Marcus and Halfwit face the chop

Halfwit and Marcus will face the boot from the Big Brother house tonight.

Following a spate of rule breaking by housemates, Big Brother decided to allow a free discussion of nominations until further notice.

As they got used to the new rules, housemates began to form alliances and decide between them who they would nominate.

Marcus told the house that he would like to be up for the eviction, as did David.

But Bea chided David for announcing this to the house, saying he did not really mean it.

Halfwit – whose real name is Freddie – has already survived being nominated for eviction five times.

But despite his apparent popularity outside the house, the aspiring politician’s behaviour has clearly irritated Bea, who complained to Big Brother that he was living “in an arrogant bubble”.