Big Brother housemate Farida broke down in tears as she spoke candidly about her family and religion on Thursday’s episode.
The Muslim make-up artist, 50, opened up to Hallie, 18, who was dubbed the house’s “therapist” by viewers.
Farida struggled to control herself as she recounted her difficult childhood when her parents lost their business and the family became homeless.
Farida then said she was “holding on to her prayers” to deal with the grief and “trauma” of losing her father.
Hallie was quick to comfort her housemate after doing the same for 40-year-old NHS manager Kerry earlier in the episode after she struggled to eat salad in the house.
Emotion: Big Brother housemate Farida (pictured) broke down in tears as she spoke openly about her family and religion in Thursday’s episode
Support: Hallie was quick to comfort her housemate after she did the same for NHS manager Kerry, 40 (pictured), at the start of the episode after she had problems eating salad in the house
On X, formerly known as Twitter, one viewer said: “Hallie is just a darling, isn’t she?”
With a second text: “I’m waiting outside the Big Brother house for a counseling session from Hallie.”
Someone else commented: “I hope Hallie doesn’t burn out getting involved in everyone’s feelings, she’s only 18 and the adults are leaning on her a lot.” Hopefully Kerry gets a pork sausage soon.
And: “Farida and Hallie have the most beautiful conversations about life.” First about Hallie’s transsexuality and now about Farida and her religion. “This is Big Brother in its purest form.”
With another saying: “I love Big Brother, I show Kerry crying over vegetables and then poor Farida upset about her late father, the juxtaposition.”
It came after the Big Brother housemates broke one of the show’s cardinal rules, which was seen on the live stream on Wednesday.
After the main show, some of the contestants removed their microphones, which resulted in them receiving a tongue lashing from a producer over the speakers rather than Big Brother’s voice.
Upset: Farida struggled to control herself as she spoke about her difficult childhood when her parents lost their business and the family became homeless
Sweet: On X, formerly known as Twitter, one viewer said: “Hallie is just a sweetheart, isn’t she?”
A few eagle-eyed viewers saw the story and one took to X, formerly Twitter, to share the details.
One wrote: “OMG a young sounding big brother voice just scolded them for not wearing their microphones.”
“At this rate, if I hear the female BB coming back on the live stream, I might faint.”
While a second said: “On the Big Brother live stream a while ago, Big Brother reminded the housemates to always wear their microphones.”
“Interestingly, it was a producer’s voice, not the horrible new ‘official’ BB voice.” For a moment it sounded like the good old days.
BIG BROTHER 2023: LEARN THE PARTICIPANTS!
JENKIN
AGE: 25
OCCUPATION: Barman
FROM: Bridgend
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS DESCRIBE YOU? “Loud and chaotic and probably irritating.”
TOM
AGE: 21
OCCUPATION: Butcher
FROM: Somerset
What are you most likely to be nominated for? “I think I could potentially offend some people. “My mouth moves faster than my brain.”
TRISH
AGE: 33
OCCUPATION: Housewife
FROM: Luton
What would you do with the prize money if you won? “I think my first priority is to sort out my living situation. The housing crisis is just ridiculous and my housing situation was unstable. It gives me a lot of guilt as a mother because I have a small child. It’s my biggest incentive and my biggest motivation to win.”
JORDAN
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Lawyer
FROM: Scunthorpe
What are you most likely to be nominated for? “I’m argumentative and act like I don’t want to be there, even when I do in my heart.” Maybe they nominate me because I’m uninterested or because I don’t give everyone equal attention. You may feel left out, but there’s nothing I can do about it.’
DYLAN
AGE: 39
PROFESSION: DJ
FROM: Coventry
TELL US AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT YOURSELF: “I appeared on a TV show about amputees called The Last Leg – two years before I lost my leg!”
NOKY
AGE: 26
OCCUPATION: Bank clerk
OUT: Derby
Why did you apply to be a Big Brother Housemate? “I love challenges. I’ve had so many great moments in my life, like winning Miss Universe as Miss Great Britain. I like doing something different and think this is the next challenge I want to tackle. I want to show people what beauty girls are really like and refute many stereotypes around them. I also show what it’s like to be a woman who has worked in male-dominated fields. “I want to show that women are capable of doing anything they want.”
PAUL
AGE: 23
OCCUPATION: Security officer
FROM: Liverpool
What are you most likely to be nominated for? “Being the tallest, eating all the food, and being the loudest roommate.”
OLIVIA
AGE: 23
PROFESSION: Dancer
FROM: Glasgow
What are you most likely to be nominated for? “I think if people are that hungry, I’ll finish people off and finish them off. I think they will nominate me for my comprehensiveness, my brutal honesty and my excessive expression of opinions.’
FARIDA
AGE: 50
PROFESSION: Make-up artist
FROM: Wolverhampton
Tell us an interesting fact about yourself: “People are always surprised when I say I got married at 43. Or that I am a former holiday representative on Gran Canaria and Menorca.”
HALLIE
AGE: 18
OCCUPATION: Youth worker
From London
What are you most likely to be nominated for? “Be lazy and have an opinion.” I’m quite opinionated, I like to express my opinion and not many people like that. I’m very real.’
YINRUN
AGE: 25
OCCUPATION: Customer service representative
FROM: Harrogate
What part of the experience are you most looking forward to? “What I enjoy most is being surrounded by so many people from different walks of life. I don’t think I’ll ever live in a house with so many different people again. “I’m from China and I think it will help me delve deeper into British culture.”
CHANELLE
AGE: 29
PROFESSION: Dental therapist
FROM: Llanelli
What are you most likely to be nominated for? “Probably just because I’m annoying.” There’s this saying in Wales: “I’ll do it in a minute.” For example, if I were preparing food and left a dish next to it, I would have good intentions to wash it up but would say, “I’ll do that in a minute,” and it might be three hours later before I do it. So probably for stupid things 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.” I also saved up to build a park in my home village in Thailand because there are no parks or playgrounds where I grew up.”
MATTY
AGE: 24
PROFESSION: Doctor
FROM: Isle of Man
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? “They would say I’m a happy person or someone who really wants to live life to the fullest and do everything it has to offer. Someone who is friendly 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 you would say that I am particularly outgoing and very talkative. I mean, I’ll be honest, my parents would definitely say I’m a bit of a snob, but I take that as a compliment. I think that means you have high standards and good taste. They would say I’m quite a strange child.’
Kerry
AGE: 40
OCCUPATION: NHS manager
FROM: Essex
Why did you apply to be a housemate on Big Brother? “I love the program. For me it is the ultimate reality TV show of all time. I suffer from multiple sclerosis and that’s why I’ve never applied because I always saw these huge stairs crashing into the house. It just felt a bit out of reach because I was in a wheelchair for the first three years of my illness. When I saw it come back and was looking for real people from all walks of life, I thought: This is my year.”