Celebrity Big Brother live: Louis Walsh calls Jedward ‘vile’ as Sharon Osbourne exits house
Lauren Simon was the second housemate to be evicted after Kate Middleton’s uncle Gary Goldsmith
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Your support makes all the difference.The Celebrity Big Brother housemates have now waved goodbye to three contestants after Lauren Simon was evicted during Tuesday night’s episode. She follows in the footsteps of the Princess of Wales’s uncle, Gary Goldsmith, who became the first contestant on this year’s series to be evicted.
Months after the reality series titan returned on ITV, the celebrity version has been resurrected in the hopes of emulating the success of the latest civilian series, which was won by Jordan Sangha in November.
Surviving contestants include X Factor judge Louis Walsh– who has already shocked viewers with an “incredibly rude” comment – Love Island winner Ekin-Su and Strictly Come Dancing professional Nikita Kuzmin.
In the latest episode, Sharon Osbourne, who was in the series as a “celebrity lodger”, left the CBB house. She was only planned to be in the series for several days and was given a private en-suite bedroom separate from the rest of the housemates.
As for the eviction, it was between Fern Britton, Louis Walsh and Lauren Simon, but it was the Real Housewives of Cheshire star who was voted off.
Meanwhile, Louis launched a scathing attack on the pop duo Jedward, calling them “vile”, and he later made several comments about Ronan Keating.
Follow along with all the live updates as CBB airs on ITV
Louis is reflecting on his childhood
... and how his mammy apparently wanted him to be a priest.
David’s confessed to Zeze that he’s never really had a proper boyfriend because he gets “bored” quickly.
.... And that’s all for this evening, folks, in that very uneventful episode.
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Gary Goldsmith says he took part in Celebrity Big Brother with an agenda
The Princess of Wales’s uncle told Good Morning Britain: “I’m not a celebrity, so I’m not really part of that world. I just got to have a little sneaky peek behind the scenes, and let the professionals carry on entertaining the nation.
“I got the opportunity to do something which is completely left-sided, so yeah, really enjoyed it.”
Asked why he thought he was chosen for the series, he said it included the chance to “share some goss about the fam”, adding: “I think I did that with respect”.
Goldsmith added: “I was was kind of prepared for it, it is the one thing that would happen. I wasn’t volunteering and people were asking questions, so I was trying to be as honest and forthright as I can.”
Will Best teases ‘huge’ twist in tonight’s show
On Sunday’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother: Late & Live, Will Best revealed a “huge” twist in tonight’s nominations involving Sharon Osbourne.
“I can exclusively reveal that [the twist] will involve [Sharon] secretly watching all of the nominations – so she’s seeing everything,” he said.
“To find out what she then does with that information, you’ll have to tune in tomorrow night... but I can promise you, it has very, very big consequences for the housemates.”
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We’re back!
Thanks for tuning in folks, strap in as we get our second round of nominations in tonight – featuring a “huge” twist.
Sharon’s role tonight revealed
Sharon Osbourne will get to watch all of the housemates’ nominations from the privacy of her bedroom.
“Wow, that’s a biggie and it’s going to be interesting. Very, very interesting,” she says.
First up: Marisha
Marisha’s first nomination is for Lauren after she broke the rules. “I just feel like I couldn’t trust her and I want to trust my housemates,” she says.
Her second nomination is for Louis.
Next up: Ekin-Su
The former Love Island star’s first nomination is David, whom she calls “selfish”.
Her second nomination: Zeze. “I feel like every time I speak to Zeze her personality is guarded,” she says.
“I was once that person - I’m not [anymore].”
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