AJ Odud and Will Best vow to 'hold housemates to account' in Celebrity Big Brother exit interviews
AJ Odudu and Will Best have vowed to hold contestants to account on 'Celebrity Big Brother'.
The presenting duo hosted the revival of the hit reality show 'Big Brother' when it moved to ITV1 towards the end of last year and now that a celebrity edition is due to launch on Monday (04.03.24) with a secret lineup of stars, both have admitted that neither of them will be afraid of grilling the housemates on their exit if it is needed.
In a joint interview, Will, 39, told the Daily Star newspaper's HotTV column: "You have to ask the questions that people want the answers to.
"You have to hold people to account if that's required."
However, Will also explained that the post-evictions can be "intense" because housmates emerge from the show unaware of how they have come across on television for the past several weeks and feels he, therefore, has a duty to be "sensitive" with his line of questioning.
He said: "The interviews are intense. They come out and have no idea how they've been perceived on TV. Suddenly they're confronted by us asking them questions that might be difficult to
answer. As a host, you have to be sensitive to an extent to make sure everybody is OK."
Meanwhile, his co-host AJ - who in late 2023 saw former lawyer Jordan Sangha, 26, crowned winner of the regular series with dancer Olivia Young, 23, as runner-up - admitted that the series provides viewers with a rare chance to see a celebrity just moments after their exit so they can provide "fresh insight", whereas in a lot of instances, the evictee has the chance to get themselves together before having to explain things.
AJ explained: "When something goes slightly south for a celebrity in the house. On a lot of shows people can sleep on it, think about it. But there is none of that on this show.
"It's also a chance for them to say their side of the story. It's live and direct from the horse's mouth.
"We can find out what was running through their mind at the time they acted the way that they did. It's a really exciting chance to get a bit of insight fresh from the house."
