BINTM - The Final 14

Here's your guide to getting to know the final 14...

Abigail Johns

Hometown - Exeter/London

Height - 5ft 10 1/2

Dress Size - 8

Bra Size - 32D

Favourite Feature - Hair

Worst Feature - Feet

Aspiring actress Abi is a student and part time hostess at infamous London nightclub ‘The Box’. Originally from Exeter, 19 year-old Abi recently moved to London to study drama at Guildhall. Despite having no modelling experience Abi thinks that her wise and positive outlook on life will make her stand out from the other girls. She describes her style as “Daisy Duke mixed with London hip hop” and lists Megan Fox as her style icon. Her dream shoot would be a bikini shoot on a gorgeous beach, but her nightmare shoot is anything involving eels.

Angel Mbonu

Hometown - Middlesex

Height - 5ft 9 1/2

Dress Size - Top Half 4-6, Bottom Half 6-8

Bra Size - 30B

Favourite Feature - Eyes

Worst Feature - Feet and her 'man hands'

17-year-old Angel from Middlesex currently works as a model at Abercrombie & Fitch. She has very limited experience of modelling but has watched, and wanted to apply for, Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model since it began. Fashion is very important to Angel as she tries to reflect her personality in what she wears. She describes her style as quirky and lists Roberto Cavalli, Dior and Gucci as her favourite designers. Angel would use the word ‘crazy’ to sum herself up and claims her ideal evening would be hanging out with either Spongebob Squarepants or Ed Miliband. Her dream shoot would be something with dolphins, seahorses or attempting to walk on water. Her phobia of moths means that a shoot involving them would be a nightmare for her. 

Christina Chalk

Hometown - Dunblane

Height - 5ft 8

Dress Size - 8

Bra Size - 32B

Favourite Feature - Hair

Worst Feature - Hands

Pharmacology student Christina grew up in Dunblane after moving over from the Philippines at the age of two. She currently lives with university friends in a student house in Glasgow. Introduced to the world of modelling when she saw her cousin modelling in a fashion show, Christina once won the ‘Scotland’s New Face’ competition, winning the chance to meet and interview Hollywood actor Gerard Butler who asked for her number! While she doesn’t follow fashion particularly closely, Christina lists Zara as her favourite brand and Beyoncé as her favourite model

Danielle Sandhu

Hometown - Retford

Height - 5ft 9

Dress Size - 8

Bra Size - 32D

Favourite Feature - Stomach

Worst Feature - Feet

Danielle is currently living in Retford with her family while she studies for a criminology degree at Lincoln University. Drawn to modelling because she likes the idea of getting into character, Danielle doesn’t have any significant experience although she has done some promotional work for Formula One. This is not Danielle’s first time in the competition having reached boot camp two years ago, where Elle said that she saw something in her. A keen footballer and boxer (like her role model Adriana Lima), Danielle thinks her athleticism will make her stand out from the competition. Additionally, the 20-year-old believes that her ethnicity (she is half Indian) means that there is an element of mystery surrounding her, which she hopes will give her an advantage.

Emily Garner

Hometown - Chelmsford

Height - 5ft 8

Dress Size - 8

Bra Size - 30C

Favourite Feature - Eyes

Worst Feature - Hands

18-year-old Emily lives at home with her parents in Chelmsford while working as an apprentice hairdresser in Toni & Guy. A former Army Cadet, Emily earned the nicknames ‘posh totty’ and ‘combat Barbie’. Sadly her dream of becoming a combat medic was scuppered when she found out she had asthma. Emily is really enjoying her apprenticeship at Toni & Guy, and should she not be successful as a model, she would like to style hair for photo shoots as it would allow her to incorporate both her passions. She terms her style as ‘pretty rock’ or a less extreme version of Pink, and states that her dream photo shoot would be in the air on the wing of a plane. At 5ft 8 Emily is the shortest girl in the competition but she takes inspiration from shorter models like Kate Moss.  

Emma Ward

Hometown - Leeds

Height - 5ft 10

Dress Size - 32B

Favourite Feature - Lips

Worst Feature - Stomach

HSBC call centre worker Emma lives at home with her family in Leeds. The 20 year-old has dreamt of being a model for the past seven years and has applied to the show previously. On that occasion she was too nervous but Julian told her to audition next year. Openly fashion conscious Emma lists Mango and Zara as her favourite shops, Roberto Cavalli as her favourite designer and Daphne Groeneveld as her favourite model. Her dream photo shoot would be in the arctic, but she is fearful of anything involving cockroaches or creepy crawlies. 

Holly Carpenter

Hometown - Dublin

Height - 5ft 9

Dress Size - 8-10

Bra Size - 34B

Favourite Feature - Lips/Mouth/Smile

Worst Feature - Thighs

A former Miss Ireland, 21-year-old Dubliner Holly is already something of a household name and our most experienced finalist. The girlfriend of Irish rugby player Cian Healy, Holly has completed a number of campaigns, fashion shows and photo shoots and is currently the face of skincare brand Green Angel. Viewing modelling as a fun career the idea of being transformed every day appeals to Holly, who aspires to be a Victoria’s Secret model. Describing her style as ‘girly with a bit of a rock edge’, Holly lists Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Michael Kors as her favourite designers, and Kate Moss as her daytime style icon, with Angelina Jolie her nightwear icon.

Jessica Patterson

Hometown - Dublin

Height - 5ft 9

Dress Size - 8

Bra Size - 34B

Favourite Feature - Hair

Worst Feature - Thighs

Also from Dublin, Jess is an animation student at The Institute of Arts, Design and Technology in Dunlaoighre. The 20-year-old has been modelling for four years, and has appeared in shoots for Harvey Nichols, Kiss Magazine and Irish Life Insurance. She finds modelling liberating, but if it doesn’t work out for her she will pursue a career as an animator.  The taekwondo black belt describes her style as ‘hobo chic’ and lists Alexa Chung as her fashion icon, Cara Delevigne as her favourite model and Alexander McQueen as her favourite designer. Her dream photo shoot would be something quite dark and eerie, but her nightmare shoot would be bridal. 

Laura Young

Hometown - Malvern

Height - 5ft 9

Dress Size - 8/10

Bra Size - 34C

Favourite Feature - Lips

Worst Feature - Hands

Originally from Guildford, 19-year-old Laura has lived in Malvern since the age of six. Currently studying for A-Levels in Biology, Chemistry and Art, Laura also works at a club at weekends. Laura has applied to agencies previously that have told her that she should either lose weight, or try plus-size modelling. She has applied to the series as a way to by-pass this. Despite having limited experience she has been involved in charity catwalks for boutique shops in Malvern and found that modelling came naturally to her. She describes her boyish style as ‘wacky and out there’ and lists Kate Moss as her favourite model. Her dream photo shoot would be in Africa interacting with a lion or a tiger, but she would dread anything underwater. 

Lauren Lambert

Hometown - Wallington

Height - 6ft 2

Dress Size - Top Half 6/8, Bottom Half 8/10

Bra Size - 34B

Favourite Feature - Lips/Legs

Worst Feature - Bum/Feet

Lauren grew up in St Lucia but moved to London at the age of ten. She now lives in a one bedroom flat in Wallington, Surrey with her younger sister and her nephew. Currently unemployed, the 23-year-old spends her days applying for jobs, looking after her nephew and sending photos to agencies (with no response). Her model inspirations are Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum, and her favourite designers are Chanel, Versace and Louis Vuitton but she describes her own style as down to earth. Her dream shoot would be on safari or underwater because she is a very competent swimmer but a naked shoot would be a nightmare.

Naomi Pelkiewicz

Hometown - Bristol

Height - 5ft 11

Dress Size - 8/10

Bra Size - 34B

Favourite Feature - Lips

Worst Feature - Nose/Eyelashes

Music graduate Naomi lives in Bristol with her mum and sister. The 22-year-old has been scouted by agencies on a couple of occasions but states that she has always been a bit scared of modelling. Her experience is limited but she has reached the boot camp stages of the series before, and also appeared in the Example video ‘Won’t Go Quietly’. Naomi lists Alexa Chung as her style icon, Chanel as her favourite designer and Karolina Kurkova as her favourite model. She describes her own style as chic, and her dream shoot would be to model a ‘chic’ couture dress in a mansion. 

Saffron Williams

Hometown - Batley

Height - 5ft 9

Dress Size - 10

Bra Size - 32C

Favourite Feature - Smile/Legs

Worst Feature - Nose/Stomach

19-year-old Saffron, who currently lives in Batley with her family, only heard about the auditions for the show the day before they took place. Modelling is her dream, but if this does not work out she would like to travel to a third world country and teach under privileged children. Saffron only has limited modelling experience but believes she has what it takes due to her confidence, unique look, figure and height. Her style is dresses with trainers, and her model inspiration is Adriana Lima. 

Sarah Kennedy

Hometown - Portnoo

Height - 5ft 8 1/2

Dress Size - Top Half 6, Bottom Half 8

Bra Size - 32A

Favourite Feature - Smile/Hair

Worst Feature - Boobs

Sarah is a Business Management student at Letterkenny. She is living on her parents’ farm in Portnoo and working as a part time housekeeper at a local hotel. Sarah is one of the more experienced contestants, having been signed to an agency in Derry for a year and also being crowned Miss Donegal in April 2012. A keen Irish dancer, footballer and keyboard player, 22-year-old Sarah describes herself as independent, fiery and ‘up for the craic’. Her style is chic and glamorous, her style icon is Kate Middleton and her favourite designer is Alexander McQueen. Her dream photo shoot would be anything in an exotic location but she would hate anything with bugs or snake.

Sophie Ellson

Hometown - Southbourne

Height - 5ft 11 1/2

Dress Size - 8/10

Bra Size - 34B

Favourite Feature - Legs

Worst Feature - Ears

Sophie is an A-level student working part time in Topshop while living with her family in Southbourne. Sophie dreams of modelling because every day would be so varied.  She would love to travel the world and wake up every morning to have her look completely transformed. She has limited modelling experience and was with an agency in Bournemouth through which she took part in a couple of fashion shows and a shoot at her local beach. She has always wanted to apply for the series but never felt that the timing was right. Her fashion is mainly influenced by Tophsop and she lists Kate Middleton as her style icon. Her dream shoot would be 60’s influenced but she dreads anything involving food being poured on her. Sophie is also a keen sportswoman and musician, having achieved grade five in both the piano and cello.

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Big Brother - Week 2

Here's our Big Brother blogging teams second weekly bumper catch-up blog. Agree with us? Disagree with us? We want to know what you think...

Saturday

Saturdays highlight show gave us our last 24 hours of Sideboob Sallie and The Peoples Puppet, their relationship ended as it began, more bickering between the pair. Thankfully we won’t have to endure a highlight show full of that again!

You’d never have guessed but it was Charlies’ birthday, besides a brief mention no celebrations or well wishes were seen, hopefully she had a private party us viewers weren’t invited to or jeez did she have a dull birthday.

Wolfy and her little pity party spilled on over from the previous days task, after emerging as an initial early favorite she’s dropping down my ‘likeable’ list faster than a BBUK conspiracy theory is formed. There were yet more Wolfy soaked tears later in the show, but we’ll get to that.

As the eviction arrived and we waved goodbye to the Sideboob it was the big reveal, housemates sat bewildered as Michaels ‘deception’ was explained, cue bellows of ‘I knew it’ and ‘I told you’ from Dan, then the obligatory pat on the back for Michael and his ‘acting’ skills.

Then came those Wolfy soaked tears we mentioned as the realisation it was in fact the British public that labeled her unattractive and unhygienic not just The Puppet. Ouch.

As the show drew to a close we witnessed the housemates being reunited with their ‘shredded’ suitcases, scenes of grown men hugging the luggage and cries of ‘I love this show’ were almost enough to warm the coolest of hearts.

In Other News…

Paranoid City – Dan is convinced Wolfy is an actor. Could this be his downfall? Or is it too late for that?

Missing Person – We were almost going to report Daley as a missing person, but then… he does nothing for a week then treats us to a creepy camp moisturising ditty.

The warming – Dexter is beginning to grow on me again, I might actually like him… don’t hold me to that.

The Cooling – Dan is really starting to get on my nerves, anything and everything he does now irritates me.

A Double Act – Jack & Joe and their diary room antics, hilarious and could go a huge way to them winning if they keep it up.

By @ItsBizNews

Sunday

Get your crap together, paranoid housemates! BB don't let this series go down the toilet after such a fiery first week; the viewers are not having a good time watching this 'who-else-is-an-actor?' game. I hate to say it, but say it I must .. Wolfy's not the only one mourning the loss of Sallie. As much as I loathed the Sideboob, the entertainment is lacking without the scandals and controversies she and Michael caused in there. I don't want to know if Gina has a camel toe, how intense a lover Jemima is or that Sophie is going to burp garlic. No seriously, seeing Jack and Joe hold spoons under their moobs sounds more fun!

A house full of MENSA candidates - it's not! It doesn't take a genius to work out that BB tried (and failed) to ignite altercations with the memory quiz answers. But I got a giggle out of the efforts they went to memorising the red herrings – Gina tried so hard she gave herself a headache! The blue brains show that they are smarties when they beat the Purples to treats that are sweet. Alas, Dex-who-loves-sex and WOLFerine are the only two sour about the revelations!

Dexter just friggin' back off 'wifey material' Hazel, she's about to crawl out of her skin (so are we)! You might take all the gossip on the chin 'like a big set of balls' but I'm tipping your girlfriend/strip club girlfriend/mistress will not! Sam's hardly said three words during his stay but he made me LOL with his reckoning that womanising Callum will be the new 50 Shades of Grey actor! My nostrils are sniffing a whiff of a showmance between Challum after that 6 minute hand massage – but will Mummy Travers approve if it blossoms right before her eyes?

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT: “I'm a leader, from the back!” (Daley on being the type of person who goes with the flow, unlike Dan who he perceives as house leader)

By @CHEEKYsausage

Monday

It's nominations day and everyone was looking so scared and worried. The twins brightened up the show sat in the tree-house arguing over nominations. I still can’t tell them apart so I’m going to refer to them as the Twins. I loved the way they nominated and how they did a synchronised ‘Dexter’. They're definitely my favourites so far. Then Gina nominated 'Jeremiah'... just brilliant.

The jail is back and its bigger, not really better, but bigger, not that much bigger though. They need to get Gina in there to see how she copes. Hazel, Joe, Jackie and Jemima were put in for discussing nominations, which is in fact, if you didn't know, a rule break. I don't understand why both twins weren't put into the jail if they're being classed as one housemate? I suppose it would have been unfair on Jack but it might have taught them a lesson. I think they also should have spent more time in the jail too it wasn't really a bad enough punishment in my opinion. I also noticed Gina and Dexter spending more time with each other. I don't know if they're bonding because they come from similar backgrounds or sticking together because no one else really likes them.

Dan needs to stop with his suspicions. Wolfy needs to teach everyone how to speak to animals. We need to see more of Sophie. We need more arguing from the twins, maybe a secret task involving them both that's bound to cause an argument. I'm not liking the Live nomination announcement it doesn't give the viewers enough time to see how they react, I’d rather they just show it all on Tuesdays show and have 15 minutes more footage from Sunday. 

By @Scottaylorr

Tuesday

Well, if there’s one thing you can say about this year’s housemates, it’s that they certainly know how to give our cringe muscles a good work out.

On top of more paranoia than any house we’ve had for a long, long time – this year’s housemates will soon find themselves walking on egg shells if much of tonight is anything to go by.

With regards to Charlie and Hazel, I have a very close friend who went through a very similar thing to the Irish model, and so I have a fair idea about how inappropriate Charlie was in what she asked. It’s not the first time we’ve been treated to just how little tact Charlie has, with her previously assuming that Gina’s reluctance to talk about her job meant that she was in fact an escort. Both times, fortunately, Charlie has come out of the incidents reasonably unscathed. But how much longer can she continue to get away with saying insensitive things to an increasingly sensitive set of housemates? For her part, I thought Hazel dealt with it very well – lesser housemates, such as Jemima, would probably have made a huge deal of it. However I do think that this will become a case of forgiving something, but not forgetting it and Charlie may soon find herself with a few nominations coming her way.

Jemima on the other hand….Well, I don’t think Dexter and Gina have anything to worry about come Friday.  It’s been clear in the past that Jemima loses control slightly when she’s had a drink, demonstrated by her behaviour towards Sam on the very first night. Tonight’s episode showed that she is also extremely stubborn in an argument and refuses to see other ways of looking at things apart from her own and when the two come together…

As much as I dislike Dan, he was right in what he was saying. Turning round to Jackie, who seemed to just be having a perfectly normal motherly conversation about Charlie’s problems through life, and basically saying that Charlie’s problems were nothing compared to Jemima’s was ridiculous. You can’t say to someone who’s daughter was ill from cancer that the mother is just being overprotective. Life just doesn’t work like that – and sometimes it’s best to sit down and let that conversation happen, regardless of your own feelings on the matter. Needless to say, that unlike Charlie, Jemima’s insensitivity didn’t leave her smelling of roses. It is going to take a miracle to prevent Jemima leaving on Friday.

In other news, the housemates have landed on the theory that Dexter is being swapped with his twin, after Dexter started wearing glasses and taking his top off in front of people. It’s Hazel who should be worrying. Two Dexter’s telling her what a fantastic wife she’d make? It’s enough to make you want to talk to bees.

By @RobInnes87

Wednesday

WARNING WARNING: The house has been infected by a deadly airborne virus of bitching, moaning and laziness! In one of the most delightfully cruel shopping tasks BB have ever done, bloody zombies right off the set of Shaun of the dead set hearts pounding! Housemates confined in quarantine soon realise they've got the bum end of the deal and not just because they were trapped in a room with Jemima! (For that alone, they have my sympathies) To make things even more jolly they are subjected to strange and unusual experimental treatment as a 'cure.'

An un-glammed up Gina courageously endures the stuff a privileged, precious princess's worst nightmare is made of! Joe and Daley spur her on to neck back 3 measures of a vile I'm-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here-style fermented herring, dog food and sheep eye ball smoothie. I'm immensely proud of her for persevering through something so disgusting but doubt she'll be ordering it as room service at The Savoy! Deputy Pansy-ass Dan had the pudding scared out of him as Hazel and Callum con the sucker into believing they're exposing him to dangerous and exotic species. Strap on a pair! I'll be watching him flail around, shrieking like a little girl while he is frisked with jelly, a pine cone and toilet brush on a continuous loop!!

With only unstomachable medicine and a portion of plain rice to sustain them in quarantine (what did they expect, tea and crumpets?) – breaking point is hit! Jackie takes to vigorous face rubs, Sophie threatens to smash everything up and Jack longs for the meat sweats! *hurls* Joe, the great vulnerable puppy of a bloke elicited awwwwws nation-wide with his fear of dying a lonely old spinster. Don't give up on anyone loving you, the right woman's out there for you!!

After Gina's save, will we see her roomies clamp onto her like leeches? Can de-arseholed Dexter escape being up for eviction 2 weeks on the trot? And is Sam actually going to appear on any of the highlights shows for more than 5 seconds? I'm no Mystic Meg but one prediction I'm certain of is that we'll be booing bye-bye to the gold digging banshee on Friday!

PS – Stop trying to pass off Challum as the Brangelina of the house, it'll never amount to anything even if Charlie is addicted to love!

QUOTE OF THE EPISODE – “That was disgusting! That was disgusting! And then you had the cheek to spin me up and down! I hate you.” (Gina in the Diary room after her horrific ordeal)

By @CHEEKYsausage

Thursday

The housemates woke up still trapped in quarantine. Jack and Charlie where called to the diary room to give an antidote to there chosen housemates, Jack choose twin Joe and Charlie, mum Jackie. It was revealed they had to take a sample of their hair which Joe went along with and is now sporting whatever the opposite of a Mohawk is back in the main house, whilst Jackie refused, heading back to quarantine.

Dan questioned Wolfy over her sexuality and her teenage lifestyle. I think Dan was asking a lot of personal questions and Wolfy only reacted the way she felt and left upset heading to the bedroom.

Housemates got their shopping delivered, unfortunately it was all infected so had to be washed. They did pretty well considering they had to form a lubed up washing gloved chain, whilst being showered with watery slime, passing each item from start to finish.

Gina opened her stash of alcohol, which is unacceptable according to Big Brother, so called her to the diary numerous times after numerous refusals. Eventually she succumbed and was handed a punishment, to jail she must go, several more refusals later and the threat of their newly won shopping being held hostage to jail Gina went.

Gina was saved live from Friday’s eviction, which I'm pleased about. I like Gina, she’s really coming out of her shell.

By @mitchcass123

Friday - Eviction

So, surprising exactly no one, Jemima was the second to be evicted tonight. To me, she came across as somebody who spent the majority of her time there finding a role for herself. She couldn't be the hot sexy one, she couldn't be the funny one and she couldn't be the mother – what we were left with was a floater who was only ever going to be evicted early, no matter what happened. I think Jemima may have slightly over estimated just how entertaining she was. Granted, seeing her draped drunkenly over Sam (who surely now has to actually do something) on the first night was incredibly amusing/cringe worthy, but after that she kind of faded into somebody the public didn't hate, but at the same time couldn't wait to see the back of. Even her arguments, and she had a few, didn't push me either way with her. Sometimes she was in the right, sometimes in the wrong but ultimately I didn't care. Even her best bits didn't make me wish I'd seen more of her. Ho-hum. Don't get me wrong, she seems nice enough, but Lea she was not.

Where this leaves the rest of the house is the interesting part – if what Jemima said in her interview about the majority of housemates wanting and expecting her to stay is true, then there's going to be a lot of confused and annoyed inmates in that house tonight. Dexter, love him or hate him (and I have to say I do quite like him) is probably going to be a regular sight in the firing line – the housemates will probably nominate him until he goes.

But face to face nominations could make things interesting - Dexter will probably be an easy nomination for everyone, seeing as ten people voted for him last week, and I suspect very little love will be lost between any of them. But who else will join him? I predict that more than three will face the vote this week.

Charlie has managed to offend a lot of people this week, and Wolfy, who practically admitted that she'd be nominating her next time tonight, cannot be the only person who is losing patience with her. With the added element that Charlie knows how many times she's put her foot in it this week, it could be another easy nomination for the housemates. I also predict that Dan or Wolfy could also be up, or possibly both. If this happens, then I want Dan gone. His smug, arrogant and self assured manner is now beyond annoying. You know you hate a housemate when your shouting “shut up you wanker!” at your television before they've even opened their mouths.

And how much longer will Callum be touching Charlie up? His request to leave tonight came pretty much out of nowhere, something which I suspect is more down to the editors than Callum himself. I don't know whether I care about Callum so much as yet, but he does seem to be developing a quite pleasant personality. Time will tell.

Week 2 has been quieter and more subtle than the action packed week 1. The infection shopping task seemed to really take it's toll, which suggests that this lot will not be good in a crisis. They seem to be a bunch who like to be comfortable and the first house in a long long time that I think Big Brother has full authority over (even Gina relented and went to prison when poked by BB and her housemates.) But we need a twist. Those doors must lead to somewhere....but where?

By @RobInnes87

The Highlight - The Task

A classic BBUK task, it had a theme, costumes, dividing roles, endurance testing and humiliating mini tasks. Perfect!

The Lowlight - The 'death-off'

After all these years of Big Brother its hard to witness a first, but this weeks 'death-off' argument between Jemima and Jackie was just that. Brilliant TV, but really Jemima? a 'death-off'? definitely a low.

Hero - The Twins

Thanks to the head shaving we can finally tell Jack & Joe apart, both had stand out moments during the week, but Jacks stint in quarantine definitely dragged him to the top of our favorite housemate list.

Villain - Wolfy

It hasn't been a great week for Wolfy, she lost her closest friend in Sallie, was branded the least attractive and hygienic our all the housemates and dwelled in self pity for most of the week. Not quite the bookies winner anymore.

By @ItsBizNews

Bring on week 3! Meanwhile keep up with the action via our nightly BBUK tweets on @ItsBizNews 

Big Brother - Nominations, Week 2.

Its nomination time and this was the first time housemates got to cast their vote. One by one (two) for the twins they went to the Diary room and made their choices. Cue the shocked and confused look on everyone’s face when Big Brother mentions nominations... it happens every year...

Housemates up for Nominations this week are...

Dexter

10 nominations - This wasn't a huge surprise, housemates felt they couldn't trust him after last weeks ssssnakey behaviour and this was reflected in their reasoning.

To EVICT Dexter Call...

6 50 58 05 from mobile

090 20 50 58 05 from landline

Gina

8 nominations - Again, no real surprise. The public put her up last week for being selfish and the housemates felt no different.

To EVICT Gina Call...

6 50 58 06 from mobile

090 20 50 58 06 from landline

Jemima

5 nominations - Rude, no manners, bossy, making poor little Sam feel uncomfortable (according to people that aren't Sam) were the main reasons behind peoples votes.

To EVICT Jemima Call...

6 50 58 10 from mobile

090 20 50 58 10 from landline

Gina and Dexter have a very real chance of leaving purely for not being relatable to the voting public, however could their suspected fortunes be put to good use and mean Jemima's number is on re-dial. Bye bye Jemima?

YOU DECIDE

By @ItsBizNews & @Scottaylorr

Big Brother - Week 1

Here's our Big Brother blogging teams first weekly bumper catch-up blog. Agree with us? Disagree with us? We want to know what you think...

Saturday

Gina has to be the most Explosive Big Brother character since BB8’s Charley. She had a tantrum over sharing beds. Immediately started acting up for the cameras. And got a formal warning Day One for threatening Sallie (all she said was “YOU LOOK LIKE A PROSTITUTE”, come on, it’s a valid point).

It’s fair to say Gina will be up early for the eviction twist (we’re picking who to nominate). She’s got all the potential of ‘checking out early’ – if not by us, because she’s decided The House isn’t high class enough for her tastes.

The Cat Fight overshadowed everything, but we did start to see the housemates come to terms with their lack of luxury and hard work for food and water. PC Dan stepped in to calm the fight using his ex-police tactics (this could get annoying). For Dan fans can we just point out that he’s the sole reason we get a five minute delay on any minor live streaming. The police have censored live action in case he reveals anything from The Savile enquiry (where Dan arrested Jim Davidson).

In other news:

Dexter is hitting on Hazel, unsuccessfully.

No one can tell twins Jack and Joe apart (unless they tell you who’s gay and who’s straight).

Cougar Jemima moved on from ogling Sam in the shower to boxer Daley.

And oldest housemate Jackie took on the role of house Mother, by adopting The Twins.

By @JamesCiccone

Sunday

Day 4 in the Big Brother house and the gloves are officially off!

Sallie is definitely a Big Brother problem child who is desperate to come across as cool, tough and ‘real’. Sallie is the least genuine of the lot to me, you can almost smell the desperation as she tries to fight her way to ‘top dog’ position and the way that she has been rallying the housemates together to ostracize Gina is sickening. Gina is not exactly the most savoury of contestants – her VT probably left a bad taste in everybody’s mouth, but do any of them have a good VT

Elsewhere in Sallie-land. Everything has to be about her and if she doesn’t get the attention that she is craving she will literally just repeat herself until she does – ‘I’m going to eat the sweets, I don’t want the sweets but I’m just going to eat them – I don’t want the sweets but I’m going to eat the sweets’ I mean come on, we get it – you don’t want the sweets but you will eat them to guarantee a little bit of ~controversial airtime~ She is the louder-mouthed Regina George of BB and already she has completely exhausted her entertainment levels.

The edit wouldn’t have you believe it but there are actually contestants other than Sallie and Gina who are currently residing the Big Brother house: 

Boring Callum got a nod of approval from me when he showed he wasn’t as much the wallflower as I first thought by being mature enough to not get involved or take sides in silly tit-for-tat rows. I hope that Callum will maintain this integrity throughout the series and become the common sense and voice of reason that is so often needed during the almighty Big Brother fights.

I am still a Dexter fan. In Sunday’s show he cut Dan off when he mentioned that he has a son to ask if he was straight. Obviously as we have seen the VT we know that Dan is both gay and a father but Dexter intervening like this meant that we got answers to the questions that no doubt a lot of the audience were thinking. My first impressions tell me that as Dexter becomes more comfortable within the house he will waste no time in telling people what he really thinks of them.

By @Stephanie_Fox

Monday

If there is one thing the new series of Big Brother can’t be accused of it’s being a slow burner. Less than a week in and the show has exploded to life, with two main storylines making it blockbuster viewing.

Monday’s episode saw Michael nominate Gina, Dexter and Sallie face-to-face. While his acting has been wooden at times, particularly in the diary room, the Irishman put in his best performance yet when delivering the three names to his stunned housemates. 

Sallie’s reaction to being put up highlighted exactly why the viewers chose her and was designed solely for airtime. Given how previously she has been so wary of potential Big Brother meddling (‘I’m going to eat a sweet, I’m not going to eat a sweet, I’m going to eat it. Everybody watch me eat it. Cameras, are you on, watch me eat it’) her lack of thought to how not everything may be as it seems is curious. However, she is the best actress in the house and could do with giving Michael some tips.

Sallie is not alone of being oblivious to Big Brother’s games, with only detective Dan rumbling him so far. That guy has dealt with liars all his life, weeding out criminals and making them pay, so this is nothing new to him. More pertinently, he knows bad acting when he sees it, and boy was that bad from Michael in the Diary Room. 

As if all that wasn’t enough we had another argument involving Gina and a race row, which ended up with Jemima getting a formal warning. Any right-minded viewer having seen the conversation and heard it in context will know that there was nothing even slightly racist about her comments and for Gina to play to race card was tactical and extremely underhand. Gina could have sealed her eviction fate with a particularly riling display while Jemima has clearly emerged as a follower and seemingly only has a problem with Gina because Sallie does. Get your own opinions woman. And sort your hair out.

A few closing thoughts

– What is the point of Daley? Is to show him fart and then spray the odour clear the best BB can come up with?

– I’ve never seen the video for ‘Moves Like Jagger’ and after Jackie’s laboured dance routine, I’m not too keen either.

– Loving Dexter’s onesie look. He has to stay.

By @jonathandveal83

Tuesday

Sorry to brag but... called it! I said in the bit that I wrote for the launch that Dexter would probably break under the pressure and that is exactly what happened. People like Dexter never last for long in Big Brother with the same pretence they went in with, life in the house can be a short sharp shock as they quickly realise just how much Big Brother, as a process, can strip you back to your bare essentials, both physically and emotionally. It's not been an easy ride for the Housemates and just five days in, the cracks are already well and truly visible.

Jemima woke up to the knowledge that the previous night's argument with Gina was bound to be shown to the public, as was the resulting conversation she had with Big Brother in the Diary room where she was told that she had a formal warning being given to her for potentially offensive remarks she made.

The rest of the house isn't faring much better, although some are better at hiding it than others. However, over the next few days I can see Dan losing his rag. Having the role of house supporter thrust upon you is one thing, but how long can he cope with the Housemates' ever increasing drama? Sallie too can surely only hold this tough girl act for so long. Her outburst at Michael today showed that she is shocked and saddened by his, as she put it, betrayal.

Michael, for his part, seems to be dealing with the more intense aspects of his task pretty well. He did very well in the face of Sallie and Dexter – giving as good as he got as insults were hurled at him. But, again, how long can this go on for? If rumours of Michael leaving the house on Friday are true, then maybe it's for the best. Surely, nobody can cause this much upset and not start to feel somewhat affected by it? With the suspicions and paranoia rife and the house at breaking point, how much longer can the People's Puppet hold his head above water?

By @RobInnes87

Wednesday

Sophie was AGGED because of her dodgy tan, the twins were so ravenous they'd probably eat Detective Dan (not even joking!) and eye-candy Callum (who it turns out CAN speak) dances his way into Charlie's heart in a quest to become her man. Nominees Gina and Sallie turned all pally over Sideboob's hair loss declaring their brawl as “so last week now!” Stackable shopping is successfully sabotaged as Michael ensured the oversized grocery came crashing down at the last second. BAM! Somehow his wiggles and wobbles were overlooked and the failure was blamed on the wind – not the sunshine or moonlight! ;)

Dreary Dexter's secret information theories are shot down and so are his high sex-driven chances with Hazel! She's grossed out that he wants to smell her and suspects his ridiculous carry-on is a strange shot at stirring something so he'll stay. Animal whisperer Wolfy was bugged that her critters of housemates have been ridiculing her gift of gabbing with insects. Yet she has Dan coming over all Dr Doolittle when a fly teaches him that he is right. This has to be total crock, mind you I'd rather converse with cockroaches and ladybirds than the likes of whiner Jemima!

The live 15 second pleas for their preservation to People's Puppet come as a shock to all, completely unaware that Michael's choice was in fact down to the British public. Unsexy Dex confesses to being behind the 'Dan-is-bitchy' comment in the anonymous suggestions. As usual, another female will be first to be ousted from the house because Dexter received the lowest votes for eviction and is spared. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING VOTERS? Sideboobs slams the sssssssly skin-saver, cussing and hissing about her hatred for him. Can her compassionate crocodile tears and offer to sacrifice her smurf beanies for Wolfy save her this week? YOU DECIDE!! And will we ever see dullard Daley do anything more than fart?

By @CHEEKYsausage

Thursday

We've not seen much of the twins relationship throughout the show so far but Thursdays show was different. Everyone thought they were going to get along really well, but their bickering has begun. I loved how (name the twin) called himself a hungry fat kid. Seeing Joe peddling the bike for Gina to use the straighteners was a cracker, he had his arse on display and was moaning because it was tiring him out.

I'm bored of Daley. He is so boring he's complaining that he's pissed off when he's got it easy in the house. He has his suitcase, he trains outside in the garden everyday. I think he's just missing home and I wouldn't be surprised if he left the house early. Although I will say the prank he pulled at bedtime was showing the real side of him and if he carries on like this he will go far in the house as he is a likeable character.

Charlie's Diary room talk tonight really intrigued me. She said that if her mum wasn't in the house with her she could be a little more naughty like when she’s ‘out with girls’. She was aiming this at the blossoming romance she's kind of having with Callum. It wouldn't be a completed series without some sort of romance occurring.

The most dramatic part of Thursdays show was the Suggestion Box. Everyone knew it wasn't going to end well. Dexter now nicknamed (ssssssnake) wrote a suggestion to Dan telling him to stop being so bitchy and leave Michael alone. Dexter only admitted this when he was trying to save himself from leaving on Friday.

Sometimes Dans’ honest opinions can come across quite bitchy. Jack & Joe need more arguments it's entertaining to watch. Sam & Jemima's mother and son relationship is weird, stop it now! Charlie get it off with Callum this will help you stay in. Daley keep playing pranks, otherwise leave. And finally, Wolfy keep being Northern us Northerners love you.

By @Scottaylorr

Friday - Eviction                 

WOW! Big brother was pulling all their punches with their first knock out eviction! High drama on the studio floor as Emma was put to the test managing to keep the crowd at bay from gobby Sallie.. whilst the taxi came to take her back to FHM Towers, let’s have a quick look at how the rest of the housemates tackled Big Brother’s big reveal in “Secrets and Lies”.

The two housemate pretties Hazel and Dan formed the closest alliance yet, but this is no bitch fest fun like Brian and Narinda from BB2. If Dan was an early favourite to win, his conniving and smug face could be his downfall

Big Brother made the most of Michael The Puppet’s last day, by organising their cruellest task to date. We loved it. The housemates had to decide who ‘Michael’ would pick as ‘most sexy’ / ‘least sexy’, and Dan put on his best acting face to look shocked when he got picked as sexy. Wolfy was distraught when she thought Michael had picked her for least attractive and least hygienic. This was another genius evil twist from Big Brother

In other news, Daley is still doing NOTHING. His attempt to stay under the radar and stay to the end may well work, but we won’t vote for him to win, we’ve learnt our lessons hard from ‘the Rachel year’.

Gina got a raw deal when Charlie asked her if she was an escort, but this time sadly, no sparks flew and Gina laughed it off. We can expect to see A LOT more of Gina, she’s on her ‘Big Brother’ journey…that’s all I’ll say.

It was difficult to tell which of the divas the viewers would vote to evict. Had it been picked earlier in the week it would more likely have been Gina. But Sallie’s ‘speak now and think never’ attitude had us all worn out and she went out to boos so loud Big Brother had to close the eye and let Emma conduct her interview in the studio.

Once Michael was revealed as The Puppet actor, and came out to sit beside her, there was no holding her back. It was probably the most explosive eviction interview ever and Emma handled it brilliantly.

Now Sallie has gone we may start to see more of the other characters coming forward. But her ‘best bits’ showed a cutesy fun side to Sallie which Big brother’s script failed to show us.

And to close the show, the remaining housemates were finally united in happiness as Big brother returned all their ‘shredded’ suitcases. What can we expect next week…is there a swimming pool under the lawn. Is there a gym hidden upstairs. Are we getting a NEW housemate? One thing’s for sure, peace will not reign long. They’ve all got to nominate for the first time on Sunday!

By @JamesCiccone

Highlight – Nominations

The highlight of the show this week for me was nominations, it caused all sorts of drama from the house, fall-outs and emotional outbursts left right and centre.  

Lowlight – Daley and his tears

I think he’s boring, he keeps himself quiet which you can’t do in the house if you want to win. He needs participate more in the group and be less withdrawn.

Hero – Dan

He brought his work in the big brother house as we’ve seen early in the week with the Gina and Sallie argument he was straight there keeping things as calm as possible, we’ve seen his detective side coming through with his instinctive feeling that Michael wasn’t genuine.

Villain - Sallie

I think she is too honest, she stirs it up which isn’t a bad thing but it can be seen as being a bitch but I also think the house will miss her.

By @mitchcass123

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