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John Barnes exits in surprise backdoor eviction from Celebrity Big Brother

He left without a fanfare

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The celebrities in this year’s house seem to be leaving at a rate of knots!

One more to head out the door last night was John Barnes, who was sent home in a shock “backdoor eviction”.

It took place after the men and women of the house had gone up against each other in an epic Battle of the Sexes.

We found out at Friday’s eviction that another housemate would be leaving – without a fuss – early this week.

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And the target landed on John, who in the end was up against Daniel for eviction.

Initially the eviction could have gone to John, Daniel, Ann Widdecombe or Amanda Barrie.

But with the females triumphing in the Battle of the Sexes, they got the choice of evicting either John or Daniel.

After a lot of deliberation in the Power Room, the ladies made the choice to send John home and save Daniel.

Malika was given the job of delivering the news, and did so quickly, stating that John “could take it” and that Daniel deserved the chance to win CBB.

As with much else in the house, John took the news with grace, simply saying: “That’s life.”

And given just a few moments to gather his things, he strode to the door to cheers from his fellow housemates.

Earlier, John and Ann had discussed the age divide in the house, which is something John suggested could have led to his exit.

When asked whether he was OK, he said: “Surprisingly OK because it happened so suddenly and unexpectedly so I haven’t had time for it to sink in.

“But I’m looking forward to seeing my wife and kids. I don’t feel that they [his fellow housemates] don’t like me, but they get on better with Dan.”

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Viewer reaction to John’s departure was mixed, with some feeling Daniel deserved to go much more.

However, others thought that John hadn’t brought much to the house, and had some old-fashioned views that did him no favours.

John left the house to the strains of iconic football anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone – although there were no fans waiting to cheer or boo.

But he will get chance to talk about his time in the house with Emma.

A live eviction will take place into tonight’s show at 9pm on Channel 5.


Nancy Brown
Associate Editor

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