Jedward, Davina to appear inside Big Brother house

Jedward, Davina to appear inside Big Brother house
Jedward, Davina to appear inside Big Brother house (Image credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images)

Davina McCall will host part of Friday night's double bill of Big Brother from inside the house. She will introduce the show's latest highlights and eviction news alongside the housemates, who, as part of this week's Ignore The Obvious shopping task, must do their best not to acknowledge or react to her presence and carry on as normal. Also causing a distraction will be The X Factor's singing twins, Jedward. John and Edward Grimes will perform their new single, All The Small Things, from the Big Brother garden. "We are really excited to be playing our new single in the Big Brother house. The housemates have been doing really well at this task, but we are going to make it really hard for them to ignore us," one of the pair said. The housemates have had to fight their natural instincts for this week's shopping task, which has seen appearances from family members and friends, a big brass band, squabbling gorillas, noisy tourists, strippers and zombies. Since Wednesday, they have been doing their best to ignore the various distractions sent into the house, although Mario incurred a fail when he burst into tears after seeing his grandfather dressed as Father Christmas in the Diary Room. If they are successful in the task, they will win a luxury shopping budget and messages from home. A new housemate is also set to enter the house on Friday. Graffiti artist Sam will make his grand entrance during the show's double bill, following Laura's departure on Wednesday. The 21-year-old, from Kent, is no stranger to the show, as he was one of the six potentials alongside newcomers JJ and Rachel hoping to be chosen by the housemates last Friday.

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.