Relax, the vile Alex has left the building. She’s gone and better off forgotten, to be honest.

She had been favourite with Paddy Power to go first this Friday, but now there will be no vote eviction at all. But there is a downside to that…

Alex being hauled out for being continually offensive to her fellow housemates means the fake Italian slimeball Mario (really called Shaun) looks safe for another week.

But, hang on, there is hope. Paddy Power are offering odds of 5/4 that Mario is the next to go. And that’s a day I really can’t wait for.

Elsewhere in the house, I’m intrigued by the flowering relationship between Becky and Luke. These two are as mis-matched as a pair could possibly be. But are my eyes deceiving me? Does top-heavy Becky have a bit of a crush on the skinny northerner?

Other housemates are beginning to notice it, too. Oh how cute. It’s like a primary school crush. “Mummy, me and Luke are going to get married one day.”

“Are you Becky, that’s nice dear? Now eat up your cheerios, darling. It’s almost time for school.”

Luke (11-4) is currently second favourite with Paddy Power to win the show, while Becky is sitting rather comfortably at 16-1. If they hook up their status might well rise further and finally that annoying Kat might be knocked off the top spot.

But there is someone else making a stealthy case for outright winner. And that’s Rex, the 24-year-old chef. At 18-1, he has many friends in the house and is unlikely to face eviction until the final weeks of the show.

However, Rex might need some geography lessons when he gets out of there. I did enjoy his remark about the housemates maybe getting Chinese takeaway on hearing the song Turning Japanese… And from a chef, too!

So, two down and 11 weeks to go. Oh, don’t you just love it. Well done BB for getting rid of Evil Edna. Now let’s see everyone else flourish…

By Richard Hughes