Nadia Almada

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Portuguese name Template:BLP sources Template:Infobox person Nádia Conceição Almada<ref>Researcha Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> (born 28 January 1977) is a Portuguese-born, English reality television star and media personality. She is best known for winning the fifth series of Big Brother UK, being the first transgender contestant to do so.

Big Brother

In 2004, Almada entered the fifth series of Big Brother UK, which she eventually won, securing 74% of the public vote, winning £63,500.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Almada was the first transgender housemate in Big Brother UK history and the first to win the show,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> she kept her transgender identity a secret from her fellow housemates, however, the public viewers were aware. During her time in the Big Brother house, she was a member of a clique who referred to themselves as the "Lip Gloss Bitches" alongside; Emma Greenwood, Marco Sabba and Michelle Bass. Her victory was shown as a plot point in episode 7 of 2025 drama What It Feels Like for a Girl.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On Day 15, housemates Michelle Bass and Emma Greenwood were voted by the public to enter Big Brother's Bed Sit, a part of a fake eviction. Both housemates were given 24/7 streaming access to their fellow housemates who believed they had been evicted, they were able to observe the housemates and play pranks on them.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Despite this, some of the housemates under the impression Bass and Greenwood had been evicted, began speaking poorly of them.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On Day 20, Bass and Greenwood returned to the official Big Brother house, upon their return housemates were given fancy dress costumes and alcohol to celebrate. In the early hours of their return night, some of the housemates engaged in a playful food fight leaving the communal living area in a mess, when housemate Jason Cowan insisted they tidy up the mess, housemate Marco Sabba refused prompting a heated argument between the pair, leading to Almada flipping a table and slapping Cowan across the face.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The argument escalated with Greenwood and housemate Victor Ebuwa squaring up to each other and throwing food at each other, with Greenwood eventually throwing an empty tray at him, causing a physical altercation after Ebuwa retaliated the same way. Greenwood was escorted out the Big Brother house by Big Brother security guards, and was removed from the house by producers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The incident was livestreamed by Channel 4, causing viewers to call the police,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ofcom also received over 1,000 complaints due to the incident,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Channel 4 and Endemol also had to release official statements following the fight.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2010, Almada entered the Ultimate Big Brother house.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She was evicted on Day 11 in a double eviction alongside Big Brother series 6, housemate Makosi Musambasi, placing tenth overall.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She feuded with Celebrity Big Brother series 6 housemate Coolio, who was ejected after a heated argument with Almada on Day 5.

In 2005, she entered the Big Brother Australia, house visiting the finalists. She also made a guest appearance on the Big Brother UK series 9, launch night.

Other work

After her appearance on Big Brother UK, she went on to record a single entitled A Little Bit of Action, which reached Number 27 in the UK Singles Chart in December 2004.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also made a cameo appearance in the soap opera Hollyoaks.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Almada was also a contestant on the Channel 5 reality series, Trust Me... I'm a Holiday Rep, she replaced Make Me a Supermodel contestant Jasmine Lennard.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The following year, she was a guest on the Channel 4 reality series, Fool Around With..., the goal was for Almada to decipher who out of several male contestants was single, enabling them to win a £10,000 cash prize. She went on to appear on multiple other television series including; 8 out of 10 Cats, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Come Dine with Me, The Weakest Link and many others.

She took part in Celebrity Fitness Videos Not Fit for TV, hosted by Eamonn Holmes and Lorraine Kelly, the show featured celebrities performing Almada's own Latino inspired dance video, Latino Dance Workout, which she released in 2004.<ref>Best and worst celebrity fitness videos Virgin Media Template:Webarchive</ref>

Personal Life

Almada is from Ribeira Brava, on the Portuguese island of Madeira.<ref name="Guardian">Template:Cite news</ref> She lived in Woking around the time Big Brother was filmed.

In a 2009, interview with Heat magazine, she revealed that she is writing her memoirs.Template:Citation needed

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Big Brother UK series 5	Self; housemate	Winner, 82 episodes
	Big Brother Uncut	Self; housemate	19 episodes
	Saturday Night Live	Self; housemate	41 episodes
	GMTV	Self; guest	1 episode
	Loose Women	Self; guest	2 episodes
	Kelly	Self; guest	1 episode
	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Self; guest	1 episode
	The Paul O'Grady Show	Self; guest	1 episode
	Mr. Gay UK	Self; judge	TV special
	Ministry of Mayhem	Self; guest	1 episode
	The Weakest Link	Self; contestant	1 episode
	The Big Fat Quiz of the Year	Self; contestant	1 episode
	Latino Dance Workout with Nadia	Self	Fitness DVD
	Hollyoaks	Self; cameo	1 episode
2005	This Morning	Self; guest	1 episode
	Trust Me... I'm a Holiday Rep	Self; contestant	1 episode
	Dirty Tricks	Self; guest	1 episode
	Richard & Judy	Self; guest	1 episode
	8 out of 10 Cats	Self; guest	1 episode
	Big Brother Australia series 5	Self; Big Brother UK winner	1 episode
	The Charlotte Church Show	Self; guest	1 episode
	The Friday Night Project	Self; guest	3 episodes
2006	Fool Around with...	Self; cast member	4 episodes
	Big Brother's Little Brother	Self; ex-housemate	2 episodes
2008	Big Brother UK series 9	Self; ex-housemate	1 episode
2010	Big Brother's Big Awards Show	Self; ex-housemate	TV special
	The 5 O'Clock Show	Self; guest	1 episode
	Come Dine with Me	Self; contestant	1 episode
	The 50 Funniest Moments of 2010	Self; commentator	TV special
2011	Ultimate Big Brother	Self; housemate	10th place, 15 episodes
2025	What It Feels Like For A Girl	Self; cameo	1 episode

External links

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• "Nadia Almada - Biography" IMDb, Retrieved 31 March 2007