BB might bring the power back but they will not want Ashleigh having it ,hence the poll, if BB don't get the result they want then the power will stay 'on holiday'.

Are the newbies immune this week?

I can't think why ,they were up on Friday .

I voted Chris ...but it wouldn't surprise me if they give it to one of Helen's cronies ....and only the PHM's noms count ....thus ensuring the * right* people are up for eviction !!!

 You can bet that's what will happen, Baz.

This poll definitely does have the feel of a "fishing" exercise by BB...

nothing more

Hopefully Steven has reached the end of his BB tenure this week.

Yes .....Ashleigh ...and Helen or Ash seemed fav on FB  

I wouldn't bet on it CS ....

BB are keeping him in no doubt about it ,he will be in the final.

Ash Helen Steven Mark deffo final

 I f that was the line-up (and i'm not convinced at this point that it will be)... i wouldn't watch the final.

It looks like I was wrong!

Someone on DS came up with the brilliant idea of a twist mirroring Marlon's 'push the button' with Helen given the choice of pushing the button to win a luxury food budget BUT would lose her pass to the final.

Why have BB made this move? Would the power have returned today regardless of which housemate topped the vote?

I doubt it.
Although I leapt in here with a mea culpa, I do feel - after a bit of reflection - that Erin was correct from the start. It appears the only thing we got wrong was that we assumed that BB were testing the water and it might lead to a formal poll, whereas they've just gone with the result straight away.

There are already a lot of complaints on DS concerning (a) the lack of publicity for the poll, and (b) its ambiguous wording. Although I'm happy with the result, I have to say in all fairness that I think these complaints are justified...

Why has there been no nominations? Or have I missed them? 

It's presumably because of recent events, The PHM is normally immune from nomination, and I'm guessing Ashleigh will also get the chance to affect nominations in some other way - hence the delay...

Cheers , Eugene  I thought I had missed them. Lets hope Ashleigh lets us get a pop at Steven, if it's up to her 

The Power has returned to the Big Brother 2014 house today, but who is the new Power housemate?

After a poll on the Big Brother 2014 app over the weekend, it was revealed this afternoon that Ashleigh Coyle has been given the Power.

Although it’s too clear whether or not she even knows it yet.

Last night, Big Brother gathered the group to make  shock announcement.

“This is Big Brother housemates be silent now,” BB demanded as it interrupted the housemates. “This is Big Brother, housemates Big Brother has an important announcement.

“The Power has returned. This time there will be nowhere to hide to escape, it will be more Powerful than ever before. Housemates get ready.”

And that was it, leaving housemates to melt down into a paranoid mess as a flurry of random speculation filled the room.

Mark Byron suggested that the public may have the power while Christopher Hall argued that Helen Wood’s finalist position could be in jeopardy.

“The twist this week might be to the give the public the chance to evict anyone,” he reasoned.

Helen meanwhile was in the Diary Room, getting quizzed by Big Brother on how she would feel if someone did revoke her finalists position.

Other ideas touted by the housemates included them all facing the public vote, to which Mark remarked rather quickly that Steven Goode would go but “not in a rude way”. We’re sure that’s some consolation to him, Mark.

Exactly what Big Brother has planned and what Ashleigh will be able to do with her Power isn’t clear but it’ll almost certain have an impact on this week’s eviction.

As it stands, the group have yet to nominate and with it being a Monday, we predict a nominations bombshell by the end of the day…

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It's hard to tell from the vids whether Ashleigh knows she has the power. Whatever BB have planned I hope it doesn't go against Ashleigh in some way.

Now that Ashleigh has the power m  I'm a bit more confident that Chris might make it through this week As they've not nominated I'm hopeful that the Power might be with her to pick the nominees ....either that , of they are all up ....even perhaps Helen.....my only fear is that they will switch to vote to save, which would potentially act against us being able to get one of the * cool gang * out !!

The power is back in the Big Brother 2014 this week and there’s a Power Alliance forming.

Last night, Ashleigh Coyle was told she had been voted the new Power housemate in a public poll on the BBUK app.

But she won’t have the Power alone and will instead lead the so-called Power alliance.

This afternoon she was called to the Diary Room to chose her first member and selected pal Chris R Wright.

Ashleigh then had to deliver the news to Chris, with the housemates still unaware of who the Power housemate is.

After revealing herself to be the secret Power housemate, Ashleigh told Chris: “I’m the leader of the first Power alliance and I had to choose my first member and obviously I’ve chosen you.

“To be honest it was with you I was struggling to keep up the act with, so it was an easy choice.”

Ashleigh then revealed that it would be the Power Alliance who would decide this week’s nominations.

She told Chris: “We have to decide the first person up for nomination and go back and tell them later.”

Yayyyyyyyyyyy Thats made my day

I knew it would Baz ,mine also .

Excellent news the dream team

Isn't it just YR I just hope they don't mess it up ....

I could not think of a better combination

I don't think they will as they're both sensible and logical, imo lol. I think they'll both agree to nominate Steve

Yes I wonder if they will pick all the noms .....or whether Ashleigh has to pick another powermate ? If so , I hope she chooses Christopher next time .