been important to show Emily using the word to demonstrate its "unacceptability".
In total, 23 contestants and one fake housemate walked through doors of the Big Brother compound this year.In total, 23 contestants and one fake housemate walked through doors of the Big Brother compound this year.
But audiences fell as the twists and turns of the show's run played out, with last week's penultimate eviction show drawing just 3.8 million viewers.
Friday's live final will be the first in the programme's history to be broadcast with a time delay because contestants on last year's show broke rules on swearing before the watershed.