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
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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”.
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Celebrity Big Brother: The most controversial moments
Nicole Vassell reports:
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Sharon Osbourne addresses racism claims as Celebrity Big Brother star says ‘nobody’ will employ her
Lucy Leeson reports:
The 71-year-old opened up to housemates Lauren Simon and Louis Walsh during Thursday’s episode telling them she had been unable to secure a job in America since leaving her CBS show The Talk in 2021.
When asked if she could work on American television now, she replied: “I can legally, but nobody will employ me 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.
Ekin-Su snaps at Big Brother housemates over 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).
In several exchanges with different housemates during Thursday night’s episode (7 March), Ekin-Su was quizzed about her time on the dating show.
However, she quickly shook off any questions and fans pointed out that she seemed to grow “defensive” when talking about Love Island.
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
Sharon Osbourne surprises CBB housemates with brutal mockery of Adele: ‘Just sing’
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.”
When Kate Middleton’s uncle gary Goldsmith defended the singer, saying he “loved” her candour, Osbourne replied: “It’s like, cut the crap – you don’t talk like that anymore. Just sing, just be true to who you are. But she does all this old English, you know?’
Jacob Stolworthy reports:
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Watch: Moment first housemate is evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house
Gary Goldsmith became the first person to be evicted after losing out to Lauren Simon in the public vote.
Housemates were left in tears as they shared their fears and regrets in celestial challenge
“Reveal your biggest regret that you need to let go of”, Louis read and asked Bradley to answer the question.
Bradley was left in tears as he said: “Growing up, finding out who I was, trying to understand who I was. But a lot of that time I lied about who I was and it hurt a lot.
“Just shying away from the real fact that I’m gay, I’m autistic and proud of who I am. That’s taken a long time for me to say that. That’s my biggest regret, I wish I never did that to myself.”
Levi cried as Sharon Osbourne revealed she found him inspiring. Marisha said she feels she has to be “strong” and has sacrificed alot to pursue her dreams.
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