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Malone evicted from Big Brother | Malone evicted from Big Brother |
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Tabloid journalist Carole Malone has become the latest person to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house. | Tabloid journalist Carole Malone has become the latest person to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house. |
The Sunday Mirror journalist, 52, who had been up for eviction with A-Team star Dirk Benedict, received 77.4% of the votes cast by the public. | |
Earlier, 70s pop star Leo Sayer, 58, who had also been up for eviction, walked out of the Channel 4 show. | |
The singer became the third person to quit, following rock star Donny Tourette and film director Ken Russell. | |
After leaving the house on Friday, Malone said she was upset to have been evicted because "I bonded with all of them in there". | |
But she added: "You have to remember it's a game. We all said 'We have to do this at some point', so it's not a problem." | |
Following Sayer's departure, model Danielle Lloyd said she thought he had quit because he was "worried about being rejected" by the public. | Following Sayer's departure, model Danielle Lloyd said she thought he had quit because he was "worried about being rejected" by the public. |
Towel fluff | |
Sayer had become increasingly angry with Big Brother producers over the past few days. | Sayer had become increasingly angry with Big Brother producers over the past few days. |
He was unhappy at the servant task in which eight celebrities were told to wait on former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody, her family and three other contestants. | He was unhappy at the servant task in which eight celebrities were told to wait on former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody, her family and three other contestants. |
He also accused producers of breaking the contract he had signed and demanded to see a copy. | He also accused producers of breaking the contract he had signed and demanded to see a copy. |
Leo Sayer is the third person to quit the Channel 4 show | |
The final straw for Sayer appeared to come when Big Brother refused to give him new underpants after he ran out of clean pairs. | The final straw for Sayer appeared to come when Big Brother refused to give him new underpants after he ran out of clean pairs. |
His departure may anger some viewers who had spent money on phone calls voting for him to be evicted. | His departure may anger some viewers who had spent money on phone calls voting for him to be evicted. |
The singer, who lives in Sydney, Australia, later said he had struggled with sharing a shower with his housemates and complained about the fluff from the new towels. | The singer, who lives in Sydney, Australia, later said he had struggled with sharing a shower with his housemates and complained about the fluff from the new towels. |
"I wasn't prepared mentally to go in there," he added. "I just rushed over here." | "I wasn't prepared mentally to go in there," he added. "I just rushed over here." |
Tourette was the first to leave the house after scaling the garden wall, while Russell decided to quit after rowing with Goody and her mother Jackiey. | Tourette was the first to leave the house after scaling the garden wall, while Russell decided to quit after rowing with Goody and her mother Jackiey. |
Some housemates are already starting to speculate that a new arrival might be on the way. | Some housemates are already starting to speculate that a new arrival might be on the way. |
Despite the decreasing numbers in the house, a Channel 4 spokeswoman said there were no plans to send in another celebrity yet. | Despite the decreasing numbers in the house, a Channel 4 spokeswoman said there were no plans to send in another celebrity yet. |
Jade's mother Jackiey became the first person to be booted off the show by the public in a "surprise eviction" on Wednesday. | Jade's mother Jackiey became the first person to be booted off the show by the public in a "surprise eviction" on Wednesday. |