Steve Gill

Current Status
Evicted

History
Day 1: Enters house
Day 2: Emerges as early favourite
Day 4: Bothers housemates with his snoring
Day 6: Snoring becomes subject of discussion again
Day 7: Starts to feel a little homesick
Day 10: Speaks about day he was blown up by bomb
Day 12: Misses his children on Father's Day
Day 13: Believes that BB is both sinister and twisted
Day 15: Feels that Friday will have a double eviction
Day 19: Celebrates birthday with curry treat
Day 22: Doubts that Shabby will leave if Caoimhe is evicted
Day 26: Trains housemates for wheelchair basketball game
Day 28: Believes that Mario needs a new toy to play with
Day 29: Admits that he is missing his children
Day 30: Defeats Big Brobot in 'Man vs Machine' task
Day 30: Called outrageous by Ben over his views on war history
Day 32: Thinks that Keeley has a secret task
Day 32: Says that BB experience has been a piece of p*ss
Day 33: Says that Rachel reminds him of his wife
Day 34: Tells Keeley about his bomb blast
Day 35: Gets drunk on the holy spirit
Day 35: Called patronising by Ben
Day 35: Believes that Ben could be an actor
Day 35: Plans on winding up Keeley
Day 36: Upset with Rachael for commenting on his flirty behaviour
Day 37: Said to have come out of his shell by John James
Day 38: Annoys housemates with snoring again
Day 44: Says that he is missing Keeley
Day 46: Feels weird around new trio
Day 46: Considers leaving the house
Day 46: Says that he won't walk from house
Day 46: Given homesick pep talk by David
Day 48: Faces eviction
Day 49: Saves himself from eviction and picks Andrew instead
Day 50: Teases David for being 'The Charmer'
Day 51: Has visit from wife as part of task
Day 53: Reminisces over his marriage proposal
Day 54: Upset that Corin could walk over mum concerns
Day 57: Tires of Rachel's shrieking
Day 61: Says that Mario's secret is worth knowing
Day 66: Asked by David about his bomb blast
Day 67: Says that he is grateful for BB experience
Day 69: Told by David that he is in the final
Day 69: Said by John James that he will get new legs
Day 71: Says he'd choose to see Keeley over his wife
Day 73: Worries over tonight's eviction
Day 73: Evicted

Age: 40

From: Leicester

Occupation: Ex-HM Forces

Details: This straightforward ex-serviceman amputee spends his time fighting for the causes he believes in. He currently lives in Leicester with his second wife of 14 years and has eight children.

In 1989 when Steve was 20 he was injured by a bomb while on patrol in Belfast. He lost both of his legs as well as an eye. He now wears a black glass eye which his kids love as he looks like a pirate. Steve says he chooses to wear shorts exposing his metal legs. "I purposely walk around looking the way I do. It's better to be open about who you are."

Despite his disability, sporty Steve is a transatlantic yacht racer and recently took part in the Royal Ocean Yacht Race with an amputee crew of ex-servicemen personal. This was a particular achievement as he can't even swim.

Steve has been unemployed for the last 20 years but would never want to sit behind a desk – he's more of an outdoorsy type. He feels very strongly about, and lobbies for, soldiers who have been injured.

He hates stuck-up, self-opinionated, political people "who think they know a lot about things when they don't". In the house he won't need to be fussed over but his fellow housemates may "need to pick me up if I fall over".