8.00pm: It's all about spuds this evening, as the girls join in peeling spuds. They know how to have a good time!
8.10pm: From potatoes to ladies' monthlies.
Becky reads out a tampon pack in a declamatory tone.
The girls are bent over LOLing.
Originally Posted by Aimee:
Thanks for the updates 
8.25pm: Shievonne and Ashleigh are trying to remember a little dance they made up way back on June 13...
8:38pm Lauren and task winner Luke A are tucking into a special potato based dinner while task loser Luke S serves them wine 
8:47pm Caroline and Conor are playing catch in the lounge. Caroline almost falls off the sofa trying to retrieve a wayward throw
9.00pm:'Spud Dish of the Series' award-winner, Luke A is relishing the taste of success with an al fresco meal with judge Lauren.âŠ#bbukliveâŽ
9.20pm: Lauren is reminiscing about her early smoking years, when she and her sis used to nick her mum's fags. Aw, bless
9.50pm: HMs are enjoying some saucy banter about root vegetables, has the latest task whet their appetites? âŠ#bbuklive⎠âŠ#potatoffâŽ
Originally Posted by erinp:
8:38pm Lauren and task winner Luke A are tucking into a special potato based dinner while task loser Luke S serves them wine
The task should be interesting this week if the outsiders win it could really shake the house up, i have a really feeling Deana could win this year
Originally Posted by Aimee:
The task should be interesting this week if the outsiders win it could really shake the house up, i have a really feeling Deana could win this year
Sonething needs to be done to stop the plastics .
10.15pm: Deana seems a bit more vocal since Lydia departed - blabbing away in the garden
10.40pm: Deana has ruffled a few feathers, "I'm entitled to an opinion".Refuting the golddigger stereotype, apparently
10.50pm: Luke A is chatting about his success, he's the official winner of the 'Big Brother Potato Cook-Off 2012â. YES
Originally Posted by erinp:
10.40pm: Deana has ruffled a few feathers, "I'm entitled to an opinion".Refuting the golddigger stereotype, apparently
Originally Posted by Aimee:
Originally Posted by erinp:
10.40pm: Deana has ruffled a few feathers, "I'm entitled to an opinion".Refuting the golddigger stereotype, apparently
So refreshing to have Deana confident.
Big Brother Liveâ@BBUKLive
11.15pm: Arron's lips are burning - he chopped chillies and didn't wash his hands. Duh
11.30pm: Sara, Scott and Becky are talking phone etiquette: should you text when you and a mate are fighting
11.45pm: Arron thought his face had "actually morphed", but he was looking in a magnified mirror. He's being really ditsy this eve
12.15am: Deana has been running off some frustration
12.40am: The HMs are discussing Caroline's sex life - she is present. Awkward. "why are we still discussing my sexuality
12.45am:Arron and Conor are washing clothes in the bath, but no! Conor's gone and mixed darks with whites
Shocked! Can't believe BB have not done it for them .
1.05am: "Oooh, I wish I was back home in Derry", Conor singing a lovely Christy Moore air in the loo.Arron is (trying to) join in
I wish you were bck home too
1.15am: Deana had accused Lushleigh of being fake earlier. Luke S defends their relationship in the loo.
1.30am: The HMs appear to be winding down for the evening. So soon?
2.00am: That's a wrap, folks. Check back bright and early tomorrow morning. x
Beep! Beep! Task Spoiler Ahead!
Day 26: Potat-Off task result
12 hours ago
Lauren chose Luke A and Luke S are the head chefs who had to cook up a super spud-based dish with their respective sous-chefs, Adam and Conor as part of the Potat-Off task.
They had only one hour to impress the spud-authority, Lauren, who hails from one of the most famous potato-farming regions, ever. No pressure, guys!
When they bashed out a few ideas for the menu, Luke A chimed in; "she's got a very salty palate". No doubt bacon was mentioned, as well as cheese, crÃĻme fraiche, and other potato accompaniments. The sky's the limit. Imagine a world, where you could make any potato-based dish you dreamed of...
Luke S' orders to sous-chef Conor always ended with 'dude', this grew pretty annoying. "We need to start cleaning up dude, ok? Twist of pepper please, dude?'. His commentary was peppered with Jamie Oliver-esque classics like, "I'm going to plate this bad boy up (dude)". Conor was more focused on the potato being "crispy" and could be heard muttering "crispy" throughout the duration of the task, "make sure 'tis crispy".
Professional chef, Luke A, explained kitchen etiquette to Adam .He must answer "yes chef, no chef". Luke A jokingly said, "my career will be in tatters if we lose this, losing is notan option". Still though, you'd think working with a novice cook like Adam would be infuriating for Luke A, but he took it in his stride.
The four guys flexed their culinary muscles while the rest of the housemates kicked back, they rather enjoyed watching the guys sweat over a silly little potato dish, can't be that difficult, can it? Shievonne could hardly contain her excitement, the spud dish tasting was nigh: "this is going to be f**cking awesome".
Luke A won the task with his 'Potato gnocchi ÃĄ la Schlong' with high praise from spud expert, Lauren. Luke S' dish, 'Silk Reds', failed to impress Lauren, leaving her puzzled as to why it contained tobacco and ketchup among other seemingly random ingredients.
The other housemates have jumped on the potato bandwagon, and can be seen peeling the very popular root veg.
Congrats Luke A, winner of the 'Big Brother Potato Cook-Off
Luke A and sous-chef Adam get ready to rumble in the kitchen. This is culinary war!
Meanwhile Luke S and sous-chef Conor chatted in the relative secrecy of the garden. Conor's burning concern was that the potatoes were "crispy"
Spud connoisseur, Lauren, hopes that the chefs take this task seriously.
Luke S looks the part, but his 'Silky Reds' dish didn't meet her standards.
Of course, the professional chef emerged victorious. Good on you, Luke A!
Day 26: Relishing the win
8 hours ago
Following award-winning Big Brother resident chef, Luke A, and judge Lauren's al fresco dining experience in the garden, they talked about the Potat-Off competition.
Luke A has very high standards in the kitchen and the fact that Luke S is a novice is no excuse for "pretentious presentation" ouch! He said it left a bad taste in his mouth, but Luke S was a good competitor. So basically he said he's a rubbish chef, but a good sport (it's the taking part, right?).
Lauren imparted Becky's pre-tasting advice, "eat like you're going to a restaurant". Lauren went on to give a review of Luke S' Silk Red, "the steak was nice, but it was all about the potato". So true, Lauren.
She was so impressed by the 'Gnocchi ÃĄ la Schlong' that she's going to try it out on her uni mates (take note, guys!).
Day 26: Round-up
1 hour ago
Day 26 saw housemates trying to adjust to life without Lydia. Sure, she popped up in passing conversation. As housemates grapple to find their new roles within the House, we saw some friction between Sara and Becky, but they sat down to try to clear the air after last night's events.
But we saw Deana express her discontent at the other 'fauxmance' (Lushleigh), in defence of her admitting to Luke S that she'd prefer money to a lavish wedding. This ruffled a few feathers, but the housemates carried on as normal (bury the problem and it might rear its ugly head later..).
We looked at the Luke A / Luke S dynamic in the House. We also took the opportunity to look at Scott's performance so far, asking the very important question: Is Scott more than a sheep?
Luke S and Ashleigh enjoyed their first 'official' date and FYI, paper roses are in !
But today was mainly about the humble spud. Yes, the veg that some of us were force-fed in a combo of gravy and carrots with a plastic spoon. Lauren, hailing from the VIP (very important potato) county, Jersey, was selected by Big Brother to oversee this culinary test between Luke A and Luke S, with sidekicks *ahem, we mean sous-chefs* Conor and Adam. You guessed it, it's Potat-Off. Mash it, fry it, roast it, bash it.
Pro chef in real life Luke A was the winner, with his potato dish, 'Gnocchi ÃĄ la Schlong'. He and Lauren won a special al fresco dining experience, after which, they had a nice little moan about the losing party Luke S, whose "pretentious presentation" left a bitter taste in Luke A's mouth.
Caroline and Becky speculated about insecurities in the House, and gaining special airtimeon Big Brother.
8.40am: Not much action as the housemates continue to reside in slumberland. We'll let you know the moment they jump out of bed.
Morning all 
9.12am: Housemates are still indulging in the traditional Sunday morning lie-in. Aren't they the lucky ones?
9.41am: The lights are on and the housemates are beginning to stir.
9.58am: Luke A sips a warm beverage on the sofa. Caroline peeks out from under her duvet like a vole sheltering down a hole
10.05am: Arron and Luke A are talking about their favourite magazines for men. Car and muscle mags are top rated by the pair.
10.13am: Luke A's talking training with Conor. He's firmly into the task of ingratiating himself with The Insiders.
10.24am: Sara and Caroline swim their way into the day as Shievonne munches toast with her legs dangling in the water.