In the words of Big Brother Arron was, "pretty rubbish," at his secret task.

The mischief maker who had to redeem himself after filling a hair dryer with talc by performing three acts of kindness, has been given the results of his task.

Having seen Arron acting slightly out of character all afternoon – offering Benedict advice on evictions, trying toconvince Caroline to have more body confidence and providing Lauren with an all over body rub, housemates claimed they has been suspicious.

Despite throwing himself into the task,  Arron failed on pretty much every aspect prompting Luke S to say, "We will definitely fail any future secret tasks if Arron is involved. You were acting so strange i thought you were behind nicking the food."

Fortunately Big Brother was feeling kind and has returned one confiscated hair dryer to the housemates and switched the hot water back on, just in time for this evening’s eviction dressing up session.

Sara nominated herself to take the first hot shower – a little selfish perhaps. It’s not like she is even leaving the House tonight.

Eviction night beautification rituals aside, Conor still found time to have a laugh, at Caroline's expense.

Conor poked fun at Caroline for her comments about Becky, labelling her as, God forbid, inconsiderate. The Derry man pushed the envelope even further and blurted out that she has "destroyed" evictee Victoria's life (?). Caroline took this seriously and defended herself saying, "I've only ever said bad things about Becky!". As it turns out, it was all a big joke! Conor, you're such a prankster. Besides, Caroline and Beckyare cool, for now at least.

Lauren and Benedict may be the names in the frame but that isn't going to stop the other housemates looking their best.

Shievonne attempted to tame Caroline's wild mane while Luke S turned stylist giving Arron and Conor new hair-dos.

Lauren has finally taken out her rollers and Benedict has donned some dapper head gear.

You will have to wait until 9pm to see how well they all scrub up but here's a peek to keep you going until then.

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Bye bye Bieber, Arron is showcasing a new look

Shievonne had a go at taming Caroline's 'tumbleweed' hair

From raspberry to Smurf  

Lovely lashes Deana

Conor's looking chiselled

After 18 days in the house, our ex-schoolteacher, full time adult entertainer and some-time niche humanitarian has been released back onto the streets after losing the public vote to Lauren.

It’s been a whirlwind of a time for Benedict (known as Johnny Anglais when working in the adult industry). He charmed the ladies on launch night and became quite close to bailiff Chris in the first few days. Then later, after Chris was evicted, he became quite close to characters like Lydia – who tried her damnedest to involve him in her plotting – and also to Lauren, his rival in this week’s eviction contest.

Lest we forget, Benedict also became embroiled in one of the high/lowlights of this year’s series so far, being so open about his bathroom habits that he invited scorn and backstabbing from several other housemates. His fight-back against the whispering campaign provided some thoroughly entertaining television and led to sour relations with people like Caroline. The aftermath led to further arguments and moments of TV gold that continued to build momentum until the two finally made peace on Day 17. However, what many of the housemates didn’t know is that he was the secret saboteur responsible for spiking Luke S’s protein powder with curry and rearranging the kitchen cupboards. What a scamp.  On exit he owned up, leaving a livid Luke S.

From charmer to moral mouthpiece, via long and intense intellectual conversations in the hot tub, Benedict has been a fantastic Big Brother contestant. We wish him all the best when he returns to the wider world. If he could just bring our chair back, that would be great.

What a tense few hours it's been for housemates Benedict and Lauren. Although they are both admirable characters there can of course, only be one winner. 

They and the housemates spent all day awaiting the outcome of the public vote, engaging in what can only be described as trivial chat. 

And then it was all over in a matter of seconds as Lauren emerged victorious. 

As she re-entered the legendary House she realised how close the call was. After all, there are many Benedict supporters too. She promised she would now try her damndest to, "enjoy it, and starve in silence (*chesty laugh*)".

Meanwhile Luke S has been enjoying some light Benedict bashing after it was revealed (by Benedict himself as he ascended the stairs) that he was the curry-powder culprit. We know this will grow legs so stay tuned for more updates. No one likes to be diddled, especially when buff body-building is concerned.

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It's been an emotional few days for Lauren, but thanks to the support of the adoring public she is safe for another week.

Arron is upset nobody's noticed his new quiff 'do, only kidding!

Mixed looks from reformed crim Adam and personal trainer extraordinaire Conor

Luke S is miffed about the curry-protein shake incident, the truth is out.

The housemates are like goldfish. Benedict hasn’t been gone two minutes and they are once again switching attention back to themselves. He didn’t even get the moment of eviction to himself.

A few of the housemates believe a baying crowd were heard to be calling Deana and Lydia’s names as Benedict left the House and the pair are dealing with the news in their own style.

A tearful Deana has been feeling insecure but aided by Ashleigh, is smiling again.

Ashleigh said, “You are Deana, don’t let anyone tell you different. I love you. You are great. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.”

Old pro Lydia on the other hand is taking everything in her stride. Firmly established in her regular night-time haunt, the hot-tub with co-hort Luke A, she said, “I’ve done a TV show before. I know the perception of me on programmes like this. Some people will come up and say they like you some won’t. I’m strong as an ox now before I was like butter, in a mess.”