Brian disgusted by Jonty's bears

Brian is struggling to adjust to the new cuddly toys which have taken up residency in the house.

Chatting with Gerry and Tracey in the bedroom this afternoon, he revealed that he has only just learned to live with Gerry's monkey Freddie.

"I can deal with Freddie now, but Kiki whatever-their-name-is and Lumpy Bob..." the data entry clerk groaned from his bed.

When a teasing Gerry danced around clutching a bear, Brian turned up his nose, saying: "Gerry, don't bring them rat-infested things near me, them flea-bitten things."

"Seriously, G, I don't know how you can touch them," he moaned as the Greek housemate pranced closer with his fluffy companion. "Does that not look like it's been alive for a million years?"

"It's 38 years old, though," Gerry informed him, to which an unimpressed Tracey remarked: "Great."