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By Kate Lamble, Entertainment Assistant

Big Brother's Biggest Controversies

Big Brother is nothing if not consistent; from the very start, it has basked in the glow of controversy. Think back to the very first series and Nasty Nick's disqualification for attempting to influence nominations.

Remember Big Brother 5's infamous 'fight night' and the following year's 'poolgate'? The Celebrity version has been just as controversial; Parliamentary furore and derision dogged George Galloway's participation. Pretending to be a cat when he was supposed to be in Parliament? He's never lived it down. What's more, who can forget the international outcry following the allegations of racism during the fifth series of Celebrity Big Brother?

Let's not forget that two housemates were ejected from Big Brother 9 for inappropriate behaviour. We take a look at Big Brother's appearances in the news for all the wrong reasons in our gallery below.

Alexandra De Gale
Anthony Hutton and Makosi Musambasi
George Galloway
John Loughton
Shahbaz Chauhdry
Victor Ebuwa
Jade Goody
Stuart Wilson and Michelle Bass
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Kinga Karolczak
Emily Parr
Imogen Thomas
Nikki Grahame
Nasty Nick
Michael Barrymore
Makosi Musambasi
Craig Coates
Dennis McHugh
Grace Adams-Short
Pete Burns
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