Big Brother spoilers follow.
Big Brother’s Farida Khalifa has only been back on our screens for one full episode, but fans have already branded her an “iconic” addition. On Friday night, the former housemate joined the current series of the show, as she, Sam Ashby and Emily Hewertson moved into the secret room of the Big Brother house.
Farida wasted no time making herself at home in the hidden room and hasn’t held back on her opinions of the other contestants. She was also seen snacking on crisps throughout the entire episode – much to the viewers’ delight.
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“Farida having a crisp in hand at all times is honestly iconic,” one fan posted on X, while another echoed: “Farida sitting in the pitch black eating crisps at 1am is such a vibe and hilarious.”
In tonight’s episode, the secret housemates were briefly let loose to explore the main house, while the others were sleeping in the bedroom. They discussed what it was like to be back on the show, with Farida declaring: “Two frigging years and I’m back to stir the pot. I love it. I love it, I love it, I love it. The queen’s back. Yes!”
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Her sentiments were matched by fans, who praised Big Brother for bringing her back, following her early eviction during season 20 of the social experiment.
“Farida has only been on the screen for 15 minutes and has already provided so much iconic content,” one wrote, with a second sharing: “First episode back & farida’s munched on tubs of pringles, nearly fell into the hot tub, clocked nancy & gave us 15 extra minutes. the saviour of the series.”
“‘My fans have wanted this ever since I got evicted two years ago’ oh Farida NEVER CHANGE obsessed with her,” said a third, while a fourth noted: “the fact farida isn’t even in the main house yet and she’s given us 2 iconic moments. her POWER.”
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Another added: “Bringing back Farida was absolutely smart move by Big Brother because I haven’t laughed at this for soo long.”
Meanwhile, after observing them through the ‘eye spy hole’ in the bedroom, tonight’s episode saw the trio rating the housemates from most-to-least interesting, powerful, popular, intelligent and memorable – which Big Brother claimed was done by AI system ‘ChatBBT’.
The housemates were also awarded titles, picked by Emily, Sam and Farida, such as Most Rubbish, Wildest and Biggest Coward, with corresponding dares for each category. Will they be ready for some more home truths when the secret housemates join the main house?
Big Brother airs on ITV2 and ITVX from Sundays through Fridays, followed each night by Big Brother: Late & Live.
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