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Published: 16:06 EST, 16 July 2015 | Updated: 17:28 EST, 16 July 2015

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Chloe Wilburn triumphed against five male competitors to win Big Brother's 2015 series on Thursday night.

The Doncaster lass, 25, was left inside the house until the end to battle it out with the show's cheeky chappy runner up Joel Williams, 19, in the live finale.

Both big characters beat Timebomb finalists Danny Wisker, 29, Cristian MJC, 20, Jack McDermott, 23, and Nick Henderson, 19 and they were in turn sent out to meet exquisite show host Emma Willis.

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Disbelief: Chloe Wilburn couldn't even believe that she was in the final two with cheeky chappy Joel Williams but was named winner of the whole Big Brother 2015 series on Thursday night's live finale

The brunette - pressing a tissue to her tearful eyes - punched the air with joy as she was asked to leave by the front door.

She looked gorgeous in a bright yellow dress but broke down as soon as she heard the crowd cheering and was met with a firework reception.

'I'm so shocked,' she exclaimed. 'I just don't feel like I deserve this. Everyone was so amazing and I'm just so gobsmacked. There are no words.'

The moment Chloe Wilburn was crowned Big Brother 2015 winner

Girl power: She punched the air for victory as she was released from the house after 66 days of confinement

Shock: Chloe seemed overwhelmed by the reception and burst straight into tears in front of the audience

Overwhelmed: She burst into tears as the crowds chanted her name, asking 'How do all these people know who I am?'

Bright and beautiful: The starlet showed off her deep tan as she did a twirl in a gorgeous yellow dress

Gobsmacked: Her first question was 'Where's Danny?' after striking up a brother-sister bond with her fellow housemate

Overnight fame: It was a lot for Chloe to take in, but Emma Willis was on hand to support her

Presenter Emma announced that the prize money of £116,100 was now hers and she added: 'OMG, I'm rich,' she said. 'Girl power.'

Chloe - dubbed a 'relatable, normal girl' by Emma - previously said that if she won Big Brother, she would go to her favourite holiday hotspot Benidorm almost immediately.

Ahead of her appearance on the show, she said: 'It would all be about Benidorm. I love it! I go twice a year every year.'

Chloe is a small town girl who has been with her sweetheart boyfriend since she was 18 and is looking forward to being married with children in five years' time.

Shock: Chloe looked in total shock when she was announced as the winner of Big Brother 2015

Congratulations: Runner up Joel Williams embraced Chloe to wish her well done as she triumphed against the five boys

Joker: Chloe wrapped her arms around Joel, as she was named the winner

Recap: She said 'girl power' as she accepted the prize money and said 'I'm rich!'

Cheeky chappy: Joel Williams came second to a 'worthy winner' as he said when he was evicted

Chloe had previously accepted £5k from the prize fund during the Cashbomb task but confessed to deeply regretting it since it happened.

Summing up the experience, Chloe said she signed up for a 'club 18-30' holiday with a variety of people from around the country but admitted that the show had been 'very hard', saying she'd had more tears than she'd had in a lifetime.

Earlier, stunning Emma was there to console a 'humbled' and composed Joel when he came out on Thursday.

He said Chloe was a 'well-deserved' winner of the series and thanked fans for picking up the phone to put him into second place.

Hostess with the mostess: Big Brother's Emma Willis impressed in a pretty little white dress on Thursday night's Timebomb finale

No losers here: A composed Joel looked happy enough with his second place win

Quick wave: He was given a consolation hug from Emma, who looked gorgeous in white

Welcome back: Some familiar faces were in the audience to see the winner be crowned

Composure: Joel was the picture of calm as he thanked fans for voting him into second place

Worthy winner: Joel was gracious as said he couldn't think of anyone better to have lost out to

An honourable third place was awarded to handsome Danny and he was greeted with some healthy cheers on his exit.

The charmer talked about how protective he'd been over 'sister' Chloe inside the house, especially since some of the housemates were younger than him.

The 29-year-old said: 'Watching from a young age, I never thought I’d be the oldest in there, it’s a role that I loved being, the fact that people looked up to me was a good feeling.'

Regardless, he proved to be pretty popular with the audience and spent time greeting the fans as Emma tried to vie for his attention out on the Timebomb stage.

Finalists: Chloe triumphed against competition from Danny Wisker and Joel Williams

Third place: Danny Wisker received a warm welcome as he was made to leave in third place

Time for the fans: The rugged 29-year-old stopped to give his adoring fans a thumbs up

Lads, lads, lads: Danny noted that he had spotted friends sporting 'Danny To Win' T-shirts

Winning smile: A very tanned Danny gushed about being a figure that people could look up to in the house

Fourth place went to big personality Jack, who overheard boos and seemingly felt nervous about emerging.

Still with his hand filled with £23,900 of cash, the finalist was interviewed alone, even treating the audience to a peak at his freshly-shaved head.

Jack said he felt pressure because people inside had told him that he would definitely win and in part seemed disappointed to leave in fourth place.

Cashbomb inevitably caused tensions in the house and sitting in the interview scenario he was forced to defend his decision to take the money.

Still strapped in: Jack McDermott walked away in fourth place, still strapped to his £23,900 of cash prize from the Cashbomb task

He still wins: Jack lifted a briefcase full of his £20k+ cash fund

Booted out: Jack seemed disappointed to be booted out in fourth place on Thursday

Disappointed? Emma chatted to Jack, who sported a shaved hairstyle

Fifth and sixth place went to Nick and Cristian, respectively, and they were first of all evicted together on Thursday night.

Emma Willis greeted the stars when they came out - breezing over a tiny mistake in which she called Nick, Jack - and grilled the contestants on how they reacted to Big Brother.

Cristian confessed to feeling inadequate to other housemates, such as big names like Brian Bello, and he said that his time in the house had made him grow up and toughen up after admitting to being a bit too quiet and sensitive.

He said: 'It made me toughen up, and made me take things with a pinch of salt. When someone like Brian came along, he acted like a brother to me, he made me realise being in Big Brother was a big thing.'

Give us a wave: Nick Henderson (left) and Cristian MCJ (right) came fifth and sixth place respectively

Getting a grilling: The boys were sat to down for a grilling from show host Emma Willis

Later Cristian, blushed when former flame Jasmine was brought up and speaking down the camera, he said confidently 'call me'.

Meanwhile Nick, was a bag of nerves and he too, blushed when his relationship with Harry was broached.

Nick said that even though they were opposites, without her he might not have got through the series and concluded that he would like to see her outside the house.

He said: 'Sometimes opposites attached and she is endearing and beautiful and I want to keep seeing her.

Hunk: Pretty boy Cristian blushed when he was asked about house flame Jasmine, and coolly said he would like her to call him outside the house

Confident: The aspiring MC gave a wave as he enjoyed a shared eviction with fellow housemate Nick

'It will be hard but it is something I want and to happen. She made it as special as it was and without her I wouldn't have got through it.'

Their reunion was a steamy one on Thursday as they smooched in front of the crowds when Emma reintroduced them.

Harry, flirty in an orange and pink tropical bodycon dress, flung her arms around Nick when she met him at the bottom of the steps to the stage.

Cringe: Nick was forced to delve into his relationship with ex-housemate Harry

Keen: She certainly seemed keen to see the contestant again, after he said he'd like to continue seeing her

Reunited: Harry shared a passionate kiss with Nick when they were reunited outside the house

So, after 66 days, Big Brother came to a sensational live finale as Chloe, Danny, Cristian, Joel, Jack and Nick waited to discover who would be crowned winner.

An incomplete prize money fund of £116,100 - whittled down from steals that the other stars made as part of the Cashbomb task - was the super-sum awarded to the last-standing contestant.

To mark their last evening in the house on Wednesday, the five boys and one girl were treated to a luxury three-course meal.

The six-piece scrubbed up and toasted their eight weeks in the house before each discussing what being a finalist meant to them.

Passionate embrace: A flirty Harry flung her arms around the finalist to congratulate him

So that's a yes! It was pretty obvious that Harry and Nick were to see each other again

Asked about his defining moment in the house, Danny said: 'I think it would have to be when all the old housemates from previous series came in and had a party.

'At that moment I was on a downer and I was a bit lost in the house and I had some reassurance from a few of the old legends which was a pick me up for me which I needed and it done me a world of good.'

For the first in Big Brother history, the housemates have of course been surprised by guest appearances from former contestants including Nikki Grahame, Brian Bello and Aisleyne Horgan Wallace.

It was the Channel 5 series' first ever Timebomb series, which saw time freeze, go backwards and go forwards to make for some explosive viewing.

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