'Secret code' spotted in ITV's Big Brother as eviction theory could change entire outcome of show

A curious comment from Big Brother housemate Rochelle has fans convinced something underhand is going on between contestants.

On Tuesday night's episode, housemates were once again asked to nominate one another to put them up for eviction, with four contestants now facing the public vote.

In an unexpected twist in the House of Time, it all came down to luck as the remaining housemates went into the challenge room one by one to decide which four people they wanted to put up for eviction.

But going in one after the other, depending on what number was drawn at random from a bag, they were each able to change two of the cards left on a podium by the previous housemate, meaning the last person effectively had the final say.

Rhianna was the final housemate to enter the room, meaning Omar's name remained absent from the list as she agreed with nominations for Catrin and Twinks.

The four now facing the UK's vote are Harry, Twinks, Catrin and Samuel, with the eviction to take place live on Friday night's episode.

Samuel had launched into a furious rant mid-episode as he fumed that all his friends were being booted off the show at the hands of other members of the house 'hierarchy'.

But that fury was also felt by many fans of the show, with theories swirling about a possible 'secret code' being used by certain housemates which could make a dramatic difference.

New 'theory' explained

With members of the same 'side' of the house being culled one by one, viewers spotted a potential gameplay that is happening under the radar.

Viewers also suspected a rule break was happening over the theory, as many called on producers to intervene in posts on social media.

Towards the end of the episode, Rochelle, Phillip and Rhianna were seen sitting out on the garden sofas discussing Twinks and her position as possible evictee for the second week running.

Rochelle was recorded talking about the potential that Twinks survives the public vote a second time and that it 'doesn't go to plan' for them.

It was also noted how Rochelle had previously made comments about who they were 'not liking' on a given day, sparking theories that it was actually secret nod to who her circle of friends should nominate.

Fans became convinced that the reference to a plan meant that there was evidence they had been discussing a secret code and talking about nominations, which is one of the main rules to avoid in the hit show.

X became flooded with posts on Tuesday night, as one viewer wrote: “'Can you imagine if this doesn’t go to plan and she survives?' SORRY BUT WHAT PLAN?!? SURELY A RULE BREAK?"

Another said: "I really think those housemates have talked about nominations and have a plan to stick together."

A third meanwhile fumed: "I hope that crowd screams and cheers for every single nomination this Friday. Rochelle saying ‘if it doesn’t go to plan and she stays in’ is CLEAR EVIDENCE that they’ve been coordinating nominations. The whole series is a joke."

Others also waded in to the discussion, as another viewer commented: "btw Rochelle was blatantly implying that she needed twinks to go by saying “if it doesn’t go to plan and she survives” is that not against the rules?"

And another posted: "Rochelle's literally just said 'can you imagine if it doesn't go to plan'...so they must have been talking about who's nominating who in order to plan it..."

It seems they weren't the only ones with the theory, as former housemates Johanne and Pauline also appeared on a live video on Tuesday night claiming they believed the believe the 'clique' are also secretly discussing about nominations through their own way of communicating.

LADbible has contacted ITV for a comment.

Thousands of Ofcom complaints

The theory comes after Ofcom announced that there had been thousands of complaints made about this season so far on 19 October.

More than 7,000 complaints were made to the broadcasting regulation organisation after 'uncomfortable' scenes aired between housemates Omar and Rhianna.

Viewers had been left outraged by certain comments made to Rhianna by Omar throughout the episode and his behaviour.

He was heard demanding "don't look away from me", "sort yourself out" and "fix up" in a conversation in the store room, also telling her 'not to cry' moments after sternly telling her not to 'speak about him' to others.

There were mounting calls for ITV to intervene and boot him off the show, as charity Women's Aid issued a public statement calling the behaviours 'worrying'.

Now, in new figures published by governing broadcasting body Ofcom on Wednesday (21 October), it was revealed that Monday night's tense episode had 7,138 complaints.

Ofcom has not yet decided if it warrants an investigation, but are assessing the nature of the complaints.