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Big Brother: Timebomb is finally here, and we couldn't be more excited. We've got the pizza in, the phone's off the hook and we're ready to immerse ourselves in the next two hours of housemate craziness.
For the first time ever, the powers that be have let us have a sneaky peek at the housemates before the show begins, but there's nothing like seeing them actually move about and say things out of their mouths, is there? This could be a bumpy ride, so join us from 9pm when the show starts on Channel 5 as we bring you all the action...
23:00But we're really off now - Bit on the Side is up next, so Simon will surely be having his say on that... Keep tuned to Digital Spy for all the BB news you need over the next couple of months! We can't wait...
22:59It seems like you are pretty divided in the comments - Andrew_Billings thinks it was a good twist and Simon was the right person to go (because he would be "quickly insufferable"), but Ian_James3 thinks it was "an absolute c**k up" as one of the biggest characters is out. Keep letting us know what you think!
22:58There's already a bit of a post-mortem going on in the house. Adjoa wants to know why the public picked her, for one thing. So much for a bit of time to settle in...
22:57Right, but that's just about it! We're going to go and have a little date with a cold flannel... but do please make sure you keep leaving your comments on everything that's happened. What do you think of the housemates? What do you make of Simon's exit? Give us ALL YOUR VIEWS.
22:55Right, Emma is promising us that the next timebomb will be on Friday - and we need to vote for who we want to win. The housemate we choose will discover they're the most popular contestant... and then they'll need to make a "devastating decision". We need a good lie down, don't you?
22:55"You haven't seen the last of me yet!" Simon announces. He's certainly not the first person to say that...
22:54Simon's getting his Best Bits. That's amazing. There's a lot from his walk into the house, a bit of him dancing behind his timebomb, and then his exit. Shortest best bits ever.
22:53"IT'S SHOWBIZ!" Simon says to Emma's questions. Of course he does. The crowd boos while one fella in a pink wig and shades flashes him the Vs. Perhaps it's all for the best, eh?
22:52And he's back out again! He gets a few boos from the crowd, which is kind of hilarious. All Simon can do is repeat "five minutes of fame".
22:52Simon is on his way out of the house, telling everyone that it's fine: "That's showbiz!" He tells them all to have a great time and says he had a lovely time meeting them all. "It's a bit unfair," he sighs, but he recovers enough for another couple of "SHOWBIZ!" moments at the top of the stairs.
22:51(Quite pleased Nick survived though to be honest.)
22:50HERE WE GO. And Simon has been evicted! Bloody hell! What do you make of all that then? That is a harsh, harsh twist...
22:50Big Brother allows them to swap with each other. It is indeed like Deal or No Deal, as one of the housemates said. Jack played that - he should know what to do. They decided not to swap, in the end.
22:49Who do you want it to be? Adjoa or Simon?
22:49Adjoa and Simon have the final two timebombs. One of the timebombs contains nothing. AND THE OTHER CONTAINS AN EVICTION. Whoever gets that will leave immediately - and it's not fake.
22:49Jade is next to pull her pin... she gets 'luxury' and yells: "YES!" She can now claim a luxury shopping budget exclusively for her at any point during her time in the house. What a reward!
22:48Nick is next... he has 'nominations'. He must nominate face to face throughout his time in the house. OUCH.
22:48Each housemate is going to pull the pin on their time bomb and reveal what's inside. "Maybe Katie Hopkins will come flying out of it," laughs Simon. It's very dramatic in the garden, with spotlights and everything. Jack is first - he's won three immunity passes!
22:47Yikes. Time is up! Everyone has now chosen a time bomb... but they're not allowed to touch them yet. I feel so anxious I can barely watch...
22:46The housemates are facing podiums with timebombs on them - they have to choose one of them each. "Your fate lies within your time bomb," Big Brother concludes. They're all choosing now - and Jack is dying to have green. Because of his love for Plymouth Argyle, we imagine!
22:45(I say that now, and then he'll stay and turn out to be awful. But you know.)
22:45The five housemates taking part in the first Timebomb twist are: Adjoa, Jack ("what a time to be alive!"), Jade, Nick, and Simon. If we lose Nick I will be GUTTED.
22:44We're back and brr, we're feeling a bit nervous. We don't know if we can take this... The housemates have been gathered in the garden, so let's go and join them and see what this twist holds!
22:39The poll vote is now open and will be live for two minutes. Something big is going to happen when we come back from the ad break, so hit the comments to let us know your thoughts...
22:38WE FEEL TENSE.
22:38Big Brother is informing the housemates about the twist - for some of them, time will be on their side, while for others, time will be their enemy. What does it all mean though? And who will you be voting for?
22:37Big Brother is gathering the housemates on the sofas - any guesses on what could be coming up? We're really thinking it might be a first-night eviction. What do you think?
22:36Right, that's it! We have our housemates! It's almost time for the first Timebomb - now you can vote on the Big Brother app to choose which housemates you want to take part in the twist. The five with the most votes will play... but it's a "dangerous game". Some will be richly rewarded... but one will face dire consequences. Blimey.
22:35Well, Eileen and Simon seem to know each other - they just gave each other a huge hug. Unless that's just SHOWBIZ, of course.
22:34Eileen says her nightmare housemate would be a "vampire slayer" because she's a vampire and then does a manic laugh. Even Emma looks baffled and decides it's probably best to just send her in the house.
22:33Eileen's another one who is desperate to get in the house - Emma has to pull her back to ask her questions. Eileen admits that she's "absolutely terrified" but someone just yelled: 'Come on Eileen', which is kind of amazing.
22:32I actually met Eileen at Boot Camp on The X Factor last year. She was... well, just like this to be honest.
22:32Right, go on, one final housemate, yeah? It's Eileen Daly, who lives in Chelsea with her dog and her boyfriend Bobo. She makes her own low budget horror movies and they look brilliantly bad.
22:31Aaron is feeling a little bit shaky because he just saw his mum in the crowd. Aww.
22:30Harriet is very excited to meet Aaron: "You look sick!" She's also pleased to have another Londoner after all the Mancunians who have flooded the house...
22:29For some reason, Aaron is dressed like a zebra. We're baffled by his outfit - it's tails, and shorts, and a furry hood, and er... what? Anyway, he's worried he's going to "poo himself" but he seems to make it up the stairs with pants intact so that's nice.
22:29Aaron is "petrified" of food and is creeping out about the thought of eating pizza. Well guess what, Aaron, I had a leading supermarket's best pepperoni and onion version earlier and it was delicious, so there.
22:28Next up is Aaron Frew, who introduces himself by saying he "got his bum in Vogue". Basically, we need to make this happen in our life, too. He talks about a bunch of famous people he's met, too - he just needs to meet Kim Kardashian and Rihanna to be happy now, apparently.
22:27Down in the comments, Andrew_Billings thinks Chloe will be "hilarious" - but that there also some "atrocious" people in the mix. That's probably fair, right? But time to meet our final pair of newbies...
22:22We've still got two housemates to meet... but we're going to have to wait, because it's time for another break. What do you make of the latest additions to the house?
22:21Simon is now just jumping up and down by himself. Sarah, meanwhile, is necking champagne as she meets everyone.
22:21Sarah actually seems really nervous now - maybe it was all a bit of a front! Well, we're about to find out because she's just stepped into the house.
22:20Sure enough, there are boos for Sarah - but actually she gets her fair share of cheers, too! We definitely think she's going to be one to watch (although of course we know we shouldn't necessarily trust the VTs...)
22:19"I'm definitely a bitch. Women annoy me when they say they don't get on with other women - the only reason for that is you're a tramp." Amazing. We'd predict boos for Sarah, right?
22:18Let's get another one in - number 13 (unlucky for some?) It's Sarah Greenwood, who's studying law (like Adjoa, incidentally). She says she has a big issue with authority and got expelled from four schools (take that, Nick - you only got kicked out of two!)
22:16"You seem like a decent chap... so what are you doing here?" Emma obviously likes this bunch of housemates, then!
22:15Danny hates stuck-up people and says he'd do anything it takes to win. What do you make of him? He's another one who's gone for the bow tie look... except coupled with a leather jacket. What a maverick.
22:14Who's the next housemate? It's Danny Wisker, a demolition expert. If he doesn't do a post-BB shoot parodying Miley's 'Wrecking Ball' video, well, WHAT IS THE POINT.
22:08Time for another break, so go on - let us know what you think so far! Jack Dobson thinks this lot are the "biggest numpties in the country". Do you agree?
22:06Nick is super nervous - he told us he was just going to go head down and barrel into the house. He's certainly getting plenty of boos, but he told us he knew he would. Lots of deep breaths from him as he goes in!
22:05Go on, let's get another one. Next up is Nick Henderson. "Yeah, I'm a twat, yeah," he says, admitting that he does nothing for a living. We are obviously very, very impartial but we kind of fell in love with him when we met him. He was super self-deprecating - we wouldn't be surprised if he became this series' cult favourite, to be honest.
22:03I mean that's on a par with Louis Walsh's "little Lenny Henry" moment isn't it.
22:03Simon is shouting: "It's Sinitta!" Which is... well... Christ.
22:02Adjoa says she can be "sweet" or a "psycho bitch". She says she's sweet at the moment - but the crowd boo her like mad. She says she wants to find out what people think of her - and show them what she thinks of them. Goodness me.
22:01Time for our tenth housemate - it's Adjoa Mensah. She says she's "obsessed with boobs" - but adds: "It can be frustrating when they don't let me f**k them." She told us that she's a bit worried her nude photos will leak. Predictably, she's getting boos.
21:55It's ad break time again. But screw the ads - get in the comments and let us know what you're thinking!
21:54Amy and Sally are going in as one housemate - I wonder how the other contestants will feel about that. They've instantly got a bestie in there, haven't they?
21:53Amy and Sallly are getting a couple of boos from the crowd, but at least they have each other - what an advantage in that house! Emma asks how we can tell them apart and they say even their little toes are the same. THAT'S HELPFUL.
21:51Wow, we're already onto number nine. Except is it nine and ten? It's Amy and Sally Broadbent - twins from Manchester! We learnt to tell Samanda apart eventually... how long will it take us to get Amy and Sally sorted?
21:49Jack's in the house! Apparently, he gets annoyed by drunk people's conversations. Good luck, Jack. Good luck.
21:49The crowd is chanting Pie Face. I am STARVING.
21:48Well, anyone that ends their VT with the desperate claim: "I'm not a pervert!" is probably one to watch. Jack has a very nice hat on when he comes out to greet the crowd, by the way. Emma is shocked by how tall he is and calls him a "big boy". Obviously the crowd loves that...
21:47Right, no messing - here comes housemate number eight. It's Jack McDermott, aka Pie Face. No, really, he likes being called Pie Face. He told us - but he also revealed that he sometimes has meltdowns where he smashes plates. So, er, be careful.
21:45Michelle advises the housemates to "be themselves completely" - she says she has five or six that she loves (she met them all for Bit on the Side) but not all of them have gone in yet.
21:45Eamonn Holmes and Michelle Visage are in the crowd! Eamonn says he's never met anyone like Jade in Ireland before - he also thinks there are some good characters in the house.
21:43"OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU ALREADY!" We think Chloe's found a friend. She and Harriet are either going to be besties or completely hate each other, right?
21:42It's time for Harriet to go out and face the crowd (we quite like Emma mixing it up, speaking to some of them backstage and some outside - keeps things fresh, doesn't it?) Harriet is so eager to get in that she almost doesn't remember to stop for the cameras...
21:41Fancy another one? I hope so, because we're on to housemate number seven - it's Harriet Jackson! She's another one we met - oh, and you know how she says in her VT she supports UKIP? She told us she doesn't anymore - mainly because all politicans are, well, rude words we couldn't possibly repeat.
21:39Simon really is welcoming everyone with a cry of: "Showbiz!" No-one is paying it much attention. And he also sniffed Cristian. Is sniffing people an appropriate way to greet folk these days? Did we miss the memo?
21:39It's time for Cristian to go into the house, if he can stop saying: "We'll see what happens" to Emma's questions. He also has to make it through the barrage of wolf whistles. But in he goes!
21:37One other thing we can add to Cristian's CV: he knows how to bloody pout.
21:37It's time for housemate number six - it's Cristian MJC, a rapper. He gets his shirt off in his VT to do push-ups. You know, we kind of think he knows what he's doing. He's a musician, athlete, and biomedical science student at UCL. Oh, and a ladies' man. This guy is either the best guy ever, or Sezer mark two.
21:35We're back - and Simon and Jade are getting the biggest boos in Emma's recap! Do you agree with that?
21:31"Our wannabe Welsh MP is in, but how's he going to cope in our House of Commons?" Nice work, scriptwriter. But anyway, we're on to another break so get commenting! What do you make of the housemates so far?
21:29Simon seems to be greeting everyone by shouting "showbiz" and doing jazz hands, just FYI. Chloe is surprised that Joel is Welsh. "You sound posh!"
21:28We know Joel is well-meaning when he says he wants the house policy to be "compulsory fun and laughter" but doesn't that sound dystopian and creepy? (I suppose that fits in well with the whole 'Big Brother' thing doesn't it.)
21:28Joel gets a good reaction from the crowd, probably because he's wearing a natty outfit complete with bow tie. He charms Emma, too, by kissing her on both cheeks. What a charmer...
21:27JOEL GOES EVERYWHERE ON A SCOOTER. GET HIM OUT NOW, BEFORE HE'S EVEN IN. NO-ONE OVER THE AGE OF 13 SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO USE A SCOOTER. (We feel very strongly about this.)
21:27"Yes, I would love to be prime minister," he says. Good luck with that after being on Big Brother, mate.
21:26Right, Jade's in and the housemates are comparing notes about hometowns. So it's time for housemate number five - Joel Williams, who describes himself as a "student and aspiring politician".
21:23Jade is getting a bit of a mixed reaction from the crowd, but we're kind of obsessed with her outfit. She basically looks like a superhero - we're talking cape and sparkly leotard. "I don't know where to look," Emma giggles.
21:23Jade - who is polyamorous - was pretty outspoken in our chat with her. She even described the Catholic church as a cult. So we think she could be a bit of a talking point...
21:22We're already on to housemate number four - we're racing through them! Next up is Jade-Martina Lynch - though she seems to be going by Jade. "Obviously I'm beautiful," she begins - which is sure to win over the crowd.
21:21I think I love Chloe. "I was trying to hear what your song was, but I couldn't hear it over t'boos" is basically the first thing she says to Simon.
21:20Simon is actually can-canning down the stairs.
21:20Anyway, it seems Simon is the first housemate to get roundly booed by the crowd, although it doesn't seem to be bothering him. He boos right back and poses for the cameras before heading in the house...
21:19Simon's a controversial choice - and here he is talking about his "massive ego" and his argumentative side. He's been causing a stir since his housemate status was announced, thanks to a little hashtag called "#abusedbysimongross" on Twitter, where actors allege that he mistreated them (he told us he doesn't care about that, mind). Just something to be aware of...
21:18Ooh, we're back, and Emma's still teasing this twist. We're actually feeling quite excited. But here we are - time for the next newbie. It's Simon Gross - you can read our chat with him here.
21:13Right, it's time for an ad break, so get in the comments and let us know what you're thinking of Chloe and Kieran!
21:12Kieran is dancing his way into the house and we're not going to lie, he does seem to have a few moves. Chloe jumps out at him and then instantly sniffs him. We always smell people when we first meet them. "Is that your real voice?" she asks. We don't think Chloe holds back.
21:11Kieran - who has his own radio show - is wearing a ridiculous jacket. Is it green? Is it tartan? Why choose when you can have both? Anyway, he's promising entertainment, energy and excitement... Emma thinks he's a "wriggler". Goodness.
21:10But no hanging about - it's time for Kieran McLeod! He's another one we spoke to - and we reckon he's very interested in playing the game...
21:09If Chloe can make "chuffing hell" a thing, we will love her forever. And the fact that she instantly took her shoes off makes us ever so happy. Shout out to the girls with sore feet everywhere!
21:08Chloe hasn't told her granddad that she's going on the show. "Hi granddad!" she adds. But it's time for her to actually get into the house. What are your first impressions of her? If it helps, she told us that the only vegetables she eats are onion rings, so she definitely has taste.
21:07Chloe is out of the eye with a bang, yelling at the crowd and waving at the cameras. She could not be more excited, could she? She also has no knickers on, FYI.
21:06Wow, we're wasting no time! We're onto our first housemate of the evening - Chloe Wilburn. She's one of the eight contestants we met at the weekend, and we can confirm she's very chatty and funny. She also told us she loved being arrested and gets into fights a lot. Make of that what you will.
21:05The Diary Room is back downstairs! Blimey. It's huge.
21:05The sofa is the most expensive thing in the house, apparently. And the pool is the biggest in Big Brother history - it looks amazing. The upstairs is no sheltered - it's now called the Sky Room. Oh, and there's no door on the shower. That's just mean.
21:04HOUSE TOUR TIME. There's a cute little rocket on the table which we love, until Emma says: "I wonder if Kinga's coming back." Ew.
21:04Ooh, not sure we should be joking about Bruce Jenner, eh?
21:04Well, perhaps not. Emma explains that there's going to be a poll later - we can vote for which housemate we want to take part. She says the twist is "very good"... we'll be the judge of that.
21:03Emma promises a Big Brother first... "We've always wanted to do it, but we've never had the guts," she says. But what on Earth does that mean? Do you think someone will be evicted tonight? Any other guesses?
21:02Naturally, Emma looks as lovely as ever - she's out on stage with the crowd all ready to go mental. She says the housemates are putting their pasts, presents, and futures in the hands of Big Brother. But what does that mean?
21:01There's something ominous about a ticking clock, isn't there? Emma announces that the clock is ticking, the countdown has begun... and WE light the fuse. Someone bring me a match!
21:01Right, settle in... we hope you've got your PJs on, because it's time to get glued to the sofa. HERE WE GO!
20:57Oh, and any predictions for what this Timebomb theme could bring? We're bound to be in for a little twist tonight, right? Let us know your best guesses...
20:56I don't want to freak anyone out, but we're just one advert break away! Remember, we'd love you to get involved by leaving your comments below. We want to know what you think of the housemates!
20:53We had been hoping for a sneaky look at Emma Willis' outfit, but this is probably the best we're going to get:
Fancy a sneak peek at @EmmaWillis' #BBUK outfit? #BBTimebombshell! pic.twitter.com/9Pj7ERiEv8
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20:47We've also put together a little thing with everything we know so far about the new series, if you fancy a bit of pre-launch reading.
20:44Hello everyone! We've got less than 20 minutes to go until the live launch - are you feeling excited? For people who've been avoiding the housemates, we won't reveal them here, but if you want a complete guide to the bunch, you can read ours here.
