Big Brother's Brian Dowling announces birth of "beautiful" daughter

“Big Brother” Season 24 has been a bit of a wild ride, and it’s about to get even more interesting. Although there are only five houseguests left in the house, things are heating up and a new showmance is seemingly forming.

is barreling headfirst toward a wild and unpredictable finale, and Thursday's surprise double eviction night really turned up the heat and sent one of the most powerful players of all time to the jury.So, which two houseguests were sent packing?  Otherwise, here's how everything that led up to and played out during Thursday's big show.Last Thursday, Kyle Capener got evicted after yet another big blowup regarding racial comments and controversy. With Kyle in the jury house, everyone's focus then pivoted over to Michael Bruner — the winningest house guest of the season and one of the best comp beasts in the history of the show.However, true to form, Michael won his third Head of Household competition of the season and made it impossible for the other houseguests to get rid of him — yet!With only seven houseguests left, Michael's options were limited.

Brian Dowling has shared the emotional moment his sister Aoife reunited with his baby daughter Blake, after selflessly acting as a surrogate.The Big Brother winner, 44, took to social media to announce the news he had welcomed a child with his husband, Dancing with the Stars judge Arthur Gourounlian on Saturday. Now, he has shared the special moment his sister reunited with the sweet tot days after giving birth. Brian gushed: "Today was REUNION TIME in the Dowling Gourounlian household." Alongside an image of Aoife cradling her newborn niece, he wrote: "We had a little visitor in the form of @effidy_dowling_ {heart emoji] It was an emotional reunion as the tears flowed.Times like this are so special.

Big Brother winner Brian Dowling has paid tribute to his sister, Aoife, after she acted as the surrogate to his adorable newborn daughter. Brian, 44, confirmed the news via Instagram that he and husband Arthur, 42, have welcomed their daughter, Blake Maria Rose Dowling Gourounlian, to the family on Thursday. But in the post, Brian paid a special tribute to his sister, who volunteered to be the surrogate mum to Blake – to which Brian and Arthur will be "forever grateful" to.

@gourounlian are ABSOLUTELY TOTALLY IN LOVE with her & can’t believe she’s here & is ours. ’He also paid tribute to the anonymous egg donor as well as his 33-year-old sister Aoife, who acted as their surrogate, adding: ‘None of this would have been possible without our donor, a woman we have never met or even seen a picture of but has given us the GIFT OF LIFE.  ‘Now, where do we even start with you @effidy_dowling_ you are a SAINT to us & we will FOREVER be GRATEFUL to you for the REST OF OUR LIVES.

READ MORE: Carol Vorderman works out with Alex Scott in incredible video but one fan notices something unusualThey added: "To the egg donor that we have never met or seen any pic of THANK YOU without you our bundle of joy would not be here. And @effidy_dowling_ you have given us THE WORLD we will forever owe YOU. Merci.

Big Brother winner Brian Dowling shared the happy news that he and his husband, Dancing with the Stars judge Arthur Gourounlian welcomed a daughter on Saturday. Brian, 44, took to Instagram to announce the happy news with a sweet post in which he thanked his sister for being their surrogate and announced the newborn's name. He wrote: "Please be upstanding for the arrival of our BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER Blake Maria Rose Dowling Gourounlian.

's Kyle Capener got the boot by a vote of 5-0 after he started spouting off about how he was suspicious of the BIPOC players. And yet, Kyle says he's «shocked» by the eviction, but vows to learn from the racism scandal he spearheaded.Things quickly went downhill for Kyle after he told Michael Burner and Brittany Hoopes that the Black players were secretly joining together along race lines, though there was no such evidence to support the baffling theory. After word spreads around the house, Kyle's fate is sealed.He tells ET that his «generalized thoughts» had no place in the game and takes full responsibility for his actions.

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There's a lesson to be learned from Kyle Capener's past week in the house: if you ever think it'd be a good idea to try to divide groups among racial lines because you don't trust Black people, you're probably the one in the wrong and you should probably just stop talking.Well, on Thursday, after planting the seeds of racial discord, Kyle was sent packing from the house in an emotional exit. By a vote of 5-0, Kyle was evicted. In his exit interview, Kyle explained, «Man, it was a very, very tough week, but honestly, I'm feeling so grateful to have this experience with all these amazing people. They shared so much love and compassion for someone as flawed as I am.

Katie Price's fans have voted to say they don't want her to host the upcoming Big Brother reboot as she throws her name into the ring.The 44 year old won the fifteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2015, beating Katie Hopkins, Calum Best, Keith Chegwin and Michelle Visage in the final. She has now teased a return to the show – which will relaunch on ITV2 in 2023 – but this time as a host. But her fans have decided they don't want to see the former glamour model front the show as they voted in a poll on her Instagram story.

 provided yet another shocking double eviction on Thursday's episode, which saw Joseph Abdin and Jasmine Davis walk out the door.Since their exit, Joseph and Jasmine tell ET that there are some regrets over how they played their hand during season 24 that's being described as a surprising, eventful and duplicitous season. And, yes, there very much remains a sense of betrayal, from both parties.While Jasmine accepted her ouster with grace and hugs, she's got some choice words for Alyssa Snider. Joseph also tells ET he's NOT shocked by the ouster, but yet still feels betrayed.  To be honest with you, I’m not too shocked.

alums Janelle Pierzina and Rachel Reilly face a new set of trust issues on Monday night's episode of, and ET has an exclusive sneak peek! When the contestants' group fails to complete their scavenger hunt-like challenge, Pierzina suggests that Reilly may be the «snake» contributing to their downfall. follows a group of strangers dropped into the wild and left to figure out who in their party is the saboteur designated to undermine them. «There was a couple moments where I was getting really frustrated with Rachel,» Pierzina says during the group's debrief.

is doubling up on drama and deceit amid the Split House twist and Thursday's double eviction, that saw one fan favorite get the boot.Season 24 of has riled up longtime fans in a big way, and this week's Split House twist injected some real surprises into the already eventful and duplicitous season. Also, a new villain has emerged (at least according to fans on Twitter), that is once again casting a problematic light on certain houseguests.So, which two houseguests were sent packing?  Otherwise, here's how everything that led up to and played out during Thursday's big show.After Indy Santos got the boot last Thursday in what would turn out to be a regretful move by The Leftovers alliance, Julie Chen Moonves sprung some big news on the contestants: The remaining 10 houseguests would be divided into two groups and play a week of separately.As a quick refresher, here's who was in The Leftovers going into this week: Michael Bruner, Matthew «Turner» Turner, Brittany Hoopes, Joseph Abdin, Monte Taylor, Kyle Capener and Taylor Hale.The alliance was formed in response to ousted houseguest Daniel Durston's treatment of Taylor, as well as many of the members feeling generally left out of game play by the cool kids, so to speak.