The 2026 series of Big Brother has drawn more than 900 complaints to Ofcom after Rochelle was crowned winner. The broadcasting watchdog confirmed it received 925 complaints, with a spokesperson stating: "The majority of complaints related to Rochelle winning Big Brother."
Rochelle secured the £100,000 prize during Thursday's (November 5) finale after eight weeks in the house. The public vote was close between the top two finalists, with Rochelle taking 37.65 per cent of the votes and runner-up Twinks just 1.3 per cent behind on 36.62 per cent. Third place Yasmin received 15.89 per cent, Samuel got 5.11 per cent, Lynx took 2.44 per cent, and Catrin received 2.29 per cent.
Reunion Show Sparks Further Complaints
The pre-recorded reunion show, which aired on Friday (November 6) the day after the live final, triggered an additional 59 complaints "relating to alleged bullying behaviour between the housemates." The episode, filmed inside the Big Brother house immediately after Rochelle's win, saw her clash with house rival Johanne, prompting presenter AJ Odudu to intervene.
During the exchange, Rochelle told Johanne: "You're a nasty piece of work." Johanne, the third person evicted, replied: "Who are you calling a nasty piece of work?" Rochelle also shouted: "You have a f*****g screw loose!" Johanne responded: "Your reputation on the internet is trash!" Rochelle later said: "Oh, f**k off", before host AJ interjected: "Time out, time out."
Rochelle on Her Win
Rochelle appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday (November 9), where she admitted she applied for the ITV2 reality show "by accident." She explained she had originally wanted to go on The Traitors, saying: "I actually wanted to go on The Traitors because I thought, 'Oh, I'd love that. That's a bit of me'. And obviously because I'd been looking at my phone, things popped up, and I was riding. I was by myself, and suddenly this Big Brother thing came up, and I thought, 'Oh, I'll just make a video.'"
She continued: "I was on my horse; I had no makeup on, it was raining, and I had my hat on. I did the worst video ever because I'm techno-useless, and then I just sent it. And when they got in touch with me, I thought it was a joke, and then it kind of snowballed from there." She added: "I don't know what I was doing. I've never had any desire to go on it. I never even watched it. Here I am and I've won it."
Rochelle described the moment she won, which was met with a frosty reception from the crowd, as "completely surreal." She said: "When they said my name, I literally couldn't believe it. It was amazing. I deserved it. Believe me, I deserved it. I deserve every penny for what I went through. I have had mental torture for eight weeks." She also admitted she "begged" producers to let her leave four times, saying: "I didn't take enough stuff in with me because I was so convinced I'd be there for maybe a week, and when it went on and on, it was like OMG I'm never going to get out of this hell hole and they wouldn't let me go, four times I begged them to go." The full series of Big Brother is available to watch on ITVX.
