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
Celebrity Big Brother: The most controversial moments
The first ever series of Celebrity Big Brother aired on Channel 4 in 2003. It had seven series before moving to Channel 5 in 2011, where it remained until 2018.
Over the years, the show has had its fair share of controversial moments – and with the series now back, here’s a look at the show’s most shocking scenes.
Celebrity Big Brother: The most controversial moments
Celebrity edition of classic surveillance series has never been short of shocking moments
Housemate facing eviction says: ‘I’m not going to change'
Real Housewives star Lauren Simon says she is “not going to change” after receiving six nominations from her fellow housemates.
After Bradley, Colson, Gary, Marisha, Nikita and Zeze all voted for her, Simon was left in tears.
She said to Sharon Osbourne in the lounge: “I’ve obviously p****d a couple of people off.
“The thing is with me, I’ve heard it, I’ve taken it on board. I’m not going to change. I am what I am. Every day changes here, doesn’t it?”
Sharon Osbourne says no one will employ her because she is accused of being ‘racist’
Sharon Osbourne has revealed that she cannot find work in America.
Speaking to Lauren Simon she shared that no one would employ her “because they say I’m racist”.
The presenter was removed from her show after defending Piers Morgan over his criticism of the Duchess of Sussex.
Her and Ozzy Osbourne previously revealed they had to have “armed guards” following The Talk race row in 2022.
Ozzy Osbourne claims Sharon had to have ‘armed guards’ after The Talk racism row
‘She got a lot of flak from that, so we actually had to have f***ing armed guards and all that,’ rock star said in an interview
Louis and Lauren have been put in the Celebrity Wheelie Bin of Shame for rule breaking
Louis Walsh and Lauren Simon have been placed in the Celebrity Wheelie Bin of Shame for rulebreaking.
The housemates were handed the punishment in a clip aired on Celebrity Big Brother: Late & Live.
The reasons behind their punishment will be revealed in tonight’s episode.
Sharon Osbourne mocks Adele in brutal Celebrity Big Brother dig: ‘Just sing’
Sharon Osbourne has delivered yet another brutal blow on Celebrity Big Brother – this time, mocking Adele.
Since her arrival in the house on Monday’s launch episode (4 March), the former X Factor judge, who is married to musician Ozzy Osbourne, has shared her candid views on celebrities including James Corden, Ellen DeGeneres and Anna Wintour, whom she branded “a C-word”.
In the latest episode, which aired on Thursday (7 March), Osbourne set her sights on Adele, highlighting what she believes to be the “Someone Like You” singer’s exaggerated British accent.
Osbourne did a mock cockney impersonation of Adele, saying: “Oh, love, oh I’m Adele, I’m so English.”
Jacob Stolworthy reports:
Sharon Osbourne mocks Adele in brutal Celebrity Big Brother dig
Osbourne set her sights on British singer in latest episode
Ekin-Su accused of ‘overreacting’ to Love Island questions
Celebrity Big Brother fans have been left confused after Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu spent Thursday night’s episode locking horns with several housemates.
The reality TV star, 29, who won the 2020 season of the ITV dating show with her then-boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti, joined the CBB lineup on Monday night (4 March) alongside former X Factor judges Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and This Morning presenter Fern Britton.
Ellie Muir reports:
Celebrity Big Brother fans accuse Ekin-Su of ‘overreacting’ to Love Island questions
Ekin-Su batted off several questions about her time on the dating show
SNEAK PEEK: Two rule breakers are punished and two housemates butt heads
Lauren Simon and Louis Walsh are caught out and forced to face the consequences.
The pair broke Big Brother rules by discussing nominations. Housemates learned that Simon thinks YouTuber Zeze Mills “hates” her and put her up for eviction.
Mills was not impressed and the two butt heads in tonight’s episode.
Watch below for a sneak peek of tonight’s episode.
Bradley Riches opens up about living with autism
Heartstopper actor Bradley Riches has shared his experience of living with autism. He revealed it was the “main reason” he joined the show.
Speaking to Big Brother, he said: “It’s a lot but I’ve got my coping mechanisms, that’s the main reason I wanted to come here, to push myself.”
Discussing his experience of growing up with autism, he said: “It’s tiny things but sometimes they add a lot of pressure.”
The star also shared that he had written a fiction book on the topic based on his personal experiences.
Sharon Osbourne addresses racism claims as Celebrity Big Brother star says ‘nobody’ will employ her
Levi Roots compares Peter Jones to Nelson Mandela
Levi Roots opened up to Louis Walsh about his experience on Dragon’s Den, saying that the show “changed his life”.
He said Peter Jones is his “hero” adding the businessman was “up there with Nelson Mandela”.
The famous entrepeneur shared that he had spent time in prison and now shared his story to inspire others.
“If I can do it, you can do it,” he told the former X Factor judge.
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