Day 39 ended with a massive night in the House. Jade was evicted (we were shocked) and the housemates erupted into a blazing row in the wake of her departure. But what was the build-up to all this? Let’s take it from the top…

After they had an awful, blazing row, which caused Danny to smash some pizza boxes – the real casualties in all this – they tried to patch it up. It was all very civilised and diplomatic. Eerily so. 

Which is more than could be said for Brian. He told Nikki how little love he has for Helen. Perhaps he’d change his mind by the end of the day? Don’t bet on it.

 In fact, it was a pretty rough day all round for Brian. On the plus side, Jade assured him she doesn’t have a boyfriend. On the other hand, she casually dropped in the fact she plans to remain single post-Big Brother. Which must have been hard for poor Brian, considering they also did this today:

Then came the inevitable eviction. Much to the delight of the baying crowd outside, Jade got the boot (though that one man who always seems to turn up and shout someone’s name arbitrarily did scream “GET JACK OUT&rdquo. Tough for Jade, but was greeted by this friendly face on this outside.

During her exit interview, Jade reflected on her nomination, which especially hurt as it partly came courtesy of her hero Nikki Grahame. Still, she had some great moments in the House and we’ll miss that weird voice she did.

As will Brian. In the wake of her eviction he sat around forlornly like a sad ghost of Big Brother’s past, though he could at least take comfort when Jade got to nominate Cristian as payback for branding her a bedhopper. Looks like we could be getting that new single sooner than we thought…

In a move that’s been dubbed #TAGNOMS (thanks Rylan), Cristian will then get to choose the next nominee, though he must wait for Big Brother’s say-so. Who will he choose? Whoever he picks might be glad of the opportunity to leave, considering how explosive things later became in the House. Brian ranted at Marc and Helen for being “a tag-team” that riles people up. It was pretty brutal stuff.

Phew. That’s surely enough drama for one day – but there’s more! The TimeWarp machine is back in action, meaning the week ahead will hold plenty of surprises. 

SSSSSHHHOOOOOWWWBBBBIIIIZZZZZ!!

Expect to hear a lot more of that in today’s task.

Simon will have to plumb all of his luvvie depths as he is to be the director of the House for the day.

The housemates will be assigned theatrical roles and will have to perform them with the helpful direction of Simon.

Then Simon will judge which pairs are the most showbiz and they will win a theatrical luncheon.

Hopefully they won’t give him a beret and megaphone.

Grave times in the House. This morning it was time for Sam to make her nomination (it’s tag-noms, see). She waltzed right up to Harry and gave it to her straight. Well, actually, she said: “I love everyone here. I’m sorry.” Aw, bless. She definitely wasn’t #lovinglife today.

After all the drama that’s unfolded in the House recently, Big Brother lightened the mood with a Task that made Simon very happy. It was called Showbiz – Or Nobiz? The housemates had to act out certain characters under Simon’s tutelage – for example, Helen and Danny were to be “Star-cross’d Lovers,” which gave Simon a fine opportunity to bellow “NO TONGUES! NO TONGUES!”

Luckily, there were no tongues, though Danny did smack Helen’s bum and gave her a massage. Meanwhile Nick and Jack were instructed to be “Fools”, which apparently involves doing weird starjumps and sticking out your tongue. There was a delicious lunch at stake, so Big Brother had absolute power over them.

But back to more pressing matters. Helen gave Danny a dose of the truth:  “The only person who gets irate, Danny, is you. And it’s gonna make you look bed.” OUCH. Well, one thing they say about the truth is that it  hurts.

She also had some choice words about Cristian, whom she reckons has “no backbone” and treats Danny as “the dad of the House”. Let’s hope Danny gives Cristian some pocket money to buy a personality. We’re joking!

We don't just forget about housemates once they’re out of the House, you know (not least because we love having them on BOTS). With that in mind, we asked Jade to answer some questions from viewers. The answers are VERY illuminating. (RIP Rupert.)

The results of the Task were pretty illuminating, too. It was up to Simon to decide which couple proved themselves “Showbiz” (he took to the role of mentor very comfortably indeed). So while some housemates enjoyed their grub, others were left to reflect on their failure. 

It was soon Harry's turn to nominate her chosen housemate. She mulled it over for a while, but not before saying she'd rather choose Cristian, who's already in the firing line; it was unnecessary but delicious. She finally came to make her nomination, but what will it mean for the House?

It's Nick's birthday! Yup, our Big Brother superfan is getting to spend his 20th in the House, and Big Brother will be treating him to a special party in the evening to celebrate. Yay!

Not so fast, though, it's not all good news. Two housemates won't be automatically invited to join in the celebration - Harry and Nikki will need to compete for the right to attend, and to nab that final invitation, they'll have to prove their devotion to Nick. Throughout the day, they'll be set a series of challenges to show how much they care, and at the end of the day Nick will choose just one of them to party with him.

The other one will have to serve her fellow housemates, acting as a waitress throughout the party.

Best birthday ever? We'll see.

The day was working towards TWO tag-noms, as it was Simon’s turn to nominate someone, who in turn must put someone up for eviction. But it was also Nick’s birthday – he hit the big 2-0 – so Big Brother announced he’d have a party and set a Task: Harry and Nikki were to give him a Day of Devotion. It probably wouldn’t match the bath of devotion Harry gave him the previous day… 

...but still promised to be quite lovely.

Despite the celebratory nood, Sam was itching for a row with Marc. If only she could get him to stay in one place… Anyway, after a couple of failed arguments, she admitted to Chloe she has feelings for him and feels jealous of his relationship with Helen. Honestly, we can’t keep up. 

Continuing the awkwardness, it was Simon’s time to nominate. He did not hang about and nominated Jack for not being supportive when Simon was feeling down the other day. Who will Jack nominate in this sick game of tag-noms?

Big Brother told Nick that at the end of his Day of Devotion, he must choose the best pamperer to attend the party as a VIP. The loser would have be a waitress. To this end, they massaged him and painted his portrait. In fact, we asked you lot to vote for your favourite painting and it was a landslide victory for Nikki. But who would Nick choose?

In addition the massage and paintings, they'd even serenaded him, so he had much to thank both Harry and Nikki for. He plumped for Harry (obviously), which didn’t down well with Nikki, who huffed and puffed her way through the party.  “That’s not faaaaair,” she moaned. “I hate you all.” She’s back!

Still, it was an even worse night for Jack, who complained that about having to nominate one of his mates - Joel, Nick, Danny or Chloe. He chose Joel, who was so shocked he dropped a chip. Jack cited Joel’s friendship with the TimeWarp housemates, which shows how divided the House has become. Remember the simpler times of yore when he was happy to muck about in the pool?

Anyway, it didn't go down too well, so stick with us to see who Joel nominates....

There's been a lot of drama in the House lately, so Big Brother is going to give Sam a secret mission to cheer everyone up - but there's a twist...

Sam's been told it's down to her to brighten the nominees' spirits by giving each of them a motivational speech and a hug. Every speech has to pack in a classic Big Brother cliché - "it's all about the journey", "it is what it is", and all the rest of them - and at the end of each cheering sesh, Sam needs to get the nominees to agree that they feel better now.

It's going to be tricky for her, though, because what she doesn't know is that Big Brother has given some of the other housemates their own instructions.

To pass the task and earn a reward, they'll have to rebuff Sam's advances and tell her that she's actually made them feel worse. 

Awkward.

Will the housemates manage to resist Sam's cheery charms, or will they succumb to her hugs?

Check back later to find out.

Housemates love a good catchphrase. We've heard the word "showbiz" more times over the last six weeks than in the entire rest of our lives put together, while we can't enjoy anything without thinking "hashtag loving life!"

For today's task, Sam attempted to cheer up the nominated housemates by using a series of motivational maxims and clichés. They didn't work on Jack, Simon, Danny or Joel, but maybe that's just because Big Brother had given them their own secret task? Here are Sam's words of wisdom - feel free to print 'em out and stick them on the wall above your desk for when you need an extra boost of positivity...

Ups and downs

In her attempt to jolly up Jack, Sam employed one of the most meaningless clichés anyone can ever use about a life experience, comparing the House to a rollercoaster. What, filled with screaming children, with a massive queue outside and an elaborate locking mechanism on every seat? Hmm.

No silver linings here

For Simon, she employed a weather-related maxim, telling him that every storm has a rainbow. We're not sure that's meteorologically accurate.

Hang in there

Danny was on the receiving end of the kind of motivational slogan that usually accompanies a picture of a kitten. It applies perfectly to his situation, though - Danny just has to work harder at, um, well, maybe tasks or something? And then he can dream of nabbing the Big Brother crown. Maybe.

Why bother?

Finally, Sam brought out the big guns for Joel, only to bungle the slogan at the last minute, managing to deliver one of the most depressing sentences ever heard within these walls. We might as well just give up now.