Channel 5 is showing their true feelings as they take a ‘bitter’ swipe at ITV while marking reality show Big Brother’s 25th Birthday, as they claim the show ‘left’ them
Channel 5 has taken a swipe at ITV as they marked Big Brother’s 25th Birthday, and claimed they are ‘not bitter at all’ that the show ‘left’ the Channel to be launched on ITV.
Big Brother was first broadcast on Channel 4 from 2000 to 2010, before it was moved to Channel 5 from 2011 to 2018. It was then relaunched on ITV in 2024 and has already aired two series.
Channel 5 wrote on Threads: “Happy 25th Birthday to Big Brother – not bitter at all that you left us for @itv”. A clear fan of the channel commented: “Big Brother UK should never have departed your channel”, as Channel 5 replied: “exactlyyyy”.
Fans of the show were quick to point out that Big Brother was ‘axed’ from the channel, rather than the show leaving. One person commented: “’Left us for ITV’ Didn’t you cancel it @channel5_tv”, while another said: “Big Brother didn’t leave channel 5, they axed it, the morons”.
A spokesperson for the broadcaster shared a statement at the time, without revealing too much on why the show was being cancelled from the channel. They said: “The forthcoming series of Big Brother will be the last, of either celebrity or civilian versions, on Channel 5. We’d like to thank Endemol and all of the production team who have worked tirelessly to make the show a success. Most importantly, we’d like to thank fans of the show for their support over the last seven years. We look forward to giving the final series a brilliant sendoff.”
The latest celebrity series of the show in April got everyone talking about one specific couple who were constantly hitting the headlines. Love Island star Chris Hughes, 32, met JoJo Siwa, 22, on Celebrity Big Brother and are now in a sweet relationship.
At the time, JoJo was in a relationship with 27-year-old Australian actor Kath Ebbs, who identifies as non-binary. But speculation quickly arose about Chris and JoJo, who broke up with Kath at the CBB finale party.
Initially, JoJo and Chris didn’t confirm their relationship but after making a number of transatlantic trips to see each other, it became obvious that they were more than friends.
The latest reports on the couple are that they are going to be starting a family after JoJo made a TikTok video earlier this month to promote her new single Bette Davis Eyes. She proceeded to play a game of Two Truths and A Lie, asking fans which statement is a lie: “1) I’ve never smoked a [cigarette] 2) I’m pregnant 3) This song comes out on Spotify Friday.”
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