Big Brother viewers were left seething during Monday night’s episode after ‘privileged’ Henry won £1,000 in a challenge, despite being ‘one of the wealthiest housemates’.
The food writer, 25, claimed the prize after winning the ‘ice cube’ challenge, which saw housemates use their mouths and hands to locate a key within a huge block of ice.
After some disturbing scenes in which they sucked on the ice cube from gruesome angles, Henry emerged victorious and unlocked the safe to win £1,000 in cash.
Speaking in the diary room after the challenge, Henry, who is continuing to flirt with his fellow housemate Jordan, said: ‘I’ve never worked so hard for £1,000 in my life.’
‘This is fabulous!’
A sight for sore eyes: Big Brother viewers were left seething during Monday night’s episode after ‘privileged’ Henry won £1,000 in the ice cube challenge
Victorious: Henry won the money but received criticism online for how he would chose to spend it
But although he initially considered using the prize for paying his rent (‘Rent in Kensington is not cheap!’), he soon went on to suggest more extravagant ways of splashing his newfound cash.
Henry speculated: ‘I’ve also gone down the route of just being stupid with it and spending it on a night at Claridge’s.
‘Then I would love a veal chop, cavolo nero, with some mashed potato, pomme puree, with some red wine jus, oh gosh, it could just be endless.’
Viewers were quick to criticise the decision to reward Henry, rather than to reward Trish, who has a young son, or Yinrun, who hopes to visit her family back in Shanghai.
They lashed out at the ‘privileged’ housemate on social media, taking to Twitter.
Happy: Henry said he would love to spend the prize fund on a luxurious veal chip
Challenge: Henry said he’d ‘never worked so hard’ for £1,000
One wrote: ‘Henry is ironically funny “there’s a cost of living crisis. Rent in Kensington is not cheap”’
Another sarcastically added: ‘Henry highlighting the tragic life of a Kensington socialite, he needs this thousand,’ while a third asked ‘Does Henry really need a grand though.’
Another commented on the irony of ‘henry winning the £1,000 when he’s one of the wealthiest housemates. ’
And others branded him ‘tone deaf’ and ‘delusional’.
Big Brother continues tomorrow at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
Oh dear: Viewers took to Twitter to slam ‘privileged’ Henry
JENKIN
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Barman
FROM: Bridgend
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS DESCRIBE YOU? ‘Loud and messy, and irritating probably.’
TOM
AGE: 21
PROFESSION: Butcher
FROM: Somerset
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘I think I might potentially offend some people. My mouth moves faster than my brain.’
TRISH
AGE: 33
PROFESSION: Stay-at-home mum
FROM: Luton
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE PRIZE MONEY IF YOU WON? ‘I think my first priority is to sort out my housing situation. The housing crisis is just ridiculous and my housing situation has been unstable. It brings me a lot of mum guilt because I’ve got a young child. It’s my biggest incentive and motivation to win.’
JORDAN
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Lawyer
FROM: Scunthorpe
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘Being cantankerous and acting as if I don’t want to be there even if I do in my heart. They might nominate me for being disengaged perhaps or not paying everyone an equal amount of attention. They may feel left out but I can’t help that.’
NOKY
AGE: 26
PROFESSION: Banker
FROM: Derby
WHAT MADE YOU APPLY TO BECOME A BIG BROTHER HOUSEMATE? ‘I love challenges. I’ve had so many amazing times in my life, like going to Miss Universe as Miss Great Britain. I like to do something different and I think this is the next challenge I want to conquer. I want to show people what pageant girls are really like and disprove a lot of stereotypes around them. I also show what it’s like being a woman who’s worked in male- dominated fields. I want to show that women are capable of doing anything they want.’
YINRUN
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Customer support agent
FROM: Harrogate
WHAT PART OF THE EXPERIENCE ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO? ‘I’m most excited about being surrounded by so many people from different walks of life. I don’t think I will ever live in a house again with so many different kinds of people. I’m from China and I think it will help me be more immersed in British culture.’
CHANELLE
AGE: 29
PROFESSION: Dental therapist
FROM: Llanelli
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO BE NOMINATED FOR? ‘Probably just for being annoying. In Wales, we have this saying, “I’ll do it now in a minute.” So like, if I went to make food and I left a dish on the side, I have all good intentions of washing it but I’d be like, “I’ll do it now in a minute,” and it might be three hours later before I do it. So probably for silly stuff like that.’
MATTY
AGE: 24
PROFESSION: Doctor
FROM: Isle Of Man
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? ‘They would say I’m quite like a lucky person or someone who really wants to experience life to its fullest and do everything that it has to offer. Someone who is kind and fun and doesn’t take life too seriously.’
HENRY
AGE: 25
PROFESSION: Food writer
FROM: Cotswolds
HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? ‘I think they would say I’m particularly sociable and very chatty. I mean, I’ll be honest, my parents would definitely say I’m a bit of a snob but I take it as a compliment. I think it means you’ve got high standards and good taste. They’d say I was quite a peculiar child.’
OLIVIA
AGE: 23
PROFESSION: Dancer
FROM: Glasgow
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘I think when people are in that hangry state, that’s when I’ll wind people up and grind their gears. I think they’ll nominate me for being full on, and for my brutal honesty and oversharing of opinions.’
