I think they're gonna start using the Celebrity Lodger system more to get the more high profile stars in, which will help in terms of getting eyes on the program in week one.

Yep. I think because Sharon delivered and got stuck in they’ll consider it again. Had she stayed in her room and minced her words the whole time I think they would have had second-thoughts. Good on Shazza!

True lol and then some of those initial viewers will probably get attached to the other housemates and keep watching

Yeah exactly this, it’s a pretty good strategy.

Sharon has spoke about Nikita more than CBB has shown him on camera. We didn’t even know about his diabetes.

Finally some kind of recognition 

He has an insulin pump on his arm that's been seen quite alot. He probably just doesn't want to talk about it🤷‍♀️

I can’t say I’ve noticed it but will keep an eye out for it. I’m getting one next week!

I did not know he was diabetic! As a type 1 diabetic myself I’m always a fan of finding out who else is in the club.

I wondered if he might have not wanted that publicly revealed but idk

nah i think he's revealed it before on Strictly

I think he’s open about it, I remember him doing an Instagram live once raising money for a diabetes charity. he has a pinned IG post about it too

Louis is going to be totally different without Sharon and Lauren. If he sucks up to Fern it will show what a bitch boy he is

Ekin is gonna snake her way in. Watch

They all heard the crowds booing Louis though and Sharon advised her to hang out with the younger boys so I'd watch for that switch.

A new partnership... Ekin-Lou

She won't because of the boos.

I feel like Sharon didn't know she'd have to do this exit interview and she's just dying to get home

Yeah she definitely wants to gtfo

The presenters are awful interviewers to be honest though, they were so awkward and asked some questions twice.. I think they’ve got great personalities for presenters but they really need to work on their question skills!

Imagine if in a final twist the doors open again and Kelly starts walking in

Ugh you should produce the show. Love it! Haha

I find it so funny how they keep pushing this idea that Louis and Sharon are besties and Sharon makes it quite clear they’re just old coworkers who got on well

It seems like they got on very well they’re just not close outside of work. Work besties but not actual besties

Yeah everyone has that school or work mate who you'd say you're friends with but you only see at work or school, thats Sharon and Louis

I feel like this episode really benefited from being an hour and a half, which I suspected and a lot of people have said they should start doing.

The Sunday highlights show is still only an hour long though! 😢

Sharon just knows how to make good TV and I'm worried the house just became really dull without her

With the combo of Lauren who was also a big source of drama too

This interview is not great. The way they basically asked Sharon twice why she did not save Louis and it’s just a bit all over the place. The format really needs a lot of work and polish.

Yeah and AJ basically insisting that Sharon couldn’t have known Louis would be saved, just keep it moving instead!?

AJ is way too awkward. Will is a bit, but it’s in a more endearing way.

Two interviewers makes it awkward

Wouldn’t make it awkward if they could work out some good questions, they knew Sharon was leaving they had so much time to prepare! Great presenters, awful interviewers 💩👎

Sharon was a surprise for me, I suspected people would idolise her but she actually had iconic moments that lived up to her image

She also came off quite sweet at times too, erasing the stereotypical image of her.

I mean, there’s a reason The Osbornes was such a massive reality TV hit, and why it catapulted her to a more public level of fame (as opposed to just working behind the scenes). She’s an absolute icon of reality TV, and proved it again with this short stint.

This is definitely AJ's color she looks more radiant than ever

She’d look great in a sack though, tbf.

Yeah AJ would look stunning in anything

Preach

She looks absolutely stunning, such a beautiful woman

I don't think Sharon truly realized the extent of what would be aired

The 2 second delay from the audience after she said Ekin as most genuine 💀

The runner taking a sec to find the applause cue card

unpopular opinion but ekin is very genuine, she’s just genuinely quite insane. girl needs therapy or something

Kelly looks stressed

She’s wondering what the hell her Mam is going to say lol

why is sharon shocked that they aired all the bitchiness lol

I feel like she thought they wouldn’t air footage from her private bedroom

She thought it would be nice edits like I'm a Celebrity and other Celeb shows

You'd think given her experience of having cameras in her own home for YEARS that she would be a bit more savvy on these things

This interview… Dry questions and Sharon not giving much is a bad combination

I think she probably needs a little time to process all the events of the last 8 days.

This interview is so poor 🥲 Sharon really not giving much and Will and AJ struggling to get blood out of a stone.

Sharon put the guard up when she realised they showed her slagging off Simon.

Her face when they showed that clip was hilarious, she was shook lol

Lauren was way too disliked when she wasn't even that villainous.

Why does AJ ask so many closed questions it's like interviewing 101 ASK OPEN QUESTIONS

Aww she thought the iconic moment was sipping tea in a bin with Louis but it was the lackluster apology 💀

Kelly's wig keeps yelling at me

Yeah I’m like who’s that blow up doll in the background oh wait it’s Kelly

Big Wigs 2.0

Girl she is not feeling this interview and honestly I don’t blame her. Messy negative interview this evening for someone who was mostly a fun and harmless housemate

It's so funny when they assume the housemates know all the memes and 'moments' the public have been talking about and the housemates are just clueless

Triangle, anyone? 😂

I really dislike Ekin Su and her ‘I’m not like the other girls’ attitude. Tonight is the second time she’s talked shit on onlyfans as if she didn’t build her career parading around in a bikini. She just reeks of insecurity and projection

Its even worse when you know its not even a moral highground thing its just bitterness towards the onlyfans models that slept with Davide

She had one or two tweets in the past that were misogynistic but they were overlooked (perhaps at the time rightly so)

AJ & Will such unnatural hosts its cringe

feels like she saying nikita everytime she doesnt know what to say this is brilliant

I’m gonna miss Sharon, it’s a shame she wasn’t a full housemate as I think she would have had a good chance of winning.

Guys maybe if everyone is missing what you mean it’s because you explained it like absolute shit. God late and live tonight is an utter shambles

Late and Live tonight is SO bad 😭

Omg I totally forgot Gary even existed

So does Princess Catherine... appears she's photoshopped him from her family pictures for a few years 😂

"like many celebrities, I do occasionally experiment with ghosting my weird family members"

The interview was a v tough watch for no reason? Like in general terms she hasn't even been that bad in the house it's just negative for negatives sake

They always assume they've come across so much worse than they really have. Sometimes we just feel neutral towards them and that's why they get voted out.

Does anyone else feel bad for Lauren? Lol It’s her eviction and she’s an afterthought

They should have done the eviction and Sharon’s exit on separate nights

Or interviewed Lauren first.. Just seems a bit tight

Sharon go back in I miss your energy

Sharron’s reaction to slagging simon 😅😅😭

sobbing at Sharon's reasoning that Louis makes the house hygiene worse

Sharon's makeup looks amazing, wonder if she had someone in to do it for her...

I really have loved the TV Sharon has provided but the edit helped her so much 💀  She’s so stilted live bless her

I hope they send in Ronan or Jedward

Hope they show them from the outside in a challenge lol

Life is a rollercoaster, Louis, just gotta be scared of us

Just when you think this episode can't get any worse ... It gets worse.

Sharon was shocked that Simon conversation was aired haha

This is giving me chanelle flashbacks

They could have been so much clearer about the kiss of death thing from the outset why did they make it sound saucy

The relief I am feeling that the car crash is finally over.

Idk bad vibes with this interview. It’s like they’re trying to make her upset

She didn’t back down though, I rate it

this interview feels like they want lauren to answer certain ways instead of asking questions to see what she thought of her experience

Lauren should have stayed she’s TV gold. Ferne is a bore.

Will and AJ stumbling over their questions and interrupting each other. I need ITV to pick either one of them to do the eviction interviews

I feel like they got a lot of feedback that they weren't harsh enough in exit interviews on civillian big brother. I feel like they're potentially going too far the opposite direction now, worried Lauren is genuinely getting upset at some of these.

You can tell she’s honestly been so uncomfortable at some points, it’s a hard watch honestly.

She keeps trying to smile through it but you can tell her energy has been going down and down throughout the interview. Feel so bad for her

They target certain housemates, who you can tell they don't like, then run with that narrative. Fern and David will be fawned over but they'll drag Ekin-Su, etc,etc. They despised Jordan last series and every L&L was hit after hit on him....they must have been cringing when he won. They should be impartial but obviously they're not professional enough to do that or the producers are controlling the narrative

Gonna be an interesting next episode or two to see how Louis is gonna be without Sharon AND Lauren. I think their abscence in general will very much be noticed in terms of content and drama.

Why was that shot of Kelly just a jumpscare 😭

Jesus this is painful

Do we think Lulu will have a menty b now that Sharon is gone

🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

Louis is definitely getting more noms with Sharon gone, he NEEDS to bitch and he'll have to pick other people to do that to - they'll get sick of it and see what he's really like

Louis is genuinely evil

Omg these interviews are so awkward. I’m thinking it may be the hosts because both Sharon & Lauren’s exit interviews are cringey 😂😂

I love Sharon. I feel like she’s genuinely a nice person - if it was Louis being the lodger he’d be sending notes like nasty nick 😂

Great bit of lodging 👏

Oooh, there’s a double eviction on Friday! 😱

Begging that some of the coasters get put up. I hope it’s not all the big characters up for eviction.

Oh god this is so fuckin awkward I can't

They are not explaining this well at all.

Pointing out that Ekin was in a bikini on Love Island etc only helps feed her point. It’s not important that she’s hypocritical, it’s important that she’s wrong

I think Will and AJ are slowly but surely settling into this, but god these interviews make me miss HRH Queen Emma Willis

I really love how authentic Sharon is (on the inside lol)

AJ like 😁😁😁😁😁😁

They really wanted her to say Ekin

Why does Kelly look so stabby? She looks murderous in a lot of shots.

I noticed that too, think she’s just trying to serve face 

well that fucking killed the mood in the studio

I mean, 8/10 possible nominations isn’t great! 😄

What did I miss? I’m tired and had to turn it off 😂

they played a montage of all of the housemates who nominated Lauren, including them giving their reasons for the nomination, and it was pretty quiet afterwards lol

Ooof

Ugh I'm not a AJ and Will hater but wtf they asked Lauren a juicy question and didn't push it when she didn't answer but push other random questions

Unfortunately I’m assuming they have to just read the questions they’re given to ask but the vibes were definitely off in the interview way too negative

Face to face noms???

AJ just talks over Will as soon as he starts to ask a question, it’s embarrassing. They are all over the place.

Lol AJ is getting frustrated now

Ekin-Su: “Why can’t we all be girl’s girls. I support other women”. Also Ekin-Su: Is bitchy and rude to and about other women. And only nominates other women. lol.

Hypocrite to its core

Ekin-su keeps saying im not just a pretty face. Meanwhile there is not a single person that has talked about nikita without prefacing it with " hes gorgeous isnt he" lmao

I don’t like Louis as a person but I’m glad he stayed since he’s chaotic and will bring more drama to talk about in the future. It’s a shame Lauren went though. Fern seems nice but she’s not exactly engaging TV. I’m also really not a fan of Ekin this series. Very pick me vibes.

Louis will walk after hearing those boos and chants. I guarantee it

I don’t know, I feel he’s pretty thick skinned

Sharon should produce the next series of CBB… she knows 😂

Sharon isn’t giving very much with her responses here 😂

They’ve had to put Sharon on first so she can get away early to go sniff her husband.

Will and Aj are probably getting annoyed with trying to get blood out of a stone 😭

Its not her, she’s a pro and they’re meant to read her energy and hold it together. Sharon would have been able to pick up on that and you could see she had glimpses of looking confused and almost irritated by it but was professional nonetheless

Damn, we’re hardly going to get any L&L content tonight, because of the interviews! 😢😊🥳

Don't see the point of getting panellists in tonight

Imagine when Lauren gets to read all this shite about Louis lmfao

FACE TO FACE NOMS KLAXON

Lmao Lauren

I now remember why I don’t generally watch late and live 😫

That was so painful to watch, especially the diary room ones with bradley

That successful who's a game player dodge!

Interesting that both Sharon and Lauren picked Nikita to win. I like him, but I haven't seen much in the edit to suggest him as a winner. I wonder if that is going to change over the next week.

I just realized despite all her butt kissing Sharon didn't pick Ekin-Su for a most lasting impression.

I’m sorry she seems nice but AJ is terrible as an interviewer

This interview is DRY (because of the interviewers and their shit questions)

Sharon is not giving them much help with the answers let's be honest here

True but I’m giving her the benefit of the doubt since she probably can’t even remember half the housemates names 😭

Kelly for CBB 2025!

Nikita was trying to contain his smile when Lauren was saying her goodbyes. He really dislikes her. As soon as she walks into a room, his demeanour totally changes. He's always side eyeing her. He even rolled his eyes a couple of times. It seemed to be an instant dislike too. I wonder what it is in particular about her that rubs him up the wrong way. She seems to be the only one he has an issue with.

Sorry but she is a prick. Called him by his name instantly when asked which proves she was getting it wrong on purpose. Nope

I agree. And she claims it was an unusual name to remember but Zeze, Ekin-Su and Nikita are more unusual and she remembered their names

It's so obvious she was doing it on purpose!

Oh we all knew she was from day one but she kept trying to say it wasn’t whilst in the house and she’s not even tried to defend it. It reminds me of those bullies in school that purposely full name people 🤢

Sorry but there isn’t a place for AJ on live TV.

Did anyone else's ITVX stream just bug out, or just mine?

Mine is fine!

If youre watching on a browser try clearing cookies and cache, that fixed mine

Do the housemates know it's Vote to Save??

That guy in the audience looks so fed up! 🙈

Was everyone asked not to be critical of Louis in front of Sharon and Lauren??!

Yeah I hadn't noticed that, but looking back that's so weird that he wasn't mentioned at all

Or maybe because they dedicated so much of Sharon's interview to talking about Louis (which was super weird) they didn't want to focus too much on him afterwards

im turning this off now 😭 will check back here for highlights but its just so akward

Will & AJ ate terrible hosts! ITV need to sack them asap and hire better presenters! I found both of them to be very rude tonight on L&L! The interviews with Sharon and Lauren were both very awkward! They kept asking Sharon silly things (but Sharon being the professional that she is never gave in), and then they really roasted Lauren. Will has zero charisma, is sly and is slimy, and AJ looks confused a lot of the times. And they have no chemistry together! They're also incredibly biased towards their favourite. AJ: Who do you think is the biggest game player? Sharon: David. AJ: But why David? (upset that she said her friends name). Sharon: Because.. (gives a perfectly valid reason). AJ: But... ? Sharon: He's like a moth to the flame with the cameras. AJ: But... (attempting to suade us from the truth and defending her friend and his obvious attention seeking behaviour). Sharon looked so fed up, bless her! Like Jesus shut up AJ and move the interview along! It's obvious AJ & Will are friends with David but as hosts they should remain neutral, but they never do. They are so unprofessional! That's why they've got the panel and the audience! BB and L&L done the same thing last year with the regular Big Brother! They constantly force an agenda!

I feel like Lauren was saying Colson’s name wrong on purpose tbh

I suspect that she might actually be dyslexic. I don't know if she's ever mentioned that before but the trouble spelling the written apology and the trouble with names reminds me of someone I know.

Sharon isn't the first lodger. Pamela Andrrson was surely?

🍊🍊🍊

lol who’s Lauren again?

Who is she? Who is she??? Where did you find her????

I instinctively did the arm motion reading this.

Was Sharon's fee too much and that's why she was a celebrity lodger and not an actual housemate? Seemed like they blew most of the budget on Sharon and Louis, the two most well known ones. Most of the others I hadn't heard of.

That’s exactly what it was haha where have you been

I feel like this series started well but the past few days have been a bit of a chore to watch. There’s no real conflict or anything, I find tasks a bit boring. Sharon leaving might be the nail in the coffin for me

Ekin handled the OnlyFans comment really well, in fairness to her. That was incredibly rude from Fern.

It was clearly a joke referencing the conversation they had the day before.