Pete Alexander Bennett is an English TV personality, actor, and musician, who rose to fame after winning the seventh series of the long-running Channel 4 reality show Big Brother in 2006.

How Pete Bennett Became a Star on Big Brother

Pete Bennett was the first person with Tourette's syndrome to enter the Big Brother house. His unforgettable appearance on the show's seventh series helped bring the condition to wider mainstream attention, with a representative of the Tourette Syndrome Association saying that Bennett had helped "put Tourette's on the map". They also expressed their hope that "people will recognise other people with Tourette's and see they have more in common with a person with Tourette's than they'd realised."

Pete was one of 22 contestants vying to win: 14 entered the house on the launch night, while 8 more joined the show later in the series. Pete won with an incredible 61.2% of the final vote after more than 90 days in the house, and was nominated for the "Most Popular TV Contender" award at the National Television Awards in 2006.

However, the award eventually went to the late Nikki Grahame, Peter's fellow BB star and close friend. He appeared on Good Morning Britain in 2021 to discuss Grahame and the pair's friendship after she tragically passed away following a long battle with anorexia.

Pete's Life After Big Brother

Pete Bennett became a beloved star during his time on the reality series, and appeared on various TV programmes after leaving the house. He was a guest on some of the biggest shows of the mid-2000s, including Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and The Friday Night Project. Peter released his autobiography in November 2006, titled Pete: My Story. It was later reissued under the name My Journey With Tourettes.

He also featured on Big Brother's Bit on the Side as well as other programmes related to the reality series. He has also been a guest on numerous other series over the years, including The Jeremy Kyle Show, on which Peter openly discussed the challenges he had faced after finding fame. In the interview, Pete confessed that he ended up homeless and felt lost after his victory on Big Brother; sadly the work had "dried up" quickly.

Achieving Success as an Actor

Peter has built a solid career as an actor since 2014, when he first starred in a short film "Mind Set" followed by a role in the feature-length film "The Mothertown".

He has performed in numerous other movies and TV projects over the years, with parts in Coulrophobia, The Snarling, The Slayers, London Calling, There's Something in the Shadows, and more. Peter also plays Des in the British comedy series Green Fingers, streaming on Amazon Prime.

Pete Bennet and His Music Career

Music is one of Peter's biggest passions. He has been the lead singer with Daddy Fantastic and Pete Bennett and the Love Dogs. Peter had joined Daddy Fantastic in 2004, but left the band after winning Big Brother to focus on a solo career. The Love Dogs featured at Glastonbury and other notable venues, but separated in 2011. However, in 2021, Pete performed a comeback gig with the Love Dogz in London.

Where is Pete Now?

Today, Pete Bennett lives in Brighton. He continues to appear in films and on TV, and launched the podcast, W**nkers, in 2021.… show more