Celebrity Big Brother fans choose their winner after VERY popular ‘housemate’ returns

Celebrity Big Brother has barely been running for a week yet it looks like many viewers have ALREADY chosen their winner – and you might be surprised by who it is.

It was the return of a familiar face on Sunday night’s show that did it. Yes, we’re talking about the legend that is Tony the Pony!

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The cute little horse – who famously made his debut on the series last year when Gemma Collins ran with him around the garden – made a welcomed comeback by taking part in a task with James Cosmo, which saw them attempt to walk through the house together without Bianca Gascoigne noticing.

Game Of Thrones star James, 68, strolled into the garden with Tony and said: ‘I am the Lord Commander, and this is my steed!’

Whilst other housemates were keen to meet the little pony, Bianca was obvious to it all as she sat in the bedroom.

CBB viewers were clearly LOVING it though. In fact we’d go as far as to say that his popularity far outweighs that of the other All Stars…

‘The return of Tony the Pony really has made my day #CBB,’ one fan posted on Twitter.

Meanwhile another said: ‘Loved tony the pony come back on cbb he should definitely be one of the all stars. #tonythepony #cbb’

Yep, Tony is one popular little pony…

When I saw Tony the pony on tonight’s #cbb too cute😬😬 pic.twitter.com/E1VO1l7jvS

— Coral Munro (@coralsophia42) January 9, 2017

Tony Pony is more famous than the celebrities on #cbb and he knows it 😁 pic.twitter.com/VpOycngOxC

— Kris (@KrisAlexanderUK) January 9, 2017

An all star housemate turned up tonight Tony the pony 😂 #CBB

— Mike (@mikepriestley13) January 8, 2017

Could Tony even become the surprise winner of this year’s Celebrity Big Brother? Lots of viewers TOTALLY want this to happen.

‘So far the best contestant in this year’s bb is Tony The Pony. Tony The Pony to win,’ one admirer Tweeted, whilst a fellow fan simply posted: ‘Tony the Pony to win #CBB’

The task seemed to make James popular with viewers too, with many hailing his task with Tony as the best moment of the series so far.

‘It’s going to be wonderful to share a brief time with something whose IQ is probably greater than some of the people in here,’ he joked about the task in the Diary Room.

It even managed to overshadow the other drama that unfolded in the episode, including a fallout between Coleen Nolan and Calum Best – shortly after she was dared to perform a sexy dance for him. Awks.