Day 15 HL's

DISCLAIMER: This episode is faaaar more John-centric than it is Josie, blame it on the BB!

12.15pm Today it is Backwards Day (yad sdrawkcab) in the Big Brother house (which I feel I must say was probably the biggest shopping task flop in the house) The HM's have already been woken up from their dirty dreams with some music. Mr Bentley tells us that they have also had a takeaway curry and beer (for breakfast!!!!! BLEURGH BLEURGGGGH!) A clock starts ticking away and Josie does an impression of the Countdown clock. 

They wonder what will happen at 7 o'clock. Big Brother blabs that they have successfully completed their task and have also won a takeaway for this evening. Mario ponders'so what if we fail today's task?' BB tells them the large task room door is now open, so the HM's race from the sofas to see what is happening. 

HM's are unaware that they are about to do today's task backward.

In the Large task room a lego key is on display! John is more excited than a kid at Christmas as he exclaims “lego! I LOVE LEGO -YEEEES!!” 

BB announces that Ben, Govan, Josie and Steve have completed part 3 of today's task. Josie is first to the table to get stuck in as they are now dismantling the key (of lego) that will unlock BB's safe containing a luxury shopping budget. (Can I get a pantomime OOOOOOOOOH???) 

They place the blocks in their corresponding coloured compartments. John cheers Ben on and the gang clap and whooooo after they have completed their part and Josie does a joyful dance. 

Shabby, Mario, Dave, Ife and Corin complete part 2 and Josie offers up some advice 'remember, how it goes, mind!' They're breaking up the jigsaw which has the instructions to make the key they'll have to build later today. Caoimhe clicks that the combination is 365. 

Caoimhe, Sunshine, John James and Nathan carry out part 1. Sunshine merely has to place the jigsaw inside the suitcase with the lock combination. John claps her on the back “well done, Sunshine!”

MARIO: Now, they're gonna make us do it again!

JOSIE: No, they're gonna make us do it backwards! (suspicious) Can't be that easy, can it?

Sometimes Josie could be a smart cookie, John James .. as she was right to be sceptical where BB was concerned!

MARIO: If this is all we've had to do this is the easiest £500 shopping task, ever. (IF being the operative word, Mazza!)

1.17pm, most of the HM's are in the garden. They don't believe that can just be it. Steve and Mario are at the sofas discussing veganism and macriobiotic diets (most of which consist of living off steamed vegetables) Steve doesn't think that is much of a life 'what's the point of that?'

Funshine's feeling frisky in the garden -

SUNSHINE: You like that seat?

JOHN: Yeah, it's alright!

SUNSHINE: (Keeps pestering) Are you comfy? Are you comfy?!

JOHN: Yeah, yeah..

SUNSHINE: Good (!)

She spots Govan pouring water on Josie's back and asks to borrow the bottle/cup and sets her sights on her target.

JOSIE: Get off!

JOHN: (Urges) Think before you act!

Sunshine splashes the water at his legs, so of course John chases after her (as he's not going to take that lying down!) with Govan's help they try to throw her in the pool! Pity, they did not succeed :S The lads let her go, John stamps on her foot and then fills up the cup in the pool and runs after Sunshine to get his own back.

SUNSHINE: (Snivels) Big Brother my microphone's wet!

JOHN: They don't care what you got to say anyway. They probably bleep half of it out (how I wish they had done this for Sunny!) 'Cut the mic, cut the mic! She's singing, we don't wanna hear that sh*t! (Leans back triumphantly in HIS deckchair)

DAVE: Cut the camera, she's dancing! Save the batteries! (John splashes her again) This is some of the weirdest courting I've ever seen in my life! 

Sunshine steals her seat back from John, so he lifts up her legs on the chair (she warns him not to shut the chair on her) and then grabs Ben's nose with a 'HOOOOONK!' just for the hell of it.

1.48pm, Most of the HM's are in the garden. 

SUNSHINE: (Still sooking) Are you ever gonna be nice to me?

JOHN: What? From a girl that throws things at me from point blank?!

DAVE: (Gets in on the shenanigans) She's crying out for your love, John!

CORIN: She is!!

DAVE: She's desperate for love, John .. she's a lovesick puppy!

JOHN: Don't humourise me! (not quite sure that was the word he was searching for)

DAVE: (So droll) Pretty soon, John you're gonna have to choose!

JOHN: (Failing to see what Davo is getting at) What's my choice?

DAVE: You're gonna have to choose between the love sick puppy dog and Josie the Southern ding dong! ;P (Southern ding dong it is judging by the smile on John's face when Dave reveals Josie is part of his choice!!) :) 

BEN: Josie's like a labrador!

JOHN: (Laughs) Whaaaaat?!

Sunshine seeks some more attention saying she's like her dog, a chihuahua.

DAVE: No, you're not.. you're like a Great Dane!

JOHN: (Bursts her bubble) No, you're not! You're more like a poodle!

SUNSHINE: (After Ben decides Sunshine is similar to a Great Dane) You know what, John James really likes Great Danes! He's got them in Australia!!

JOHN: (With comedic contempt)That's why I said you're more like a poodle! Cos I don’t like poodles! (giggles) Your hair sorta looks like it.

SUNSHINE: Do you know what, Corin.. what he said to me on Friday? He said 'my heart was beating so fast when they were calling out the names; I really didn't want you to go!' Did you not say that, John?

CORIN: (Gushes) Aw, that's lovely!

JOHN: There might have been similar words to that. No, I didn't want you to go.. of course, I'll admit that. I still don't. ('As annoying as your dances are and as horrendous as your voice is' what John said next on live feed but was cut)

Sunshine singing 'it must be love, love, love' resembles a sheep being strangled!!

CORIN: (On hand to bring her down to Earth with a big, bump!) No, Sunshine it's you that fancies him! :P

Josie has come to the Diary room for a bit of a Josie juicy goss sesh -

JOSIE: Any gossip you wanna know? (giggles) .. Well there's no go on the old Mario and Ben situation just yet. I've been doing my best, doing a bit of the old Cilla Black round the house but it's just a no go! I don't think Ben's really feeling it and Mario's getting better-looking by the day so I don't know ..he's missing out there.. The old Shabs and Caoimhe, I do feel so sorry for them because they get on so well .. and they've got such a tight bond, they've just clicked straight away so .. and I do feel sorry for Shabs cos it must be really bad to be um.. locked in a house with somebody you feel so strongly about like that. Everyone's been trying to wind me up about and set me up with either John James or Nathan but .. Don't know.. Maybe in a couple of weeks.. But I'm not really that kind of girl really.. But I'm not under no illusions that I'm 1 of your BB babes, if you know what I mean.. you got rid of 1 of the BB babes!

BB: What kind of girl are you, Josie?

JOSIE: Good girl (giggles bashfully) well I try to be! (Laughs)

I could see Josie presenting a show like Street mate actually (that or something to do with animals - ha this was my prediction MONTHS before she began the VT's on Live on Five!) she'd be a hoot! Josie knew exactly how Shabby felt about being locked in a house while having strong feelings for someone .. only a short time later! Difference was, unbeknownst to her John RECIPROCATED her feelings (it just took him some time to clock onto this) while Caoimhe didn't share Shabby's. 

And Josie you became 'that kind of girl' in a couple of week (though John, of course is partly to blame) If only Josie could see that she was just as stunning, if not more stunning than some of the girls put in the house … there were a lot of lads out here who wanted to have a piece of the randy mare while she was in BB!

3.02pm Sunshine and Govan are in the bedroom. Some of the HM's are in the kitchen having a chat. 

MARIO: Govan is starting to suck his thumb like Josie.

BEN: (Brutally babbles)He's like a beanbag he picks up whatever the last person's done! He does!!

JOHN: (Laughs) What do you mean by that?!

Ben explains how a beanbag takes the shape of the last person who sat on it!

JOHN: I think.. I think.. deep inside.. inside your mind, you've got some not too good things to say about me (laughing) people that you don't like I reckon.. I reckon you could really unleash if you wanted to! I reckon you could unleash on this whole house.

BEN: (Admits) Of course!

JOHN: And he holds it all back .. Holds it all in and then every now and then you'll hear a little bit of a flip!

BEN: If people deserve to be savaged they'll be savaged at some point. (John cracks up)

And we KNOW John and Josie also have it in them to reaaaally UNLEASH – we've seen it .. it wasn't too pretty! I don't agree with Ben about people deserving to be savaged .. there are some truly vitriolic people on twitter that I have no time for and my thoughts on them are unsuitable for this forum .. but I would never wish them ill, only that they learn not to be so cruel.

Josie tells some of the HM's one of her tales -

JOSIE: OMG, 1 time I went out .. and I'm not joking, I parked my car by my friends house .. she lives by the harbour side.. I have NEVER seen anything like it before in my life! It looked like about 300 seagulls had just aimed for my motor, right?! It was dripping off the sides all the way down. My car was plastered! No-one else's mind! Just mine.. Had to take it to the car wash!

IFE: What did you do, Josie?

JOSIE: Well, I had to take it to the carwash!

This is the kind of story that is only funny when told by Josie! It's the way she tells them, facial expressions and all. Obviously the editors needed a brief filler scene and went with this .. it doesn't sound that humourous written down, but imagine this in Josie's Bristolian accent and enthusiastic story-sharing voice!!

Some of the HM's in the kitchen, tease Ben for the amount of food he consumes and thieves off others.

BEN: I'm going to develop a dietary difficulty then I can eat what I want! Become a reverse vegan! (the men 'OOOhh!)

NATHAN: You're like a food theft,  a food burglar! 

Mario makes fun of Ben that even his shorts have food on them (as he is wearing the ice cream cone and cream cakes pair!) 

DAVE: Makes you wonder what he's gotten away with that we know nothing about .. cos a thief doesn't get caught.

CORIN: My cake got taken out of that fridge.. and you had a blueberry stuck to the side of your lips! (The guys giggle at this astounding revelation) and I said 'has anybody eaten the blueberry muffin?' And he was like 'no, was it blueberry?' What about this then, Ife made some toast, went out there and by the time she came back Ben was eating it out of the toaster!

Ben just isn't fussed about these things and doesn't mind when people do this as people always eat help themselves to food out of his fridge in his home.

JOHN: But you can just nip down to Tescos and get some more! Where the f**k are we gonna go if we run out of eggs?

BEN: (Shrugs to Nathan) You can attack me cos you're the chef but the others can't!

NATHAN: It's just nobbling.

BEN: Nobbling is part of life ..

JOHN: (States the obvious) And you're sh*t hot at it!!

3.17pm, Ife, Josie and Mario are in the garden discussing their fantasy parents. Mario would have wanted Picasso to be his father and Madonna his mother.

MARIO: But I love my Mum too much, I don't wanna trade my Mum.

IFE: Aww don't make us sound bad!

JOSIE: I'd ditch my Mum any day of the week!!

I was pleased for Josie that her relationship massively improved with her mother since BB (not sure how the land lies now) Whether or not her Mum wanted to make things more amicable again for ulterior motives, I'm not sure .. but at least the animosity subsided from both sides. Her little sisters are probably super super happy that they can all spend time together as a family now without any feuding.


If I got to pick my fantasy parents I would choose Santa and Mrs Claus so I could live in their Christmas wonderland all year round and help make children's Christmas wishes come true I'm such a child!!!

Sunshine, John James and Govan are in the bedroom relaxing on Sunshine's bed -

JOHN: How many .. um how many boyfriends have you had?

SUNSHINE: Proper, long-term boyfriends? 2.

JOHN: How long? (She replies that they each lasted 1 and a half years .. ish) Oh really? They broke up with you, didn't they? I think I remember you telling me that. Why's that?

SUNSHINE: (Sadly states) They didn't love me any more. :(

JOHN: That's what they BOTH said to you? (Sunshine nods 'yeah') Same reason? Straight up with it? They just said 'I don't love you any more'?.. Sounds like you've had a bit of a rough time as far as guys are concerned.

SUNSHINE: Not really.. I'm still young.. it's not like I'm 39 and still alone.

JOHN: So you don't approach any guys, do ya? Do you not approach guys anymore.. at a club?

SUNSHINE: (Says she does) Do you wanna know what I say?

JOHN: I don't really wanna guess. (giggles) I can imagine it's gonna be pretty upfront.

She supposedly goes up to a guy and says 'you're hot'

JOHN: And that's it? Then what?

SUNSHINE: Sometimes they say 'so are you!'

JOHN: Do you pick up a lot? I can imagine you would if that's your approach. (Sunshine asks him about his ex-girlfriends) I've only had 1.. I've been on and off with a girl for nearly 2 years, yeah.. but it wasn't really a full-blooded.. relationship I guess.. it was just sort of .. yeah.. Cos when I worked at a surf shop she worked at the other surf shop and that's how I met her. (Sunshine asks if he goes surfing) Nuh! I just used to work in a surf shop.

SUNSHINE: It's not really warm in Melbourne, is it? 

JOHN: Mm, not really, nah. (Sunshine says how one of her friends from Leicester met a guy there when she was travelling) What's his name? I might know him! (He leaves the room as Sunshine can't remember)

We all know John was pretty inexperienced in comparison to Josie before they got together.. and she was the first woman he was ever in love with. I suppose John may have had a similar kind of casual relationship with Sherrie where they saw each other on and off .. the reason I think this COULD be possible is because she hasn't been in the same country as him for quite some time during the months they were supposedly together. 

John may have once found in Sherrie someone he was looking for to fill a need or a void left by Josie.. Whatever happens, even if it is sad to some of us .. it is always for a reason .. and so long as they are happy with their current dating lives then that can only be a good thing. If in time to come, these relationships end .. maybe then the door will be ajar for them to re-find that lost friendship which was once so very treasured. Either way, please let them be at peace and find contentment. :) 

4.17pm Shabby, Caoimhe and John James are in the bathroom talking about Sunshine. Caoimhe explains they've been trying to let Sunshine down as easy as possible. 

SHABBY: Or do you like her back?

JOHN: No, I'm not attracted to her, no. (shakes his head while doing washing)

CAOIMHE: You wouldn't? You wouldn't .. give her a little kiss?

JOHN: (Flat out) No. Nah.. no.

CAOIMHE: What if we played a little game of 'spin the bottle'? Would you kiss her anyway?

JOHN: (They are met with the same response) No. I don't think so. Cos she'd be the sort of person ..

SHABBY: Would you kiss Josie if we played 'spin the bottle?'

JOHN: (Pensive for a few seconds) Ahh.. (screws up his face) not sure about that actually.

Shabby and Caoimhe exchange knowing looks suggesting they believe that he WOULD kiss Josie as there was no outright 'absolutely not even a little bit of a chance!' I think they had sensed the chemistry and mutual attraction between JJJ even if they hadn't recognised it themselves at this stage. And in the words of Caoimhe, I am glad they didn't play spin the bottle as they would have been 'mortified' had they been FORCED and pressurised into kissing each other .. before they had realised how they felt for one another and come to terms with these emotions.

Dave has come to the Diary room. He's looking forward to reading more words from the Lord so that the rivers of joy bubble up in his belly for the rest of the day! BB asks Dave who he is and isn't connecting with in the house. Dave names Govan as the one person in the group that he knows doesn't like him even though 'I love him with the love of our Lord!' 

He finds it easy to connect with all sorts of different people as there no malice or judgment in his heart towards anyone – gays, witches or warlocks included... Back in the bathroom - 

JOHN: Going by the people they've put in they're definitely planning on some sort of a massive divide or blue .. I think there's signs of it already ..I just don't think people are going to the full extent of it yet. (Shabby thinks this is perfectly obvious) They've definitely put Dave in for a reason.. He's a big part of it. He hasn't only got his views, he voices them a lot.. A LOT! Its always about the lord .. That's why I can't keep hanging around Davo! I can't keep hearing about God all the time. .

John and Josie always had it inherently in themselves to have these massive divides and blues too.. we were privy to some of their scrapes, squabbles and full out slanging matches inside BB – I imagine they could have become very vicious and nasty towards one another outside the house especially without outside parties to help them weather the storms and solve their differences. 

By no means, do I think John and Josie were INCOMPATIBLE .. they potentially could have been very happy together for the rest of their lives .. I think they were INCAPABLE OF COMPROMISING .. and without that, what chance of survival does any relationship have? I hope that they have at least learnt that compromise is necessary and vital and will be able to do so in their current or future relationships.

CAOIMHE: Does he call you 'precious' as well?

JOHN: (Sighs) Look, it's hard because I feel like a dog.. but sometimes I don't appreciate cos I just don't know the motive if someone is saying like (imitates Dave's accent making the girls laugh) 'I love you, you're my favourite boy!' like if he .. if he genuinely meant that.. But the thing is if there was no such thing as nominations would he still be saying that? Cos he came up to me this morning and he says 'you don't trust me, do you? I said 'I don't.. ' Put it this way he's the sort of person who if he got evicted, it wouldn't surprise me ..if he did a cheeky nomination against me.

Ife asks John if he means a tactical nomination which John confirms he does. Ife feels uneasy and Shabby believes she knows who Dave nominated.. and Ben too as he basically revealed his nominations in the worst code ever (in the bathroom) to her using 'Sky' for Sunshine. 

JOHN: And he confirmed that he did that?! And you don't wanna confirm it? I was gonna say cos it could make it a hell of a lot easier for me next week! (chuckles) Who did you get the feeling he was talking about?

Shabby states that she had the feeling that he was referring to Sunshine but she could be wrong.

4.52pm some of the HM's are in the garden. John is having a bicker with Ben -

JOHN: You don't believe in sharing things equally?

BEN: Up to a point, but I also believe in survival of the fittest.

JOHN: (Fumes) This isn't about survival of the fittest! .. We have to have democracy in the Big Brother house or else we're all gonna be..

BEN: (Fires back) You just told me you didn't believe in democracy!

JOHN: I don't know what democracy is .. you just explained it to me then!

Politics is always a dangerous conversational topic!! 

Shabby, Caoimhe and Ife are at the carousel. Caoimhe asks Ife to tell Shabby what she'd felt yesterday. Ife sometimes doesn't feel good enough for them, after Shabby had screamed that she was going if Caoimhe was (when she was locked in the small task room) As much as Shabby loves Ife and she is one of her best mates in the house, Caoimhe *is* her best friend! 

This is what Ife had sensed so started to distance herself in this knowledge. She doesn't need to be the best friend, just to have people she can speak with when she needs them. Caoimhe claims this will get out of hand now. Shabby feels Ife is using this as a reason to remove herself from them. 

When it became apparent to Ife, she thought now would be a good time to let them be and she could have time to herself. In which case, Shabby doesn't see why she would be upset about it. Ife was upset they might think she didn't want to spend time with them. 

SHABBY: (sighs) I don't think nothing about nothing, to be honest!

IFE: Well, we've managed to sort that out quite nicely then, haven't we? 

Caoimhe calls Ife a little silly billy. Ife also got annoyed when Caoimhe said she wasn't awkward anymore. Shabby extinguishes her cigarette 'I actually feel like I'm in the school playground. I actually can't deal with it!' and walks away. 

MARIO: Basically Ben is a Capitalist and you're a Communist!

JOHN: What is a Capitalist? (Mario defines how a Capitalist will take advantage of any situation)That I don't believe! Do you agree with that, Benny? (Ben says he's a paternalist and John asks what that is)

BEN: I believe that there should be natural elites in the world but there should be people that look after others, within reason.. (Mario has his say)

JOSIE: (Jumps in as she suns herself on the deckchair) What like Hitler?

JOHN: I believe the whole world should be equal.

BEN: That's not possible.

JOHN: It's probably not.. but I believe ..

BEN: Then you are a Communist! I don't believe Communism is possible. It's a very nice idea in theory ..

JOHN: I didn't say it was possible! That's just what I would like to see. (Ben asks if he's read the novel Animal Farm?) No. (Ben explains the premise of the story based on the history of Russia: basically about Capitalism vs Communism and how the downtrodden animals overthrow the farmer and kill him and his wife. For a few weeks it's all hunky-dory but then the bigger animals realise they have more power and authority over the smaller pigs) And you think .. I know where you're going with this.. So what I'm saying is, do you believe there should be a top dog in this Big Brother house?

BEN: (doesn't believe there is 1) Everyone should co-exist as harmoniously as possible, share things out as much as feasibly possible.. but everyone in the end, will end up looking after themselves and their friends .. that's the way it is!

6.37pm HM's have 2 hours to complete today's backwards day task. They have successfully completed stage 1 of opening the locked briefcase and have been doing the jigsaw with instructions on how to make the key for the past  14 minutes. 

Josie, Steve, Ben and Govan must now build the key using the instructions on the completed jigsaw. Steve is in fully-fledged army mode barking his orders at his comrades. 

8.32pm, HM's have been building the key for the past 1 hour and 40minutes (which I can tell you when I watched this live over a year ago .. was definitely without doubt the single most BORING television I have ever watched through CHOICE!)

BB makes them aware that they only have 5 minutes left; panic sets in for Govan who thinks he will vomit. Shortly after they have finished, Josie 'whooooooo hoo's' excitedly and laughs as Steve commands that they take it to the Diary room 'very, very, very VERY carefully!' Josie is concerned as Steve has been left behind in the Diary room but laughs when John says he's alright – then runs to press the buzzer.

STEVE: (Is fine) I've never sweated so much over a bl**dy lego puzzle before in me life!

Govan enters the small task room and gently guides the key to open the safe while the rest of the HM's anxiously await in the living room. 

He removes the instructions and reads them aloud to the group sat on the sofas.'Big Brother has some news for all Housemates.' Big Brother then broadcasts that 'Housemates have successfully completed this week's Backwards Day shopping task and earned themselves 500 pounds luxury budget' so of course they commence with the celebrations, Josie and Govan shimmy up a storm as they celebrate! Until the jubilation is cut short ..

'However yesterday Shabby and Govan had a conversation at 2.12pm where they spoke in code. They referred to a housemate as 'pasta' when they were talking about who they would choose to replace them if they won the save and replace task. Speaking in code is against the rules."

"Today at 4.42pm John James, Shabby, Ife and Caoimhe had a conversation where they continually discussed nominations.

JOHN: (Harks up) WE DID NOT!!

BB repeats the conversation about them wondering if Ben had nominated John or someone close to him.

JOHN: (Leans back against the sofa furiously) P*SSED OFF!!

BB: Housemates then discussed the fact that Ben may well have nominated Sunshine. Housemates the rule regarding nominations is very simple. Big Brother expects you to abide by it. As a result of these rule breaks housemates have no longer won the £500 premium shopping budget. All housemates will be on basic rations until further notice.

Ben is befuddled and Sunshine is stunned, John has his arms angrily round his head against his lap.

JOSIE: I feel like a right wally now! (As she'd been up dancing!) Its alright guys, we can manage!

BB: If housemates persist in breaking rules, Big Brother will take further action. Peril your at nominations discuss housemates.

Steve is verrrry steamed up 'all that for f**king nothing!' Dave is gutted but Nathan isn't in the mood for his 'bitching!' 

9.51pm Ife, Caoimhe and Shabby are at the carousel, hatching what they consider a 'wicked' plan to mischievously stay silent for the entire day tomorrow. Corin starts humming 'always look on the bright side of life' They want to see if anyone else will play along tomorrow. 

Some of the HM's are at the sofas. 

John asks Ben if he wants to explain or not 'do you want to go in the nest or what?.. it's up to you.' Ben wants Sunshine to listen to as he thinks it has all been blown out of proportion. Corin shrieks at the sight of a monstrous moth! Sunshine voices her disappointment in Ben telling him that she'd trusted him.

BEN: I haven't lied to you! I haven't lied to you!!

JOHN: (Icily) You've done worse than that! (Cor blimey, imagine how he would have kicked off if he'd discovered who'd been nominating Josie later down the line! He throws his hands up in the air.. while Sunshine sits and plaits her hair)

BEN: All this came up because you thought I might have nominated you! Which you know I .. 

JOHN: Which I would have been equally as f**ked off with. Just as f**ked off as I am because of .. What's happened.

BEN: First of all people (NOT sung in his Don't stop believing voice) are stirring trouble.. and you've got to think of.. 

JOHN: Maybe but there's truth in it, isn't there? MAYBE but there's truth in there! Isn't there?

BEN: Look you gave me a hard time all day.. it doesn't mean that you're not my friend.

JOHN: Yeah but there's a difference between giving someone a hard time and doing what you did!

SUNSHINE: (Scolds) Ben, you really twist things. You really, really do! You can't admit when you're wrong.. No you can't it's always an excuse.. 

Ben admits he screwed up but tried to rectify it and tells Sunshine he didn't vote for her last week but after they'd had a barney.

JOHN: I don't understand how .. I don't understand how you can defend this!! (As Ben essentially admits he'd nominated Sunshine week 1 and would have been sad if he'd found out today Sunshine had done this to him)

SUNSHINE: The fact of it is John knows and I know – we know .. we know, don't we? I'm not gonna sit here and explain but we know!(YOU KNOW ;-) …) (John tells Sunshine she doesn't have to explain)

Dave feels let down as he'd been supporting Ben and telling everyone that he's not playing a game and that Ben's heart was good. But now he's heard that :( 

JOHN: At what point did you declare you were friends with (points to a sullen Sunshine)

BEN: (unusually high squeaky voice) I AM friends with her..

JOHN: (Repeats with a more angry tone) At what point did you declare you were friends with Sunshine? (Ben babbles that he realised after about a week that he was proper friends with her) You were closer to Sunshine than half the people in this house.. Were you closer to Sunshine than half the people in this house?!!

BEN: In a way yes, in a way no.

JOHN: Exactly! So why have you done what you did?

BEN: I mean I've obviously done this terribly treacherous act.. but this was within the first few days.

JOHN: There's no point in.. in keep going on about it.. we know what's happened, we know what's done ..

Dave expresses his surprise but assures Ben it 'it's not gonna change anything with me and you. I love you.. we're gonna be great mates but I am surprised by what you've done!'

John has to come to the Diary room to vent away, he sighs.

BB: Hello John James, how are you?

JOHN: Sh*thouse! It's just that the whole time I've been going on about who's playing games and who's doing this sh*t ..its been doing my absolute head in  (folds his arms across his chest) and now we found out that it was clear that Ben had nominated Sunshine in the first week ..and like fair enough you can't..  we've all gotta ..we're all here for the game or whatever but..  it just really surprised me because he really .. Ben really drummed it into us about loyalty and friends sticking together and all that stuff .. and then you go and hear that he nominated someone that was very very close to him within the first nomination! And I'm .. I've just come in here to sorta air out because I'm gonna say something that I'm gonna regret!

11.03pm, as punishment for discussing nominations, BB has removed all food from the house and provided HM's with basic rations. (Yes, even the coffee much to Shabby's chagrin!)

Ben has been called to the Diary room where he is berated by Big Brother for further discussing nominations since their warning. As additional punishment the house hot water has been cut off until further notice. Ben doesn't want to get the blame for this so asks BB if the HM's will be aware that he caused this.

Ben is permitted by BB to discuss with HM's that they are being punished because of  him. But suggests it would be unwise to recount the conversations that led to these rule outbreaks. Ben begs with BB if there is any way they won't mention the hot water is because of him but BB boots him out on his bum!

He later confides in Ife and Mario he doesn't know what to do 'I may as well pack my bags now.' He embellishes the truth 'basically what they've told me is.. because of what happened, because of what came to light when we discussed nominations.. because of that they're going to .. because I've discussed them.. they're going to stop us having hot water. So everyone's gonna get absolutely mental!'

IFE: Who cares? They've took away everything already! Who cares? Seriously!

BEN: John's giving me such a hard time over it .. like really hanging me out to dry .. I thought I've got nothing to lose now talking about it. He is difficult! (Ife tells him not to worry) John's gonna go ballistic!

Mario says to let John go ballistic! Ife is honest with Ben that she likes that he is funny but there's a side of him she's come to NOT like, thinking he was quite manipulative. 

IFE: But at the end of the day, we're all people and we all live and learn.

Ben just hadn't anticipated how pressurised it would be in there and that everyone would get see overwrought about things. 

12.12am, Caoimhe and Shabby hound Ife about who is responsible for the further punishment after Govan blabs. They pinky swear that they won't tell anyone else .. after winding her up saying they'll think it was her if she doesn't spill it! Ife makes them swear as the person responsible is really sorry and feels awful 'and it'll just take him over the edge!' Shabby realises that it was Ben, Ife whispers 'yeah' but thinks it wasn't really just him as everyone was involved in that conversation. 

In the hut, Ben apologises personally to both Dave and Mario but then blurts out some of his antagonistic feelings towards John -

BEN: I can understand why John's cross with me, of course I can .. but what is he doing spending time with these people who drip poison in his ears over things? 

Both John and Josie follow poison drippers on twitter. Why? They have their reasons I'm sure .. I prefer to think it is because they are supportive of THEM not because they are horrible about their ex.

DAVE: I think John's just trying to work out .. I think he finds it hard to trust people, like you said .. I think he's trying to work out where he stands with people .. I'm certainly one who connects with people really, really easily .. to my detriment at times because then I find out that people are not the people I thought they were (I think Josie is also one of these characters).. I think John's the other way where it takes him longer to be able to find that trust in people .. but once he does, you've got a friend for life who would do anything for you! 

The cameras cut to show John painting his toenails. Dave is spot on with his analysis of John here!

BEN: (Bleats on how he might have broken a rule of loyalty but he's never questioned who Dave is nor Mario or their private lives) I think he shows a version disloyalty because it should be a natural rule of a friend to shield your friends.

DAVE: But what I'm saying is that you've got to built that friendship first .. I think we're still forming friendships in here.. I don't think any one in here is great friends with each other .

BEN: It just goes to show how much things can change in a couple of hours .. I was having a lovely day! I'd been lying in the sun, we'd all been having a laugh, everything was fine and then this all happens.

And it also goes to show how much things can change in a matter of weeks. For months and months we'd been under the impression that John and Josie were blissfully happy and loved-up .. and I'm sure they were too for a great deal of their relationship .. but a few chips and dents here and there.. soon turns into massive blows in their armour – no one comes away unscathed and the wounds are painful .. 

They probably still aren't even sure themselves how they got there – to that point where they felt there was NO return .. they were both so confused about what had happened and couldn't seem to pinpoint exact reasons for their relationship ending .. perhaps to this day, it still remains as much a mystery to them as it does to us. Hopefully their hearts have mostly healed .. or at least are in the process of healing.

1.36am, today is Backwards day! BB humorously plays the morning alarm of cockerels crowing into the sleepy bedroom awakening the unimpressed bleary-eyed HM's. Josie screams and then joins in making cockerel sounds. The HM's exchange forced cheery good morning's and the HL's end.