Sam Evans is a British television personality and former stock assistant from Llanelli, Wales. [1] He is best known for winning the fourteenth series of the then Channel 5 (previously Channel 4) reality television show, Big Brother in 2013.
He was born with 70-80% hearing loss. [1]
In 2012, Evans appeared on the game show Deal or No Deal , [2] where he won £7,000 and a week's holiday for two in Egypt. [3]
In 2013, Evans competed in the UK's fourteenth series of Big Brother, [1] entering the house on Day 1.
On Day 68, Evans was crowned the winner of the series. After his victory, he announced that he intended to return to working in Debenhams. [4]
In June 2014 Evans took part in the S4C Welsh learners television series Cariad@iaith:love4language, learning to speak the language with other Welsh celebrities at a language centre in Gwynedd. [5]
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The Welsh Language Society is a direct action pressure group in Wales campaigning for the right of Welsh people to use the Welsh language in every aspect of their lives. The chair of the Welsh Language Society since October 2023 is Joseff Gnagbo.
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Scott Quinnell is a Welsh former dual-code rugby union and rugby league player who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He was a number 8 for Wales, Llanelli RFC, Llanelli Scarlets, Richmond and the British & Irish Lions in rugby union. He won 52 caps for Wales and three for the Lions, and scored 11 international tries for Wales and one for the Lions.
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This is a timeline of the history of television in Wales. It does not include events that affect the whole UK.