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Abz is the runner-up of Celebrity Big Brother

It's all good, it ain't no thing. Easy-going Abz has left the Big Brother House ias the runner-up in second place.

His critics remarked that Abz was a little too quiet throughout his time and it's fair to say he spent a lot of it deep in contemplation while other more vocal HMs got on with moaning, gossiping and arguing. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

When not wowing housemates with his thoughts on quantum physics and the unconscious mind, Abz spent a lot of time with Dustin - the pair eventually dubbed "Dabz". They got intodeep topics, came up with a tune or two and he also shared his contemplation schedulewith our former Screech.

Abz also became quite close to Courtney, though the pair did seem to nominate one another quite a bit. Their conversations were often touching and they also shared a hobby ofsaving bugs from drowning in the pool. The lovely pair.

Early on, Sophie told Abz to come out of his shell but he was the proverbial still water running deep. He opened up whenever Big Brother ordered him to in a task, though he was always game when it came to disco-dancing or performing his band's hits for food.

He showed himself to be a sensitive soul, and a generous one at that, giving thoughtful gifts to his housemates. Truly, he is full of the milk of human kindness.

A calming, upbeat, positive presence in an otherwise wild and crazy House, thanks for the pleasant vibes Abz. 'If you're getting down' to Borehamwood any time soon, we'd love to see your face!

Charlotte has won Celebrity Big Brother!

She burst into the House on Day 1 and laid her cards on the table. Geordie Shore's Charlotte was all set to live up to her reputation and wasted no time at all showcasing her windy talents (and getting voted 'hottest housemate' by you guys!).

People may have had preconceived ideas about Charlotte but she has arguably been the housemate who has integrated best in the House and bonded quickly with Carol, Vicky, Mario and Louie, who all agree that she is "endearing". Mucking in with tasks, she even beat Dustin in the Pull Your Weight challenge!

Charlotte proved herself to be fiercely loyal when she smashed the cake in disgust after Ron was revealed as the first nominee. Their friendship was a joy to observe.

Not that she hasn't got a few backs up, mainly for her messiness and loud mouth, and, er,bottom burps... In contrast to her reputation, she shunned the booze and had a dry night occasionally where most of the housemates over indulged. Unfortunately the following night often proved to be a lot wetter...

Fellow scripted reality star Mario was Charlotte's biggest ally in the House and the twopranked and japed their way through the last month with aplomb.

A naturally cheerful sort, Charlotte did have a few down moments, but she was always quick to bounce back and bring on the laughter. Thank you for being a top drawer housemate, Charlotte! You're a winner in many senses.

PS: If you want to see her special skill...

11.35pm: The House is empty! You've been wonderful, #CBBfans. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

I wish Carol had left before Vicky

Abz was my winner over Charlotte, chalk and cheese comes to mind

MrsH and Yellow Rose and Scotty and all who contributed to this thread for BB and CBB, thank you all. I know I used all the links and posts and never said how much I appreciate it.  And if erin and Sooz would come back that would make me happy too. 

Aww thanks Xochi I miss Erin and Sooz too

Celebrity Big Brother 2013: A complete series review

After 23 days without paps popping in their faces or nervous butlers apologising profusely for spilling a droplet of coffee, it's finally over with Charlotte adjusting her winner's crown as we type. But close your eyes, cast your mind back nearly four weeks to when it all began. Roll VT... (by which we mean keep on reading).

It all started, conveniently enough, on Day 1. The crowds arrived in droves, it was still summertime so it was probably blisteringly hot, and along came three angels in the form of Louie, Lauren and Sophie who were welcomed to the House then immediately relocated to the Cult Temple next door. From there they would examine their new housemates like boffins peering into microscopes and sipping champagne. In full make up.

And in they flooded – Bruce and Vicky, Courtney, Abz from 5ive, Danielle from Ireland, the artist formerly known as Screech (Dustin), Geordie Charlotte, The Only Way is Mario, Carol from Loose Women and do Ron Ron Ron Atkin-son. It was thusly decreed that Bruce and Vicky would then spend the first night asleep in the garden for being far too famous for everyone's liking.

Day 2 proved to be a wondrous learning curve for the American bombshell Courtney who found out what Weetabix were after initially assuming they were bricks or tiny little hay bales. And before long the revelations were flying thick and fast like a conveyor belt gone berserk as Louie, Sophie and Lauren popped into the House like three grinning lunatics with unbelievably good teeth. The trio came bearing gifts and with a Judas kiss and a bottle of bubbly  Louie sealed Ron's fate as nominee number one.

Finally all together, our housemates bonded further on Day 3, with all eyes on Mario and Carol in particular. We thought they might become  a 'thing'. They didn't, but some other stuff DID happen – we heard some 'interesting stories' , Danielle's fate was sealed after the Cult of Celebrity made another shortlist, and Charlotte revealed her musical talent. Oh Day 3, we miss you already.

But the fourth day rolled around declaring itself as Day 4, and it will forever be remembered as the day Mario got his bum out to showcase his talent. It was also the day that the Cult of Celebrity demasked themselves and declared their devious deeds with cackling laughs and the manic twisting of moustaches, leaving everyone in a state of shock.

Thankfully the shock was short lived and by Day 5 the housemates were merrily chowing down on chicken's feet, pig's tongues and dog food canapés like nothing had ever happened.

On Day 6 Lauren channelled her inner hairdresser by treating Vicky to a hot new high street look going by the working title of "The Scarecrow", and then Day 7 saw Danielle cast back to the Emerald Isle with her housemate status revoked. The survivors of the first eviction (Ron and Vicky) celebrated by putting Louie up for the chop.

Day 7 morphed seamlessly into Day 8 with the general passing of time, and Day 8 became important for many reasons, but mainly because it happened to coincide with Courtney's 19th birthday. She celebrated as all 19-year-old girls tend to these days – with a slumber party that ends with Screech from Saved By The Bell holding your hair while you barf in a bin.

On Day 9 Ron duly left the House, the second to be evicted, calling time on his budding bromance with Bruce. Bruce wept like a drain that night. But thankfully the rain cloud above his head and in his eyes had evaporated in time for a dance battle on Day 10, where he produced some languid dance moves of genuine tenderness. We like to think he dedicated that dance to his old buddy Ron.

The week drew to a thrilling climax with a Day 11 nomination twist so twisted that it would short circuit your brain to think about it too much. The nominated housemates were played clips of the people nominating them, and the air turned icier than a metaphor about things getting really cold all of a sudden. Everyone was freaking out. Particularly Sophie who didn't take it very well at all – was her number up? As it turns out, not yet, no.

Now at the halfway stage, the celebrities had morphed into a single entity, a strong unit, a family. So it came as a humungous blow to find three in their ranks kidnapped by Mr Big – Carol, Lauren and Mario. On the plus side Mr Big turned out to be Mr Softie and the three hostages were treated superbly.

Later on Day 12, Courtney battled her inner fashion icon and wore a boiler suit in return for a romantic visit from her husband, who is a terrifically famous actor.

Day 13 thundered onto the scene promising to be an absolute whopper, and no one was let down. First Abz answered a few million squealing girls' prayers by singing a famous 5ive song five times in a row – which mathematicians will tell you equals 25 somehow. Then Carol was fake-evicted and hurled into a lap of luxury to have a really lovely time.

As Day 14 began Carol sharpened her focus on her bereaved Housemates from the comfort of a deluxe bunker, and later that evening when Sophie became the third evictee, in strode Carol bold as brass. The returned. Minds were both boggled and blown, but there wasn't time for too much reflection with awkward face-to-face noms on the menu.

The next two days, known in the trade as Day 15 and Day 16, proved a marvellous feast of acting as first Louie won an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as 'man having meltdown', and then Dustin stole the show playing a funny mirror version of Mario inThe Only Way is Geordie. Less prized was his later turn as the fourth evictee. Bolshy Bruce returned to the Rovers (not officially this just a literary vehicle) via the front door.

When Vicky emerged from her bed in full eviction night regalia it was immediately obvious that Day 17 wasn't planning on being bog standard CBB fare, and so it turned out with a visit from Vanessa Feltz and a moment of genuine magic when Abz turned an apple into an apple that looked slightly like a swan. He raps, he dances, he sings, he makes fruit animals. That makes Abz the planet's leading quadruple-threat.

Day 18 formed a wince on Housemate's mouths following a barny between Vicky and Charlotte that slowly spiralled after the ever-popular letter shredding task. And Day 19proved to be the day after the barney before when Rylan arrived armed with probing questions intended to enforce universal soul searching. Everyone took a long collective look in the mirror and then ordered in a pizza.

Night turned to day, that day being Day 20, to find the remaining celebrities within touching distance of the end. Mario was placed on a secret mission to scrawl bogus messages onstray tennis balls in return for treats. Carol turned her secret opinions inside out by sleep talking about 'annoying' Vicky.

Day 21 proved to be one of the best days yet – definitely in the top 10 – as the housemates caused a tremor through the pop world with their Battle of the Bands, followed by a sharp intake of breath in the evening as Louie joined Courtney as the latest evictee.

The housemates' penultimate day – Day 22 – was a pretty low key affair. With the HMs reduced in number, all that was left to do was chat about their experience in that strange habitat – a process BB assisted by announcing The Last Supper. This was the traditional last-but-one treat the big dude lays on. A fancy slap up meal in which each housemate raised a toast. They followed this up with a moving slideshow featuring top moments from the past three weeks and then drinks and dancing. A fine way for finalists to celebrate achieving a position on the last day. 

And then came Day 23 - the finale. After much prepping and preening, the glamorous finalists waited on tenterhooks to learn their fate. First to leave the House in sixth and fifth place respectively was Vicky and Mario, who were soon followed by Carol finishing fourth. That only left Lauren, Abz and Charlotte in medal positions, but with the Welsh glamour girl finishing third and the boyband legend scooping second, that only left one person...

Yes, you crowned Charlotte-Letitia Crosby Celebrity Big Brother Winner 2013! 

And what a worth winner she is.

CBB FINAL 2013

Part 1

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/vid...al-part-1_shortfilms

 

Part 2

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/vid...al-part-2_shortfilms

 

CBB Final BOTS

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/vid...sept-2013_shortfilms

 

 

^ I agree with everything that Xochi said in the above post.

A massive THANKS to all those that have posted news, links, vids, threads etc throughout the summer, as always - much appreciated!

... and a massive MISSING YOU to those that have recently gone AWOL - please return swiftly!

Yep   

Many thanks to MrsH, Scotty and Yella for the best update thread on the net  

Much appreciated  

Think we have exhausted the Summer of 2013 BB and CBB's long 14 weeks of news etc 

Thanks for the comments    and apoligies to anyone that maybe posted in the thread and never got a reply - some days were a bit hectic here and in RL 

Special thanks to Erin - Scotty - Rose and anyone else that helped with posting to keep the updates and thread flowing 

Emma Willis is to join BBC1's The Voice

http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/14/...olly-depart-3999344/

Well  done Emma

Thanks for all your hard work 

Thank you for the "thank you's" ^^^ Like Cos said, Mrs H deserves a medal for all the time she's put into this thread Mrs H, enjoy having your freedom and life back

 Might as well just let them come and go as they please

They probably do anyway - but had to make up a plausible story to cover this unexpected encounter!

The hm's must have known he left the house yet hl's didn't show them discussing it. Instead they show some of them talking about Lauren seeing her mother even though they were wrong. And why was he allowed to talk to his ex