Big Brother fans are scratching their heads over a key element of the show that has barely been glimpsed.

ITV2’s Big Brother has been captivating audiences since it began earlier this month, with a non-stop stream of drama. However, some astute fans have noticed the curious absence of the smoking area from our screens.

This despite several housemates being smokers and vapers.

There was a fleeting glimpse of the smoking room early in the series when Marcello made a joke about kissing Ali in this hidden corner. Additionally, it came up during a time when Big Brother’s authority figure was dealing with a rule infraction in the household.

But since those cases, the room has disappeared from view, leaving viewers baffled and clamoring for answers, it reports. the mirror.

Flocking on the social media platform redditfollowers began to theorize and debate. Starting the discussion around the enigmatic space, one viewer asked: “Why did BB stop including it in the show? We all know that’s where the spicy tea is. I took a quick look and it’s not illegal or against transmission patterns, since it is post-basin. We are missing it.

In response, a fellow fan recalled: “Didn’t they have to buy cigarettes with the shopping budget too? The drama.”

Another chimed in with a supposed explanation for the absence of the smoking area on air: “Only one person is supposed to be allowed in at a time so they don’t gossip there.”

In a viewer revelation, one suggested it could have been an intentional move on the channel’s part, explaining: “It was a decision by ITV, they don’t want to be seen encouraging smoking because society’s attitude towards it has changed.”

Meanwhile, another fan expressed frustration at past restrictions on airtime, stating: “It’s so annoying, in the final Channel 5 series we were all wondering why Sian had ZERO screen time, literally less than Tom this season “Anyway, after she got Evicted, she revealed that she just chain-smoked all day, so they couldn’t use any of her scenes so much great content is cut that it really bothers me.”

During Thursday night’s episode, viewers saw the Big Brother house divided for the latest challenge, imposing new rules that included limited access to certain areas, resulting in some contestants being banned from the smoking room by of his companions.