Boring Rachel Rice wins Big Brother
Saturday, 6th September 2008
Welsh teacher Rachel Rice has been crowned the winner of Big Brother, beating favourite Mikey Hughes to the £100,000 prize.
Fitness fanatic Rachel left the house to a mixture of boos and cheers, proving that she wasn't that popular a winner.
In fact, second-placed Mikey got a better reception from the waiting crowd, as the majority of them were expecting the Scottish radio presenter, and not dull Rachel, to win.
Rachel became known in the house for her shameless fence-sitting antics, and refusal to criticise even the most heinous of housemates.
But that meant the contestants had no valid reasons to nominate her for eviction.
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Many housemates suspected Rachel of being falsely nice - playing up to the cameras so as not to offend anyone - but in the end, her genuine niceness for the full 93 days are what's led to her winning the show.
Albino rapper Darnell was first out of the house during the live final, soon followed by cocky Rex and then Aussie Sara, who finished in third place.
Mikey had become very close to Rachel during his time on the marathon reality show, so when he left he seemed genuinely pleased his pal had won, yelling: "Congratulations to Rachel!"
He told Davina McCall: "I've always said from day one that Rachel wasn't a fraud and I'm glad that she is the winner.
"I just liked her because she just seemed to be nice and genuine and even though she sat on the fence that's just Rachel."
And once Rachel had left the house to the standard winners' firework display, she told Davina: "This just doesn't happen, it's just not normal.
"You try and go on Big Brother and people say 'you'll never get in'. And then you get it, and you win it!"
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Davina asked her about sitting on the fence.
"I always felt that when you give your opinion on certain things it upsets people," she replied.
Ex-housemate Luke - who was sure Rachel had a gameplan to win the show - shouted out "She's got the money", whilst rubbing his hands together.
She certainly has Luke... all £100k of it.
But she's even going to spend it on boring things - paying off student debts.
Come on Rach, go a bit wild will you!
Photo: Channel 4
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