

^ Pete Wins Big Brother 2006 Channel4 Website URL last accessed on 1 October 2006.^ Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths in England and Wales, 1837-1983.In 2016, he set up a cleaning business called Celebriclean. In 2013, he guest starred on the web series GIFTED in the pilot episode. Bennett went on to form another band, Pete Bennett and the Love Dogs, which played at Glastonbury, and venues such as IndigO2 and The Cavern Club. He then wrote music with songwriter and record producer Guy Chambers. īennett's autobiography, Pete: My Story, was published in hardback in November 2006 and reissued in paperback in 2007 as My Journey With Tourettes.īennett was also the lead singer in a band called Daddy Fantastic, but he left the band after agreeing with a record label that he should become a solo artist. Later in 2006, Bennett was nominated for a National Television Award in 2006 for "Most Popular TV Contender" however, this was awarded to fellow Big Brother contestant Nikki Grahame. A TSA spokesperson said the series "has put Tourette's on the map". The Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA) initially expressed concern that those with the condition would be mocked, though they later softened their stance.

The show was accused by some, who said the series was exploiting his Tourette's syndrome. He won the series with 61.2% of the final vote.

In 2006, Bennett was selected as one of the original 14 housemates for the seventh series.
