Celebrity Big Brother - View on the housemates

So we are over a week in and I feel that’s enough time to get a feel for the housemates.  Now I know this is a bit late considering we already had an eviction but I haven’t had any other time to do this.  So here we have my reaction to the housemates so far in alphabetical order.

Amy Childs

Okay so when Amy first went into the house I said she seems to be as stupid as I thought.  Well that feeling hasn’t really gone away only now I can add annoying to stupid.  Firstly she is stupid no matter what people say because hello, she thinks Sally Bercow owns the House of Commons with her husband.  She then started to annoy me with constantly calling everyone honey.  It really annoys me that.  She annoys me even more by the fact that she was surprised and annoyed that she was chosen as the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz task.  Okay so that’s not what annoyed me.  What annoyed me was that she became upset and then went into the diary room and said she didn’t really understand what was going on.  Heaven help me and save me from Amy Childs!

Bobby Sabel

Bobby was a bit like dry toast for me when he first went in.  I honestly wasn’t surprised that he was up for eviction in the first week.  Now I’m getting to like him.  He seems to have come out of his shell and shows that he is more than a good looking model.  I love that everyone in the house annoys him and he tells that to Big Brother.  Now everyone and the grandmother seem to have a problem with Bobby and the whole sweat gate thing but I think they are blowing it out of proportions.  Okay I have to say that I would be really be upset if I was having the lemonade/sweat thing in my mouth but the fact is that it wasn’t me and it’s funny because it happened to someone else.  Plus Bobby did own up to it so there.  

Darryn Lyons

When Darryn first went into the house I had no clue who he was and I kind of wish I still didn’t.  He is quite annoying and him shirtless freaks me out.  The whole abs and fat thing is so not cool.  It really looks stupid.  I also don’t like the fact that he takes over everything and he’s mean to Jedward. I mean he calls them dipsy and dopsy, what is that about?  He also has no sense of humour that I can tell.  I would actually prefer that he left in the next eviction.

Jedward

I was actually looking forward to seeing Jedward in the Big Brother house.  I mean they were ADD on X Factor what are they going to do confined to a house with older people?  I can now say that they have not disappointed me but I’m starting to like Edward more than John.  Jedward are basically the main reason I’m watching the how because the others are generally rather boring.  I love all the weird things they get up to.  Everyone said that they should be separated but I think it’s cute that they do everything together.  The separation task that they had was okay but mainly because they were being shocked.  I think I may have a sadistic streak.

Kerry Katona

At first I liked Kerry then I felt sorry for her when she had to do the diva task but now she annoys me because it really seems like she is playing to the cameras.  Now I know that there is a certain amount that everyone plays to the camera but she’s just on a whole different plane.  Her voice is even starting to annoy me because it seems to become whinier every time I hear it.  She’s also a bit two faced as she’s nice to everyone and then says things about them to other people.

Lucien Laviscount

So Lucien was a non-entity when he went into the house and he kind of still is.  He seems to have latched onto Bobby and did some pranks with him but I don’t know if they were his idea or Bobby’s.  He seems to be rather awkward around certain people and he seems to go from hot to cold to hot with the girls.  He really is flying under the radar and I’m still not sure about him.

Paddy Doherty

When Paddy went into the house I had very little to say because I didn’t understand what he was saying at all.  To be honest I still don’t understand him much of the time.  The thing is he is growing on me, kind of like a fungus.  He seems to be rather laid back and he puts up with all the things Jedward do.  I’m really starting to like him because he’s probably the housemate that you can relate to the most.  He’s really quite normal.

Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff

Pamela went in and I was do not want.  I still don’t want her but I can’t help but feel sorry for her.  The other housemates are so mean to her for no reason at all.  The one day Darryn was being mean to her because she cooked chicken in salad dressing.  Have you read what’s in that dressing?  The same stuff you use to cook chicken in.  Seriously what is their problem with her?  Kerry also seems to have a problem with her and I think it’s only Paddy and Jedward that don’t.

Sally Bercow

Poor Sally was the first housemate to be evicted.  I had a feeling that she would be because hello she’s the House of Commons speakers’ wife.  At first I thought she was going to be quite good for the house but she didn’t really live up to what I was expecting.  She had a good friendship with Paddy but that was about it.  I can’t honestly say that anything she did stands out for me.

Tara Reid

Oh Tara Reid.  At first I thought OMG it’s Tara Reid then I thought she’s obviously missing home and then I thought WTF.  She seems to have a major problem with Darryn, not that I blame her, but now she has something against Pamela.  She’s seems to be getting on well with Jedward and was able to tell them apart for their separation task.  Other than that I’m feeling a little blah about her.

So that’s what I think about all of the housemates so far.  Not very well apparently.  Anyway you can catch the housemates every day on Channel 5 at 9 or 10 depending on the day.

Celebrity Big Brother - Live Launch Recap

So last night was the life launch of Celebrity Big Brother!  I was so excited I was practically vibrating.  I had read all the rumours about who was going to be in the house and couldn’t wait.  First though we had to meet the new host.  

Yes sad as it is Davina is no longer doing Big Brother.  Instead we have Brian Dowling who was a housemate and winner of Big Brother himself.  So, first thoughts on him were that he’s not excited enough.  I think it may have been nerves because he got into it more as the show went on.  Now enough about him it’s time for the housemates and what we think about them!

The first house mate going in was Kerry Katona!  I have to say that she is looking better than last time I say her in a magazine but I got the feeling that she wasn’t very comfortable in those heels of hers.  Seriously could she walk at all?  I have to say I was a bit worried when she got into the house because she was doing some serious heavy breathing.

Next into the house was Tara Reid!  Okay so I honestly didn’t think she was really going to go in there.  I mean she’s Tara Reid!  Does she really need the money or something?  I have to say she looked hot going in but poor Brian didn’t get his hug.  It was so clear that she had a hard time either hearing or understanding Brian.  It wasn’t as funny as when she got into the house and had no clue what Kerry was saying.  She couldn’t even get her name.

Next into the house was Paddy Doherty!  Okay so obviously I’m out of the loop as I have no idea who he is.  Also I have no idea what he is saying.  The presenter said that he wants the girls to fight so he can laugh.  Okay I totally get why he would want that because that’s kind of what I want as well.  I have a feeling Tara is going to have no clue what he’s saying.  I was wrong Tara seems to understand him at least a little.

Next in is Amy Childs!  So the Essex girl is really in there.  I am a little shocked by how much of an idiot she really seems to be.  I was hoping that was an act.  I hate it when people use double negatives like she does.  Seriously not giving nothing away?  That means you’re giving something away!  When she went into the house I couldn’t help but this that Tara has become a little tipsy.

So next in is Daryn Lyons!  I have no clue who he is and I’m not really caring.  I found it funny that the crowd seems to have no idea who he is either.  Okay so he’s hoping to find someone in the house that will stimulate him mentally?  I thought he know what these celebrities were like.  I have yet to see a philosophical discussion on CBB.  He took entirely too long to get into the house.  Amy annoyed me with the constant I love your hair.  He heard you the first time.

Next was Sally Bercow!  So the House of Commons speaker’s wife is in the house.  Does she really count as a celeb?  Anyway I have a feeling I’m going to like her.  She’s all down with the establishment and I can relate.  I like that she didn’t really tell her husband but you have to wonder if that’s true.  I like that she wants to stir things up you need a person like that in the house.  

Next up was Lucien Laviscount!  He seems nice if a little shy.  I can’t believe his mom packed his suitcase.  That is so cute and so something you don’t tell the nation.  It was funny that the doors didn’t open for a while for him.  I felt a bit sorry for him because no one in the house knew who he was.

Next was Pamela Bach-Hasselhof!  When they first said Baywatch babe I thought Pamela Anderson.  Obviously the wrong Pamela.  When I saw her video all I could think was do not want!  She also couldn’t walk in her shoes.  I loved Brian with her because she was touching him and he was like OMG get off me.  I can’t figure out if she is drunk or high or both.  When she got into the house no one knew who she was.

The second last housemate to go in was Bobby Sable! At this point I was like no Jedward?  Anyway I’m not sure about Bobby.  While he is pretty I’m not that fond of models.  Although I have to say that when you compare how he talks to some of the others he is ridiculously posh.

The last housemate into the house was JEDWARD!  I love these guys!  I think it’s going to be really good with them in the house.  I mean, they are so ADD.  I think that it is adorable that you can’t have one without the other.  When they got into the house it was priceless.  They did not stop talking.  I don’t even know if they were making sense or just saying random words.  They know who Tara Reid is and they were all like OMG its Tara Reid.  I swear that one of them was rubbing Tara’s arm in that I can’t believe you are real sort of way.

We then found out that the housemates were getting their first task.  I thought it was a bit soon but hey who am I to judge?  So the housemates didn’t know who to send to the diary room so Kerry went.  The task is to act like a celebrity diva and complete three challenges.  The first challenge had to be done last night and it was to throw a diva tantrum.  Today they will be voting for the biggest diva in the house and it has to be her or she will be punished!

I can’t wait for more!  I’m so going to vote to keep Jedward in!

Hollyoaks - 18 August 2011

So today’s Hollyoaks left me in a mix of emotions with a number of questions on my mind.  We go some more Bart and Jason, Brendan, Ste and Declan, Liberty and Theresa and Lynsey and Silas made a cameo.  The episode didn’t really get me as much today but it was okay.

Let’s start with Bart and Jason.  Last we saw they were facing the barrel of a gun.  Bart tries to say that they were lost and looked for a phone.  The farmer does not believe them so he locks them in the cellar.  Bart blames Jason for them being in the farmhouse and Jason says he didn’t force anyone to come.  Bart then turns of Jason and says he better hope that nothing has happened to Sinead.  Bart then tried to bash the window out but it doesn’t work.  Jason becomes a bit teary about them probably never getting out.  The farmer then makes an appearance and Jason seems to be having an asthma attack.  Bart says that he needs to get his inhaler but the farmer catches him as he tries to go and holds him in a head lock.  Jason miraculously no longer needs an inhaler and yells at the farmer who then proceeds to toss Bart to the ground where he bashes his head.  Bart is still unconscious and Jason is pleading with the farmer that he needs a doctor.  Jason then tries the: my parents are going to be looking for me and the farmer creepily says they will be too late if they do come.  Jason then takes off his top and tears it up to use as a cloth to wipe the blood from Bart’s face.  He then starts talking to Bart about how he never stopped thinking about him and that he still loves Bart.  Bart then wakes up and Jason puts his top back on.  Jason the tries to wipe some more blood off Bart’s face and Bart asks what the material is.  While Jason is a bit shy about having taken off his top Bart says that he still thinks about Jason as well.  He also says that he still loves Jason.  Jason says that he shouldn’t say things like that because it gets his hopes up and then they will just be broken again.  Bart and Jason then kiss and we see that Sinead was outside the window the whole time and heard Bart say he loves Jason.

Last time we saw Liberty and Theresa they hadn’t opened their exam results and feared the worst.  Well today they opened them and found that they passed.  Theresa doesn’t get the same marks as Liberty but they seem happen.  They meet Liberty’s dad and brother and talk about what they are going to do.  Will asks if they will be going to college and Theresa says she’s going to find a job.  Their dad then leaves and Liberty goes to pay the bill.  Will then tries to ask Theresa out but before he can Liberty comes back.  Later Will shows up at Theresa’s house intent on asking her out and Theresa says yes.

The Lynsey and Silas story continued a bit and is linking itself with Brendan and Declan.  So Lynsey is at the store and bumps into Silas and leaves without her shopping.  Later she goes home to find that the shopping she left in the store is in the house.  She asks Brendan and Declan if they put it there and they say no.  She says that Silas must have been in the house and Brendan doesn’t believe that someone would break into the house to leave the shopping.  Next we see Lynsey she is getting phone calls but when she answers there is no one.  She asks Brendan if he tried to call her and he says no.  Then she tries to make amends with Brendan and Declan for her paranoia by making them dinner.

This all links into the Brendan, Ste and Declan story line.  Brendan is going into his office and stops to get some alcohol when Ste confronts him about his ultimatum.  He really just tells Brendan what he already said.  Brendan is in his office when Declan comes in and asks for some cash for the chippie.  He then asks why Brendan hit Ste and Brendan says that he shouldn’t have done it.  Brendan then says that Declan knows the he would never hurt him right and Declan says he does.  They then go to the chippie and then home where they meet up with Lynsey.  After Lynsey goes to her room and they are eating Declan says that it’s weird to think that Ste is gay because he looks so normal.  Wow what a homophobic thing to say!  Brendan looks a bit uncomfortable about this.  Later they are at the park and Brendan says he has to tell Declan something.  No he doesn’t say he’s gay as per his agreement with Ste.  He tells Declan that he hit Ste because Ste was weak.  While he was doing this speak he looked really creepy and I would be freaked out if my dad spoke to me with that look on his face.  Anyway they go back home and Ste arrives.  He figures that Brendan hasn’t done anything and Brendan says that Ste won’t go to the cops.  He won’t because Ste says that it won’t help anyway.  Brendan then says that Declan needs stability and he’s already found the perfect woman.  Cut to Lynsey dishing Declan some food and Ste is all no way.  Brendan then smirks and enters the house.

So that was today’s Hollyoaks.  I was left with a lot of questions.  How can Bart still love Jason if he ran off with Sinead?  How can Jason just take him back?  How did the farmer not notice Sinead sitting outside his house?  Is Declan really a homophobe or does he think that’s what his dad wants to hear?  When will the story with Lynsey and Silas finally end?  Hopefully I’ll get some of these answers at some point.

Hollyoaks - Wednesday 17 August 2011

Oh my God!  So today’s Hollyoaks was really good!  There was bitchy fighting, lies, shock and assault.  There was no Lynsey and Silas today which is good because you don’t want that to all end really.  We did see more of Bart, Jason and Sinead, Brendan, Ste and Declan as well as Jackie and Rhys.  We also got a bit of Teresa and Liberty.

We’ll start with Teresa and Liberty because they were the most boring today and only had a little part.  So they are getting their exam results and are really nervous.  Teresa doesn’t think she passed anything and that she should have worked harder because she could then have made something of her life.  No good thinking about that now is there?  Anyway they get their results and we see other people crying about back marks.  We then find out that they have not yet opened their envelopes.  What a surprise.  As you can obviously tell I was really bored with this little beginning of a story line.

Now onto something a bit more exciting but not really what made the show today so good.  Jackie and Rhys are setting up to rig the pub quiz.  Unfortunately for Rhys who has to remember all the answers Terry, the dog, ate them.  I had a bit of a question here though.  If Jackie was in charge of the questions should Rhys even be allowed to participate?  Anyway Dodger is the one who is doing the pub quiz and of course has his own man placed to win the thing.  Jackie sort of gets a hint that something is up.  During a break Dodger goes to the bathroom but forgets to turn off his mike, which is attached to his shirt.  Jackie who followed him is not in the main pub area so she doesn’t know about the mike thing.  So as any crooks obviously do Jackie talks about how Rhys is supposed to win and Dodger says about the man he placed and now everyone knows they set out to rig the quiz.  They get thrown out and disqualified from the quiz.  It’s actually a lot better then I make it out to be.

Anyway onto the more interesting bits.  Sinead, Jason and Bart are still in the woods.  Seriously how long are they going to stay there?  Sinead is dreaming about having a bubble bath with Bart but wakes to Jason and Bart laughing and is not a happy bunny.  There is then another confrontation between Jason and Sinead with Sinead saying that Bart just pities Jason to which Jason replies; you wish.  The three are then off to do whatever they do and come across a farm house.  The place looks a little dilapidated but Bart and Jason decide to go in to see if there is any food there.  The place is a mess and Sinead is all like we shouldn’t be doing this.  She then gets stuck in the bathroom and Bart kicks down the door.  They found some beans in the kitchen but can’t find a can opener.  Bart goes down to the cellar to see if there is a way of getting some electricity for the place.  While he’s gone Jason says to Sinead that maybe she’s the one that’s in the way.  There’s a noise and Jason goes to investigate but it’s just Bart who has cobwebs in his hair.  Sinead sees Jason pulling the cobwebs out and says that she’s leaving, that she hopes they’ll be happy and that Jason won.  I really don’t like Sinead that much but I felt a little bit sorry for her when she ran off.  While Bart and Jason are now looking around the house for Sinead because she’s obviously going to still be there the owner of the place comes back.  We leave the two of them facing the barrel of a shotgun!

So all that’s left is Brendan, Declan and Ste.  So Brendan and Declan are walking to the club and Ste is outside.  Declan greets him but Brendan is not impressed when Declan asks Ste to kick the football around with him.  He then says he has to work and gives Declan some money to go to the movies.  He then confronts Ste and says Declan is at an impressionable age he doesn’t want Ste around him.  Yes because gay is a disease that you can catch.  Anyway Ste says he doesn’t care and he’s looking for a new job so Brendan won’t have to worry.  Brendan confronts Ste again in the club stating that he hopes Ste doesn’t want a reference from him.  Ste says he’s going to go back into cooking and there is a place looking for cooks.  He then tells Brendan that he really thought they could make it work when they planned to go on holiday together with the kids and he knows that deep down Brendan wanted that too but now it’s too late.  I have to say Ste with a backbone is great!  Brendan is in the office when Ste next talks to him and he says that everything is done downstairs.  It then gets to Ste saying that Brendan can’t expect him to wash glasses for the rest of his life and that while he was on holiday he had a lot of time to think and he wants something better for his kids.  Brendan does his don’t leave Stephen thing but Ste is having none of it and turns to leave.  Then Brendan does the most shocking thing of the episode.  He hits Ste so hard the he basically flies across the room.  He is going in to hit him again when he hears someone call him and it’s Declan!  So Declan runs off and Ste is checking out the bruising in the bathroom.  Brendan comes in and tries to sooth him but Ste wants none of that and says he’s going to the cops about this.  Brendan follows Ste the cops and just outside the cops convinces Ste to not go in.  We then find that Brendan’s dad used to hit him and it made him feel weak because he couldn’t stand up to him.  Then before his dad left he did hit him back and he felt the control and power come back to him.  It’s sad really but not an excuse to hit Ste really.  Ste says that if he reports Brendan then he can get help but Brendan convinces him to not do it because he will go to prison and what will his sons think.  So Ste gives him an ultimatum: tell Declan about being gay or he goes to the cops.

I can’t wait for more from Hollyoaks because it’s getting really interesting.  I do have a feeling that they’re not going to give me more Brendan and Ste for a bit though.