Housemates become animals for Carr task

Celebrity hijacker Jimmy Carr caused excitement this afternoon when he provided the housemates with animal costumes.

The housemates had been summoned individually to talk with the comedian in the Diary Room, where they revealed what animals they thought they best resembled.

Based on these assessments, the hijacker gave the group elaborate animal costumes and told them: "Put your costumes on, little bit of make-up, you'll look terrific."

Nathan was given an alligator costume which Calista described as "fierce", as Jeremy promptly donned his cow ensemble complete with dark sunglasses.

"Can I just say, Jeremy, your udders look amazing," joked Carr.

Emilia and Amy became a tiger and a cat respectively, while Calista struggled to get into her insect outfit, moaning: "How boring is my costume?"

Jay became a rabbit and Anthony a dove, but John's octopus costume didn't fit him.

The politician asked Jay if he could swap outfits and the trade looked likely until Nathan warned: "Remember though it's got something to do with the task so it might not work if you swap."