So Brian's your winner with 60.3% of the vote.

Perhaps the most entertaining housemate in the whole of Big Brother 8, he left us open-mouthed with his lack of knowledge of Shakespeare, his love of cider and his list of truly baffling synonyms for 'female'. But it was Brian's unrequited love for Amanda that really had us glued to the screen...

After weeks of flirting and longing glances, Brian finally plucked up the courage to confess his true feelings. But Amanda's assertion that she'd prefer them to be 'dead good friends' brought tears to his eyes.

His sense of fun, kindness, singing and innocence endeared him to millions, though his awareness of playwrights, geography and Great Britain left much to be desired...

Brian - we salute you! A worthy winner indeed.