Big Brother fans say they have 'something they need to hear' as two more housemates face eviction in tonight's episode (November 12).
The long-running reality show surprised viewers with a twist on Monday's episode, granting one participant the opportunity to snatch £10,000 from the prize fund while simultaneously dispatching a fellow contestant permanently. As the housemates congregated on the sofa, a decision had to be made from an array of golden envelopes.
Segun was lucky enough to pick the envelope marked with a pound symbol, granting him access to the vault of Big Brother. He invited three housemates to accompany him, but of these three, the one with the least number of public votes for victory would be sent packing.
It was Baked Potato who became the unfortunate victim of a behind-the-scenes eviction, after polling lowest of the trio, whilst Segun secured the cash for correctly guessing that Ali would not face eviction, reports the Mirror.
Tonight will see another back door eviction (Image: ITV)
Afterwards, on Late and Live, presenter AJ Odudu disclosed that despite the vote reopening post-show, it closed abruptly in anticipation of another double eviction, giving the audience a mere fifteen-minute window to cast their preferences.
The brevity of the voting period drew ire from the crowd, with some being uninformed about the critical flash vote. Addressing Big Brother's official account, an exasperated fan commented: "Wtf, we didn't even get a chance to vote!".
One individual remarked: "Not another back door eviction? Back door unlive evictions just ruin it all [sic]. Should make it longer like it used to be in the Summer and then back door evictions towards the end won't ruin everything in the last week."
Another viewer chimed in: "Something we need to hear on #BBUK again… 'The votes have been COUNTED and VERIFIED'. We don't want producer manipulation of the votes."
However, some viewers were still disgruntled about the latest twist, which saw Segun initially wanting to bring his closest allies into the vault with him, before realising one would be evicted. As soon as he made his decision, he embraced Hanah and Marcello, whispering: "I had to get you to the final."
A fan questioned: "But will the person with the least votes actually leave or will you give 10k to Marcello and say he can evict anyone he wants?"
Baked Potato was evicted despite receiving one nomination throughout her entire time on the show (Image: ITV)
Another viewer pleaded: "Please go back to basics with nominations and evictions next series! No hardcore big brother fan likes these kinda twists!"
Some also voiced their dissatisfaction about new rules introduced during the series, including the role of Head of House, which heavily influenced nominations each week. "You've ruined the series with the HOH role," one viewer lamented. "You dragged it out for too long.. only 1 of them faced public nominations almost every week. The rest cruised through, not deserving to be final housemates providing nothing for TV."
The remaining contestants are Ali, Hanah, Emma, Sarah, Nathan, Thomas, Segun and Marcello, six of whom will progress to the final on Friday.
