Joan Rivers made nominations day easy for the Big Brother Celebrity Hijack contestants last night when she decided who would face the public vote.

Sitting in the Big Brother chair, the American comedian announced she would relieve housemates of the nomination task, and then chose Emilia Arata, Jeremy Metcalfe and Liam Young to join Victor Arata, who was nominated on the weekend, to face potential eviction on Friday.

"I gotta tell you who I picked," announced Rivers as the housemates sat on the sofas. "It's not easy - it took me a good seven minutes."

"First one is Jeremy. I would like you to remember me as the person who gave you one last knock before your career took off," she explained. "Stupid reason," she added, "but f*** it!"

"Next one - this is killing me - is Liam. Liam, you screwed up. You took your career into your own hands," Rivers said.

"The final one is Emilia. I think you're fabulous, I think you're adorable. You're too nice and you're too good - I want you to get out in the real world and marry a rich man."

"If you're smart," she added, "get a man with a heart condition, walk behind him, go ‘boo!’ and you'll be set for life."

The age-defying comedian then ended her stint on the show with a fond farewell to the housemates: "I wish you all well. And if we ever see each other on the street, just cross over."

According to bookmakers, Liam’s chances of making it through Friday’s public vote are slim. William Hill has the 19-year-old entrepreneur as the least favourite contestant to win the E4 show. Boxer Anthony Ogogo is the favourite to win.

Friday’s eviction will be the show’s second. Beauty Queen Jade Eden was voted out last week.

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