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Celebrity Big Brother 2009: Ulrika the Winner

Forget the grassy knoll and the Paris tunnel - Ulrika won Celebrity Big Brother 2009. This is more than a shock; it's unbelievable and unlikely. I've nothing else to say on the matter except I want my money back (from voting for anyone but her).

Eastenders: 22 January 2009

After watching Eastenders last night, I came away thinking I could have done something more meaningful with my time like walk around the world five times or memorise my times tables up to a thousand, or sleep. It has taken at least five years for the scriptwriters to finally reveal that little Dotty is up to no good and takes after her dad, Fagin. Oh, and Janine is going to cause trouble for Ronnie as former policeman Jack can see no harm in her. Janine is sooo manipulative that even he falls for her supposed charm; well, that's what we're supposed to think.

I feel as tired as the scripts after sitting through this half-hour and can only hope tonight's episode will be magnificent. The writers should stop cashing in on soap addicts having no free will and do the decent thing; that is, make it interesting.

Dodi Al-fayed: What Really Happened

Jacques Peretti's series looked at Paul Burrell's life last week and kept up the connection with Diana in last night's episode about Dodi. The title 'what really happened' implies a tabloid hatchet job, but the treatment of Dodi was mostly fair even if it was at times compromised by not going further into his background. It should be applauded, though, for being the first programme in living memory to understand that despite the control his father might have had over his life, he will also always be grieving for his son.  

Celebrity Big Brother: La Toya and Tommy get the boot

At last my prediction has come true - that Tommy and La Toya get voted off. Ok, strictly speaking I thought they would be voted off first, but I hadn't taken into account how strange some of the women would be this year. I also didn't realise that Tina was Mimi in all but name, and as she said herself Tony Soprano in a frock. This is not necessarily an insult, as Tony Soprano is worth aspiring to ... if you want to intimidate people. I also think the 'biting the toenails while talking to Ulrika' scene played another part in her downfall and suggest future BB contestants avoid repeating the same mistake.

Celebrity Big Brother: Michelle Evicted

Tina went on Friday and left us wondering whether she is a good actress or has been playing herself all along in Shameless. Either way, she must be glad to be back with Patrick and the boys. Last night it was Michelle's turn to go and to be fair to her she didn't seem too bitter about Coolio, well, not much. On the same subject (of Coolio and Michelle), I can't believe they edited out the part of the 'would you rather game..' when he asked her if she would rather have a squirrel live in her womb for a year or a dog shit in her womb for a week. We all want to know the answer.