Big Brother's Daniel Neal has become the fifth contestant to be evicted from the house.

The former detective became the favourite to leave the reality show tonight (July 26) after he was nominated against Sam Evans and Sophie Lawrence.

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The three housemates had previously believed they were safe from eviction. However, as part of the show's 'Secrets and Lies' twist, it was revealed that they were actually up for nomination.

Presenter Emma Willis asked Dan how he felt about leaving the show, to which he replied: "No, I'm actually fine. The whole thing's surreal anyway."

Willis went on to ask him whether he regretted giving up his career in the police, where he worked in sensitive child protection cases, to enter the Big Brother house.

He replied: "No I don't think so. Big Brother was the push I needed to get out and now I can explore other things."

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Dan revealed that he predicted he would leave the house as soon as he discovered that he was up against Sam and Sophie. However, he admitted that he believed he would probably still be in if it was a normal nomination week.

Dan then added that because of the twist in nominations, he felt "cheated" about leaving.

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Reflecting on his fellow housemates, Dan revealed that he believed Callum Knell was playing a game. He added: "He was probably the person I least connected with in the house."

Meanwhile, commenting on Dexter Koh, Dan said: "I think Dexter doesn't even know who he is. I think he's a really mixed-up person… I think he's a bit lost to be honest."

Dan then added that he would like to see Gina Rio win, as she is "kooky, kooky, kooky".