****I was there tonight - Some facts...****
 

I was at the eviction tonight, was my first one ever.

Waited in line for about an hour after getting ID checked and tickets and searched. You walked up the side of the garden and then you are split into small groups and put in the audience space. I was behind the press and photographers right near the front so happy days. The house from the front isnt at all what you expect it to be. It is tiny compared with what it looks like from on TV. The walls are just bits of white painted wood nailed together. The audience space seemed quite small to me although the attendance was just under 900.

You get a crowd entertainer, Matthew, who chats to the crowd and with Davina before during and after the show. With the 15 mins to the start of the 9pm show, they do the "Live in 15 mins video". The 9pm highlights show IS LIVE. Davina obviously opens each part of the show from the different areas you see on screen. After the highlights from yesterday play, Davina sits on the stairs to the main stage (right infront of me) surrond by a couple of beefy guys. She was eating pick n mix and drinking coffee throughout whilst her old dear make up woman was trying to get her make up done.

After the 9pm highlights show is over, they immediately produce another "In 15 mins time" video, saying obviously that Angel is out etc. 5 mins later they film and announce the evictee. Therefore THE SECOND "LIVE" SHOW ISNT LIVE. Is i about 10-15 mins infront of the one you see on screen. This apparently is because it takes around 10 mins for Davina to take the evictee to the studio and get them ready for the interview.


My Thoughts:

I thought that there were far too many banners, anyone behind one hadnt a chance of seeing a thing. Secondly, Davina and Matthew, the other host, are great as they actually talk to the crowd about BB and everyday stuff. I for one didnt expect that. I also seemed like the only one that wanted Halfwit to be evicted. Everytime Angel was shown during the highlights there was everyone else booing and jeering. To my surprise the 'Get Angel out' chants were very loud, not sure what they sounded like on TV, I will watch it in the morning.

I also did like Angels exit. Thought she handled it very well and it seemed like she almost expected it. The general feeling in among the crowd was that she is a 'freak'. I loved her working the crowd and putting her leg on the rail! She also loved the press and photographers as she came right up close to the cameras.

I thoroughly reccommend you go to a live show.:hello:

Thanks for the account.

Anyone mention live feed?

Nah, you're all right.


Interesting to read what goes on though...

Very interesting, things always look different on tv to real life
It was very loud booing for Angel , which surprised me, she didn't do anything that bad to warrant those boos!

That Chav crowd will cheer Kris,Charlie and Noirin

Bunch of losers

She's not like them puking up at the weekend, having one night stands and listening to crap dance music aand rap.

i'd love to be in an eviction night

Oh good point, there were some absolute hilarious banners, but none about live feed from what I saw. There was no live feed chanting either. During the 'questions for Davina' bit people asked about telling the housemates about MJ, but she said its unlikely as they will not be telling Siavash about Iran etc. People were also keen to know about new housemates but Davina didnt know (or secretly knew but wasnt letting on)

Back to the banners, there was a very funny 'Jackie yeah Bracki' one, and the majority were supporting Sree or Halfwit. Saw a couple for Rodrigo and Kris, nothing much else really. An annoying thing is the amount of random balloons there are. When we were watching the highlights, people were complaining because their views were blocked by ridiculous balloons. One was just a number 1, there was a pumpkin haloween one and a me to you bear one. Stupid.

wow didn't know the second show wasn't live!!! interesting

i'd met davina when she was hosting popstars the rivals and she was soo lovely and spoke to everyone. dead 'normal' person.

hope you had a great time

I would say the majority of the crowd were women, some teenaged 'chavs', some drunken 20-30 women and the gay guys. Was also a few young couples.

During the highlights, Kris was getting called 'fake' a lot of the time. Sophie and Noirin were getting the most cheers.

:sad: that says it all doesn't it sophie and Noirin getting cheered by the Chavs

Neither did I until tonight! I had spoiled it to my facebook friends 15 mins earlier...

Davina is very 'normal'. More normal than I expected.

Thanks, I had very good time. I would say that the queueing took a long time, but I couldnt complain after the excitement of the actual show.

I was surprised at Sophies cheers from the young mainly female fans there. I expected some jealously and the 'fake' shouts, but not at all.

Pictures will be on Twitter soon, follow me at www.twitter.com/Kev3112

Pictures now on

thanks for the info! sounds interesting :D yeah bet it would be good to go to a live show! what time did you get there for?

Got there at 6.30, doors are open from 7.00 to 7.30

I went to Craigs eviction,as it was a secret one we had to stand dead quite for nearly 2 hours !! Davina was lovley,I had made a banner ( took me 2 DAYS) about Makowsi only for security to take it off me !! but a once in a lifetime experience i enjoyed

aye me and ma mates when in blackpool went into a hotel bar and davina walked in with 3 others, we spent around 1/2hr chatting away etc, she is so down to earth.

thanks for the eviction night info :thumbs2:

KevinYeah - thanks for the wonderful insight of what happens on eviction night. Compulsive reading and pretty comprehensivly written. I wondered who the crowd were shouting who they wanted out as I couldn't hear it clearly on the TV. Didn't realise it was Angel. Don't know why they gave her so many boos as I thought she was a brilliant housemate.