Big Brother Tuesday 24th June 2014

It was great to see Danielle come out of her shell a bit in last nights episode, it is like one of the housemates said, she kind of needed that validation from the 'cool kids' of the house to open up. It's quite possible that some of her views were a bit of a defense mechanism, almost like if her views kept her separate from everyone else then she couldn't be rejected by certain people. I really wasn't keen on a lot of what she was saying about wanting to retire at 30 and just live off a man, if you want to be a mum that's great but I think in this day and age women can and should want to support themselves. I'm also a little bit suspicious about her 'glamour modeling' career, now I don't really consider myself fashiony at all but wouldn't a working glamour model in big brother be a bit conscious of the opportunities they could carve out for the future and therefore pay a bit more attention to what they are wearing in the swimming pool? That off White shapeless bikini Danielle has been wearing, which doesn't look good against pale skin, doesn't suggest somebody whose used to showing off their body and who is aware of how to dress it to it's best advantage. I dont want to judge her on fashion and looks really but theres just something that doesn't add up about it all, compared to other glamour models that have been in the house. I'm interested to see how her integrating more into the 'cool' group will affect her relationship with Ashleigh, as those two have kind of been the outsiders among the girls in the house.

Big Brother Sunday 22nd June 2014

Well last nights episode turned pretty explosive when "hurricane Toya" suddenly hit the house. Everything had been pretty calm until as the power housemates Toya and Matthew had to chose three people's nominations to veto and these were then subsequently revealed to the house. When big brother then later revealed that because of the veto'd nominations Kimberley was now safe from eviction, Winston and Ash took it the wrong way and a big argument broke out which then involved Marlon as well. Toya did get very aggressive and took the stance of "how dare a man speak to me like that, but I can speak to a man how I want". Her attitude is becoming a bit irritating now and she needs to be careful about how she is coming accross as although we love entertainment, the public has little tolerance for bullying behaviour.

Big Brother Friday 20th June 2014

So it was eviction night last night and it was no suprise to see Pauline leave the house! When Pauline was interviewed by Emma she made out that she didn't regret any of the way she acted in the house but when Emma played back some of the video clips you could see she was embarrassed by her own behaviour. Pauline could have lasted way longer in the house but when the public made her the power housemate she felt superior to everyone else and seemed to think she was untouchable. At the end of the show big brother announced that Toya is the new power house mate and she picked matthew to partner up with her, there was some dithering when it came to them nominating someone but in the end they chose Christopher.

Big Brother Thursday 19th June 2014

So it was all about shower gate in last nights episode! Everybody was outraged when after a messy task, Kimberly asked to share the shower with Winston. This was deemed as disrespectful by Helen, Pauline and the rest of the bully gang as apparently Winston is with Tamara. Err, I'm pretty sure Winston and Tamara just shared a spalobol and a snog, I doubt he was planning on ignoring advances from other girls in the house for the rest of his time in the house. At the end of the day Kimberly is clearly a perceptive girl who is there to play the game, and seeing Winston becoming a strong character in the house she is going to try and get in with him to save herself. I'm looking forward to the eviction tonight!

Big Brother Wednesday 18th June 2014

Love was sort of in the air a little bit last night with Kimberly and Steven dancing around their attraction to each other. It kind of feels like he is doing that thing a lot of housemates have done in other series of the show where they fall into the trap of thinking they have fallen madly in live with someone within days and they start talking it up into a big deal. When you are with someone day in, day out it can feel like you have known someone a lot longer than you really have, I wonder if Kimberly is too cool to let her guard down with Steven though to allow anything to happen? People seem to be warming a little bit more to Jale now, especially after she pulled no punches in the farmyard type task. Jale stands up for herself and I like that, I'm really interested to see how the voting goes on eviction night now.

Big Brother Tuesday 17th June 2014

So last night finally saw Helen get a warning for her bullying behaviour and language, and like many have said, it was long overdue. I do, like a lot of you think that big brother did try to get away with leaving it for as long as possible to give her that warning to provide as much dramatic viewing as they could to stop viewing ratings dropping off. As a show they have worked hard over the last couple of years to maintain a zero tolerance bullying policy with housemates, so it is a shame they let that slide this year. They need to understand that for viewers like myself who have had experiences of being bullied that watching it being carried out on TV can be upsetting. I think if Helen continues to behave as badly as she has been then big brother would need to think about revoking her pass to the final. It was also awkwardly revealed to Christopher and Jale that Chris is the power housemate after some viewers shouted it out over the garden fence, so big brother may have to pass the power on to somebody else now!

Big Brother Tuesday 16th June 2014

I felt so sorry for Jale last night as the majority of the housemates led by Pauline and Toya continued to isolate her. A few of the people I spoke to on twitter last night shared my opinion that they can't believe that from Friday the housemates haven't worked out that Pauline isn't popular outside of the house. I still think that if Pauline goes on Friday then there will be a massive shift in people's cliques within the house. None of them have guessed yet that Chris is the power housemate. I noticed last night that he was starting to play the game a bit more rather than just staying silent when people speculated about the nominations.

Big Brother Sunday 15th June 2014

So last nights episode was a Pauline arse licking special with both Toya and Steven letting her know how amazing they thought she was. It really suprises me that despite hearing chants of "get Pauline out" on Friday they still haven't worked out that she isn't popular with the public. It will be interesting to see on Friday if she does go or ranks low or isn't the first safe housemate if that makes it hit home with them how the public are really perceiving the situation. If Jale is first to be saved then I am sure many of them will switch sides and try to become friends with her. Speculation was also still growing about who the power housemate is, I don't know if it is just because we know who it is, but I do feel like Chris isn't doing that great of a job at hiding that it's him, he goes too quiet and shifty when someone mentions it, he needs to up the banter a bit!

David Beckham into the unknown

Hi guys, I caught up with the BBC1 documentary David Beckham into the unknown today. The film sees David Beckham and a group of his closest friends taking a road trip through Brazil to the Amazon jungle as he contemplates his future away from football. David said he took the journey as he wanted to experience life and to do things of his own choosing after 22 years of answering to the demands of football clubs. The places they travelled to looked truly beautiful and peaceful, and seeing a more intimate side to David it was easy to see how much he has grown in confidence throughout his career. At one point in the documentary he reveals that he still desperately misses football and is still pondering on whether he could come out of retirement. Whenever you give something up that has been a massive part of your life there is always a side of you that wants to go back to the familiar, to having a routine that you know, a future with no set plans or goals can seem daunting when you are used to having everything in place. I am sure that whatever David does next he will flourish in it just like he has with football. The documentary is fairly long at an hour and a half but it's an emotional and worth while watch.

Big Brother Saturday 14th June 2014

How is everyone liking big brother so far? I've heard a lot of people say that they are struggling to get into it this year but I think it is always challenging to watch in the beginning when there are so many people to get to know. I was very suprised that Tamara went on Friday over Danielle as I find Danielle very irritating, but I think Tamara messed it up for herself by getting with Winston so early on. As a public we tend not to like girls that hook up casually with the good looking guys but we love a 'will they, wont they' long running romance saga. Think back to the series in 2011, when Maisie had a casual snog with Aaron she was promptly evicted but we loved all the arguing and back and forth goings on of the romance between Faye and Aaron. Pauline has really gone down in my estimation, I think because she was the power housemate she took that to mean that she was popular with the public and now she feels kind of untouchable. The way she reacted when Christoher got his own plate last night was horrible and later on she even manipulated him so much into thinking he had been behaving really badly towards her that she reduced him to tears. That was not cool in my book!