Big Brother viewers brand first eviction a ‘fix’ – despite being the ones who decide who goes

BIG Brother fans have reacted with suspicion following the first eviction of the series. The ITV2 reality show returned this and saw Millie, Rochelle, and Pauline on the chopping block for Friday’s eviction. Big Brother’s first evictee is Millie Credit: Shutterstock Editorial But fans thought it might have been a fix because Rochelle really wanted to go home Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Millie ultimately was the first person to leave Big Brother, having received the most votes from the public. This year, Big Brother viewers will have to vote for who they want to evict rather than who they want to save as was the case in previous seasons. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! But fans watching at home could not believe that it was Millie who was sent packing and not Rochelle, after she expressed many times during the week that she wanted to go home. Many vented their frustrations on social media. “I never thought it was a fix until now. Rochelle is hated all over the country,” wrote one person on X. Another added: “You did this with Caroline last year. F****g joke.” And a third posted: “Definitely a fix, they realised Rochelle brings good TV.” When her eviction was announced, Millie could not believe it and later told hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best that she was “shocked” to be first out, especially as “Rochelle doesn’t want to be in there.” Most read in TV But after the great reaction from the crowd and “making friends for life” in the house, Millie said “a win is a win.” On Thursday night’s show, Rochelle and Millie clashed while discussing the latter’s weight. Millie had revealed she was supposed to be having a gastric sleeve fitted in a couple of weeks, but if she stayed in the show it wouldn’t be happening. It prompted Rochelle to quiz her about her diet and how hard she had tried to lose weight in the past. The conversation clearly annoyed Millie, who called Rochelle a “f***ing cow” after she’d got up from the sofas and walked away from the converstion. Comment now