Celebrity Big Brother 2024: Gary Goldsmith and Lauren Simon will face the public vote in the first eviction of the series

Celebrity Big Brother has revealed that Gary Goldsmith and Lauren Simon will be the first housemates to face the public vote ahead of the series’ first live eviction on Friday night.

During Thursday night’s episode, the housemates learned that Lauren had received the most nominations from her housemates this week.

Meanwhile, Gary was previously nominated by celebrity tenant Sharon Osbourne, who had the power to nominate a housemate to face the first live eviction.

Lauren received six nominations from Bradley Riches, Colson Smith, Gary Goldsmith, Marisha Wallace, Nikita Kuzmin and Zeze Millz.

Voting for this week’s eviction will open at the end of Thursday’s show exclusively via the Big Brother app, with viewers asked to vote for the housemate they want to save from eviction.

On Friday night’s episode, Gary, 58, or Lauren, 51, will be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house before joining hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best on Celebrity Big Brother: Late & Live as They interrogate the evicted person at his first concert. interview.

Gary’s nomination comes after several housemates wasted no time in asking Kate Middleton’s uncle the reasons he was in the house.

Sharon attacked Gary during Wednesday’s episode as she questioned his true intentions for being in the house.

The millionaire businessman was one of three housemates in the “danger zone” and was at risk of being chosen by Sharon, 71, as one of the stars at stake.

Gary, David Potts and Zeze Millz got the chance to explain why they should stay in the house as each begs him to keep them inside.

Kate Middleton’s uncle admitted that he wants the chance to change the public’s perception of him, after always being known as the “black sheep” of the family.

Sharon said: ‘So, let’s have a nice little chat, Gary. Tell me why did you accept the offer to enter the house?

Gary said: ‘It bothers me what the public perception of me is. The black sheep of the family. I’m a normal guy. It just so happens that my niece married Will.

The businessman then insisted that he has no interest in being a celebrity.

He said, ‘If I could show people that I’m not that person.’ I’ve really tried hard because this is not my world. In short, I am not a celebrity. I don’t want to be a celebrity, I don’t want to go down that path.

But Sharon was immediately skeptical of this claim and responded, “Why don’t I believe you when you say that?”

Meanwhile, fans were left in hysterics after Fern Britton wasted no time questioning Gary on Tuesday.

As the housemates got to know each other and began to mingle, the TV presenter got straight to the point, asking Gary: “I’m fascinated to know why you’re here.”

Slightly taken aback, Gary replied: “Because I want to prove that I’m not the caricature that appears in the press.”

Wondering if she’ll reveal any real gossip, Fern continued: “And how much can you say about everything?”

Gary added: “Well, I can give my opinion on everything,” before joking: “Unless a red laser dot appears on my chest.”

With Kate out of the spotlight as she recovers from abdominal surgery, royal fans will no doubt hope that the millionaire businessman, 58, He will talk about his relationship with his niece, who he says is “the most spectacular person I have ever met.”

Elsewhere, Lauren shocked viewers with a very raunchy confession just seconds after her arrival at Monday’s launch show.

The Real Housewives of Cheshire star made some X-rated comments in her introduction video.

When talking about what her favorite topic to discuss in the house will be, Lauren said: ‘I don’t like talking about politics because I don’t really understand it.

‘I like talking about sex because I’m very good at it! I’m a natural flirt – I flirt with men, cats, dogs and women!’

It came when his daughter begged him not to talk about sex before the show began.

Lauren shares two daughters, Gigi and Kika, with her ex-husband Paul Simon.

After pulling up in the famous car and taking the stage, Will asked Lauren’s 19-year-old daughter Gigi if she had any last words for her while she was in the audience.

He then joked: ‘Don’t have sex!’

Lauren then exclaimed “no sex” with a pained expression on her face.

Will then checked to see if his daughter had really warned Lauren against any sexual activity in the house while he booed the idea.

AJ asked him what other comforts of home he would miss before Will chimed in: “Other than sex!”