Back in 2000, Big Brother changed British television forever. Ordinary people became overnight celebrities, tabloid favourites, and glamour icons. Just a couple of years later, Babestation launched – and the parallels were uncanny. Both were built on voyeurism, interaction, and giving the audience a taste of the action. It didn’t take long for the two worlds to collide. Many Big Brother contestants found themselves posing for lads’ mags, stepping onto the glamour circuit, or even appearing on late-night babeshows. Here’s how the pipeline from housemate to hot babe unfolded…
Early Days: Before the Crossover (2000–2002)
The first few seasons of Big Brother were relatively tame. Housemates like Craig Phillips and Anna Nolan became household names, but nobody was stripping for Zoo or Nuts just yet. Meanwhile, Babestation was preparing to shake up late-night telly with live glamour and phone-ins.
The Glamour Boom (2003–2005)
By BB3, Jade Goody was a household name, opening the door for reality contestants to become full-on tabloid stars. Michelle Bass (BB5) and Makosi (BB6) soon followed, with topless shoots and glamour work that blurred the line between Big Brother fame and late-night allure.
The Peak Years (2006–2008)
This is when things really heated up. Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace (BB7) became a lads’ mag favourite, Lea Walker (BB7) was already a glamour model before she entered the house, and Bianca Gascoigne turned her Love Island fame into full glamour stardom with connections to babe channels and promo work.
The Reality-to-Babe Pipeline
Contestants enter the Big Brother house, hit the lads’ mags, and before long they’re either on Babestation or running their own OnlyFans. Different platforms, same formula: ordinary people turned into icons of British adult entertainment.
Enter Bex Shiner (BB9, 2008)
Of all the Big Brother stars, Bex Shiner is one of the closest links to Babestation itself. Bex lit up the Big Brother house in 2008 with her cheeky personality and playful antics – she wasn’t shy about flashing or having fun on camera. After leaving the house, she moved straight into glamour modelling and quickly became a fixture in Zoo and Nuts.
But Bex didn’t stop there. She later joined the babe channels, working as a presenter and live cam babe, proving she had the charisma and confidence for live late-night TV. For Babestation fans, Bex was a perfect fit: the bubbly girl-next-door BBW who’d already won hearts on Big Brother, now teasing and chatting directly with callers. She remains one of the best examples of the Big Brother-to-Babestation pipeline in action.
2009–2012: Winners and Glamour Girls
Sophie Reade (BB10 winner) was already a glamour model before the house, and her Page 3 career tied her to Babestation promotions. Imogen Thomas (BB7), meanwhile, became a staple of the glamour scene — always in the same orbit as the babe channel world.
2013–2017: Celebrity Big Brother Gets Saucy
By the 2010s, the crossover was complete. Jodie Marsh (CBB4) brought her glamour career into the house, Chloe Khan (CBB18) arrived as a webcam model and Playboy TV star, and Bianca Gascoigne (CBB19) sealed her place as a glamour-to-TV crossover queen.
The Big Picture Timeline – From Housemates to Hotlines!
Our timeline shows just how many Big Brother stars found their way into the world of glamour and Babestation. From Jade Goody in the lads’ mags era, to Sophie Reade winning BB and stealing Page 3 hearts, right through to Bex Shiner’s time on Babestation and Chloe Khan’s webcam empire – the pipeline has never stopped flowing.
Final Thoughts
From the start, Big Brother and Babestation were cut from the same cloth: interactive, addictive, and impossible to look away from.
- Big Brother gave us the “ordinary to celebrity” journey.
- Babestation gave us the “girl next door to fantasy star” journey.
- Contestants like Bex Shiner prove how closely the two worlds are connected.
So next time you’re watching Babestation Cams and spot a familiar face, just remember – the Big Brother house was only ever a warm-up act for the late-night main stage.
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