A SECRET Big Brother feud has been revealed after one show star was left ranting about one of her fellow housemates.

38-year-old Ali did not hold back as she shared her thoughts on Manchester lad Khaled, 23, in a conversation in the bedroom.

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Fans of the ITV2 reality series have seen little interactions between Ali and Khaled but is seems that he has been rubbing her up the wrong way as she slammed him in a series of scathing comments.

In a chat with Nathan and Lily, Ali was quick to share her thoughts about Khaled that left the pair stunned.

At first, she said: “I know there is people in here that dislike me, but they say enough to my face to look like on camera that they are being nice to me.”

Lily then suggested that Khaled might be “too nice” based on first impressions but Ali quickly interrupted in order to quickly have her say.

In a surprise admission, Ali then said: “He’s not nice.

“I think what he shows is genuinely part of him but I think there is more that he has not shown which is maybe not as nice.”

Lily looked stunned as Ali did not hold back as she spilled all on hers and Khaled’s secret bubbling ‘feud’.

Reacting to the surprise house feud online, one fan said: “Clock it Ali, Khaled is hiding something.”

Another added: “Ali forming alliance with Nathan but coming for Khaled hmmmm I know what you are…..”

A third then wrote: “Pretty sure Khaled has done naff all to Ali or anyone else.”

Before a fourth commented: “I mean Ali, people can just be nice to you and dont like you? that is called respect! he is just being Khaled.”

After airing her thoughts on Khaled – Ali, Nathan and Lily decided to form an “alliance” in order to keep each other safe in the house.

It comes as Ali called off another ‘secret feud’ with co-star Emma after the pair opened up on they’re simmering tensions.

After seeing Emma was in floods of tears, Ali decided to confront her about a secret tension between them

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Ali said to her: “Can I ask you a question?

“What did you think of me when you first met me?”

Responding whilst wiping away her tears, Emma said: “I just didn’t think you liked me!”

Finally addressing the underlying elephant in the room, Ali quipped back: “I thought that of you for me.”

After seeing Emma upset over the situation, Ali decided to take the opportunity to apologise.

She said to Emma: “But I have to say, I feel maybe that I got it wrong.

Surprised, Emma questioned back: “Really?”

As the warring women came to an understanding they shared a hug in front of a shocked Baked Potato who appeared unaware of the secret housemate feud.

Big Brother 2024 cast

A brand new batch of Big Brother housemates are living it up in the famous compound.

Meet the cast of the 2024 series:

• Rosie, 29, dental assistant from Cornwall.
• Emma, 53, aesthetics business owner from Altrincham.
• Segun, 25, charity videographer from Watford.
• Nathan, 24, pork salesman from Dumfries.
• Daze, 24, climate activist from London.
• Khaled, 23, sales manager from Manchester.
• Martha, 26, NHS administrator from Scarborough.
• Lily, 20, Chinese takeaway server from Warrington.
• Ali, 30, Forensic psychologist from London.
• Thomas, 20 amputee footballer from Carlisle.
• Ryan, 28, marketing and events from Stockport.
• Hannah, 24, HR consultant from West London.
• Izaaz, 29, sales consultant from London.
• Sarah, 27, spa account manager from Shrewsbury.
• Marcello, 34, youth mentor from East London.
• Dean, 35, barber from East London

BIG Brother is springing a brand new twist on the housemates in a bid to spice up the drama for fans.

The shake-up will see one person handed the role of Head Of House – and they will be able to make up new rules for everyone.

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Big Brother host AJ Odudu announced the twist following the first eviction show of the series, which saw Ryan being given the boot.

Dropping the bombshell on spin-off show Big Brother: Late & Live, AJ said: “Big Brother has a new trick up his sleeve.

“Next week, one housemate will become the first Head Of House and with this role is a whole load of power and privileges.”

She added: “Whoever has the Head Of House role will have immunity from that week’s eviction. That’s a big one.”

After AJ had revealed the twist, she asked Celebrity Big Brother winner David Potts – who was a panelist on the show – what he thought.

David declared: “If Lily is not the Head Of House, I’m going to be furious.

“Imagine the rules that she would make!”

Evictee Ryan, who had just been interviewed about his brief spell on Big Brother, was then asked if he would have liked the role.

The rule-breaker, who contributed to the housemates losing their first shopping task by stealing a sausage, admitted: “Yeah, I’d have messed it up and gone hard with it.”

Ryan had been up for eviction alongside Baked Potato – aka Rosie, Nathan and Dean.

The audience audibly booed when his name was called out by AJ and her co-host Will Best.

Once out of the house, Ryan said he had no regrets about stealing the sausage during Big Brother’s Coconut Eye-land task.

Meanwhile, fans were left baffled during Friday night’s episode of Late & Live following a major technical issue.

Seconds after revealing the twist, AJ and Will went to the studio audience to ask who they think should be Head Of House.

Instead of giving an answer to the question, one man said that Lily “should go because she’s annoying”.

The sound then immediately cut out, followed by the visual, and they were only restored in time for AJ and Will to sign off for the night.

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Former American Pickers presenter Frank Fritz’s cause of death has been revealed, nearly two weeks after he died aged 60.

Fritz, who co-hosted the popular History Channel series for years before stepping back in March 2020 after undergoing back surgery, is reported to have died from “late sequelae of cerebral infarction” – a stroke.

According to his death certificate, obtained by TMZ, the stroke was a result of cerebral vascular disease.

The tabloid also adds that Fritz suffered from aortic stenosis, a chronic condition that restricts blood flow to the heart and the rest of the body, which is also reported to have been a contributing factor to his death.

The reality star’s death on September 30 came two years after he suffered a debilitating stroke in 2022 and was reportedly placed under temporary guardianship.

His death was confirmed by his former co-star Mike Wolfe in an Instagram post shared on October 1.

“I’ve known Frank for more than half my life and what you’ve seen on TV has always been what I have seen, a dreamer who was just as sensitive as he was funny. The same off camera as he was on, Frank had a way of reaching the hearts of so many by just being himself,” Wolfe wrote alongside a photo of the two of them.

“Who would have ever dreamed we would share the cockpit of a white cargo van in front of millions of people interested in our adventures,” he continued. “Before the show we would take off together to places we never knew existed with no destination in mind and just the shared passion to discover something interesting and historic.

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“We’ve been on countless trips and shared so many miles and I feel blessed that I was there by his side when he took one last journey home. I love you buddy and will miss you so much I know you’re in a better place.”

Born in Davenport, Iowa, Fritz was best known for fronting American Pickers, a reality show that followed him and Wolfe as they traveled across America in search of rare artifacts to sell in their Iowa and Tennessee antique shops.

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He eventually stepped back from the show in March 2020 after undergoing a back procedure. However, despite vocally expressing his desire to return to the show, it was revealed in July 2021 that he had been replaced by Wolfe’s brother Rob.

“Frank filmed American Pickers for over a decade. We will always remember ‘the bearded charmer’ and his never-ending search for vintage motorcycles and bikes,” The History Channel and American Pickers production company Cineflix Production said in a joint statement following his death.

“Our thoughts are with Frank’s loved ones during this difficult time. He will be deeply missed.”

BIG Brother’s Ryan Bradshaw has become the first housemate to be evicted from the 2024 series.

Ryan, 28, was given the boot after just six days during tonight’s live show, admitting he was “gutted to be leaving”.

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Viewers had become convinced he’d be heading home after one giveaway moment from yesterday’s installment.

The marketing and events worker had caused a scene in the house with Sarah over the shopping task earlier in the episode.

Reflecting on the drama away from his co-stars, Ryan claimed he was set to become a “scapegoat” in a diary room monologue.

He said: “It’s just a bit of fun innit, you know what I mean? As long as I don’t hurt anybody, I didn’t wanna upset anybody and I actually spoke to Sarah after to make sure she’s alright but I know people getting a bit angry but there’s a lot of mischief going on.

“It’s alright now, but we fail to shopping budget and finger’s on me. If there’s any punishment, I will say I’ll take one for the team because it was kind of me that caused it.

“But yeah, I think it’s all right now, but it’s gonna be a scapegoat, essentially that, oh, you know, if the luxury budget fails, 100% I’ll be an easy target.

“So yeah, I’ve not really played it very well to be honest, have I Big Brother? Came up like a whizz-kid on day one, got blown up by a cake, stayed in a storage room, tried to do the honourable thing.

“Felt like I’d been ripped up, put for eviction, and I pissed people off today in the bloody shopping task, but you’ see how it going.”

Taking to social media, fans were left with little sympathy for Ryan.

One tweeted: “This feels like Ryan is leading the vote so here’s a monologue to end his storyline.”

Another agreed: “Sorry, but by the way ryan’s talking, he doesn’t even seem to care if he gets evicted.”

Someone else added: “Ryan really thinks the public are gonna vote him out over a sausage like the majority of twitter haven’t already voted him out two days ago solely over his VT.”

During the episode, the 16 housemates were divided into holiday guests and staff members helping to run a hotel and resort.

Both staff and guests had to work together in order to earn a luxury shopping budget but cracks quickly formed.

With the guests split into all-inclusive and half-board, only some of them were permitted to eat what they wanted to and when they wanted to.

As a half-boarder, Ryan refused to wait to eat and when it was his turn he stole a sausage from the kitchen knowing full-well it could cause the group to fail the entirety of the task.

As soon as he ate the sausage, Sarah raged at him for purposefully defying the rules of the task.

Fuming, she stomped around the house before declaring that she was “going to blow”.

She boomed: “Ryan, no! We are going to fail!”

Big Brother 2024 cast

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A brand new batch of Big Brother housemates are living it up in the famous compound.

Meet the cast of the 2024 series:

• Rosie, 29, dental assistant from Cornwall.
• Emma, 53, aesthetics business owner from Altrincham.
• Segun, 25, charity videographer from Watford.
• Nathan, 24, pork salesman from Dumfries.
• Daze, 24, climate activist from London.
• Khaled, 23, sales manager from Manchester.
• Martha, 26, NHS administrator from Scarborough.
• Lily, 20, Chinese takeaway server from Warrington.
• Ali, 30, Forensic psychologist from London.
• Thomas, 20 amputee footballer from Carlisle.
• Ryan, 28, marketing and events from Stockport.
• Hannah, 24, HR consultant from West London.
• Izaaz, 29, sales consultant from London.
• Sarah, 27, spa account manager from Shrewsbury.
• Marcello, 34, youth mentor from East London.
• Dean, 35, barber from East London

With a mouth full of sausage, Ryan cackled in Sarah’s face as the down-trodden housemate looked on in despair.

She then shouted at him: “You sausage-gobbler!”

She slumped to the ground and held her head in her hands.

However, fans turned on Sarah for taking the task too seriously.

Writing online, one said: “Sarah needs to pack her bags I’m afraid, why on earth would you apply for the most overstimulating show on tv.”

Another added: “Sarah is way too weak for this show.”

A third then penned: “Sarah babe, it’s only a sausage.”

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Bill Bailey has revealed he once bought a caged owl from a restaurant in China and set it free in a forest.

The comedian and Strictly winner , 59, has released a memoir titled My Animals, And Other Animals, a chronology of his life hinged around all the animals he has met along the way.

The musician and author told BBC Breakfast: “We were travelling through China in Guangdong province and we went to a restaurant, and I was with the family, and there was an owl in the restaurant.

“It was never really explicitly mentioned whether it was going to be eaten or whether it was for, you know, demo purposes.

“It was in a cage alongside a lot of other animals, and we felt sorry for it. So we said, we have to get this owl out of here. We offered to buy it off them, and then they were quite happy to sell it to us.

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“We bought the owl, and they taped it up and put it in a box, and we carried it off in a taxi to release it somewhere.”

After phoning an owl expert at London Zoo from China, Bailey said they found a forest, adding to BBC presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt: “We let it go and it flew off. It was a wonderful moment.”

In the book, Bailey says the owl was a female Eurasian eagle-owl, and he paid 400 yuan for it – which is just over £40 today.

According to the Peregrine Fund, which works to conserve birds of prey worldwide, the Eurasian eagle-owl is “among the world’s largest owls”, while its “pumpkin orange eyes and feathery ear tufts make them one of the most striking owls in the world”.

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Bailey became the oldest celebrity to win the Strictly Come Dancing glitterball trophy in 2020 at the age of 55, partnered with Oti Mabuse.

Following the show, he has presented TV programmes that include BBC show Extraordinary Portraits and the Sky Arts series Bill Bailey’s Master Crafters: The Next Generation.

His previous books include Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide To British Birds and Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide To Happiness.

RUMOURS are rife that EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick is doing the tongue tango with his gorgeous Strictly Come Dancing partner Michelle Tsiakkas.

But the soap star says viewers ­hoping the couple have been struck by the show’s famous love curse are going to be disappointed — because she is more like his mum.

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Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Jamie, 30, said: “Honestly, it’s hilarious that people think we’re getting jiggy!

“I really don’t know where that comes from, but I think everyone kind of just pre-empts the Strictly curse.

“You definitely ain’t got no worries about Michelle — she’s like a sister, mum and auntie all rolled into one.

“She’s constantly like, ‘Have you slept well? Have you got this and that?’, I’m being mothered! We’ve got sibling chemistry.”

Fans were thrilled when Jamie appeared to confirm that he and Michelle had grown close, during a chat on Saturday’s show.

While telling a story about training, he said: “We had a delirious night the other night when we were just laying there.”

Host Claudia Winkleman leapt on the comment, hilariously adding: “Delirious night, snuggled up, please continue . . .”

But modest Jamie, who’s been on our screens as Walford’s Jay Brown since 2006, says he is sure neither 29-year-old Michelle nor his legion of fans would be interested in him anyway, thanks to his “pale little body”.

So he will be keeping everything under wraps, leaving hunks including Vito Coppola and Pete Wicks to show off their six-packs.

Could spell disaster

Asked if he is prepared to flash the flesh for votes, Jamie said: “I mean, we’ve done the rumba and that’s probably the best you’re going to get out of Borthwick!

“I feel like we should leave that to the big boys, the Vito and Pete Wicks of the world with their six-packs and stuff.

“I’m afraid I have a pale little body . . . all them women who want to marry me — they won’t want to after they see that.”

Jamie’s bulging social media inbox would suggest otherwise, as a flood of fans fight for his attention.

So has the influx of marriage proposals meant a relationship is something single Jamie might now be thinking about?

“Honestly, I haven’t got time to even have a haircut! There is not a woman on the planet who would settle for my schedule at the moment, I’ll tell you that.

“So, no, I think for the minute I’ll just focus on my salsa and stick with my ‘sister’ Michelle for the time being. Michelle can be my wing woman and weed out the good messages.”

He added: “That’ll take up about two and a half minutes of her day!”

Jamie is nearly two months into his Strictly journey and has been counting his blessings that he was paired with the Cypriot-British dancer.

Now in its 20th year, Strictly has been rocked by backstage bullying scandals that have dominated the headlines.

But the lad has no concerns about his own experience so far — though he admits he can see why a clash with your pro partner on the show could spell disaster.

He explained: “Michelle’s the perfect teacher, she’s patient and understanding. She really gets that I’ve never done this before and that every week I am learning something new. So she allows me the time to let it go into my muscle memory. She’s very, very supportive and understands me.

“She knows I need a little bit of fun during the day and a little bit of a laugh, and we have all of that as well.

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“She gets the perfect balance.

“I actually couldn’t ask for a better partner because your dance partner is really what makes your experience.

“You know, God forbid, if you don’t get on then your experience is going to be terrible, it’s going to be a drag.

“I haven’t had a day where I’ve gone, ‘Look, I really don’t want to go in today and see Michelle because she’s annoying me’. Not once have I had a moment like that — honestly, she’s amazing.”

It’s a good job the pair have hit it off because Jamie is spending more time with Michelle than anyone else in his life right now.

EastEnders bosses have cut his filming schedule to one day a week so he can pack in a gruelling eight hours of training every day.

But he’s started to feel like the hard work is paying off.

Jamie explained: “Self-doubt does creep in. You think, ‘What am I doing here?’ You stand there waiting to hear if you’ve got through and I think about all these really happy moments that I’ve had and how much I’m loving being on Strictly.

“I think, ‘This can all come to an end in a minute’ and I do get a little bit sad that this could all be over soon.

“I’m certainly not taking anything for granted in any way. You know, I am genuinely heading into every week kind of going, ‘This could be my last week, so make sure I give it my all’. But I am critical of myself. This week when I came in on Monday I went, ‘Oh God, how on Earth am I going to do this salsa in five days? How am I going to perform this?’”

Panicked moments

He is clearly finding a way, after turning in a string of solid performances.

Jamie’s Elton John-themed quickstep for Movie Week bagged him 30 points, up from 27 for his rumba and 23 for a Viennese waltz in the previous week.

Jamie said: “The great thing about Strictly is you do it, you learn it, you go home and sleep on it and it just comes together.

“Bobby Brazier, my EastEnders co-star who also did Strictly, said that to me — you have those panicked moments but it all works out in the end. But the competition is so tough this year.”

After winning the Strictly Christmas special last year, Jamie knows there’s a lot of pressure on his shoulders.

He has even faced comic digs from his rivals including Wynne Evans, who cheekily branded him a “cheat” for doing the series just months after the festive episode.

Jamie said: “I know they want to push me so that I do the best job I can. But this dancing thing, I’ve really got to work at it. You know, I don’t find it easy. It doesn’t come naturally to me.

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“This is a really new challenge and it changes every week. I’m trying not to fall into any pressure traps. I’m trying to just remember that even if you win this show it’s still gonna be over before it’s begun.”

So is he bothered by the light-hearted swipes at his past triumph on the dance floor?

“You take whatever Wynne says with a pinch of salt!” he smiled.

“Honestly, the banter we have, we have a right laugh. We take the mickey out of each other and it’s all in good jest. We’ve really got a nice group this year.

“So when the reality of the competition hits, like Tom going out, it’s like a member of our gang’s gone. It’s horrible.”

Punk singer Toyah Willcox was booted from the ballroom last weekend and raised eyebrows when she warned her fellow dancers that if they want to avoid the dreaded dance-off they need to “get rid” of Chris McCausland.

The blind comic is hotly tipped to take the Strictly crown this year after wowing the judges and fans at home.

But Jamie insists he is ready to roll out the red carpet for his new pal.

He said: “I think what Chris is doing is absolutely amazing. It is one of the most incredible things I think we’ve ever seen.

“He’s such a lovely guy and what Dianne Buswell is doing with him is absolutely fantastic.

•  Strictly Come Dancing is on BBC1 at 6.20pm.

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