Who won Big Brother 2026 last night? Rochelle crowned champion

The hit reality show returned for a fourth series on ITV (after the 2023 reboot) on September 13.

It has since become the most-watched series since the 2023 reboot.

Big Brother 2026 has surpassed 220 million streams on ITVX, with the current series and its companion show generating more than 56 million streams—a 67% increase on last year.

Who won Big Brother 2026 last night?

Following the public vote last night, hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best crowned Rochelle the winner of Big Brother 2026.

As the winner of the ITV series, Rochelle walks away with a "life-changing" £100,000 cash prize.

Twinks finished runner-up, and Yasmin came in third.

Samuel came fourth, followed by Lynx in fifth and Catrin in sixth.

Following her win on Thursday (November 5) night, Rochelle said: "Thank you so much to every single person that voted for me.

"I can't tell you what this means to me.

"It's absolutely incredible.

"I don't know who you are, but thank you so so much, and I hope that I entertained you because I worked bloody hard in that house.

"Also, it looks like I've got the last word, because I'm the winner, winner, chicken dinner."

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Viewers react to Rochelle winning "the best Big Brother series in years"

Fans took to social media to share their thoughts on the result, with many saying Rochelle deserved to win.

One person, posting on X (formerly Twitter), said: "Most definitely deserved it, well done, you did very well."

Another wrote: "She’s an icon and absolutely deserved to win it.

"She can rest her back now as she has been carrying this whole series and has made it the best series on ITV and one of the best series in years in tbh."

A third added: "Yes Rochelle, you didn’t just entertain you carried the show and put BB back on the map.

"Well done."

When is Big Brother: The Reunion?

Big Brother: The Reunion airs tonight (Friday, November 6) at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.

All episodes of Big Brother and Big Brother: The Group Chat are now available to stream on ITVX.

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