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Big Brother checks on Rhianna after tense exchange with Omar

Published 20 October 2026

The latest Big Brother episode showed Rhianna Collins in tears during a tense exchange with Omar El Mayer, prompting a welfare check from the programme and calls from some viewers for ITV to intervene. The pair appeared to reconcile by the end of the episode, cuddling in bed after their argument. In the episode aired on October 19, Collins questioned a change in El Mayer’s behaviour and said she felt upset by the way he spoke to her. He rejected her account, and the conversation escalated as she suggested they should be friends rather than continue their relationship. During a later discussion, Collins became tearful and said she did not like the way he spoke to her. Big Brother called Collins to the Diary Room during the exchange to check on her wellbeing. In the programme, she said she was not feeling well but would be fine. The episode later showed the two housemates together in bed. Their apparent reconciliation followed the disagreement, rather than establishing that the earlier tension had been resolved. Former housemate Chelsey Ammari, who had lived with the contestants before her eviction, said in a TikTok video that the scenes were uncomfortable to watch and that she...

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