It was the end of the road for Lily Benson and Khaled Khaled as they were evicted from the Big Brother house on Friday.
The housemates were shocked as hosts Will Best and AJ Odudu announced not one but two of them would be leaving in a double eviction.
Lily and Khaled were sent packing while Ali, Emma and Rosie – aka Baked Potato – were saved by the British public.
Lily was lost for words after she left the house, unable to respond when Will and AJ asked her how she was feeling.
On spin-off show Late & Live, Lily joked she would have wasted the £100,000 prize if she had won the show anyway.
It was the end of the road for Lily Benson (pictured) and Khaled Khaled as they were evicted from the Big Brother house on Friday
The housemates were shocked as hosts Will Best and AJ Odudu announced not one but two of them would be leaving in a double eviction
Lily was lost for words after she left the house, unable to respond when Will and AJ asked her how she was feeling
Khaled didn’t let his eviction get him down as he looked in good spirits on his walk out
She said: ‘I’ve been up for [nomination] three weeks so to be saved twice, I’m so grateful.
‘I thought I was going to be out in the first week so to be here in week five, I can’t complain.
‘If I was going to win, it wouldn’t ethical because I would have wasted all the money anyway.’
Lily was also told that she received the most nominations of anyone in the house throughout the duration of the show, but she simply shrugged and laughed.
During his exit interview, Khaled was quizzed about what he thought about Nathan telling him he thought he was holding back for not speaking out about the conflict in Israel and Palestine, given Khaled is Palestinian.
In response, he said: ‘I took offense to that one. When I went into the house, I had a conversation with everyone but him about Palestine and Lebanon.
‘For [Nathan] to say that, as if I’m hiding from it… I felt like that was a bit offensive. He did apologise and I do forgive him.’
Khaled also insisted there were no hard feelings between himself and Marcello after Marcello saved Thomas over Khaled from eviction while he was Head Of House.
The housemates were left in shock after Lily and Khaled were evicted
On spin-off show Late & Live, Lily joked she would have wasted the £100,000 prize if she had won the show anyway
Lily said she hopes Ali wins the show while Khaled picked Segun as his winner
Lily looked incredible in a blue crop top and matching trousers
Lily was told that she received the most nominations of anyone in the house throughout the duration of the show, but she simply shrugged and laughed
Hosts AJ and Will both opted for all-black looks for the latest live eviction
AJ and Will were joined by former Celebrity Big Brother star Zeze Millz on Late & Live
Khaled said: ‘With Marcello, I don’t hold anything against him. I said to him someone might get burnt from it
‘A decision made in five minutes doesn’t mean anything compared to the five weeks we’ve had.’
Lily said she hopes Ali wins the show while Khaled picked Segun as his winner.
It comes after fans voiced their confusion and annoyance, after the latest episode of spin-off Late & Live was taken down temporarily over ‘a compliance issue’.
Monday night’s episode saw hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best discuss the latest drama in the house alongside Zeze Millz, Henry Southan and Daisy Campbell.
But when viewers went to catch-up on the show the following day, they discovered the episode was missing from ITVX.
Many took to social media to ask ITV why it wasn’t showing up on the streaming service, with the broadcaster explaining: ‘Hi, sadly we had to remove this episode due to compliance reasons, we do apologise for any inconvenience caused. Take care and enjoy your day.’
They later explained that they were working to get the episode back up as quickly as possible, but did not clarify what the issue was.
ITV tweeted: ‘We can confirm that the latest episode of BB: Late & Live has been removed due to a compliance issue. We’re looking to get the episode back ASAP, hopefully today, but we do not have a timeframe for this.’
It comes after fans voiced their confusion and annoyance, after the latest episode of spin-off Late & Live was taken down temporarily over ‘a compliance issue’
Fans were quick to speculate reasons why the show would be temporarily removed, with many suggesting that it would be down to some kind of pro-Palestinian reference.
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Big Brother was previously embroiled in controversy, after pulling an episode last month to edit out a housemate’s T-shirt emblazoned with a picture of a watermelon.
The watermelon has been used to show solidarity with Palestinians, as the fruit is the same colours of the flag – red, black, white and green.
It has been used as a powerful symbol to represent the state since the Six-Day War in 1967, when flying the flag was outlawed, and has seen a resurgence amid the Israel Gaza war.
Contestant Ali Bromley, a forensic psychologist, was seen wearing the shirt – which Metro identified as the Wear The Peace’s Freedom Melon Tee, which donates all of its profits to Gaza to supply food, water, medical aid, and other necessities.
The episode in question was pulled off ITVX and re-uploaded to the streaming service the following day, with the sH๏τs of Ali cropped to hide her top.
The move sparked backlash, as furious viewers argued they were censoring pro-Palestinian views and going against the ethos of the show by ‘allowing the censorship of housemates views’.
BIG BROTHER 2024: MEET THE CONTESTANTS!
EMMA
AGE : 53
FROM: Altrincham, originally EsSєx
OCCUPATION: Aesthetics Business owner
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? If somebody doesn’t get my humour then they might think ‘she’s really abrupt and to the point and says it how it is’ but that’s my humour.
ROSIE
AGE: 29
FROM: Cornwall (originally EsSєx)
OCCUPATION: Dental ᴀssistant
DO YOU HAVE A STRATEGY FOR MAKING IT TO THE FINAL? No! I think it’s about being your most authentic self. The viewers aren’t dumb – they can sniff out manufactured drama.
NATHAN
AGE: 24
FROM: Dumfries
OCCUPATION: Pork Salesman and King Charles’ former butler
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? Accidentally offending someone – someone taking something I’ve said the wrong way. Not a terrible offence, but if someone takes something I said the wrong way.
SEGUN
AGE: 25
FROM: Watford
OCCUPATION: Charity Videographer
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BRING TO THE HOUSE? I think I’ll bring energy, comedic energy, vitality and a lot of entertainment and being uplifting.
DAZE
AGE: 24
FROM: London
OCCUPATION: Climate Activist
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE MONEY IF YOU WON? It’s been a difficult financial period for me – climate activism is quite often something you do in debt. It would be nice to have money to do the work
KHALED
AGE: 23
FROM: Manchester
OCCUPATION: Sales Manager
WHY DID YOU APPLY TO BE ON THIS NEW SERIES OF BIG BROTHER? I didn’t actually know what Big Brother was. I thought it’s a new opportunity in life. I have no interest in being famous.
MARTHA
AGE: 26
FROM: Scarborough, originally from Margate
OCCUPATION: NHS Administrator
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST ABOUT BEING A HOUSEMATE? Definitely sitting on the Diary Room chair. That is a bucket list ticked off. Also just experiencing that isolation. I’m going to really enjoy not having my phone. I just love not having that responsibility.
LILY
AGE: 20
FROM: Warrington
OCCUPATION: Chinese Takeaway Server
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? Probably that I’m annoying but I don’t care.
ALI
AGE: 38
FROM: London
OCCUPATION: Forensic Psychologist
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST ABOUT BEING A HOUSEMATE? Just being away and thrown into a totally new environment, completely different to anything I’ve done before, completely different to anything I’ll ever do in the future.
THOMAS
AGE: 20
FROM: Carlisle
OCCUPATION: Amputee Footballer
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? One of my bad traits is that I speak a lot. I do a lot of talking without thinking. In myself I never get offended, you can say anything about me – I’ve already heard it before.
RYAN
AGE: 28
FROM: Stockport
OCCUPATION: Marketing and Events
WHY DID YOU APPLY TO BE ON THIS NEW SERIES OF BIG BROTHER? I’ve always been a fan of the show – it’s been a bit of a childhood dream to go on it.
HANAH
AGE: 24
FROM: West London
OCCUPATION: HR Consultant
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? I feel like whoever nominates is just a hater, babes! I think it might be my opinions that people nominate me for.
IZAAZ
AGE: 29
FROM: London, originally Swansea
OCCUPATION: Sales Consultant
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BRING TO THE HOUSE? I’ll bring a lot of happiness and kindness. I reckon I’ll be there for a lot of people. I’m not the type of person to fall out with anyone and if I did, I’d make up for it.
SARAH
AGE: 27
FROM: Shrewsbury
OCCUPATION: Spa Account Manager
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE MONEY IF YOU WON? A few different things. One, I’d have my dream wedding. Two, go on a nice holiday. And three, maybe start my own business.
MARCELLO
AGE: 34
FROM: East London
OCCUPATION: Youth Mentor
DO YOU HAVE A STRATEGY FOR MAKING IT TO THE FINAL? Not at all. I’m going to show love, I’m going to be myself and that’s all I can do.
DEAN
AGE: 35
FROM: East London
OCCUPATION: Barber
WHY DID YOU APPLY TO BE ON THIS NEW SERIES OF BIG BROTHER? I’ve been a fan for the longest time. I’ve wanted to do it from the age of 11 and never had the confidence to do it. As I got older, I was still obsessed with the show and as soon as it came back it was ‘this is my time to apply’.