Celebrity Big Brother house punished for Samantha, Ashley rule break

The Celebrity Big Brother housemates have been punished after Samantha Brick and Ashley McKenzie broke the rules banning the discussion of nominations.

The group were gathered on the sofas by Big Brother last night and first told that the hot water would be shut off for the evening after the Daily Mail writer told Lorenzo Borghese that she "didn't nominate" him on Wednesday (August 22).



"I'm so sorry, everyone," Brick grinned, as Borghese quipped: "Thank you for not nominating me though."

However, Big Brother then revealed that as housemates were being summoned to the sofas, McKenzie had told Martin Kemp: "I picked a real bad one. Honestly, I swear on my life. [I nominated] Julian [Clary]".

As a result of the second rule break, the hot water ban was extended to today (August 24), provoking gasps from the celebrities.

Shortly after the announcement, McKenzie approached Clary and explained his reasons for nominating him.

"All I said is I didn't know you as much as I know [other] people in here," the Olympian said. "I'm just being real with you. Thats why I'm in trouble because I said it was a wrong decision I made."

Celebrity Big Brother continues tonight with a live eviction show at 9pm on Channel 5.