Holly and Phil joining Big Brother would be 'great', says former ITV co-star

10 October 2023 , 12:05

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Saira Khan thinks Holly and Phil should go on Big Brother (Image: ITV)

Former Loose Women star Saira Khan has said that she thinks Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield should be put into the Big Brother house.

The iconic reality show has returned to our screens and has been just an entertaining as everyone expected so far. Saira took part in the celebrity version back in 2016 but it's not known if Celebrity Big Brother will make a come back.

However, it it was to return, Saira thinks that Holly and Phil would make the perfect housemates. Despite knowing that it would be unlikely they did go on the show, she says that "ratings would soar" if they did take on the challenge.

Saira was on Big Brother in 2016

Speaking to Closer magazine, she said: "I'd love to see Holly [Willoughby] and Phil [Schofield] in there. Wouldn't that be great? It wouldn't happen in a million years, but the ratings would soar."

Saira competed in the 18th series of the show when she starred alongside model Sam Fox, former EastEnders actor Ricky Norwood and now-jailed Stephen Bear.

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She had a hard time in the house, breaking down in the diary room on day three after having an argument with Bear. She admitted at the time that she didn't think she would breakdown after such a short amount of time, but many report the show to be a high pressure environment.

Saira was the second contestant to be evicted but she has since admitted that she only went on the show for the money. Despite saying it's an experience "money can't buy" she also admitted that she was "paid really well" and she got a contract extension afterwards.

Big Brother has returned for the first time since 2018 and is already off to a drama-filled start. Despite only coming back on Sunday, there has already been some iconic moments including suitcases being blown up, hot water bans and what has been dubbed salmon-gate.

Contestant Olivia Young became noticeably irritated when fellow housemate Farida Khalifa asked if she could try some of her salmon. She said she could but became annoyed when she double dipped.

It wasn't long until Olivia went outside to get other contestant's opinions on the situation, which they have since sarcastically called salmon-gate.

Charlotte Everett