[Mickey2009]

It was a tearful night last night as the housemates shared speeches after their farewell dinner.



David volunteered to go first, and stood up at the head of the table. "I'm not crying," he informed the group first.



"Firstly guys, I'd just like to thank you all for accepting me when I came in halfway," he said graciously. "Not judging me at times when I've been a bit quiet and miserable. I'd like to thank obviously Big Brother for giving me the opportunity of a lifet-"



At this point David was rudely interrupted by an announcement from Big Brother, which gave Sophie such a fright that she screamed.



"This is Big Brother. The hatch is now open for housemates to collect champagne for the speeches."



A cheer went up.



"I just smacked my leg on the table," said Sophie sheepishly.



"You scared the **** out of me!" Siavash told her as David poured the champagne.



He then wrapped up his speech: "Thank you for making my experience ten times better than it already was."



"Thank you for accepting us, crazy the way we are," Rodrigo told him. "It wouldn't have been the same without you."



Charlie was next to stand up and say a few words. "Thank you so much," he told the group. "You have made us so proud to say I've been in the House with you all. I want to say thank you to everyone really - to the men behind the cameras, Big Brother who stays up really late when I'm drunk and I'm chatting. To everyone - they've obviously seen something in me, and I'm so flattered."



He joked, "I've had me times where you must have thought 'He does me head in'. You could've got rid of me in week one. I'm so grateful for the opportunity - me mam would be so proud. I can't thank you enough. Cheers to everyone. Big Brother 10," he finished, looking very emotional.



To Big Brother 10!