Big Brother favourite element axed as 'horrible' twist airs in show first

Big Brother fans were furious after a shock twist took place during the launch show on Sunday night. The ITV2 reality show returned and introduced this year's contestants but also told fans that one of them would be leaving the house pretty soon after going in.

Rather mysteriously, each housemate was handed an eyeball prop that had come down via a tube after they got out of a taxi and made their way up onto the stage in front of screaming fans. This came after the presenters issued the bombshell revelation that there would be an eviction on the very first night.

This is very unusual for the competition, and the show historically tends to only start evictions in the second week of the series. Viewers were quick to flood social media with their opinion as they reacted to the shock shakeup after being encouraged to download the app to have their say.

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After they had all been introduced, it was revealed that viewers had just four minutes to cast their votes for who they wanted to put up for eviction. In the end, Emily, a 25-year-old political events organiser with connections to Boris Johnson, was put up for eviction alongside Zumba instructor Sam, 22, and PR worker Caroline, 56. The eviction will take place in real life just after the launch show, but viewers will not learn the outcome until tomorrow.

This left fans of the staple reality show furious, and they took to social media to slam the twist. One said: ""Honestly, they absolutely made a balls of that launch, cast (on first impressions) and twist"

A second added: "so… no live feed tonight? or what? what a horrible twist" whilst a third said: "Wtf!! Seriously I stayed up that whole time just for them to say ‘we’ll announce who got evicted tomorrow"

Since 2000, strangers from all over the country have descended on the Big Brother house to compete to be crowned the winner of the show. Housemates not only have to survive being locked in a house together, but they must complete tasks and try not to get evicted from the house. ITV has promised viewers new twists and turns, as well as elaborate challenges and live evictions.

Following each episode, there is a spin-off show, Big Brother: Late & Live. This show gives viewers exclusive content from the house, along with fiery debates and hot takes from a celebrity guest panel. This year will also feature an extra week of the show, bringing it up to seven in total.

This year's edition of Celebrity Big Brother also saw a romance spark on the show. Pop star Jojo Siwa became close friends with Love Islander Chris Hughes, which eventually developed into a relationship. The two are still together and rumoured to be thinking about marriage.

Will Best said he'd be upset if the pair ever broke up. "If Jojo and Chris don't last, I genuinely don't know what I'll do." Later, he added that he was excited to celebrate 25 years of Big Brother and thought audiences would be too.

"Bring on the housemates, bring on seven weeks, and bring on a happy 25th anniversary to Big Brother! I think [audiences will] be happy about the extra week.

"Last series could easily have gone on longer, so this will be a nice touch. But the exciting thing is, we never really know what’s going to be new. Fans are already buzzing from the trailer and the Big Brother eye reveal."

Big Brother continues tomorrow at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX

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