We're all guilty of putting people into boxes based on first impressions – and when we're judging people off the telly, that judgement is even more ferocious. It's the nature of the beast. Take Big Brother housemate Izaaz Miah; he was recently voted out of the house after the majority of the fandom (and his co-stars) decided he was keeping to himself too much – secluding himself from his fellow housemates – and in turn, not adding to the overall entertainment of the show.
To put it bluntly, many of us put him in the boring box.
So there you have it; judgement made. The majority of Big Brother 2024 fans placed Izaaz into the 'meh' box, and there he shall remain. Right? How about, no? Take that lid off immediately.
There's far more to Izaaz than what the average BB viewer has witnessed over the course of a matter of hours...
Not only has this introverted soul been letting rip in interviews this week (he recently told heat why Marcello Spooks is ‘so different’ after being called out for ‘lack of respect for women’ and lifted the lid on on the ‘weird’ relationship between Segun Shodipo and Hanah Haji amid rumours they could be more than friends), but he's recently unlocked his Instagram since entering the real world again and apparently there's a chiselled fitness GOD underneath all those first impressions.
It's giving thirst trap and we're taking it.
We know, right? IZAAZ. Who would've thought? Not us, as we're all too busy boxing people up into one-dimensional packages – let's do better, everyone.
Because the word here is 'phwoar'.
Izaaz has clearly been on fitness journey prior to entering the Big Brother house and we're loving peeling back this layer from the onion that is our Iz. And as it turns out, on top of being an estate agent and a dad, Izaaz is also a freelance personal trainer which makes total sense, because, well, to quote LMFAO (we're giving withering millennial, isn't it?), look at that body – he works out.
But is it just us, or was this never mentioned on Big Brother?
Anyway, a few lessons to take away here; don't judge a book by it's cover too quickly and Izaaz is f**king hot.
The housemates did their nominations in pairs in week three of Big Brother 2024, with Izaaz and Nathan King receiving three votes. They were put up for eviction against Hanah and Lily Benson, although Ali Bromley and Dean Smith saved the girls and put Marcello and Khaled Khaled up instead.
Despite being nominated in pairs, only one housemate was evicted and it was unfortunately Izaaz who was shown the door after receiving the most public votes.
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Ben Pulsford is a digital writer for Bauer Media, writing for both Closer online and heatworld. When he's not getting paid to gossip about Big Brother, Love Island, and The Real Housewives of Cheshire, he's storming the London LGBTQ+ scene as drag queen, Beary Poppins. Both Ben and Beary are awaiting an invite to join The Real Housewives of Cheshire for series 18. The budget's not there, but the drama is 💅