Brian Dowling

Brian Patrick Robert Dowling is an Irish television and radio presenter. He rose to fame after winning the second series of reality series Big Brother, and went on to win Ultimate Big Brother in 2010. In 2007, he came third in Hell's Kitchen and in 2008, he was runner-up in the Irish reality television series Fáilte Towers. Dowling then guest-presented Live from Studio Five alongside Kate Walsh from 2010 until its cancellation in February 2011. On 22 July 2011, it was confirmed that Dowling would become the new host of Big Brother upon its transfer to Channel 5, replacing Davina McCall. After Dowling had presented two editions of Big Brother and four editions of Celebrity Big Brother, Channel 5 confirmed in April 2013 that he was to be replaced by Emma Willis.