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CELEBRITY HOUSEMATES FACE GRUESOME TASK TO WIN THEIR WEEKLY SHOPPING


Big Brother will set the eight celebrity housemates their first 'evil' task this afternoon, when they are told to "Spin for their Dinner."

The celebrity housemates have no idea that today (Saturday 8 January) they will have to complete an assault course in order to receive items from their weekly shopping order.

This is no ordinary assault course. As promised, Big Brother has not "gone soft" on the celebrities and after less than 48 hours in the house they will be faced with their first gruesome task. Obstacles standing in between them and their weekly shopping include a compost skip, an abattoir and a giant ashtray.

The celebrity housemates will have a time limit in which to complete the course and to collect as much as possible of their weekly shop from inside the obstacles around the course. Each obstacle contains numerous items of shrink-wrapped shopping and any shopping successfully collected at the end of the task will be their supply for the next week.

The course:
Obstacle 1: The Roundabout
Obstacle 2: The Run-around
Obstacle 3: The Abattoir
Obstacle 4: The Compost Skip
Obstacle 5: The Egg Box
Obstacle 6: The Ashtray
Obstacle 7: The Milking Machine
Obstacle 8: The Shopping Baskets

1: Seven of the housemates will start on the Roundabout while one housemate spins them. The Roundabout must be kept at a minimum speed of 17rpm, as shown by the speedometer.

Then, one by one, the housemates must complete the course while the others continue to spin on the Roundabout.

2: Each housemate must Run-around the pole, while holding onto it. They must complete 10 laps around the pole. The housemate must count out loud as they complete each lap.

3: Next housemates must negotiate the "Abattoir's" spinning discs suspended over a vat of a blood-like-substance. Hidden amongst the overhanging offal are items from the shopping list, the housemates must reach up and face the offal in order to retrieve the shopping.

4: The housemates must then climb into the Compost skip and rummage around amongst the rotting vegetables for items of their shopping.

5: Next housemates must step into every hole in the giant Egg box, items of shopping can be found amongst the eggs, feathers and egg nog.

6: Housemates must then crawl through the giant Ashtray overflowing with alcohol and cigarette butts. Items of shopping will be found amongst the ash.

7: Then housemates must go through the Milking machine and find items of shopping floating in the rancid milk.

8: Finally housemates should deposit the shopping that they have collected into their respective Shopping baskets.

Housemates can carry the food in any way that they wish to. After the task is over Big Brother will check the shopping and replace any damaged items.

The task will take place on Saturday 8 January, and be broadcast live on E4 at approx 3.15pm. Highlights will be included in the 10pm Channel 4 programme on Sunday 9 January.