ITV's Big Brother faces backlash as unexpected twist leaves fans gobsmacked

Big Brother fans were left stunned after a surprise twist was announced in the latest episode.

During Tuesday's show (October 29), the housemates were embroiled in Big Brother's sinister Halloween tasks, which led to high tension within the group. The drama escalated when Emma was randomly chosen as this week's head of the house, a role she was reluctant to take on.

Despite her reluctance, Emma was taken to the Diary Room by Big Brother and instructed to nominate four housemates for eviction. With immunity from eviction herself, Emma retreated to a secret room to deliberate and ultimately nominated Khaled, Martha, Thomas, and Ali.

The episode ended with a bombshell for both the housemates and viewers: there would be a backdoor eviction, meaning the housemate with the least votes would soon be leaving the show without the usual public spectacle. Fans immediately took to social media to express their shock at the unexpected turn of events.

Some viewers also debated who deserved to stay or leave through the backdoor, avoiding the traditional Friday night eviction atmosphere. One fan commented: "Love her or hate her, Martha is too interesting of a housemate to have a backdoor eviction. Like don't you guys wanna see how she'd deal being up for nomination for a whole week and see how the crowd responds to her and an exit interview?!!"

One viewer expressed their frustration, saying: "Backdoor evictions are unfair to the housemate and the viewers," reports the Mirror. Another was incensed, tweeting: "Shame @bbuk are yet again failing us and doing a pre-recorded backdoor eviction. It's just garbage. They have a presenter, an audience, a studio, all right there! EVICT THEM LIVE FFS!"

A third person commented: "God, would