Bookies' delight at Freddie eviction

Bookies have cleaned up after Marcus was saved from eviction last night.

Marcus had been the hot favourite to get the boot since nominations were announced earlier this week.

But last night saw Freddie become the ninth official housemate to be evicted from the house.

William Hill have now said they see Marcus as a "contender" to win the show.

Spokesman Rupert Adams said: "We see a lot of money for Marcus to go but Freddie got the boot in a close-run race."

"We are now sitting on a decent profit," he added.

The odds for the front runners are close. Siavash is the current favourite at 5/2, followed by Rodrigo at 11/4 and Sophie at 3/1.

Following being saved by the public, Marcus is now at odds of 5/1, which is level with Charlie.