Jordan has been crowned the latest champion of Big Brother following its return to British and Irish TV screens.
The live final on ITV - and on Virgin Media Two here in Ireland - saw Olivia and Henry placing second and third respectively, following a final with Yinrun and Noky on Friday, which saw almost six million votes cast across the UK.
The social experiment, in which housemates live together in a custom-built home for weeks without access to the outside world, returned in October with 16 contestants following a five-year hiatus.
On winning the £100,000 prize, lawyer Jordan said: "I can pay my council tax!"
It all came down to this moment... Congratulations to the winner of Big Brother 2023 👑 #BBUK pic.twitter.com/MoHKkHms3y
— Big Brother UK (@bbuk) November 17, 2023
Jordan also said he "hasn't the foggiest" why he was voted champion after 42 days in the house, but said of his Big Brother journey: "I have let myself go a tiny bit, I didn’t feel any regret so that was shocking.
"I could be quite uptight – I hope I haven’t lost the dryness and become a bit wet."
He added: "First round on me then," when asked what he would do with his prize money.
While second-placed housemate Olivia, a dancer from Glasgow, said: "I’ve said from the get-go as soon as you open your mouth in that house you become part of the firing line, sometimes it is easier to be quiet, you carry less of a weight on your shoulders if you just keep your mouth shut.
"But I would not be me if I didn’t open this big, fat gob."
Big Brother, which was axed by the UK's Channel 5 amid a ratings slump in 2018, returned this year with new hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best.
On placing third in the competition, food writer Henry said: "I honestly never expected to be here and I am shocked. It genuinely has really, really impacted me and I think I am leaving a much better person."
Fourth place contestant Yinrun, a customer support agent, said: "I would say I had the best time of my life in the house.
"I was very shy in the first week especially. I was the outsider. I gained more than I paid in this process."
Placing fifth, Miss Universe Great Britain 2022 winner Noky added: "I think I kept it real throughout and I think people respected that consistency and that’s why I am here."
Source: Press Association
