Jordan left his fellow housemates gobsmacked on Thursday night’s Big Brother as he opened up about his traumatic childhood in his typical darkly humorous way.
The 25-year-old lawyer revealed that his father had died of a heroin overdose when Jordan was just 16 years old.
He added that he had not gone to his dad’s funeral and that he had no idea how many half-siblings he had from his father.
However, he left his friends Matty and Trish confused and viewers at home in hysterics as he delivered the sad revelation in a very dispassionate and indifferent way.
Sitting in the garden, the trio were discussing siblings when Jordan claimed he had no brothers or sisters.
Getting candid: Jordan left his fellow housemates gobsmacked on Thursday night’s Big Brother as he opened up about his traumatic childhood in his typical darkly humorous way
Shocking: The lawyer, 25, revealed his father died of a heroin overdose when Jordan was 16 and that he had not gone to his funeral and had no idea how many half-siblings he had
Taken aback: However, he left his friends Matty (pictured) and Trish confused and viewers at home in hysterics as he delivered the sad revelation in a very dispassionate and indifferent way
Matty replied: ‘I thought you had a sibling?’ leading Jordan to explain: ‘Yeah a half one, but not from my mother.’
Trish clarified: ‘From your father. Do you talk to your father?’ to which Jordan answered airily: ‘No, he’s retired heroin addict.’
A shocked Trish asked: ‘Is that a serious comment or is that a joke? Because we can’t tell with you.’
Jordan responded drily: ‘No it’s a serious comment. And he was very generous with his sperm so I have many half siblings out and about. I don’t know them particularly, I know one of my half-sisters a bit.’
Trish went on to ask: ‘Do you know how many there are of you all together?’ to which Jordan said no.
Continuing to gently probe deeper, Trish said: ‘Did your dad ever try to get in touch?’
A blasé Jordan explained: ‘He’s dead, that’s why he’s retired,’ causing a baffled Matty to gasp: ‘Oh I didn’t get that.’
Jordan chuckled and said: ‘It was a bit of a joke. He is dead, he’s a retired heroin addict – he shot out of life.’
Took a turn: Sitting in the garden, the trio were discussing siblings when Jordan claimed he had no brothers or sisters, before clarifying that he only had half-siblings (Trish pictured)
Cool as a cucumber: Trish asked: ‘Do you talk to your father?’ to which Jordan answered airily: ‘No, he’s retired heroin addict’
Gobsmacked: Trish said: ‘Did your dad ever try to get in touch?’ A blasé Jordan explained: ‘He’s dead, that’s why he’s retired,’ causing a baffled Matty to gasp: ‘Oh I didn’t get that’
Indifferent: Jordan apathetically added ‘I know he died of an overdose and I know he did heroin so I just put two and two together. I didn’t go to the funeral. I don’t even think he had one’
Matty replied: ‘Oh. So he died from heroin?’ and Jordan confirmed: ‘I think so. I know he died of an overdose and I know he did heroin so I just put two and two together.’
He then apathetically added: ‘I didn’t go to the funeral. I don’t even think he had one.’
Trish pushed: ‘How do you feel about that?’ to which Jordan composedly replied: ‘I was 16. But that was a long time ago, I’m now 26. 10 years ago. But anyway that’s enough about me.’
Trish asked: ‘Do we make you feel safe enough to talk?’ and Jordan answered: ‘Yeah, that’s why I love talking to you.’
He then smiled and jokingly added: ‘In doses,’ causing the trio to break into laughter.
Viewers at home were left in hysterics at the scene and praised Jordan for opening up about his tough childhood, while remaining unaffected and still using humour even while discussing the difficult topic.
One person said: ‘Jordan just casually dropping breadcrumbs about the most traumatic childhood in the most nonchalant way’.
Another praised: ‘I can’t get over that. I think Jordan’s conversation about his dad just then is low-key one of the greatest scenes in Big Brother history.’
Praise: Fans were left in hysterics and commended Jordan for opening up about his tough childhood, while remaining unaffected and still using humour even while discussing the difficult topic
A third quipped: ‘felt like I was at group therapy during this convo and it was his turn’ while a fourth added: ‘Jordan’s humour is unmatched’.
Someone else tweeted: ‘I find Jordan so fascinating. The more we learn about him, the more I love him. It sounds like he had a tough upbringing but he has such a wicked sense of humour’.
A sixth fan joked: ‘I’m going to need @ITVX to commission a show where Jordan searches for all his potential half siblings,’ while another gushed: ‘Jordan is beyond hilarious.’
While an eight pointed out: ‘This is such a serious revelation from Jordan but he’s also so drole and sarcastic it’s hilarious and everyone thinks he’s joking. Amazing television.’
Another viewer penned: ‘Jordan describing his deceased father as a ‘retired heroin addict’ is something my morbid traumatised a** would do, see you in therapy babes’.
A tenth person wrote: ‘I fully understand now as to why Jordan is so guarded and I admire him for actually telling that story also his humour is my humour. What a man.’
And someone else penned: ‘I wish they made a documentary about casting this show because I would LOVE to see the moment the team found Jordan and knew they had struck gold’.
BIG BROTHER 2023: MEET THE CONTESTANTS!
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.’
DYLAN
AGE: 39
PROFESSION: DJ
FROM: Coventry
TELL US AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT YOURSELF: ‘I appeared on a TV show called The Last Leg about amputees – two years before I lost my leg!’
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.’
PAUL
AGE: 23
PROFESSION: Security officer
FROM: Liverpool
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘Being the biggest wind up, eating all the food and being the loudest housemate.’
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.’
HALLIE
AGE: 18
PROFESSION: Youth worker
FROM: London
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? ‘Being lazy and having an opinion. I’m quite opinionated, I like speaking my mind and not many people like that. I’m quite real.’
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.’
KERRY
AGE: 40
PROFESSION: NHS manager
FROM: Essex
WHAT MADE YOU APPLY TO BE A BIG BROTHER HOUSEMATE? ‘I love the programme. It is, for me, the ultimate reality TV show ever. I’ve got multiple sclerosis and so the reason why I never applied before is because I always saw those whacking great big stairs to get into the house. It just felt a little bit unachievable because for the first three years of my illness I was in a wheelchair. When I saw it was coming back and searching for real people from all walks of life, I thought, this is my year.’
