A Shropshire contestant was there at the start – and two more were there when it was announced the end was nigh.

Gordon Brown was looking particularly downbeat today; Her Majesty the Queen looked close to tears, and police were patrolling bridges and high buildings in case of suicides. Yes, Big Brother is no more. A nation mourns.

Shropshire’s Lord of the Manor Freddie Fisher has spoken of his joy at being back at his county home after being given the boot from the Big Brother house.

Shropshire’s Freddie Fisher today said it had been “weird” adjusting to life outside of the Big Brother house after he was given the boot.

Shropshire’s Freddie Fisher has been reunited with his family after being booted out of the Big Brother house.

Shropshire’s Big Brother contestant Freddie Fisher was up for the chop from the television show once again today.

Family and friends are rooting today for Shropshire Big Brother contestant Freddie Fisher as he faces the chop from the reality television show once again.

A total of 11 housemates are up for eviction from the Big Brother house on Friday after many of the original contestants contrived to talk about nominations so they would face the chop.

Evicted Shropshire Big Brother housemate Kris Donnelly has dismissed reports suggesting that he no longer has feelings for model Sophie Read, whom he became close to in the house.

Big Brother winner Craig Phillips re-entered the house to challenge the county’s latest hopeful to an assault course task – 10 years after being crowned the series’ first winner.

Newport’s Craig Phillips, who was the original winner of Big Brother, was this afternoon going back into the Channel 4 show to join this season’s housemates.

The battle of Shropshire’s two Big Brother contestants ended in a landslide win for Freddie Fisher, as his arch rival Kris Donnelly became the sixth person to be evicted from the show.