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DS:BB News Extra - Day 55

Published Wednesday, Jul 30 2008, 01:30 BST | By Catriona Wightman

The latest news snippets and gossip from the house...

Rex asked Luke if he would get into a relationship with Rebecca, but Luke said he would need to talk to her. "Could you take each other seriously?" asked Rex. "Can you imagine sleeping with the beast?" Stuart laughed that all the questions were preparing Luke well for his press conference. However, Rex declared that there were "so many better women" for Luke.

Kathreya admitted that she felt "stupid" after learning that Darnell didn't really have a girlfriend. Rachel said she "sort of knew" they weren't really together after some things he had said, but Kathreya sighed that she had thought he was just paranoid. "Bless him, he felt he had to make that up," noted Rachel.

Rachel disgusted some of the housemates with her eating habits, as she smashed up her rice krispies into "sawdust". Rex asked: "When will you realise that you're weird?" Rachel said it tasted nicer, but Rex exclaimed: "Try doing it with your teeth. It's called chewing." Later, Rachel asked Darnell what he thought but he simply described it as "gross".

The housemates were excited about their costumes and it wasn't long before Mohamed handcuffed Kathreya. "Help me," she giggled to the other housemates. However, Maysoon worriedly told her that the key didn't work. "I was joking before, but now I'm not," she added. Mohamed managed to free Kathreya quickly and Maysoon admitted she had been teasing her. "You got me," Kathreya laughed.

Michael enjoyed his toy gun and played with it for most of the afternoon. He lay on the bonnet of the police car shooting, before later telling several housemates to "freeze", barking: "BB police department!" Lisa laughed: "You're enjoying this game, aren't you, Mikey?" He sighed: "Yeah, but no-one's playing." However, he continued to play with his gun all day.

Dale picked up Rebecca's teddy bear Flakey and observed that it still smelt of her. "I'm living off that," said Luke, admitting that he smelt it every night before bed. Sara asked if he did fancy Rebecca. "Of course he does," Maysoon interrupted. Luke said his obsession with Flakey said it all. "The question is, does she want to be with me?" he pointed out.

Big Brother agreed to replace chickens which housemates believed were off tonight. Mohamed emerged from the Diary Room and said the group were told not to eat the food. "Why didn't you say earlier? I just ate a lot of chicken and chicken wing and stuff," Kat said.

Luke's robber cap continued to cause him problems and resulted in his ears becoming itchy and sore. He complained of his discomfort throughout the evening, but said he was unable to take it off for fear of jeopardising the shopping task.

Darnell was told to stop worrying about being evicted by some of the housemates tonight. He said he was concerned that he would be hated outside the house and that it would affect him for months and year to come. Dale said there was no point being concerned, adding that no-one will care about him in a few months anyway. However, Darnell said he was not someone who would "fade away" and defended his right to worry if he wants to.

Rachel said if she is evicted this week she will be back for the final to greet her friends with "strawberries and grapes". She said she has had a fantastic time in the house, has loved meeting the group and really wants to stay.

Luke and Lisa continued to talk about the criminal identity parade which they faced as part of the cops and robbers challenge. Luke said it had "knocked him for six" to see people from outside the house, while Lisa said she would laugh uncontrollably if they had chosen incorrectly. Luke added that one of the "criminals" had been eyeing Lisa up.