10.38am: @JimDOfficial has been sitting & staring at nothing for five minutes. But it's ok: he's wearing shades, so he looks cool
Overnight the BB Garden has been transformed into a winter wonderland/Tundra for today's shopping Task. Jim seems rather underwhelmed by the wonderful make-over, after using his sleuthing skills to work out it is fake snow
THE next best thing to actually going inside the Celebrity Big Brother house, is gatecrashing Rylan Clark's dressing room to get the CBB dirt.
And the X Factor graduate certainly has the lowdown on goss, as he's currently living and breathing the Channel 5 series while hosting spin-off show, Big Brother's Bit On The Side.
Crediting the scandalous programme with changing his life, the reality star-turned-presenter spilled the beans on the latest line-up of loveable fruit loops.
First up for dissection was love triangle-gate; with love-rat Lee Ryan having humiliated Casey Batchelor by ditching her for Jasmine Waltz.
(Although now he seems to be gravitating back towards the glamour model as Jas has been evicted.)
Rylan said: "Casey probably represents most girls on the planet with what Lee's done. Everything is heightened in the house so much.
"When you're in there and there's an issue, it is the biggest thing in the world.
"For Casey to have had her heartbroken, while being under that microscope, it's a pressure cooker."
NICE WHEELS: Rylan takes Nadia for a spin in the buggy
He continued: "Actually scrap that, it's a full-on Pizza Express oven. It's a f***ing crematorium.
"If Casey had told Lee she wanted a showmance, like Lee is saying, trust me, we would've seen it.
"She's not a silly girl. If it had been discussed, she wouldn't be sitting there denying it. She would make up something to cover her tracks. I think Lee may have told a little white lie.
"People have rummaged through tapes from their eviction, the bolt hole, and we're still to find it.
"Like, if you p*** the bed, even if a bit of dribble comes out, Big Brother will know."
Rylan predicts that the Blue crooner and Essex babe could reignite their spark, adding: "Now they've made up, we all know what Lee does when he makes up with a girl."
Despite the brutality of having lived in the fishbowl, Rylan reckons he'd "go back in a heartbeat".
The 25-year-old also shed a little light on less dominant characters Sam Faiers and Ollie Locke, who have both been accused of game-playing in a bid to fast-track to the final.
Rylan explained: "I don't know if they're playing it safe. That's just the way they are.
"There are so many storylines going on, that they're swallowed into the background a bit."
And following on from last night's episode in which Dappy stripped naked to simulate sex with Luisa Zissman in the shower, Rylan joked: "I think she would swallow him whole."
Reflecting on his experience during the fly-on-the-wall series last January, the animal rights activist warned current housemates about the epic anti-climax they face when leaving the luxury pad.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Star girl Nadia Mendoza gets a set tour from Rylan
Rylan said: "I was lucky when I came out because I went straight on tour with X Factor.
"I went from bubble to bubble to bubble, but these guys bubbles will burst next week.
"I've never been left on my own. I've always got my tour manager with me, or someone.
"Once when I was alone in a room for the first time after leaving that house, I cried.
"I'd not been on my own for about six or seven months. It's the most surreal feeling.
"There is definitely a lonely side to fame. One hundred per cent.
"They need to be fully prepared. There's a lot of hate out there as well as love."
But now a pro in the fame game, Rylan shrugs off trolls, having mastered the art of being thick-skinned.
He said: "Of course it hurts when people say nasty things, but at the end of the day, we'll see them on Jeremy Kyle next week, so f*** them."
And having secured his honour as a national treasure, Rylan is certainly having the last laugh.
Place your bets now for how long it'll be before he takes over from Emma Willis as top dog?
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/...nes-with-Rylan-Clark
11.05pm: @ollielocke is reading the instructions for today's task. The shopping budget is at stake. GAME FACES, GUYS. GAME FACES.
11.24am: Ollie is now in his second pair of trousers of the day - and it's not yet lunchtime. #trouserwatch
Take heed viewers, Jim shares some wise old words of wisdom with Dappy, pertaining to friends of enemies or enemies of friends...or friendly enemies. Well, Jim seems to tounge-tie himself with this wise old proverb.
11.44am: Dappy wanders the garden, dressed as an Arctic dog singing 'Daddy's little husky, daddy's little husky'..
Day 18: Task - North Pole
We might have mostly been denied a White Christmas, but the housemates got theirs this morning - in a way.
See, Big Brother's gone and covered the garden in (fake) snow, decorated it with a sled, and moved the polar bear outside. And you know what a garden makeover means - that's right, it's shopping task time!
Half of the housemates - Lee, Casey, Luisa and Dappy - have been designated as the "Dogs," and have been given dog costumes. The others - oh come on, you can work it out - are the "Explorers." They get nice big winter coats.
For the first part of the task, the housemates are on their way to the North Pole! Which, essentially, means that the Dogs have to drag the Explorers there on the aforementioned sled, round and round the garden. Better them than us..
But we know by now that that's never the whole story - stay tuned for twists, turns and intrigue.
Celebrity Big Brother 2014 housemates to journey to North Pole in new task
Posted January 20, 2014 11:48 by Staff Reporter
This week the remaining Celebrity Big Brother 2014 contestants will take a trip
to the North Pole in new task.
To earn their shopping for the week ahead, today the Housemates must go on an exhausting journey to the North Pole.
To get there they will be travelling by husky sled.
But without any actual huskies available, half the Housemates must become sled dogs and pull the others who have become Explorers sitting in comfort in the husky sled.
However, things arenât all too bad for the huskies as Big Brother has a surprise twist in store for themâĶ.
The task begins with Big Brother announcing that in order to earn their shopping they must reach the North Pole. To get there four of the Housemates must become huskies and pull the other five housemates on a sled.
The husky Housemates are given husky dog costumes, and the sled riders are provided with nice warm furry coats. They are told that the huskies will be at the beck and call of the Explorers and that it is up to them to decide when they want the huskies to pull the sled
Big Brother has transformed the garden into our version of the Arctic. The entire garden is covered in fake snow; Housemates will be pulling the sled around an area approximately the size of the grass circle.
TEAMS:
EXPLORERS are SAM, OLLIE, JIM, LINDA and LIZ
HUSKIES are LEE, CASEY, LUISA and DAPPY
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12.21pm: The Dogs are pulling @ollielocke and @naughtynolan1. @JimDOfficial is offering sled-pulling advice. Prior experience?
12.34pm: Liz and Linda look very comfortable in their toboggans. They're sitting in sister sledges. #bbuklive#WeAreFamily
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12.39pm: While HMs have a break, here's a gallery of them looking all furry this afternoon.
Day 18: Husky housemates
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Housemates are engaged in an icy task at the moment. Sledges out! Toboggan or not toboggan? That's the question.
Check out Big Brother's winter collection where the onus is on fake fur and mutt-noses.
Dappy's looking dapper with black facepaint on his na-na-nose
The best part of breaking up is when you're making up...
Jim takes a stroll through the tundra
Don't look so nervous, Ollie - it's only weather
Linda and Sam look on at their canine chums in awe
From Daily Mail journalist to amateur tobogganist - it's been a strange day for Liz
Luisa scratches her moist nose - a damp doggy schnoz is a sign of good health
12.59pm: Our husky housemates are non-plussed about their food rations. It's basically mince. And more mince.
The Housemates have been preparing for their Arctic expedition in the Bedroom, with Lee, Casey, Luisa and Dappy dressing as huskies to pull the rest along on a sled. Dappy lifts the tone, deciding to swagg it up some, by renaming the husky dog group.
1.11pm: HMs are guessing how the task is going to progress. Perhaps after all the sledging they'll arrive at the Arctic Circle?
1.35pm: The Huskies are getting stuck into the next part of the task. Stay tuned for details!
1.51pm: The Huskies have returned. @TheDappy looks harrowed. @TheLuluLife has pointed out that he's not allowed on the sofas.
Afternoon 
Thanks erin and MrsH 
I`ve got things to do this afternoon. I should be free at around 6pm.
Originally Posted by Scotty:
Afternoon
Thanks erin and MrsH
I`ve got things to do this afternoon. I should be free at around 6pm.
no problem
2.10pm: Jim's teaching Jim how to make a clear Chinese broth as the doggy HMs snooze on the carpet. Good dogs 
Originally Posted by MrsH:
2.10pm: Jim's teaching Jim how to make a clear Chinese broth as the doggy HMs snooze on the carpet. Good dogs
2.18pm: Jim's teaching Ollie how to make a clear Chinese broth as the doggy HMs snooze on the carpet. Good dogs. 
The 'swaggadogg' huskies have been harnessed and the expedition begins. Hi-jinx and shenanigans ensue, along with confusion as to which direction they should be headed in to reach the North Pole.
Day 18: Task - Brain Freeze
Part two of today's task has put our Huskies to the tesk, and appropriately they're now totally zonked out on the sofas. But what's knackered them so thoroughly?
Earlier this afternoon, the four Huskies (plus Linda, because they can't be trusted) were brought into the ice cave - predictably enough, a cave made of ice - in which they found an ice table covered in shots of slush.
Their challenge, should they choose to accept it (which, obviously, they did) was to answer a series of trivia questions by drinking a number of slush shots that corresponds to each answer. So if, for example, the question was "How many legs does a polar bear have?" they would have to drink four shots of slush. Simple, right?
To see how they did, tune into tomorrow night's Celebrity Big Brother at 9pm tomorrow night.
2.59pm: The huskies storm on. Lee's leading the way. He's concerned he's turned the colour of a lobster
Here's that gif of Liz Jones falling off a sled that you've spent all your life waiting for
Liz Jones has treated the house to her best arctic roll
3.39pm: Linda's chatting to Big Brother and looks as though she's in a top mood.
4.20pm: @ollielocke, @TheDappy and @JimDOfficial look like horizontal bouncers, lying in a row, arms folded, exhausted
4.23pm: Oh, my boys. Oh, my lazy, lazy boys
Celebrity Big Brother 2014 ratings surge to highest figures since launch
Posted January 20, 2014 13:34 by Josh Darvill
Ratings for Celebrity Big Brother 2014 have been on the up this week, peaking last night with the highest numbers since launch night.
The antics of this yearâs housemates â which include the likes of Apprentice star Luisa Zissman and comedian Jim Davidson â have won over viewers.
More than 2.7 million tuned in to last nightâs latest highlights show, the biggest rating of the show since its launch at the beginning of the month.
The numbers are also bigger than the launch of last summerâs previous Celebrity Big Brother series.
This run of Celebrity Big Brother has even helped boost Channel 5 to become the fourth most watched channel ahead of Channel Four, who axed the show in 2011.
Last week producers made an unprecedented moved by extending the series mid way throughâĶ and then did it for a second time. In total, an extra five days were added to the initial three week run to make it the joint longest CBB ever to air on British telly.
The final is currently set for January 29 with the show continuing to air nightly on Channel 5.
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Ollie has gained a couple new penchants since entering the Big Brother House and he is not afraid to share them. Here you can see his new love of 'ye olde' words and a second passion for making fine soups and stocks.
4.40pm: Banned from the House furniture because of the task, Lee's making the most of the DR chair