Heat Awards: Man of the Year

The weekly celebrity magazine Heat had a poll of its readers. The results were revealed in its Christmas 2005 issue. The order for the 'Man of the Year' was:

• 1. Jamie Oliver

  Biog Extract: Celebrity chef, Jamie Trevor Oliver was born on 27 May 1975. After studying at Westminster Catering College, Jamie Oliver began cooking at his his parents’ pub, The Cricketers in Clavering, Essex ... Read On

• 2. Eugene (Big Brother)

  Biog Extract: Eugene Sully was 27 when he entered Big Brother. He comes from Crawley, West Sussex. Eugene came second in Big Brother 6, just beaten by Anthony. Eugene lives with his parents and his mother, Janet said that Eugene used to dance round the house singing 'I'm a little teapot' ... Read On

• 3. Will Young

• 4. Freddie Flintoff

  Biog Extract: Andrew Flintoff was born on 6 December 1977 in Preston. Flintoff was first nicknamed Fred or Freddie by John Stanworth, the captain of Lancashire's second XI, when he was a teenager because his name was similar to Fred Flinstone ... Read On

• 5. Robbie Williams

  Biog Extract: Robert Peter Maximillian Williams was born on 13th February, 1974 in Stoke-on-Trent. Robbie Williams was the first member of Take That to leave the band. In the summer of 1995 he set out to pursue a solo career ... Read On

Quite a variety! We can see how Jamie Oliver got on top - after all he did prove the catalyst to a change in government policy. And Freddie Flintoff was instrumental in England winning the Ashes. Not quite sure of what got Eugene up there - second in BB seems the slightest of qualifications. Nevertheless we like the chap. So all's well.