Brian Dowling (born 13th June 1978) was the winner of the second series of Big Brother in 2001.

Before he became famous, Dowling trained as a holiday rep, and air steward. He came out to his parents only two weeks before appearing on Big Brother.

Brian went onto presenting SMTV Live, becoming the first openly homosexual childrens' television presenter. He also went on to present his own show on ITV, Brian's Boyfriends, as well as narrating the Channel 4 reality show The Salon. He currently has a short role in new spinoff drama from Footballers' Wives.