Marcus evicted from 'Big Brother' house

Marcus was the latest contestant to be evicted from the 'Big Brother' house last night.

Siavash, who was also nominated, survived last night’s public vote.

Marcus, 35, a carpenter from Brentford, looked relieved as presenter Davina McCall announced he would be the 12th contestant to be evicted.

He hugged fellow housemates before leaving the house to a mixture of cheers and boos. As he greeted the crowds fans began to cheer his name.

During an interview with McCall, Marcus said he was glad to leave the house and was not upset not to make it to the final week next week.

When asked why he didn’t walk out if he wanted to leave so much he said: “Because of how many people want to be in the house. You don’t know what it’s like when you’re in there.”

When questioned about his relationship with ex-housemate Noirín, the self-titled Irrepressible Dark Horse said: “I 99.9% knew nothing was going to happen but I was bored so I took the 0.01% chance.”

Earlier yesterday Rodrigo added £6,000 (€4,195) to the prize fund by correctly identifying animal sounds. The prize fund now stands at £6,020 (€4,209) after Big Brother wiped the amount down to zero when housemates staged a breakout.