Davina McCall has sent an emotive message to the presenters and crew of Big Brother hours before the long-running reality show’s final episode.
The television presenter, 51, posted a video to Twitter from Manchester where she is filming the Channel 4 game show The £100K Drop.
Davina, who hosted 11 series of the show between 2000 and 2010, hailed current presenter Emma Willis as “amazing” before warning co-presenter Rylan Clark-Neal that it would be an “emotional” night.
Good luck tonight #BigBrother @EmmaWillis @Rylan @probationboy ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/9LGR5flwUP
— Davina McCall (@ThisisDavina) 5 November 2018
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She said: “I’m in Manchester working on The £100K Drop so I can’t be with you guys tonight.
“I really wanted to come by and I just wanted to say good luck Emma. You are amazing and brilliant. Good luck Rylan. I know it’s going to be very emotional. I hope you have a great night.
“Good luck to all the crew who work so hard on the show. I know it is going to be hard tonight but I’m sending you so much love.”
The controversial TV show has seen its ratings decline over the years and in September this year it was announced the show’s 19th series would be its last.
In a statement at the time, Channel 5 said: “The forthcoming series of Big Brother will be the last – of either celebrity or civilian versions – on Channel 5.
“We’d like to thank Endemol and all of the production team who have worked tirelessly to make the show a success.
“We’d also like to thank our brilliant presenters – Emma on Big Brother and Rylan from Bit on the Side – for their consummate professionalism, Marcus, the voice of Big Brother and all of the housemates who have created so many memorable moments.”
They added: “Most importantly, we’d like to thank fans of the show for their support over the last seven years. We look forward to giving the final series a brilliant send-off.”
On Monday, Rylan took to Twitter to hint he’s not ready to say goodbye to the show.
He tweeted: “I can’t say goodbye. I just can’t.”
I can’t say goodbye. I just can’t
— Rylan Clark-Neal (@Rylan) 5 November 2018
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The final of the first series broadcast on Channel 4 in 2000 attracted 9.45 million viewers.
The final of the most recent series, broadcast by Channel 5 in 2017, was watched by just 1.11 million.
The final episode of Big Brother airs tonight at 10pm on Channel 5.
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