Sophie Sophie - is she a winner?Ninety-three days, 21 housemates, one non housemate and approximately 37 crushes on Noirin.

And after all of that, current opinion is that Sophie is odds on favourite to scoop the honour of winning Big Brother 10.


Sky Bet has Sophie to win at 1/5, Siavash to come in second at 6/1, Charlie third at 12/1, Rodrigo is 16/1 and David way out on a prayer at 33/1.

Considering Sophie's main contribution to the house has been a snuggle here and there with Kris, excessive flatulence (more on that later), a constant stream of sweetly dappy observations and a perpetually endearing smile, it would be a heart-warming if not hugely exciting outcome.

Rodrigo was odds on favourite to win after the very first day in the house and Charlie soon rose to favour mid-way through, but an ill-fated Dawson's Creek-esque romance and repeated bickering dulled their initial appeal.


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Of course, one woman who was expecting to find herself in those betting odds was Lisa, who was unceremoniously dumped out of the house on Tuesday, victim of a surprise eviction.

It wouldn't be Big Brother without a last week shocker, yet the housemates were still mightily aggrieved to find themselves forced to vote one last time. While Charlie, Sophie and Siavash refused to nominate, Lisa and David - always a stickler for rules - respected Big Brother's order and went ahead. After a fair amount of polling deduction, this led Rodrigo to tactically counter-vote and suddenly everyone was up for the public chop.

The mood in the house soon soured and irritable arguments began breaking out with seemingly no provocation. Realising it was the last seven days they'd ever have in the house, they soon corralled the morale and when Lisa finally went, everyone seemed genuinely cut up. Lisa: initial anarchist, chain smoker and perpetual tea sipper. She will be missed.


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Well, for a day or so anyway.

With the knowledge that the show as a whole is on its way out and the realisation that the end of the current series was so near, BB producers set their most hilarious and entertaining tasks yet.

First up, the housemates were informed they would be watching an episode of BB10. The whooping and cheering only intensified when Big Brother told them that they must watch it carefully because they would have to re-enact it for a task.

The laughter and merriment continued apace. Until Siavash realised that the episode in question focused around his romance with Noirin, prompting him to run out of the room and hide under a duvet in the bedroom.

Pages and scripts were provided, and they all began busying themselves with perfecting their metafictional task.

While that was being edited into something half-watchable, Big Brother threw another surprise upon the group. Three of the housemates would be called upon to perform Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' music video, with a chance to watch their attempt at the Day 50 episode up for grabs, should they succeed.

For those not in the know, the video sees three lycra leotard-clad beauties moving and shaking in a relentlessly energetic, three minute dance skit.

David leapt at the chance of playing Beyonce, while Siavash and Sophie wigged up for roles as his backing dancers. Fake hair went flying, Siavash fell right on his tuckus, and fake eyebrows fell off. Easily a contender for scene of the season, it was a very funny, bonkers and ingenious task that they inevitably passed.

To celebrate, they were given alcohol, sweets, ice cream and popcorn to watch their recording of Day 50.

Big Brother's going soft in its old age.


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And with the end now so near, it's fitting to turn to what the housemates have to look forward to on the outside.

First up, we'll take a brief look at those who have recently departed. Lisa has confirmed that she is back in touch with her mysterious, constantly mentioned ex-girlfriend, while Marcus has confessed that he apparently stayed up for 67 hours to reply to every single one of his supporters.

For those still in the house, recent news reports show that it's a bit of a mixed bag.

David, unfortunately, has had his flat broken into and wrecked since he entered the house. A laptop, TV and a stereo were among items nabbed from his home, while his walls were also splashed with paint and his sofa knifed.

Here's hoping he gets some beneficial B&Q/Dixons advertising/PR deals when he comes out.

SophieSophie beaking windNow the largest breaking (wind) news, is that glamour model will be offered the chance to advertise an anti-flatulence capsule when she leaves the show.

Sophie has repeatedly upset other housemates by trumping around the house and enraged Rodrigo when she did it while they shared a bath together.

A spokesperson for WindSettlers amusingly noted that as Sophie has been so "carefree and vocal about her excessive wind", she may be able to help others suffering from the dire affliction.

Admittedly, it's not quite ZOO magazine, but as many other contestants have found, she may have to take it when she can get it.

So it's with a heavy heart we say farewell to what we believe to have been one of the best series to date.

Goodbye BB10!

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