[SiMoN!]

Everything rides on this week's shopping task. The housemates haven't eaten anything tasty for days and with depleted energy levels, Big Brother is now working their butts to the bone.

Using a gym-load of equipment, including hula hoops, boxing gloves and pads, medicine balls and skipping ropes, the housemates must devise a training programme to test their skills, strength and endurance.

But before getting busy they had to elect three leaders - which felt like a task in itself. It even took them five minutes to understand the requirements of the task. The lack of food must be playing with their brains as well as their bellies.

"I'll be one," said Aisleyne.

"I can be a leader, I can lead," said Richard, registering some early interest.

"I'd like to lead," said Imogen meekly from the sofa.



But Susie wasn't so keen saying: "I don't want to be a leader. I'm not sporty in anyway."

"I'll be a leader if no one else does," ventured Pete.

After more to-ing and fro-ing, Pete and Mikey were elected - Pete was in charge of the co-ordination training session, Mikey headed up strength and endurance.

"Does anyone else want to be leader?" asked Spiral, grabbing a mat off the table to toss for it.

"Aisleyne does. You do it instead of me," said Imogen.

"No I can't be arsed," she replied.

After a quick flip, Aisleyne was the final leader, having to construct a session for speed and balance.

If it took them this long to get organised, what are they gonna be like on the task?