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Ulrika Jonsson said winning Celebrity Big Brother was the weirdest thing that has ever happened to her.
"This is singularly the weirdest experience I've had in my entire life - and I've had quite a weird life," she told Davina after winning the competition.
Nominated for eviction three times in the three-week show, Ulrika said she never expected to be in the house longer than a week - let alone win.
"I had only packed enough panty liners for about two weeks, so I was very grateful for Terry's first nomination," she joked.
Davina described her as "the most unwilling housemate we've ever seen" and she was often shown complaining, nagging other housemates about their lack of cleanliness, or crying about missing her four children.
But she said she was pleased she made the decision to enter the house - after being urged by her husband to see if she could bear to live with other people.
"I don't regret going in at all, it was one amazing experience to have. Weird, but amazing," she said.
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On criticism from housemates about being bossy, Ulrika said she blamed being a mum of four.
"I have to organise everything... Sometimes it's hard to switch off," she said.
But she declared she was herself throughout the series.
"I was no different in the house than I am at home. I didn't try to ingratiate myself with anybody," she said.
Indeed she often irritated housemates and was told by Terry she was a bit "high-handed". Terry also nominated her as the housemate with the "biggest ego" although he swore this was not what he believed. However, her self-deprecation and flair for tasks must have ingratiated her with the public.
Her and Verne Troyer's rendition of Endless Love, which she named as the highlight of her time in the house, delighted housemates and was viewed so many times on the Big Brother website they passed their part of the task - a web hit success which Terry Christian and Tina Malone's ensuing ballet sequence failed to match.
She also made constant joking references to her personal life and her family status - such as when she played the guitar in the rap task when she sang: "I'm a Swedish bird with all them guys, so popular I was nominated twice. I miss my kids but I got my ego, that's nice."
She even acted out a version of herself for the Big Brother movie. She gave an ironic performance, slouching into the room and saying in what sounded like a Welsh accent: "Hello, I'm Ulrika. I'm having my huge ego delivered a little later on. I'm missing my 48 children and I imagine I'm probably better than everyone else in here." Afterwards she laughingly asked the group: "That was accurate was it?"
