Doing the Ayatollah has also become popular for famous Cardiff fans to do when celebrating. The ex-Wales rugby union team captain Gareth Thomas often performed the Ayatollah after scoring a try, the swimmer David Davies performed the Ayatollah on the podium while receiving his medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and at the 2008 Olympics, and the cricketer Simon Jones also used the celebration after taking the wicket of Simon Katich during the 2005 Ashes series. Mark Webster, winner of the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship, also performed the Ayatollah after winning the title. The Ayatollah has also been used by ice hockey fans of the Cardiff Devils when winning the Play-off Championship in 1999. The "Big Brother" housemate and Cardiff supporter David Vaughan frequently did the Ayatollah after winning tasks in the house in 2010.