Farida Khalifa

Farida Khalifa
Born	(1972-12-29) 29 December 1972 (age 52) Wolverhampton, England
Occupations	Television personality hairstylist make-up artist
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Big Brother

Farida Khalifa (born 29 December 1972) is a British television personality. A hairstylist and make-up artist for the traveller and gypsy community, she appeared as a contestant on Come Dine with Me (2009) and Blankety Blank (2023), before becoming a housemate on the twentieth series of Big Brother in 2023, and returning for the twenty-second series in 2025.

Life and career

Khalifa was born on 29 December 1972 in Wolverhampton, England and works as a hairstylist and make-up artist for the traveller and gypsy community. ^{[1] [2]} She is of Indian descent and is a practicing Muslim. ^{[3] [4]} She made her first appearance on television as a contestant on the Channel 4 competition Come Dine with Me in August 2009. She ultimately finished in third place with 17 points. ^[5] In September 2023, Khalifa appeared on an episode of Blankety Blank . ^[6] She was eliminated in the first round. ^[7]

In October 2023, Khalifa entered the Big Brother house as a housemate on the twentieth series following it's revival on ITV. ^[8] Khalifa had confrontations with several of her fellow housemates including Olivia Young, after eating salmon off her plate, as well as Kerry Riches, whom she faced the first eviction alongside, receiving 8 nominations in the first week. ^{[9] [10]} Khalifa became the first housemate to be evicted from the series on 13 October. ^{[11] [12]} Two years later, Khalifa re-entered the house as a housemate on the twenty-second series in October 2025, alongside Emily Hewertson who had been evicted first in said series. ^[13] Khalifa is the first person in the history of Big Brother UK to compete as a housemate in two separate series of the civilian version. ^{[14] [15]}

Filmography

As herself

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2009	Come Dine with Me	Contestant; 4 episodes	[5]
2023	Blankety Blank	Contestant; 1 episode	[7]
2023	Big Brother	Housemate; series 20	[1]
2025	Big Brother	Housemate; series 22	[14]

References

1. Henry, Grace. "Who is Farida? Meet Big Brother 2023 housemate and make-up artist | Radio Times". Radio Times . Retrieved 17 October 2025.
2. "Everything you need to know about Big Brother's Farida". Cosmopolitan . 10 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
3. Tulloch, Sarah (13 October 2023). "Big Brother's Farida very unusual job as her secret fame is revealed". OK! . Retrieved 17 October 2025.
4. "Big Brother: Everything To Know About Farida Khalifa". Grazia . 26 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
5. "Come Dine with Me, Series 8, Episode 81". Channel 4 . Retrieved 17 October 2025.
6. "Big Brother viewers spot Farida's previous TV appearance". Digital Spy . 9 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
7. Hallam, Katy (12 October 2023). "Big Brother's Farida's Blankety Blank opponent speaks out on 'negative' comments". Birmingham Live . Retrieved 17 October 2025.
8. "Big Brother 2023 cast – meet the new housemates". Digital Spy . 8 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
9. "Big Brother's Farida was wrong, but the scene still needed to air". Digital Spy . 11 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
10. "Big Brother confirms first nominations of 2023 series". Digital Spy . 12 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
11. "Big Brother confirms first housemate evicted for 2023". Digital Spy . 13 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
12. "Big Brother 2023 housemates react to latest eviction". Digital Spy . 15 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
13. "Emily Hewertson Confirmed For Big Brother Twist – And She's Not The Only Former Housemate Returning". HuffPost . Retrieved 17 October 2025.
14. "Big Brother: Farida's house rival Kerry responds to her shock return". Digital Spy . 17 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
15. "Big Brother fans predict huge feud for two housemates after return twist". Digital Spy . 17 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.

External links

• Farida Khalifa at IMDb