Trisha Goddard is back to reality after unfortunately being evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house on Tuesday night. The legendary TV presenter was up against EastEnders star Patsy Palmer and Coronation Street actor Jack P Shepherd but unfortunately, she was the housemate who received the fewest amounts of votes from viewers.
Trisha, 67, who lives with stage four breast cancer – meaning it’s treatable but not curable – said that she loved being in the house because it was a huge distraction from her cancer diagnosis and treatments. While she was still in the Celebrity Big Brother house, Trisha was being treated by a palliative care team, after having a major treatment just before joining the show. Trisha first fought the disease in 2008, but was sadly diagnosed in 2023 for a second time.
While many of the celebrities in the house are cracking under the pressure, Dancing on Ice alum Trisha said that being there was a ‘respite’ from the outside world – where she is facing far more important issues than nominations and shopping orders. During a thought-provoking scene on Tuesday’s episode before her eviction, Trisha said that she was in no rush to get back to the real world as the reality of her situation had dwindled while in the house.
While speaking to Angellica Bell, Trisha shared: “I kind of realised – I know the big ‘C’ comes up a lot – here’s a holiday from it. Do you get me? I can just have fun and things like that, and then when I get back out I’m sort of-“
Angellica interjected: “Back to it? Back to reality, it’s sort of a bubble isn’t it?” Trisha agreed, saying: “It’s a bubble, as I say it’s been my respite – not that I expected it to be, I’m completely surprised by that. It’s been a respite from treatment and stuff.” Moments later, amid growing tensions in the house, Trisha jokingly shared that the “bubble” in the house was no match for real life. “I’ve survived worse,” she said.
Trisha is now back to reality and will be undergoing more treatment straight after leaving the house. Before entering the iconic house last week, she told hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best: “So my oncologist is my biggest cheerleader and is working with the Big Brother team. I’ve got a special therapist who’s happy to work with the medic on the show.
“My palliative care team – and when I say that word everybody screams and runs away, but it’s symptom treatment – is working with the team here too. And then when it comes to my treatment, I had one infusion on Monday, so I’ve got to jump on a plane and go straight back to have the next one as soon as the show is over. I’ve got a bag full of meds that I normally have which will be with me in the house. So my oncologist has planned my treatment around the production schedule.”
It comes after Celebrity Big Brother fans slammed those who booed Trisha as she became the second housemate to be evicted from the show last night. Trisha had joined the show with a mission to inspire her audience not to fear life, despite battling terminal stage four cancer.
After a nine-day stint, she exited the show but Trisha was met with a chorus of boos from some of those in the crowd outside. Viewers watching at home were sickened by the cruel backlash.
“Yes Trisha is opinionated and sometimes talks too much about herself but she’s certainly not worthy of being booed, especially when she has terminal cancer like the crowd can F off with that #CBBUK,” one penned on X.
“Regardless of whether or not you find trisha likeable, booing a woman with stage 4 Cancer is a genuinely terrible thing to do and this audience should be embarrassed #cbbuk,” another added as a third wrote: “Trisha saying she likes the distractions in the house and there are losers booing her- I don’t care how annoying she is, don’t be heartless #cbbuk.”
Upon her exit, Trisha confessed feeling “a bit sad” but also reflected positively on her stint in the house.
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