Celebrity Big Brother bosses are said to be thrilled that Ulrika Jonsson won this years series.

Verne Troyer was hotly tipped to win the show and bookies were backing him as the winner with Terry Christian to finish in second place. However on the night Verne finished in fourth place and Ulrika Jonsson won the show.

A show insider told The People: “It is good to get a shock every so often. The last series of Big Brother was incredibly predictable, as it was the previous summer. It’s quite nice when you end up with a result which takes some people unawares.”

The source added: “The bookies definitely got it wrong this time but maybe they were too hasty in going all out for Verne. After all, Ulrika survived the public vote again and again so there was always a core of support there for her.”