Big Brother returned to our screens after a five-year hiatus on Sunday night, introducing 16 new housemates, a brand new house and fresh hosts, AJ Odudu and Will Best. But while most viewers were glued to the screen, others couldn’t help but make the same complaint on social media.
Over the next six weeks, the contestants will go head to head in a bid to win the grand cash prize of £100,000. Along the way, Big Brother will oversee all the action, introducing tasks, nominations, and of course, eliminations.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, during the launch show, fans complained about the editing style, with many saying it was “choppy”.
One person wrote: “Absolutely chaos. Brilliant housemates. However ITV had a chance to grab viewers in the first 10 minutes, some viewers would have just turned off, editing, visuals, audio is really affecting the way I’m watching,” while another added: “I HATE THE EDITING SO MUCH. It needs to be LIVE… the editing does no favours for the presenters, nor the housemates either.”
A third person tweeted: “Pros: this feels fun, great casting and AJ and Will are perfect. Cons: really weird editing, quite choppy. Really don’t like Big Brother’s ‘voice’,” while a fourth commented: “Can’t lie getting a bit of whiplash now with how fast they are shoving people in with choppy editing.”
However, not all viewers were bothered by the editing and also took to social media to praise the launch.
Commenting on the line-up of contestants, one person wrote: “So far this year’s line up is giving old school Big Brother, not a wannabe influencer in sight and I’m LIVING FOR IT #BBUK,” while another added: “What a beautiful mix of people #bbuk.”
A third viewer tweeted: “So far this cast is so unique I love it #BBUK.”
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Who are the Big Brother housemates?
Sunday night’s ITV launch show unveiled 16 contestants, who made their way into the iconic house for the first time. Big Brother wasted no time playing games with the housemates, resulting in Jenkin without hot water, Dylan without a bed and Olivia up for the first eviction on Friday.
So, who are the housemates?
Jenkin, a 25-year-old barman from Bridgend
Farida, 50, a makeup artist from Wolverhampton
Tom, 21, a butcher from Somerset
Hallie, an 18-year-old youth worker from London
© Vincent Dolman/ITV Trish, a 33-year-old mother from Luton
Yinrun, a 25-year-old customer support agent from Harrogate
Jordan, a 25-year-old lawyer from Scunthorpe
Zak, 28, a model from Manchester
Chanelle, 29, a dental therapist from Llanelli
Dylan, a 39-year-old DJ from Coventry
Noky, a 26-year-old banker from Derby and former Miss Great Britain
Matty, 24, a doctor from Isle of Mann
Paul, a 23-year-old security officer from Liverpool
Henry, 25, a food writer from the Cotswolds
Olivia, a 23-year-old dancer from Glasgow
Kerry, a 40-year-old NHS manager from Essex
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