With the Big Brother final just one day away, Big Brother 2024 housemates have been dropping like fruit flies. We've suddenly gone from an overcrowded – fruit-fly infested (apparently) – house to just six housemates – Ali Bromley, Emma Morgan, Hanah Haji, Marcello Spooks, Nathan King and Segun Shodipo.
And one of the housemates to face the chopping block at the final hurdle was 23-year-old actor and model, Khaled Khaled.
heatworld caught up with evictees Rosie Williams, Lily Benson and Khaled on Zoom soon after their evictions, and the first question we put to them was about their reactions to any clips or episodes they might've seen – after all, it's one thing going on Big Brother, it's another thing watching yourself (and everyone else) back on it.
While Rosie and Lily were fairly positive, Khaled was quick to state that he hasn't watched anything back and stressed that he had no immediate plans to. And we kind of see his point...
Khaled exclusively told heatworld, 'So I've not watched it back. I honestly don't intend to.'
He continued, 'You're looking back at things and it's going to change things and the impact. I want to keep what I had and keep it as pure as it was, however we left it. That's my experience. I didn't watch it before the show, I don't want to look back on the show. Maybe in a few years.'
Woah. Is it just us or does that totally make sense? Not for us – we can't imagine going a year without any Big Brother. Even in the break era we were watching re-runs like most people watch Game of Thrones. But generally, for your wellbeing, it must be super stressful to relive all of that and make new judgements based on edited footage.
In the last week, it has come to light that the actor's agent put him forward for Big Brother, which mean he didn't 'apply' like the vast majority of wannabe housemates do. He explained to heatworld, 'I didn't go through it the traditional way and apply. I still went through the process of it, but the actual start, that wasn't from me, that was from Nemesis [Models].'
Upon his eviction, his management shared Khaled's exit interview to their Instagram grid, and wrote, 'We are all super proud of our boy Khaled! 🇵🇸. He was amazing on this year’s @bbuk. Easily the most charismatic housemate and a great ambassador for Nemesis and for Manchester. Big things are coming for Khaled, watch this space!'
Oh, we'll be watching. We're paid to. Just don't book him any stuntman gigs – he doesn't respond well to them...
Upon getting his Instagram back, Khaled messaged the following message of thanks, 'Thank you to everyone that supported me through this amazing journey, Big love to those who had a hand in creating such a lifelong memory for me and other housemates ❤️ I didn’t manage to get to the finals but I truly do feel like a winner - Eyes on Lebanon, Voice on Palestine, Heart for Humanity 🫶🏽 Thank you all once again 🙏🏽.'
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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 💅