Big Brother viewers have been left devastated by the outcome of the first official eviction this series.
Of course, launch night also saw political campaigner Emily, 25, rushed straight out of the back door before she’d even had a chance to unpack her suitcase in a savage twist that seriously divided viewers.
And then, as the first full week in the house got underway, housemates Gani and Zelah were put up for eviction by latecomers George, Richard, Feyisola, and Cameron B.
Unfortunately for 39-year-old Pizza Hut manager Gani, his time in the BB abode has been short-lived, as a public vote to save saw him evicted tonight.
Zelah was the first housemate selected to face eviction, as the four newbies were tasked with handing an ‘evil eye’ to two fellow housemates.
They handed one to Zelah, who has left viewers in tears with his story about transitioning, just hours after entering the house, later regretting their choice and asking if it would be possible to change.
Having interviewed the rest of the house to inform their decision, the group then chose Dua Lipa fanatic Gani as their second potential evictee, giving him the ‘evil eye’ amid concerns he was playing up to the cameras.
Needless to say, tonight’s eviction wasn’t totally smooth sailing, as while the eviction was initially supposed to be live, Storm Amy had other plans.
The adverse weather conditions forced bosses to cancel their original broadcast, with hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best instead taking charge from the Late & Live studio.
Evictee Gani then left in a much more anticlimactic way than he probably hoped for, walking out through the back door and joining the spin-off show for an interview.
Speaking to the two presenters about his exit, Gani assured them that he couldn’t have been acting up to the cameras ’24/7′, insisting that his friends ‘know him’ and who he truly is.
‘This is me, guys!’, he declared when questioned on his authenticity.
When asked what his BB experience meant to him, Gani could barely form a sentence, squealing out: ‘Oh my God, you guys won’t believe it … I can’t.’
Taking to X after the result was confirmed, viewers expressed their joy over fan-favourite Zela being saved, but admitted Gani did ‘not deserve’ to go either.
‘GANI’S GONE THIS EVICTION WAS EVILLLLLL’, wrote @flightlessdoubt.
‘Aw I’m gonna miss Gani, he gave a lot for the first week’, said @zaddyziggler.
@devonbentleyxx added: ‘I’m actually gutted for Gani he didn’t deserve to go yet!’
‘Tonight eviction was a loss either way. So many no names in the house but we had to choose between Gani and Zelah’, raged @milfkookie.
Regardless, Gani certainly made an impact on the house during his brief stay, particularly with the revelation that, while he was exploring his bisexuality, his father decided that he needed to marry.
So, last year, Gani was forced to wed his cousin. He also has a 10-month-old son with her.
‘I was so open-minded [on sexuality], even though I was from a religious background. I was always like, “Why not try everything’”,’ he explained to fellow housemate Jenny.
‘From 2022 to 2024, I was literally enjoying and exploring bisexuality.
‘And then at the end of 2023, December 2023, my dad all of a sudden was like, ”Gani, how long are you not gonna be married. Come on, please marry, why are you doing this?”
‘And I was like, ”No, I don’t want to get married, blah, blah, blah.” Then my dad asked me [to get married] and I couldn’t say no.’
‘That is how I got married in January 2024 with my cousin,’ Gani, who moved from India to the UK, revealed.
Big Brother airs Sunday-Friday at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
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