You heard right! After a dramatic public vote from the public, RuPaul's Drag Race alum Courtney Act has been crowned the winner of Celebrity Big Brother UK.
\u201cThe winner of #CBB 2018 is.... @courtneyact! Here's the moment @EmmaWillis broke the news (and the internet). #CBBFinal\u201d— Big Brother UK (@Big Brother UK) 1517611057
\u201c\ud83c\udf1fWe\u2019ve done it, Courtney is crowned #CBB queen!\ud83c\udf1f \n\nA huge thank you to everyone who voted and cheered along the way, we couldn\u2019t have done it with you! \ud83d\udc51\ud83e\udd84\ud83c\udf08\u2764\ufe0f\n\n #TeamShaneCourtney #CBBShane #CBBFinal @bbuk\u201d— Courtney Act (@Courtney Act) 1517610998
It hasn't been an easy climb to the top for Courtney. She's had to put up with a lot in the Big Brother house, including educating her housemates on trans issues and clashing with runner-up Ann Widdecombe on LGBT rights. Which is why her win tastes all the sweeter.
Fans on social media are ecstatic over the win:
\u201cYes yes yes! Love wins baby! \ud83c\udf08 @courtneyact \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb #CBBFinal #CBB @bbuk\u201d— Andrew Hayden-Smith (@Andrew Hayden-Smith) 1517611285
\u201cThank fuck for that #cbb, Christ that was too close, congratulations Courtney, and breathe everyone\u201d— Jenny Eclair (@Jenny Eclair) 1517611058
\u201cBoom! Acceptance triumphs over deep seated bigotry. #cbbuk #cbb @courtneyact chant\u00e9 you stay!\u201d— Bainser (@Bainser) 1517611061
\u201cMaybe I'm being melodramatic but I can't express how much @courtneyact winning Big Brother means to me and so many of us. I am ecstatic. #CBB\u201d— D\u2728 (@D\u2728) 1517610968
\u201cTHIS is why visibility, open discussion, representation, challenging people & sticking to your beliefs are important. \n\nThank you British public! Thank you @courtneyact for being yourself and challenging out dated views! \n\nMature conversation & dialogue can work! #cbb #cbbfinal\u201d— That Awful Chris Clegg (@That Awful Chris Clegg) 1517611279
\u201cCourtney/Shane love you so much your an inspiration to man and woman everywhere the whole nation love you can we adopt you and can stay in the UK please ?@courtneyact #CBB \u2764\u2764\u2764\u2764\u201d— Mary McBeth (@Mary McBeth) 1517613540
Congratulations Courtney!
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