Channel 4 is facing a large payout after giving Big Brother bully Alexandra De-Gale the boot from the show.
The Sun reports that around £500,000 will have to be paid out to the thousands of people that had already cast votes in the planned eviction before the show's bosses decided to kick out Alex and make the votes void.
Channel 4 has issued a statement on the official website informing fans that they can claim their money back.
"You will need to send a copy of a phone bill to verify the telephone number you voted from as well as your name and address and you will need to tell us how many times you voted," the statement reads.
Alexandra De-Gale was thrown off the show for her intimidating and threatening behaviour towards other housemates. According to The Sun, a show insider said that "payback's a bitch".
In 2006, Big Brother was ruled to have breached guidelines after an already evicted contestant was allowed another chance to win the show.
Premium rate phones watchdog Ictsis made Channel 4 pay almost £50,000 in administrative costs.
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