The countdown to the final of this year’s Celebrity Big Brother has begun with just a handful of famous (and not-so-famous) faces left in the running to be crowned the winner for 2025.
This Tuesday (22 April) three housemates, presenter Angellica Bell, The Only Way Is Essex star Ella Rae Wise, and EastEnders actor Patsy Palmer, were evicted from the competition, leaving only just six contestants in with a chance of scooping the crown.
Singer Chesney Hawkes, comedian Donna Preston, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Danny Beard and Coronation Street’s Jack P Shepherd all survived the eviction, alongside former Love Island contestant Chris Hughes and Dance Moms star JoJo Siwa – who have raised eyebrows with their tactile relationship in recent weeks.
Bell, Wise, and Palmer follow in the footsteps of politician Michael Fabricant, who was the first to be evicted. The Wrestler actor Mickey Rourke was next removed after a chaotic six-day stint in the house.
Rourke, 72, had been at the centre of controversy since his entrance when he “ogled” presenter AJ Odudu. He later faced calls to be ejected from the house after making homophobic comments to Siwa.
He was ultimately thrown off the show by producers for “inappropriate sexual language” aimed at Wise, 24, as well as “threatening and aggressive” behaviour towards ughes, 32.
Rourke grew irate when Hughes, in character as a pirate for a shopping task, “eyeballed” him. Rourke later apologised to the former Love Island star, and told Big Brother he was “ashamed” of his actions. According to evicted housemate Fabricant, however, the worst of what Rourke said was not even broadcast.
The final airs tonight at 9pm on ITV and ITVX.
Key Points
- JoJo Siwa opens up about her gender identity
- What did Mickey Rourke say on Celebrity Big Brother? Why actor was removed from show
- COMMENT: Mickey Rourke’s appalling homophobia is ITV’s shame to bear
- Meet the housemates
How and when to watch the show tonight?
Wednesday 16 April 2025 08:30
,
Annabel Nugent
Who is JoJo Siwa?
Wednesday 16 April 2025 07:30
,
Annabel Nugent
She’s arguably the most famous contestant in the house, but few people remember her humble beginnings as a child star on the hit reality show Dance Moms.
Wednesday 16 April 2025 06:30
,
Annabel Nugent
Michael Fabricant has said that Mickey Rourke said ‘a lot more’ that couldn’t be broadcast.
Replying to a viewer on X/Twitter who thought that his removal was unwarranted, the former Tory MP wrote: “Yeah, but that wasn’t said in isolation. There was a lot more, some of which could not be broadcast.”
It's hard to argue with that one!
Wednesday 16 April 2025 05:30
,
Annabel Nugent
“I didn’t peg Chesney Hawkes” is the quote of Celebrity Big Brother 2025 #CBB #CBBUK pic.twitter.com/WCKfNAHuTu
— Wando (@Wandoful) April 15, 2025
Did anyone else feel particuarly bad for Trisha?
Wednesday 16 April 2025 04:30
,
Annabel Nugent
It seemed unfair that she was evicted when Patsy seemed rearing to go out of the house!
Does anyone else think the best thing about Celebrity Big Brother are the memes?
Wednesday 16 April 2025 03:30
,
Annabel Nugent
Waiting for Celebrity Big Brother to start like... #CBBUK pic.twitter.com/bMIJ6sKLcV
— Celebrity Big Brother UK (@bbuk) April 15, 2025
Mickey Rourke’s Celebrity Big Brother salary ‘drastically slashed’ after removal
Wednesday 16 April 2025 02:30
,
Annabel Nugent
Watch: the moment Donna Preston eats a whole Scotch Bonnet
Wednesday 16 April 2025 01:30
,
Annabel Nugent
Scotch Bonnet: 1
— Celebrity Big Brother UK (@bbuk) April 15, 2025
Donna Preston: 0 ️ #CBBUK pic.twitter.com/8V0liCaP1k
Take a look at our updated housemates list to see who's left the building
Wednesday 16 April 2025 00:30
,
Annabel Nugent
So that's that, Trisha is out – who's next?
Tuesday 15 April 2025 23:30
,
Annabel Nugent
Chat show icon Trisha captivated the House with her stories and outlook on life, but unfortunately her time on Celebrity Big Brother is over #CBBUK pic.twitter.com/XIK71QNH0l
— Celebrity Big Brother UK (@bbuk) April 15, 2025
JoJo opens up about gender identity in the diary room
Tuesday 15 April 2025 22:26
,
Annabel Nugent
JoJo discusses gender identity “These beautiful non-binary people are who I feel the most like” #CBBUK pic.twitter.com/ibJOmh5waJ
— Celebrity Big Brother UK (@bbuk) April 15, 2025
Tuesday 15 April 2025 22:26
,
Annabel Nugent
Trisha says entering the Big Brother house was a “holiday from having to think about cancer”.
Tuesday 15 April 2025 22:24
,
Annabel Nugent
Which housemate would Trisha welcome onto her show? “It would’ve been Mickey – but with security very close by.”
“He was an experience...” That’s one way of putting it!
Tuesday 15 April 2025 22:23
,
Annabel Nugent
Gosh this is a bit brutal, isn’t it?Having Trisha reflect on her seemingly worst qualities live on telly...
Tuesday 15 April 2025 22:22
,
Annabel Nugent
So Patsy is more LA and Trisha is more New York... what are you?
Poor Trisha
Tuesday 15 April 2025 22:20
,
Annabel Nugent
Can you imagine having to do a live TV interview after receiving bad news? And then having to watch clips of your ex-housemates trash-talk you in the diary room? Eek!
Tuesday 15 April 2025 22:13
,
Annabel Nugent
Trisha isn’t one to care about Big Brother’s rules, ignoring instructions to leave immediately and taking time to hug her (ex) housemates goodbye.
Drum roll, please...
Tuesday 15 April 2025 22:11
,
Annabel Nugent
And the next out of the house is... TRISHA.
Tuesday 15 April 2025 22:10
,
Annabel Nugent
Both JoJo and Chris have a third nipple? This friendship was destined to be.
Chris: “Only f***ing cool people have them.”
£795 for those ripped jeans?!
Tuesday 15 April 2025 22:07
,
Annabel Nugent
I’m starting to sound like my granny, because nearly £800 for Chris’s tattered jeans sounds outrageous!
The vote is now closed!
Tuesday 15 April 2025 22:07
,
Annabel Nugent
Who do you think is next to exit the house following Mickey and Michael?
JoJo Siwa's mum has some choice words for 'jealous' Ella
Tuesday 15 April 2025 22:03
,
Annabel Nugent
JoJo Siwa’s mum isn’t the biggest fan of Ella, who called her daughter “fake” in yesterday’s episode.
Jessalynn Siwa – who is in charge of JoJo's social media accounts while she's in the house – shared a TikTok video captioned: “JoJo’s little friendship with Chris is the recipe for a jealous Ella - ooooo the dramaaaaaaaa triangle has entered the chat. Love, Dance Mom Jess.”
Patsy seems like she's already mentally checked out of the Big Brother house
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:59
,
Annabel Nugent
“Would I do it again? Definitely not,” says Patsy. Though the actor did admit to having a good time in there.
What did JoJo write on Chris's hand?
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:55
,
Annabel Nugent
It wasn’t anything to do with an eviction as the housemates had feared.
Instead, JoJo told Big Brother that she is considering her gender – saying that she finds a lot in common with non-binary people in her life.
“It’s not something I want to say about myself yet, but it is confusing,” said JoJo.
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:53
,
Annabel Nugent
A wedding sponsored by Greggs? Not a bad idea!
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:52
,
Annabel Nugent
Mickey Rourke is gone, but questions remain, namely: how much was he paid for his shortened stint in the house?
The actor reportedly lost a ‘huge amount’ by exiting the series early.
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:46
,
Annabel Nugent
Trisha has stage four cancer for which there is treatment but no cure.
The London-born presenter previously recovered from breast cancer some years earlier after a 2008 diagnosis.
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:44
,
Annabel Nugent
Angellica is not happy about her “biggest name-dropper” label from Daley – whom she says is coming out with “cheeky putdowns” left, right and centre.
Can’t say I disagree.
Confession time
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:43
,
Annabel Nugent
Chesney Hawkes: “I was once in a sex club and I was whipped in front of the whole club and there are photos to prove it.”
Patsy vs Jack
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:41
,
Annabel Nugent
It’s a soap-off: EastEnders vs Corrie.
OK, that was actually pretty good. My vote goes to Patsy.
Is anyone else getting a bit lost with all these housemates?
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:38
,
Annabel Nugent
Here’s a handy guide if you’re confused, too.
Donna on why Patsy will be the one to go
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:32
,
Annabel Nugent
“She does too much meditation.”
As reasons go, that’s quite a good one.
Oof! Daley isn't holding back
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:30
,
Annabel Nugent
Danny – biggest diva
Angelica – biggest name-dropper
Trisha – biggest flirt (and runner-up for biggest name-dropper)
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:29
,
Annabel Nugent
To be fair to JoJo, that wasn’t bad for a toilet jingle off the top of her head.
Game time!
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:28
,
Annabel Nugent
For today’s task, Housemates will play “Te Big Fame Board Gam” and put their celebrity status to the test. Working in teams they’ll have to move their human playing piece around the board where some spaces will reveal challenges to complete.
Interesting...
Chris is ruffling feathers!
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:27
,
Annabel Nugent
“He’s thinking logically,” says Ella of Chris’s allegiance to JoJo. “But at the same time, be who you are.”
It's all getting a bit bitter in this house, isn't it?
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:26
,
Annabel Nugent
Accusations of game-playing are flying!
“Every time they get the punishment, they get the airtime,” says Daley about Chris and JoJo.
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:24
,
Annabel Nugent
Ella’s right – this whole megaphone punishment only punishes the rest of the house.
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:22
,
Annabel Nugent
Is there anyone who does celeb lip readings but for writing? Need to know what JoJo wrote on Chris' hand #CBBUK pic.twitter.com/6FuJmVZ8if
— Celebrity Big Brother UK (@bbuk) April 14, 2025
What did JoJo write on Chris's hand?
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:22
,
Annabel Nugent
I’m not buying this French/German explanation from Chris... pull the other one!
Another rule break...
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:21
,
Annabel Nugent
But I think we can all agree sharing secret messages is far less serious than Mickey Rourke’s infringements?
Is there anyone who does celeb lip readings but for writing? Need to know what JoJo wrote on Chris' hand #CBBUK pic.twitter.com/6FuJmVZ8if
— Celebrity Big Brother UK (@bbuk) April 14, 2025
Who would've thought?
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:19
,
Annabel Nugent
if someone would have told me in 2017 that chris from love island and little jojo from dance moms would become best friends on a reboot of big brother i’d of laughed in their face #cbbuk pic.twitter.com/kBW49fmuTn
— m (@ANDREWG4RFlELD) April 14, 2025
It's only been eight days?!
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:15
,
Annabel Nugent
How has it been just over a week of Celebrity Big Brother? There’s been enough drama for a whole season.
Aw, JoJo
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:14
,
Annabel Nugent
Going into the Big Brother house is good for many things, but your love life? Probably not. So it’s nice to hear that the experience has only made JoJo more enamoured with her partner.
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:12
,
Annabel Nugent
If anyone is thinking about voting to save Patsy, I’d reconsider...
“I personally don’t care if I go. There’s nothing in it for me to stay here,” said the EastEnders star.
The house according to Daley Thompson
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:09
,
Annabel Nugent
1. “Patsy would prefer not to be in here. She’s almost had her fill.”
2. “Jojo and Chris have been on all of the shows, they know how it’s played so they’re playing the game.”
3. “The rest of us are muddling along.”
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:07
,
Annabel Nugent
That nasty kitchen is giving me flashbacks to university dorms, yuck!
Trisha is saying what we're all thinking
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:06
,
Annabel Nugent
Does anyone else agree that JoJo and Chris’s friendship has developed “so intense, so quickly”?
“They’re young, they’re free... and they’re increasing their fanbases...” Haha! She calls it how she sees it.
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:03
,
Annabel Nugent
Vote up to five times?! That seems a touch excessive, no?
ICYMI
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:03
,
Annabel Nugent
Jack, Patsy, or Trisha will be going home tonight. The vote is open – head to the app to save your fave!
And we're off...!
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:02
,
Annabel Nugent
What does everyone think of these hosts? I, for one, think AJ Odudu handled Mickey Rourke’s behaviour like an expert.
Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa are punished
Tuesday 15 April 2025 21:00
,
Annabel Nugent
Mickey Rourke isn’t the only one breaking rules in this house – although Chris and JoJo’s infraction is far less serious.
Tonight, the duo will be reprimanded by Big Brother for passing notes in secret, which isn’t allowed.
Their punishment? Having to speak through a megaphone for all to hear.
Fair play, Big Brother.
How long will tonight's episode be?
Tuesday 15 April 2025 20:45
,
Annabel Nugent
Typically, Celebrity Big Brother episodes go for one hour, beginning at 9pm and finishing at 10pm.
With tonight’s live eviction, however, the episode is expected to run a little longer and finish at 10.15m instead.
Tuesday 15 April 2025 20:30
,
Annabel Nugent
Anyone watching Celebrity Big Brother – or reading the news – will know that Mickey Rourke got himself booted out of the house for homophobic comments, “threatening and aggressive” behaviour, and “inappropriate sexual language”.
According to evicted housemate Michael Fabricant, however, the worst was not even aired.
Replying to an X post referencing Rourke’s homophobic comments to Siwa, Fabricant said: “Yeah, but that wasn’t said in isolation. There was a lot more, some of which could not be broadcast.”
How to vote tonight
Tuesday 15 April 2025 20:15
,
Annabel Nugent
If you want your voice heard, be sure to download the Big Brother app as that’s the only way to vote for which housemate you want to save.
An eviction looms...
Tuesday 15 April 2025 20:00
,
Annabel Nugent
Following the exit of Michael Fabricant, it’s time for another housemate to leave the building.
Facing the public vote tonight are Jack P Shepherd, Patsy Palmer, and Trisha Goddard. Who leaves? You decide...
With Mickey Rourke gone, what will happen next?
Tuesday 15 April 2025 19:39
,
Annabel Nugent
The American actor’s controversial stint in the show undoubtedly drew viewers and attention to the ITV series, with his appalling behaviour making headlines across the UK. With Rourke now gone, will people stick around?
Mickey Rourke says he tried his ‘hardest’ to leave
Tuesday 15 April 2025 19:15
,
Maira Butt
Patsy Palmer received the most nominations
Tuesday 15 April 2025 18:45
,
Maira Butt
Here’s why Jojo Siwa nominated her:
“Patsy has been an asset to the house. She’s been cooking, she’s been beautiful, she’s been amazing. But I have seen a side of Patsy that has been a bit, I like to call it finger pointy.
“I think team players are what we need in the house, and I think Patsy hasn’t really shown that in the last few days.”
Tuesday 15 April 2025 18:15
,
Maira Butt
Trisha Goddard is up for eviction tonight. The TV presenter has a separate living space to the other contestants as she lives with terminal cancer.
Chesney Hawkes: ‘I was molested when I was 13. I carried that with me my whole life’
Tuesday 15 April 2025 17:48
,
Maira Butt
Read Roisin O’Connor’s exclusive story below.
Mickey Rourke made Big Brother contestants feel vulnerable and scared, host says
Tuesday 15 April 2025 17:29
,
Maira Butt
Celebrity Big Brother contestants felt “vulnerable” and a “bit scared” after Mickey Rourke made threats of physical violence during a task, the show’s co-host Will Best has said on This Morning.
“I can’t repeat exactly what Mickey said, but it was bad, and it made not just Chris – Chris handled it very well – but it made the rest of the house feel vulnerable, a bit scared.”
Tuesday 15 April 2025 17:01
,
Maira Butt
Trisha and Patsy are both up for eviction. But part of the reason is because the presenter said they were too different to get on, “I’m from New York and you’re from LA.”
They both used the example to explain why they’d nominated each other.
Two Brits nominating each other for being American #CBBUK pic.twitter.com/ANd16hs7Yw
— RJ (@RJR201110) April 14, 2025
How to watch the show tonight
Tuesday 15 April 2025 16:45
,
Maira Butt
Watch: The moment that Jojo Siwa wrote a secret message in Chris Hughes' hand
Tuesday 15 April 2025 16:20
,
Maira Butt
Is there anyone who does celeb lip readings but for writing? Need to know what JoJo wrote on Chris' hand #CBBUK pic.twitter.com/6FuJmVZ8if
— Celebrity Big Brother UK (@bbuk) April 14, 2025
Tuesday 15 April 2025 16:01
,
Maira Butt
Michael Fabricant has said that Mickey Rourke said ‘a lot more’ that couldn’t be broadcast.
Replying to a viewer on X/Twitter who thought that his removal was unwarranted, the former Tory MP wrote: “Yeah, but that wasn’t said in isolation. There was a lot more, some of which could not be broadcast.”
Who's up for eviction tonight?
Tuesday 15 April 2025 15:40
,
Maira Butt
Trisha Goddard, Patsy Palmer, and Jack Shepherd are all facing elimination.
Sneak Peek: No more secret conversations between Jojo and Chris!
Tuesday 15 April 2025 15:25
,
Maira Butt
Sneak Peek No more secret conversations for JoJo and Chris! But who is really suffering from their punishment? #CBBUK pic.twitter.com/I2GzABSrRW
— Celebrity Big Brother UK (@bbuk) April 15, 2025
