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| Charley is given Big Brother boot | Charley is given Big Brother boot |
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| Volatile housemate Charley Uchea has become the latest Big Brother evictee after being the bookmakers' favourite. | Volatile housemate Charley Uchea has become the latest Big Brother evictee after being the bookmakers' favourite. |
| The unemployed 22-year-old from London went head-to-head with Tracey Banard in Friday's public vote. | The unemployed 22-year-old from London went head-to-head with Tracey Banard in Friday's public vote. |
| Meanwhile five new contestants joined the show on Friday, staying in the Big Brother "halfway house". | Meanwhile five new contestants joined the show on Friday, staying in the Big Brother "halfway house". |
| Audience figures for the show are at their lowest since the series launched eight years ago, with an average of 3.7m viewers tuning in each night. | Audience figures for the show are at their lowest since the series launched eight years ago, with an average of 3.7m viewers tuning in each night. |
| Charley, cousin of Sunderland and England footballer Kieran Richardson, looked annoyed but not surprised as her name was read out. | |
| Strong favourite | Strong favourite |
| She recently took part in a "fake eviction" where she was ejected from the house and sent straight back in. | She recently took part in a "fake eviction" where she was ejected from the house and sent straight back in. |
| Since entering the TV reality show, she has been involved in highly-charged arguments with many fellow housemates. | Since entering the TV reality show, she has been involved in highly-charged arguments with many fellow housemates. |
| Her most recent spat was with Brian Belo, who has emerged as favourite to win the entire series. | Her most recent spat was with Brian Belo, who has emerged as favourite to win the entire series. |
| Bookmakers Paddy Power were offering odds of 1/100 for Charley to be evicted, compared to 14/1 for Tracey, a cleaner from Cambridgeshire. | Bookmakers Paddy Power were offering odds of 1/100 for Charley to be evicted, compared to 14/1 for Tracey, a cleaner from Cambridgeshire. |
| A spokeswoman said she was one of the surest candidates for eviction in the show's recent history. | A spokeswoman said she was one of the surest candidates for eviction in the show's recent history. |
| Swap | Swap |
| The five new contestants are a man who practises witchcraft, the former leader of a Doctor Who society, a teetotal glamour model, a posh student who has a problem with "common people" and a part-time care assistant. | The five new contestants are a man who practises witchcraft, the former leader of a Doctor Who society, a teetotal glamour model, a posh student who has a problem with "common people" and a part-time care assistant. |
| The five entered the Big Brother halfway house in a specially extended live show on Friday. | The five entered the Big Brother halfway house in a specially extended live show on Friday. |
| Over the next two days, they will spend some time in the real house before two of them swap places with existing housemates on Monday. | Over the next two days, they will spend some time in the real house before two of them swap places with existing housemates on Monday. |
| Afterwards, those in the halfway house will battle against each other in an attempt to make their way back into the main house. | Afterwards, those in the halfway house will battle against each other in an attempt to make their way back into the main house. |
| Big Brother remains Channel 4's most popular programme - it consistently beats its slot average and attracts a huge number of young, upmarket viewers Channel 4 spokesman | Big Brother remains Channel 4's most popular programme - it consistently beats its slot average and attracts a huge number of young, upmarket viewers Channel 4 spokesman |
| The current nightly viewing figure is down from 4.6m at the same point in the series last year. | The current nightly viewing figure is down from 4.6m at the same point in the series last year. |
| But a spokesman for the Channel 4 show said a number of major long-running series, such as EastEnders and Coronation Street, had also seen their ratings drop over the same time period. | But a spokesman for the Channel 4 show said a number of major long-running series, such as EastEnders and Coronation Street, had also seen their ratings drop over the same time period. |
| He said: "Big Brother remains Channel 4's most popular programme. It consistently beats its slot average and attracts a huge number of young, upmarket viewers. | He said: "Big Brother remains Channel 4's most popular programme. It consistently beats its slot average and attracts a huge number of young, upmarket viewers. |
| "As homes with multichannel television have nearly doubled in five years, it's evidence of Big Brother's enduring appeal that this series is watched by an average of almost 4 million viewers - an audience that all broadcasters would be thrilled with." | "As homes with multichannel television have nearly doubled in five years, it's evidence of Big Brother's enduring appeal that this series is watched by an average of almost 4 million viewers - an audience that all broadcasters would be thrilled with." |