'''''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'''
was the daily news/magazine based show about Big Brother'' which was presented by
Rylan Clark-Neal every night of the week.
Emma Willis previously presented the show on non-eviction nights, however as of February 2015, Clark became the sole presenter. The show is filmed in Stage 6 at
Elstree Studios, which is only a short walk from the main house itself. During
Big Brother 14, the Saturday show was renamed '''''Big Brother's Bit on the Psych'''
with a focus on psychological analysis of the housemates and was presented by Clark with co-hosts Iain Lee and Luisa Zissman. The Sunday show was renamed Rylan's Supersized Celebrity Sunday
during 2013 and focused on celebrity guests and entertainment. The Saturday and Sunday editions of Bit on the Side
did not return for Celebrity Big Brother 15
, meaning the show only aired 5 times a week. Prior to Big Brother'' 14, the show was presented by Emma Willis on weekdays, with
Jamie East and
Alice Levine on the weekend shows. On 2 February 2015, it was announced that
Emma Willis had decided to step down from her role on
Bit on the Side in order to focus on presenting the main show and reduce her workload. with
Alex Reid as the first panellist on the show.
Format The show features debates and conversations about the latest goings on in the house with a studio audience and celebrity panel. During Big Brother 2011, Saturday's edition of the show took the form of a chat show with celebrity guests and Sunday's edition of the show was a 'Sunday game show', based on the weeks action from the House, with
Josie Gibson and Jamie East as the regular team captains. Each daily edition also contains a news feature covering the day's action in the Big Brother House. The show also contains a round up of online activity which was hosted by a member of the digital team until January 2015. It is now incorporated into the main show and hosted by the presenter on that evening.
Show changes On 17 April 2013, it was announced that Alice Levine and Jamie East would be departing the show. On 14 May, Channel 5 confirmed that
Rylan Clark and
AJ Odudu will present the show, alongside Willis from Tuesdays to Thursdays and post eviction each week. Clark would also present a Sunday lunchtime edition of the show. It is sub-titled ''Rylan's Supersized Celebrity Sunday''. Also a spin-off show, '''''Big Brother's Bit on the Psych''''' would be aired on Saturday nights (instead of BBBOTS), with guests and psychologists examining housemates' behaviour during the week, hosted by AJ and
Iain Lee. This show is similar to other psychology-based shows that have previously aired, most notably
Big Brother: On the Couch shown during BB8 and was hosted by McCall. AJ did not return to Bit on the Side in January 2014 and was replaced by Rylan as the sole presenter on the days that Emma was not working. He also took over presenting Bit on the Psych alongside Iain Lee who was promoted to a regular co-host. During the January series,
Carol McGiffin was a regular panellist however, she was replaced by
Luisa Zissman from summer 2014. For the 15th series of
Celebrity Big Brother in January 2015,
Bit on the Side was cut down from 6 episodes a week 5 episodes a week. During
Big Brother 16, Channel 5 announced that the show would be given an extended slot on Monday evenings and would be renamed '''''Big Brother's Bigger Bit on the Side'''
; the show featured extra analysis of the housemates, more exclusives and more celebrity guests. There is no news on whether the extended editions will continue for Celebrity Big Brother 16''. In August 2015, it was revealed that
Bit on the Side would revert to its original 7 nights a week format for the 16th edition of
Celebrity Big Brother. The weekday episodes would air on Channel 5, with the weekend episodes airing on 5*. The Weekend Edition was titled '''''Big Brother's Bit on the State Side''''' and was presented by
Rylan Clark-Neal.
Panellists The weekday shows feature a panel of guests. Panellists that have appeared on the show, so far, have included many ex
Big Brother and
Celebrity Big Brother contestants, amongst other celebrities not directly linked to
Big Brother such as
Kate Walsh and Jay Camilleri from E4's
Dirty Sexy Things. Former
Bit on the Side co-host, AJ Odudu, had also appeared on occasions, as well as former hosts Jamie and Alice (on weekday shows).
Regular panellists and presenters of in-show features •
Kerry Katona (2011–18) •
Nikki Grahame (2011–18) •
Lisa Appleton (2011, 2013–18) •
Nicola McLean (2011–18) •
Sinitta (2011–14, 2016–18) •
Gemma Collins (2012–18) •
Denise Welch (2012–18) •
Rustie Lee (2012–18) •
Carol McGiffin (2012–18) •
Kim Woodburn (2012–18) •
Roman Kemp (2012–13, 2015, 2017–18) •
Charlotte Crosby (2013–18) •
Katie Price (2013–18) •
Christian Howes (2013–17) •
Stephanie Pratt (2013–18) •
Su Pollard (2013–18) •
Nina Wadia (2014–18) •
Eamonn Holmes (2014–18) •
Luisa Zissman (2014–18) •
Anthony Costa (2014–18) •
James Jordan (2014–18) •
Philip Olivier (2014–18) •
Michelle Visage (2014–18) •
Bobby-Cole Norris (2015–18) •
Dan Wootton (2015–18) •
Ricky Norwood (2015–18) •
Tyger Drew-Honey (2015–18) •
Tiffany Pollard (2016–18) •
Kieron Richardson (2016–18) •
Ola Jordan (2016–18) •
Andy West (2016–18) •
Ian "H" Watkins (2017–18) •
Trisha Goddard (2017–18) • Tom Read Wilson (2017–18) •
Amy Childs (2011–13, 2015) •
Kian Egan (2011–12) •
Martin Kemp (2012–13) •
Coleen Nolan (2012–15) •
Aisleyne Horgan Wallace (2011–15) •
Gillian Taylforth (2013) •
Lee Ryan (2014) •
Jim Davidson (2014–15) •
Christopher Biggins (2014–16) •
Stephanie Davis (2017)
Broadcast Presenters Notes ;
Celebrity Big Brother 8 • Willis hosted the 27 August 2011 show due to Levine attending a wedding. ;
Big Brother 12 • East and Levine hosted the 14 October 2011 show due to Willis taking an extended weekend break. • Dowling guest hosted the show for the week commencing 31 October 2011. ;
Big Brother 13 • Levine hosted the 12 July 2012 show due to Willis taking a break. • Willis was absent on 25–26 July and 30 August 2012 due to illness, so was replaced by East and Levine. • Levine hosted the 27 July 2012 eviction show, due to Willis' continuing absence because of illness. ;
Big Brother 14 • From this series onwards, Saturday's edition of ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side
was renamed Big Brother's Bit on the Psych'', whilst Sunday's edition has been sub-titled ''Rylan's Supersized Celebrity Sunday''. • Clark and Odudu hosted the 13 June launch show, due to Willis hosting the main show. • Odudu was brought in as cover for 30 June 2013, due to Clark performing in Belfast the night before. But, Clark made it back in time so it was double headed. Odudu still appeared on the show during one of the games. •
Matt Johnson co-hosted the 17 August Psych show with Odudu due to Lee being suspended. ;
Celebrity Big Brother 12 • Clark and Odudu hosted the 22 August launch show, due to Willis hosting the main show. • For this series, Emma now hosts Monday night's edition whilst AJ and Rylan host Wednesday's, due to the mid-week evictions. • The editions on 30 August and 6 September were 90 minutes long. • Willis and Lee co-hosted the 13 September finale show alongside AJ and Rylan. ;
Celebrity Big Brother 13 • For this series, Emma continues to host Monday's, Tuesday's and Thursday's editions whereas Rylan hosts Wednesday's and Friday's editions with Emma for part of show due to the departure of AJ Odudu. He takes over Saturday's
Psych show and co-hosts it with Lee, who is promoted from regular guest.
Carol McGiffin joins Saturday's
Psych edition as a regular guest, much like Lee's previous role. • For this series, there is no longer a Sunday edition. •
Celebrity Super Spa host
Laura Jackson acts as a roving reporter for this series. ;
Big Brother 15 • For this series, Emma hosts Tuesday–Thursday and Rylan hosts both Monday's and Friday's editions. Rylan co-hosts Saturday's Psych show with Iain.
Luisa Zissman will serve as regular panellist, appearing throughout the week instead of just on a Saturday like Carol. • Clark hosted the 5 June launch show, due to Willis hosting the main show. •
Matt Johnson hosted 26 July show with Iain Lee as Rylan was off ;
Celebrity Big Brother 14 • Rylan hosted the Monday edition and Emma hosted the Wednesday edition for the first week only. From week 2, Emma hosts Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, whilst Rylan will host Wednesday and Friday. Iain Lee, again, co-hosts Saturday with Rylan. • Luisa returned as a regular panellist • There was no episode on 30 August. • Rylan hosted the 8 September edition due to Emma attending an awards show ;
Celebrity Big Brother 15 • Rylan now hosts the Tuesday and Friday editions as these are eviction nights, instead of Wednesday and Friday like the previous series. Emma will host Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. There is no Saturday edition for the first time. • Luisa appeared four times as a panellist, unable to commit to more. • Rylan hosted the 21 January edition due to Emma attending an award show. • Emma hosted her final ever edition on 2 February. For the final week, Rylan hosted the Tuesday through to Friday editions. ;
Celebrity Big Brother 16 • The weekend editions were reintroduced and hosted on sister channel 5*. • The 23 September edition aired on 5* instead of Channel 5 ;
Celebrity Big Brother 17 • Rylan Clark is now credited as
Rylan Clark-Neal, since he married
Dan Neal on 7 November 2015 ;
Celebrity Big Brother 20 • The 10 August edition aired on 5* instead of Channel 5
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