11.02am: Danica: "Have you got any pants on, Ashley?" Ashley: "No, it's how the Romans do it

11.08am: Housemates have been called to the sofas. Coleen is reading out the rules of a new task, Gods and Mortals

11.15am: Martin is now Zeus, Julie is now Aphrodite. Everyone else is a mortal and confined to the living room, bedroom and kitchen

11.16am: The Gods will be waited on hand and foot, the mortals, dressed in rags, will complete challenges to try to achieve God status

Day 13: Danica and Samantha bond
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Fellow nominees, Samantha and Danica, have been having a good ol' heart-to-heart this morning. It's fair to say that the pair haven't exactly been bosom buddies during their time in the house, however, in the face of adversity it seems the ladies have decided to put their misconstrued opinions behind them.
"Come here and have a hug," Danica offered Samantha this morning, paving the way to a girlie bonding session.
Questioned how she felt post-nomination reveal, Samantha replied, "Yeah I'm okay this morning. I'm surprised at how upset I got.... Because I write these articles, I'm used to being character assassinated... After nominations everyone was being so nice to me... it opened up the floodworks."
Talking about her tears, she admitted that she felt like a "total idiot" after crying last night, however Danica was quick to reassure her otherwise, "I've cried, so has Rhian and Coleen and Cheryl. Even Lorenzo has shed a tear... It's the House".
The controversial writer then went on to say that she thinks her experience will change what she does when she leaves the House, saying her journalistic persona won't match with how the public would have seen her in real life. "My friends are always saying they don't like the articles I write and that it's not who I am," she mused.
"I'm used to people questioning what I do", Danica sympathetically chipped in, which finally prompted Samantha to ask her what she does for a living.
After a bit of explanation from the model, Samantha admitted that she had voted 'yes' during the 'The Majority Rules' task when asked if the housemates thought Danica's job was immoral - reasoning that she hadn't fully understood what it entailed. And now it seems that the journo may have had a change of heart.
The duo ended the conversation as it started – with a hug, possibly cementing a new friendship. Hurrah, happy housemates – that's what we like to see 

11.28am: The HMs are donning their rags. Work it sisters

11.39pm: We spotted Martin Claus in the bedroom https://twitter.com/BBUKLive/status/...372801/photo/1

11.48am: The Gods and Mortals are all gathered in the living area. Aphrodite is chewing nicotine gum. How contemporary
Announcement of the gods..

Day 13: Today's task... Gods and Mortals 16 mins ago


After much baffled sniffing around the podium and vines, the housemates have been put out of their misery - or rather Martin and Julie have been put out of their misery. The remaining eleven have not been as lucky... Mwa-ha-ha.
For this week's shopping task, housemates have been split into Gods and Mortals. Gods will live the life of luxury on Mount Olympus (the large task room and garden) whereas Mortals will banished from going outside as they toil down on Earth (inside the House).
The Mortals will compete against each other in a series of trials, after each trial it will be down to the Gods to decide which Mortal pleased them the most. This Mortal will then become a God and join Mount Olympus.
Gods must choose their new godly recruits wisely as at the end of the task they themselves will compete in the final trial, passing this trial will secure a luxury shopping budget for the House.
Big Brother has selected Julie to become Aphrodite, the Goddess of love and Martin to become Zeus, King of the Gods. This deity duo will be given an ‘all seeing eye’, through which they will be able to watch over the Mortals down on Earth. They must not let the Mortals know that they have this power.
If the Mortals struggle as much with their challenges as they have done changing into their rags (costume options for Mortals suck)  this will be an entertaining task. We shall keep you updated as the two new realms collide

12.01pm: The Gods are getting settled in their new home. They're on cloud 9, quite literally

12.04am: The Gods have retired to Mount Olympus and discovered their 'eye'

12.18pm: "Oh c'mon, you're taking it too far," says Julie/Aphrodite as Martin/Zeus dangles a bunch of grapes over his mouth

12.28pm: The Gods are talking game plans. They think they're impossible to have - "Just be yourself" Julie rants. #cbb

The Gods will be given an ‘all seeing eye’. Through this eye they will be able to watch over the mortals down on Earth. However, they are NOT permitted to let the mortals know that they have this power.
DAY ONE
HIT ONE – HUMAN STATUES – TRIAL OF RESILIANCE
All mortals have been turned into statues and must stand on the wobbly statue plinths. On the sound of the golden horn they will compete to stay on the plinths for as long as possible.
At the end of the trial the Gods will select one mortal that pleased the Gods the most to join them on Mount Olympus to become a God.
For this trial Big Brother is providing the Gods with the power of the elements which they can use to test the mortals. Gods can use these powers on Housemates of their choice.
Big Brother will instruct the Gods when they can use the following elemental powers:

EARTH
Gods can sling mud at the mortals. Gods must take the mud and make it into balls and throw it.

WATER
Aphrodite should operate the ancient stone water cannon using the trigger and aiming the cannon at the mortals.
Zeus can use the rack of ancient stone water guns on the mortals and water bombs.

WIND
Gods must activate the wind by pressing the button.

FIRE
Gods can throw the fireballs at the mortals. Gods can retrieve the balls and fire them as many times as they wish.

HIT TWO – THE ALTER OF SACRIFICE – TRIAL OF DEVOTION
Mortals will compete in The Altar of Devotion.
This is a trial of Sacrifice.
On a huge stone tablet are eight sacrifices that Mortals must make to prove their devotion to the Gods.
Mortals will be permitted ten minutes to decide amongst themselves which Mortal will make which sacrifice.
Once the time has elapsed Mortals will take turns to approach the ‘Alter of Devotion’ in the garden and declare their sacrifice leaving any relevant items on the altar.
Once Mortals have declared their sacrifice, Mortals will have to go through with that sacrifice until further notice. If Mortals fail to carry out their sacrifices, all Mortals will be punished.
Once all Mortals have declared their sacrifice the Gods will choose one Mortal whose sacrifice pleased the Gods the most. This Mortal will become a God.
The sacrifices are as follows:
· ‘I HEREBY SACRIFICE MY WORLDLY GOODS’ (must give up five outfits)

· ‘I HEREBY SACRIFICE MY VANITY’ (lose 10 makeup/beauty products if girl or Julian lose all grooming products if man)

· ‘I HEREBY SACRIFICE MY INDEPENDENCE’ (the Gods pick another Mortal for them to be handcuffed to)

· ‘I HEREBY SACRIFICE MY DIGNITY’ (must pour fish guts over their head)

· ‘I HEREBY SACRIFICE MY GLUTTONY’ (given a pack of basic rations this is all they can eat)

· I HEREBY LOSE MY RIGHT TO PRIVACY (they have their nominations read out – this will be two sets of nominations)

· I HEREBY SACRIFICE MY STATUS (must do all the cleaning and cooking for the Mortals including all washing up)

· ‘I HEREBY SACRIFICE MY BEAUTY’ (must wear a bald cap and glue on warts to their face)

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12.38pm: Harvey and Coleen are comparing school tales. They were very naughty pupils, it seems. #cbb

12.55am: The Gods are pottering around getting to grips with their new digs. Even Mount Olympus requires a bit of settling in time .#cbb

1.03pm: Zeus is telling Aphrodite his thoughts on Sam. He thinks she's lovely and the opposite to what she writes. #cbb

1.18pm: The cherubs have arrived and are tending to the Gods. We shall shortly be providing pictures of these delightful creatures. #cbb

1.27pm: The Mortals are a shade of green, as they watch the Gods being pampered in the garden. #cbb

1.37pm: Aphrodite is being fed a banana by a cherub wearing tight gold hotpants. As surreal as it sounds

1.45pm: The Cherubs have scuttled off, leaving some very satisfied Gods behind them. #cbb

1.56pm: The Gods are back to their old tricks - listening to what the Mortals are saying. Cheeky cheeky

2.09pm: Julie leans her head back in anticipation of a tasty banana, fed to her by a cherub. #cbb #godsmortals pic.twitter.com/reZqDVBp

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 Day 13: Godly pleasures

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Being a God certainly comes with an attractive package. The powers to spy on Mortals, resplendent locks and a sweet residence up in the ... Read more

Being a God certainly comes with an attractive package. The powers to spy on Mortals, resplendent locks and a sweet residence up in the clouds are strong assets. But the arrival of gold-lycra clad cherubs bearing food and drink to be hand-fed is perhaps the best of all. Zeus and Aphrodite were certainly pleased as these images will testify. Just know that the events depicted gave rise to the words, "I'm a married woman and I've just eaten a cherub's banana."
You have been warned...

2.19pm: The Mortals are throwing a sock around to keep themselves entertained. We hope it's clean. #cbb

2.34pm: Lorenzo has just put a ring on Danica's finger. Is he practising? #cbb

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Celebrity-sized embarrassing moments

We all love to hear about other people's embarrassing moments. Almost as much as we dislike hearing our own recalled in front of other people. You might've thought celebrities were shame-proof after years of over-exposure. Handling hecklers, being exposed in minor sex scandals and being outed in incriminating photos – it's all part of the process for the rich and famous.

Despite moments of shame being an unfortunate certainty for most celebrities, it turns out they still experience times worthy of full-throttle blushing. Handily, we got them to give us their juiciest tales just before they entered the House. All apart from Martin and Jasmine. We would wonder why they didn't give us the meat, but then we remembered that Martin was in an international pop band and Jasmine was a high-profile model. Their embarrassing stories may well come with expensive legal issues as a side. All the same, let's take a look at our celebrities' embarrassing moments and try to relive the pain, the humiliation and the scarlet cheeks they must have suffered.
Starting off with those who didn't give too much away, our controversial columnist Samantha claims she doesn't have an embarrassing moment. "I'm embarrassment proof", she claims. Julie, on the other hand, says she has "too many to mention". At the grand age of 70, we all probably would.
Then there are those who are probably lying. We don't doubt that The Situation "not landing my dance on Dancing With The Stars" was a painful experience, especially in front of a television audience. But is that really more embarrassing than a public underpant-soiling situation? Or an unexpected, tackle-exposing wardrobe malfunction? We think The Situation is holding back. His sometimes beau, Danica may also be holding back when she says that "when a show I was on was labelled as 'Sex, Lies & Rinsing Guys' instead of 'Girls On Top'". Embarassing, sure, but not embarrassing enough to qualify, surely?
Then there are those that are amusing, but not downright dirty enough for us. Harvey "dropping a weight on my neck on national TV (The Games)" sounds pretty mortifying. Coleen "meeting Take That dressed as a tomato" would probably cause embarrassment for any Thatties among us (or whatever you call Take That fans) – but for the rest of us it's small fry. Prince Lorenzo "falling at my high-school salad bar as I slipped on olive oil" only makes us wonder what kind of high school has a salad bar. One with very expensive fees, we fancy.
What we like are the naughty and silly tales of woe. Stories like Cheryl "farting in a public place - but I have learnt to embrace it" (that's the spirit!) Then there's Rhian who locked herself out of her hotel room "naked while trying to push her room service tray out" – a scenario straight out of a Carry On film. We like Julian's "double incontinence at the Royal Variety Show", though our mind boggles somewhat. Was it pre-show, during or after?
Finally, there's Ashley. His most painful-to-recall moment was "my mum showing a girlfriend a picture of me in a dress".

2.44pm: Julian is teaching Coleen the Quickstep. We want to get involved, it looks fun! And step, hop, hop...

2.53pm: The housemates are painting themselves gold for the first trial. #cbb

3.03pm: Aphrodite has gone from chewing bananas to chewing the fat. She's talking about her old industry days with Zeus. #cbb

3.11pm: Can you guess who this mysterious shiny figure in the foreground is? Us neither. #cbb #godsmortals pic.twitter.com/Bv5L55Df

3.26pm: The Mortals look gorgeous in their new gold and silver skins. #cbb

3.36pm: Big Brother has ordered the Mortals to stand behind the plinths with their names on in the garden

 

  Day 13: Gods and Mortals - The trial of Resilience

3.47pm: Aphorodite has read out the details of #humanstatues task -  Mortals must stand on plinths while Gods judge their performance. #cbb

3.49pm: The Gods may use elemental powers to unbalance the Mortals. Basically, the Gods can throw stuff, lots of stuff. #cbb #humanstatues

3.59pm: Martin Claus has activated WIND - it's pretty powerful, his godly robes are in danger of flying up. #cbb #humanstatues

4.08pm: Now it's time for the mighty power of EARTH to be invoked. The Gods are essentially pelting the Mortals with mud. #cbb

4.12pm: Most of the world is WATER. Now it's the Mortals turn to get some as the Gods shoot water pistols at them. #cbb #humanstatues

4.17pm: The Situation has met his match via a great ball of FIRE. #cbb #humanstatues

4.25pm: The #humanstatues task is over and the Gods have chosen a Mortal to be promoted to a God. Who do you think they chose? #cbb

I hope its Julian