Celebrity Big Brother’s Bradley Riches has shared that a beloved family member passed away while he was taking part in the show.
The actor, 22, who shot to fame on Netflix’s Heartstopper, was evicted the day before the epic final on Friday (March 22). However, he has since faced heartbreak after finding out someone close to him had died while he was in the house.
Bradley shared the sad news online over the weekend as he gushed over his beloved grandad. On Sunday night (March 24) he posted: “I just heard the sad news of my Grandad passing while in the BB house. “He was strong, kind and funny. I love you so much x.”
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Bradley was in the ITV show for 17 days, but some fans were upset about how he was told to leave. In the second-to-last episode, all the housemates got to see someone they love before the final. But when it was Bradley’s turn, he didn’t see a friend or family member, reports the Mirror.
(Image: REX/Shutterstock for Big Brother)
Instead, he met the show’s host, AJ Odudu, in a special spot. She surprised him by saying, “Surprised to see me?” She then told him that he had been evicted.
Speaking to her, Bradley said: “I’ve had so much fun, I feel fine, I didn’t think I was gonna make it this so far, and I love everyone in there and I’m so proud of everyone, and I’m very thankful, very grateful and very happy.”
Bradley later appeared on spin-off show Late and Live, where he said: “When AJ walked in, I was just, I knew what came, the red lights happened, I was like yeah. This is happening and I just felt so grateful, so happy, I had the best time and I just thought I can’t be upset, I can’t get upset, I’m just grateful of that experience with all those amazing people and I just had the best time.”
(Image: REX/Shutterstock for Big Brother)
Bradley spoke about the moment he saw AJ and realised what was happening. He said: “So I was sat there obviously, waiting for a family member like my boyfriend, my sister, my mum, my dad, my best friend and I just saw the heel. I was like, I don’t think anyone I know would wear a heel like that. I was like this is AJ and she walked in, as soon as we caught eye contact, I was like yeah this is happening.
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“I just felt… I didn’t feel upset, something came over me and I just felt so happy. There was just this feeling that I was thinking about everything that had happened and I was just like: ‘God, I’m so lucky and grateful I got to experience that.'”.
Viewers were also shocked by the scenes and took to X to share their surprise, anger and disappointment. One upset fan criticised the show for delivering the news to Bradley – who had been using his time on the show to raise awareness of ADHD which he has – in such a harsh way.
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