Big Brother Celebrity Hijack - John wins and reveals all

29 January 2008 - Politician John has won Big Brother Celebrity Hijack.

Circus performer Emilia came second.

John couldn't believe he had won, he was completely shocked. John received 53.9% of the vote to win, Emilia got 46.1%.

When Dermot asked John if he thought he could win, John replied:"No. With the pass I thought well I'm just John from north Edinburgh, really."

John didn't enjoy the Matt Lucas task on the opening night: "It was cringeworthy. I could feel myself melting away as a person, I had to massage a boxer and I told a songwriter I wrote The Sound of Music!"

Dermot asked John about the free pass: "Don't get me wrong, I was more than grateful but at the same time no one else had the opportunity to earn that and I was very conscious of that.

"There were some individuals who recognised that I had a free pass more than others and there were comments passed that I was a favourite and I was a mole."

John was upset when people accused him of being a mole: "I took it on the chin, the whole thing is meant to be a head screw but at the same time I thought people would see me, rather than as a part of the game."

John explained to Dermot why he described himself as furniture in the house: "As much as I love the group, sometimes I had to shout over five or six people to get a voice."

John ended his interview by saying: "I think the achievement was just getting here. That's what I'll be most proud of, walking through the doors in the first place.

"I think I've grown much more as a person. I realised how much I respect and need my
family, actually. When I get out of here I need to strike a much better work-life balance."

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