Michelle Bass
Michelle Bass (born 2 February 1981) is an English reality TV star, model and columnist from Newcastle upon Tyne. She became famous on Big Brother UK Series 5 in 2004, finishing sixth. She was part of a group called the "Lip Gloss Bitches" and had a high-profile romance with Stuart Wilson, including a kitchen tryst. During the show, she and Emma Greenwood were sent to a fake eviction in the Bed Sit, with 24/7 cameras, returning to the house soon after. A major incident later in the series led to significant media attention.
Bass returned as a guest on Big Brother in 2009 for the tenth anniversary and then entered Ultimate Big Brother in 2010, finishing ninth. After BB, she appeared on TV shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Charlotte Church Show, The Culture Show and The Weakest Link, and had roles in pantomime and films. She also worked as a columnist for OK! magazine and News of the World, and did glamour modelling for Nuts and Zoo, as well as modelling for the online store Discoo.
In 2010 she married hypnotist Steve McKeown, and they have a daughter born in 2013.
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