The 41-year-old host had just finished interviewing Andrew Cruickshank, who was forced to leave the house with no chance of winning due to his second chance status, when the gaffe occurred.
Making her way back out to the eager crowds outside the studio, Emma announced: “Tom!” before quickly stumbling and correcting herself to say Andrew’s name instead.
The blunder didn’t go unnoticed by fans as the crowd booed and viewers flooded to Twitter to complain about the slip-up ruining Tom’s eviction.
“Emma well slipped up saying bye to Tom he’s next,”(sic) one fan tweeted, while another also figured out the mistake, saying: “‘Toooom…’ What’s the betting Tom is next out and Emma just said that as it was fed to her?”
“Emma you slipped up there… Might as well of said bye bye Tom. We knew he was next to get he boot,”(sic) a third Big Brother fan remarked, as a fourth called the moment a “fix”, saying: “Emma Willis so just f***ed up by calling Andrew Tom on ‘accident’ such a fix.”
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Eventually, Tom was officially confirmed as the second evictee, coming in in fourth place, before Isabelle Warburton was crowned the winner of the series.
Gaining the highest number of votes from the public, Isabelle was named the victor, beating Raph Korine who came in second.
Isabelle risked a major wardrobe malfunction as she opted for a thigh-skimming minidress for her grand exit from the house, threatening to flash her underwear for the waiting crowds.
The blue lace number struggled to contain the star’s ample assets which almost spilled out thanks to a plunging neckline as she posed for photographers.
Speaking to Emma after her win, Isabelle could barely contain her excitement, gushing: “What’s going on! I honestly don’t believe it! Unreal!”
Big Brother concluded last night just hours after the Celebrity Big Brother line-up appeared to have been confirmed.
Among the famous faced reportedly heading in to the Borehamwood compound are 62-year-old actress and comedian Helen Lederer, former EastEnders star Shaun Williamson, 51, and Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding, 35.
Celebrity Big Brother begins August 1 on Channel 5.
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