Big Brother viewers have branded vegetarian Sarah as ‘iconic’ and said she reminds them of the old Channel 4 housemates, after she had a meltdown in the Diary Room because she ate a meat sandwich.The 27-year-old spa account manager from Shrewsbury caught the attention of fans due to her dramatic moment during Thursday’s show.For the first shopping task of the new series, the Big Brother house transformed into an all-inclusive holiday destination, with half of the housemates being workers and the other half simply sitting back and relaxing.Sarah, who is on the worker side, was with her fellow teammates in the ‘staff room’ for lunch, when a range of sandwiches were allocated to them.Unimpressed, she declared she didn’t want her egg mayonnaise sandwich as she doesn’t like it, so instead swapped with Dean, who handed her what he thought was a cheese sandwich. Big Brother viewers have branded vegetarian Sarah as ‘iconic’ and said she reminds them of the old Channel 4 housemates, after she had a meltdown in the Diary Room because she ate a meat sandwich The 27-year-old spa account manager from Shrewsbury caught the attention of fans due to her dramatic moment during Thursday’s showHowever, chaotic scenes saw Sarah come to the realisation it actually had slices of salami inside.After swapping with Dean, she declared: ‘I don’t like egg sandwiches, I’ll eat this,’ and took a bite.Not noticing at first, she tucked into another mouthful before loudly gasping and throwing her hands up to her mouth.’Oh my God, I’ve eaten that sandwich,’ she said, before running out of the room and into the Diary Room.After Sarah’s dramatic exit, Dean approached the food to inspect it closely, exclaiming: ‘Oh my God no, I didn’t realise there was meat in it. Oh s***.’Moments later, she appeared in the Diary Room and began sobbing as she explained to Big Brother: ‘We got confused and I didn’t want my egg sandwich and Dean gave me his, and he was like “Oh it’s just cheese”.’It tasted weird but I thought it was gluten free bread or dairy free and I thought it was like cheese and tomato.’I didn’t even taste anything but then I opened the second one and there was f****** salami in it.’ Unimpressed, she declared she didn’t want her egg mayonnaise sandwich as she doesn’t like it, so instead swapped with Dean, who handed her what he thought was a cheese sandwich After Sarah’s dramatic exit, Dean approached the food to inspect it closely, exclaiming: ‘Oh my God no, I didn’t realise there was meat in it. Oh s***’ Moments later, she appeared in the Diary Room and began sobbing as she explained to Big Brother: ‘We got confused and I didn’t want my egg sandwich and Dean gave me his, and he was like “Oh it’s just cheese”. Viewers flocked to X to react to the ‘iconic’ moment, dubbing it ‘pure cinema’She hysterically continued: ‘I’m not even that upset about eating it I’m just more embarrassed. ‘I feel like when people watch this they’re going to think like “Oh she ate a f****** meat sandwich and she couldn’t even tell”‘.Taking to X to react to the moment, viewers wrote: ‘I think Sarah is slightly annoying but her meltdown in the diary room over the meat sandwich was INCREDIBLY Channel 4 era coded #bbuk”Sarah’s decent into madness is kinda camp #BBUK”The vegan Sarah swapping her vegan sandwich for a meat one by mistake then bursting into tears I shouldn’t be laughing #BBUK”I’m sorry but Sarah eating the salami sandwich was pure cinema #BBUK”Sarah’s meltdown in the diary room was very mid-2000’s Channel 4 #BBUK of her!”I feel sorry for Sarah but got to admit I actually laughed out loud so hard when she said she’s not even bothered about eating the meat, it’s the fact she’s embarrassed the public will think she can’t tell a sandwich has meat in it #bbuk #bigbrotheruk’ Elsewhere in the episode, Nathan revealed he isn’t warming to Sarah and Daze, saying they are ‘not genuine’ As other Housemates enter the bedroom, Nathan whispered to Ali: ‘Daze and Sarah, there’s my answer’ (Daze pictured)  He made the admission while having a catch-up chat with Ali and Hanah in the bedroom  (Sarah pictured) ‘I’m so sorry but I was laughing when Sarah was crying about the sandwich loool it was just the delivery #bbuk”I feel bad for Sarah but my god – this woman’s breakdowns are going to be iconic #BBUK”Cannot help but laugh at Sarah crying that people will call her stupid for eating a meat sandwich #bbuk”I shouldn’t laugh but Dean accidentally feeding poor Sarah a meat sandwich has me rolling #BBUK’Elsewhere in the episode, Nathan revealed he isn’t warming to Sarah and Daze, saying they are ‘not genuine’.  He made the admission while having a catch-up chat with Ali and Hanah in the bedroom.Ali asked Nathan: ‘I want to know who you think is not genuine.’Hanah was also keen to know Nathan’s thoughts as she said: ‘I think I’m curious too, I’m not going to lie to you.’As other Housemates enter the bedroom, Nathan whispered to Ali: ‘Daze and Sarah, there’s my answer.’Ali told Nathan: ‘I 100 % disagree about Daze, I think she’s genuine.’Big Brother continues on Friday at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX BIG BROTHER 2024: MEET THE CONTESTANTS! EMMA  AGE : 53FROM: Altrincham, originally EssexOCCUPATION: Aesthetics Business owner WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR?  If somebody doesn’t get my humour then they might think ‘she’s really abrupt and to the point and says it how it is’ but that’s my humour. ROSIE  AGE: 29FROM: Cornwall (originally Essex)OCCUPATION: Dental Assistant DO YOU HAVE A STRATEGY FOR MAKING IT TO THE FINAL? No! I think it’s about being your most authentic self. The viewers aren’t dumb – they can sniff out manufactured drama. NATHAN  AGE: 24FROM: DumfriesOCCUPATION: Pork Salesman and King Charles’ former butlerWHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR?  Accidentally offending someone – someone taking something I’ve said the wrong way. Not a terrible offence, but if someone takes something I said the wrong way.  SEGUN  AGE: 25FROM: WatfordOCCUPATION: Charity VideographerWHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BRING TO THE HOUSE?  I think I’ll bring energy, comedic energy, vitality and a lot of entertainment and being uplifting.  DAZE  AGE: 24FROM: LondonOCCUPATION: Climate ActivistWHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE MONEY IF YOU WON? It’s been a difficult financial period for me – climate activism is quite often something you do in debt. It would be nice to have money to do the work  KHALED AGE: 23FROM: ManchesterOCCUPATION: Sales ManagerWHY DID YOU APPLY TO BE ON THIS NEW SERIES OF BIG BROTHER? I didn’t actually know what Big Brother was.  I thought it’s a new opportunity in life. I have no interest in being famous. MARTHA  AGE: 26FROM: Scarborough, originally from MargateOCCUPATION: NHS AdministratorWHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST ABOUT BEING A HOUSEMATE? Definitely sitting on the Diary Room chair. That is a bucket list ticked off. Also just experiencing that isolation. I’m going to really enjoy not having my phone. I just love not having that responsibility. LILY  AGE: 20FROM: WarringtonOCCUPATION: Chinese Takeaway Server WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? Probably that I’m annoying but I don’t care. ALI  AGE: 38FROM: LondonOCCUPATION: Forensic PsychologistWHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST ABOUT BEING A HOUSEMATE? Just being away and thrown into a totally new environment, completely different to anything I’ve done before, completely different to anything I’ll ever do in the future. THOMAS  AGE: 20FROM: CarlisleOCCUPATION: Amputee FootballerWHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? One of my bad traits is that I speak a lot. I do a lot of talking without thinking. In myself I never get offended, you can say anything about me – I’ve already heard it before. RYAN  AGE: 28FROM: Stockport OCCUPATION: Marketing and EventsWHY DID YOU APPLY TO BE ON THIS NEW SERIES OF BIG BROTHER? I’ve always been a fan of the show – it’s been a bit of a childhood dream to go on it. HANAH  AGE: 24FROM: West LondonOCCUPATION: HR ConsultantWHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO GET NOMINATED FOR? I feel like whoever nominates is just a hater, babes! I think it might be my opinions that people nominate me for. IZAAZ AGE: 29FROM: London, originally SwanseaOCCUPATION: Sales ConsultantWHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BRING TO THE HOUSE? I’ll bring a lot of happiness and kindness. I reckon I’ll be there for a lot of people. I’m not the type of person to fall out with anyone and if I did, I’d make up for it. SARAH  AGE: 27FROM: ShrewsburyOCCUPATION: Spa Account ManagerWHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE MONEY IF YOU WON? A few different things. One, I’d have my dream wedding. Two, go on a nice holiday. And three, maybe start my own business. MARCELLO AGE: 34FROM: East LondonOCCUPATION: Youth MentorDO YOU HAVE A STRATEGY FOR MAKING IT TO THE FINAL? Not at all. I’m going to show love, I’m going to be myself and that’s all I can do.  DEAN  AGE: 35FROM: East LondonOCCUPATION: BarberWHY DID YOU APPLY TO BE ON THIS NEW SERIES OF BIG BROTHER? I’ve been a fan for the longest time. I’ve wanted to do it from the age of 11 and never had the confidence to do it. As I got older, I was still obsessed with the show and as soon as it came back it was ‘this is my time to apply’.