[7] Shortly after the first eviction of the series, Becky Hannon, one of three wildcard housemates, was chosen by the public to enter the house on Day 4.

The only housemate not to be evicted by the viewer's Vote was Conor, who was bribed out of the house with half of the £100,000 prize fund as part of a Dilemma in the White Room.

[15] Auditions for the series returned to London and Manchester, as well as Glasgow and Cardiff for the first time since the show's move to Channel 5, in February 2012.

On 10 May, pictures were released of potential housemates being moved into a café in London, whilst having blankets over their heads and bodies to hide their identity.

It features an Olympic-style theme promoting the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, with famous Big Brother tasks being included and Dowling, East, Emma Willis and Alice Levine overlooking a Big Brother stadium before Dowling calls "Let the fun and games begin!".

[18] On 1 June, during an interview on Loose Women, Dowling and Willis announced that 16 housemates would enter on launch night.

A further housemate will be chosen by public vote from a choice of three "wildcards" selected by East and will enter the house during a live show on Day 4.

[19] The three potential contestants – Becky, Bhavesh and Anthony – were announced and confirmed during the Big Brother: The Auditions broadcast.

The rest of the eye was separated into multi-coloured sections that would rotate and spin during the title sequence, at the beginning and end and also when the day and time was being announced by narrator Marcus Bentley.

Situated in the corner of the garden, a mysterious 'White Corridor' appeared on Day 57 in which three housemates were to compete in order to win a free pass to the Final.

In receiving the fewest nomination votes that week, Conor, Luke S, Sara and Scott had to decide which three of them would move into the white room.

On Day 60, the true nature of the White Room task was revealed, when Conor and Luke S were faced with a dilemma.

The two housemates were presented with half of the winner's £100,000 prize fund, and were informed that pressing their button would allow them to receive some of the money, at the price of their place in the house.

For being the last housemate to hit his button Luke S earned a guaranteed pass to the final night of the series.

He chose flute-player Anthony, 'Indian Brian Dowling' Bhavesh, and Becky, who is nicknamed 'The Hurricane' by her friends.

According to Broadcast, media regulator Ofcom received 356 complaints about Conor's comments towards Deana on 25 June episode by midnight on the night of transmission, and the figure later rose to over 1,000.

Talking about her Sick n' Mix task with Adam, Caroline told Scott Mason: "I just don't understand why he had to do it, fucking wanker.

Ofcom has confirmed that they received 50 complaints over the jibe, despite Big Brother's formal warning to Caroline over the remarks.

The show's executive producer said on 29 June: "There would be very serious consequences for Conor or for any housemate if they were to continue to use language that was unacceptable like that within the House.