Day 9: A prickly situation

We have some good news and some prickly news regarding today's task – Never A Rose Without a Prick. The good news is that they passed! Whoop! A luxury high tea shall shortly be served in the garden. The bad news is that if there was a noise to summarise The Situation's justification for giving his bouquet to Julie, that noise would be 'yowch!'

"Last night Julie stayed outside with me all night. The person who didn’t was Danica and that upset me. She let me down last night in a big way. That's definitely why I'm giving Julie my flowers."

The significance of last night is that The Situation had just found out that he was up for eviction. Danica went to bed instead of holding his hand and cooing. In his opinion this is a shocking violation of their bond.

C'mon Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino, she's got a house with her boyfriend. Get some perspective, yeah?!

(End shouty bit)

After Big Brother read out The Situation's word there would have been an awkward silence if Cheryl hadn't found it so hilarious. She cackled for all she was worth, while Danica looked uncomfortable and Jersey Shore guy looked quietly pleased with himself.

Once all this had died down, The Situation and Danica stole a moment in the kitchen. We say 'a moment' but it was more like half an hour, and involved them going over the same old ground as earlier.

We quietly vomited into our sleeve while The Situation rolled out his grade-a schmaltz, which included:

"I'd be lying if I said I didn't have the closest connection with you."

"I've never even had a girl who was a friend."

"You're a special girl."

"I'm like a puppy around you."

"I wear my heart on my sleeve."

Anyone fresh to this - ahem - situation might believe he was some kind of claw-free sweetheart rather than, for example, someone who can't take 'no' for an answer.

Danica patiently explained herself... and explained herself. The pair rounded up their circular conversation with a hug. Will this be the last time The Situation throws his toys out of the pram because Danica won't renounce her relationship for the love of his abs? We doubt it.

Day 9: Five in the frame

There's a bumper crop of housemates in line for eviction after yesterday's nomination announcement.
Cheryl, Coleen, Julian, Prince Lorenzo and The Situation all find themselves facing the public vote - and each of these poor souls has good reason to fret about the potential outcome. On the other hand, they all have reason to keep the faith. Their individual progress so far has been a mixed bag for each of this quintet. It might be an ideal time to take stock of their House-bound actions to date. So shall we do just that?

Yes. Let’s...

Cheryl

The artist formerly known as Heather entered the House in some style, firstly performing to perfection as a Drama Queen alongside Julie and, since then, enjoying all kinds of larks with everyone in the House. She's inflated her swimsuit, asked some slightly scatological questions and demonstrated her propensity for renaming bodily functions. As time goes on, however, Cheryl's beginning to show the strain. Being nominated caused her to strop to her bed muttering naughty words. If she can't keep a lid on this freshly bovvered state of mind, she could put all those early-day, fun-time antics at risk.

Coleen

Coleen's displayed some seriously impressive grown-up negotiation skills. She was one of the few people to confront Jasmine over her withering Danica comments and she was the first to talk to both parties after Julie threw a drink over Cheryl on opening night. She's also become firm pals with Julian and Samantha. Despite that, there's a strained friendship between Julie and the Nolan sister which is threatening to reach boiling point. Both have complained about the other in confidential discussions and, given they're both pretty extravert, this one might erupt at any time – and that won't do our Loose Woman too many favours.

Julian

The Joan Collins Fanclub is a stoic presence in the House, side-stepping arguments and contenting himself with making the odd wry one-liner, or lightly mocking his room-mates in the Diary Room. He's bonded hard and fast with Julie, the two of them coming across like pensioners at coffee morning and their double act has become a large draw for viewers. Having said that, Julian's avoidance of the big stories in the House might discourage voters from helping him with the vote-to-save. They may well question whether any drama will spring from his pursed lips, or if he'll remain too much of a background figure to make it worth their while.

Lorenzo

The Prince is arguably one of the least well known members of the House, despite his royal status and his Bachelor-based fame across the pond. But he's quickly become a viewer favourite, dealing with Jasmine's advances and slurs with a delicate grace. His flirting with Danica has caught a few eyes too, a plot-thread which may lead to a gruesome triangle with The Situation. Even though his mild-mannered approach is an easy watch, it's possible the audience are left wanting by his slightly anonymous approach to the BB experience. "Yes, he's impeccably turned out – but what does he actually do?" they might ask...

The Situation

Anyone expecting the hard-partying Jersey boy from American reality television might've been disappointed by the fact Mark Sorrentino has turned out to be a placid, home-cooking, lovelorn gent. If you’ve not seen the US show, it showcases the wild lifestyle of Italian-American crazies, flashing their abs and coining strange new turns of phrase. Since he's been in the House, however, Mike's been a quiet and confused presence - possibly jet-lagged. His strange, unspoken love for Danica has made us all feel a bit awkward. Will American fans do their best to keep him in the show all the same?

Well – that's where you lot come in. There are five in the frame and you've got every opportunity to save your fave before Friday strides around the corner.

Choose wisely, friends.

7.24pm: Ashley and Rhian are having a 'state of our relationship' conversation. That's truly the House flavour today.

7.34pm: Lorenzo is talking about how he used to be an underachieving boy scout. It's a real tearjerker. He only had ONE BADGE, guys!

Life's a bitch

7.49pm: "If we didn't get our boobs out, do you think they'd trust us?" Rhian asks Danica about the HMs that have had beef with them. #cbb

What an odd question to ask.Does she think that getting their boobs out has gained them the trust of others

8.10pm: After a serious heart-to-heart Danica and Rhian have rejoined the other HMs.

off for my bath.MrsH can step in if you need a break Velvet, I will be back soon

8.25pm: Cheryl and Ashley are talking about dogs and matters of the heart. The final message: be positive.

evening all

and a huge thanks to erin and velvet   for updates 

Evening MrsH  

8.35pm: Martin, Ashley and The Situation are talking about chips. They're not fans of oven chips. So, now you know.

8.43pm: Martin is now talking about the 24-hour clubbing in Ibiza. Sounds, frankly, exhausting.

9.00pm: Harvey and Lorenzo are saying they hate security checks at the airport. Well, who does?

9.05pm: The HMs have received lovely sentimental photos from outside the House. Awwwww!

9.19pm: The HMs are feasting on dinner. This has been a guzzle-happy evening.

9.30pm: Julian very rarely eats dessert. That's one for our cake-related-celebrity-fact fans there.

I am defo back now - no more disruptions

 phone if off the hook till morning 

Day 9: Let them eat cake!

As a reward for their succes in today's Never a Rose Without a Prick task, Big Brother treatd our housemates to a delicious array of cakes and tea and, to Julian and Cheryl's excitement, coffee

Altogether now: cake!

Ashvey have a wrestle over a tasty strawberry.

Cheryl doesn't know which one to choose...

...so she opts for a scone.

You'd be smiling, too, if you had as much cake as this!

Danican enjoy a bit of cake.

How very civilised.

Harv-tea!

Nice cup, Julian.

The Prince and Coleen share a look over some scones.

Lorenzo and Julian are concentrating on the task at hand: cake.

"Excuse, me, your highness, could you pass the sarnies?"

The Sitch gets his cake-based game face on.

What a lovely table Big Brother has prepared!

Day 9: Love shack, unrequited love shack

Ashley's in cloud cuckoo land if he thinks he can pull anything but a street urchin -  like himself!

9.53pm: Rhian wants her "hyper" Ashley back. "You want me to be a clown?" She does.

10.00pm: Ashley just cut #TheSitch a sliver of cheesecake. More like Jersey MORE (cake), are we right?!?