Mini-Me is the favourite to win Celebrity Big Brother

Paddy Power price Austin Powers actor Verne Troyer at 3/1

Verne Troyer, who plays Mini-Me in Austin Powers, has been installed by Paddy Power as the 3/1 favourite to win the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother, which kicks off tonight.

Close behind him in the betting is former A1 singer Ben Adams, who looks a strong contender considering fellow former boyband hunk Mark Owen was victorious in series two. However, it often takes a few episodes to identify whether male popstars can challenge or whether they are going to be peripheral figures, in which case they usually avoid the first few evictions.

Troyer and Adams are a long way ahead of 1990s rapper Coolio and former Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton, both of whom are 8/1. All of the other women are 12/1 or higher as men tend to be favoured by voters. The first three series were all won by men (Jack Dee, Mark Owen and Bez) before Chantelle won series four moreso because she wasn’t a celebrity than because she was a woman then Shilpa Shetty won the most recent series after all the controversy. Four of the five runners-up have also been men.

A full list of housemates, the reason you should be in awe of them and their Paddy Power odds can be found after the jump:

Verne Troyer (Austin Powers’ Mini-Me) - 3/1
Ben Adams (former A1 popstar) - 5/1
Coolio (Gangsta’s Paradise rapper) - 8/1
Michelle Heaton (former Liberty X singer) - 8/1
Steve Strange (Visage lead singer in the 80s) - 10/1
Lucy Pinder (lads mag favourite) - 12/1
Terry Christian (Manc TV presenter) - 12/1
Tina Malone (Shameless actress) - 12/1
Ulrika Jonsson (Sven-shagging former weathergirl) - 12/1
La Toya Jackson (Michael Jackson’s sister) - 12/1
Mutya Buena (former Sugababes singer) - 18/1
Tommy Sheridan (left-wing Scottish politician) - 20/1

Posted: January 2nd, 2009 by Michael Lintorn |