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Darnell Swallow

Darnell Swallow
Current Status
In house

History
Day 1: Entered house
Day 10: Called Mario a "beast" in a row during the orchestra task
Day 21: Sent to jail with Dennis for discussing nominations
Day 23: Had a date with Sylvia after winning a romantic dinner for two
Day 23: Involved in heated house row
Day 24: Argued with Bex, resulting in Kat crying
Day 30: Cost group its musical task by arguing with Big Brother
Day 33: Said he was confused by Sara's flirting
Day 39: Won election to be first Head of House
Day 43: Belinda chose him to go to luxury jail as Hell's ever-changing prize
Day 46: Moved to Hell after eating a banana in the gorilla task
Day 48: Nominated alongside Bex and Mohamed
Day 49:Jailed for revealing that he nominated Rex
Day 51: Saved from eviction in favour of Bex
Day 53: Stayed in Hell after failing to finish in first four in chilli task
Day 55: Put up for eviction alongside eight other housemates after breaking the rules banning discussing nominations
Day 59: Moved to Heaven after finishing in first seven in alphabet task
Day 61: Jumped the divide to sleep in Hell when he jumped in bed with Sara and she immediately got in with Stu after he made a lewd comment
Day 61: Lost right to nominate after crossing divide
Day 65: Had a row with Sara after she said she would not share a bed with him because he would want to have sex
Day 66: Came clean about his feelings to Sara
Day 66: Told Kat that Sara used him to get to Stu
Day 68: Argued with Stuart about group dynamics
Day 70: Told Sara that their arguments could be his downfall
Day 74: Confided to Kat that he feared being viewed as the "village idiot"
Day 76: Said he was anxious that Big Brother would jeopardise his house friendships
Day 78: Rowed with Sara, leaving her crying in the Diary Room
Day 80: Said he wanted to be crowned most paranoid housemate
Day 81: Was initially unimpressed with his gift of an iPod from Big Brother
Day 82: Told Mohamed about his time in prison
Day 82: Upset Sara by calling her an "ugly bitch"
Day 83: Threatened to leave the house over his feelings of anger and bitterness
Day 83: He and Mikey performed as Elton John and Kiki Dee in the Las Vegas variety show
Day 84: He and Rex were reprimanded by Big Brother over their comments to Sara
Day 84: Rex angry with him for nominating Nicole
Day 85: Upset after Sara said his hoodie was "worthless"
Day 85: Worried housemates by spending two hours in the Diary Room
Day 85: Made up with Sara after several days of tension
Day 86: Argued with Kat over Rachel's nomination of Rex
Day 87: He and Sara flirted in the pool after she was saved from eviction
Day 88: Argued with Kat after joking that he would choose to evict her over Sara
Day 88: Sparked concern that he would walk after a long spell in the Dairy Room
Day 93: Finished in fifth place with 14.9% of the vote to win

Age: 26

From: London

Occupation: Songwriter

Status: Single

Details: Darnell was born in Ipswich, raised in St Louis (USA) and now lives in London. He was deported to the UK after getting involved with gang culture in the States and now spends much of his time mentoring community youth groups in North London. Darnell, who was born albino, is a professional songwriter. Currently single, he is looking forward to meeting some cute girls in the house... or even his future wife!

News about Darnell Swallow from Digital Spy

Nov 02 2010, 15:37
BB stars unite for charity football
May 14 2010, 10:44
Big Brother stars film porno show?
May 06 2010, 10:25
BB stars row during trailer filming
Jul 30 2009, 20:58
Big Brother stars work at new club night
Jun 23 2009, 20:06
Cairon, Darnell in studio together
Apr 27 2009, 10:11
Ofcom dismisses Alex 'bullying' complaints
Sep 05 2008, 20:50
Big Brother Obituary: Darnell Swallow
Sep 05 2008, 20:43
Darnell: "I need to love myself"
Sep 05 2008, 18:40
DS:BB News Extra - Day 93
Sep 05 2008, 18:04
Rex calls Rachel "delirious"
Sep 05 2008, 17:47
Group's taste buds put to the test
Sep 05 2008, 16:25
Big Brother reveals final task
Sep 05 2008, 15:41
Darnell: 'I think the public like me now'
Sep 05 2008, 12:29
Darnell says his vision is worse
Sep 05 2008, 12:24
Big Brother theme tune wakes the house
Sep 05 2008, 03:00
DS:BB News Extra - Day 92 #2
Sep 05 2008, 02:45
Rachel thrilled by visit from moth
Sep 05 2008, 02:39
Group prepares to leave the house
Sep 05 2008, 02:32
Housemates excited about the final
Sep 04 2008, 22:15
Sara and Darnell's flirting continues
Sep 04 2008, 22:05
Housemates give after dinner speeches
Sep 04 2008, 20:22
Darnell: "I'm where I belong now"
Sep 04 2008, 20:12
Darnell told to wear eye patch
Sep 04 2008, 20:04
Rex, Darnell find novel use for potatoes
Sep 04 2008, 16:50
Rex: 'I can't wait to see Nicole'
Sep 04 2008, 12:57
Darnell talks to the plant that hurt him
Sep 04 2008, 03:00
DS:BB News Extra - Day 91 #2
Sep 04 2008, 02:34
Rex and Darnell admit they are jealous
Sep 04 2008, 00:10
DS:BB News Extra - Day 91 #1
Sep 03 2008, 22:12
Housemates react to highlights show
Sep 03 2008, 20:23
TV night gets underway in house
Sep 03 2008, 20:19
Group told to choose BB episode
Sep 03 2008, 20:09
Darnell injures eye with garden plant
Sep 03 2008, 16:42
Darnell's rap proves popular with group
Sep 03 2008, 15:37
Big Brother wishes group "good luck"
Sep 03 2008, 15:33
Group fears a further eviction
Sep 03 2008, 12:27
Rachel: 'I missed Mo this morning'
Sep 03 2008, 02:47
Rex, Darnell surprised to be in final
Sep 03 2008, 02:28
Housemates react to shock evictions
Sep 02 2008, 21:36
Housemates don afros to imitate Mo
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