The Circle continues on Channel 4 tonight – who are the players, what are the latest results and who left?
Here’s all you need to know from the series…
The Circle is a brand new reality show for the social media age, with a £100,000 prize up for grabs.
The Circle’s players all live in the same building but reside in completely separate apartments. Living just inches away from each other, they can’t see or hear one another and will never meet their competitors face to face while playing the game.
Instead, to win the cash prize, they’ll communicate only using a specially-designed voice automated social media platform, called The Circle.
The players can be whoever they want on their Circle profiles, as they are hidden behind the screen. They can choose to hide certain things, change their identity entirely or simply be themselves. And because the players can’t see each or hear other, there is plenty of opportunity for gameplay.
The Circle contestants
Paddy Smyth – WINNER
31-year-old disabled social media activist from Dublin, Ireland playing as Himself. Entered episode 10.
Tim Wilson – VIEWER’S WINNER
58-year-old University academic and animator from Rugby playing as Himself. Entered Episode 1.
Georgina Aurelia Elliott
21-year-old from Nottingham who works in the tailoring industry playing as Herself. Entered Episode 1.
James Doran
26-year-old Recruitment consultant from Liverpool playing as “Sammie”, a single mother. Entered Episode 1.
Woody Cook
18-year-old pub worker from Brighton playing as Himself, but not revealing his famous parents DJ and record producer Norman Cook and broadcaster Zoe Ball. Entered Episode 1.
The Circle results
Every few days, the players rated each other. The most popular players (those with the highest ratings) became “Influencers” and hold all the power. The least liked with the lowest ratings run the risk of being blocked and booted out of The Circle altogether.
Here are the contestants who were blocked and eliminated in the results…
Ella May
23 -year-old from London playing as Herself. Entered Episode 4.
BLOCKED In Episode 21 by Tim and Georgina.
Jan Jones
58-year-old from Kent playing as herself. Entered episode 16.
BLOCKED in Episode 20 by Tim and James (aka Sammie)
Busayo Twins
24-year-old strategy policy advisor from London playing as Josh, a single, white 24-year-old from Camden. Entered episode 13.
BLOCKED automatically in Episode 19 as the least popular player.
Jack Quirk
29-year-old children’s events organiser from Edinburgh. After being blocked as himself, he returned playing as 62-year-old Joyce with Beth (below). Entered episode 8.
BLOCKED in Episode 18 by Woody
Beth Dunlavey
29-year-old from Newcastle. After being blocked playing as a younger, glammed down, ‘girl next door’ version of herself, she returned playing as 62-year-old Joyce with Jack (above). Entered episode 8.
BLOCKED in Episode 18 by Woody
Brooke Odunbaku
24-year-old Disclosure officer from Buckinghamshire playing as Herself. Entered Episode 1.
BLOCKED in Episode 15 by Tim and Ella.
Katie Roe Carr
43-year-old Tanning salon owner from Fleet, Hampshire playing as her 25-year-old son Jay. Entered Episode 1.
BLOCKED in Episode 9 by Tim and Ella
Richard Madeley (Guest)
63-year-old TV presenter from London. Richard is a celebrity catfish, controlled by viewers, who cannot win. He’s playing as “Judy”, a 27-year-old woman. Entered Episode 1.
BLOCKED in Episode 6 by Tim and Georgina
Emelle Smith
31-year-old Model from Manchester playing as Herself, but changing her sexuality and her real age. Entered Episode 1.
BLOCKED in Episode 2 by Tim and James
Sy Jennings
35-year-old Farmer from Somerset playing as Himself. Entered Episode 1.
BLOCKED in Episode 4 by Tim and James
The Circle airs Monday-Friday and Sunday nights at 10PM on Channel 4.
You can watch episodes online and catch up via All4.
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