Big Brother viewers were left appalled by scenes shown on Wednesday night’s episode, dubbing the antics of Paul, Olivia, Tom and Jenkin ‘primary school bullying’.
With an obvious divide forming in the house after the surprise nominations from Noky and Trish earlier in the week, tensions have been high.
The close of the episode saw the housemates having some early hours chats in the bedroom, with Chanelle enjoying talking to Yinrun about her career in dentistry.
While the two chatted on one side of the room, over on the other Olivia, Paul, Tom and Jenkin were keen to get Chanelle’s attention.
After trying and failing to get Chanelle to join their group, Tom declared that ‘we tell her she’s spreading herself too thin and we ice her out. Then tomorrow we don’t speak to her all day.’
Tensions: Big Brother viewers were left appalled by scenes shown on Wednesday night’s episode, dubbing the antics of Paul, Olivia, Tom and Jenkin ‘primary school bullying’
Two groups: With an obvious divide forming in the house after the surprise nominations from Noky and Trish earlier in the week, tensions have been high
After Chanelle came over, her close friend Jenkin told her that ‘with the current situation we just think maybe it’s best if you are iced out.’
Chanelle asked what ‘iced out’ meant, with Olivia bluntly telling her: ‘It means we don’t welcome you as a friend anymore.’
As Chanelle walked away, telling them she wanted to wash her face, Jenkin joked ‘she’s washing the s**t off her f**king lips.’
Later, Jenkin tried to talk to Chanelle only for her to tell him ‘you don’t do that to your friends. You called me out in front of people. It’s just s**t. I’d never do that you.’
‘I don’t want to talk to you right now because I am actually fuming and I don’t want to get upset. Friends don’t do s**t like that.’
Viewers called out the antics of Jenkin and co, with one saying the group were ‘bullies, the lot of them.’
Another agreed, posting on X, formerly known as Twitter: ‘Their jealousy and insecurity over Chanelle talking to the other group and trying to pull her away from “boring Yinrun” is so embarrassing. Such mean girl energy from Tom, Jenkin, Olivia and Paul.’
‘Actually appalled at the way paul, tom, jenkin and olivia are acting towards Chanelle?? grow UP.’
Pals: The close of the episode saw the housemates having some early hours chats in the bedroom, with Chanelle enjoying talking to Yinrun about her career in dentistry
Ouch: After trying and failing to get Chanelle to join their group, Tom declared that ‘we tell her she’s spreading herself too thin and we ice her out. Then we don’t speak to her all day’
‘Fuming’: Later, Jenkin tried to talk to Chanelle only for her to tell him ‘you don’t do that to your friends. You called me out in front of people. It’s just s**t. I’d never do that you’
Mean: Viewers called out the antics of Jenkin and co, with one saying the group were ‘bullies, the lot of them’
‘Nah, Tom/Paul/Olivia/Jenkin are starting to radiate massive high school bullies energy and it’s sickening to watch.’
‘Jenkin tom olivia and paul r still mentally at primary school,’ read other tweets.
Elsewhere on Wednesday’s episode Big Brother revealed that Dylan, Noky, Paul and Trish will be the next housemates to face the public vote ahead of Friday night’s live eviction.
Revealed in Wednesday’s extended episode the housemates learned that the four contestants received the most nominations from their fellow housemates this week.
Dylan received seven nominations from Henry, Noky, Chanelle, Matty, Jenkin, Yinrun and Trish.
Grow up: ‘Nah, Tom/Paul/Olivia/Jenkin are starting to radiate massive high school bullies energy and it’s sickening to watch’ read another tweet
Noky received six nominations from Olivia, Jenkin, Dylan, Paul, Jordan and Tom, while Trish received five nominations from Olivia, Chanelle, Dylan, Paul and Tom.
Meanwhile Paul received four nominations from Noky, Henry, Yinrun and Trish.
Voting for this week’s eviction opens at 10.15pm on Wednesday night exclusively on the Big Brother app, with viewers being asked to vote for the housemate they wish to evict from the house.
Friday night will see two housemates be evicted from the Big Brother house.
Watch Big Brother nightly at 9pm on Channel 5.
BIG BROTHER 2023: MEET THE CONTESTANTS!
JENKIN
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Barman
FROM: Bridgend
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS DESCRIBE YOU? ‘Loud and messy, and irritating probably.’
TOM
AGE: 21
PROFESSION: Butcher
FROM: Somerset
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘I think I might potentially offend some people. My mouth moves faster than my brain.’
TRISH
AGE: 33
PROFESSION: Stay-at-home mum
FROM: Luton
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE PRIZE MONEY IF YOU WON? ‘I think my first priority is to sort out my housing situation. The housing crisis is just ridiculous and my housing situation has been unstable. It brings me a lot of mum guilt because I’ve got a young child. It’s my biggest incentive and motivation to win.’
JORDAN
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Lawyer
FROM: Scunthorpe
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘Being cantankerous and acting as if I don’t want to be there even if I do in my heart. They might nominate me for being disengaged perhaps or not paying everyone an equal amount of attention. They may feel left out but I can’t help that.’
DYLAN
AGE: 39
PROFESSION: DJ
FROM: Coventry
TELL US AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT YOURSELF: ‘I appeared on a TV show called The Last Leg about amputees – two years before I lost my leg!’
NOKY
AGE: 26
PROFESSION: Banker
FROM: Derby
WHAT MADE YOU APPLY TO BECOME A BIG BROTHER HOUSEMATE? ‘I love challenges. I’ve had so many amazing times in my life, like going to Miss Universe as Miss Great Britain. I like to do something different and I think this is the next challenge I want to conquer. I want to show people what pageant girls are really like and disprove a lot of stereotypes around them. I also show what it’s like being a woman who’s worked in male- dominated fields. I want to show that women are capable of doing anything they want.’
PAUL
AGE: 23
PROFESSION: Security officer
FROM: Liverpool
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘Being the biggest wind up, eating all the food and being the loudest housemate.’
YINRUN
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Customer support agent
FROM: Harrogate
WHAT PART OF THE EXPERIENCE ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO? ‘I’m most excited about being surrounded by so many people from different walks of life. I don’t think I will ever live in a house again with so many different kinds of people. I’m from China and I think it will help me be more immersed in British culture.’
CHANELLE
AGE: 29
PROFESSION: Dental therapist
FROM: Llanelli
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO BE NOMINATED FOR? ‘Probably just for being annoying. In Wales, we have this saying, “I’ll do it now in a minute.” So like, if I went to make food and I left a dish on the side, I have all good intentions of washing it but I’d be like, “I’ll do it now in a minute,” and it might be three hours later before I do it. So probably for silly stuff like that.’
MATTY
AGE: 24
PROFESSION: Doctor
FROM: Isle Of Man
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? ‘They would say I’m quite like a lucky person or someone who really wants to experience life to its fullest and do everything that it has to offer. Someone who is kind and fun and doesn’t take life too seriously.’
HENRY
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Food writer
FROM: Cotswolds
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? ‘I think they would say I’m particularly sociable and very chatty. I mean, I’ll be honest, my parents would definitely say I’m a bit of a snob but I take it as a compliment. I think it means you’ve got high standards and good taste. They’d say I was quite a peculiar child.’
OLIVIA
AGE: 23
PROFESSION: Dancer
FROM: Glasgow
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘I think when people are in that hangry state, that’s when I’ll wind people up and grind their gears. I think they’ll nominate me for being full on, and for my brutal honesty and oversharing of opinions.’