Jason: BB5 was a fix

Jason Cowan has claimed that Channel 4 bosses moved to fix the outcome of Big Brother 5, won by transsexual Nadia Almada.

14:43 15 August 2004

Jason Cowan has claimed that Channel 4 bosses moved to fix the outcome of Big Brother 5, won by transsexual Nadia Almada.

Scotsman Cowan was the runner-up in the TV reality show and has sensationally accused Channel 4 of editing the show to make him look moody and arrogant.

He told the News of the World that whilst he was deliberately portrayed in a poor light next to the Portuguese transsexual.

"It's not a reality show. It's a soap opera and Big Brother writes the script," said Cowan.

"I didn't have a chance of winning. Mind you, even Brad Pitt would have come second to Nadia."

The muscle-bound Cowan claims that Almada should have been evicted after a violent fight when she slapped him and threatened to kill him.

These accusations were was not caught on camera and a Channel 4 spokesman denied it had deliberately affected the result via editing.

"Unfortunately, every year after the show contestants think they have been portrayed badly," he said.

"But they forget that the show is streamed 24 hours a day. It's the viewers who are in control."