List of Big Brother 17 housemates (UK)

The following is a list of housemates in the seventeenth series of Big Brother UK.

Alex Cannon, aged 27, is a model and personal trainer from Liverpool. Before Big Brother, Alex featured in the MTV series Judge Geordie, alongside Vicky Pattison. He entered the Main House on Day 1, but was targeted by The Others on Day 2 and was nominated for what he believed to be the first eviction. Unbeknownst to him, this eviction was fake and he was chosen by The Others to be evicted on Day 4, but instead lost housemate status and moved to the Other House. On Day 13, he moved back to the Main House after the two Houses merged. Alex was evicted in a twist on Day 48, just two days before the final.

Emory Andrew Tate, aged 29, is a four time world kickboxing champion from Chicago, United States, who now lives in Luton, his British mother's birthplace. He is a member of Mensa, the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world. Before Big Brother, Andrew appeared on T4 reality-show Ultimate Traveller. He entered the Other House on Day 1. As a collective, The Others were asked to target three housemates for the first eviction. On Day 1 they unknowingly targeted Laura, then on Day 2 they targeted Alex. and then targeted Jackson on Day 3. On Day 4, Andrew was voted by the public to enter the Main House to embark on a secret mission in order to win housemate status. On Day 7, Andrew was removed from the house.

Andy John West, aged 34, is a journalist from Milton Keynes. He was suspended from the BBC in late 2015 after describing comments made by Sports Personality of the Year nominee Tyson Fury as “homophobic and misogynistic". He entered the Main House on Day 1, but on Day 2 he was chosen to face the first eviction by fellow housemate Alex. Unbeknownst to him, this eviction was fake, but he survived anyway. On Day 9, Andy was nominated for the first real eviction this time by his fellow housemates. He survived this eviction on Day 11. On Day 13, he won immunity from the next eviction after the Housemates and the Others went head-to-head. On Day 21, Andy was nominated for a second time. He survived this eviction on Day 25. On Day 27, Andy's boyfriend Ed entered the house as part of a task and proposed, to which Andy accepted. On Day 35, during "Annihilation Week", the housemates were split into two teams and were asked to target somebody for eviction from the opposing team. Andy was chosen, however in a further twist he was actually granted immunity for the rest of the week instead of being evicted. On Day 43, despite not being nominated for eviction in the final week, a twist during a task meant Sam had to save a nominated housemate and replace them with somebody else. He chose to save Jayne and nominate Andy in her place. He survived this eviction on Day 46. Andy eventually left the House on Day 50 having finished in fourth place. Since exiting the house Andy became a regular panellist and segement host on companion show Big Brother's Bit on the Side, he is the only one from his series that has worked and appeared on the show outwith their series.

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