Two former housemates made a return to the Big Brother house on Friday night has fans of the ITV reality show branded the latest episode “messiest of all time”
22:37, 17 Oct 2025Updated 22:59, 17 Oct 2025
Sam was “fake evicted” from the Big Brother house before going into a secret room
Big Brother viewers were left baffled as the show aired an unexpected twist that saw two housemates make a return to the series.
During Friday’s (October 17) episode of the ITV hit reality show, it was time for the usual live eviction, however in a show first no one was getting sent home.
Best friends Sam and Nancy were chosen to face the public vote after their private conversation about Jenny was revealed to the house, sparking a major row.
Nancy broke down in tears and hugged her best pal as hosts Will Best and AJ Odudu revealed that Sam had received the most votes from the public.
AJ Odudu and Will Best announced an unexpected twist
Everyone believed that Sam had been sent home but in a shock twist, he was sent to a secret room alongside two former housemates.
Fans witnessed the return of 2023’s first evictee Farida, as well as Emily, who was evicted on the first night of the current series.
The trio will be hidden away from their fellow housemates before re-joining the game later on in the series.
Sam was in disbelief as he walked through the front door just to find out his time in the Big Brother house wasn’t over. Will instead escorted him to the secret room, where he joined Farida and Emily.
Will escorted Sam to the secret room where he joined Farida and Emily(Image: ITV)
As expected it didn’t take long for viewers to rush straight to social media to share their reaction as they questioned why the crowd was so quite during the eviction.
One fan said: “They definitely know something is up because the crowd was far too quiet #bbuk #BigBrother.”
Another wrote: “Aj literally screaming about there being 3 new housemates into the mic yet the crowd couldn’t cheer for the secret housemates I’m so confused #bbuk #BigBrother.”
A third fumed: “THIS CROWD IS SO S*** #BigBrother #bbuk.” Meanwhile other added: “Possibly the most disinterested #LiveEviction crowd I’ve ever seen. #BigBrother #BigBrotherUK.”
A fifth person wrote: “Messiest fake eviction of all time. #BBUK.”
During the first episode the series, Sam, Caroline and Emily were voted as the bottom three housemates and were forced to decide who would leave. In the end, they decided Emily would be the one to go, with her stay cut extremely short.
Farida and Emily have returned to the Big Brother house as part of a huge twist(Image: ITV)
Farida was also the first housemate evicted in the 2023 series with fans left fuming that they didn’t get to see more of the icon.
Despite her short stay, she made a huge impact on the house, with former housemates revealing she was spoken about everyday since her departure.
Speaking on why she wanted to return, Farida said: “Firstly, I think it’s a fantastic choice. And secondly, the amount of time you put into the whole process, I didn’t really feel fulfilled – I only had a few days in there.
“The most important thing is – the audience has wanted this for such a long time. Even when Celebrity Big Brother was on there were rumours I was going back into the House. You’ve got to listen to your fans. I’m doing it for the fans.”
Big Brother airs on ITV2 and ITVX from Sundays through Fridays, followed each night by Big Brother: Late & Live .