Celebrity Big Brother 2024 – live: Seventh housemate eliminated in brutal backdoor eviction

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22 Mar 2024 • 5:56 AM MYT
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After almost two weeks of unadulterated chaos, brutal nominations and silly challenges, the final of Celebrity Big Brother 2024 is almost here.

The remaining housemates are former X Factor judge Louis Walsh, This Morning star Fern Britton, reality personality David Potts and Strictly Come Dancing professional Nikita Kuzmin, with Heartstopper actor Bradley Riches eliminated in a backdoor eviction in the penultimate episode.

Riches’s eviction arrived after his fellow housemates had been visited by their friends and family. But when it was Riches’s turn, he was met by a recognisable face he wasn’t expecting: Celebrity Big Brother co-host AJ Odudu, who informed him he had received the lowest number of votes and was the seventh housemate to be evicted from the house.

Tensions have been boiling in the CBB house, with Kuzmin embroiled in a confusing feud with Britton. Then things took an awkward turn on Wednesday’s episode when Kuzmin accidentally injured Britton during a physical challenge.

Meanwhile, viewers have accused ITV of “fixing” the show so that Walsh could stay in until the final. Walsh was nominated for eviction by Britton but in a plot twist orchestrated by Big Brother, he was granted immunity.

Celebrity Big Brother returns tonight at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX, with the final airing on Friday night.