Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series) series 22

{{Use British English|date=December 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox television season | series_number = 22 | bgcolour = #9F285F | image = Celebrity Big Brother 22 (UK) Eye.png | caption = Series twenty-two logo | module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season | presenter = Emma Willis | num_days = 26 | num_housemates = 13 | winner = Ryan Thomas | runner_up = Kirstie Alley | companion_show = ''{{nowrap|Big Brother's Bit on the Side}}'' }} | num_episodes = 27 | network = Channel 5 | first_aired = {{Start date|2018|08|16|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2018|09|10|df=y}} }} '''''Celebrity Big Brother 22''''', also known as '''''Celebrity Big Brother: Eye of the Storm''''', is the twenty-second series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother'', and the final series to air on Channel 5. It launched on 16 August 2018 and ended after 26 days on 10 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/gyfx76/celebrity-big-brother--s15-e28-celebrity-big-brother-live-final |title= Celebrity Big Brother: Live Final - S15 |website= Radio Times |access-date= 29 August 2018 |archive-date= 30 August 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180830004831/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/gyfx76/celebrity-big-brother--s15-e28-celebrity-big-brother-live-final/ |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/big-brother/369746-celebrity-big-brother-2018-final-date.html |title= Celebrity Big Brother 2018 final date CONFIRMED! |date=29 August 2018}}</ref> It was the fifteenth celebrity series and twenty-second series of ''Big Brother'' overall to air on Channel 5. For the first time since 2011, the celebrity edition aired before the main series with ''Big Brother 19'' launching after the final in September 2018. ''Celebrity Big Brother 22'' was the final celebrity series in the three-year contract which was announced on 19 March 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-31961481|title=Big Brother signs up with Channel 5 for another three years |date=19 March 2015 |publisher= BBC Newsbeat}}</ref> Emma Willis returned as host of the series, while Rylan Clark-Neal continued to present ''Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side''.

On 10 September 2018, Ryan Thomas was announced as the winner of the series, with Kirstie Alley as the runner-up.<ref name="final">{{cite web |title=Celebrity Big Brother: Ryan Thomas named winner |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45476140 |website=BBC News |access-date=3 December 2023 |date=10 September 2018}}</ref>

On 14 September 2018, it was confirmed that this was the final series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' to air on Channel 5 after their decision to axe the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbspy.co.uk/bb19/news/0914/confirmed-channel-5-officially-axes-big-brother-celebrity-spin-off-channel-series-last-on-broadcaster|title=Confirmed: Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother axed by Channel 5|last=bbspy|date=14 September 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45519752|title=Big Brother is officially ending|date=14 September 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> The series would later be revived on ITV1 in 2024 after ITV gained the rights to the series, currently hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity Big Brother return confirmed by ITV |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a45807184/celebrity-big-brother-itv-return-confirmed/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=10 November 2023}}</ref>

==Production== ===Eye logo=== The official logo was released on 18 July 2018 (18 years after the first episode of ''Big Brother'' aired on Channel 4) and featured an eye consisting of neon lights including lightning bolts coming out of a stormy background.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbspy.co.uk/cbb22/news/0718/celebrity-big-brother-summer-2018-channel-5-reveals-new-eye-of-the-storm-logo |title= Celebrity Big Brother reveals new 'Eye of the Storm' logo |date=18 July 2018 |publisher= bbspy}}</ref>

===Creative team=== Endemol confirmed that a new creative team had been formed ahead of the series. Paul Osborne, executive producer of ''Big Brother 7'', returned to overlook the new series as creative director. Tamsin Dodgson was also announced to return as Executive Editor.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://bigbrother247.co.uk/pre-cbb-endemol-appoint-new-big-brother-creative-team/ |title= Endemol Appoint new Big Brother Creative Team |date= 19 July 2018 |publisher=Big Brother 24/7}}</ref> Trevor Boris was also later hired as a senior producer after co-producing ''Big Brother Canada'' since its inception.<ref>{{cite podcast |url= http://robhasawebsite.com/bonus-bb-trevor-boris-interview-july-28 |title= Bonus BB – Trevor Boris Interview July 28 |website=Rob Has A Website |publisher=Rob Has a Podcast |host1=Rob Cesternino |host2=Taran Armstrong |date= 28 July 2018 |access-date= 28 July 2018}}</ref>

===House=== On 15 August 2018, the official house pictures were released. The house is inspired by Californian design, and has been dubbed "a house within a house". The technical layout of the building has also undergone a revamp since the previous series, and the entry staircase has been closed-off for the first time since Channel 5 took over the ''Big Brother'' format, in order to "keep the outside out" according to the creative director Paul Osbourne.

There is also an outdoor lounge at the bottom of the garden, similar to the one in ''Big Brother 10'', compared to Channel 5's usual choice to incorporate the lounge within the main living area. The new living area has a large circular dining table at the centre, with a kitchen counter at one side. There is a leaf-print decor, complemented by palm-style plants and additional seating.

There is one bedroom, located behind the kitchen, with the palm theme continued with blue beds and pink accents. Adjoined to the sleeping quarters is the spare bathroom, which features a roll-top bath and vanity table. In the garden, the snug has been replaced by a "pool room", a plush pink haven where the housemates can relax on padded loungers. The nearby sliding doors open up onto a dual swimming pool and hot tub deck, with which a mini cocktail bar is nearby.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45194585|title=Inside the Celebrity Big Brother house|work=BBC News|date=15 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbspy.co.uk/cbb22/news/0815/new-celebrity-big-brother-summer-2018-eye-of-the-storm-california-inspired-house-pictures-revealed |title=Brand new Celebrity Big Brother house pictures revealed! |last=bbspy |date=15 August 2018 }}</ref>

===Stormy Daniels=== In the months prior to the live launch, there was wide speculation that adult film star Stormy Daniels would enter the house. Despite the reports, she did not enter the house on launch night.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/celebrity-big-brother/news/a864145/new-celebrity-big-brother-line-up-2018-stormy-daniels |title= Celebrity Big Brother viewers give their thoughts on the new line-up, but ask 'where's Stormy Daniels?!' |last=Alexander |first= Susannah |date=17 August 2018 |work=Digital Spy |access-date= 19 August 2018}}</ref>

A ''Big Brother'' statement issued the following day read: "Stormy Daniels was booked to appear on the show several months ago and hours before the show was due to go live, informed the production team that she no longer wished to enter the house as previously agreed. Producers discussed a variety of options with her but were unable to agree any acceptable conditions for her entering the house. Our focus is now on making a brilliant series with our fantastic celebrities."<ref>{{cite tweet |user=bbuk |author=Big Brother UK |number= 1030465414994767872 |date=17 August 2018 |title= STATEMENT: Stormy Daniels was booked to appear on the show several months ago and hours before the show was due to go live, informed the production team that she no longer wished to enter the house as previously agreed. #CBB}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=bbuk |author=Big Brother UK |number= 1030465486633558022 |date=17 August 2018 |title= Producers discussed a variety of options with her but were unable to agree any acceptable conditions for her entering the house. Our focus is now on making a brilliant series with our fantastic celebrities. #CBB}}</ref>

Daniels said she offered to appear on the show during the live launch to explain her absence, but was turned down by producers. She also said an interview on ''Loose Women'' where she was due to explain her side of the story was blocked by Channel 5.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/stormy-daniels-uk-big-brother-no-show-1202908621 |title= Stormy Daniels Says Custody Dispute Forced Her to Pull Out of U.K. 'Big Brother' |first=Robert |last=Mitchell |date=17 August 2018 |work=Variety |access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref>

On the 17 August edition of ''Bit on the Side'', Clark-Neal explained that just five hours before the first live show, Daniels said she only wanted to appear on launch night and then leave. ''Big Brother'' tried to agree to a compromise, but nothing came of it. Clark-Neal also insisted that money was not a factor and there was no attempt from producers to try to manipulate Daniels to achieve a specific outcome.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.facebook.com/BigBrotherUK/videos/273328169938467 |title=This is it. Rylan Clark-Neal lifts the lid on what happened with Stormy Daniels and #CBB. #CBBBOTS |date=17 August 2018 |work= Big Brother UK |publisher= Facebook |access-date= 17 August 2018}}</ref>

==Housemates== On Day 1, thirteen housemates entered the house during the launch show.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity Big Brother: The line-up in full |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45194590 |website=BBC News |access-date=3 December 2023 |date=17 August 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; line-height:20px; width:auto;" |- !scope="col" | Celebrity !scope="col" | Age on entry !scope="col" | Notability !scope="col" | Day entered !scope="col" | Day exited !scope="col" | Status |- !scope="row" | Ryan Thomas | align="center" | 34 | Actor | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 26 | {{sort|01|{{won|Winner}}}} |- !scope="row" | Kirstie Alley | align="center" | 67 | Actress | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 26 | {{sort|02|{{Runner-up}}}} |- !scope="row" | Dan Osborne | align="center" | 27 | Reality TV star | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 26 | {{sort|03|{{CFinalist|3rd Place}}}} |- !scope="row" | Nick Leeson | align="center" | 51 | Financial trader | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 26 | {{sort|04|{{CFinalist|4th Place}}}} |- !scope="row" | Sally Morgan | align="center" | 66 | Psychic | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 26 | {{sort|05|{{CFinalist|5th Place}}}} |- !scope="row" | Gabby Allen | align="center" | 26 | Reality TV star | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 26 | {{sort|06|{{CFinalist|6th Place}}}} |- !scope="row" | Hardeep Singh Kohli | align="center" | 49 | Comedian and presenter | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 23 | {{sort|07|{{eliminated|Evicted}}}} |- !scope="row" | Jermaine Pennant | align="center" | 35 | Footballer | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 19 | {{sort|08|{{eliminated|Evicted}}}} |- !scope="row" | Roxanne Pallett | align="center" | 35 | Actress | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 17 | {{sort|09|{{Quit|Walked}}}} |- !scope="row" | Ben Jardine | align="center" | 37 | Reality TV star | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 16 | {{sort|10|{{eliminated|Evicted}}}} |- !scope="row" | Chloe Ayling | align="center" | 21 | Model and abduction survivor | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 13 | {{sort|11|{{eliminated|Evicted}}}} |- !scope="row" | Rodrigo Alves | align="center" | 35 | Media personality | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 10 | {{sort|12|{{CRemoved|Ejected}}}} |- !scope="row" | Natalie Nunn | align="center" | 33 | Reality TV star | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 9 | {{sort|13|{{eliminated|Evicted}}}} |}

===Ben Jardine=== Ben Jardine is a British reality television personality and millionaire property tycoon, best known for his appearance on Channel 4's reality show ''Married at First Sight'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/who-ben-jardine-celebrity-big-13077068|title=All you need to know about CBB star and Married At First Sight's Ben Jardine|first=Vicki|last=Newman|website=Daily Mirror |date=16 August 2018}}</ref> He entered the house on Day 1. He was the third housemate to be evicted on Day 16.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity Big Brother reveals results of one of its most savage evictions ever |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a865250/celebrity-big-brother-peoples-nomination-eviction-results-ben-jardine/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=3 December 2023 |date=31 August 2018}}</ref>

===Chloe Ayling=== Chloe Ayling is an English glamour model, best known for her abduction in Italy in 2017 by an individual claiming to be a member of a criminal organisation called the Black Death Group. During her ordeal she was injected with ketamine, put in a holdall bag and put in the trunk of a car to be taken to a farm. She was released after six days.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/second-man-arrested-in-british-model-chloe-aylings-kidnapping|title=Second Man Arrested in British Model Chloe Ayling's Kidnapping|first=Barbie Latza|last=Nadeau|newspaper=The Daily Beast|date=16 August 2017|via=www.thedailybeast.com}}</ref> She entered the house on Day 1. She became the second housemate to be evicted on Day 13.<ref>{{cite web |title=Here's who Celebrity Big Brother viewers voted off in second live eviction |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a865002/celebrity-big-brother-2018-eviction-chloe-ayer-voted-off/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=3 December 2023 |date=28 August 2018}}</ref>

===Dan Osborne=== Dan Osborne is an English reality television personality, best known for starring in the ITVBe semi-reality programme ''The Only Way Is Essex'' from the eighth series in 2013. He was axed from the show during the fourteenth series when a threatening video he made surfaced online.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/dan-osborne-sacked-towie-after-5561419|title=Dan Osborne SACKED from TOWIE after stab rant at ex|first=Claire|last=Rutter|website=Daily Mirror |date=21 April 2015}}</ref> He participated on the second series of ''Splash!'' (with former housemates Keith Duffy, Danielle Lloyd and Gemma Collins) in 2014 and placed fourth. He is also the husband of former ''EastEnders'' actress Jacqueline Jossa. He entered the house on Day 1. He left the house on Day 26 in third place. Throughout the series, he was the only housemate to receive no nominations.<ref name="final" />

===Gabby Allen=== Gabby Allen is a British reality television personality and fitness instructor, best known for being a cast member in the third series of ITV2 dating reality show ''Love Island'' in 2017 (with former housemate Jonny Mitchell).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/gabby-allen-celebrity-big-brother-10781186|title=Meet Love Island star Gabby Allen as she is set to appear on CBB 2018|first=James|last=Draper|website=Daily Mirror |date=16 August 2018}}</ref> She entered the house on Day 1. She left the house on Day 26 in sixth place.<ref name="final" />

===Hardeep Singh Kohli=== Hardeep Singh Kohli is a Scottish comedian and presenter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbspy.co.uk/cbb22/news/0816/comedian-hardeep-singh-kohli-set-to-enter-cbb-house|title=Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli set to enter CBB house|last=bbspy|date=16 August 2018 }}</ref> He entered the house on Day 1. He was the fifth housemate to be evicted on Day 23.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity Big Brother eviction showdown between Sally Morgan and Hardeep Singh Kohli: Here's who was voted out |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a865697/celebrity-big-brother-eviction-result-sally-morgan-vs-hardeep-singh-kohli/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=3 December 2023 |date=7 September 2018}}</ref>

===Jermaine Pennant=== Jermaine Pennant is an English professional footballer. Starting his career at Notts County in 1998, he then went on to play for Arsenal, Liverpool and Stoke City. In 2005, Pennant gained notoriety after playing a football match with an electronic tag following his arrest for drink-driving.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/who-jermaine-pennant-celebrity-big-13077189|title=Find out more about CBB housemate and ex-Arsenal player Jermaine Pennant|first=Vicki|last=Newman|website=Daily Mirror |date=16 August 2018}}</ref> He entered the house on Day 1. He became the fourth housemate to be evicted on Day 19.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity Big Brother reveals the results of its shock eviction |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a865400/celebrity-big-brother-silent-eviction-results-jermaine-pennant/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=3 December 2023 |date=3 September 2018}}</ref>

===Kirstie Alley=== Kirstie Alley was an American Emmy Award and Golden Globe winning actress, known for her role as Rebecca Howe in NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' between 1987 and 1993. As well as this, she has starred in films such as ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'', ''Look Who's Talking'' and ''Drop Dead Gorgeous''. She has also taken part in the American dance television series ''Dancing with the Stars'' for its twelfth and fifteenth all-star series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kirstie-alley-celebrity-big-brother-13055620|title=Kirstie Alley rumoured for CBB - here's your need-to-know on the actress|last=mirror.co.uk|website=Daily Mirror |date=16 August 2018}}</ref> She entered the house on Day 1. She left the house on Day 26 after finishing as the runner-up.<ref name="final" />

===Natalie Nunn=== Natalie Nunn is an American reality television personality, best known for her appearances in Oxygen's reality show ''Bad Girls Club'' on and off between 2009 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbspy.co.uk/cbb22/news/0811/10310|title=Bad Girls Club star Natalie Nunn for CBB?|last=bbspy|date=11 August 2018 }}</ref> She entered the house on Day 1. She became the first housemate to be evicted on Day 9.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity Big Brother's first evicted housemate of Eye of the Storm series revealed |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a864757/celebrity-big-brother-2018-first-eviction-natalie-nunn/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>

===Nick Leeson=== Nick Leeson is an English former derivatives broker, best known for his time at Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest merchant bank.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbspy.co.uk/cbb22/news/0814/rogue-trader-nick-leeson-set-to-enter-cbb-house|title=Rogue Trader Nick Leeson set to enter CBB house|last=bbspy|date=14 August 2018 }}</ref> From 1992, Leeson made unauthorised speculative trades, where his actions led directly to the 1995 collapse of Barings Bank, for which he was sentenced to prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nickleeson.com/biography/full_biography.html|title=Nick Leeson – Official Biography}}</ref> He entered the house on Day 1. He left the house on Day 26 in fourth place.<ref name="final" />

===Rodrigo Alves=== Rodrigo Alves (later known as Jessica Alves)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jessica Alves says 'human Barbie' transformation is complete |url=https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/jessica-alves-says-human-barbie-transformation-is-complete |website=ITV |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref> is a Brazilian-born British media personality, best known for his body modification and plastic surgeries. Earlier in the year, he appeared as a guest in the fifteenth Italian series of ''Big Brother'', ''Grande Fratello''. He entered the house on Day 1. On Day 2, he received a formal and final warning for repeatedly using racist language the night before. He was removed from the house in the early hours of Day 10, following a "further incident".<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity Big Brother: Rodrigo Alves ejected after racist language warning |url=https://theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/aug/25/celebrity-big-brother-rodrigo-alves-ejected-after-racist-language-warning |website=The Guardian |access-date=3 December 2023 |date=25 August 2018}}</ref>

===Roxanne Pallett=== Roxanne Pallett is a British actress and singer, known for playing Jo Sugden in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' between 2005 and 2008. She participated on the fourth series of ''Dancing on Ice'' (with former housemates Melinda Messenger, Jeremy Edwards and Coleen Nolan) in 2009 and placed sixth. She entered the house on Day 1. On Day 17, Roxanne voluntarily left the house after making a false allegation of physical abuse against fellow housemate Ryan Thomas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/breaking-roxanne-pallett-leaves-celebrity-13169900|title=Roxanne Pallett QUITS Celebrity Big Brother after Ryan Thomas 'punching' row|last=themirror|website=Daily Mirror |date=September 2018}}</ref>

===Ryan Thomas=== Ryan Thomas is a British actor, known for playing Jason Grimshaw in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' between 2000 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-22/coronation-street-star-ryan-thomas-reveals-the-reason-why-hes-leaving-the-soap/|title=Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas reveals the reason why he's leaving the soap}}</ref> Since then he has appeared as Rafael Humphreys in Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', and took part in ''Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls'' in 2017. He is the brother of ''Emmerdale'' actor Adam Thomas, and ''Love Island'' contestant Scott Thomas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbspy.co.uk/cbb22/news/0719/coronation-street-star-ryan-thomas-for-celebrity-big-brother|title=Coronation Street's Ryan Thomas for Celebrity Big Brother?|last=bbspy|date=19 July 2018 }}</ref> He entered the house on Day 1. On Day 26, it was announced that Ryan had won the series.<ref name="final" />

===Sally Morgan=== Sally Morgan is a British television and stage artist, who claims to have psychic abilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbspy.co.uk/cbb22/news/0723/psychic-sally-set-to-enter-cbb|title=Psychic Sally Morgan set to enter Celebrity Big Brother?|last=bbspy|date=23 July 2018 }}</ref> She entered the house on Day 1. She left the house on Day 26 in fifth place.<ref name="final" />

==Summary== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 96%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" |- ! rowspan=2 style="width: 9%;" | Day 1 | '''Entrances''' || *Kirstie, Ryan, Jermaine, Chloe, Rodrigo, Dan, Gabby, Hardeep, Ben, Roxanne, Sally, Natalie and Nick entered the house. |- | '''Twists''' || *After entering the house, Kirstie became President of the ''Big Brother'' house. Ryan was then voted by viewers as vice-president. They were to live in The White House, separate from the other housemates, and take charge of the house as well as getting special privileges. Three housemates were to receive "presidential decrees" as decided by Kirstie and Ryan. Dan was only allowed to consume veggie shakes until further notice, Rodrigo lost his suitcase, and Ben was only allowed to have cold showers. |- ! style="width: 6%;" rowspan="2" | Day 2 |- | '''Punishments''' || *Rodrigo was given a formal and final warning for using unacceptable and racist language in a conversation the night before. |- ! style="width: 6%;" | Day 3 | rowspan="2"| '''Tasks''' | rowspan="2"| *President Kirstie instructed her fellow housemates to build a wall, and then, led by Nick, to defend "Green Cards" whilst multiple intruders tried to climb the wall and steal them. Each green card stolen would occur a fail. At the end of the task they were told they had failed overall, and therefore received a basic shopping budget. |- ! style="width: 6%;" | Day 4 |- ! style="width: 6%;" | Day 5 | '''Nominations''' || *President Kirstie was given the power to award one housemate with a "Presidential Pardon", granting them immunity from nominations, which took place later that day. She chose Jermaine. *The housemates nominated for the first time. Hardeep and Natalie received the most nominations and faced the public vote. |- ! style="width: 6%;" rowspan="2" | Day 7 | '''Tasks''' || *In "Truth Hunter", Sally was given a statement about each of her fellow housemates and had to decide whether it was true or false using her intuition. As Sally guessed the majority of statements correctly, she won the task and a plate of jellied eels as her reward. |- | '''Punishments''' || *Natalie was given a formal warning for threatening and intimidating behaviour following an argument with Chloe. |- ! style="width: 6%;" | Day 8 | '''Tasks''' || *Rodrigo was given a secret task from "Wendy the Washing Machine", where he had to get some gossip from another housemate and spill some cereal on their duvet. He was successful in this task and received a reward. |- ! style="width: 6%;" | Day 9 | '''Exits''' || *Natalie was evicted from the house, receiving the fewest votes to save. |- ! style="width: 6%;" rowspan="2" | Day 10 | '''Exits''' || *Rodrigo was ejected from the house for unspecified reasons. |- | rowspan="2"| '''Tasks''' | rowspan="2"| *The housemates were set their next shopping task from "The Public Eye", where they each had to perform on cue for the viewers to give their reactions to online. To pass the task, the housemates had to get no more than five fails. |- ! style="width: 6%;" rowspan="3" | Day 11 |- | '''Punishments''' || *As punishment for discussing nominations, Hardeep and Nick were banned from using the bathroom until further notice. |- | '''Nominations''' || *The housemates nominated for the second time. Chloe and Hardeep received the most nominations and faced the public vote. |- ! style="width: 6%;" rowspan="2" | Day 12 | '''Punishments''' || *Despite passing their weekly shopping task, the housemates were told they would be given a basic shopping budget for breaking the rules regarding writing implements. |- |'''Tasks''' || *Kirstie took part in a British themed quiz. |- ! style="width: 6%;" rowspan="2" | Day 13 |'''Tasks''' || *Nick was given a secret task from "Wendy the Washing Machine", where he had to tell some home truths to two housemates of his choice, then spill some beans on them. He was successful in this task and was rewarded with the opportunity to send his son a birthday card. |- |'''Exits''' || *Chloe was evicted from the house, receiving the fewest votes to save. |- ! style="width: 6%;" rowspan="2" | Day 14 |'''Tasks''' || *Housemates were asked to choose the dirtiest housemate, the cleverest housemate, and the hottest housemates to take part in a number of games. Big Brother then rewound and made them take part in them again, and again. |- | '''Punishments''' || *Ryan was given a formal warning following an altercation with Roxanne. This was later revoked after the whole footage of incident proved there was no deliberate contact from Ryan. |- ! style="width: 6%;" rowspan="2" | Day 16 |'''Twists''' || *The housemates learned that Ben and Jermaine received the fewest votes in a public vote, and therefore face potential eviction. The remaining housemates each entered the Diary Room to vote for which of the two they would like to evict. At the end, as the voting was a tie, Big Brother gave the housemates one last chance to come to a decision. They ultimately decided to evict Ben. |- |'''Exits''' || *Ben was evicted from the house following a house vote. |- ! style="width: 6%;" rowspan="3" | Day 17 |'''Exits''' || *In the early hours of the morning, Roxanne decided to voluntarily leave the house. |- |'''Tasks''' || *The housemates were set their next weekly shopping task, where Dan, Gabby, Jermaine, Nick and Sally became the house pets, and Hardeep, Kirstie and Ryan became their owners. To pass the task, the animals were given individual rules to follow, and were only permitted to eat food prepared for them by their owners. |- |'''Nominations''' || *The housemates nominated for the third time. Hardeep and Jermaine received the most nominations and faced the public vote. |- ! style="width: 6%;" | Day 19 | '''Exits''' || *Jermaine was evicted from the house, receiving the fewest votes to save. |- ! style="width: 6%;" | Day 20 | '''Nominations''' || *Housemates were told for this week's nominations that they would all be making one killer nomination, with any housemate receiving one nomination automatically facing the public vote. Hardeep and Sally were the only Housemates to receive nominations, meaning they would face the next eviction. |- ! style="width: 6%;" | Day 23 | '''Exits''' || *Hardeep was evicted from the house, receiving the fewest votes to save. |- ! style="width: 6%;" | Day 26 | '''Exits''' || *Gabby left the house in sixth place, Sally left the house in fifth place, Nick left the house in fourth place and Dan left the house in third place. It was then revealed that Ryan was the winner, leaving Kirstie as the runner-up. |}

==Nominations table== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:85%; line-height:15px" ! style="width:10%" | ! style="width:10%" | Day 5 ! style="width:10%" | Day 11 ! style="width:10%" | Day 16 ! style="width:10%" | Day 17 ! style="width:10%" | Day 20 ! style="width:10%" colspan=2 | Final Day 26 ! style="width:1%" | Nominations received  |- ! colspan="9" style="background:black;" | |- ! Ryan |Chloe, Natalie || Chloe, Roxanne||Ben ||Hardeep, Jermaine || Hardeep || colspan=2 style="background:#73FB76;" |'''Winner''' (Day 26) || style="background:#73FB76;" | 5 |- ! Kirstie | Natalie, Rodrigo ||Hardeep, Chloe ||Ben ||Hardeep, Jermaine|| Hardeep || colspan=2 style="background:#D1E8EF;" |'''Runner-up''' (Day 26) || style="background:#D1E8EF;" | 2 |- ! Dan |Natalie, Roxanne || Chloe, Ryan|| Jermaine || Hardeep, Sally || Hardeep || colspan=2 style="background:#ffffdd;" |'''Third place''' (Day 26) || style="background:#ffffdd;" | 0 |- ! Nick |Kirstie, Chloe || Roxanne, Chloe|| <s>Jermaine</s>, Ben || Hardeep, Jermaine|| Sally || colspan=2 style="background:#ffffdd;" |'''Fourth place''' (Day 26) || style="background:#ffffdd;" | 5 |- ! Sally |Hardeep, Rodrigo|| Hardeep, Chloe||Ben || Hardeep, Jermaine || Hardeep || colspan=2 style="background:#ffffdd;" |'''Fifth place''' (Day 26) || style="background:#ffffdd;" | 5 |- ! Gabby |Natalie, Rodrigo ||Hardeep, Roxanne || Jermaine || Nick, Hardeep || Hardeep || colspan=2 style="background:#ffffdd;" |'''Sixth place''' (Day 26) || style="background:#ffffdd;" | 2 |- ! Hardeep |Natalie, Sally ||Chloe, Roxanne ||Ben || Sally, Ryan || Sally || colspan=2 style="background:#FA8072"|''Evicted'' (Day 23) || style="background:#FA8072"|23 |- ! Jermaine | style="background:#fbf373;" |Natalie, Hardeep ||Nick, Hardeep || style="background:#959ffd;" |''Nominated'' || Nick, Gabby || colspan=3 style="background:salmon"|''Evicted'' (Day 19) ||style="background:#FA8072"| 7 |- ! Roxanne | Hardeep, Natalie|| Hardeep, Ryan||Jermaine || colspan=4 style="background:#fcf"|''Walked'' (Day 17) || style="background: #fcf"|5 |- ! Ben | Natalie, Ryan|| Chloe, Ryan|| style="background:#959ffd;" |''Nominated'' || colspan=4 style="background:#FA8072"|''Evicted'' (Day 16) || style="background:#FA8072"|5 |- ! Chloe | Nick, Hardeep || Nick, Hardeep || colspan=5 style="background:#FA8072"|''Evicted'' (Day 13) || style="background:#FA8072"|9 |- ! Rodrigo | Gabby, Hardeep || colspan=6 style="background:#FFE08B"|''Ejected'' (Day 10) || style="background:#FFE08B"| 3 |- ! Natalie |Hardeep, Kirstie || colspan=6 style="background:#FA8072"|''Evicted'' (Day 9) || style="background:#FA8072"|8 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:black;" | |- ! Notes | ''1'' | ''none'' | ''2'' | ''none'' | ''3'' | colspan=2 | ''4'' | rowspan="9" style="background:#cccccc;"| |- ! Against public vote | Hardeep, Natalie | Chloe, Hardeep | Ben, Dan, Gabby, Hardeep, Jermaine, Kirstie, Nick, Roxanne, Ryan, Sally | Hardeep, Jermaine | Hardeep, Sally | colspan=2 | Dan, Gabby, Kirstie, Nick, Ryan, Sally |- ! Ejected | ''none'' | style="background:#FFE08B"|'''Rodrigo''' | colspan=5|''none'' |- ! Walked | colspan=3|''none'' | style="background:#fcf"|'''Roxanne''' |colspan=3|''none'' |- ! rowspan=4|Evicted | rowspan=4 style="background:#FA8072"|'''Natalie''' Fewest votes to save | rowspan=4 style="background:#FA8072"|'''Chloe''' Fewest votes to save | rowspan=4 style="background:#FA8072"|'''Ben''' 5 of 8 votes (out of 2) to evict | rowspan=4 style="background:#FA8072"|'''Jermaine''' Fewest votes to save | rowspan=4 style="background:#FA8072"|'''Hardeep''' Fewest votes to save | style="background:#ffffdd"|'''Gabby''' {{nowrap|1.81%}} (out of 6) | style="background:#ffffdd"|'''Dan''' {{nowrap|24.38%}} (out of 3) |- | style="background:#ffffdd"|'''Sally''' 5.18% (out of 5) | rowspan="2" style="background:#D1E8EF"|'''Kirstie''' 36.95% (out of 2) |- | style="background:#ffffdd"|'''Nick''' 8.65% (out of 4) |- | colspan="2" style="background:#73FB76"|'''Ryan''' 39.54% to win |}

;Notes * {{note|1|Note 1}}: On Day 5, Kirstie (as House President) was able to award immunity to one housemate of her choice. She chose Jermaine. * {{note|2|Note 2}}: Following Chloe's eviction, viewers were given the power to nominate. A free poll on the Big Brother app allowed viewers to pick their favourite housemate. The two housemates with the fewest votes – Ben and Jermaine – were nominated, and the remaining housemates were called to the diary room one-by-one to vote for the Nominated Housemate they would like to evict. After an initial tied vote, Big Brother asked the housemates to vote again by a show of hands. Nick switched his vote, and Ben was subsequently evicted on Day 16. * {{note|3|Note 3}}: This week the housemates made one nomination, rather than two. Any housemate who received a nomination faced eviction. * {{note|4|Note 4}}: For the final three days, the public were voting for who they wanted to win, rather than save.

==Ratings== Official ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10?|title=Top 10 Programmes |publisher=barb.co.uk}}</ref> From 27 August 2018, for the first time, catch-up service totals were added to the official ratings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/four-screen-dashboard/|title = Most viewed programmes |website=Broadcasters' Audience Research Board}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width: 70%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17%;"| ! scope=col colspan=5| Official viewers (millions) |- ! colspan=2|Week 1 ! Week 2 ! colspan=2| Week 3 |- ! Saturday | style="background:#ccc;" rowspan="6" | || 1.83 || 1.78 || 2.22 ||1.53 |- ! Sunday | 1.67 || 1.84 || 1.96 ||1.74 |- ! rowspan=2| Monday | rowspan=2| 1.89 || rowspan=2| 1.88|| style="background:#87CEFA;" | 2.23 || rowspan="2" style="background:#87CEFA;" |2.02 |- | style="background:#87CEFA;"|1.59 |- ! Tuesday | 1.85 ||style="background:#87CEFA;"| 1.75|| 2.17 || rowspan="4" bgcolor="#ccc" | |- ! Wednesday | 1.87 || 1.97 ||2.19 |- ! Thursday | style="background:#87CEFA;" | 2.51 || 1.84 || 2.22 ||2.14 |- ! Friday | 2.13 || style="background:#87CEFA;" | 1.87 || style="background:#87CEFA;"| 2.18|| style="background:#87CEFA;" |1.80 |- |- style="background:#FADADD;" | ! Weekly average | colspan=2| 1.94 || 1.95|| colspan=2| 1.96 |- style="background:#EEDC82;" | ! Running average | colspan=2| 1.94 || 1.95|| colspan=2|1.95 |- style="background:#ADDFAD;" | ! Series average | colspan="5" |2.0 |- | colspan=6|''Blue-coloured boxes denote live shows.'' |}

==Controversy== ===Racist language=== Ofcom received over 1,000 complaints following Rodrigo Alves saying "nigger" twice on the first night. When describing fellow housemate Dan Osborne, Alves said that he was "too white for [his] taste", and he would prefer to have a "nigger boy". Rodrigo was given a formal and final warning by Big Brother regarding this incident, but Big Brother and Channel 5 were criticised by fans, with some of them questioning why he was not removed from the house immediately, using the example of Emily Parr's removal from the 2007 series to justify their reasons, and for the airing of the word on the highlights show.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45258651|title=1,000 complaints over N-word on CBB|work=BBC News|date=21 August 2018}}</ref> However, on Day 10, Rodrigo was removed from the house, after an unaired "further incident".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45307058|title=Rodrigo Alves removed from Big Brother house|work=BBC News|date=25 August 2018}}</ref>

===Roxanne Pallett's assault claim=== Another controversy on the series came from Roxanne Pallett after she made a formal complaint that Ryan Thomas attacked her. While the footage showed Ryan "play fighting" with her through shadowboxing, she insisted that he punched her "like a boxer punches a bag" and told her housemates this version of events. She later slept in the spare bedroom after she claimed that she felt uncomfortable sleeping in the same room as him. Following the incident, Ryan was given a warning, but he insisted that he did it with "no malice". Roxanne continued to complain about him still being allowed in the house and later branded him a liar to her fellow housemates when he protested his innocence.

The incident was denounced by viewers as a deliberate attempt by Roxanne to destroy Ryan's reputation. Following this, 21 ''Emmerdale'' cast members criticised Roxanne for her behaviour, with Charley Webb branding her as "outrageous",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MissCharleyWebb/status/1035273423415635968|title=Charley Webb on Twitter|publisher=Twitter}}</ref> as well as Sammy Winward tweeting that it was "a long time coming".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WinwardSammy/status/1035486755242369028|title=Sammy winward on Twitter|publisher=Twitter}}</ref> Kelvin Fletcher, who played her on-screen husband Andy Sugden in the soap said that the incident was "calculated and manipulative beyond belief" whilst also showing support for Ryan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/kelvin_fletcher/status/1035638721599741952|title=Kelvin Fletcher on Twitter|publisher=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/roxanne-pallett-slammed-twenty-one-13182358|title=Roxanne Pallett slammed by 21 Emmerdale stars as they rally behind Ryan Thomas|first=Jessica|last=Gibb|date=2 September 2018|publisher=Reach plc|work=Daily Mirror}}</ref> Within four days, Ofcom received over 25,000 complaints, making this the most complained incident regarding any ''Big Brother'' show since the race row in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/dec/18/celebrity-big-brother-row-most-tv-complaints-2010s-ofcom#:~:text=An%20episode%20of%20Celebrity%20Big,to%20the%20broadcast%20regulator%2C%20Ofcom|date=18 December 2019|work=The Guardian|accessdate= 28 November 2023|first=Mark|last=Sweeney|title=Celebrity Big Brother assault row drew most TV complaints of 2010s}}</ref> Furthermore, a petition launched to get her removed from panto work scheduled for Christmas reached over 4,000 signatures within two days.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/1012507/Roxanne-Pallett-Celebrity-Big-Brother-panto-petition-new-job-role|title=Roxanne Pallett: Thousands sign petition for CBB star to be replaced in new acting role|first=Shaun|last=Kitchener|work=Daily Express|date=3 September 2018}}</ref> In the early hours of Day 17, Roxanne decided to voluntarily leave the house.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bbuk/status/1035803038336864256|title=Big Brother UK on Twitter}}</ref> Two days after her departure, on 3 September 2018, she returned for an interview with Willis, which was shown during that night's eviction show, where she apologised, stating she had made a "horrible mistake" but also stated she wanted to be "forgiven" for her actions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1012540/Celebrity-Big-Brother-2018-Roxanne-Pallett-Ryan-Thomas-punch-Emma-Willis-CBB-video|title=Celebrity Big Brother: 'That's worrying' Emma Willis grills Roxanne Pallett on Ryan Thomas|first=Helen|last=Daly|date=4 September 2018|work=Daily Express}}</ref> This incident has been called "punchgate" by the press.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saunders |first1=Emmeline |title=Roxanne Pallett vomited after apology to Ryan Thomas for Punchgate lies |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/roxanne-pallett-vomited-after-apology-13187675 |access-date=4 September 2018 |work=Mirror |date=3 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fahey |first1=Seán |title=WATCH: CBB's Roxanne: "I got it wrong" over 'punchgate' fiasco |url=https://www.buzz.ie/celebs/cbbs-roxanne-got-wrong-ryan-thomas-297995 |access-date=4 September 2018 |work=Buzz.ie |date=3 September 2018 |archive-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052630/https://www.buzz.ie/celebs/cbbs-roxanne-got-wrong-ryan-thomas-297995 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Paul |title=Roxanne Pallett apologises for CBB 'punchgate': "I got it wrong, I really got it wrong" |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-09-03/roxanne-pallett-apologises-ryan-thomas-punchgate-celebrity-big-brother-i-got-it-wrong/ |access-date=4 September 2018 |work=Radio Times |date=3 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://bigbrother.channel5.com Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512131509/http://bigbrother.channel5.com/ |date=12 May 2015 }} * {{IMDb episodes|0279550}}

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