 This was the first series of "Celebrity Big Brother" to air since 2002, as "" and "Big Brother Panto" were broadcast in its place in 2003 and 2004, respectively.This was also the first series where the celebrities were being paid for their appearance rather than doing it for charity like the previous two series, however a percentage of phone vote funds went towards helping victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.John McCririck, who was the second housemate to be evicted, represented this series in "Ultimate Big Brother" in 2010, where he was the first to be evicted.