BB11: Big Brother's Big Beard Speaks Out!

Day 74: The beard is NOT happy and after being silent for 74 days it is time to speak out! Big Brother 11 has been an excellent end to the reality format but sadly we are going to be left with the DULLEST Big Brother EVER.

The public have voted out all the wrong people this week and left in the most bland, boring bunch of housemates since BB4. Of course I wanted John James to be evicted after his actions in recent days and I'm sure Sam Pepper wound up most of the viewers but............. both characters were entertaining.

We now have a final where only one person is in contention to win BB11, and the beard says that makes the final very boring! Yes, Josie is a great housemate but it would have been better if Sam Pepper was there to wind her up or Corin to add her hilarious ways. Even a sulking John James would be more entertaining than Mario, Andrew, JJ and Dave.

I have no-one to blame but myself, I've not voted during BB11 and at the end of the day the line up is partly my fault for not making a phone call. Do I give a ripp? Yes! Am I buzzin'? No! Thankfully we have Ultimate Big Brother as a fitting end too Big Brother, otherwise I'd have switched off my TV and said goodbye BB11 now.

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Mario Streaks Again!

Day 74: Mario couldn't resist the opportunity to get naked again as he paraded around the Big Brother house in nothing more than a top hat - much to the embarrassment of Andrew. Due to a task set by the Tree of Temptation, Andrew has had to say yes to all the housemates requests. In a twist, the Tree told Mario of the task and allowed him to manipulate it to his advantage.

As Mario brushed his teeth while standing naked in the bathroom, Andrew went to chat to him. "Are you going to make us lunch today?" Mario asked, with Andrew replying: "Yeah, alright." Feigning surprise, Mario said: "Really? Are you going to make us lunch today?" Andrew confirmed that he would, before Mario sat on the student's knee, leaving him clearly uncomfortable.

While Mario, David and Andrew talked in the bedroom, Mario said: "Andrew, I'm going to be bold. Can you make me some eggs on toast?" The 19-year-old replied: "Can you do me a favour and throw some washing in?" As David and Andrew discussed whether washing needed to be done today, Mario chipped in: "But will you make me some lunch?" Andrew replied: "Yeah, yeah."

Mario then asked Andrew to sit on his lap, before adding: "You can be my puppet, do you want to be my puppet?" Andrew replied: "Yes." The aspiring fashion designer then proceeded to do a puppet show for David, making Andrew say that he fancies Mario and has learnt that he "must stay away from watermelons" since being in the Big Brother house.

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Twelfth Housemate Evicted From Big Brother

Day 73: It was a battle to for the last place in the Big Brother final between Dave and John James, but as the booing from the crowd indicated it was John James who got booted from BB11.

The Aussie housemate became the fourth housemate of the evening to be evicted and it came as no surprise after his arguments and strops throughout the week. John James got a massive 34.2% of the public vote in the eight way eviction.


*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Eleventh Housemate Evicted

Day 73: The second big shock of the evening came as the eleventh evicted housemate came in the form of Sam Pepper. He only joined the BB11 house three weeks ago and certainly spiced up the series but he failed to make it to Tuesday's final. You either loved him or hated him, but it was impossible to ignore him.

Sam was expected to make it to the final and even the bookies favoured the graffiti artist not so long ago. Sam had been in 2nd place in our poll to win the series, but ultimately it was the public who had the choice and they voted him out with just 14.6%.

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Tenth Housemate Evicted

Day 73: The second housemate of the evening to be evicted from the Big Brother house came as a total surprise as Corin became the latest housemate to leave the house before Tuesday's final. She told housemates she was "lovin' it" . Mario became the latest housemate to make it to the BB11 final.

During the interview with Davina, Corin was told her partner had not dumped her but wanted to talk things through with her. Corin told Davina that she wanted John James to be evicted next from the house. Corin received 20.6% of the public vote this week.

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Steve Evicted From Big Brother

Day 73: Steve became the first of four housemates to be evicted from the Big Brother house tonight. Davina McCall spoke to the housemates and told Andrew that he would be through to the final, while Steve was not so lucky with 9.8% of the public vote.

The Baron had been the early favourite to win the series but failed to impress the viewers during the series. During his interview with Davina, Keeley came on the phone and spoke to Steve, the first time the Baron and Baroness had been reunited since her sudden departure.

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Bob Righter Prediction Task Results

Day 73: Bob Righter came to life and delivered the contents of the case to the Big Brother housemates, and revealing if they had passed or failed the final Shopping Task. Housemates failed 11 of Bob Righter's 15 predictions, and have therefore failed this weeks shopping task, they will not receive a premium budget for the remainder of their time in the Big Brother House.

Bob Righter's Predictions were that:

Andrew:
Will crack 3 very weak jokes

Dave:
Will refer to 'the glory' on more than 15 occasions
Will complain that he is being unfairly treated by Big Brother

Corin:
Will say "I'm lovin' it" over 15 times
Will spend longer than 90 minutes applying make-up

John James:
Will spend at least 20 minutes 'snuggling' with Josie
Will wear women's make up

Josie:
Will suck her thumb on more than five occasions

JJ:
Will agree with 3 things that John James says

Mario:
Will walk around in only his pants

Steve:
Refer to himself as 'The Baron'
Will sit alone on the sofa

Sam:
Will question John James and Josie about their relationship
Will play 3 or more pranks on housemates

And lastly, that housemates will speculate about the Big Brother final.

PREDICTION RESULTS

•Andrew only cracked two weak jokes, and therefore beat Bob's Prediction.

•Dave referred to the glory 56 times in three days. He also complained about being unfairly treated by Big Brother at 14:28 on Day One of The Prediction. Therefore he has failed to beat Bob's Prediction.

•Corin said 'I'm Lovin' It' just seven times, therefore beating Bob's first Prediction. However, she was also seen applying make up on over 20 occasions totalling well over ninety minutes, therefore failing to beat Bob's second Prediction.

•John James was seen snuggling Josie on 13 occasions totalling well over 20 minutes, and was clearly seen wearing eyeliner over the three days. Therefore he failed to beat Bob's Prediction.

•Josie sucked her thumb 9 times on Day One of The Prediction. In total she sucked her thumb thirty 38 times in three days.

•JJ agreed with 8 things that John James said, therefore he failed to beat Bob Righter's Prediction.

•Mario walked around in his pants on 3 occasions, therefore he failed to beat Bob Righter's Prediction.

•Steve did not refer to himself as the Baron at all, therefore beating Bob's first Prediction. However, Steve sat alone on the sofa twice on Day One of the Prediction, therefore he failed to beat Bob's second Prediction.

•Sam questioned John James and Josie about their relationship on Day One of the Prediction. Therefore he failed Bob's first Prediction.

Housemates speculated about the Big Brother final twenty four times in three days, therefore failing miserably to beat Bob Righter's final Prediction.

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Andrew Stone Returns For Prediction Task

Day 72: Andrew Stone returned for the Prediction Task, this time he was well aware of the negative comments housemate Andrew uttered after his last visit during the BB High Task. Big Brother picked Andrew and Dave for this task and the pair had to decide if they would rather perform with the all-singing all-dancing Andrew Stone and his guitar player Jesus from Starman, or dance every time he enters the House with his ghetto blaster.

Opting to perform with the Pineapple Studio star, they would be singing Andrew Stone's own original song entitled 'I Don't Want To Dance'. Both Dave and Andrew gave it 100% and delivered an entertaining performance in front of their housemates, Andrew really came alive and got into the performance!

Seems like Andrew has redeemed himself over comments he made about Mr Stone a few weeks prior..........

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: John James Almost Leaves House Again!

Day 72: Once again John James has almost walked out of the Big Brother house, as pressures mount on him. First his relationship with Josie was at breaking point yesterday as she told him it was over, then Corin stood up to his make-up comments. He initially refused to wear a crab outfit during Bob Righter's Prediction Task and faced backlash from his fellow housemates, but the worst was yet to come.

Yesterday Corin went on a date with ex-housemate Nathan, who revealed he was dating Rachael. Only hours earlier John James had traded insults with Rachael, who came into the house to give him a massage.

Digital Spy reports that at around 12pm, the Australian housemate left the Diary Room and announced that he had decided to quit after discovering that ex-housemate Nathan was furious over comments John James made to his girlfriend, BB11's first evictee Rachael, upon her return to the house yesterday.

As fellow housemates begged him to reconsider and stated that he would look like a sore loser and a coward for leaving by the back door, John James remained adamant.

He argued: "The only difference between walking out now and tomorrow night is you're going to get your banter out there, your speech with Davina, I don’t care about that. What's the difference?"

After returning to the Diary Room, John James told the rest of the house that Big Brother had contacted Nathan, who apparently arranged to have breakfast with his mother this morning.

"They're on a friendly basis. Mum is aware of the situation and she wants me to walk out the front door," he detailed. "Nathan has not threatened any violent behaviour and will not threaten any violent behaviour."

However, he said that he still intended to leave the house unless he could speak to Nathan personally, a wish which was granted moments later when Big Brother allowed him to have a telephone conversation with the trainee joiner in the Diary Room.

"He said there's no hard feelings," John James reported. "He said I said something upsetting to somebody that he cares very dearly about."

"He said she came in here hoping to make peace," he added, arguing that Rachael had been "bantering" as much as he was. "But whatever, it doesn’t bother me. I'm willing to forget about that, just move on."

As John James confirmed that had been reassured enough to remain in the house, Josie praised Nathan for his efforts.

"Do you know what, fair play to him," she said.

"I knew he’d step up to the plate, old Nathey," David added. "Good boy."


*DigitalSpy
*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Titan Returns To Big Brother House

Day 72: Titan the robot was back inside the Big Brother house, but this time his mission was to stir things up. As part of Bob Righter's Prediction Task, Steve had a choice between allowing the other housemates to hear one of the following through Titan:

Steve's own nominations

OR

Nominations he has received

He chose the latter and Titan set about his job with aplomb, recounting the six people who have nominated him over the course of the series; Mario, Andrew, Ben, Dave, JJ and Josie.

It was all taken in fairly good humour with Andrew joking, 'well, this is awkward' and Dave bursting out with laughter at the sound of his own nomination.

After the meddlesome metal monster had powered down, leaving a trail of confusion in his wake, Dave attempted to apologise to Steve, telling him that the week he had picked him was really tough. The monk said he had to choose someone and Steve was just one of the unfortunate ones.

The baron, in his usual placating manner, assured everyone that he didn't mind, to which Andrew added, 'it's water under the bridge'. Titan sprayed water at the housemates from his eyes as a parting gesture.

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Ex-Housemates Return To Big Brother House

Day 71: A flooded Big Brother house did not stop former housemates from re-entering the BB11 house as part of this weeks Bob Righter Prediction Task. First to return was upper crust Ben who greeted by an excited Mario, who ran over and hugged his previously close friend.

Mario then had to make a choice - become the mole again and be interviewed on ‘The Ben Show’, by ex-housemate Ben, OR be handcuffed to Ben for an hour. The housemates cheered as they saw Ben as Mario decided he wanted to be handcuffed for an hour with him.



John James picked Rachael to re-enter the BB11 house and give him a massage after Bob Righter gave him the choice between the two Rachel's, as part of The Prediction Task. The two housemates failed to see eye to eye during her short time in the house. and the massage didn't exactly relax John James. The pair continued to bicker as a rather arrogant John James had a go at the former housemate. Rachael was glad to leave the Task room as soon as Big Brother allowed her too. No love lost between the two housemates!

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Josie Continues Rant

Day 71: It's all over between Josie and John James as the fallout continues. As John James went into the Nest for a chat with Big Brother, Josie was outside in the garden claiming he was just siding with Sam for air time.

She then got up and went into the Nest and continued her rant at John James saying, "Have your little rant and slag me right off. But the fact of the matter is you switched on me ..... you didn't even switch on Sam Pepper."

In emotional scenes, Josie has just told Corin that she wishes she had never got involved with John.

Corin countered the bubbly Bristolian by saying that she was only saying that because she was upset and angry.

The busty babe went on to comfort Josie and told her that she would only think bad things when she is in a mood like this. She also said that Josie should wait until things died down and have a word with John.

Corin carried on by saying that Josie obviously feels let down by the whole situation and that she would feel the same in her position.

The ongoing argument between John and Josie seems to have brought the only two remaining girls in the House closer together.


*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Josie Dumps John James

Day 71: The arguments between Josie, John James, Corin and Sam boiled over into today as Josie dumped John James, accusing him and Sam of ganging up on Corin yesterday. She continued to defend her friend Corin as John James threatened to walk out of Big Brother once again.

Josie told John James she doesn't want to speak to him anymore and she also said to John: 'Me and you are done'.

The Bristolian went on to tell John that she can't be with a man who treats women badly. John was stunned by what Josie said and claimed that he never treats women in the wrong way.

Sam Pepper soon became involved in the argument and told Josie to be angry with him but not to bring John into it. Sam pleaded with Josie not to fall out with John but he was swiftly rejected by the buxom babe.

John eventually apologised to Josie but she said that the pair aren't strong enough to be together if he is going to stick up for someone else rather than her.

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Big Brother Viewing Figures - Day 50 - 68

Year on year Big Brother has managed to maintain higher viewing figures than last year, as the figures below show BB11 has an audience of over 2m each weekday, dipping only at the weekend.

The final series has continued to be a success for Channel 4 and looks like it will end on a high when it concludes with Ultimate Big Brother on Sept 10th.

Day 50 (Wed 28 July) - 2.4m (13.6%) for Channel 4 between 10pm and 11.10pm. A further 315k (1.4%) watched the show on Channel 4 +1
Day 51 (Thu 29 July) - 2.3m (13%) for Channel 4 between 10pm and 11.10pm. The programme took an additional 289k (3%) on Channel 4 +1
Day 52 (Fri 30 July) - 9pm: Big Brother - 2.516 million/11.6%, C4+1 174,000/1%

10.35pm: Big Brother - 2.419 million/16.5%, C4+1 171,000/2.1%

Day 53 (Sat 31 July) - 1.663 million/8%, C4+1 386,000/2.3%
Day 54 (Sun 1 Aug) - 1.91m (7.6%) to Channel 4 in the 9pm hour and 490k (2.7%) on Channel 4 +1
Day 55 (Mon 2 Aug) - 2.184 million/12%, C4 +1 197,000/2%
Day 56 (Tue 3 Aug) - 2.14 million/12.3%, C4+1 196,000/2.2%
Day 57 (Wed 4 Aug) - 2.248 million/13%, C4+1 151,000/1.6%
Day 58 (Thu 5 Aug) - 2.201 million/13.1%, C4+1 181,000/1.9%
Day 59 (Fri 6 Aug) - 2.410 million/11.1%, C4+1 161,000/0.9% and 2.2m (14%) at 10.30pm
Day 60 (Sat 7 Aug) - 1.552 million/7.7%, C4+1 270,000/1.5%
Day 61 (Sun 8 Aug) - 1.991 million/8.2%, C4+1 273,000/1.4%
Day 62 (Mon 9 Aug) - 2.192 million/12.3% share, 142,000 watching on Channel 4+1
Day 63 (Tue 10 Aug) - 2.21m (12.7%) from 10pm and 116k (1.2%) on timeshift
Day 64 (Wed 11 Aug) - 2.14m (12.7%) from 10pm and 176k (2%) on timeshift
Day 65 (Thu 12 Aug) - 2.16m (12.2%) from 10pm and 151k (1.6%) on Channel 4 +1
Day 66 (Fri 13 Aug) - 2.48m (11.4%) at 9pm and 2.28m (14%)at 10:30pm
Day 67 (Sat 14 Aug) - 1.52m (7.4%) for Channel 4 at 9pm, while 191k (1.2%) watched on timeshift
Day 68 (Sun 15 Aug) - 2.14m (8.9%) in the 9pm hour and 318k (1.7%) on Channel 4 +1


*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: John James Mouths Off Over Bob Righter Task

Day 71: The Bog Brighter Prediction Task has caused lots of friction in the Big Brother house, with John James becoming the most fiery since the Task began. He's already fallen out with Josie after she told him off for picking on Corin. The Aussie housemate joined with Sam who told Corin she couldn't wear her make up as part of the Prediction Task, much to the girls anger.

Then when John James found out he had to wear a crab costume as part of this week's shopping task, he refused to wear it. This led to a fall out with the other housemates, Corin asked him how he could have said those things (about her) when he himself is now purposely failing the task. Typically the Aussie was having none of it and declared that he didn't have to follow BB's rules.

Josie then got involved as she reminded both John James and Sam of their behaviour.

But then... Sam turned on the hunk saying that they're not here 'for a holiday' and that part of the BB experience is taking part in these tasks.

Even John James' best buddy has chipped in now, saying that he agrees with Sam's thoughts. The Aussie refuses to back down though, declaring: 'I couldn't give a rip'. It seemed to be one rule for one and one rule for another in John James world........

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Housemates Evacuated As House Floods

Day 71: Big Brother bosses were forced to evacuate the house after a freak storm caused the BB11 house to flood just after 9pm. At first Josie and John James thought it was the air conditioning that was causing drops of water, but they soon discovered the roof was leaking.

Within minutes the living area was covered in water and the housemates were escorted out of the house as bosses feared for their safety. Housemates returned sometime later after the Task room was set up as a temporary bedroom with inflatable beds. It didn't take the housemates long before it felt like home, as Dave played a practical joke on Sam by deflating his bed. The prankster was not too happy to be receiving a dose of his own medicine and it was Corin who reminded him, "if you can't take it, don't give it, it's only a joke!"

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11 POLL: Four Housemates Eviction Prediction

Day 70: According to YOUR votes in the Big Brother Poll, it looks like one time bookies favourite Steve will be evicted on Friday. In the early days Steve looked like a certain winner with the public and the housemates. Yet 70 days is a very long time on Big Brother, and like a yo-yo, housemates popularity goes up and down.

It looks like Steve could be evicted on Friday along with Dave and Andrew, but it is Mario who has dropped the most in popularity. After entering the house as a Mole, Mario quickly became the favourite housemate but in recent weeks the public and housemates noticed his mood swings had become wider. According to latest votes, Mario has the least number of votes to win BB11 and most likely for eviction.

You still have time to vote for YOUR winner of BB11 in our Big Brother Poll at the top of this page.




*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Rate Your Housemates Results

Day 70: The Rate Your Housemates results are in and one or two of the Big Brother housemates were quite upset with their positions. John James, Sam and Corin were the only ones to successfully complete the task. John James was the overall winner with a time of just over two minutes, and won a prize which allowed him to send some of his clothing to be dry cleaned.

Take a look at the results in full (from most to least):

MOST TRUSTWORTHY:
Josie
Steve
Dave
John James
Corin
JJ
Mario
Andrew
Sam

MOST DESPERATE TO WIN:
Mario
Corin
Steve
Sam
Andrew
Dave
JJ
John James
Josie

MOST ENTERTAINING:
Josie
Sam
Dave
Andrew
John James
Corin
Mario
JJ
Steve

MOST FORGETTABLE:
Andrew
JJ
Corin
Mario
Sam
John James
Steve
Dave
Josie

MOST ARROGANT:
Sam
JJ
John James
Steve
Corin
Mario
Andrew
Dave
Josie

MOST FAKE:
Sam
Corin
Andrew
JJ
Mario
John James
Steve
Dave
Josie

MOST BITCHY:
Sam
John James
Dave
JJ
Corin
Mario
Steve
Andrew
Josie

MOST DEVIOUS:
Sam
Mario
John James
JJ
Steve
Dave
Andrew
Corin
Josie

MOST ATTENTION SEEKING:
Sam
Mario
Dave
Corin
John James
Andrew
JJ
Josie
Steve

"Do you think that's why me and Sam don't get on? We're at two different ends of the spectrum," asked Josie. "We're Yin and Yang," replied Sam, who appeared to remain unfazed at what people thought of him.

Mario was voted as one of the least entertaining housemates, and seemed to take it to heart. "If other people were here that I cared about then maybe I would make an effort to be more entertaining," he said. "Don't take any of this seriously, Mario," John James told him.

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Rate Your Housemates Task

Day 70: Big Brother got the housemates to rate each other during the latest Task, but not everyone was happy with the results. In the Diary Room they were given a board and a picture of their fellow Housemates. There were 9 categories, and they rated their housemates from most to least in each. The categories were as follows:

Trustworthy
Desperate to win
Entertaining
Forgettable
Arrogant
Fake
Bitchy
Devious
Attention seeking

Later, they were gathered together on the sofa and to take part in a game of ‘Rate my Mates’. Armed with a board and 9 coloured envelopes, each housemate took it in turns to pick an envelope. Each envelope contained one of the above categories and a photo of each Housemate.

On their turn, they attempted to place the photos in order of most to least on the board, for their category. The housemate who got the order for their categories correct in the fastest time will won a prize.

The results (see next post) upset a few of the housemates, who took it too heart.......

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11 VIDEO: Ninja Sam In Action

Day 70: Here is the video of Sam Pepper in action - dressed as a Ninja and on a mission to steal Corin's eviction wig. Watch as Sam sneaks into the Big Brother bedroom and tries not to wake Corin up in the process.......

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11 POLL: Who Do You Want To Win Big Brother 11?

Day 69: Hundreds of you have already voted in our poll to find out who YOU want to win Big Brother 11. At the moment it is virtually neck and neck between Sam Pepper and Josie as just a few votes separate the pair. They have double the votes of John James, who is currently third place with one time favourite Corin in fourth and JJ is in 5th place.

If your voting is correct, then it looks like Mario, Andrew, Dave and Steve could be leaving the BB11 house on Friday during the quadruple eviction. The housemates still have a few days to win over fans and viewers and save themselves from eviction. The winner will win £100,000 and remain in the BB11 house for the 'Ultimate Big Brother' final, completing with former BB contestants.

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Sam On A Ninja Mission

Day 69: Sam was on a mission to steal Corin's eviction wig and make-up bag, the cheeky housemate made the vow before he entered the Big Brother house. Yesterday he was rumbled as he tried to steal Corin's make-up bag, but Sammy Pepper didn't give up on his mission.

Just after 3am, Sam managed to steal Corin's wig as she lay fast asleep in bed. Earlier housemates saw Ninja Sam crawl across the floor and even Corin asked him if he was going to sleep on the floor all night. Little was she aware that he was hiding her make-up bag and would later hide her wig inside a pillow case.

It seems that all the housemates knew about the Ninja theft - except Corin. Expects an explosive day inside the Big Brother house once Corin discovers her make-up has been stolen along with her wig.

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11 VIDEO: Housemates Catcus Fight

Day 68: Dave and Sam begin a play fight with the Mexican props and soon JJ, Mario and John James are joining in. Watch the video above as the lads enjoy a bit of fun inside the Big Brother house.

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother

BB11: Sam Shows Off His Party Trick

Day 68: Sam proved he is a man with many talents as he showed off his contortion ability - much to the delight and horror of the housemates. Dave admitted he felt a little bit sick when he saw Sam bend his arms backwards, while JJ was impressed with Sam's skills.

The graffiti artist admitted that he thought bending his arms backwards was normal and everyone could do it - until he found out different a few years ago. Currently Sam is the bookies favourite to win BB11, a fierce battle lies ahead as the 21 year-old is almost neck and neck with other favourite, Josie. Vote in our poll at the top of this page and pick your favourite.

*BB official website: www.channel4.com/bigbrother