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Last Updated: Thursday, 28 June 2007, 17:04 GMT


Jonathan has said he's going to quit Big Brother. Big Brother contestant Jonathan will quit the show on Thursday.

The 49-year-old Londoner reduced the normally boisterous housemates to silence and tears on Wednesday by pouring out his heart about his plans to make his exit.

The self-made millionaire, who runs a media agency, told Big Brother he would sleep on his decision before leaving the house on Thursday morning.

Jonathan listed a number of items that he had put on hold or "risked" to join the reality TV show, adding: "I've been so reckless to do this".

He told Charley a few 'home truths' about her behaviour and told the twins, Liam, Carole and Ziggy that he had appreciated the time spent with them especially and wished they well in the contest.

He said being in the house had made him realise that he had been looking for acceptance and assured his housemates his decision to go was nothing to do with any of them.

"I feel like I've won Big Brother because I've got something out of it," he added.

By the end of his heart-to-heart talk, the usually noisy housemates had been stunned into silence and both Carole and Charley were crying.

He is expected to leave the house shortly.

"Newsbrief ends 17.58 Thursday 28.06.07"

Anyone know if he's gone yet?