Live on ITV1 tonight (April 18), another star was forced to leave the famous Celebrity Big Brother house following a nail-biting elimination.
It was Olympic athlete Daley Thompson and EastEnders actress Patsy Palmer who faced the public vote, and tensions were running high.
In the end, it was Daley who was the next to be evicted from the house. After the result was announced, he waved goodbye before exiting to the sound of cheers, as hosts AJ Odudu, 37, and Will Best, 40, welcomed them onto the stage.
In his exit interview, Daley described his housemates as ‘great people’ and appeared in good spirits. However, after being shown clips of his fellow housemates making complaints about him, he quipped that they were all “rats”.
He took particular issue with the claim he did less washing up than the rest of his housemates, swearing ‘on his son’s life’ that this was not the case.
“Jealousy always rears its ugly head,” he added, claiming that his housemates had turned on him because he was ‘a threat’.
ITV viewers quickly took to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, to share their reactions, with many admitting they had predicted the result.
One person wrote: “Not gonna lie, Daley was definitely the right person to leave tonight. Out of the two Patsy was giving more and is more of an interesting character to watch develop. “
“Not shocked tbh. Shame though. Bye Daley,” a second wrote, while a third penned: “I knew Daley would go!!”
Some people were sad to see Daley go, with one wring: “Oh, beloved Daley Thompson is out God Love him, beautiful man.”
One more penned: “Daley Thomson is a real celebrity, a real icon and an incredible athlete. He’s a star without even going on.”
It comes after Trisha Goddard became the third celebrity to leave the Celebrity Big Brother house this year, with the public opting to save Patsy Palmer and Jack P Shepherd instead.
Michael Fabricant was the first celebrity to be eliminated, while Mickey Rourke left the Big Brother house following several instances of inappropriate language.
A spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother said: “Mickey Rourke has agreed to leave the Celebrity Big Brother House this evening following a discussion with Big Brother regarding further use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behaviour.”
Earlier in tonight’s episode, the Celebrity Big Brother housemates were assigned a hilarious task that demanded they “become pet house cats”.
Big Brother explained: “Collectively you begin the day with nine lives. Throughout the day you will all face feline tasks.
“Fail a task and you’ll lose one of your precious lives. To pass and win the reward, you must finish with at least one life remaining.
“All food and drink must be consumed from the cat bowls provided. So prowl with pride, stretch your paws and if in doubt, lick yourself.”
Later, Ella told Big Brother in the diary room: “Couldn’t you have had us dressed up as sexy cats, a few of us at least.”