Big Brother to stage fake eviction with secret room twist

Big Brother will stage a fake eviction next Friday, October 17, when one of the housemates who faces the public vote will appear to leave the main house but instead be taken to a secret room to live alongside two former contestants, hosts Will Best and AJ Odudu announced during the show’s live edition. The episode will air at 9pm on ITV2 and stream on ITVX.

Housemates made nominations earlier in the week as normal, with Caroline immune after winning in the Eye store. Nancy and Sam received the most nominations and were confirmed as the two up for this week’s public vote. Viewers have been asked to cast a vote not to save a favourite but to choose which nominated housemate they want moved into the secret room. The eviction will be presented live, but producers say the selected housemate will not immediately exit the competition.

Once in the secret room the evictee will be joined by two former housemates described by presenters as people whose time in the show “was far too short,” and the three will be set a series of secret tasks meant to influence events in the main house. “Now it’s finally time to reveal next week’s gamechanging twist,” Best said on air. Producers have not...