Big Brother fans were left with raised eyebrows after Kerry Riches namechecked Holly Willoughby and This Morning.

The NHS worker, 40, surprised viewers on the live feed when she speculated that Holly would be discussing her on the ITV show.

Kerry told fellow housemate Dylan Tennant she thought Holly and Alison Hammond would be chatting about her because she is ‘so funny’.

The Big Brother housemates are unaware Holly is no longer hosting This Morning as she quit the show three days after they moved into the famous bungalow.

The Big Brother rules state that housemates must be cut off from the outside world during their stay and so are unaware of what’s going on in the news.

Speculation: Big Brother fans were left with raised eyebrows after Kerry Riches namechecked Holly Willoughby and This Morning

Speculation: Big Brother fans were left with raised eyebrows after Kerry Riches namechecked Holly Willoughby and This Morning

Speculation: Big Brother fans were left with raised eyebrows after Kerry Riches namechecked Holly Willoughby and This Morning

Show: The NHS worker, 40, surprised viewers on the live feed when she speculated that Holly would be discussing her on the ITV show

Show: The NHS worker, 40, surprised viewers on the live feed when she speculated that Holly would be discussing her on the ITV show

Show: The NHS worker, 40, surprised viewers on the live feed when she speculated that Holly would be discussing her on the ITV show

Fan: Kerry told fellow housemate Dylan Tennant she thought Holly and Alison Hammond would be chatting about her because she is 'so funny'

Fan: Kerry told fellow housemate Dylan Tennant she thought Holly and Alison Hammond would be chatting about her because she is 'so funny'

Fan: Kerry told fellow housemate Dylan Tennant she thought Holly and Alison Hammond would be chatting about her because she is ‘so funny’

Taking to X/Twitter, one user wrote: ‘Lerry just said ‘Alison and Holly will be talking about this on This Morning and someone will say, Oh Kerry is very funny. Who’s going to tell her?’

Another added: ‘Kerry: Alison Hammond and Holly will be talking about us on This Morning. Awks.’ 

A third user wrote: ‘Little does she know!’

Holly shared a statement on her social media last week revealing that she would be stepping down after 14 years on the show with immediate effect, after an alleged kidnap plot against her was foiled.

Holly left the daytime show for the sake of her family, after a turbulent year which saw her enveloped in the ‘queue-gate’ scandal and saw co-host Phillip Schofield quit the show following an affair with a colleague which he had lied about.

It comes amid claims that Holly is no longer being poached by the BBC after suddenly quitting This Morning.

The rival broadcaster was believed to be doing everything they could to sign her to an exclusive golden handcuffs deal.

But according to The Sun all plans are now on hold in a bid to give the television personality ‘breathing space’.

Change: The Big Brother housemates are unaware Holly is no longer hosting This Morning as she quit the show three days after they moved into the famous bungalow

Change: The Big Brother housemates are unaware Holly is no longer hosting This Morning as she quit the show three days after they moved into the famous bungalow

Change: The Big Brother housemates are unaware Holly is no longer hosting This Morning as she quit the show three days after they moved into the famous bungalow

Reaction: One X/Twitter user wrote: 'Kerry: Alison Hammond and Holly will be talking about us on This Morning. Awks'

Reaction: One X/Twitter user wrote: 'Kerry: Alison Hammond and Holly will be talking about us on This Morning. Awks'

Reaction: One X/Twitter user wrote: ‘Kerry: Alison Hammond and Holly will be talking about us on This Morning. Awks’

A source told the publication: ‘Holly isn’t going to be signed up on an exclusive deal for the BBC — or to be the face of any of their new shows — at this moment in time’.

They described exclusive golden handcuff deals as ‘few and far between’ and said Holly was being lined up to be a ‘major player’ with the BBC, praising her stint on the network’s show Freeze The Fear.

‘But after seeing everything that has unfolded over the past five months, the BBC want to give her some breathing space before making any offers.

‘The ITV internal report into This Morning has still not been published either and the impact that could have also needs to be taken into consideration.’

MailOnline contacted Holly’s reps and BBC for comment at the time.

BIG BROTHER 2023: MEET THE CONTESTANTS!

JENKIN 

AGE: 25

PROFESSION: Barman

FROM: Bridgend 

HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS DESCRIBE YOU? ‘Loud and messy, and irritating probably.’ 

TOM 

AGE: 21

PROFESSION: Butcher 

FROM: Somerset  

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘I think I might potentially offend some people. My mouth moves faster than my brain.’

TRISH 

AGE: 33

PROFESSION: Stay-at-home mum

FROM: Luton 

WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE PRIZE MONEY IF YOU WON? ‘I think my first priority is to sort out my housing situation. The housing crisis is just ridiculous and my housing situation has been unstable. It brings me a lot of mum guilt because I’ve got a young child. It’s my biggest incentive and motivation to win.’

JORDAN

AGE: 25

PROFESSION: Lawyer

FROM: Scunthorpe  

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘Being cantankerous and acting as if I don’t want to be there even if I do in my heart. They might nominate me for being disengaged perhaps or not paying everyone an equal amount of attention. They may feel left out but I can’t help that.’

DYLAN

AGE: 39

PROFESSION: DJ

FROM: Coventry 

TELL US AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT YOURSELF: ‘I appeared on a TV show called The Last Leg about amputees – two years before I lost my leg!’

NOKY

AGE: 26

PROFESSION: Banker

FROM: Derby 

WHAT MADE YOU APPLY TO BECOME A BIG BROTHER HOUSEMATE? ‘I love challenges. I’ve had so many amazing times in my life, like going to Miss Universe as Miss Great Britain. I like to do something different and I think this is the next challenge I want to conquer. I want to show people what pageant girls are really like and disprove a lot of stereotypes around them. I also show what it’s like being a woman who’s worked in male- dominated fields. I want to show that women are capable of doing anything they want.’ 

PAUL 

AGE: 23

PROFESSION: Security officer

FROM: Liverpool 

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘Being the biggest wind up, eating all the food and being the loudest housemate.’ 

OLIVIA 

AGE: 23

PROFESSION: Dancer

FROM: Glasgow

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘I think when people are in that hangry state, that’s when I’ll wind people up and grind their gears. I think they’ll nominate me for being full on, and for my brutal honesty and oversharing of opinions.’ 

 

 

HALLIE

AGE: 18

PROFESSION: Youth worker

FROM: London  

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘Being lazy and having an opinion. I’m quite opinionated, I like speaking my mind and not many people like that. I’m quite real.’

YINRUN 

 AGE: 25

PROFESSION: Customer support agent 

FROM: Harrogate 

WHAT PART OF THE EXPERIENCE ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO? ‘I’m most excited about being surrounded by so many people from different walks of life. I don’t think I will ever live in a house again with so many different kinds of people. I’m from China and I think it will help me be more immersed in British culture.’

CHANELLE 

AGE: 29

PROFESSION: Dental therapist 

FROM: Llanelli 

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO BE NOMINATED FOR? ‘Probably just for being annoying. In Wales, we have this saying, “I’ll do it now in a minute.” So like, if I went to make food and I left a dish on the side, I have all good intentions of washing it but I’d be like, “I’ll do it now in a minute,” and it might be three hours later before I do it. So probably for silly stuff like that.’

ZAK 

AGE: 28

PROFESSION: Model

FROM: Manchester 

WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE PRIZE MONEY IF YOU WON? ‘Pay off my debts and help my family out. I’ve also been saving up to build a park in my village back at home in Thailand because where I grew up, there’s no parks or playgrounds.’

MATTY

AGE: 24

PROFESSION: Doctor

FROM: Isle Of Man 

HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? ‘They would say I’m quite like a lucky person or someone who really wants to experience life to its fullest and do everything that it has to offer. Someone who is kind and fun and doesn’t take life too seriously.’

HENRY

AGE: 25

PROFESSION: Food writer

FROM: Cotswolds 

HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? ‘I think they would say I’m particularly sociable and very chatty. I mean, I’ll be honest, my parents would definitely say I’m a bit of a snob but I take it as a compliment. I think it means you’ve got high standards and good taste. They’d say I was quite a peculiar child.’ 

KERRY

AGE: 40

PROFESSION: NHS manager

FROM: Essex

WHAT MADE YOU APPLY TO BE A BIG BROTHER HOUSEMATE? ‘I love the programme. It is, for me, the ultimate reality TV show ever. I’ve got multiple sclerosis and so the reason why I never applied before is because I always saw those whacking great big stairs to get into the house. It just felt a little bit unachievable because for the first three years of my illness I was in a wheelchair. When I saw it was coming back and searching for real people from all walks of life, I thought, this is my year.’ 

 

 

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