who won the first celebrity big brother on channel 5
Jack Dee
title: Celebrity Big Brother (UK TV series) text: followed by a main edition in September. Four days later, Channel 5 formally confirmed that they had signed a £200 million two-year contract with Endemol to screen "Big Brother" from 18 August 2011. "Big Brother 2" winner Brian Dowling was announced as the new host. McCall declined the offer to host, having said goodbye to the show in 2010. "Celebrity Big Brother 8" officially launched on 18 August 2011, and was won by Paddy Doherty. Beginning with the ninth series in 2012, two editions of "Celebrity Big Brother" have aired annually. The first series premieres in January, while the second title: Celebrity Big Brother (UK TV series) text: in the United Kingdom and immediately became a ratings success. Following the success of the first series, it was confirmed that a celebrity edition of the show was in the works. "Celebrity Big Brother" aired in March 2001 as a one-time special on Channel 4 in association with the BBC's "Comic Relief" charity telethon. Due to the tie-in with Comic Relief, the first series was partly broadcast on BBC One in the week leading up to the telethon. It lasted for eight days, and was ultimately won by comedian Jack Dee. With the first series proving to be a success, title: Celebrity Big Brother (UK TV series) text: series. Despite this, it was picked up by Channel 5, and "Celebrity Big Brother" returned in 2011. Since 2012, two editions of "Celebrity Big Brother" have aired each year, with one airing in January and one airing following the conclusion of the civilian series in August. The show was initially hosted by Davina McCall from its inception to its cancellation by Channel 4. Despite being offered the position of host following the show's move to Channel 5, McCall chose not to return. Brian Dowling, who had won on "Big Brother 2" and "Ultimate Big Brother", replaced McCall as the host title: Celebrity Big Brother (UK TV series) text: and was won by Chantelle Houghton, who ironically enough was the only housemate to not be a celebrity. The fifth series launched on 3 January 2007. This series saw Jade Goody, who had rose to fame after appearing on "Big Brother 3", enter the house as a housemate. The fifth series became the most controversial series to date, when accusations of racism towards housemate Shilpa Shetty arose against Goody and other housemates. Shetty ultimately went on to win the series, while Goody was evicted after spending two weeks in the house. Following the controversy surrounding the fifth series, "Celebrity Big title: Celebrity Big Brother 1 (UK) text: Celebrity Big Brother 1 (UK) Celebrity Big Brother 1, also referred to as Celebrity Big Brother 2001, was the first series of the British reality television show "Celebrity Big Brother". The show is based on an originally Dutch TV series of the same name created by producer John de Mol in 1997. In honour of "Comic Relief", six celebrities entered the Big Brother house. The series premiered on 9 March 2001, and lasted for a total of eight days. It concluded on 16 March 2001 when comedian Jack Dee was crowned the winner. The series revolved around a group of