The reality star may have already been known to some viewers before even stepping foot in the Big Brother house
Omar is one of this year’s youngest housemates(Image: ITV)
Big Brother fans are just discovering why Omar El Mayer looks so familiar.
The 21-year-old Londoner was introduced on the ITV2 show as a jewellery seller, and claimed he would bring “a different energy” to the house ahead of his grand entrance. He added that should he win the show, he would “buy all the kids from my estate school shoes and give something back to my community.”
So far viewers have watched him forge a sweet relationship with co-star Rhianna, also 21. The pair have been going from strength to strength, with Rhianna recently praising her beau for his support during the House of Nothing twist, telling Big Brother she would have been unable to endure it if not for him.
While he has been a calming presence in the house for Rhianna, it seems Omar has reached his limit. Tonight’s episode (October 1) sees the star clash with both Rob and Yasmin in the wake of the housemates dancing on the table.
“This is mad – I put my bread on that table yesterday. And he’s got his feet on it. It’s horrible,” Omar says. As Rob cleans the surface and quips that it was “for the germophobes”, Omar doesn’t take kindly to the remark.
“It’s not germaphobia,” he clarifies, before adding: “Yesterday I put my toast on that table and ate it off the table. That means if I didn’t see you do that, today I would have put toast on top of your feet.”
Later on he tells Yasmin to stop “with the obnoxiously loud songs”, leading to a confrontation between the pair. Yasmin hits back, telling him: “Let your hair down. Have a laugh. It’s alright. F****** hell. I’m going to do what the f*** I please. Stop telling me what to do. You keep telling me what to do and I don’t like it.”
Amidst the drama, fans have worked out why the star looks familiar. That is because he is a rapper that goes by the stage name of PAIID, and he boasts close to 30,000 monthly listeners on the platform. He has also posted frequently online as a content creator, though his social media accounts are no longer accessible.
“WAIT… PAIIDGRAM IS OMAR FROM BIG BROTHER?! I KNEW I RECOGNISED HIM!!” one viewer remarked along with a montage of video clips of the reality star. Meanwhile another show fan took to Reddit to ask if others were aware of his past.
“Did anyone know Omar is a rapper, he goes by the name ‘PAIID’ on Spotify,” they started. “Also, he was a TikToker previously, he went by ‘paiidtt’ and ‘fxpaiid’. He deleted his account a few days before BB began, but there still are some reposts of his videos. I found this out now, I’m wondering if everyone already knows this or not.”
Big Brother airs Sundays to Fridays at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.