1.44am: The party is back on. Heidi has some seriously sexy moves. #CBB

They have change gear for the last week.

1.57am: The housemates are having a lovely name dropping chat. It's past our bedtime so we'll sign off for now. See you in the morning. #CBB

Morning all 

Thanks for the updates erin   

Day 16 round-Up: 'Ender the line for Gillian

The housemates woke up to a winter wonderland once again, with the House covered in a blanket of snow. From then on, the House was in good spirits, with Razor and Rylan upping the anecdote quota to the maximum, the latter's beard freshly un-gingerfied after the antics of last night’s dye job/towel drop.

The laughs came thick and fast as the housemates were blessed by the BB gods with a task called Keep your Head Up, a battle between the boys and the girls. The clue is in the title with this task. The housemates had to stay perfectly still while they were faced with clowns, the dentist and fish.

BB seems to love the aquatic antics this year.  Things continued to get a bit fishy with Speidi pondering upon their fate in the BB House, and Heidi convinced the LA lovebirds were up for the chop.

As it turned out, even with the sparkliest dress a world that has witnessed both Chicago and Strictly Come Dancing has ever seen, Gillian was the fourth evictee, taking the news more gracefully than Kathy Beale jetting off to South Africa. After the eviction, the housemates mourned her loss before BB unleashed another task on the unsuspecting celebrities entitled Question Time, with some hot topics from gay marriage to fame being covered from all quarters.

After debating hard, it was time to party hard, and party they indeed did as BB switched on the disco lights and pumped Britney through the walls. It’s a major shame they don’t do this on the David Dimbleby version. This included some rigorous moves from Heidi, and an intimate moment between her and Big Vendor. Maybe it’s Spencer’s turn to be jealous. 

So with the housemates facing their final week, will the fun and games turn a little more serious? Time will tell.

8.21am: Unsurprisingly, the HMs are still all out for the count.

9.17am: Sorry about that tweet gap. The housemates are doing so little (aka sleeping) we fell into a waking coma.

9.37am: The lights are on. Upsy daisy little lambs. Rylan resolutely has his arm across his eyes.

9.51am: The gym's open and Ryan's already on the step machine. He belched then said "pardon" even though no one else is there.

9.51am: The gym's open and Ryan's already on the step machine. He belched then said "pardon" even though no one else is there.

9.58am: Look Big Brother, if they can sleep through Razor's snoring, they can sleep through your alarms.

10.14am: Guess which housemate this is doing their best impression of a sofa cushion?

10.31am: Razor and Tricia are discussing normal non-House based Saturdays. Evening telly and takeaways are common themes.

10.43am: We're admiring Rylan's determination to just stay in bed. As everyone else potters around he sticks to his (motionless) guns.

11.03am: Claire's fried up some bacon for her housemates. Just what the hangover ordered.

11.14am: Razor's advising Spencer to pretend he's a swan every time Big Bro gets tricksy. Now we've heard it all.

11.28am: The HMs are sitting down to a hearty Claire-cooked brekkie of bacon, toast, fried bread and the yellowest scrambled eggs.

11.44am: Tricia's singing 'Hand Me Down That Can of beans'. We don't know that one.

Bye the noo 

Thanks erin and Scotty 

Afternoon all  

11.57am: Speidi are enjoying a post-breakfast snuggle. They've now survived three evictions and they feel good.

12.05pm: Spencer is gleefully discussing photo-bombing Tobey Maguire and Harrison Ford

12.23pm: The HMs are not into the whole 'being awake' thing. Claire is currently hiding behind a cushion. Everyone else is slumped too.

12.38pm: All the HMs apart from Speidi are in the Diary Room. What fresh tricks are these?

Day 17: How are the finalists feeling?

"Pretend you're a swan. Nice and easy. You're on a pond."

So spoke life guru, Razor Ruddock, having decided in conversation with Spencer that Big Brother will be getting tricksy for the last week. 

 If we see Spencer floating gracefully in the bath or hot tub we'll know what's up.

Those two were not alone in expressing reservations this morning after Big Brother set the alarm off at 9.30am forcing housemates who'd been partying till the wee hours to drag their sorry carcasses out of bed. Ryan was up instantly, springing into the gym like a robot sent to make us all feel unworthy. 

Getting up was a grumpier business for everyone else.

Frankie paced the front room before announcing, "I'll need a holiday when I get out of here." He settled down when Claire and Tricia appeared, looking like women who'd made a night of it (oh, they did). Nursing cups of tea on the sofa they discussed their shock at last night's eviction.

"I thought I was hearing things," said Tricia, of the moment the Gillian's name was called.

Rylan made a manful effort to stay in bed. The look on his face after he finally got up was that of a contract killer planning his next hit.

Speidi were the only ones in a relatively good mood. This is the third time the British public have saved them which has got to help soothe the morning-after blues.  

Claire whipped up a classic breakfast. Maybe once this, along with the fact of them all being finalists, has been digested the mood will lighten. Or maybe Spencer and Razor are right and Big Brother will be whipping them through their paces for this, the final week. What would you prefer to see?

 

Yeah, exactly

 

 

Razor showng Spencer his swanlike moves

 

 

The Rylan death stare

 

 

While Spencer is just happy to be here

12.50pm: Guess which HM is virtuously hand washing their clothes in the bathtub?

1.05pm: Rylan asks Heidi if she'll miss BB. She replies: "I'll have nightmares about it for the rest of my life". Is that a 'no'?

1:17pm Ryan is currently washing his feet in the bath. Good lad, nobody likes stinky trotters

1:33pm Tricia is in the Diary Room talking to Big Brother. Perhaps she is talking about missing her good friend Gillian?

1.43pm: "You're the best wife ever," murmurs Spencer. We're inclined to agree as Heidi's mid-foot-massage currently. Jammy Spence.

1.56pm: Rylan's putting on a show for Claire from the shower. It's quite the show. "I've seen your balls," squeals Claire (from Steps).

2.08pm: Here's the moment Rylan's phrase 'drop me out' took on a whole new meaning

2.24pm: Ryan and Razor are making a snowman. At the moment it's pretty much just a snowblob.

2.34pm: The snowman/blob is now wearing trainers. It doesn't have arms or a face. Just trainers

2.51pm: Speidi are in the Diary Room looking pleased as punch. We smell a tasky mctaskerson

2.58pm: OH LOOK, @ianiansymes and @Helen_Pricey are chatting with #Speidi. This is a secret task

3pm: Our digital duo are pretending to interview #Speidi for 'Big Blogger'. It's not true! Their questions will come from watching HMs.