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Big Brother and the Cheerleaders

I didn't think it would be possible to witness a programme that reminds me of Grease and The Office at the same time, but yet again Big Brother has proven me wrong (unfortunately I still remember liking Luke when he first appeared, and cringe about thinking Darnell was insightful).

I'm referring to the cheerleading session led by Sara and the playlet they inflicted on us before the singing began. Rex and Darnell are the main criminals for inflicting this piece of embarrassment, but Sara and Mo went along with it and are just as accountable for their actions. While we're on the subject of cheerleading and embarrassing situations, how pleased did Kat look at the thought of supporting Lisa? And what about their reaction to Mikey's idea that they should say Sara has been evicted. But best of all was Darnell's original use of the pom pom - he's always been worried about how the public will react to him in the street, and I'm sorry to say Rex could be right in that this will never be forgotten.

Big Brother: Lisa has been evicted

Sally Morgan, psychic to the stars, should be hanging her head in shame after convincing us all that Lisa would win. Lisa's eviction was a close run thing though, according to Davina, as at one point it looked like it could be a draw between her and Sara. I've been reliably informed that it took just one vote, from a house in Lincolnshire, to tip the scales and allow Sara to stay in for one more week of harassment.

Aah, just one week left and then we'll all be free to watch other programmes apart from Big Brother, Big Brother Live, Big Brother's Big  Mouth, Big Brother's Little Brother etc. Apparently the Olympics has been and gone, but we've still got time to catch up with the fall out from the deaths of Jase and Wellard in Eastenders.

Big Brother: Lisa and Sara nominated

The other day on Big Brother's Big Mouth, Sally Morgan predicted Sara would be evicted this week. This was no great shakes perhaps as she was a definite one to be nominated given the current alliances, but watch out because Sally also reckons Lisa will win (and Nicole is the most likely to marry a celebrity - not Rex).

After the traumas of this past week it was good to see Lisa and Sara split £50,000, even if it means one of them is going on Friday after the public nomination process on last night's show. In fact, it was smiles all round as Rachel publicly voted for Rex, and who would have thought it, and Rex looked pleased despite this because the Las Vegas task undoubtedly brought back happy memories for him.

Big Brother Latest: Sara under the spotlight

Listening to Darnell and Rex talk about what it must feel like to be the winner of Big Brother, I couldn't help thinking (or should that be hoping?) that this is as close as they will get. I also couldn't help thinking thank God the show is nearly over as Sara became the latest one to be bullied into submission.

If a woman is too quiet in the house, she is accused of fence sitting. If she is too loud, she is told off for playing up to the cameras. If she flirts, she is a slut. It's not that I expected Rex and Darnell to have read The Second Sex or The Female Eunuch or 'Cosmopolitan' before coming on the show, but what about 'Take A Break'?. It's difficult to believe of such urbane characters, but it seems as though they hate women.

Big Brother: Lisa's Engaged

Mario's proposal to Lisa was typically flamboyant, and public, as he impersonated Bob Dylan to win his woman round. It wasn't entirely clear if she had accepted, but this didn't get in the way of true love. As the other housemates said, their gifts from Big Brother could never match what had happened to her. This could explain why Darnell had a tantrum and threw his MP3 player to the ground; jealousy is such a negative emotion, especially if he was wishing that Mario proposed to him instead of Lisa. This scenario is highly unlikely, but don't forget his many ups and downs since Mario left - including telling Rachel to shut the f**k up a few weeks ago.

Big Brother's Brother Rex

Rex, the most unlikely shop steward ever and one that could only be considered as brotherly in your wildest dreams, led his baaing housemates in a silent protest in last night's show. It was good to see Rachel stick up for herself (as when she called him 'blatantly rude' and controlling), but I doubt he values her opinion enough to consider she might be speaking sense. Elsewhere, Darnell plucked up the courage to tell Rex his problem with his leadership - after Mikey gave him a pep talk spiked with Rex hatred - and called him the puppet master. With these cracks showing, I still can't help wondering that the Ginger One will escape nomination this week because of misplaced loyalty and/or fear of  the breakdown of his fragile ego.