Big Brother - Chihuahuas and Dolphins!

Just as Big Brother starts to get a bit dull you can always rely on one thing to spice up the proceedings… alcohol!

The writing must be on the wall
After last night's mock victim display you'd hope that the writing is on the wall for Bea (in permanent marker!). Although she is providing entertainment value in there she's probably likely to send everyone else over the edge if she stays in there any longer. Just what was she hoping to achieve last night with her badgering of David? Presumably she thought that his reaction to her might sway the public vote towards her but I don't know anyone who would have watched that and thought 'My gosh, where did David's reaction come from?'.

If you wind somebody up unnecessarily (there was no need to tell everyone else in the house that she heard someone screaming 'Get David kicked out') then you have to expect consequences. Bea needs to learn that playing people off against each other won't work when there's an audience… we can see you stirring Bea! With her eviction seeming certain, the only thing worth betting on now is whether or not she'll break down in tears and say: "Davina, I'm genuinely upset now"? (But I'd say the odds are short on that!)

Marcus must be secretly chuckling this week. It's definitely a two-horse race and one of those horses seems like a dead-cert. In the space of a couple of weeks (well, since Noirín's departure really) he's totally pulled himself together. He's minding his manners, he seems like he's having fun (always important if you want to win) and he's being very open about his tactics. Game on!

Those poor Chihuahuas!
How funny were last night's drunken antics? Sophie and Rodrigo just cracked me up - with Sophie falling off the bed every two minutes, crashing into things and scoffing all the cake and Rodrigo obliviously telling her she was heavy before hauling her into bed with the help of Siavash. And then there was the hysterics in the bedroom, the dolphin talk and the swearing on the Chihuahuas' lives (OK, Bea started that one but the way Sophie latched on to it as her new catchphrase was priceless).

A taste of the outside world
I love it when Big Brother allows the housemates to hear snippets of gossip from the outside world and this year's decision to hand them a pile of magazines to flick through was genius. I felt for poor Sophie though. It was funny watching everyone's reactions to the stories about them but any girl who's put on a few pounds every now and then knows how she is feeling after reading those stories about her expanding waistline. Gossip is harsh sometimes… and has a price, as Kris is about to find out! (Read more here)

Linda McGee