‘Omfg… Elsa???? She’s a well-known influencer!’ Furious Big Brother fans left fuming as THREE social media stars walk into the ‘civilian’ house on launch night – with outraged viewers raging it’s ‘basically Celebrity Big Brother in disguise’ - suong
BIG Brother viewers have been left baffled as THREE influencers headed into the house on launch night.
The civilian series kicked off its third year on ITV2, but it came packed with more 'notable' names than ever before.
Amongst this year's crop of housemates - three have already attained a huge following online.
Arguably the most notable name amongst the group is controversial TikTok influencer Elsa-Rae, 21.
The Essex girl is well-known for her three-year on-off romance with controversial internet personality, Ed Matthews.
Ed found fame for his shocking livestreams with his best pal, HSTikkyTokky.
When Elsa was romancing Ed, she appeared alongside him on social media on an almost daily basis and has now earned herself over 300,000 followers of her own accord.
Moreover, Emily Hewertson is a leading political influencer with over 160,000 fans on X - formerly Twitter.
She is also a regular political contributor on TV having appeared on news outlets such as GB News and Talk.
Meanwhile, Zelah Glasson, 25, has accumulated his own following after sharing his journey as a transgender man on TikTok.
He has amassed a steady following of over 85,000 on the platform with his lifestyle and fitness videos and regularly interacts with his fans online.
But their inclusion has ruffled some feathers with viewers who have insisted the housemates should have no prior following.
Writing online after the live launch, one fan said: "So Elsa and Emily both have big social media followings… it’s a bit like a cbbuk hybrid going on here."
Another added: "Elsa has like 300k followers on tik tok. Is big brother going to ever get the memo that we want normal folk? That Emily has also got loads of followers on here as well."
A third penned: "Big Brother were doing a little tooooo well with the casting this series i knew they’d eventually ruin it and they did by casting an influencer."
As a fourth went on to say: "Omfg… Elsa????? She’s a well known influencer why’s she on the normal version."
It is not the first time Big Brother has cast notable people - with the final Channel 5 years often featuring notable names.
In the 2016 series of Big Brother - the house was jam-packed with stars and minor TV celebs.
The Valleys breakout star Lateysha Grace was picked to be a civilian housemate despite having over a million followers and having had her own autobiography and fashion line.
She was joined by The X Factor contestant Ryan Ruckledge and one of Justin Bieber's notorious 2016 party girls, Laura Carter.
BBC newsreader Andy West, Judge Geordie star Alex Cannon, and model Jackson Blyton were also among the cast of that year, as was Andrew Tate, who went on to develop a controversial online following.
In 2017, THREE stars of Ex On The Beach entered - Chanelle McCleary, Kieran Lee and Kayleigh Morris - as well as
Love Island fans convinced another couple got engaged during Paris trip – weeks after Tom Clare proposed ngocc
LOVE Island fans are convinced another couple got engaged during their romantic Paris trip.
This is just weeks after Tom Clare popped the question to his co-star Molly Smith.
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Will Young - also known as Farmer Will - rose to fame when he competed on the ninth edition of Love Island back in 2023.
On the show he found love with Jessie Wynter, 29, who returned to the franchise after an outing on Love Island Australia in 2019.
Three years later, the duo are still going strong but they have previously made their fans confused by some of their loved-up posts.
Previously, Jessie took to her Instagram to post a series of snaps that some thought resembled an engagement announcement.
Now, Will, 26, has done the exact same as he whisked the love of his life to a
He took to his Instagram to post a series of romantic images of the pair kissing and embracing each other in front of the Eiffel Tower.
The star captioned his post: "To think that this is Jessie’s 3rd birthday with me (well tomorrow) how times flies.
"To only think we were 2 strangers, living on opposite ends of the world, went on a little show called Love Island and fell madly in love.
"There is not a second that goes past where I would have it any other way. When I was growing up I always wondered what a soulmate was, and always wondered if I would ever have that magical, fairytale love.
"I never thought I would. How wrong was I."
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He continued: "Jessie you are more amazing and perfect than you’ll ever know.
"You are kind, beautiful, perfect, you’re so pure… the words I’m writing down don’t compare to how I actually feel.
"You are and will always be my safe space. I love you so much, and can’t wait to have another 100 more birthdays with you."
Will added: "I hope I make you as happy as you make me, they do say Paris is the city of love, and oh my love is in the air… I LOVE YOUUUUU."
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Later during the evening, he posted an additional video of their romantic evening as the duo admired the lights of the iconic tourist attraction.
Fans flooded the comments section of the first post as they thought that his posts were just like proposal announcement.
One person commented: "I thought this was an engagement post [heart eyes and fire emoji] but still absolutely beautiful words."
A second stated: "I thought this was a proposal post."
You are kind, beautiful, perfect, you’re so pure… the words I’m writing down don’t compare to how I actually feel.
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"Thought this was a proposal," stated a third like-minded fan.
While someone else urged: "Come on Will, put a ring on her xx."
And a fifth added: "Me not frantically scrolling to see did the big question get asked by Will."
Molly and Tom
This comes after Molly Smith got engaged to her Love Island All Stars co-star Tom Clare.
After the Macclesfield Town footballer popped the question in Dubai, the duo are set to wed in news that delighted fans.
Tom posted a gorgeous series of snaps which showed him embracing his fiancee in a big hug on the beach before flashed her ring to the camera.
The 26-year-old captioned the excited post: "She said yes!"
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He clearly pulled out all the stops for their super romantic moment in the UAE.
The former reality star organised a white rose-petal walkway and matching heart-shaped arch with a host of white candles in place for the night-time proposal.
Tom was dressed in a crisp shirt and linen trousers while Molly donned a white silk dress.
Their fairytale proposal comes just weeks after another loved-up trip abroad to Marrakesh.
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