Jo and Cleo get the Big Brother boot

JO O’MEARA and Cleo Rocos were the two celebrities evicted from the Big Brother house by the public last night.

Former S Club 7 singer Jo, who was involved in the race row which saw Jade Goody and her mother allegedly bullying Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, had been the favourite to be evicted.

But in a twist unknown to the housemates, actress and writer Cleo was also booted out. Shilpa Shetty, Dirk Benedict and Ian Watkins — H from Steps — avoided eviction.

Jo received 48.4% of viewers’ votes, and Cleo 27.9%.

Before leaving the house, Jo expressed concern about screams from the crowd of “Get Jo out”. The evicted pair emerged from the BB house to a mixture of boos and cheers after the result of the public vote was announced.