The Big Brother final is less than a week away, with eight remaining housemates still in the running to scoop the £100,000 prize.
But following a hilarious Diary Room outburst in Sunday’s episodes, fans are declaring they’ve already chosen their winner, after Richard struggled to hide his delight at his nemesis Caroline’s eviction.
Richard has faced torment from the PR guru throughout their six-week stint in the house, with Caroline even branding the composer the ‘antichrist,’ as well as frequently calling him ‘boring.’
Caroline even plotted to get Richard evicted by placing him against fan-favourites Zelah and Farida in a public vote, but this backfired when latter two were voted off.
During Friday’s double eviction, viewers showed they’d finally had enough of Caroline, and she and Nancy were voted out, before being greeted with a hostile reaction from the crowd.
In scenes that aired during Sunday’s episode, Richard appeared visibly thrilled that he’d finally enjoyed a relaxed night without Caroline’s jibes, with his reaction leading many fans to brand him their ‘clear winner.’
Big Brother fans have declared that Richard is already the ‘real winner’ of the show, after being left in hysterics by his reaction to his nemesis Caroline’s eviction
Richard has faced torment from the PR guru throughout their six-week stint in the house, with Caroline even branding the composer the ‘antichrist,’ before being voted out on Friday
Chatting to Big Brother in the Diary Room, Richard was questioned if he missed Caroline.
He replied: ‘Deeply. I could hear violins playing as I sobbed myself to sleep, and the pillow was steeped with my tears.’
‘I wondered how on earth I’m going to manage when I wake up in the morning and she’s not there on the other side of the room to throw her barbed comments in my direction.
‘And I woke up this morning and I looked across at the empty bed and I thought…’ before excited declaring: ‘Yes!’
Laughing at his own remarks, Richard’s reaction left many viewers in hysterics, with some sharing on X that he needs to win the show.
Posts included: ‘I knew Richard was a winner from the moment I saw his VT. Maybe I have a boring sense of humour but this man has me howling everytime he’s in the Diary Room;
‘When Richard was in the Diary Room and celebrated seeing Caroline’s bed empty the morning after her eviction;
‘Feel like Richard is going to be so much more of a vibe now Caroline has gone… and I love that for him;
In scenes that aired during Sunday’s episode, Richard gave himself the giggles when he shared that he’d finally enjoyed a relaxed night without Caroline’s jibes
Laughing at his own remarks, Richard’s reaction left many viewers in hysterics, with some sharing on X that he needs to win the show
‘Nope King Richard all the way (Teja or Cameron for second);
‘Richard laughing is sending me;’
Richard has been tipped as one of the favourites to win in Friday’s final, though it has been revealed that not all eight housemates will survive the final week.
During spin-off Late and Live, AJ Odudu and Will Best confirmed another backdoor eviction was on the cards.
It was also revealed that all of the housemates will compete to win a pass to the final, with the scenes set to air in Tuesday’s episode.