BIG Brother’s 22nd non-celeb series has dropped — and it’s set to be the longest one ever.
Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s instalment of the , which is already underway.
AJ Odudu and Will Best are back on presenting duties
When did Big Brother 2025 start?
started on Sunday, September 28, 2025, with the launch show airing at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
The show airs six nights a week — Sunday to Friday — with an extended run planned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of .
The series is once again hosted by .
continues as the narrator of the show.
When is Big Brother 2025 set to finish?
is set to finish after an extended run of seven weeks, making it the longest series to date on ITV.
In comparison to previous years, this year’s series is extended by one week.
The grand finale will carry the usual live format and air after the last eviction.
The exact date for the final in mid-November is yet to be officially confirmed, when the winner will be crowned and receive a cash prize of £100,000.
What is the Big Brother 2025 line-up?
It is the youngest cast EVER on the reality series with just two of the 12 housemates over the age of 27.
Here’s the lowdown on this year’s housemates:
- Elsa-Rae, 21, content creator — no stranger to the screen as the ex of controversial internet personality
- Emily, 25, influencer — boasts over 160,000 followers on X and was at Nigel Farage
- Tate, 27, business owner — has worked as a private hire butler-in-the-buff and thinks this will help him when it comes to charming his fellow housemates
- Zelah, 25, personal trainer and influencer — trans LGBTQ+ advocate who has built up an impressive online following
- Teja, 18, cleaner — desperate to win the cash prize for a house deposit, as Teja’s been saving since she was 11 years old
- Sam, 27, Zumba instructor — has released music under stage name Smashby, a nickname he was given by his PE teacher
- Cameron, 22, farmer — one of many young farmers who took part in the farming protests in London earlier this year
- Caroline, 56, business owner — worked as a celebrity PR in London and runs her own business called Monkey Business VIP
- Gani, 39, pizza shop manager — dreams of stardom and previously pursued an acting career
- Jenny, 20, makeup artist — fears her honesty could be the reason her housemates choose to give her the boot
- Marcus, 22, mechanical engineer — describes himself as “energetic, over-the-top and loud”
- Nancy, 22, university graduate — found herself feeling “lost” with life and decided to grab the opportunity to be on BB with both hands
- Cameron, 25, personal trainer — says he’ll be bringing “Energy. A bit of annoyance. And maybe a bit of controversy”
- Feysola, 33, financial investor — fancies herself as a bit of a taskmaster, as she’s “really good at tasks and quizzes”
- George, 23, parish councillor — applied to the show in order to meet people from “different walks of life”
- Richard, 60, author and composer — made a spur-of-the-moment decision to apply, but as soon as he hit send, Richard thought “what have you done?”
