Exclusive: Big Brother host AJ Odudu finds it "hard" to stay impartial interviewing the housemates

Big Brother host AJ Odudu has revealed she struggles to stay impartial with the controversial contestants on the explosive show

This year, several of Big Brother's housemates have caused divisive moments and chaos.

Big Brother fans have voiced their disapproval at a number of offensive comments, in particular those made by contestant Rochelle who has been at loggerheads with several housemates.

In one episode the 57-year-old told Charlotte, who lost her limbs as a child after battling meningitis, that she has "a bit of a fear" of people with "no arms".

Big Brother later received 500 Ofcom complaints following heated exchanges between Johanne and Rochelle in the house.

The argument occurred when Rochelle overheard parts of a conversation between Pauline and Johanne where they shared their experiences of microaggressions as Black people.

The row became so heated that Big Brother had to intervene and the Mirror reported that the reality TV show was hit with 493 complaints.

The broadcast regulator also received 91 complaints following 21 September's episode, with most citing racial remarks and references to nationality by Johanne and Omar.

Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy at the Attitude Awards on Wednesday evening in London, AJ who co-presents with Will Best, explained her stance.

"Big Brother represents every corner of the UK and the society that we live in now… the good, the bad and the ugly.

"I have to stay impartial. It’s hard. It’s tricky. But it’s important to remember we are only seeing a snapshot of them. I don’t know these people from Adam. They are edited."

Last week, tennis balls were thrown into the garden of the house with messages written on them from the outside world.

Fans leapt to social media to theorise the balls were deliberately thrown in by the show's production stuff because it was a classic Big Brother move, and AJ revealed she thought the same.

"When we had the tennis balls going over the wall, it was nostalgia," she said. "I thought it was the producers doing it.

"Surely it’s time. But they weren’t. I was like, ‘What, that wasn’t us? Crazy!’. They were like, ‘No, it’s the public!’. It’s brilliant."