5.52pm: The Situation, Martin and Ashley are making up a rap. It may just scrape into the top 40. Maybe
Viewers have been flocking to Channel 5 for Celebrity Big Brother 2012, the latest overnight ratings show.
Despite the ‘normal’ series of the show hitting some all time lows earlier this month, with one episode reaching less than 500,000 viewers, the Celebrity series has done a lot better.
Over 2 million viewers watched last night’s latest highlights, up on the equivalent episode of last year’s run.
Big Brother host Brian Dowling previously tipped the Celebrity series to do better, saying that viewers would be awaiting the drama.
“I get really excited about the normal one because I was in the house, but when it comes to the celebrity one there’s an extra hype around it,” Brian told us. “The ratings do double because people love celebrities, and with the celeb one people know the people going in and they’re waiting for the drama.”
Tomorrow night sees the first live eviction show of the series, with Jasmine and Rhian going head to head.
But there won’t be any let up, with another housemate being booted out in a second eviction on Friday.
The current series will end in mid-September, with another run of Celebrity Big Brother planned for January in 2013.
Read more: http://tellymix.co.uk/ratings/...5.html#ixzz24CW8Hdjy
6.01pm: Lorenzo and Danica continue their semi-flirtatious conversation. "I'm getting deep now..." says Danica. #cbb
Hi Erin and Mrs H 
I've had a busy day so have only just caught up 
it all seems quiet in the house today with everyone getting on, is it the calm before the storm tomorrow 
Originally Posted by Yellow Rose:
Hi Erin and Mrs H I've had a busy day so have only just caught up it all seems quiet in the house today with everyone getting on, is it the calm before the storm tomorrow
Jasmine must be tired to continue fighting.
6.16pm: Now it's Martin's turn to get a back rub from Cheryl. Where's ours? #cbb
6.27pm: Jasmine is telling Martin that she hoped he was a bad boy, but she realises now that he's just a thoroughly nice chap. #cbb
6.39pm: Coleen's having her eyebrows tweezed by #Danican who hover over her brows like birds of prey. #cbb
6.56pm: Harvey's giving Julian a lesson in how to operate the cooker. They all look mystified. #cbb
Originally Posted by erinp:
Originally Posted by Yellow Rose:
Hi Erin and Mrs H I've had a busy day so have only just caught up it all seems quiet in the house today with everyone getting on, is it the calm before the storm tomorrow
Jasmine must be tired to continue fighting.
Maybe BB have given her a tranquiliser
7.05pm: The first record Martin Kemp ever bought was Me & My Life by The Tremeloes, he's just revealed
Guests tonight on BBBOTS are
Vicki Michelle, Arthur Bostrom and Richard Gibson
7.20pm: Big Brother's gathered Samantha, Julia, Julian and Coleen outside for a task - Loose Change. #cbb #cbbtask #cbbloosechange
Day 7: Danica and The Prince are both REALLY good at flirting
Now this is either a massive flirt-off or just two Celebrity Big Brother housemates who like one another, laying their cards out? Whatever it is we don't think The Situation would be best pleased if he overheard this little conversation.
7.35pm: Samantha, Julian, Julie and Coleen deliver a few home truths to one another as part of the task. #cbb #cbbtask #cbbloosechange
: Loose Change
5 mins ago
For the next task in the Big Spenders epic, Coleen, Julian, Julie and Sam will enter the Garden with their cheque books. This merry quartet will be giving one another a few home truths … at a cost.
On the table in front of them are two piles of cards. One of the piles is made up of cards featuring housemates’ faces and the other pile contains a number of ‘Home Truths’. The home truths are incomplete statements. For example, one of them reads “Your worst habit is...”
Housemates will go in alphabetical order to pick up the top card from each pile, holding up the housemate's face and reading out the incomplete sentence written on the card. For each truth told, Housemates will spend a crucial ten pounds.
If Big Brother doesn't deem a Home Truth to be truthful enough then Housemates' cheques will bounce and will not be counted towards the group's efforts.
As we all know full well – Big Brother's decision is final. Let's see if this gang of four can handle the truth...
Loose Change
The group stare each other out around the table
Coleen has her game face on
Coleen's cards
Julian is taking the task very seriously
Julian has to insult Samantha, what will he have to say?
Originally Posted by erinp:
Back after tea
sorry I wasnt around
Originally Posted by Yellow Rose:
Hi Erin and Mrs H
Hi Rose
it is the lull before the shopping list
7.50pm: It's dinner time and housemates are all around the dinner table. It's quite a feast they've cooked up
7.59pm: Quite a lot of the housemates are talking with their mouths full. Manners please, housemates.
8.12pm: Cheryl's celebrating how much she loved the meal by singing an Artful Dodger tune. You know the one.
Day 7: Julie's good here
32 mins ago
Whilst the Big Brother House might be a struggle for some, for our Julie it's a walk in the park. Sitting in the garden earlier today, she commented that she's been having a blast over the last seven days. The soap legend has been particularly impressed by the behaviour of her fellow co-habitants - arguing aside of course - saying that she's not used to this kind of treatment in the outside world.
"I've had cups of tea without being asked... The boys have even made me sandwiches. I've been blown away by that" she said.
Ah! You see? Our celebrities are a good bunch.
"It's the little things that mean a lot" she stated - and we couldn't agree more.
Jasmine, who has been accused of being slothful since being in the House, responded with, "If I knew tea was the way to your heart, I'd have made you more." Is the model trying to curry favour with the Corrie Queen?
If so, it may be working – "No, you've been there." And that is all that matters, apparently. "Everyone loves you" the model cooed to her matriarchal figure.
"F*****g hell" was Julie's ever-eloquent answer.
That's our Julie, humbled by sandwiches and blessed with the filthiest mouth around. Not quite the diva we thought she was going to be.
8.20pm: With the meal over, Julian, Martin and Coleen lead the clean up effort. The Situation's been called to the Diary Room
8.30pm: Ever the mother figure, Samantha is making sure Ashley ate enough at dinner.
8.39pm: Harvey is rationalising the rift between Jasmine and Rhian
8.53pm: Harvey has now put a wig on and is singing a Diana Ross classic in the bedroom. He's on fire tonight.
9.02pm: Coleen and Cheryl are talking in the bathroom about how the former's not really getting on with Julie
9.11pm: Housemates have been gathered on the sofas. They're all looking a bit confused and frightened
9.18pm: There's another part to the task! They've already earned £725 and now two HMs can top up with a very special task
9.23pm: Jasmine and Rhian are selected to take this task on. Jasmine's pretty concerned. "They've picked dumb and dumber" she says.
9.32pm: As Jasmine and Rhian get ready for their task, Coleen and Samantha agonise in the Smoking Area over the choice
9.41pm: Julian and Julie are discussing talcum powder and its application. Pleasant.
9.53pm: While everyone worries about the upcoming, shrouded in secrecy task, Lorenzo takes a relaxing dip.
10.03pm: Rhian and Ashley are having a friendly chat on her bed. No monkey-business - they've got past the awkwardness it seems
10.05pm: Julian and Martin are having a bit of a grumpy-old-man moan.
They're not impressed by how much caffeine Ashley consumes
Originally Posted by erinp:
I can do 11-12 after the HL show MrsH.
Originally Posted by MrsH:
Originally Posted by erinp:
I can do 11-12 after the HL show MrsH.
be in at 11
10.19pm: Julie fancies a takeaway. Someone needs to remind her that takeaways need to be earned in the BB House