‘I spent 97 days in a hotel and had a chaperone after Big Brother win’ says Craig Phillips
09.10.2023 - 22:09
/ ok.co.uk
Craig Phillips, who was the first winner of Big Brother back in 2000, has opened up about his time on the show and has revealed how his life changed after leaving the iconic Big Brother house. During his time on the show, Craig, who now creates DIY videos with his wife Laura, spent 64 days in the house before being crowned winner by host Davina McCall. Having run a building company before signing up for the show, Craig’s life changed dramatically when he left the Big Brother house and, speaking in an interview with OK!, has revealed that he didn’t go home for nearly another 100 days.
“When I got out, I was living in hotels for another 97 days. It was crazy. I had a chaperone, bodyguard, press officers and agents who would take me to different places morning, noon and night,” he said.
“Whether it was paid personal appearances, charity work, photoshoots, guest spots on TV, every night I was juggling so many things. I wouldn't even think about what I was doing the day after or the week after. “I just had to get up that morning in the hotel and have a look at my itinerary to see what I was doing and where I needed to be.
I was just going with the flow in what was a wonderful life changing period of my life.” Despite being launched into the limelight, Craig continued to follow his passion for construction and it is still something he pours his heart into 23 years on. “Since Big Brother, I've never actually worked for a customer doing building work. Luckily for me, because I had the building background and the skills to go from design to completion, I was quickly spotted by the BBC to be a guest on one of their programmes,” he said.
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