Sam Evans (television personality)

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Sam Evans is a Welsh television personality and former stock assistant from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. [1] He is best known for winning the fourteenth series of the British reality television show, Big Brother in 2013.

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He was born with 70-80% hearing loss. [1]

TV appearances

Deal or No Deal

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]

Big Brother UK

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]

Cariad@iaith

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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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Llanelli shop worker Sam Evans enters Big Brother 2013 house". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. Friends of Llanelli Big Brother favourite Sam Evans wish him luck | South Wales Evening Post
  3. "Deal or No Deal - News Story". Endemol UK. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  4. "Big Brother winner Sam Evans to return to day job". Metro . DMG Media. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  5. "Big Nev to appear in new series of S4C's Cariad@Iaith show". Wales Online . 19 May 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.