'Tennis the Menace' beats Big Brother's new garden netting by switching to SMALLER balls in a third security breach

'Tennis the Menace' struck the Big Brother house for a third time last night, bypassing newly installed garden netting by switching from full-sized Slazenger balls to smaller, ping-pong-sized ones. The latest breach came days before the final and delivered a pointed message to Rochelle Rackham warning her not to trust fellow housemate Rhianna Collins — who responded by laughing and declaring "Facts!" when it was read aloud.

Bosses had fitted netting over the garden after two earlier breaches, but the unidentified local fan — not linked to production — defeated the upgrade with smaller balls.

Other messages warned that housemates were 'whispering about Philip' and that 'the mask is slipping', with crew locking down the house the moment the breach was detected.

Earlier tennis-ball messages about Rochelle and Philip being favourites reportedly played a part in the hierarchy being established, leaving bosses furious the measures had failed.