October 16th 2023.
Big Brother fans were all abuzz during Sunday's episode after Kerry shared her political views with her housemates. The viewing public was excited to have their say and over half a million votes during Friday's eviction saw Farida, 50 and Kerry, 40, facing the first public vote. In the end, Farida was the one who waved goodbye as she left the BB house.
During Sunday's episode, Olivia, Henry and Kerry discussed the British government with Olivia admitting she finds it 'hard to keep track' of who is Prime Minister. Henry, expressing his love for former PM Mr Johnson, said: ‘I love Boris. At least he’s funny.’ Kerry, however, wasn't so impressed and shared: ‘Yeah, but, I don’t want someone funny running our country. Since I could vote, I’ve voted Conservative, but Boris made me lose faith in their party. I thought to myself, “You’re a fool, you’re gonna stop me from following a party that I’ve believed in.” I believe their manifesto. Rishi is probably, in my opinion, the best of a bad bunch at the moment.’
The conversation then turned to the income tax threshold with Zak explaining: ‘The average person in the UK makes £20,000 per year. If you’ve got £100k, you’re in the richest in the UK.’ Jenkin then revealed that he received ‘£250 a month’ when he applied for jobs between benefits, causing Kerry to gasp in shock. She shared: ‘That’s really shocked me what you just said. I really need to stop moaning paying a higher tax bracket, I don’t think it’s fair. I’m really proud of myself because it’s really hard in the NHS, but I begrudge paying the higher tax bracket massively.’
Kerry's comments did not go unnoticed by viewers, with many taking to social media to express their opinion. Many found her views to be 'tone-deaf', with one person noting: 'Kerry who loves conservatives didn't like Farida and brags about the high tax bracket, interesting.' Another said: 'Kerri does not know ANYTHING of the Financial Issue currently going on in the UK, the way how she acted surprised when Zak said 80% of the UK ppl earn 20K a year. Complaining about being in the Higher Tax Bracket when there are people out here struggling.' A third agreed, writing: 'Kerry moaning about being in the highest tax bracket when we're literally in a cost of living crisis.'
The ITV revival of Big Brother has been widely praised by viewers for its discussions surrounding sexuality and gender, as well as the diverse casting. Previously, youngest housemate Hallie, 18, left viewers both in awe and in tears as she came out as transgender. Big Brother continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2.
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