Big Brother Zelah’s relationship with girlfriend Francesca Ridella has been a hot topic of conversation
Big Brother star Zelah has further fuelled whispers of a romance brewing in the iconic house with a bombshell relationship update.
In tonight’s episode (October 27), viewers will see Sam grappling with his feelings for housemate Zelah as their bond continues to grow, fuelling speculation of a budding romance.
During a heart-to-heart with Big Brother in the Diary Room, Sam reveals: “Last night, we were in the Snug. Me, Caroline, Zelah and Nancy. I think we were talking about how me and Zelah flirt a lot and obviously I love it and I play right into it, but so does he..
Big Brother’s Zelah has become a fan favourite within the house(Image: ITV)
“He said, ‘No but it’s fine because my girlfriend’s really open, really trustworthy, she understands. And she said if I had a crush on anybody in the house I could explore that’.”
Sam goes on to say: “Me and Nancy looked at each other. But then he’s there saying ‘I’ve got a green light to explore something that I might potentially feel’. So I’m kind of trying to feel that out and just think ‘okay what does that mean’?”
Later on, Sam is seen offering Zelah sweets, to which Zelah responds: “Can I have the mushroomy looking things and then I’ll let you pick something else for me as well. I trust your taste.”
To this, Sam retorts: “Really? I have good taste as well.” Could this be a hint that Zelah harbours feelings for Sam?
Prior to this, there were rumours of a romantic connection between Zelah and Feyisola. Before her eviction last week, Feyiosola confessed that she would consider pursuing a relationship with Zelah, should he be single, reports OK!
However, she later faced backlash from fans after telling Zelah: “I’m going to cover my broken nail so you don’t see it because I want you to still fancy me.”
Big Brother Zelah’s relationship has been the talk of social media lately(Image: ITV)
She later clarified that she was only “joking”, but fans expressed concern for Zelah’s girlfriend Francesca Ridella.
Francesca herself has not held back in expressing her views on the speculation surrounding Zelah and Feyisola’s relationship, taking to TikTok to say: “Zelah has not crossed any of our boundaries, so can we all please chill.”
In previous scenes, Zelah opened up to Nancy, Sam and Caroline about being bisexual as he said: “I’ve only really been with women so it’s something I haven’t really properly explored.”
When asked if he would explore things with a male if he weren’t with his girlfriend, he responded: “I’d probably explore.” He added: “I should put it out there though that I am in a monogamous relationship at the moment.”
He continued: “We’re in that kind of relationship where if I did feel a certain way, she even said ‘If you have a crush on someone in the house that’s ok’. Obviously I can’t act on it because we have boundaries, I would not act on it in any sense of the word, that would be cheating.”
Zelah and his girlfriend met while Francesca was playing for a women’s football team, and Zelah for a women’s rugby club. After being friends for some time, the pair eventually found their way to each other after nearly sharing a kiss during a night out.
Big Brother continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
