[curiouswatcher]

not signing up, but im kinda warming up to him. top 5 for sure.

[littledave]

ok so i guess member #5 - little dave (me lol)
member #6 - chilltown
member#7 - mcq

[Nowhere]

Welcome people, glad you decided to join

Member #5 - littledave
Member #6 - Chilltown
Member #7 - mcq

[littledave]

Originally posted by Nowhere
Welcome people, glad you decided to join

Member #5 - littledave
Member #6 - Chilltown
Member #7 - mcq

woo your here lol

[Nowhere]

Originally posted by littledave

woo your here lol

Lol, sorry for the delay.

[easypeasy]

i liked him when he was "starbuck" but thats showing my age.lol

[easypeasy]

they should send a cylon in the house for a laugh.

[The_Hitman]

Come on girls, why arnt you talkin about the Face man? I hope you realise how lucky you are to have him on the tv, he is a sought after commodity in many circles. Come on, show some love.

[Michael]

member num 7...yeooo dirk to win ppl!

[The_Hitman]

make me a member now

[JeanP!]

i really like Dirk so i want to be a member

[Nowhere]

Thanks for joining guys !

Member #8 - The_Hitman
Member #9 - Jp!

[Leona]

Wednesday 10 January
Day 8, 10:03
Sixty-plus is not a good look, says Shilpa.

We'd hate anything to stand in the way of a good love story.


Disapproving parents, for example. Or bad breath. Or in the case of Dirk and Shilpa, grey hair.

The Montana man has expressed more than a passing interest in the Bollywood beauty. And while in the bathroom with Cleo this morning, Shilpa revealed she had feelings for The Face too. But sadly for us, the twain may never meet because Shilpa's noticed that Dirk, to put it politely, has a few more rings round his tree than her.

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Talking about the blokes, Cleo was stuck for words to describe Dirk. "He's so..."

"... sexy?" suggested Shilpa.

"... He's so relaxing, so funny... you think he's SEXY?!" said Cleo, suddenly realising what Shilpa has let slip.

"I think he's very sexy," confessed the actress.

"Then what's wrong with you then?" Cleo quizzed her.

"He's sexy and old," replied Shilpa.

Cleo was incredulous. "Maybe he's got a few more years than you, but that doesn't make him old. I know people who are younger than him who are really old."

"I agree," nodded Shilpa, amazingly understanding what Cleo was getting at.

"You're full-on fussy," chided Cleo, the old romantic. "He makes you laugh, he's gentlemanly. What's missing?"

"Age," deadpanned Shilpa.

"Oh no, that's terrible," stuttered Cleo. "Oh... oh... no you can't!"

But as she shoved her hair into shower cap, Shilpa wasn't budging. "He's sweet, I agree." And he's confessed a love of chopping wood and mountain air. How can you resist, Shilpa?

"Don't judge," scolded Cleo. "You can't be like that. I can't believe how harsh you are."

Neither can we, Cleo. Neither can we.

[The_Hitman]

Nah Shilpas got a point.

Dirk is no spring chicken. He'd be lucky if he sees 80.

[Leona]

I agree, I still love him though.. .. He should hit it off with Cleo.

Can I join his fanclub? I'll be 10

[The_Hitman]

Originally posted by Leona
I agree, I still love him though.. .. He should hit it off with Cleo.

Absolutely. If it hadnt been for the lovely Shilpa, he'd have noticed Cleo much earlier. She's gorge.

[Leona]

True, Cleo looks really good, and still so sexy. I find it funny that when Dirk should be wooing Cleo, Cleo is rooting for Shilpa with Dirk.

[The_Hitman]

Dirk is an absolute legend. Hes preaching to Carole about the retarded way this western society is dependent on supermarkets and processed/packaged food, explaining how it is so easy to eat much cheaper by growing vegetables and being self sufficient, living independantly instead of relying on the 'nanny state'.

Carole cant comprehend it. Shes completely narrow minded in so many ways and yet she thinks she knows it all. Its no wonder shes a miserable hack for the sun.

[xPrInCeSs-MaYx]

Can i be a member too please!!!



SHILPA shetty all the way - you go gurl

[Nowhere]

member #10 - Leona
member #11 - 95Babe-licious-gal95

Welcome peeps!!

[Leona]

Poptastic: Your Votes Needed!

Saturday 13 January
Day 11, 13:30
The housemates attempt to pay tribute...


This morning all the housemates have been given the task of forming tribute bands to honour two of their musical housemates: Steps and The Jackson Five.

They must perform a song with an accompanying dance routine later today, and only one of them will emerge as the winner.

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Ian will be the leader of the four-piece Steps band while Jermaine will lead the Jackson Five group. They were asked to pick their bandmates and Ian chose Jade, Jo and Jack for his Steps tribute band. They must perform 'Deeper Shade of Blue'.

The members of Jermaine's Jackson Five band are Dirk, Cleo, Danielle and Shilpa. Together they must perform 'I Want U Back'.

The housemates can listen to the full version of their songs once before preparing their routines. They can rehearse along to a backing track just three times and their routine must be a "reasonable rendition" of the original.

The leader of each band must ensure they capture the look, sound and feel of their bands and motivate their members to give "the performance of their lives".

The winning band will be decided later today and will receive a reward... but who will have the moves to get the vote?

You can watch them perform their songs live on streaming later today.

Watch live streaming here

Once you've picked your winner, let us know who gets your vote.

Send an email to bigbrother@channel4.com with the Subject title "Vote - Jermaine's Band" or "Vote - Ian's Band". Or alternatively, click on the links below to send an email from your email programme.



Vote for Jermaine's band

Vote for Ian's band

[Leona]

"High Five
Saturday 13 January
Day 11, 20:50
You have crowned Jermaine and his band champions...



They sang, they danced, and thanks to you, Jermaine and his band conquered. YOU have voted to make them the winners of the tribute band task.

Jermaine and his kinda 'Jackson 5' - Shilpa, Cleo, Dirk and Danielle, took on Ian and his Step-ettes - Jade, Jack and Jo. And then it was down to you to vote for the winning band.


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Thousands of you cast your votes, we counted and verified them and can reveal that Jermaine and his band have been crowned champions of the Big Brother Battle of the Tribute Bands. In fact, it was a massive triumph for them, as they received a whopping 75% of the votes!

As a reward, Big Brother provided the winning band members with a special gold disc - and all of the housemates with a Jackson 5 themed party, with outfits and everything! They were given a lovely spread of chocolates, fancy fruit, beer, champagne and er, fish, and they wasted no time in getting stuck in.

And as an extra special treat, after Big Brother had announced the results, the winning performance by the Jackson 5 tribute band was shown on the plasma screen, so Jermaine et al could relive their champion performance. Cheers and laughter broke out, and all Jermaine could muster was: "Oh, God!"

Let's hope they don't stop partying 'til they get enough!"

-channel 4

[*Tiny_Clanger*]

Dirk is a sweetie... sign me up.

[Nowhere]

Member #12 - *Tiny_Clanger*

[The_Hitman]

Any chance I can sign out of the Dirk fanclub?

Im not down with that dancing he was doing tonight. No sir.