BIG Brother was thrown into chaos during Friday’s live eviction, with a technical blunder pulling spin-off show Late & Live off the air.

ITV2 viewers were left perplexed when the audio cut out from the feed, before historic clips from the programme were shown.

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The broadcast went awry after one audience member had said into the microphone: “I want Lily to go cos she’s annoying.”

Shortly afterwards, the following message was shown: “We’re currently experiencing a technical issue. Whilst we try to get it fixed, enjoy some of Big Brother‘s greatest ever moments. We hope to be back with tonight’s live show very soon.”

After five minutes, hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best were beamed back into fans’ homes – but then the transmission ended 10 minutes before the scheduled time.

Will said: “Guys, we’re sorry about that, we had a few technical issues but we’re back now,” before saying his goodbyes with AJ.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, fans shared their confusion, with some using humour.

One wrote: “Cackling that Big Brother has lost its sound due to technical difficulties. Then it says enjoy best bits whilst they sort it out but the best bits also has no sound! Somebody’s getting fired.”

Another added: “Will & AJ: Welcome back goodbye.”

Someone else shared: “Wow, the technical difficulties really caused Late and Live to end 10 minutes early than expected.”

A fourth said: “Well, you wouldn’t get this on Love Island…sort it out Big Brother,” with a fifth quipping: “Everything’s going well at ITV2 HQ tonight.”

One more posted: “I love the fact that someone in the L&L audience dissed Lily and the show immediately went off air.”

During the main show, Ryan Bradshaw became the first housemate to be evicted.

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

The Blackpool lad, who lives in Stockport, received a heavy boo-ing from the crowd during his live entrance into the Big Brother house.

In his introduction VT, Ryan had described himself as a “working class northern lad” with “strong opinions”.

The northerner ruffled some feathers after going on to make a dig at those who self-identify.

He said: “There’s a lot of woke people out there.

“It’s all well and good if you want to use certain pronouns, and I get that, but it gets a bit confusing sometimes with people identifying as a spoon or whatnot.”

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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 fans demanded producers step in tonight and remove Marcello from the house as they aired secret footage of him and Ali.

Normally the ITV2 show does not air any scenes of the housemates in the smoking area, but tonight bosses broke that rule to show the context of a conversation between the pair.

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He offered her his vape, suggesting she try the grape flavour.

After taking a toke, she handed it back to him, and he told her: “We just vape kissed.”

“Marcello!” a shock Ali scolded.

“It’s a thing!” he responded, flirtily.

“It’s not a thing,” she shot back, laughing awkwardly. “It;s definitely not a thing.”

While Marcello then reassured her he was joking, when they went back to join the group, he let the joke continue.

“We just kissed innit,” he told Sarah, Segun and Hanah, before quickly adding: “No, I’m joking.”

After Sarah scolded him, Ali went inside and confessed to her fellow housemates that she was concerned the smoking scene would not be shown – therefore her girlfriend watching at home might believe Marcello that they kissed.

Marcello then came inside in an attempt to smooth things over.

“I have people watching [at home],” Ali told him.

“Yeah, I know, me too,” he responded. “Honestly, beyond the jokes I am a gentleman.”

The pair then shook hands but Marcello couldn’t resist getting another gag in.

After Ali gently told him he was trying to “ruin my life”, he responded: “You came in the smokers’ room! You know what you were doing!”

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Needless to say, fans watching at home were not impressed and urged producers to remove him from the house.

One raged on X: “Marcello is vile, get him out. Predatory vibes, completely disrespecting Ali & her relationship.”

A second added: “Ali is clearly uncomfortable about what Marcello did.”

A third chimed: “Eject Marcello now, Ali nor any of the other women should have to deal with that absolutely disgusting creature.”

“Sorry marcello is disgusting! Poor Ali that’s so uncomfortable of a situation,” echoed a fourth.

A fifth fumed: “Marcello literally PREYING on Ali like that is so vile I need him out of that house NOW.”

And a sixth agreed: “Marcello’s persistence with Sarah and Ali is really weird. They’ve both told him to stop and yet he continues. Someone for the love of god step in.”

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

It comes as some viewers also branded Marcello a “pig” last night following an exchange between him and Sarah.

Sarah was complimenting Marcello as he worked in the kitchen as part of the shopping task.

“You are so funny Marcello, when I first met you, you are not someone that I would think I would get on with so well,” Sarah told him.

Looking taken aback, he replied: “I’m a nice person.”

“I know you are, but on first impression…” she added.

Everyone always judges me,” Marcello responded.

Sarah went on to explain: “Yeah because you sound like the way you sound, the accent, the city, the way you dress, you are just someone that in public I probably wouldn’t gravitate towards because I would be a bit intimidated.”

Marcello then flirtily shot back: “Oh honey, I would gravitate towards you, don’t worry about that.

While Hanah, who was watching on, screamed at his comment, Sarah looked unimpressed and said: “Please don’t”

Big Brother continues at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.

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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.