Sara in tears over sister’s letter

Sara emerged from the Diary Room in tears this evening as Big Brother gave her a letter from her sister in Australia.

She explained that Big Brother had asked her to read the letter aloud in the Diary Room, and that she had burst into tears as soon as she saw the word "sister".

"How cute is she?" she asked through tears, while reading her sister’s insistence that she loved her "like a fat kid loves cake and more".

"I was really worried she’d hate me because I was supposed to be there for her 21st," she explained, reminding the housemates that she had abandoned a trip to Oz to enter the Big Brother house.

Later, Sara talked to the group about her relationship with her parents, saying: "My mum finds it difficult to be friends with me."

But she remained upbeat about the token from home, saying: "What an amazing day! This is the best day so far!"