Adele Roberts: 'Big Brother was a big mistake'

Adele Roberts: 'Big Brother was a big mistake' Adele Roberts took part in the 2002 series of Big Brother. 27 April 2026 Adele Roberts has declared doing Big Brother in 2002 a "big mistake". Adele Roberts did Big Brother in 2002 The star had a "painful" time on the then-Channel 4 reality TV show because she used it to escape from the heartbreak of her auntie Aliyah's sudden death from pneumonia in 2001, aged 42. Appearing on the latest episode of HELLO! Magazine's Second Act podcast, Adele told host Ateh Jewel: "Big Brother was a big mistake. Big Brother happened when I lost my auntie.