PICTURES - Inside the BIG BROTHER house

With just SIX hours to go until Launch Night (Part 1) I thought I'd share some pictures of the Abode we're going to be obsessing with over the summer.

Big Brother's Bit on the Side host Rylan Clark gave his Twitter followers a sneak peak of the Diary Room chair yesterday...

But here's a look at the rest of the house:

An earthy looking living area with not-so-comfy looking sofas!

Simple and minimal designs go throughout the house...

I wonder who will be HEAD of the table?

Loving the shades...

Check out the rounded tub!

A very exposed shower. Housemates will be watching housemates while they scrub... Nice!

The bedroom has a pastel colour scheme... With all the beds doubled, once again! (Let's hope the sheets have been changed since Lee Ryan was there!)

The pink touches in the garden look lovely! I have a cousin - her name's Jessica by the way! - who would love this

Is that glass room up high the rumoured 'Gogglebox'?!

Ah the pool! I love it!

 BIG BROTHER - WHO'S GOING IN? 

 BIG BROTHER'S BACK - AND HE'S ON A POWER TRIP!

The Diary Room Chair...

    

So, here it is... Possibly the most famous chair in Britain!

Thanks to BBOTS host, Rylan Clark, we now know where the 2014 Big Brother Housemates will be parking their bottoms this summer. 

Tomorrow night marks the return of Big Brother - and getting a glimpse of the ultra-cool Diary Room has tempted my taste buds for the new series even further...

Just over 24 hours to go!

Big Brother returns - and he's on a Power Trip!

BIG BROTHER is back - and he's on a POWER TRIP

Reality TV fans are about to enter a summer (if it ever stops raining!) of heaven - as our favourite Big Brother returns, tomorrow night. 

This year, as you might've already heard, the theme is Power Trip. 

I love it when Big Brother runs a theme, as I feel it brings more excitement, twists, mind games and of course entertainment. 

With a theme, the housemates think they know what to expect. They think they can read Big Brother. Of course, they can't. 

The lovely Emma Willis, and the even lovelier Rylan Clark, return as hosts of the main show and Big Brother's Bit on the Side, respectively. 

One housemate will grab control during tomorrow's launch night, meaning that they will decide who gets evicted, who suffers and who gets all the treats while in the house. However, this person will only have the power for so long, before someone else becomes leader. 

This will mean that the housemates will each be out for themselves, having to play a cunning, ruthless game to make sure they gain ultimate control. 

The new house, which looks very high-tech and swanky, has been stripped back and kept minimalist. 

Housemates will have to scan their hand print before being granted entry to the Diary Room and an LED wall will present the faces of whos' up for eviction each week. 

My favourite piece of gossip so far is that they will also be given access to social media, meaning Facebook and Twitter will be a talking point. Let's hope they're all nice, as no one like reading bad of themselves! Not forgetting a 'Gogglebox' type bolt hole, so housemates can be spied on from a tree-top hide-out. 

Each contestant has also, apparently, been given an IQ test, to assure that they're all smart enough to handle the Power Trip...(ooo-err!) 

Host, Emma, has revealed that she still gets nervous about the live shows and will prepare for tomorrow night with a vodka (that's a girl!), before she goes on air.  

"The main show is very nerve-racking so I have vodka and Red Bull that I start drinking five minutes beforehand, and I sip at it throughout the whole show. I don't know why I do it. But I did it once and then thought I had to do it every time because it was my good luck thing," Emma told the Daily Star Sunday. 

It's also been announced that last year's Celebrity Big Brother contestant Luisa Zissman will be joinng the BBOTS team as a roving reporter.  

Now, all we need is a bunch of (probably very smart!) housemates!

Roll on tomorrow night, 9pm, on Channel 5. 

HOLLYOAKS - Sinead and Tony... LOVERS?!

        

Sinead has always been one of those characters that I've disliked, then liked, then disliked, then felt sorry for. 

After losing her baby daughter, Katy, it's clear to see that she's definitely lost the plot, and not just a tiny bit. 

Seeking revenge on all of those who disbelieved her pleas that her girl was ill, Freddie, Lindsey and Joe Roscoe have all been ticked off that list. Next up - her brother, Finn, who's just been caught out for his evil taunts and attack on poor Blessing (and will soon face his comeuppance for raping John Paul McQueen), her mum Diane and Diane's on-off partner and father of her twins, Hollyoaks fave, Tony Hutchinson. 

And what better way can Sinaed think of to get revenge on Diane, than sleeping with Tony...

Oh, boy!

       

So, the snappy Scouser will soon decide to make Tony fall for her, and make her move by leaning in for a kiss. 

How will Tony react? 

Let's not forget that he's been unable to resist a tempestuous teen before. When soon to return, Theresa McQueen, first stormed into the village, she jumped straight in to Tony's bed! Ooo-err! 

Following on from yesterday's news that Peri Lomax will soon learn her true parentage, Sam goes to visit Leela's ex, and Peri's dad, in prison. 

After finding out that Leela is keen to tell her little sister that she's in fact her mother, and wants to track Cameron down to tell him he has a daughter, Sam goes to warn Cameron to stay away when he is soon released. 

                                 

Cameron seems to have been scared enough by Sam, as when Leela finally arrives to visit him, he stands her up and refuses to leave his cell to see her. 

But we already know that Cameron is set to come to Hollyoaks, as a regular new character. 

How far will Sam go to protect her family? 

Actress Lizzie Roper told All About Soap magazine: "Oh, Sam would do anything! We've already seen that she lets women off for murder, so she's more than capable of pulling a few strings at work and getting Cameron sorted out. There is no way that this man is going to have anything to do with her daughter. Over her dead body!"

SIENNA'S DAUGHTER COMES TO FIND HER

LUCY BEALE - NEW SUSPECTS?

EASTENDERS - New twists in the Lucy Beale murder investigation

             

The end of last night's EastEnders left us with a question thanks to Phil and Sharon's flit to visit current suspect Jake Stone in prison, where they were surprised by his genuine admission that it was not him who 'did it.' 

But of course we all know it wasn't Jake, as that would be far too easy. 

And, anyhow, it's not yet February 2015. 

But, if Jake didn't kill Lucy, then who did? 

Enter Lauren Branning, unclassified detective... Who manages, with Lucy's brother Peter's help, to track down the taxi driver who dropped Lucy (and Jake, possibly collaborating his story?) off the night she was killed. 

Lauren, as you would, and in a way only an EastEnder could, fires questions at the (probably by this point, headached) taxi driver - but rumour has it that she's left surprised by what he has to say. 

Enter new suspect, Abi Branning, maybe?

Keeping focus on the colourful Branning family, Max, who we know was having a fling with Lucy in the lead up to her murder, also has news which he's been hiding about the fateful night. 

We know that Max and Lucy had a few words before she stormed off in to the EastEnd darkness, but does Max have brand new information for us, as viewers, too? And will he tell the police? 

Well, he certainly says something, especially to Beale family liaison officer Detective Emma Summerhayes, as she, as have many other Walford women, ends up in Max's (still-warm-from-Lucy-being-there) bed! 

Jake Wood, who plays Max, has already stated that this could be the beginning of a relationship that lasts the distance. (I still mourn for Max and Tanya!) 

And 'Enders boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins said at the beginning of the story that even the officers in charge of the case will become characters in their own right. With some being taken off the hunt, for various reasons. 

I think sleeping with a suspect is a pretty good reason for Summerhayes to be kicked off the case in hand. 

But what will Max reveal. And will Emma cover up any evidence to protect her new man?

So, it seems we'll have more twists and turns over in Walford, and I've said many times that 

I'm not going to seriously speculate Who Killed Lucy Beale until, maybe the end of the year. 

At the minute though, I definitely think the youngest Branning girl definitely has something to hide. 

It's always the quiet ones, so they say. And Abi was friend's with once quiet and sweet killer Ben Mitchell. 

Where is Ben, by the way? We know he's out of prison, and Jay knows his whereabouts.  

Was he snooping around Walford the night his niece, Lucy, (yes, I had to work that out) died? 

Hmm...

LUCY'S FUNERAL SHOCK

HOLLYOAKS - SIENNA'S DAUGHTER FINDS HER!

HOLLYOAKS - Sienna doesn't find her daughter. Her daughter finds her...

The next couple of weeks in Hollyoaks will spin yet another web of secrets and lies - as Sienna is almost finally reunited with her daughter. She just won't realise it!

When I heard that teenage newcomer, Nico, decides to strike up a bond with Dodger, after telling him that she's a run-away, I thought, maybe she could be his long-lost niece...but my suspicions were heightened again when I saw that, when Dodger offers to take her home - Nico does another disappearing act.

We've already seen control-freak Patrick pay-off Sienna's daughter Sophie's (or Caroline as we were told she's now called) adoptive mother to lie when Leela Lomax managed to track them down for her friend. But a face peering through the window upstairs told us that Sophie/Caroline had not actually run away at all, instead turning up in the village, as Nico, to find her real mum.

Confused? It gets worse...

Patrick realises that his daughter hasn't left Sophie in her past and has hired a Private Investigator. Patrick once again, pays someone off to lie to Sienna and then takes her to a hockey field, and points out a girl who he says is Sophie - Leaving Sienna to promise that she won't make contact until the girl turns 16.

But how will Sienna, and Patrick, feel when they realise that Nico (or Caroline/Sophie) - god knows what this girl actually calls herself! - is trying to pluck up the courage to introduce herself?

This isn't the only 'baby secret' set to rock the Hollyoaks village, as Peri Lomax will soon find out that sister Leela, is actually her real mum.

Peri's dad, Cameron, is also set to burst on to our screens this month, having been released from prison.

We were promised by actress Kirsty-Leigh Porter that it wouldn't be long before the big reveal after Leela confessed to Sienna (who thought Peri was her Sophie/Caroline/Nico) that she was the teens real mum. 

Cameron's arrival not only begins the start of the biggest shock in Peri's life (even after finding her dad/granddad kissing John Paul McQueen) but it might also cause trouble for Ziggy Roscoe, who's fallen head over heels for Leela, should Cameron decide that he wants Leela back in his life. 

Whoosh - it's all about to kick off in Hollyoaks in the week leading up to the World Cup. 

And this is just the beginning of a new chapter for Britain's Best Soap.

No-so-live blog - BGT semi-final 5

So after a mahoosive lazy Sunday, I'm finally catching up with last night's BGT - where I've heard already that Amanda's golden buzzer, Paddy, managed to make a recovery in time for the show -(publicity?!)

Apart from that, I've managed to keep away from any sources who may know the final result, so I have no idea who's through to the final next weekend. 

Let's hit play...

La Voix & The London Gay Big Band

It's a bit Vegas in Benidorm... Fun, and definitely variety, with La Voix having a great voice indeed. I don't think they'll go through but it was good to sing along to. 

Bailey McConnell *MY RUNNER UP*

Beautiful Bailey... Loved this song, love his voice. He's a talent waiting to burst out on to the music scene and I think he'll be a huge contender to win the whole show. The fact he writes just as well as he sings at his age is special. Simon, sign him soon!

Kings and Queens

I'm not really a massive fan of dance troups, as you'll have read this week, you've got to really stand out for me to look and think 'wow'. Loved the song choice they danced to, and the change of costumes were clever. Bit of Peter Andre cheese was very random, but I do like a bit of Mysterious Girl. 

They were good, but not good enough to go through. With Simon all the way on this one. Not sure what the other three judges were watching. 

Peat Loaf and Elaine

For me, tribute acts do not belong in or on the Royal Variety - and I felt a bit cringed out watching. Elaine actually has a better voice than Peat Loaf himself... She'd have been better off on her own. 

Andrew Derbyshire

Andrew seems like a lovely guy and has a nice voice, but again, I don't see a place for him on the Royal Variety show. I don't think he'll go through with other stronger singers (aka Bailey) in the competition...

Jensen Zhu 

Oh dear. This was like really bad slap stick! I'm glad some people, along with the judges, enjoyed it... It was certainly different! Sounds like a lovely man... Bless him, I hope he finds a girlfriend!

Kieran Lai

Talented, no doubt, but it looked a tad clumsy in places. Considering the acts that were last night, I think he could do well... But that is only because of the lack of talent tonight. Like Simon said, I got bored after a while. 

Paddy & Nico 

For her age, the moves Paddy does are pretty fab. But from a dance perspective it was a mess. I reckon she'll go through because she's a sweet old lady. The judges were nice to her and she should be proud but for a talent show, she made a few mistakes in the routine, and if it was anyone else, of a younger age, they would have been ripped to shreds by them. 

Jack Pack *MY WINNERS*

Saving the best til last! 

Amazing voices, and seem like down to earth, nice guys. I love that they have their own style, fashion-wise and I reckon they could give bands such as The Overtones a run for their money. 

They blew the other acts out of the water. A tough one between these guys and Bailey, I hope they both go through. Gave me goosebumps. Another act Simon should sign up, and fast! 

Was lovely to see Richard & Adam and Attraction perform in the results show... That's why Attraction won! 

I was thrilled that Jack Pack won the show, totally deserved and I'm now backing them to go all the way and win BGT 2014. 

It was a little disappointing that Paddy & Nico went through over Bailey as she made mistakes and Bailey had a perfect performance. 

So, next, it's the final! And to find another winner...