Big Brother's Grace and Mikey reflect on 'pressure' after show ahead of its epic return

Monday night's Big Brother was as dramatic as ever as the week's shopping task got underway, with the housemates separating into two ant colonies. Partway through the task Paul became embroiled in a row with Olivia and Noky, during which he accused them of being "d***heads" for taking the competition too seriously.

Big Brother seven burst onto our screens in 2006 and with it came a host of new housemates - and some crazy challenges - as they battled it out to win the series. One of the most successful contestants was Glyn Wise, 35, who was 18 at the time, and went on to come second in the series to Pete Bennett. Now, in an exclusive interview with OK!, Glyn talks about wearing the same clothes for three weeks after being punished by Big Brother and why it was torture.

When Big Brother came back to our screens for a seventh series in 2006, one of the contestants had a very memorable entrance to the house.That was Glyn Wise, who, at the time, was an 18-year-old lifeguard wearing only a pair of swimming shorts, hoping to channel the David Hasselhoff look. As he walked past the crowd and made his way into the house, he had a mixture of cheers and boos, the same as the other 21 participants from that series.

ITV's Big Brother continued on Thursday night, as Scottish contestant Olivia and this series' youngest housemate Hallie were given a punishment for talking in 'secret code' with each other following the nominations this week.

Big Brother continued on Wednesday night as the housemates were tasked with more gruelling nominations ahead of the upcoming eviction on Friday night and this time they were asked to name two fellow housemates.

ITV's Big Brother continued on Tuesday night as we finally saw the results of the contestant's shopping task unfold where they would be told if they had won themselves a luxury shopping budget or would have to fend on basic rations.

Kerry Riches, one of the current housemates in the 2023 Big Brother reboot, has been receiving a slew of backlash following her "higher tax bracket" comments during a recent episode of the iconic reality show.The controversy comes after 40 year old Kerry was having a conversation with her fellow housemates, food writer Henry, model Zak and barman, Jenkin about the average salaries of MPs in comparison to the average UK wage. After stating that MPs "don't get paid that much," 25 year old Henry stepped in to dispute Kerry's statement, sharing that they make between £60,000 to £70,000 a year.

An international art fair with a reputation for showing high-quality artworks from all four corners of the globe returns to Scotland this autumn.

Big Brother star Farida Khalifa has found viral TikTok fame thanks to her niche career.The 50 year old make-up artist from Wolverhampton is popular among women and girls from the Traveller community, and she's been dolling them up for special events for years. Farida has garnered more than 17,000 followers on TikTok, where she shares top beauty tips and transformations from caravans across the country. Farida previously told The Sun about her work, explaining: "I do travellers’ make-up wherever they want me to.

Big Brother star Farida Khalifa has found viral TikTok fame thanks to her niche career.The 50 year old make-up artist from Wolverhampton is popular among women and girls from the Traveller community, and she's been dolling them up for special events for years. Farida has garnered more than 17,000 followers on TikTok, where she shares top beauty tips and transformations from caravans across the country. Farida previously told The Sun about her work, explaining: "I do travellers’ make-up wherever they want me to.

Ellise Shafer It’s been a year since Katie Gregson-MacLeod went viral on TikTok with “Complex,” a devastating piano ballad about unrequited love that poised the 22-year-old for singer-songwriter stardom — and she’s still processing it all. “When your life changes that drastically, that quickly, I don’t think there’s ever any way of processing it,” MacLeod tells Variety over coffee and croissants at a North London café.

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 and, just as we expected, there's been laughs, tears, and a whole load of drama. Housemate Zak Srakaew has already won over viewers with his laid back attitude and cheeky smile.

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.

Big Brother viewers were left fuming after Olivia Young's comments about her fellow housemate.

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.

The Big Brother reboot officially launched on Sunday night as 16 contestants entered the house with a warm welcome from hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best, almost four years after it was axed by Channel 5 and moved across to ITV.

From Cameron Stout to Brian Belo, there's been a plethora of Big Brother winners over the years. And while the show has been on a little hiatus, we're super excited for it to return on Sunday. Where else would you see a group of contestants and some serious drama unfolding after all? If, like us, you've been reminiscing about some of the old series and wondered what some former winners are up to now, we've got you covered.

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.

An abandoned Scots shopping centre still lies derelict nearly 20 years after it closed for good. The Five Sisters Freeport Shopping Village, between Glasgow and Edinburgh, is boarded up and overgrown with weeds.

With Big Brother due to return to our screens in just two days time, fans have been left on tenterhooks as they await the highly anticipated return of one of the biggest shows in reality TV history. But ahead of the show’s return on Sunday 8 October, ITV have revealed a firsthand look at the iconic diary room chair that a new generation of contestants will be pouring their hearts out on.