Rachel Rice

Rachel Rice (born 7 March 1984) is a Welsh television personality, model, actress and teacher. She is known for winning the ninth series of the Channel 4 reality series Big Brother. She has a degree in English and Drama, and is now a teacher at Abersychan School. Career Early life and career Born in Pontypool, Rice worked as a television and film actress. She took part in numerous global television commercials – including the Sony Handicam's 'Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden' in 1991. One of her most notable roles was an appearance alongside Hugh Grant in the 1993 Gothic horror Night Train to Venice when she was eight. She later worked as a model and trained as a teacher. She is currently teaching full-time. Big Brother Rice entered the Big Brother house on 5 June 2008. During her stay in the house, Rice survived two eviction votes, the first in Week 8, where nine others faced eviction as a punishment for breaking rules, and the second in Week 10, where she survived over Stuart Pilkington. She was announced as the winner of her series on 5 September 2008.