Who is Farida? Meet Big Brother 2023 housemate and make-up artist
Farida is one of the first housemates up for eviction.
Big Brother is back in full swing and, after a week on air, it's time for the first eviction of the series. Unfortunately, Farida is at risk.
Make-up artist Farida will face the first public vote of the series after she received the most nominations by her fellow housemates. The news was announced live on air during Big Brother: Late & Live by Will Best.
As the series continues, the Big Brother contestants will be tasked and have their every moves watched. As usual, the housemates will vote for who they want to put up for eviction and us at home will get to vote for who we want to evict.
The new season will last six weeks and will see the contestants battling it out to be announced as this year's champs, but will Farida be out of the running?
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As the first eviction gets underway, here's everything you need to know about Farida - one of the contestants in the Big Brother 2023 cast line-up.
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Who is Farida?
Age: 50
Job: Make-up artist
From: Wolverhampton
50-year-old Farida was the second contestant to enter the Big Brother house and has proven herself to be a comedy icon already.
When asked why she chose to go onto the show, Farida said: "I'm very proud who who I am and I feel like Asian women and Asian culture is underrepresented on ITV. A lot of people think that wearing a headscarf might stop you from having opportunities, whereas for me, it's been completely the opposite. I embrace it with confidence and it's actually given me lots of opportunities!
Farida is hoping to let people know that Muslims are "far from suppressed", and is looking forward to "everything" that Big Brother will bring.
She plans to "embrace" the competition. "I believe in living for the moment and I want to remember that I'm on of thousands of applicants who made it inside the house."
Is Farida on Instagram?
Yes! You can follow Farida on Instagram at @travellergypsyhairstylinmakeup although you may be waiting a while for her to accept your follow request, as her account is currently private.
As per ITV's Duty of Care, all of the housemates' Instagram accounts will remain dormant during their time on the show, including making their pages private.
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