Day 8: The housemates' guide to beating the heat
Bikinis at the ready and tanning oil in hand, what exactly can our sun-worshipping residents teach us about sun safety this summer?
1. The British Summer can be a cruel, cruel mistress. Ensure you’re prepared for any occasion by considering every outfit combination in your wardrobe...
2. Protecting one’s face from the harmful effects of the sun is imperative. So long as you have applied your toner, primer, foundation and concealer first, of course.
3. Don’t let the sun go to your head. Protect delicate scalps from the sun’s rays with a range of suitable headwear.
4. A daily dip in the pool works wonders for the skin...and the cameras.
5. Avoid any strenuous activity in the soaring temperatures. Try to remain as worryingly still as possible.
6. And finally, keep your peepers out of direct sunlight by donning your best pair of sunglasses. In fact, just wear sunglasses at all times. Better to be safe than sorry.
Originally Posted by Baz:
Thanks for all the updates ladies 
Have we any idea when we will know who has the Power this time please ?
during Fridays show I believe 
Tonight on Bit on the Side - 12th June
If a day can make a difference, then just imagine what seven whole days can do - especially in Big Brother's humble abode.
As the first week draws to a close, main gal Emma Willis is on hand to keep you up to speed with the latest goings on in the House, with a few bits of tomfoolery thrown in for good measure.
She's joined by former champ Luke A, last year's double-trouble Jack and Joe and our old friends Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace, Nicola McLean and Josie Gibson.You'd be a fool to miss it.
Tune into the show on Channel 5 from 11pm.
12.36pm: Tamara and Winston are trying to speak French as they soak up some rays. As you do.
12.48pm: "Who's for smoked salmon?" Calm down Pauline, you have a lot of mouths to feed
1.07pm: Judging by Mark's reaction, he really likes asparagus, aubergine and cucumber. No time for green beans.
1.24pm: Christopher is hoovering the garden. We're a bit confused too.
2:00pm Mark is having a dip in the pool but, naturally, he's keeping his head above water so that he doesn't mess up his eyebrows.
2:09pm Steven, Toya and Pauline are gossiping like a bunch of old fishwives. Where's the positivity from yesterday's task gone?!
2:20pm Ash and Winston have morphed into one muscly housemate. Shall we call them #Wash or #Ashton ?
2:45pm Topics of conversation in the BB garden right now include, arranged marriages, blonde moments and long lost family members
2:59pm Tamara merrily skips to the Diary Room to talk to Big Brother. Her body language suggests that this will be a happy chat
3:15pm Mark is keeping Jale company while she takes a post-swim shower (from the other side of the glass of course)
3:32pm Matthew and Winston are bonding in the garden. They're discussing travelling experiences and relationships. Deep stuff
3.42pm: HMs have started to panic about necessities they missed off the shopping list. Necessities like olives
4.08pm: Mark and Helen have moved to the pool. No sign of swimming just yet. Lots of lingering
4.23pm: HMs are still obsessing over when their food will arrive.Maybe if they say 'food' three times it will appear...and don't forget to click your heels. 
4.44pm: Mark is giving Matthew the lowdown on evolution. The rest of the House are baking bread. It's a tale of two cities.
4.49pm: "You can't have a fry-up every day." - challenge accepted, Danielle
5.22pm: Some of the boys are chatting about the World Cup. Ash is assuring them it only happens every four years
5.44pm The shopping has arrived! Tamara and Kimberly are discussing their love of baked beans
5.57pm Mark seems to be in charge of cooking dinner tonight. So far, it involves a lot of garlic. Yuk!
6.07pm HMs are discussing star signs in the garden. Mark says he'd hate to be a Gemini.
6.19pm Steven is showing off his bread-slicing skills.
6.29pm "Can you imagine him on Eurovision, commentating?" Jale is a fan of Matthew's brand of sarcastic wit.
6.54pm Looking very dapper, there, Ash!
Here’s your daily dose of Big Brother catch up as housemates complete their first shopping task.
The Housemates are awoken by the shopping task, The Power of Positivity, where they have to remain positive or risk living on basic rations.
Toya and Steven are the Power Police and must ensure that the housemates are happy at all times.
Big Brother invites Toya and Steven to the Diary Room to explain the next shopping task, which is for the HM’s to ‘ROFL’ (Roll On The Floor Laughing) until told to stop by Big brother. Toya and Steven must shout encouraging messages to the HM’s through loudspeakers.
Jales leads a positivity meditation with Ash, Mark and Chris which they all enjoy.
Pauline and Tamara have a conversation about Christopher and his intrusiveness.
Christopher feels if he talks to Helen about their relationship he might be ‘ostracised’.
Some of the housemates speculate about Matthew’s girlfriend and what he’s like in the outside world. Helen thinks that Matthew is smitten with his girlfriend and she is probably a ‘proper fitty’.
Christopher tells Matthew and Mark that he finds some of the comments that Helen has made towards Danielle upsetting.
The next part of this week’s shopping task is ‘Happy Go Lucky’, a game-show where Ashleigh, Ash, Kimberly and Marlon play to reclaim each other’s suitcases. Marlon had to publicly rate which HM’s he would least like to see evicted on Friday. His answers were Jale, Tamara and Danielle. Ashleigh had to give herself a Durian fruit facial, which is the foulest smelling fruit on earth. Kimberly then had to read her out her recent nominations word for word to the HM’s. Ash was then asked to rank the female housemates on their sex appeal starting from the least attractive. He ranked them Jale, Pauline, Danielle, Ashleigh, Toya, Tamara and finally Helen! Marlon had to pass the ‘Deep Cleanse’ category by pouring fish juice over his head whilst wearing only swimming trunks. Mark was nearly sick from the smell. By remaining positive they have passed this part of the shopping task.
Marlon has a conversation with Danielle, clearing up any bad feeling about his nominating her. He says that he would rather she left the house instead of being singled out and picked on.
Kimberly, Jale and Chris have a conversation about Danielle and how she has given up.
The final part of the Power of Positivity shopping challenge is the ‘Un-fun Fair’. The teams are Mark and Tamara, Winston and Danielle and Matthew and Pauline. They will be taking part in the gungy course, all they have to do is remain positive and collect smiley tokens along the way. After a few eye-watering moments, the teams succeed in collecting all 18 tokens.
Big Brother told the HM’s that they had 5 fails over the last 48 hours, including Mark crying when make-up was removed from the house and Ashleigh not drinking her cocktail during happy hour. Big Brother revealed that they had an allowance of 10 fails ensuring their victory and winning a luxury shopping budget and a take-away.
Big Brother airs tonight at 10PM.
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The Housemates are awoken by the shopping task, The Power of Positivity, where they have to remain positive or risk living on basic rations.
Toya and Steven are the Power Police and must ensure that the housemates are happy at all times.
Big Brother invites Toya and Steven to the Diary Room to explain the next shopping task, which is for the HM’s to ‘ROFL’ (Roll On The Floor Laughing) until told to stop by Big brother. Toya and Steven must shout encouraging messages to the HM’s through loudspeakers.
Jales leads a positivity meditation with Ash, Mark and Chris which they all enjoy.
Pauline and Tamara have a conversation about Christopher and his intrusiveness.
Christopher feels if he talks to Helen about their relationship he might be ‘ostracised’.
Some of the housemates speculate about Matthew’s girlfriend and what he’s like in the outside world. Helen thinks that Matthew is smitten with his girlfriend and she is probably a ‘proper fitty’.
Christopher tells Matthew and Mark that he finds some of the comments that Helen has made towards Danielle upsetting.
The next part of this week’s shopping task is ‘Happy Go Lucky’, a game-show where Ashleigh, Ash, Kimberly and Marlon play to reclaim each other’s suitcases. Marlon had to publicly rate which HM’s he would least like to see evicted on Friday. His answers were Jale, Tamara and Danielle. Ashleigh had to give herself a Durian fruit facial, which is the foulest smelling fruit on earth. Kimberly then had to read her out her recent nominations word for word to the HM’s. Ash was then asked to rank the female housemates on their sex appeal starting from the least attractive. He ranked them Jale, Pauline, Danielle, Ashleigh, Toya, Tamara and finally Helen! Marlon had to pass the ‘Deep Cleanse’ category by pouring fish juice over his head whilst wearing only swimming trunks. Mark was nearly sick from the smell. By remaining positive they have passed this part of the shopping task.
Marlon has a conversation with Danielle, clearing up any bad feeling about his nominating her. He says that he would rather she left the house instead of being singled out and picked on.
Kimberly, Jale and Chris have a conversation about Danielle and how she has given up.
The final part of the Power of Positivity shopping challenge is the ‘Un-fun Fair’. The teams are Mark and Tamara, Winston and Danielle and Matthew and Pauline. They will be taking part in the gungy course, all they have to do is remain positive and collect smiley tokens along the way. After a few eye-watering moments, the teams succeed in collecting all 18 tokens.
Big Brother told the HM’s that they had 5 fails over the last 48 hours, including Mark crying when make-up was removed from the house and Ashleigh not drinking her cocktail during happy hour. Big Brother revealed that they had an allowance of 10 fails ensuring their victory and winning a luxury shopping budget and a take-away.
Big Brother airs tonight at 10PM.
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The Big Brother housemates are seen ganging up on Christopher Hall in tonight’s show.
Despite the Positivity shopping task, the remaining contestants are anything but positive about poor Chris.
In the morning, Steven Goode and Pauline Bennett chat and Pauline says that she thinks “the two most selfish people in the house are Chris and Jale”.
Steven predicts: “In the next 48 to 72 hours, it is going to kick off in this house.”
Later, Helen says that Christopher’s face(!) has started to annoy her and that it was “smug”
But Toya A Washington joins the conversation and tells Helen and Pauline that if they have a problem with Christopher they should say it to his face or “shut the f**k up.”
GO TOYA!
Despite Toya’s words, the bitching behind Christopher’s back continues as Pauline has a conversation with Helen where Helen calls Christopher, “an annoying f**king wasp”, and complains that he never washes up. She later calls him a “two-faced f**k.”
In the Diary Room, Christopher tells Big Brother he is still upset about how Pauline spoke to Jale but didn’t want to bring it up as he didn’t want to start a war.
In the evening, during the take-away Pauline says to Winston that, “Christopher is a f**king t**t.”
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7.09pm Jale is leading Danielle through some guided meditation in the garden. We're starting to feel sleepy, very sleepy...
7.20pm Conversation in the House has turned, once again, to eyebrows.
7.34pm: The housemates are getting dressed up for dinner tonight. Jale says she doesn't know why they are bothering.
7.58pm: Pauline is taking charge in the kitchen. *Cheers*
....Why Pauline, why?
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
7.09pm Jale is leading Danielle through some guided meditation in the garden. We're starting to feel sleepy, very sleepy...
7.20pm Conversation in the House has turned, once again, to eyebrows.
7.34pm: The housemates are getting dressed up for dinner tonight. Jale says she doesn't know why they are bothering.
7.58pm: Pauline is taking charge in the kitchen. *Cheers* ....Why Pauline, why?
taking charge ...she took charge day one !!
Originally Posted by erinp:
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
7.09pm Jale is leading Danielle through some guided meditation in the garden. We're starting to feel sleepy, very sleepy...
7.20pm Conversation in the House has turned, once again, to eyebrows.
7.34pm: The housemates are getting dressed up for dinner tonight. Jale says she doesn't know why they are bothering.
7.58pm: Pauline is taking charge in the kitchen. *Cheers* ....Why Pauline, why?
taking charge ...she took charge day one !!
Maybe they meant 'again'
Media regulator Ofcom has received over 200 complaints about Big Brother 2014: Power Trip in its first week on air, it is reported.
According to The Daily Mail, a total of 209 complaints have been logged in less than seven days – with the majority, 166, concerning Danielle McMahon and Helen Wood‘s explosive post-nominations argument.
The bust-up – which aired during Monday’s ‘Live Surprise’ special and Tuesday’s highlights show – was sparked after Danielle implied that the other female housemates were ‘slags’.
Viewers were offended when Helen – who received a free pass to the series final on Day 2 – mocked the model’s Catholic faith, remarking that she should “stop s****ing Jesus”.
The row was so heated that, for the first time ever, Channel 5 pulled daytime repeats of the highlights episode, believing it was inappropriate for pre-watershed viewers.
Ofcom will assess the complaints before deciding whether to launch an investigation.
Yesterday, Danielle became embroiled in futher controversy after it was discovered that she’d posted homophobic messages on her Twitter page, including one calling for a “poof” to be shot for using the word ‘lush’.
The 25-year-old’s has divided the group with her strict opinions, complaining about their sex-related conversations despite her career in lingerie and topless modelling.
Danielle is currently facing eviction alongside Jale and Tamara, with the first boot-out taking place tomorrow night at 9.00pm and 10.40pm on Channel 5.
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Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
6.54pm Looking very dapper, there, Ash!
Looking very stripogram or porn star more like!
Originally Posted by Xochi:
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
6.54pm Looking very dapper, there, Ash!
Looking very stripogram or porn star more like!
I thought so too, really.
However, I think they were actually being facetious!
Day 8: What did the housemates buy with their shopping budget?
about 2 hours ago
After passing the Power of Positivity task, housemates earned themselves a luxury shopping budget. That means they finally get to eat something other than chickpeas - hurrah!
So what did they put on their shopping list this week? Well, among other things, this little lot...
Top of the housemates' list: fresh fruit and veggies. Among their haul: two pineapples, four boxes of strawberries, eight avocados, four lettuces, and 20 bananas.
They also bought stacks of fresh meat, including 16 packs of chicken fillets, 48 sausages, and eight packets of smoked mackerel.Plus some veggie mince and sausages for Pauline and Ashleigh.
Sensibly, housemates also bought plenty of tinned goods, like tinned tomatoes, tinned spaghetti, and tinned sweetcorn.
And baked beans, obviously. Everyone loves baked beans.
To turn all those ingredients into proper meals, housemates invested in plenty of fresh and dried herbs. No more bland dinners, then!
Other things the housemates will be tucking into now their shopping has arrived: tea (normal, peppermint, and green); eggs (they bought 96 eggs, or 16 boxes of six); and cheese (feta, mozzarella, and cheddar).
Oh, and a jar of chocolate spread. Because you've got to put something on your toast.
The Big Brother 2014 results are in and a new power housemate has been chosen by us viewers, but who is it? Over night, a poll took place using the Official Big Brother app and fans (or at least those with an iPhone) were able to vote for which housemate they wanted to send on a power trip. The poll closed at 9AM this morning (Thursday) and this afternoon the results were revealed to the chosen housemate. And – perhaps surprisingly – it’s Chris R Wright who has been picked by the public iOS users. He reacted to the news after being called to the Diary Room earlier this evening: “That’s a hell of a kindness.” But when asked how he felt about becoming the new Power housemate, Chris replied: “Deeply uncomfortable… I don’t know what you’re going to ask of me.” Chris will wield his power for the first time in tonight’s (Friday) live show, which will also see the first eviction. Previous power housemate Pauline was given the opportunity to grant one housemate £5,000, punish another, send a third through to the final and lastly, had a killer nomination, which saw resulted in Jale Karaturp being put up for eviction this and every week that she remains in the house. The three nominated housemates – Jale, Danielle and Tamara – were not eligible to be voted as the new Power housemate. | |
On BOTS clip. Pauline said she wouldn't be surprised if Jale is taking stuff from the store room and keeping it for herself.
#BBUK Eviction TOMORROW night! Who goes? I dunno. But I DO KNOW that @VicEbuwaSlick will be our guest on Couch Potato Radio at 12:10am BST
Everything you need to know about Day 8
about 8 hours ago
Today was a big day in the Big Brother House because, after passing the shopping task yesterday, the housemates got to enjoy the spoils. We also got the first snog of the series when Tamara and Winston stepped their flirting up a notch. But let's start at the beginning...
Despite Big Brother's two-day positivity onslaught, the housemates were still feeling argumentative. Jale and Pauline kicked things off with an early morning row, but that particular rift is starting to seem like old news now that Christopher is warring with Pauline. Oh dear, oh dear.
The housemates took advantage of the June sunshine to top up their tans, but somehow, they couldn't quite relax. Steven thought he might be in Christopher's bad books, and the looming evictions kept everyone on edge.
The arrival of the shopping lifted everyone's spirits, though. To celebrate the House's newly restocked shelves, the housemates decided to dress for dinner, but Winston took things one step further: he arranged a secret date for Tamara in the pod, and the two of them even had a sneaky snog. (Big Brother is, of course, always watching.)
Finally, the identity of the Secret Power Housemate was revealed! What will Chris do with his newfound power? You'll have to tune in to the live show tomorrow night to find out...
Tonight on Bit on the Side – 13th June
If, like us, you’ve come down with a serious case of Big Brother fever, then the only medicine you really need is over 6ft tall with perfectly coiffed hair.
Rylan joins us this Friday the 13th along with Hollyoaks mega babe Gemma Merna, Union J’s Jaymi Hensley and Geordie Shore good guy James Tindale, as they probe into the nitty-gritty of the House and unleash their thoughts on tonight’s first eviction.
He’ll also be interrogating tonight’s evictee to find out what life was really like in the midst of a Power Trip.
You know the score. Channel 5. 11.10pm.
Day 8: Tamara and Winston's photo love story
It started with a bath and tonight Tamara and Winston gave us the first snog of the series.
Let's take a look at the path of true love.
Winston pulled out the big guns. Tamara was impressed.
But what's this? Why does Winston have Kimberly's legs around his neck?
Tamara experimented with a new look. Reem.
And before long love's young dream were back in the bath.
Winston upped his game and treated Tamara to an Italian meal complete with garlic bread. He's a pro.
Something about Winston's spag bol got Tamara in a lovin' mood and they were soon cosying up in The Pod.
They sealed it with a kiss. What do you mean showmance? Cynics.
There was much celebrating.
And from there things move pretty fast.
Can this couple stand the test of time in the House? Stay with us for the next chapter.
The ganging up on Christopher Hall in the Big Brother 2014 house has continued today.
Yesterday and in last night’s highlights show, we saw Helen Wood and Pauline Bennett spreading around the house to turn the group against both Christopher and Jale Karaturp.
Helen and Pauline poisoned Winston Showman, Mark Byron and Matthew Davies with tales, insults and bitching about Christopher’s apparently evil ways.
Helen ranted: “He’s ******ing boring, I can’t stand the little ****, his ******ing stupid ******ing ferret face.”
In the early hours of this morning, Helen continued as she tried to get Ash Harrison and Toya A Washington on board to her way of thinking and it seemed to work.
Big Brother Summer 2014
She told the pair about one of Christopher’s heinous crimes.
“He left a tray of yoghurt out, Pauline told him to put it back in the fridge and he said ‘I’ll do it in a minute’,” she said.
What a ****.
Helen went on: “He’s trying to annoy everyone.”
Ash suggested: “He’s got the power, I reckon he’s got the secret power and he’s trying to annoy everyone”.
Toya said: “I don’t think he’s got the power.”
Helen added: “He’s just an absolute ****.”
Toya agreed: “Sometimes I just sit in there and watch him and I just feel sick because of the way he is.”
Helen then mocked Chris’ mannerisms, saying: “Have you seen the way he does this with his face? I don’t even like the way he looks.”
Meanwhile, Chris’ only friend in the house Jale was giving him a pep talk on how to deal with Pauline.
“Do not get sucked into it,” she told him. “She doesn’t listen to anyone, she can’t take criticism, she’s not used to people who stand up for themselves.
Big Brother Summer 2014
“She’s been systematically going around this house s**t stirring.”
Jale added: “She’s so insecure about this she’s had to go around to everyone and pull them into their point of view. Don’t get caught in.
“She make a point of being direct and honest but she can’t handle it. She doesn’t know what she’s doing.”
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Yesterday and in last night’s highlights show, we saw Helen Wood and Pauline Bennett spreading around the house to turn the group against both Christopher and Jale Karaturp.
Helen and Pauline poisoned Winston Showman, Mark Byron and Matthew Davies with tales, insults and bitching about Christopher’s apparently evil ways.
Helen ranted: “He’s ******ing boring, I can’t stand the little ****, his ******ing stupid ******ing ferret face.”
In the early hours of this morning, Helen continued as she tried to get Ash Harrison and Toya A Washington on board to her way of thinking and it seemed to work.
Big Brother Summer 2014
She told the pair about one of Christopher’s heinous crimes.
“He left a tray of yoghurt out, Pauline told him to put it back in the fridge and he said ‘I’ll do it in a minute’,” she said.
What a ****.
Helen went on: “He’s trying to annoy everyone.”
Ash suggested: “He’s got the power, I reckon he’s got the secret power and he’s trying to annoy everyone”.
Toya said: “I don’t think he’s got the power.”
Helen added: “He’s just an absolute ****.”
Toya agreed: “Sometimes I just sit in there and watch him and I just feel sick because of the way he is.”
Helen then mocked Chris’ mannerisms, saying: “Have you seen the way he does this with his face? I don’t even like the way he looks.”
Meanwhile, Chris’ only friend in the house Jale was giving him a pep talk on how to deal with Pauline.
“Do not get sucked into it,” she told him. “She doesn’t listen to anyone, she can’t take criticism, she’s not used to people who stand up for themselves.
Big Brother Summer 2014
“She’s been systematically going around this house s**t stirring.”
Jale added: “She’s so insecure about this she’s had to go around to everyone and pull them into their point of view. Don’t get caught in.
“She make a point of being direct and honest but she can’t handle it. She doesn’t know what she’s doing.”
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Day 9 Task: Can Mystic Mark really read minds?
12 minutes ago
After regularly informing the housemates of his psychic abilities (particularly when it comes to predicting if a storm is coming), Big Brother thought it was time to test out Mark’s predicting prowess once and for all. In today’s task, Mystic Mark and his tarot cards will attempt to answer questions on the inner thoughts of Helen, Winston and Danielle when they visit Mystic Mark’s boutique. If he manages to answer the questions correctly, the House will receive a box full of pampering treats and this week’s long unanswered question on Mark’s physic ability will finally be put to bed.
How will he get on? Come back soon for video highlights...
902k tuned on to watch Big Brother last night, lowest ever has to be a record?
Originally Posted by erinp:
902k tuned on to watch Big Brother last night, lowest ever has to be a record?
The awful 'Pass To The Final' and not telling us about the warnings dished out to Helen the Horrible are the reason for this..... and now the World Cup will lay it to rest for good, this season anyway. Roll on next year, if there is one 
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Tonights show is going to be all about Tamara and Winston, isn't it? A three quarter hour push to save Tamara so they can shove the showmance down our throats for a few more weeks.
Originally Posted by Bethni:
Tonights show is going to be all about Tamara and Winston, isn't it? A three quarter hour push to save Tamara so they can shove the showmance down our throats for a few more weeks.
I think it will ,just by the clips uploaded and the tweets from yesterday. Fans see right through it but BB love a showmance so I doubt they will want her gone .
I dont use the word hate very often I choose to loathe or not like instead but ....
I hate Pauline and Mark with avengence 
who ever survives tonight and Christopher will definately be up next ... being set up for sure by the deadly duo 