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The nights definitely belonged to Jamie and Into The Ark.. both superb. Makes it a bit suss that they put them both on last though, ala BGT, I'd much prefer a random running order. As for the others who got through, Mo was absolutely the right choice. I was surprised by Craig.. he is good and I like his tone but I just didn't think he'd get the votes. Judges picks.. I don't think Nadine was as good as they gave her credit for and Jack was awful, though I have liked him previously so I'm not mad. I would have gone with Georgie on Saturday and Capital B last night though. Thought they were ace.

I was hoping Zedd and Alessia would get added.. do they have a history of playlisting his tunes? My memory tells me yes!

Really you'd argue they must have been desperate with a lot of the Allstars. Even being a Nicola fan, she's hardly the first name you'd call on. Coleen.. Calum.. Jasmine wasn't even on the list, lol

Yes, she turned to her when she was right next to her and said 'you ARE vile, I completely agree'. I get your wider point, generally she is more bitchy than she is forthright, but we've literally seen her just say it to Kim from two foot away! I don't think anybody came off well tonight. Maybe Jedward had a good episode, but that's about it. Nicola was very hypocritical in the diary room, calling Kim rude and aggressive and don't know how she's able to say such nasty things after she just called her scum of the earth. That said, I did think (though I don't think they meant it badly) that someone needed to say to the boys that you shouldn't say a married person is flirting (unless it's Stephanie/Jeremy-esque, obv) - I just wish it had been someone other than Nicola as than Kim wouldn't have popped off. But what Nicola said had more necessity than Kim's follow up. She's always telling people not to interfere and this wasn't about her. Kim's big faux pas was to dwell on the Coleen/James C thing when she knows full well there's nothing there. It was really low to make a big deal of that and - unlike Jedward, I think - actually mean it. Really low. Coleen does, as Jack says, do a lot of saying and not enough doing. I don't agree it's 0% do, she'll stand up when challenged, but she could do it of her own accord, tonight she just moaned a lot.

This point isn't exactly valid. Was she a waste of a housemate? I think undeniably not. Nasty, sure, but not exactly a wallflower. Those who fly under the radar to the final un-nominated, unvoted and unscathed are usually the ones to look to as waste of housemates, which is what we were talking about, 'hun'. (Obviously that was not applicable to Helen given she wasn't given the option to be voted for, but to think she wasn't a good TV booking even as a hater would be surprising)

People are saying Nicola awoke a sleeping dog though, no. Big Brother did. I do think Nicola knew what she was doing in terms of trying to just bite her tongue and make Kim look bad - but to a degree it worked. Opinion is split. better for me she do that than just bite like she usually does. I think the remark about James shouldn't have done it as he knows the type of housemate and has been a waste is such trash. I get he's not the most exciting, but we don't all want Ex on the Beach mark 2, we want a variety of housemates. He's survived two - maybe three public votes and is still here, and has been favourite to win for a while for a reason... not a waste at all.

Oh the diva comment.. fair. She was being melodramatic to call it 'wrong' though.. stealing is wrong, not wearing lycra might just be a bit precious. I was talking about her saying he is in a gang and needs to grow a set of balls. He disagreed with her, made it clear and left the room because of her. hardly cowardice.

Can't disagree more. She was nothing like spot on on James, he just doesn't like her. You can have that opinion and not be in a gang. he was first to ask Kim to stop, he wasn't following. You think it was right of her to come for Jamie so strongly when he wasn't there and Bianca said calmly (at first) that he wasn't there to defend himself and she should stop? Bianca did no wrong. Also, Coleen can be a bitch (can't we all) but to say she didn't make a peep.. she went 'oh JESUS CHRIST' very openly about four foot from Kim.

Coleen was one of the stars of the episode tonight to be fair... 'Born to rock and built to roll'.. and not her actually being quite good at singing.. I genuinely never knew!! So.. the argument. Nicola really didn't need to take the awards to a place where she was digging people out.. I was willing her to shut up as people will hate her more. HOWEVER, the way she did the nomination for Kim being naughty didn't cross the line, and I liked that she just sat there silently and let Kim do all the work because I LIVE for Kim shouting 'stop it, just stop it' as someone who is doing absolutely nothing. Nic didn't really need to push the buttons but Kim was wrong on so many levels. Whenever anyone disagrees with her, it's a 'gang', She ranted about James being in the gang when he was the first to object to her and get up and leave. That's leading, not following. She should never have gone in on Jamie anyway. B was speaking fact. Also she changed every definition of every award she won, LOL

I hear you! I am not saying it because I think it's going to change, I am sure many housemates have suffered from it in the past, I am just trying to read between the lines a bit as I think there's plenty of good in her.

Hello! haha. I can completely see why you would think that, but that's what I mean, I don't think we are getting the balance in her edit. Watching her be so constantly angry - even as a fan of hers wishing her to deal better or to see another side - is draining! But I don't believe that's the full picture, otherwise why would everyone else be so keen to hang with her? Speidi said it's not as Kim as portrayed, that she's not 'in control' of the rest of the house, they just seem to enjoy being around her.

I really hope Nicola goes that one step further and makes the final. She really doesn't put her best foot forward, a lot of the time. She needs to realise that she doesn't have to be the spokesperson in every argument, in every chat, and that sometimes she could and should bite her tongue. It would then have more effect when she did really feel she had to speak up and not just look like she was blowing up at everything that was said to her by people she didn't like. I enjoyed seeing her admit her flaws and trying to work on it at the end of yesterdays episode by singing with Jedward and having an adult conversation with Kim. I think she did well as Kim - unintentionally or not - could well have been seen to be looking for another fight then as she kept pushing Nicola on having a sadness in her even when Nicola had addressed it. She's far, far from perfect but I was quite proud of her. I actually think that she's had a poor edit - 90% of the housemates through the doors have got on really well with Nicola. 16 of the 18 housemates have had the chance to nominate - only Kim and Jedward have nominated Nicola, with the exception of the whole Speidi episode and even since then they've come out and said how great she is. And yet, we never see her having fun, or hardly ever. She speaks regularly about getting on with Jedward when they are having normal conversations, we are never shown that, and rarely shown instances of the snide comments that at least four housemates have commented on Jedward making. I think they've been given a kind edit and Nicola has suffered by only being shown as a boiling kettle ready to blow. I'm speculating, but that's how it feels. Of course that side of her has to be shown but it'd be nice to see a balance. A good example - on BOTS, when Nicola made a really bad cup of tea from Jedward and they made her test it - they showed a clip where she came back in and said 'that backfired, and then she let rip with one of her massive (annoying lol) laughs and was having a joke about how funny it was it had bit her in the arse. On the main show, the clip stopped at 'that backfired' and it was made to look as if she was really pissed. I just feel like we've not seen all sides of the coin here. AAAAAAAAAANYWAY. Not arsed Jamie went, bye! Calum has been coming across awfully in the last few days, I wonder if it'll cost him votes. Since Kim and Nicola stopped being complete enemies, she has grown on me and made me laugh. But she does the thing Hopkins did which is sort of put on a character in front of camera (not all the cameras, but the Diary Room one or if she knows she's specifically being filmed, which I find offputting) James C did nothing wrong in that statement by the way.. if anything he was praising Kim and Jedward, in saying they were big enough characters to demand a fake eviction, while Jamie wasn't. And you could tell he was trying to explain when he realised Kim had misconstrued but she wouldn't let him! WANT 01. Nicola 02. James C 03. Colleen 04. Kim 05. Jedward 06. Bianca 07. Calum THINK 01. Jedward 02. James C 03. Kim 04. Nicola 05. Coleen 06. Calum 07. Bianca

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!

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