BB1's Craig launches autobiography

Series one Big Brother winner Craig Phillips brought together a host of ex-housemates from across the series for the red carpet launch of his autobiography.

According to the Liverpool Echo, the builder arrived at the event at the Sir Thomas Hotel in Liverpool in a wheelbarrow, pushed by Ricky Tomlinson.

Ex-housemates, including last year's winner Rachel Rice, Marco Marconi, Anthony Hutton and Pete Bennett, dressed in hard hats and high-visibility jackets as a tribute to Craig.

The book, entitled My Story: Building Beyond Big Brother, talks about expanding on his trade as a builder as well as his work on various TV shows following his time in the house.

He said: "When I first came out of the house, so many people asked me about doing a book.

"I felt I didn't have enough to talk about until now... I've done over 800 TV shows, been around the world, got my own production company - I've got this wonderful honour of being successful in my own right," he told What's On TV.

He revealed that the key to his success was that he had a trade before Big Brother.

"It helps to have something to offer the industry," he said, and also cited "hard work and honesty" as reasons for his continued success.