Adam

I agree with your first sentence in particular.

I don't know how but I completely missed the childless comment.. I am going to have to go back and watch it. If she said it knowing Kim's history, there's no argument that that is disgusting. However, I do think people are not seeing Kim's game. This is a separate point and in no way justifies anything that low being said to Kim. But I do think she is playing dirty tactics. Her only response when Nicola asked for examples were 'I don't have to tell you, you should take the nomination on the chin like I do, shut up'.... I genuinely don't believe Nicola has a problem with the nomination, she didn't with Speidi's and she would have to be the most deluded housemate of all time not to expect it from Kim.. she had a problem with the fact Kim had gone in there and made up a complete untruth. That's a dirty tactic and Kim quite clearly had no examples to give. Nicola - if anything - is more honest than she needs to be. You could see on the other housemates faces that they were confused, Kim hasn't said to anyone that Nicola has lied about her until that moment.. I know I would want an explanation too as trying to deceive the public with an untruth is not cool. Not a problem with taking the nomination on the chin, but a lie as a reason is going to rile you. That all said, obviously Nicola didn't come across well yesterday and neither did Stacy.

01. Nicola 02. Stacy 03. James C 04. Bianca 05. Jedward 06. Speidi 07. Jessica 08. Colleen (Still like her but has she done anything the last week except get banged by Jedward) 09. Jamie 10. Calum 11. Kim 12. Chloe

Kim has actually been making me laugh with some of her one liners which makes her a better 'villain' than those who are straight up nasty. I don't think she even necessarily means to be, just that she is a bit deluded. But lines like 'The mafia won't break me, dear!' are so Derek Faye it makes it funny. What I can't get my head around is why she can't just see that the only issue is that everyone has been in there ten days and all those that have like Nicola.. that doesn't make her a gang leader, or 'the mafia', that just makes her nice to her housemates? I do think yesterday Nicola could have handled it better, when Kim was sat on her bed. She wasn't being aggressive for once and the argument wasn't needed. Kim had learned to be restrained and fair enough if Nicola didn't appreciate the chat but just calmly ask to be left alone?

As for the ganging up on Jedward thing, Jack, do you mean in the hell nominations? C'mon, that was SO IRRITATING, it's not the time to defend yourself on every point coming your way. Jedward have legit been some of my faves this series, so funny, but they just needed to shut the hell up in that moment.

The trouble with that then is that each time they've argued it's because Nicola has spoken out - if she hadn't, those arguments wouldn't have happened. I do agree she seems LESS ballsy than first time around, but she is still speaking out. It's not like they've been a Jedward-esque 'exposed as lying to people or stirring the pot' arguments.

I am seeing quite a few people saying Kim 'handed Nicola her ass on a plate' or 'assassinated her'. Sorry, I just don't see that. Shouting 'DON'T START WITH ME LOVEY' and going on and on and on when the other person is just looking at you like you're mental doesn't qualify as that for me. I do definitely think Nicola was stirring, but she had something to fall back on in that she DID tell Kim initially that she'd end up liking Speidi. Kim is such a hypocrite, she must just speak without realising what she is saying. Telling Nicola off in the hell room for acting 13 years old and then mimicking what she said in as childish a manner. Have some consistency. The whole nominations breakdown was pathetic, it's not 'gang-handed' for people to correct you on someone's name. Nobody is being out of line asking you to say someones name right, it's the height of rudeness not to. She wouldn't like it if people called her 'kem'. Yeah, Kim is winding me up haha. (I'm not even saying Nicola has been amazing this season, she has been disappointing in ways, but I'd go up against Kim too) Jedward.. have been loving them but yesterday they were unbearable.. Stacy.. queen of giving the correct advice to people.. first Chloe/Jess, then Kim (even if it was seen as interfereing lol) and then Jedward. Get it girl. Didnt really want any of the three to go but was at peace with James J because I love James C so much!

^ COMPLETELY. Stacy was preaching truth, and the different reactions of the two women was so telling. Chloe is repugnant and I think Jessica is quite classy. I'm glad this happened as I think Jessica stands a shot at winning, but not if she continued to hang around Chloe. I hope they don't make up. I may put a bet on Jessica now. Kim - off on one AGAIN. Third day third argument. As if BIANCA of all people was starting on her. And sticking up for Nicola is not 'ganging up'. I was quite proud of Nicola for saying what she needed to say without coming across as looking bad. Kim didn't need to be Stacy's protector when plenty have been perfectly nice to her. However, I didn't like Nicola aiding Chloe and telling her to get outside and not let Jess near Calum. Why does anyone think Chloe has dibs on Calum after two days!? Mental. The episode was one of my favourites. Not C5 actually doing something right and creating REAL tension. I hadn't read who left so I was genuinely edge of my seat. Real glad it wasn't James C, and his reaction was sooooo sweet, I love him. Bye girl bye. On the Kim point though, props to her for listening for once at what James and Colleen were saying at the end. Completely agree. James needs to let the cleaning comments go though.

I agree largely with Count Olaf and also Ryan. I don't especially see what James J did wrong last night. I think people have jumped on his comments as sexist - and it's unfortunate that they have that layer to them - but I think it's quite clear he only said that because Kim literally is a cleaner. I can't see that he would have said the same to her purely because she's a woman - I think that's a reach. Regarding Kim herself, I think she's come across terribly. I can see why she would be annoyed at Chloe getting her wet (don't start me on Chloe, she's just awful) and had a right to tell her so but she really went OTT about it, and Jessica didn't deserve any of her ire at all. To them come in the next day and completely DOMINATE an argument she swished across the room for, when it was nothing to do with her, was the height of hypocrisy. Jedward were very sheepish about what they had said - as much as I am loving Jedward, they lied - so James was perfectly within his right to try and sort it out. On top of that, Kim literally turned and screamed at everyone who tried to get involved, even if it wasn't warranted. She just wanted an argument. Which brings me onto Nicola. I don't really see how she has changed completely, she is still very happy to offer her opinion. A lot of the time when someone says 'we all think this' she is happy to say 'no, I don't think that' even if it doesn't paint her more positively. And last night she was merely sticking up for James, about something fair (did Jedward look bothered about coming for the chat? no, they said 'yes, let's get this straightened out now'). When Kim attacked her, she remained calm, and took James outside. I really don't see what she did wrong. Even the Trunchbull joke, when she expanded upon it, was really funny. I do think after that moment, I wanted her to shut up, as it wasn't a good look for the three of them sat in the garden at the end at all. But I still don't think they instigated it or did anything wrong while they were inside. It was by and large Kim. Jamie was pathetic getting annoyed at James calling him washed up when he'd been using the exact same words to put the idea in James' head in the first place. James isn't even one of my favourites, I just think he's been funny and on the right side of wind up this series, and I don't really see what he did yesterday that was 'disgusting' without people stretching to get there.

01. Nicola McLean (still my favourite, though I agree she has been disappointing thus far) 02. Stacy Francis 03. Coleen Nolan (the surprise, for me) 04. Bianca Gascoigne 05. Jedward 06. James Cosmo 07. Speidi 08. James Jordan 09. Jamie O'Hara 10. Calum Best 11. Jasmine Waltz 12. Austin Armacost 13. Angie Best I like all of them up to Jasmine, but don't love any of them bar Nicola which is all on past glories.

I really hope Angie goes, I hate how patronising she is being to others about their lifestyles when they haven't paid her to do so (that said, I don't think Coleen has a point when Angie said about the health benefits of jumping/trampolining as part of the task, that is something that was mandatory so she was only trying to add a silver lining) But overall, she's moany, smug, annoying. Really wish Ray J was still there as then I would be a lot surer of Stacy staying. Think she would have had a two person cushion rather than one. Stacy can often be in the wrong and annoying but it's nice to see her vulnerable/make up moments and it can be funny. James C is so lovely, and warms my heart even without saying a word, somehow. Brandon on the other hand, nah. Weird how doing nothing can mean different things for different housemates. Coleen for me has been the revelation this series. Don't remember being a fan and wasn't excited to see her back as an allstar but I think she's been sweet and funny. I can't fathom why she keeps getting voted to highly as two faced tbh. James J has had his funny momens but for me has sometimes crossed the line, I'm glad Jamie told him so. Always adored Nicola, but wish she would stay away from Jamie, that is not a good look. Austin, struggling without his James bromance story, he is not coming across well, though I was with him and his principles on watergate. But things like just deciding to tell Stacy he doesn't like her for a fight.. nah. It's not exactly classic BB (though there has been one episode this week I really enjoyed), it's watchable.

If it means anything, having worked with Ore, he always seemed to me a genuinely nice, down to earth bloke. I didn't think he had a chance of winning but I do really think he was best of the night. All three showdances were good but his was just perfect!

Season 1 04.0 – Shannel 08.0 – Nina Flowers 06.0 – Rebecca Glasscock 10.0 – Ongina 06.0 – Victoria ‘Porkchop’ Parker 03.0 – Akashia 06.0 – Tammie Brown 06.0 – Jade Sotomayor 08.0 – Bebe Zahara Benet Season 2 03.0 – Nicole Paige Brooks 08.0 – Raven 11.0 – Jujubee 06.0 – Sahara Davenport 06.5 – Morgan McMichaels 06.0 – Mystique 06.0 – Jessica Wild 04.0 – Sonique 10.0 – Tatianna 08.0 – Pandora Boxx 07.0 – Tyra Sanchez Season 3 05.0 – Delta Work 06.0 – Carmen Carrera 03.0 – Pheonix 10.0 – Manila Luzon 07.5 – Stacy Layne Matthews 01.0 – Venus D’Lite 08.0 – Yara Sofia 07.0 – Mariah Balenciaga 09.0 – Alexis Mateo 06.0 – India Ferrah 03.0 – Mimi Imfurst 08.0 – Raja 11.0 – Shangela Season 4 08.0 – Willam 03.0 – Lashauwn Beyond 08.0 – Jiggly Caliente 08.5 – Phi Phi O’Hara 03.0 – Madame LaQueer 03.0 – Milan 01.0 – Alisa Summers 07.0 – Dida Ritz 05.5 – The Princess 06.0 – Kenya Michaels 08.0 – Chad Michaels 08.0 – Sharon Needles 11.0 – Latrice Royale Season 5 10.0 – Detox 09.0 – Roxxxy Andrews 07.0 – Jade Jolie -01.0 – Serena ChaCha 08.0 – Alyssa Edwards 09.0 – Jinkx Monsoon 02.0 – Penny Tration 06.0 – Vivienne Pinay 10.0 – Alaska 06.0 – Honey Mahogany 08.0 – Ivy Winters 06.0 – Monica Beverly Hillz 07.5 – Lineysha Sparx 06.5 – Coco Montrese Season 6 08.0 – Adore Delano 11.0 – BenDeLa Crème 07.5 – Gia Gunn 07.0 – Laganja Estranja 06.0 – April Carrion 05.0 – Kelly Mantle 04.0 – Vivacious 11.0 – Bianca Del Rio 08.0 – Trinity K Bonet 09.0 – Joslyn Fox 07.5 – Milk 02.0 – Magnolia Crawford 07.0 – Courtney Act 09.0 – Darienne Lake Season 7 07.0 – Miss Fame 12.0 – Ginger Minj 08.5 – Jaidynn Diore Fierce 08.0 – Violet Chachki 07.0 – Max 10.0 – Katya 05.0 – Jasmine Masters 06.5 – Mrs Kasha Davis 10.0 – Trixie Mattel 06.0 – Kandy Ho 07.0 – Pearl 10.0 – Kennedy Davenport 05.0 – Sasha Belle 05.0 – Tempest DuJour Season 8 08.0 – Naomi Smalls 06.5 – Cynthia Lee Fontaine 04.0 – Dax ExclamationPoint 06.0 – Naysha Lopez 08.0 – Acid Betty 06.0 – Robbie Turner 09.0 – Kim Chi 09.5 – Thorgy Thor 10.0 – Bob The Drag Queen 09.0 – Laila McQueen 10.0 – Chi Chi DeVayne 04.0 – Derrick Barry 01. Kennedy vs Katya - Roar 02. Chi Chi vs Thorgy - And I Am Telling You 03. Dida vs Princess - This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) 04. Jinkx vs Detox - Malambo No.1 05. Alyssa vs Roxxxy - Whip My Hair 06. Adore vs Trinity - Vibeology 07. Raja vs Carmen - Straight Up 08. Phi Phi vs Sharon - It's Raining Men 09. Joslyn vs Laganja - Stupid Girls 10. Latrice vs Dida - I've Got To Use My Imagination 11. Chi Chi vs Naysha - Call Me 12. Alyssa vs Coco - Cold Hearted 13. Manila vs Delta - MacArthur Park 14. Raven vs Jujubee - Dancing On My Own 15. Ginger (Sasha) vs Jaidynn (Tempest) - I Think We're Alone Now

Aw I'm so sad Wayne has gone, especially as he would have survived a single vote. But honestly at the start of the series did I see him coming 5th of 12? No, I'm happy with that. And as much as Sam isn't my favourite personality, it is heartwarming to see the girl who was SO desperate for immunity day one because she didn't have the fanbase survive SEVEN opportunities to be eliminated and make the top 4. Good for her. But yes, as has seemed obvious for a few days, an Adam/Scarlett/Joel final. The winner is more uncertain but I'm leaning to Adam. I'd like one of the other two to do it, but wouldn't be mad at whoever won, they've all been ace.

I disagree.. I think in 'Creep' and 'Human' Emily has had some of the absolute highlights of the entire series (this is excluding Ex's and Oh's and Master Blaster, back before Simon decided her best ally, her guitar, should go, which will always baffle me) . Obviously Saara has had LOADS that are up there. Matt has been very hit and miss but 'Writing's On The Wall' and 'You Don't Own Me' are also some of my favourites. It's 5AM I couldn't justify having an amazing, memorable performance, it's all the same and it's all mediocre, with only one real voice between them. For me they have to go. That said, not keen on Emily's song choices for the weekend ..

Do they do this?! -- I have really enjoyed this series, purely for the fact they all get along. What A&D said to Lisa about it being so warm is so true.. I have enjoyed Martin's addition for a bit of the drama, but glad that generally it's been a love in! Of the ones that have gone, Danny was my least favourite, and Ola despite being quite lovely too was probably most boring. Lisa is the one I'm actually sad to see go. And if Wayne WAS bottom two I'd be sad to see him so low too. The trouble is I like them all! But the next few I'd like to see go are Martin, Jordan and then Sam. Surprised Jordan has made it so far - Sam at least has shown some real grit in doing the challenges. Jordan has some funny lines but generally his success has surprised me. Then I think Larry. Basically I would like a top 5 of Scarlett, Adam, Joel (who I think we all agree will likely be the top three) with Wayne and Carol. Carol I think is hilarious and Wayne I have found SO endearing what with his love for his wife and kids, general good guy attitude, fun banter and great work in trials. Sadly I don't think they'll get that far as they've both been 'bottom two' - supposedly. My ideal final would be Scarlett, Joel and Wayne, though I can't say Adam wouldn't deserve it, he's great too.

What's weird with Naga is that everything I've read on Strictly forums says 'put her out of her misery' and assumes she is hating it. But I work in the BBC Newsroom and overheard a friend of Naga's today saying how delighted she is to have made it through and how much she is loving it! I guess something is just not clicking. I was surprised both her and Anastacia avoided the dance off. I think the standard is almost TOO high this year. For the novelty act, Ed is actually pretty good. None of the people going out at this stage deserve to be, and in other series would have had chance to grow.

Well that was a fantastic episode without seeming too forced in terms of drama.. we got some regardless. I loved seeing the families come in - Katya's Mum was incredible and Roxxxy's 'Mum' so funny, and the other relationships lovely also. It was a tough one to call.. the top two were absolutely the right top two - both excelled (perhaps not so much in the vogue for Katya but I didn't deem that as the main challenge so much) - as Michelle said, the storyline on their family piece was just excellent and Katya's Mum was Emmy worthy! The other three is where it gets tough - as Detox alluded to, it was so easy to make a case for any of them to go. - Roxxxy's is probably the easiest, bottom 5 times out of 7 - Alaska was quite clearly the bottom of the week, which they had agreed was the original criteria - Alyssa hasn't been there the entire time (the reason for sending Tati home last week) and was not amongst the strongest For me? I'm at peace with what happened. Though I found Alaska's behaviour horrid, and I wouldn't have been gutted to see her go, she has been slaying most of the time thus far and I do think she deserves the final. But let me say again, worse behaviour than anyone else this series right there. Alyssa for me has been mediocre since she returned, and is probably the one I would have sent home too. Her sister looked great but I didn't enjoy her afro look at all. Roxxxy was actually the one I was rooting for most (of the three) - I thought she had the hardest job (not so hard to do a family resemblance on a sibling a similar age to you as a grandma, imo) and in my opinion she finished middle of the pack. She certainly stepped up from the previous weeks and I don't think stepping up should be rewarded with being sent home, especially when others were taking sidewards or backwards steps. I think it's perfectly legit to think Roxxxy has outstayed her welcome but a) it's not her fault that her friends keep saving her, last week she was at peace with leaving and genuinely shocked to stay - I think her attitude this time has been stellar and b) like her, I felt she was unlucky to be labelled 'bottom' this week. I really can see a Season 5 scenario playing out, with Rolaskatox finishing second, third and fourth. Katya is definitely coming across the best, I don't know how it works from here but if it does get whittled down I hope Detox is left with a chance of the crown as I have grown to love her so much, I really didn't rate her in her series and I think she's been excellent. That said, Team Katya.

I felt like Laura was undermarked and was up there with Greg. Ore was the standout. Lesley did a really lovely job, as did Naga. It really was quite a decent standard throughout. Rinder was bizarre.. some of it looked like her was quite competent and rhythmic and other parts looked like he had not yet learnt to walk. It was too frenetic for me, my weakest of the night but not without promise.

I am probably not the comment you wanted given who you've praised, but I neither thought it was the greatest episode nor am I happy about the outcome. In my mind, Tatianna won at every level and should have been the only one to stay. Is it fair that maybe you didn't see the double stay coming because it wasn't at the level of previous double stays? lol Alyssa is getting on my wick a bit now. I felt like she as lucky to be paired with Alaska and to be judges as a pair, as I didn't really feel what she brought to the challenge herself. It bugs me that to some degree Phi Phi was right - Carson has twice now said that she could just stand there and make stupid faces, and he'd be satisfied. I am so sick of that BEAST catchphrase and it feels like she just shouted out things like that and for me, that wasn't enough. Alaska did the intelligent and clever comedy and for me she outshone her again. I also felt like in the lipsync that that could have been lifted from a previous Alyssa lipsunc. She even looked the same and looked like she was wearing last week's wig. She did the same tricks, and much like when she lipped against Detox (I think?) I felt like her competitor embodied the song better. It's weird as I have always quite liked Alyssa and most people this series seem to have really warmed to her whereas she is just getting on my nerves. It feels like she feels she runs the show to me now. Focusing on the positive, I am very happy to have Tatianna back, and as much as I feel Phi CAN be a talented queen, she was doing herself no favours.

Again this week, there is so much that seems a bit wrong. Why was there a bottom three again, and why was Katya in it? If the argument was that last week only two of them deserved to be there so they on;y had two, it really should have applied again this week. There was a chasm between Katya and the obvious bottom two of Alyssa and Roxxxy. I do think though that Roxxxy offered a BIT more in the challenge (and to answer the 'she got the weakest part thing, Alyssa could have fought Alaska for the other role, last week there was no wiggle room on parts at all) and Roxxxy did better on the runway too. I do think Alyssa's idea was excellent, but it wasn't suited to the theme of the weak at all, barely any reveal compared to Rox's who really nailed that part. So based on their rules I do think the right choice was made. I am really glad they both chose the same queen - I feel like they picked Alaska as the winner to save Phi Phi the backlash of being the one to send a fan favourite home a bit? Though you could argue either won that lipsync, Alaska was hilarious and Phi Phi really felt the song. I really wish Phi Phi wasn't being a bitch again as she doesn't need to, she is so talented. I think she is quite oblvious to the fact she''s doing it at times. But I do feel like she still deserves to be there. The moment at the end was a complete gag, so good! And as much as I don't have any problems with who went, one of the moments of the series for me was her saying 'I am a LOVELY... fifth alternate' on the way out. I howled!

Rewatched the episode and still so much got wrong this week for me. Phi Phi should have been top 2 for sure (though I am sad she is still seeming to be a bitch) - her performance was very funny and her runway unbeatable. While I think that should have meant Detox shouldn't have been in the top, her lipsync REALLY resonated with me. Alyssa did all her usual Alyssa tricks but Detox really felt the music and performed the song rather than just performed some moves. I think she should have won - but I suspect she may have chosen the queen to go differently and that the winner of the lipsync is part chosen based on who producers want to stay?

To be honest I think this week was a bit of a farce, they might have well have chosen the bottom two out of a hat if you're looking at the actual challenge (which it seems like they prioritise if you look at Detox last week) - you'd pay to see all seven of those, even in the background they all drew attention and weren't putting a foot wrong. All truly great. It seems very harsh to end up in the bottom two when both performed well. Given that Adore has walked, in my opinion this should have been the week they said 'okay, you all get to stay' I do think that while Alyssa was AMAZING, she had the track that it was easiest to be amazing with? Definitely the most entertaining role and I reckon anyone given that track would have found themselves safe. I don't mind that kind of thing when a queen wins a mini challenge and dishes them out, but just being given those roles from the get go, it seemed a touch unfair. I am a massive Ginger fan but that said, she didn't have a shining moment in the ways she did in season 7, maybe because she was surrounded with a higher calibre of queens. Worth noting though that 6 of the 10 queens hit the bottom before she did. A shame she had to go this way, especially as most of them agreed Katya was the judges least favourite, but she wasn't leading the pack and looking like a contender either. I hope we see her again but I shan't hold my breath. Phi Phi's runway was everything.. but she - or the edit - is doing her(self?) no favours.

I am not massively happy with the elimination. I appreciate she wasn't great at Snatch but I do think she looked hot on the runway. Overall I would argue that Roxxxy was the weakest this week. Funny that last weeks top two were this week's bottom two. I've seen people quite outraged that a) Detox was bottom three and b) Alyssa didn't win. I do understand the Detox thing as she looked fierce, but by that token Alyssa didn't deserve to be in the top - her runway outfit for me was HIDEOUS. She did perform well in Snatch though, I'm glad of the redemption. People have been saying Ginger should have been there over Detox, but I would say Phi Phi would have been next in line. For me Ginger looked FLAWLESS on the runway. We didn't see much of her during the Snatch Game.. actually throughout the episode as a whole :( Top 2, hard to argue with for me. Alaska was phenomenal and looked great too, and Katya was so funny. With Adore gone (I am not as fussed as I expected :/) I would like to see Detox go next, I think.

Also, Ginger deserved top 10 bitches! I hope she slays in Allstars! Thanks Jimmy for your work though, was a great catch up read! Great top 2! My personal top 15 would be: 15. Ongina 14. Kennedy Davenport 13. Alyssa Edwards 12. Adore Delano 11. Manila Luzon 10. Bob The Drag Queen 09. Katya 08. Trixie Mattel 07. Alaska 06. Bianca Del Rio 05. BenDeLa Creme 04. Shangela 03. Jujubee 02. Latrice Royale 01. Ginger Minj (I love Season 7, sorry about it)