Big Brother makes history as winner of 2024 series is declared

After six weeks of tears, tantrums, Diary Room rants, and epic shopping tasks, we have our winner of Big Brother 2024.

Tonight hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best announced that history had been made as forensic psychologist Ali Bromley was declared victorious, taking home the life-changing sum of money of £90,000.

This means Ali, 38, is not only the oldest-ever female winner of the beloved reality show but also its first-ever lesbian winner in the UK.

Having rocketed up the betting odds in recent days, Ali beat fellow finalists Marcello Spooks, Segun Shodipo, Hanah Haji, Nathan King, and Emma Morgan to join 2023 champ Jordan Sangha in the BB Hall of Fame.

The final of the second series of ITV’s revival began with the remaining housemates being evicted one by one, walking out to a rowdy live audience as the public vote reopened in short intervals. In total, over five million votes were cast tonight.

Segun finished in sixth place, having received the fewest public votes to win.

Nathan then came fifth, Hanah came fourth, and Emma earned bronze in third.

That left just two, with tensions through the roof as both Marcello and Ali waited with bated breath to hear who had taken the crown.

As Ali’s name was read out, the ‘Red Witch’ was visibly stunned, the crowd outside erupting into cheers and applause.

Speaking in her winner’s interview, after learning she had received a whopping 51.9% of the votes, Ali said she believes people backed her for being ‘authentic’ and now having a ‘game plan’.

The final week of Big Brother has been dramatic, to say the least—and we wouldn’t have had it any other way.

A shocking – and somewhat unpopular – twist introduced us to Big Brother’s Vault, which first of all sent Rosie Williams – aka Baked Potato – packing in an unexpected backdoor eviction.

That task also saw the prize fund reduce by £10,000, which went straight into Segun’s pocket. So, he may not have won tonight, but he didn’t do too badly in the end…

The Vault reopened just one day later and left four more housemates vulnerable. Ultimately, it was Sarah Griffiths and Thomas Atkinson who were shown the door.

This gave us our final six, all of whom have had a rocky side inside the walls of the famous complex.

Speaking during their final dinner last night, each housemate delivered a speech to reflect on their journeys.

‘I’ve come in here expecting to not really get on with anyone. I’ve ended up really liking everyone,’ Nathan told his fellow housemates with a smile.

Ali added: ‘I’m so, so grateful to be here at the final table and to have gone through everything that I’ve gone through with you guys.’

‘You’ve made me feel comfortable, you’ve made me feel at home, and you’ve all been a very special part of this journey,’ Marcello said.

Segun also reflected on the ‘crazy’ moments he’s had, while Emma said she will proudly remember the experience ‘until the day I die.’

Hundreds of thousands of devout BB fans have tuned in each night for the past six weeks for a drama-filled series.

We’ve had it all, from scandals surrounding ITV editing out pro-Palestine t-shirts to our first warning for a joke made with racial connotations by Sarah.

Marcello was accused of both predatory and homophobic behaviour, Nathan and Rosie got their smooch on by striking up an unlikely romance, and a phone call from Ali’s girlfriend gave us the biggest chaotic mess since David’s dead thanks to Lily Benson.

So, all in all, classic Big Brother!

And what’s even more exciting is that the social experiment has been renewed by ITV and will return in 2025, with both a second celebrity series and a third civilian outing to make 25 years since BB first hit screens in the UK.

We’re already buzzing to do it all over again.