Stephen Baldwin is thrown a '21 years sober' bash
Celebrity Big Brother's Stephen Baldwin was thrown a Tarts and Vicars party to celebrate 21 years of sobriety. The housemates were called to the storeroom where they found four Tarts costumes of fishnet stockings, wigs, corsets and satin mini-skirts, and five Vicars costumes of long black robes and crucifixes. Cross-dressing cage fighter Alex Reid quickly managed to grab a Vicar costume, and as there are only three women left in the house, Jonas 'Basshunter' Altberg elected to dress as a Tart. The housemates were let out of the bedroom to find the living area decorated with balloons and party food and Big Brother announced what occasion the party was marking. Everyone was delighted and Alex shook Stephen's hand, slapping him on the back and then awkwardly saying: "Happy... 21 years, buddy... on..." Stephen replied: "By the hand of God." Big Brother played Amy Winehouse's Rehab and glamour model Nicola Tappenden tried to dance with the married Born Again Christian, but he refused. Stephen said he 'appreciates that Big Brother has done something so sweet', and told actress Stephanie Beacham it was good 'to be celebrating something so positive'. "I hope that this sends a positive message to the young kids of today," he said. The housemates then played Pass The Parcel and the music stopped on Alex. Unwrapping the first layer he found a pair of pink satin knickers. Laughing, he said: "Thank you Big Brother" and put them on over his boxer shorts, under his Vicar's robe. Stephen, rapper Sisqo and veteran socialite Ivana Trump all face eviction from the show on Friday night.
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