Tonight’s Big Brother preview: Rule breaks and shopping task chaos

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Big Brother is set for another dramatic episode tonight as the latest shopping task transforms the House into Noah’s Ark — but tensions quickly rise between Rochelle and Johanne.

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The housemates will take on a bizarre new challenge in tonight’s Big Brother episode, with each pair given an animal persona and a series of tasks to complete.

But while the shopping task promises plenty of laughs, the mood soon turns sour as Rochelle and Johanne become embroiled in a heated row over dinner.

Meanwhile, Big Brother reveals that the housemates have once again broken the rules surrounding nominations, with three separate breaches putting some of them in the firing line.

Big Brother turns the House into Noah’s Ark

For this week’s shopping task, the Big Brother House has been transformed into Noah’s Ark, with the housemates split into pairs and assigned different animals.

Philip and Charlotte take on the roles of Noah and his wife, while Samuel and Johanne become lions.

Pauline and Omar are the elephants, Yasmin and Harry are sharks, Chelsey and Frankie are crows, Lynx and Rhianna are rabbits, while Rob and Rochelle are tasked with being bugs.

Big Brother gives Philip and Charlotte responsibility for keeping the rest of the animals in check, telling them: “You have the responsibility to make sure the rules are followed, that all animals are fed the correct quantities.”

Philip responds: “They’re my children. Come into the light, Big Brother.”

The rules are then explained to the entire House, with each animal pair given a specific responsibility.

Big Brother says: “Each pair will have their own task to complete.

“Noah and his wife, every time you hear this sound… you will need to gather all the animals in the garden and take the register.

“Lions, every time you hear this noise… you will need to fall asleep wherever you are.

“Elephants, every time you hear this noise… you will need to collect a selection of trunks from the bedroom and place them on the Arc.

“Sharks, every time you hear this music… you will need to jump into the shark ball pool and swim with your fins up in the air.

“Rabbits, every time you hear this sound… you will need to collect hidden carrots found around the house.

“Crows, you will be on watch on the Crow’s Nest, looking out for doves throughout the task.

“Bugs, you must do all the cooking and the cleaning – no other housemates can help you.”

It is the bugs’ responsibilities that soon become a major source of tension, with Rochelle and Rob left to prepare meals and clean up after the rest of the House.

Rochelle and Johanne have explosive Big Brother argument

Rochelle is far from impressed with her new role, and tensions escalate when the housemates sit down to eat.

Johanne raises concerns about the food, particularly the chicken, prompting a furious exchange between the pair.

Johanne says: “The rice is very soft. And…the chicken, it does look a little pink inside…. It could have, a little longer right? I’m gonna put this the aifryer, the chicken needs like, a good couple of minutes…”

Rochelle responds: “I don’t think you’re allowed to. You’re not allowed to touch it. It would be her that moans, wouldn’t it?”

Johanne replies: “Rochelle, I want to cook my chicken.”

Rochelle says: “You’re not allowed to. We’re going to fail the task.”

Johanne fires back: “Who are you talking to? I’m not eating it. I’m not eating it. Now what?”

Rochelle responds: “It’s cooked. Oh, don’t eat it.”

The argument then escalates further, with Johanne telling Rochelle: “Sit your ass down. Who the hell are you talking to? I want to cook my chicken longer – I can do that. Who are you talking to? Your craziness needs to really calm down.”

Johanne continues: “You started screaming like a crazy woman. I’m not your child.”

Rochelle hits back: “The minute you walked in, you were going to say it was sh*t.”

Johanne then delivers another brutal remark: “You’re a self-entitled 80-year-old woman. I’m not the one. Get your old ass together. You old hag!”

As the row continues, Philip attempts to intervene, telling them: “Calm down now. Calm down.”

Rochelle later heads to the Diary Room to vent about the confrontation, leaving viewers to see whether the pair can put their differences aside.

Big Brother threatens punishment after more rule breaks

The Noah’s Ark task isn’t the only source of drama in tonight’s episode.

Big Brother gathers the housemates in the lounge and reveals that the rules regarding nominations have once again been broken.

Big Brother says: “This is Big Brother. Before you entered the House, the rules regarding the discussion of nominations were clearly explained to you. Despite this, yesterday those rules were broken again. Not once, not twice, but three times.”

With the rule violations then repeated to the housemates, attention turns to who could face punishment.

Which housemates are in trouble — and what punishment will Big Brother hand out this time?

With the shopping task already causing friction, another warning over nominations and Rochelle and Johanne at loggerheads, tonight’s episode looks set to deliver another dramatic night in the Big Brother House.

Big Brother continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.

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