Big Brother 2026, also known as Big Brother 23, is the twenty-third series of Big Brother. It is the fourth civilian series of Big Brother to air on ITV2 after ITV plc gained the rights to the format, and the sixth series to air on the network overall. The series began on 13 September 2026 and was again co-presented by AJ Odudu and Will Best. At 54 days, it is the longest series to air since the eighteenth series on Channel 5 in 2017, and the longest to air on ITV overall. The companion show Big Brother: Late & Live was axed, with a new vodcast alternative Big Brother: The Group Chat accompanying the highlights episodes, hosted by GK Barry and Kate Lawler.
Format The series retains a similar format to the previous civilian series, however will run for 54 days, following another extension by ITV, making it the longest series to air since the eighteenth series of Big Brother on Channel 5 in 2017, and the longest to air on ITV overall. AJ Odudu and Will Best returned to present the show. ITV said in a statement that the series had been "reimagined as a house of surprises" with "unexpected twists and game-changing moments around every corner", adding "viewers can expect ambitious tasks, high-stakes nominations and dramatic live evictions as the Housemates face challenges at every turn in their bid to outlast their rivals, be crowned this year’s winner and take home a life-changing cash prize. Who wins? You decide." A "new house, every week" was also teased, with a different theme for each week of the series. It was also confirmed that the public would be returning to the original format of voting to evict, after it had been changed to voting to save for the previous series.
Housemates Fifteen housemates entered the house on Day 1, during the live launch. Name Age on entry Hometown Day entered Day exited Result Catrin Richards 23 Aberdare 20 Frankie Taber 23 Eltham 1 Harry Symonds 30 Croydon 1 Lucinda "Twinks" Burnett 36 East London 20 Lynx Noumey 24 Wolverhampton (originally from Cameroon) 1 Omar El Mayer 21 London 1 Pauline Adeyemo 31 Essex 1 Philip Regan 53 Liverpool 1 Rhianna Collins 21 Belgravia (originally from Russia) 1 Rob Stirzaker 25 Bideford 1 Rochelle Rackham 57 Essex 1 Samuel Keen 21 Slough 1 Yasmin 29 Manchester 1 Johanne Cade 44 Salford (originally from the United States) 1 20 Charlotte Nott 18 Cowley 1 14 Chelsey Ammari 29 Grimsby 1 13 Millie Jarrett 19 Paisley 1 6
House guests Ahead of the series, it was revealed that each week would have a different theme. Prior to the beginning of the series, ITV live streamed the "dry run" which featured a group of social media influencers residing in the house for 24 hours. On the day of the launch, it was subsequently revealed that one of them would remain in the house as a "mole", as part of the first week's theme "House of Chaos". This was ultimately Michael "Tays" Taylor, who remained in the house until the first eviction. Following the first eviction on Day 6, Odudu and Best revealed that Jedward would enter the house for "House of Double Trouble".
NameAgeHometownBig Brother historyDay enteredDay exitedTheme Series Status Michael "Tays" Taylor 23 Manchester colspan="2" 1 6 House of Chaos Jedward 34 Dublin Celebrity Big Brother 8Third place 7 9 House of Celebrity Big Brother 19Runner-up
Nominations table Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8FinalNominationsreceived Main Housemates CatrinNot inHouseSamuel,Pauline 0 Frankie Noteligible Rhianna,Pauline Johanne,Pauline Philip,Rob 1 Harry Noteligible Chelsey,Lynx Rochelle,Philip Philip,Rochelle 2 LynxNoteligible Harry,Rob Rochelle,Johanne Pauline,Rob 3 OmarNoteligible Rob,PaulineNoteligible Rob,Yasmin 8 Pauline Nominated Rhianna,ChelseyNoteligible Omar,Rochelle 14 PhilipRochelle,Millie,Pauline Pauline,Yasmin Rochelle,Pauline Pauline,Rob 3 RhiannaNoteligible Rob,Harry Johanne,Rochelle Pauline,Rob 3 RobNoteligible Chelsey,Lynx Yasmin,Omar Omar,Lynx 10 Rochelle Nominated Pauline,Omar Johanne,Pauline Pauline,Samuel 14 SamuelNoteligibleRhianna,ChelseyNoteligible Rochelle,Omar 3 TwinksNot inHouseRochelle,Frankie 0 YasminNoteligible Rochelle,Rob Rochelle,Samuel Rob,Omar 3 JohanneNoteligibleChelsey,Omar Rochelle,Omar Evicted(Day 20) 4 Charlotte Noteligible Rochelle,Pauline Walked(Day 14) 0 Chelsey Noteligible Pauline,Rochelle Evicted(Day 13) 5 Millie Nominated Evicted(Day 6) 1 The "Mole" TaysRochelle,Millie,PaulineLeft(Day 6) N/A Notes 1, 2 3 4 5 Againstpublic vote Millie,Pauline,Rochelle Chelsey,Pauline Johanne,Rochelle Pauline,Rob WalkednoneCharlotte Evicted MillieMost votesto evict ChelseyMost votesto evict JohanneMost votesto evict Notes
Weekly summary The main events in the Big Brother 23 house are summarised in the table below. Week 1: House of Chaos Entrances On Day 1, Yasmin, Harry, Chelsey, Philip, Lynx, Charlotte, Pauline, Rochelle, Millie, Frankie, Samuel, Rob, Rhianna, Omar and Johanne entered the house. Tays entered as the "mole". Twists Ahead of the launch, a social media collective known as "The Bov Boys", along with several other influencers, entered the house 24 hours prior to participate in a "dry run", which is usually conducted with unsuccessful housemates and untelevised. During this time they lived inside the house and took part in a series of tasks. At the end of the "dry run", it was announced that one of them would enter the house as a "mole" for of the first week's theme "House of Chaos". This was ultimately Tays, who entered the house during the launch show on Day 1. Housemates were subsequently informed that one of them was a "mole". Unbeknownst to them, Tays had to choose another housemate to join him as a "mole". He chose Philip, who became his deputy, and they subsequently had to nominate three housemates to face the first eviction. On Day 2, the "mole" Tays and his deputy Philip nominated Millie, Pauline and Rochelle for eviction, however the nominees were told that if any of them could correctly identify either of the moles, they would receive a lifeline and ultimately be saved from eviction. They each failed to do so and remained up for eviction. Tasks On Day 2, the housemates competed in "Getting to Know You" in which they had to decide which housemate a statement was about. They were separated into four teams and, The Green Team; Johanne, Pauline, Rob and Yasmin, The Yellow Team; Charlotte, Harry, Samuel and Tays, The Blue Team; Frankie, Millie, Philip and Rochelle and The Red Team; Chelsey, Lynx, Omar and Rhianna. The latter of which won the game and was awarded with cocktails in the snug. On Day 4, housemates began their first shopping task, in which the house as transformed into "Dreamland" and the "Nightmare Room". As nominated housemates, Millie, Pauline and Rochelle automatically were given a place in "Dreamland", whilst the remaining housemates entered the "Nightmare Room" which in order to leave, they had to compare various tasks. For the first part of the task, Chelsey and Sam played "Ready, Teddy, Go" in which they were in a room full of teddies and had to find the teddies that had been assigned to a housemate. They had to find at least eight, which they did. As a result, the housemates in "Dreamland" subsequently had to choose two housemates to join them. They chose Frankie and "mole" Tays respectively. For the next part of the task, Big Brother told a story and the housemates had to complete the instruction as told in the story. The housemates in "Dreamland" had to cheer, Rhianna had to squeeze a lemon into the housemate she felt was most bitter, the housemates in the "Nightmare Room" had to bark like dogs, the housemates in "Dreamland" had to squirt whipped cream into each of their mouths, Johanne had to smear cake in the face of the housemate that wound her up the most. At the end of the story, the housemates in "Dreamland" chose another housemate to join them. They chose Philip, who had to write "Loser" on the foreheads of the other housemates in the "Nightmare Room". They were then given the option to bring another housemate in, and chose Harry. For the next part, Big Brother asked two housemates in the "Nightmare Room" to prepare 1000 cheese and grapes on cocktail sticks. This was completed by Lynx and Yasmin, who won a cheeseboard for "Dreamland". The housemates in "Dreamland" were asked to choose two housemates to count sheep, which would appear on screen during the night. They chose Johanne and Omar, who failed to guess the correct amount of sheep. On Day 5, for the final part of the task, Johanne and Yasmin were faced with a series of doors each listing ambition of their fellow housemates, and had to match the housemate to the correct statement. They guessed three of them correctly, however failed this part of the task. Housemates passed 3 out 5 challenges and passed the shopping task, therefore receiving a luxury shopping budget. Nominations On Day 2, as part of the "House of Chaos" twist, "mole" Tays and his deputy Philip nominated Millie, Pauline and Rochelle for eviction. The nominees failed to identify the moles, and therefore faced the public vote. Exits On Day 6, Millie became the first housemate to be evicted. Tays also left the house after completing his time as the "mole". Week 2: House of Double Trouble Entrances On Day 7, Jedward entered the house as guests as part of the "House of Double Trouble" week. Twists For this week's theme, housemates were told they would be competing in pairs, and in those pairs would compete in a series of tasks and challenges in order to gain points on the scoreboard. The pair with the most points would win immunity from eviction. The pairs were chosen by Jedward and were as follows. Philip and Charlotte, Chelsey and Frankie, Johanne and Samuel, Omar and Pauline, Lynx and Rhianna, Rob and Rochelle, and Harry and Yasmin. Tasks On Day 7, housemates took part in "The Line-Up" in which they had to line themselves up from most to least competitive. On Day 7, in their pairs, housemates competed in "Peas in a Pod", in which they were dressed in pea pod costumes and had to land as many peas on the body of their partner as they could within the time limit. Philip and Charlotte won the challenge and were in first place, Chelsey and Frankie finished second, Johanne and Samuel were third, and Rochelle and Rob were fourth, Lynx and Rhianna, and Harry and Yasmin finished joint fifth, whilst Omar and Pauline finished last. On Day 8, housemates competed in "Jedward's Jepic Pairs", in which each pair had a screen separating them, and were asked questions relating to their fellow housemates. If their answers matched they gained a point. Harry and Yasmin, Lynx and Rhianna, and Omar and Pauline were the only pairs to get one match. At the end of the game, Charlotte and Philip remained at the top of the leaderboard, followed by Chelsey and Frankie in 2nd, and Johanne and Samuel in 3rd. Meanwhile Rochelle and Rob, Harry and Yasmin, and Lynx and Rhianna were joint fourth, and Pauline and Omar remained last.