Big Brother’s most infamous rows – Nasty Nick, Kim Woodburn clash and terrible threats

After a five-year hiatus, Big Brother made an epic return to ITV on Sunday night.

The iconic programme which sees a group of strangers live together for a number of weeks has left fans across the globe glued to their screens ever since it first aired in the year 2000. And with the twisted games in store, the current housemates are in for a turbulent ride.

During its heyday, Big Brother was responsible for some of the most memorable television moments. But it also became renowned for some of the most chaotic and sometimes disturbing scenes.

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With explosive arguments and personality clashes, the Big Brother house often pushes contestants over the edge. So with temperatures already starting to flare on this year’s series, Daily Star has taken a look at some of the most infamous Big Brother rows.

Nasty Nick

The first series of Big Brother had viewers at the edges of the seats on a nightly basis. But one episode in particular which saw Nick Bateman exposed for breaking the rules has gone down as one of the greatest moments in British television.

Nick, who later became known as the infamous Nasty Nick, was caught influencing nominations and writing notes in the house. Both acts are strictly prohibited by Big Brother.

Six million viewers tuned in to watch show winner Craig Phillips confront Nick on his behaviour. Craig said at the time: “Basically, I have to say it, Nick, I am very disappointed in yourself. I not only feel but am quite positive and have got evidence that you’re plotting a very dirty plan on everyone in here.”

Although things got heated, Big Brother also stepped in and decided to evict Nick from the house. Nick was later catapulted to celebrity status after the show and went on to pursue a media career.

Fight night

In 2004, Big Brother was hit with a number of Ofcom complaints after an episode which fans famously labelled it as “fight night”. The famous house was turned on its head when two contestants returned from a secret hidden bedsit.

Things took a dramatic turn when Emma Greenwood and Michelle Bass re-entered into the main house. But this caused Victor Ebuwa and Jason Cowan to become increasingly annoyed as they weren’t so happy to see their comeback.

Not long after, as the contestants continued to drink more alcohol the house erupted into chaos when Jason confronted his housemates about the mess that they caused. As most of the housemates continued to shout and scream at each other, things became physical which led Big Brother to step in.

Threats

During 2008’s season of Big Brother Alexandra De-Gale was caught in a bullying scandal which later saw her become evicted from the house. After being nominated for eviction, Alex wasn’t best pleased and told her housemates they would receive retribution from her “gangster friends”.

At the time, Channel 4 said that she had been warned twice about her behaviour after a series of rows with contestants, including one which involved burnt oven chips and another over her cigarette lighter.

Former head of E4 and Big Brother at Channel 4 Angela Jain said at the time: “Alex’s comments will be widely interpreted as having been intended to intimidate. Other housemates have said they found her comments to be threatening and we believe that is a reasonable conclusion.”

Tiffany Pollard and Gemma Collins

American reality star Tiffany Pollard and TOWIE icon Gemma Collins had a number of clashes during their series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2016. One of their altercations occurred when Gemma gifted Tiffany with a pair of Dolce & Gabbana heels.

But later, Big Brother played a recording of Gemma saying she wanted her shoes back. Admitting that her comment was directed at Tiffany, the Flavour of Love star hit back. She shouted: “Oh b*tch, you want your shoes back?”

When Gemma yelled that she had already taken them back, a furious Tiffany snapped back. She said: “I didn’t even notice that you took them back because I don’t even give a f**k.”

Coolio and Tina Malone

Late rapper Coolio and actress Tina Malone had a famous fallout during their series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2009. Coolio had already had a number of clashes with other stars on the show but things got heated when he argued with Tina about the shopping list.

The pair clashed over who should be allowed to read out the shopping list for the housemates. Coolio then told Tina to “shut the f*** up”.

Furious, Tina jumped up and said: “No f***ing man will ever tell me to shut up.” But the musician didn’t stop there and told her to “shut her big ass mouth”. Seeing that things were clearly getting out of hand, Coolio was called to the Diary Room in an attempt to defuse the situation.

Shilpa Shetty and Jade Goody

In 2007, a race row involving Shilpa Shetty and late star Jade Goody caused shockwaves around the world. During the chilling series, Jade, who previously won Big Brother in 2002, was invited back to take part in the celebrity version.

But things took an unexpected turn for Jade when she, along with Danielle Lloyd and Jo O’Meara were accused of “bullying” and making racist comments towards Indian actress Shilpa. In one episode Dannielle told Shilpa to “f*** off home”, while S Club 7 star Jo questioned if Indians were thin because they are “sick all the time”.

During a heated row, Jade referred to Shilpa as “Shilpa Poppadom”. But with Ofcom complaints reaching 40,000, Jade was dramatically pulled out of the house.

Following the backlash, Jade, Jo and Dannielle apologised for their behaviour. Jade also donated all of her from the show to charity.

Kim Woodburn and Nicola McLean

Celebrity Big Brother produced another hair-rasing clash in 2017 when TV personality clashed with Nicola McLean.

Kim and Nicola couldn’t see eye-to-eye and had a number of arguments in the Big Brother residence. On one occasion after a bitter dispute, Kim tried to make amends while Nicola was in the bedroom.

Kim said she was “one of these people who will always say if something “annoys her” and she’d come in to “be herself”. Unconvinced by her comments, Nicola snapped that Kim had “come to argue” and called her “deluded”.

Years later in 2021, when asked if she had settled her feud with Kim, Nicola declared that their issues still remain. She said: “No absolutely not. It shouldn’t have been allowed the way she treated me in there.”

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