A mystery Big Brother housemate reportedly suffered an unfortunate bathroom accident this week, leaving a trail of diarrhea on the floor after failing to reach the toilet in time. Another contestant is said to have stepped in it.
The incident reportedly happened on Monday night but was not shown on the ITV2 broadcast, meaning viewers will have to use their imaginations.
Housemate rushed to another bathroom
According to The Sun, the unnamed housemate had been feeling unwell when nature called with considerable urgency. One of the toilets was apparently out of service, forcing them to make a dash for another bathroom – and they didn't quite win the race.
'Last night someone pooed on the floor in one of the toilets,' a source told the publication. 'Let's just say it was a runny one – someone had been poorly and had been trying to get to the loo but one of them is out of service. So they rushed to the other one and didn't quite make it in time.'
'Then Philip stepped in it,' the source added.
Production team steps in
Big Brother's production team reportedly dealt with the situation and supported the housemate who had become ill, whose identity has not been revealed. While fans usually riot over anything juicy being left on the cutting room floor, there wasn't exactly a clamour for the missing footage this time.
'If it's to do with someone s***ting on the floor, am kinda glad this one didn't air 🤢,' one relieved viewer wrote on X. Another joked: 'Rochelle's undercooked chicken gets its revenge.'
'This is insane,' someone else declared, while another summed up the general mood: 'Ew the idea of that makes me sick.'
Rochelle's reaction and house tensions
Tuesday's episode apparently contained a few remnants of the chaos. Rob was heard complaining about 'hair' in a toilet, while Rochelle became increasingly distressed over the whereabouts of her Dettol spray. Rochelle reportedly discovered what had happened and was horrified, prompting another complaint about cleanliness. The source claimed she didn't unleash her full fury because she recognised the accident wasn't the poorly housemate's fault.
The 57-year-old Essex housewife had warned producers this exact subject could send her over the edge before she'd even moved in. 'I'll get really angry with it being untidy,' she said before entering the house. 'If people are untidy, if toilets aren't clean, things like that. So, I'll probably be moaning.'
The incident adds to a house that has already produced enough conflict to keep Big Brother's giant eye permanently twitching. Rochelle and Johanne haven't seen eye-to-eye since the beginning of the series, with arguments ranging from religion and pets to whether a chicken dinner was properly cooked. Their increasingly volatile relationship took a more serious turn when Johanne said she felt one of their previous confrontations had been 'micro-aggressive'. Rochelle later overheard Johanne and Pauline discussing their experiences of microaggressions, prompting another explosive confrontation. The scenes became so heated that Big Brother intervened and called Johanne to the Diary Room. The episode subsequently received hundreds of Ofcom complaints, with viewers raising concerns relating to alleged racial comments and bullying.
Elsewhere, Rochelle has also had a meltdown over a missing pair of heels, while the housemates have spent an impressive amount of time arguing about food, hygiene and each other. This year's series has already been branded 'the most dramatic to date' – and we're still nowhere near the final. Although Monday's incident apparently proved there is a limit to Big Brother's commitment to showing us absolutely everything.
