BIG Brother wouldn’t be Big Brother without a romance at some point during the series, and this year it’s been the turn of Rihanna and Omar.
One is from South West, one is from North West and they locked eyes on each other from the off, which has led to one of the most tumultuous romances of the show’s many series’.
Over the last five weeks the, which has led to calls from fans to remove Omar from the Big Brother house over his ‘controlling’ and ‘red flag’ behaviour.
has now been hit with over 7000 Ofcom complaints relating to Omar and Rhianna’s ‘toxic romance’.
But Omar’s and Rhianna’s romance isn’t the only troublesome one fans have seen over the years. Here’s a look at some more ‘toxic showmances’ that have rocked the show…
Alex Sibley and Mel Hill
Mel Hill, who was evicted after 57 days in fourth position on the first ever series, famously had a custody battle over a dog with Alex Sibley – despite not even being on the same series.
The former lovers appeared in BB1 and BB3 respectively, and both of them decided they want to keep with Staffordshire bull-terrier Poppy, after their romance came to an end.
This resulted in Alex taking the matter to court, claiming the pet had been ‘dogknapped.’
Clerkenwell County Court ordered joint custody to allow Alex to see the dog for two of every five weeks.
Alex told the court: “We were like a little pack, myself, Melanie and Poppy.”
Melanie insisted: “His interest in Poppy seemed to increase as our relationship soured.”
Rebecca “Bex” Shiner and Luke Marsden
Bex and Luke captured the nation’s hearts with their unlikely love story when they appeared on the in 2008.
The pair had the nation hooked thanks to their outrageous flirting – but sadly split after 18 months together.
Bex explained that she “fell out of love” with Luke which left him very “angry” at her for a long time.
The former TV star revealed that they were both approached to go on Ultimate Big Brother, however Luke turned it down as he didn’t want to appear on the show with her.
However, over decade later, Bex was forced to contact Luke over the phone after their dog sadly died.
She went on to say that they pair have put their acrimonious split behind them and are now on good terms.
now, years on from the show.
The former nurse changed careers after leaving the show – and now she’s making a whopping monthly salary on .
Ashley James and Ginuwine
Ashley James and Ginuwine got close on the reality show, with fans hoping romance would blossom after their eviction.
But the ex Made In Chelsea star ended up cutting ties with the dad-of-nine.
She told The Mirror at the time: “I think I had hoped coming out that it would be something and I think I was quite open about that but now I don’t speak to him and I just think I’d rather be single and happy than be with someone I couldn’t trust.
“I don’t have harsh feelings for him but I just realised that it wasn’t going to work and that we were different people in our expectations for each other.
“There were a few reasons that I realised I wouldn’t be able to trust him and I didn’t want to sacrifice my own happiness and feelings of self worth.”
Ashley now has two children – a son named Alfie and a daughter named Ada, who she shares with her partner, Tommy Andrews.
Ginuwine still actively tours and this summer, got engaged to Miami- based estate agent Jannette Escartin.
Josie Gibson and John James Parton
Josie previously dated star John James Partion in 2010 after meeting on the show – but
She admitted that had cheated on her, revealing the news during an episode of their Channel 5 reality show, There’s Something About Josie.
Josie and John went out for a year before the relationship came to a bitter end.
While Josie went on to be a huge TV presenter on This Morning, the Australian hunk moved back down under and now looks worlds away from his bleached blonde mop-head appearance fans will remember him by.
bleach-blonde surfer dude look has since transformed into a muscular, tattooed smouldering brunette.
The reality star, who tends to shy away from social media, now works as a DJ and regularly plays club nights across Australia.
Steph Davis and Jeremy McConnell
In January 2016, Jeremy then starred in Celebrity Big Brother alongside .
The pair then became embroiled in a very controversial relationship as she was already in a relationship with model at the time.
The pair stepped out of the Celebrity Big Brother house as a couple before they called it quits after a couple of months amid reports of cheating.
They split before Steph announced that she was pregnant with his baby.
Throughout her pregnancy, Jeremy denied that he was the father and .
After her son, Caben-Albi was born, .
He then went on to before .
In February 2017, The Sun revealed that the pair were back together as they decided to “give romance another go” – but they split later that year.
During a celebrity episode of The Jeremy Kyle Show, in 2018 , despite not having seen his son for eight months at the time. He insisted he “never wanted a broken relationship” with Steph and their son is his last remaining link to his late parents.
In February 2018, that no further action would be taken over an alleged attack by Stephanie on Jeremy.
Davis was arrested on suspicion of GBH in July last year over claims she had attacked the former Celebrity Big Brother star at a North London hotel.
was pictured with bruising around his face in the hours after the arrest.
But Metropolitan Police have confirmed an investigation into the incident at the Royal Chace Hotel in Enfield on Sunday, July 2 had been closed with no charges.
A spokeswoman said: “Police in Enfield were called to a hotel in The Ridgeway, EN2 at 23:00hrs on Sunday, 2 July following reports of an assault.
“Officers attended and arrested a 24-year-old woman on suspicion of GBH. She has since been released facing no further action.
“The victim was treated at the scene and did not attend hospital.”
Since her split with Jeremy, Steph entered a long-term relationship with personal trainer Joe McKalroy.
The pair had a son together, Samuel, in January 2025 but split soon after.
Jeremy is now a hyrox athlete and owns a fitness centre in Staffordshire.
Rosie Williams and Nathan King
Big Brother star Rosie Williams about a past relationship which many fans think points to her ex Nathan King, who she met while on the show.
Rosie, who found fame in 2024, named Nathan in an interview with the Big Brother Simon Says podcast in which she discussed alleged ‘abuse’.
Without explicitly naming Nathan, she wrote: “A relationship that became toxic, manipulative and controlling, where I experienced behaviour that I was told was abu****.
“Being called and told the worst things I have ever been told in my life, not just about me, but about my friends and family too.
“Being treated in the worst ways I have ever been treated in my life.
“Being hurt, purposely tricked, having my things broken, and my phone constantly stolen and checked.”
Rosie claims she had a plastic bag pulled over her head after telling her ex her friend’s mum had died by suffocation.
The reality star said she lived in hope that the person she fell for in the house would return.
She claimed her experience caused her to have night terrors, panic attacks, shame and a period of homelessness.
Rosie wrote that a divide opened up between their opposing political views and was called a “dumb c**t” or “stupid b***h”.
She also claimed she upped her dosage of antidepressants after being referred to a therapist.
She said: “The last few years have been hell on earth and I didn’t think I would be here today after some of the stuff that happened, but I had to be strong as I never want my mum to have to deal with another loss due to sui**** ever again.
“There was a time, after all this happened, where I was going out to dangerous places at night, specifically looking for trouble, looking for fights, hoping, that someone would bash me up and it would look like an accident if I did. I really didn’t want to be here anymore, and it was so hard trying to be positive when nothing actually was.”
Nathan has not responded to Rosie’s allegations.
