Big Brother (Season 8)

Big Brother 8 was the eighth series of the 2020 rebooted Big Brother fanfic. The season began in June, 2020 and concluded that same month. The series revolved around a group of strangers living in a custom built house with no contact with the outside world. Each week, the housemates are required to nominate two people for eviction. The three or more people with the most votes were nominated to leave the house. The viewers then decided which of the nominees should leave, with the selected person leaving during a live show. This process continued until only five housemates remained, at which time the public voted for which of them should win the £100,000 prize.

This series featured an experimental smaller cast and shorter run than previous seasons. It was determined that due to the season feeling somewhat rushed and being perhaps unmemorable, that casts would increase somewhat whilst also returning to the normal thirteen week run following series eight.

After 72 Days, Aoife O'Keefe was crowned the winner of the series with 35% of the final vote, with Fajah Kamara as the runner-up after receiving 33%.

Twists

 * Scaled Back Season: The season experimented with both a smaller cast and shorter run-time.
 * Reverse Eviction: The housemates and the public switched roles for the first eviction. The public had to vote on who to nominate, and the housemates then had to vote on who of the two housemates who received the majority of the public vote to evict.
 * Intruder: On Day 23, Marie entered the house as a replacement for Octavia.
 * Evicted Before Final : For the first time ever, the vote to win opened at the final six rather than the usual final five. As a result, the person with the fewest votes (Bianca) was evicted two days prior to the final after the first vote freeze.

Summary
On Day 1, Kristopher, Bianca, Najma, Conor, Hassan, Jesualdo, Aoife, Percy, Fajah, Hugo, Octavia, Catriona, Florencio, Hailey entered the house. Big Brother comes on the speakers to inform the housemates that the fourteen of them are the starting line-up for the season, wishing them all luck for the next few months.

Hailey takes charge of pouring the drinks for everyone, using her extroverted personality to her advantage. Najma tells her that she's grateful to have someone take charge and break the awkwardness. Florencio chats to Hassan and Conor, asking if either are LGBT, only to find out they are in fact heterosexual. Najma joins the boys, agreeing with them when the conversation gets onto their nerves about participating.

Aoife spends the first night talking a lot about her being an alternate to enter on Day 22 in Season 6, ultimately losing out to eventual winner Susanne. She goes on to talk openly about production secrets, leading to a warning from Big Brother. Conor and Hassan talk about their different middle-class and working-class upbringings, but joke that despite this they can tell they'll get along. Kristopher and Hugo come to introduce themselves to the pair, making light of the fact they'll both be "dads of the house". Big Brother opens the bedrooms, leading to a frenzy as everyone scampers to claim a bed. During this, Percy slams into Fajah and knocks her to the ground. Fajah seems upset by this action, criticising Percy for pushing a girl, to which he laughs and claims it's "open season". Due to this, Fajah opts to move to the other bedroom, not wanting to share a room with Percy. Later on, Jesualdo and Hailey are getting ready for bed in the bathroom, talking about their backgrounds. Jesualdo mentions being from Angola, whilst Hailey discusses her nude-modelling. Jesualdo is somewhat taken aback, but agrees that the naked body isn't something to be ashamed of. Hailey flirts back by suggesting Jesualdo come to one of her life-art classes, and that she'll "turn in his direction".

On Day 2, Octavia gets up early to make tea for the housemates. Conor and Najma harmlessly snuggle together on the sofa, talking to her about how strange it is to wake up in a house full of strangers. Najma mentions that she's never had an orgy or one night stand, but that she imagines it's similar to this situation. Hassan uses the bathroom whilst Catriona is having a shower (she gives her blessing) and they talk about what they do for work. Catriona says "basically wash dogs"; however, her harsh East-London accent leads Hassan to misunderstand this as 'watchdog'. He asks her in what area, and she says "grooming", confusing Hassan even more as he cannot comprehend why grooming needs a watchdog. Several minutes after the conversation continues, the pair realise the mix-up and laugh together. Catriona recounts this story to Najma later on and they bond over it, particularly after Najma mentions leaving her dogs with her parents whilst entering the house (despite admitting her Iranian-born father doesn't like animals). Catriona talks about how her dogs replace the kids she never has, and that she likes this because they "are nicer and smell less". Octavia's nudist fantasies come to life in the house as she begins to walk around the bathroom naked, and even sunbathing topless. This irritates a lot of the house, who find it uncomfortable.

Whilst sunbathing outside, Bianca is pestered by Kristopher as he uses the outdoor gym. He tries to coerce Bianca into getting her breasts out, suggesting that it could win her more votes, and that if she paid money for them then she should capitalise off it. Bianca tells Kristopher that she has suffered from body dysmorphia, and doesn't appreciate him making remarks about her appearance, to which he replies that she should be "tougher than that". Bianca decides to return inside, not enjoying being around Kristopher on her own, and instead finds Hugo and Hailey in the bedroom talking. She explains her interaction with Kristopher, being assured by Hugo that she shouldn't let it impact her. Hailey fluffs off Bianca's concerns, pointing out that Kristopher is gay and that it shouldn't insult her. Having not received the sympathy she wanted off of Hailey, Bianca finds Conor and Fajah in the other bedroom (who are having a mutual conversation about God), complaining that Hailey brushed off her worries. The pair tell her that they think Hailey is sometimes in her "own world", and that in future she should just stick with the younger housemates.

On Day 6, Najma, Hassan and Florencio discuss their experiences as ethnic minorities living in the United Kingdom. Najma talks about being from a priveledged Persian family, admitting that her father had fled Iran due to the Islamic Revolution. Hassan claims to feel 'very British' having been born and raised in Leeds, but that he's still got a lot of time for his Pakistani-identity. Florencio becomes emotional as he talks in depth about being Afro-Brazilian and gay, saying it has left him struggling to fit in to different groups. Both Hassan and Najma hug a crying Florencio, who then says that it's nice to have them as usually he'd "call Mutya for support in moments like this". Neither know who he is talking about. Florencio goes to the bathroom to wipe his tears, bumping into Kristopher who asks him what's wrong. After explaining, Kristopher comments that Florencio should try to look "less like a sissy", making jabs about Florencio being gay and effeminate. Despite being gay himself, Kristopher doesn't seem to realise how this offends Florencio, who storms off from the conversation after Kristopher claims that gay-men need to be "tougher on the outside" in order to combat negative stereotypes. Octavia pops her head out of the shower after this (having been in there the entire fight), telling Kristopher that she personally agrees with what he said.

Conor and Hugo discuss the latter's carpenter/woodwork business, and how he makes products for some known celebrities. Hugo admits that money isn't an issue for him thanks to this, and that he's come onto the show due to being a huge fan, and that if he were to win he'd use the money for Charity or to teach young individuals the trade. Bianca, Conor, Jesualdo and Octavia chill together in the pool and discuss how there haven't been nominations yet, speculating that a twist will occur. They admit not liking this as it doesn't give them any time to mentally prepare. Bianca seems to be flirty with Conor during their time in the pool, whilst Octavia quizzes Jesualdo on whether or not she'd be able to live her lifestyle in Angola. He tells her "absolutely not, they'd hit you with sticks", leading to an awkward silence.

In the bathroom, Aoife is cleaning along with Kristopher, both of whom admit they hate unclean areas. Aoife talks about being the only lesbian in the house, and how she is glad to have two openly gay men to have that 'LGBT bond' with. Kristopher remarks that he is the only 'gay man', because Florencio acts like "a little girl". Aoife doesn't like this comment, remarking that it perpetuates toxic masculinity, and insinuates emotions are a negative trait associated with women. Kristopher roles her eyes at this, citing that 'young people' are overly sensitive, and wouldn't survive the harshness of the pre-00's era for gay people. Aoife tells him that living through struggle doesn't give him a pass to be rude, later calling Kristopher "messed up" in the diary room. Catriona is drinking tea in bed on Night 8, with Conor offering to grab her some biscuits. Catriona admits she only likes dunking biscuits into orange squash, which horrifies Conor. She claims to know this is odd, but goes on to say "I'm around dogs who lick their own arses all day. So, really I'm the normal one".

On Day 9, it is revealed to the house that all fourteen of them have faced a public vote to save this week, and that the bottom two in the vote will face a house vote to evict. Octavia and Percy are revealed to be the bottom two, with the others having one minute to write a name on a personal board as to who they want to leave. Aoife, Catriona, Florencio, Hailey, Hassan and Hugo vote to evict Octavia. Bianca, Conor, Fajah, Jesualdo, Kristopher and Najma vote to evict Percy. Ironically, this leaves a 6-6 tie, giving the group a further thirty-seconds to come to a consensus. In the end, more housemates willingly accept Percy leaving, resulting in him being the first person evicted from the house.

After Percy's eviction, Conor admits that he's glad he didn't stay after he was one of the six to vote to evict him. He recreates the barging incident with Fajah whilst Bianca laughs on the side. On Day 10, Catriona and Hailey are having morning teas outside in the garden, discussing Hailey's life modelling classes. Catriona admits that she doesn't particularly like being naked. Hailey asks how Catriona has sex, to which Catriona replies "rarely and with great difficulty". Aoife and Hassan cook a meal for the house after the latter mentions that it is his fathers birthday, and that every year he cooks for his father to celebrate, but this year he only has the house. Everybody appreciates their efforts, despite Hugo and Catriona privately discussing whether they believe Hassan's story, or think it was a 'conveniently placed pre-nominations cookout'. Catriona convinces Kristopher to sit down and talk with Aoife and Bianca whilst she moderates, knowing that the girls had issue with Kristopher during their first week, wanting them to squash any ill-feelings. Both girls explain their side of the story, with Kristopher apologising and promising to be more considerate.

Aoife and Fajah spend time talking about their similar experiences of having African parent/s and religious upbringings. They laugh and joke about stock characters they remember from Church, only for Kristopher to join in and get involved despite not really understanding the conversation. Despite this, Aoife mentions in the diary room that she's proud of Kristopher's progress and ability to change his behaviour. On Day 12, Aoife, Fajah, Florencio, Kristopher and Octavia are nominated for eviction by their fellow housemates.

After nominations, Kristopher is irritated and begins calling out his housemates by stating "I thought we had made peace, but clearly half of you are liars". He begins being passive aggressive in attitude to the others throughout the remainder of the week, greatly irritating them. Oppositely, Fajah seems humbled by the result, saying that she hopes she's done nothing to offend anyone and she'll work on any faults. Florencio and Hailey sit in the smoking area when Kristopher comes to quiz them about nominations, only to be told by Hailey not to discuss any further. Kristopher mentions to Florencio that he had hoped the LGBT housemates would stick together, and that he doesn't wish to fight him. The two seemingly make peace after getting off to an awkward start, but Florencio still claims not to like Kristopher once he walks away. Hailey comes to check on Fajah who is mentally preparing for the eviction. They discuss how being nice can come across as fake, and ultimately end up speaking about their ideas on God. Fajah mentions religion should be personal and never forced onto others, whilst Hailey talks about 'the Universe' as God, and how she feels spiritual when naked (which Fajah thinks is lovely).

On Day 15, the housemates drink in order to enjoy one last night before the second eviction. Octavia gets somewhat intoxicated and makes a speech apologising if she had offended anyone with her nudity, getting emotional when doing so. Najma and Hugo spend time bonding, leading Najma to admit in the diary room that she finds older men somewhat attractive, despite Hugo seeing her as a daughter-like figure. On Day 16, Kristopher becomes the second person evicted, leaving to a hostile reception.

Jesualdo jokingly sings 'Praise Jehovah' to Aoife and Hassan following Kristopher's eviction, glad to see someone 'toxic' leave the house. Hassan admits that the heavy boo's surprised him, with Aoife also adding that she had forgiven Kristopher for his attitude, but perhaps that the public saw more. Jesualdo begins dancing in celebration, causing the pair to laugh. On Day 18, the house is set a Zookeeping task in which Jesualdo, Bianca and Hugo are zookeepers, and must care for the housemates who are playing a variety of animals. Fajah opts to not take part as a lioness, telling Hugo that she's both claustrophobic, and doesn't condone the idea of locking a black woman in a cage for entertainment. This inspires Hailey to also not try, finding the task "stupid". Both Fajah and Hailey's lack of effort greatly annoys the house.

Penguins Najma and Hassan have to eat kippers as part of their task, which Hassan struggles with due to despising fish. Najma manages to finish almost the entire bowl herself, receiving universal praise off everyone. Monkey's Octavia and Conor have to 'monkey around' in their cage, destroying the layout whilst locating certain items. Conor begins tearing up plants in their cage, leading to Octavia walking out and refusing to "destroy nature for entertainment". Octavia complains in the diary room about the shows use of nature/deceased animals for 'retweets', saying that she has spent time living in the wilderness to be at one with Earth, and has never seen such a disregard for the natural world as she has throughout this task. Conor remains in his cage as he's egged on to continue alone by Catriona the lioness, who tells him that he's "doing great". She then asks Conor if he's single as she has a niece who is sixteen, to which Conor replies that he's twenty. A confused Catriona then asks "is that allowed?" whilst Conor finishes his task alone. On Day 19, Florencio, Hailey and Octavia are nominated for eviction by their housemates.

After finding out that she's nominated, Hailey complains to Bianca that they may all as well quit for Conor, who whilst is nice, will get away with more than most people. Continuing her gossip, Hailey approaches Catriona to voice her belief that Octavia should be evicted this week, pointing out that she has been 'out of it' since failing the weekly task, and that on multiple occasions she has claimed to think the experience isn't enjoyable. Octavia seeks solace in Najma, who is by far her only friend in the house. Najma tries to assure Octavia that she will be fine, but Octavia admits that this week has confirmed that staying in the house isn't right for her, and that she needs to get out and 'return to nature'. Najma asks if it would help if they sat in the garden more, causing Octavia to burst into tears and scream "what garden, Naj!? It's not even grass... it's AstroTurf!". On Day 19, Octavia goes to the diary room to tell Big Brother that she needs to leave, and Big Brother requests that she sleep on it. After doing so, Octavia says her goodbyes and announces that she will be departing in order to get back to her nature retreat. She particularly seems sad to say goodbye to Najma and Conor, telling them that one of them needs to win. Octavia then exits the house via the diary room.

After Octavia quits, Florencio rudely exclaims that he's glad to see the back of her, referring to Octavia as "a crazy c**t". Aoife scolds Florencio for this, declaring that he should never "call a woman that word", leading to Florencio to half-jokingly claim that Aoife is only sad as she's now the ugliest girl in the house "now that miss moon-face is gone". Aoife replies by telling Florencio he's the last individual in the house to judge anyone's aesthetic. Hugo later comforts Aoife, joking that Florencio is bitter due to nobody knowing his 'famous friends' that he boasts about. Catriona and Fajah later bond in the kitchen when discussing hair/grooming, ultimately coming to the conclusion that customer-service jobs are hell. On Day 23, Marie enters the house as a replacement for Octavia after the eviction was cancelled.

In Week 4, the group are somewhat irritated by Marie upon her entry, finding her over-the-top personality too much to handle. In the diary room, Hugo says that they've swapped a crazy but loveable Octavia for a crazy and not-so loveable Marie, doing an impression of Marie's falsetto much to his own amusement. Najma feels bitter to have lost her friend Octavia, being comforted by Catriona who tells her that she's still "the baddest bitch with a fringe in the house", joking that Marie has "nothing on (her)". Catriona's attitude towards Marie seems deeply unfriendly, often coldly replying to her and doing her upmost to make Marie feel unwelcomed. The house is given a musical theatre task in which they break into groups to perform iconic moments from popular musicals. Fajah refuses to be in both 'Oliver!' and 'Sound of Music' due to the perception of a black woman in a workhouse, and not wanting to be around 'Nazi uniforms'. Florencio agrees with Fajah, also saying he will not participate in either of those musicals. Hugo becomes fed up with Fajah's constant refusal to do tasks, saying that if she doesn't want to take part then she needs to "piss off up the trees with Octavia". Fajah is one of the few housemates to bond with Marie, glad to listen and hear about her life when others will not. On Day 26, Fajah, Florencio, Jesualdo and Hailey are nominated for eviction by their fellow housemates.

Hugo tells Big Brother that he feels he is somewhat going crazy inside the house, convinced that his housemates may in fact all be insane. This is confirmed to him after he goes to the garden and finds Conor giving Jesualdo a semi-sensual massage. Aoife jokes that Jesualdo is from Angola and is loving the opportunity to get a man's touch, causing both Jesualdo and Conor to laugh. Friends Bianca and Najma are quizzing Hugo about his marriage, continuously trying to determine how 'happy' he is with his wife. Najma later admits in the diary room that she wants to kiss Hugo by the end of the summer, going as far to say "I don't care what his wife thinks". Conor, Bianca and Fajah later sit in the snug and boast about the 'young people' forming a group in the house, and that they believe Hailey would be the best candidate to leave this week. Bianca says it's a shame, as Hailey has sunk into the background and doesn't seem to know where to place herself in the house. Aoife and Florencio listen to Jesualdo as he talks about using any money he makes from the show to visit his mother who still lives in Angola, eventually opening up about corruption and social-laws back in his home country. He explains that both Florencio and Aoife would face judgement and potentially abuse in Angola due to being LGBT, particularly when he was growing up. Jesualdo compares homophobia in his mind as being similar to racism, with Aoife agreeing and stating she doesn't understand how former colonised nations think it's clever to keep colonial-era laws to persecute homosexuality. She states that whilst Ireland has progressed massively, she remains one of the few open lesbians in her area of Cork. Jesualdo notes that he is proud of Aoife and Florencio as young black people representing diversity, causing Florencio to openly say that he wishes more older black male figures were like Jesualdo. On Day 30, Hailey becomes the third person evicted from the house.

During the eviction, Jesualdo celebrates after it is revealed that he topped the vote. Najma later complains about this in the bedroom, saying he is "arrogant and obnoxious". Aoife overhears Najma, defending Jesualdo by saying that he's allowed to celebrate surviving an eviction. Najma replies rudely by telling Aoife that she "wasn't speaking to (her)", and that there is a difference between celebrating and being rude (insinuating that Jesualdo is the latter). Aoife laughs at the idea that Najma deems there to be a difference based on who is doing the act, walking away without wanting their exchange to continue. Najma follows Aoife into the living room where they begin arguing, with Aoife asking if she'd "like to return to the bedroom so the posse can back (her) up". Najma then aggressively goes up into Aoife's face after throwing a plastic cup of water in her direction, leading Aoife to make fun of her "year six fringe", going on to claim her own beautiful fringeless face cannot relate. Aoife begins 'voguing' around the living room in order to further wind Najma up. Marie (who also has a fringe) sits watching this, and is eventually addressed by Aoife with "not you, Marie! Your fringe is lovely and was cut by somebody who isn't bosseyed". Najma is later called to the diary room and warned about aggressive behaviour, being issued with a formal and final warning.

Najma exits the diary room and immediately appears to be playing victim, calling Hugo, Bianca and Conor to join her in the garden. The trio spend time coddling Najma, getting her a drink and cigarette as they listen to her claims that Aoife started the argument. Meanwhile, Aoife goes into the bathroom to dry the water off her face. Jesualdo enters, and the pair start dancing to celebrate, knowing that Najma are her friends can see them through the glass doors that connect the garden to the bathroom. Hassan comes into the bathroom to discover what went on, and is quickly disgusted to hear about Najma's actions. Hassan goes outside to confront Najma, believing her and her group to be borderline bullying Aoife. Najma continues crying, refusing to speak with Hassan "whilst upset". Hugo tells Hassan to "back off", leading to an argument between the pair. Fajah (who was outside watching this unfold) steps in to defend Hassan, having grown to dislike the way which certain individuals are acting. Catriona and Conor both try to break up the argument between the men, with Conor taking Hugo's side, which greatly upsets his friend Hassan.

Hassan returns to the bathroom to report on the events to Aoife and Jesualdo, saying that they all ganged up on him, and that Fajah and Catriona were the only two to speak up in favour of him. Jesualdo then decides he will be the next to confront the group, heading outside where he's immediately screamed at by Bianca, to which Jesualdo calmly tells her "not you, goodbye". Jesualdo grills Najma on her behaviour hoping to get a response, but instead is continuously shouted at by Bianca who says he is "antagonising everyone". Jesualdo labels Bianca stupid, suggesting that her shouting is due to a lack of intelligence and maturity. Catriona is annoyed with Jesualdo for continuing the arguing, telling him to go back inside. After Jesualdo labels everyone in the garden "cowards", Catriona lets slip that she nominated him in the past, leading to her ultimately getting the house punished. The next morning, Najma opts to apologise to Aoife, suggesting that things got out of hand and that it wasn't her intention to appear aggressive. On Day 33, Catriona, Florencio, Hugo and Jesualdo are nominated to face the fifth eviction.

After nominations, Conor checks on Aoife and says that he wants her to know that he wasn't taking any sides during 'Fight Night'. She admits that she is fine, mentioning that whilst she and Najma will unlikely ever be friends, that she accepts her apology. Conor and Catriona later spend time talking to Marie, with Catriona revealing that she has often done free grooms for homeless people's dogs. Marie then mentions that she doesn't think homeless people should have access to dogs because they cannot look after them. Conor tells Marie that the dog often provides necessary motivation and companionship that homeless people badly need, leading to Marie to state that "most homeless people are drug addicts or alcoholics" and that they "put themselves in that position", believing it not to be fair to also have a dog with them. Catriona and Conor are visibly horrified by this opinion. Bianca gets friends Hugo and Fajah to sit with her later in the day, eventually joined by Hassan who wants to make amends with Hugo after their fight. Hugo hugs Hassan, and the group agree that the house needs to move on after the severe arguments. Hassan later joins Fajah and his friend Najma in the snug, claiming he is proud of Najma for apologising and recognising that she did wrong. Fajah compliments Hassan on how he handled himself during 'Fight Night', saying that it was good to see somebody speak up and ultimately help bring peace. On Day 37, Hugo is the next person evicted from the house, much to the surprise of his housemates.

Najma congratulates Jesualdo on surviving eviction once again, aiming to mend the relationship between them after a week of fighting. Najma then joins friend Fajah, and the girls discuss Catriona, who they feel has become moody since facing evictions. Fajah comments that she cannot see Catriona lasting much longer unless she is popular with the public. Florencio is set a secret task by Big Brother to open a pop-up salon in the bathroom, where he must wash several housemates hair and convince one girl to let him cut their hair. He is able to convince Bianca to let him trip the ends of her hair, ultimately passing the task and winning a party for the house. Once finished, Najma decides to let Florencio do her hair once again, with Florencio joking that she is 'queen' of the social game after being so many individuals best friend in the house. On Day 40, Catriona, Florencio, Jesualdo and Marie are nominated by their fellow housemates.

Marie feels down after being nominated for eviction, finding comfort from Jesualdo who tells her that this is his third consecutive week being up, and that he won't let it bother him. She complains that she is at a disadvantage due to coming in late, but Jesualdo says there are worse things than being evicted from a reality show. At the party, Conor hypes up Florencio, assuring him that he is popular due to surviving several evictions. Fajah and Jesualdo have a dance off at the party, taking the attention away from Conor and Najma who drunkenly kiss in a joke-like manner. Jesualdo pulls Aoife and Florencio for a chat outside as the party dies down, telling them that if this is his final night he expects one of them should go on to win. He highlights the importance of positive diversity. He goes on to call Aoife like a younger sister, saying that his experience wouldn't be the same without her. Aoife jokingly prays out loud that both can survive, hoping to see Catriona or Marie leave instead. On Day 44, Marie received the fewest votes and was evicted from the house.

In Week 7, the house is set a News Anchor/Chat Show task. Aoife and Bianca are assigned the role of morning-show hosts, but end up bickering throughout after not being able to agree how fast/slow they should talk. Aoife voices her frustrations of working with Bianca to Conor, who despite liking Bianca says he can understand the difficulty. Jesualdo somehow gets the role as main news anchor, but his accent and difficulty reading the teleprompter make the whole thing a train-wreck. The house sit watching it unfold, realising their chances of winning may in fact be minimal. Najma delivers the weather forecast, not realising whatever she says will be experienced first hand, with the wind/rain machine providing amusing scenes for those watching. Catriona complains about Jesualdo's poor performance in the challenge to Hassan, who agrees that it's irritating, noting that they've failed several tasks and the basic food budget is making him hungry. Catriona then says "you now all see why I've never liked him". On Day 43, Bianca, Catriona and Jesualdo were nominated to face the next eviction.

Aoife, Bianca, Fajah and Najma head a 'Loose Women' style panel show in which they have to re-live awkward moments from their time in the house. Aoife gives commentary on her fight with Najma, jokingly asking "why would anyone throw a drink at someone? How horrible...", whilst Najma cringes as she re-watches the drunken kiss she had with Conor. Fajah then has to slate herself for refusinfg to do two challenges, with Bianca seeing her arguments with Kristopher, managing to throw insults in his direction for being the second evicted. After narrowly passing the task, the house have drinks and play a game of spin the bottle, resulting in kisses between Aoife and Najma, Aoife and Florencio, and Conor and Jesualdo, all amusing the housemates greatly. On Day 51, Catriona is the sixth person evicted from the house.

In Week 8, several housemates begin to tire of Conor, who they find sticks his nose into everyone's interactions. Many begin to theorise that he is 'too nice', and that it may be an act. Bianca, Conor, Hassan and Fajah later sit together and laugh at how the house is all younger individuals (with the addition of Jesualdo), and that as a result Jesualdo is the odd-man-out at this point. Florencio, Najma and Conor eat dinner together, and Florencio questions the pair if they'd consider dating outside the house. Both blush, but assure Florecnio that they are "just friends". However, he tells them to think of the magazine deals. Fajah checks on Jesualdo, wanting to ensure as the only non-millennial that he isn't struggling. He assures her that he'll be fine, noting that he is close with Aoife and Florencio, but thanks her for her concern. On Day 54, Bianca, Jesualdo and Hassan are nominated for eviction by their fellow housemates.

After 56 days, Bianca admits to Hassan that she is sexually frustrated, and flirts with him by the pool. He goes along with it, eventually telling Bianca that they can go for drink outside the house. On Day 57, Florencio apologises to Bianca, telling her in code that he had nominated her in the past. Big Brother punishes Florencio and the house for this, with everybody irritated that he'd even try to speak in code. Najma boils hot water for people to use for 'quick washes'. Whilst doing this, Hassan talks to her, and they agree that Florencio continuously takes two steps back after mending relationships. On Day 58, Jesualdo is the seventh person evicted from the house.

In Week 9, Hassan, Najma and Fajah comment on how close they've grown, promising to stay in touch upon leaving the house. Aoife makes a meal celebrating the group making the penultimate week, with the meal being a blend of her Irish and Nigerian heritage. Everyone enjoys the meal, and they toast the young people 'dominating' the season. Fajah then jokes "poor Percy", causing everyone to laugh. Najma feels a bit of guilt post-meal and takes Aoife alone outside. She sits her down holds her hands, giving an impassioned speech about how she's sorry for the fights and rift between them. She notes that she has grown to 'love' Aoife, and hopes they can be friends out the house. Najma then says "and you know how I'm close to everyone, so if I did nominate you this week please don't think it means I don't like you". Big Brother punishes Najma, saying that she will automatically face the final eviction and is not permitted to nominate this week. Najma then passes the buck between herself and Aoife, claiming they both should have stayed quiet (even though Aoife never said anything). On Day 61, Aoife, Bianca, Fajah, Florencio, Hassan and Najma are revealed to face the final eviction. As a result, Conor is the first person revealed to have made the final week.

Najma sulks at being nominated, having wanted to make the final week un-nominated by her fellow housemates. Florencio tells her "you should've kept your mouth shut, sis", causing an argument between the pair after Najma denies doing anything majorly wrong. Aoife and Fajah talk about Florencio later on, agreeing that whilst he maybe had a point that he shouldn't always look for a fight, and that sometimes it is best to say nothing. Fajah later eggs Bianca and Hassan on to peck, claiming that one of them could leave and it may be their last chance. The two go through with it, and Bianca claims that is all he'll get in the house. On Day 65, Florencio is evicted from the house after receiving the fewest votes to save. Later on, the vote opens for who the public want to win the season. On Day 70, the vote freezes and Bianca is evicted after generating the fewest votes to win.

The final occurred on Day 72, with Hassan finishing fifth and Conor finishing fourth after the second vote freeze. After the final vote closed, Najma was announced to have finished in third place. Fajah finished as runner-up, with Aoife being declared the winner of Season 8.

Trivia

 * Original housemates Aoife, Bianca, Conor, Hassan, Jesualdo, Kristopher and Najma were created by James. Original housemates Catriona, Fajah, Florencio, Hailey, Hugo, Octavia and Percy were created by Simon (along with intruder Marie).
 * The cast was considered 'too young' in hindsight, lacking generally over-the-top characters that both James and Simon enjoy.
 * A total of six housemates were from BAME backgrounds (Jesualdo - Angolan, Florencio - Afro-Brazilian, Fajah - Black British, Aoife - Irish/Nigerian mixed, Najma - British-Iranian, Hassan - British-Pakistani).
 * A total of three housemates were openly LGBT at the time of competing (Aoife - lesbian, Florencio and Kristopher - gay).
 * Several 'jokes' during the season included:
 * The fact that the season was experimental to try and get to know the cast better (with all previous seasons have 20 housemates). Ironically, the smaller cast and run-time left many housemates forming large friendship groups and individual personalities getting lost; the opposite of what was intended.
 * That Simon thought so highly of 'lovely' Fajah that she could generate endless awful moments and still be heroic in his eyes.
 * That Kristopher was designed to be the ex-boyfriend of Season 6 and All-Stars housemate Cheeto. The fact Kristopher turned out awful only made this more amusing, as it explained their breakup. It was said that Cheeto, Noal, Abiola, Alan and Susanne threw a watch-party for the eviction and tweeted a photo in celebration of Kristopher's eviction.
 * That Fight Week was perhaps the most intense series of fights across any season, and as a result is one of the only memorable moments of Season 8.
 * Aoife being an alternate for Susanne's entry position in Season 6, and ironically both going on to become winners.

Big Brother (UK)
Catriona D'Amelio returned as a Second Chance housemate as part of Big Brother 11. She became the first returning player to be evicted, leaving in 18th place.