Big Brother's Charlotte responds to live launch entrance following viewer concern: "My heel broke..."

Big Brother contestant Charlotte Nott has responded to concerns over her entrance as she suffered a wardrobe malfunction when her heel snapped, leading her to remove her prosthetic legs.

Charlotte, who lost her hands and feet to meningitis at age three, is one of the housemates of this year's Big Brother. During her grand entrance on the live launch show, Charlotte was escorted from a car to the stage, but her heel broke shortly afterwards.

Co-host Will Best rushed to help her with her stiletto, but another setback while walking up the stairs led to Charlotte instructing him on how to remove her prosthetic legs as the camera cut away to those in the studio.

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Now speaking from the Diary Room in the Big Brother house, Charlotte addressed the incident as some have been questioning the show's accessibility.

"I got out of the car and my heel broke," Charlotte said, adding: "It's just typical."

"Maybe it was my fate to walk in with no legs. Maybe that was just my... that was what was meant to happen," she continued.

Charlotte also said that she has her prosthetic legs off "all the time" when she's at home.

"When I'm cooking, I have my legs off..." she said, adding: "I like to be four foot, I like to be tiny."

Fans were full of praise for Charlotte on social media, with one person commenting on Instagram: "She rocked it brilliantly."

"I'm obsessed with her! Such a positive way of looking at things! Love love love," was another comment, while a third person noted: "What an icon and inspiration".

Multiple people are predicting Charlotte could go on to win the series, as one fan argued: "It's only been a day and I think Charlotte has a great chance of winning. Her attitude is brilliant."

"She's brilliant she comes across really dry humoured, she's gonna be so funny," another person wrote.

Big Brother airs on ITV2 and ITVX.

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