11.05pm: @TheDappy tells @CaseyBatchelor he's glad she and Lee sorted stuff out before he left. She's packing his stuff for him
11.10pm: Luisa and Jim are finding common ground over a love of Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative Party
11.25pm: There's a sombre vibe in the House. Outside of it, here's Lee being grilled by us Digital folk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA_xMyColqw … #bbuklive
11.34pm: Luisa and Jim's heart-to-heart continues. In the bedroom, Ollie and Sam chatter about fancy dress outfits they've worn. #bbuklive
11.40pm: Luisa to Sam and Ollie: "Oh my God. I think Jim's my new best friend
11.47pm: Casey is telling Luisa a chapter in her life is now closed. The Lee chapter that is. And it's all thanks to her mum
12.07am: Luisa' talking about the biggest cake she's ever made. It was a seven-tier wonder. Seven tiers! Can you imagine
12.15pm: @JimDOfficial just pushed his own face into a chocolate cake. A peculiar business
12.30pm: Did we just see Luisa give Jim a coy little goodnight kiss? We rather think we did. Wonders? They never cease
Day 24: All the talk after Lee
Whether you loved his style or thought he acted slightly foolishly during his 24 days in the House, Lee provided something of a focus for our group. So what the heck did they chat about in a post-Lee Ryan world? What were the topics now that only one corner of the Lee/Casey/Jasmine love triangle remain?
Clearly, their departed ex-housemate was the initial talking point. "It's a little bit like someone's died" said Ollie, slightly melodramatically. Casey was packing up Lee's stuff and agreed. "It's weird seeing all his stuff here and... he's gone."
Elsewhere, Sam and Dappy were sad to see Lee go but managed a mini-celebration. "Well done everybody!" they said in unison in the garden as the shell-shocked HMs gathered. After a snout, Dappy felt the urge to get some practice in, mocking up his own little eviction, pretending the countdown was on and crying "DAPPY! YOU HAVE BEEN EVICTED!"
After the fuss had died down, Ollie and Sam wandered to the bedroom to talk about parties (clearly looking forward to the day they're released back into polite society) while Jim and Luisa – wonder of wonders – had a long, deep and meaningful conversation regarding their politics, finding common ground in the process.
Are we all set for a peaceful final few days? Don't bank on it. Let's see if there are any spanners lying around to chuck in the works...
12.43am: That boy @TheDappy just blessed us all with a naked pool-dive again. Ollie: "He's off his rocker"
1.02am: Ollie's in the Diary Room looking chirpy and Jim's having a goodnight chat with Casey. It's all smiles in there
1.15am: All but Ollie are in bed. Luisa: "Does anyone else worry about their feet dangling out of bed in case monsters get them?"
1.32am: Housemates are all asleep. It's been a busy day, so let 'em kip!
1.48am: Housemates are done for the day. Night night, HMs!
Day 25: #AWKWARD
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Was Jasmine's sudden reappearance in the House on Day 23 the most awkward moment in CBB history? Very possibly. Here are some other classic awkward moments from previous series.
1. Amy flirts with Lucien, who then overhears her admit she doesn't fancy him
By Day 20 in Celebrity Big Brother 8, the three-way showmance/ fauxmance between Lucien Laviscount, Kerry Katona and Amy Childs had reached boiling point. A cocktail party led to Lucien and Amy canoodling, and she quite literally threw herself at him.
Not entirely unreasonably, he took this to mean that her love for him was real, that a million dollar wedding was very much on the cards. So you can imagine the awkward scenes a short while later, when Lucien overheard Amy telling Kerry that no, she didn't actually fancy Lucien at all.
2. Denise and Frankie share a hot tub
Day 13 in Celebrity Big Brother 9 saw a slightly tipsy and indeed topless 53-year-old Denise Welch share a hot tub with 19-year-old birthday boy Frankie Cocozza. Is that awkward? Well, Nicola McLean certainly thought so, putting a top on Denise and sending her to bed.
3. Julie Goodyear and that banana
When you're a 70-year-old MBE, eating bananas in a provocative way is best avoided, publicly and indeed privately. Sadly, no-one thought to mention that to 70-year-old MBE Julie Goodyear, so the nation was treated to the very scene we just described. Awkward.
4. Speidi and Razor fall out in a big way
In Celebrity Big Brother 11, it barely took a week for Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, AKA Speidi, to get under just about everybody's skin. And when you have notoriously no-nonsense footballer Neil "Razor" Ruddock in the House, this spells trouble.
Having spent a couple of days spying on their fellow housemates from a basement, Speidi set about arguing with pretty much every other celeb. Razor was having none of it, and told the pair what he thought in no uncertain terms. The fact that Razor was given a formal warning for this, while Spencer and Heidi were sent back to the basement for their own safety, tells you just how awkward it was.
5. Return of the Mac
Good old Big Brother and his fake evictions. On Day 12 of CBB 12, Carol McGiffin, Mario Falcone and Lauren Harries were kept "prisoner" by a so-called Mr Big. The remaining housemates failed a shopping task, and had to nominate one of the aforementioned prisoners to evict.
Almost unanimously, they voted for Carol. Which didn't make it at all awkward when Carol reappeared 24 hours later, having been spying on them all along. Not awkward at all.
Day 24 round up: Emma goes in and Lee clocks out
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Well, that was quite the day...
After 24 days of stealing the show, Lee Ryan left the House yesterday leaving his housemates stunned and slightly disbelieving. Whatever you may think of the boy from Blue, he was a fantastic housemate and his interview with Emma was a glorious thing.
Before all that, the day kicked off in its usual, sedate style, with Dappy and Lee sharing some lovely moments as they worked their way into the day. That was when Dappy wasn'tdirty dancing. In other news, Luisa showed us all how that entrepreneurial mind of hers works.
Soon the 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' task chimed again and first off, Luisa's mum gave her daughter some food for thought. Then it was Casey's mum (she's got it going on) who wandered into the bungalow. She had some words of assurance and advice for her daughter and we saw a tide of Casey-tears all over again. The penultimate clock-moment arrived when Jim's wife and daughter popped by and managed to make our resident funnyman well up, all teary-eyed. Awww.
As we pushed on towards a surprise eviction, Ollie got his flirt on and Lee continued to ventabout the way he's being perceived – but then it was time. No chance to get glammed up and no opportunity to agonise over boos and cheers. Emma burst out of the clock, live on telly, and took a shocked Lee with her.
The household reacted in different ways. The girls had a chat about their clothing choicesfor finale night. Dappy got up to all sorts of mischief. Casey decided that a chapter had closed in her life and Jim stuck his face in a chocolate cake. As you do.
Day 25 is upon us and we're a man down. Don't expect that to mean the dramas over, mind you. With this lot at the helm, there's bound to be plenty more in store...
Tonight on Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side - Monday 27th January
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It's the last Monday in the CBB House *sob*. So, to mark this momentous occasion – the last Monday in the House- we've pulled out the big guns for you this evening. Because any old celebrities wouldn't do for the last Monday show...
On tonight's show we have jungle babe, Amy Willerton, joke teller and lover of all things Xtra, Matt Richardson and a man who needs no introduction, Keith Lemon. Now that's what you call a stonking line-up (if we do say so ourselves...)
And we'll be getting all the juicy gossip from CBB lothario and latest evictee, Lee Ryan. Basically, you don't want to miss it.
So make sure you join us and the ravishing Emma Willis, tonight at 11pm, on Channel 5!
8.00am: Phew, what a night that was, eh?! We're still trying to digest it all.
8.15am: The bedroom looks very bare this morning without Lee.
8.39am: What do you think the HMs are dreaming of?
8.54am: Casey and Ollie are sleeping solo for the first time
9.05am: Jim and Sam are first to wake. "Two more sleeps until Christmas" notes Jim. Not strictly true, but we know what he means.
9.24am: The lights are on and the HMs are up and full of beans. Not literally, they've run out of beans
9.35am: Well, CBB is all about unlikely friendships, and the Dappy/Jim bromance continues apace in the kitchen. BFFs!
9.47am: Jim is making some poachies
9.58am: Casey's in the gym. We'll let you know if she heads to the punchbags.
10.07am: Well, Casey's mum did tell her to stay strong
10.14am: Dappy's bouncing around, singing Girls Just Want To Have Fun. He's a happy little chappy, is Dappy.
10.23am: Last night, Ollie had a dream that he was in Thailand with Sam and @BillieFaiers. But do dreams come true?
10.33am: Jim wonders if TV producers might commission The Dappy And Jim Show, before correcting that to The Jim And Dappy Show
10.50am: Casey and Luisa are enjoying a bubble bath. Well, trying to after Jim threw a pan of cold water over them
Day 25: Imagine all the people, living life in peace...
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One key ingredient of this series was the barely-suppressed animosity between Jim and Linda. However, the Nolan sister left on Friday, and Jim woke up on Saturday with a big smile on his face and hasn't stopped smiling since. "Just two more sleeps until Christmas" he said this morning. Now, that isn't strictly true, but we knew exactly what he meant.
Similarly, the Jasmine-Lee-Casey love triangle has helped define CBB 13, but first Jasmine, and now Lee, have left the House. After the emotion of the weekend, Casey is now free to enjoy her last couple of days in the Borehamwood bungalow. Genuinely chuffed and surprised to have made it to the final, she woke up smiling and treated herself to an early morning workout.
Even with feisty Luisa still there, it's hard to see where the next argument is coming from. She was even having a good old laugh with former adversary Jim. There's a real air of 'happy to have made it this far' about the housemates this morning, and they're all getting along famously. They are focusing far more on the now and near-future than the past, and the atmosphere is all the better for it.
Dappy, in particular, has been full of beans this morning, dancing about and even singing Girls Just Want To Have Fun. Yes, really. He said he'd love to present a fishing show with Jim, and he's even looking forward to a facial later, which his friends in N-Dubz might want to look out for.
Uh oh, Dappy's got his kit off again. Look away now if you're adverse to ripped naked male bodies,
What on earth is that brown slop caked upon Jim Davidson's face?
Casey - 'That's the end to a chapter in my life...'.
Everyone's got a bad case of post-Lee eviction 'Blues', but not enough to leave him with a little suitcase surprise...
Well, isn't this cosy?! It's a massage train if you were wondering.
Even Luisa and Jim are having a good laugh with each other today. An atmosphere of love and togetherness has descended on the House like never before.
11.11am: The HMs are enjoying a bit of a pampering session in the bathroom. All except Jim, who is cooking
11.25am: "The never ending saga" Jim sighs as he eyes up the mounting washing
11.43am: Jim has been pushed to the edge. "I'm on strike" he shouts. "I've got washing-up hands after all this washing"
11.52am: Sam compliments the boys on their perfect skin. "It's called celebrity magic" says Dappy. If you say so
Day 25: CBB spa
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With the finale drawing near – Wednesday night, if you weren't in the know – the housemates have started to panic about that all important exit. There's been much about how they want to look their best for when they meet Emma, and who can blame them? There will be a gazillion cameras waiting for them, after all.
So to make sure they're camera ready come Wednesday, Dappy, Ollie, Luisa and Casey slapped on a rejuvenating facemask and squeezed into the tub for a bit of r'n'r. And finding themselves there, one thing led to another, and before you know it there was a celebrity massage train on the go. Well, it was the obvious outcome...
Even rappers need glowing skin, y'know!
House beautician, Ollie, gives Casey a hand applying her mask
Ahh, facemask and a bath - bliss!
The moment Casey got splashed with cold water - brrr!
Ollie rocking an interesting side parting
A celebrity massage train
12.01pm: Luisa's niceness is confusing Jim. "What's happened to the old Luisa? Where's she gone?" he asks
12.07pm: Jim appears to be judging a sausage sandwich-eating competition, featuring Casey, Sam and Ollie
12.21pm: "I love dry cleaners!" exclaims Ollie enthusiastically.