Overview
- Host Claudia Winkleman confirmed the five finalists as Alan Carr, Cat Burns, Joe Marler, Nick Mohammed and David Olusoga.
- Alan Carr said from Orlando that he felt like the “most hated man in the UK,” explaining he left to escape the reaction to recent episodes.
- Kate Garraway told BBC Radio 2 she believes Carr’s tactic is to look guilty even when truthful, which she argues could be decisive.
- MyBettingSites’ latest prices make Nick Mohammed favourite to win and indicate Carr has the shortest odds to be banished next, with the Faithfuls rated likeliest overall.
- Nick Mohammed described strict production controls, saying devices were taken, phone contact was limited and the time was withheld, prompting one co-star to protest it as a basic right.