Big Brother winner Ali Bromley has revealed that she has not spoken to Marcello Spooks since their heated argument on the show’s final night, just hours before she was crowned series champion.
The 38-year-old forensic psychologist clashed with the rapper once again after weeks of tension, following questions from fellow housemates about her friendship with Lily Benson.
Although the pair appeared to settle their differences before the final, Ali told MailOnline that they have not discussed the dispute since it was brought up during her exit interview on Late and Live. They did, however, share a taxi after the wrap party.
She said: ‘Marcello and I haven’t spoken since the wrap party, but I think that’s mainly because we’re both just reconnecting with our friends and families. We shared a taxi back to the hotel from the wrap party.
‘As far as I know, there is no lingering or ongoing animosity. We both understand, and discussed in the house, how difficult and unusual that environment is, and how it can affect the way disagreements are handled—or sometimes left unresolved.
Big Brother winner Ali Bromley has not spoken to Marcello Spooks since their heated final-night row, which took place just hours before she won the series
The forensic psychologist and rapper had endured weeks of tension before clashing once again
‘So we haven’t spoken, but that doesn’t necessarily say anything about our relationship going forward or how we feel about one another.’
Ali defeated Marcello to win the Big Brother title during Friday’s live final, with Emma Morgan finishing in third place.
Hanah Haji came fourth, followed by Nathan King in fifth and Segun Shodipo in sixth.
Throughout her time in the house, Ali frequently stirred debate with her forthright views on the other contestants. Her most notable clash was with Khaled Khaled, whom she accused of being ‘fake.’
Although Ali and Khaled left things on good terms when he was evicted in week five, she admitted that their interaction at the final was brief.
She added: ‘From my perspective, I’ve always said there are things about Khaled that I like. There were times when other housemates might call him boring.
‘Actually, those were often the moments when I enjoyed Khaled’s company most, because he would become really enthusiastic about films, books or subjects that other people perhaps did not want to discuss. I would think, ”Yes, this is the Khaled I like.”
‘I wanted to hear more from him, so from my perspective, everything is fine. We’re out of the house now, we can all breathe and hopefully move forward without any resentment.’
Ali said she and Marcello shared a taxi to the hotel after the wrap party, despite not yet discussing the row mentioned during her Late and Live exit interview
Ali beat Marcello to become the Big Brother champion during Friday’s live final
Ali developed a close friendship with Chinese takeaway worker Lily Benson and affectionately called her her ‘little sister’
Ali also told MailOnline that, after openly discussing her ADHD diagnosis on the programme, she hopes viewers will understand that there is ‘no shame’ in having the condition or seeking medical support.
She said: ‘I’ve often avoided explaining what ADHD means or how it affects me. If you tell someone you have ADHD or autistic traits, but they think you appear to be coping and managing well, they don’t necessarily believe you or understand the impact, so I usually avoid discussing it.
‘But in the house, I thought, ”You know what? This is relevant.” The housemates needed to understand what I was dealing with because it would affect my interactions, particularly in such a pressured environment. There was a lot of sensory overload, from the lights and sounds to things I wasn’t used to being around.
‘There was nowhere to be completely alone, self-soothe or calm myself down, so I tried to be open about it. I hope anyone who watched took away the message that it’s OK to talk about these things.
‘There is absolutely no shame in seeking a diagnosis or asking for help. There is no shame in therapeutic intervention or medication. Whatever you need to make the world feel more manageable is completely OK. That’s what I would like people to take from it.’
During the series, viewers watched Ali and Lily Benson develop a strong friendship, with Ali affectionately describing the Chinese takeaway worker as her ‘little sister.’
Ali said Lily’s eviction the previous week made their reunion at the final especially emotional. The pair have already begun making plans to see each other again.
She said: ‘I feel very emotional about our relationship and the way we bonded in the house. I’ve seen some lovely video edits of our interactions throughout the series, so it was wonderful to see her again.
‘We had a FaceTime call last night and I met her mum on FaceTime, so we’re staying in touch and making plans to get together. Hopefully, we can continue some of the fun we had in the house.’
Ali also revealed that she plans to use some of her £90,000 prize money to treat her new friend, explaining: ‘In the house, I genuinely believed that I would be viewed very negatively by people outside. I never imagined winning and didn’t allow myself to think I might become the champion.
‘But I have said that I’m going to pay for Lily to go to Ibiza next year. It was her dream and something she really wanted to do.
‘She’s determined that I will go with her, although that’s still to be confirmed. I don’t know how it will work, so we’ll see what happens. She’ll probably cope with it better than I will!’
Looking back on her final week in the house, Ali said Lily’s departure made the closing days among the most difficult moments of her experience.
She said: ‘It was really difficult. What surprised me was how emotional I became when my friends left. In the outside world, if you’ve known someone for a couple of weeks, it probably wouldn’t affect you so deeply if they moved on to another job or whatever came next.
Ali described reuniting with Lily at the final as a ‘lovely moment’ but said her final days without her friend were ‘very difficult’
Ali plans to use part of her £90,000 prize money to pay for Lily’s trip to Ibiza
‘But I was extremely emotional, and I had already experienced tensions with Khaled and Marcello. The idea of being left with people who weren’t necessarily my closest friends, or who might not have had entirely positive opinions of me, made me feel anxious and worried.
‘I spoke about it in the diary room. I’m sure much of that has been shown, including how lost I felt at times. But I would leave the diary room and give myself a pep talk, reminding myself that I needed to get to know everyone because I had to take some responsibility for the state of my relationships in the house.
‘It was understandable that they might also have felt apprehensive about getting to know me. I told myself to keep doing what I was doing and continue being myself.’
Now that she has left the famous house, Ali said she is facing an unfamiliar situation: having no clear idea about what comes next.
She said: ‘At the moment, I don’t have a plan, which is very unusual for me. I’m normally always working towards the next stage of my career or the next adventure. But right now, I don’t have a plan—and perhaps that’s quite nice for a little while.’
