AJ Odudu - 'I don't want to be like Davina, I'm taking Big Brother in a new direction'

Pasta is one of those meals that's always a crowd-pleaser, whether you're cooking for family or a group of friends.

Roxanne Pallett made a name for herself in the soap world when she was cast as Jo Stiles in the ITV soap, Emmerdale.The 40 year old joined the show in 2005, and remained a staple character until 2008, when she decided to leave the Yorkshire Dales for good. During her stint on the show, Roxanne enjoyed plenty of good press, including nominations for several awards. From Sexiest Female, Best Storyline, and Best Actress at The British Soap Awards, the Inside Soap Awards, and the TV Quick Awards, respectively, Roxanne also enjoyed plenty of juicy plots to dig her teeth into.

The Big Brother reboot has been taking over our lives as of late - and if we're being honest - we're not about to change that any time soon. Since the fresh batch of new housemates entered the iconic Big Brother house earlier this month, plus new hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best took to the job like a duck to water, our evenings have been filled with enormous amounts of entertainment.

Rylan Clark has said he purchased the 'original' Big Brother diary room chair after admitting he bought the iconic staple of furniture on the reality show as a "birthday present to himself" - declaring he is still the show's "ultimate fanboy."

Big Brother host AJ Odudu has revealed her growing admiration for one particular housemate on the ITV2 show. The object of her attention is Jordan Lloyd, a 26 year old lawyer from North Lincolnshire, who recently celebrated his birthday in the house. Jordan has become a favourite amongst viewers with his dry humour, clever quips, unique shirt collection, and the way he finds happiness in his own unhappiness.

This Morning fans have shared their thoughts after the hosts of the show - at least for the next few weeks - have been confirmed. The ITV daytime show was thrown into chaos when Holly Willoughby quit the show after 14 years.

Fans appear to share the same concern as Davina McCall confirms the fate of her new show My Mum Your Dad. The series launched last month and saw grown-up kids nominate their single parents to head into a luxury country retreat in the hope of finding love later in life.

Big Brother has returned, which means for the next six weeks, we'll be pretty much unavailable most evenings.The iconic reality show aired on Sunday after a five year hiatus, but now it's back and bigger than ever. With two new presenters - Strictly's AJ Odudu and Dance Dance Dance's Will Best - plus a fresh batch of new housemates, just as we expected, there's been laughs, tears, and a whole load of drama. One housemate in particular - Olivia Young - has caused quite a stir already, mainly thanks to the bizarre #salmongate chaos, plus being the first contestant up for eviction in a shocking new twist.

Craig Phillips, who was the first winner of Big Brother back in 2000, has opened up about his time on the show and has revealed how his life changed after leaving the iconic Big Brother house. During his time on the show, Craig, who now creates DIY videos with his wife Laura, spent 64 days in the house before being crowned winner by host Davina McCall. Having run a building company before signing up for the show, Craig’s life changed dramatically when he left the Big Brother house and, speaking in an interview with OK!, has revealed that he didn’t go home for nearly another 100 days.

After five years away from our screens, Big Brother made its highly anticipated return last night as viewers tuned in to see 16 housemates enter the iconic house. Fronted by presenters AJ Odudu and Will Best, the new series of the ITV show saw individuals from all walks of life, including an NHS manager to a lawyer, swap their day-to-day lives for what could be a six week stint in the new and improved Big Brother house. However, for some of the housemates a stint in the Big Brother house isn’t the first taste of life in front of the TV cameras, and some contestants have racked up stints on different TV shows in the past.

If you feel like you recognise Big Brother newbie Kerry, you may just have seen her on another popular TV show.The NHS manager, who entered the Big Brother house on Sunday 8 October, previously tried her luck on Channel 4's Deal Or No Deal in 2007. Kerry, now 40, won a whopping £35,000 in the process, but that wasn't the only talking point of the episode.The studio was plunged into darkness during a power cut, with host Noel Edmonds saying, "Well, here's a first for us. We've obviously had a power problem here in the dream factory.

Davina McCall has spoken out on the return of Big Brother as she was forced to miss watching it along with everyone else as it returned to screens on Sunday night (October 8).

Big Brother is making an exciting return to our screens. The reality TV show was last aired five years ago - and now the iconic show has a new home on ITV, with a new look and presenters.

Iconic reality show Big Brother is back on TV after a five-year hiatus.

Fans of My Mum, Your Dad couple Roger Hawes and Janey Smith have said that they are “obsessed” after the duo shared a heartwarming video on social media platform TikTok. The loved-up couple hit things off when they appeared on the ITV dating show, which is fronted by Davina McCall, in a bid to attempt to find love again after being nominated by their children Jess and William. And four months after filming, the pair appear to be stronger than ever and have recently shared a video of themselves dancing to If It’s Lovin’ That You Want by Rihanna - much to the delight of their fans.

It's been off our screens for five years - but Big Brother is back. The hit reality show, which previously finished in 2018, has been revived for a new series on ITV.

Day one in the Big Brother house is here and the reality show wouldn’t be the same without the narration of Marcus Bentley. So the Geordie star was over the moon to be invited back for the ITV2 reboot. “I’m so buzzing for it coming back – I would have been devastated if they didn’t ask me to narrate,” Marcus, 56, admits.

Since Will Best and AJ Odudu were announced as the newest presenter of Big Brother, the pair have been inundated with congratulatory messages - however, Jedward's musical message to Will stood out from the rest.The 38-year-old broadcaster has revealed that Jedward - twins John and Edward Grimes - got in touch with him after his Big Brother news went public. "I got a lovely congratulatory message from Jedward [John and Edward Grimes], obviously legends of the Celebrity Big Brother house, with a duet," Will said. "They offered me huge Jepic energy and it’s been sustaining me for the last few months." Irish musical duo Jedward rose to fame in 2009 after competing on The X Factor and went on to release four studio albums and represent Ireland in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.

The excitement is building for the return of Big Brother on Sunday, and now, we've caught the first glimpse of the new housemates. On Saturday, 7 October, the programme posted pictures of all 16 of the contestants' eyes on a thread, a nod to the emblem of the show. The post, while absolutely terrifying, revealed that there's set to be a huge mixture of people in the new series.

Big Brother's Jonny Regan has been spotted for the first time in years - as a reboot of the show is set to return this week. Jonny, a 51 year old former fireman, rose to fame in 2002 when he appeared on the third series of the iconic reality show. He finished runner up on Big Brother 3 - a season that also made stars of eventual winner Kate Lawler, the late Jade Goody, BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts and This Morning favourite Alison Hammond.