The child comedian Luke has left the house and there is a void to be filled. Whoever steps up and takes his starring role may be a good bet for this year’s BB title.

Luke was an early favourite when the show began, but he slowly became a hate figure for the viewers and once his ‘lady’, Becky, was kicked out, it was inevitable he would follow.

So who’s going to win Big Brother? Here are the Big Brother odds for Mikey, Kat, Darnell, Rex and Nicole, with help from Paddy Power…

Mikey: Well, he perhaps gets the sympathy vote here. Call it blind faith. People seem to have forgotten his God-awful, at times offensive, comedy routine – and his pepper spray sniping. At 11-4, Mikey maybe a good bet, but there is no cast-iron favourite here. The field is reasonably open. Big Brother betting odds – 11-4.

Kat: The annoying Teletubby is second favourite. ‘I want to be a mummy,’ she told Rachel this week. I pity that child then – having to grow up listing to that shrill noise all day long. You can back her at 3-1. Though why would you want to. Big Brother Betting odds – 3-1.

Darnell: He’s playing a decent game. He knows the balance between good and evil. He knows just how far he can push things without losing credibility. He can be a complete cock one minute and an albino angel the next. Clever, clever boy. Slap your cash on him at 10-3. You could spend it on worse. Big Brother betting odds – 10-3.

Rex: Surprisingly still a 4-1 punt. The shit-stirrer. His constant bullying of Rachel makes him feel the big man he wishes he was – a point made well by Lisa this week when she finally got fed up with the tosser. Put your money on the gastro-git at your peril. Big Brother Betting odds – 4-1.

Nicole: And now we have to put up with Rex’s ‘bird’, too. Oh joy. And isn’t she a bundle of laughs? She’s more annoying than Kat already – and didn’t Rex look so pleased to see her? He was little a stranded cat on a motorway as she burst out of the storeroom and bounded towards him like a juggernaut. Big Brother Betting odds – 33-1.

Lisa: She still has a chance. Surely she is the first person in Big Brother history to have walked out – only to have been let back in again. Big Brother Betting odds- 14-1.

Tomorrow: Big Brother betting odds for Dale, Stuart, Sara, Rachel and Mohamed. But if that’s too long to wait – or you feel like making more money than you know what to do with – head right over to Paddy Power to see the full list of Big Brother betting odds.

Story by Richard Hughes.

Outrageously two-faced Alexandra’s time in the house must be up.

Surely it’s all over for the whining cow. Let’s get rid as soon as she’s up for eviction. But hang on, Paddy Power thinks she might walk (4/1).

Now wouldn’t that be a bonus. We could get rid of Mario too then.

These two need to go as soon as possible. They are beyond entertaining now.

They have become galling to watch. Alexandra’s outburst about housemates talking behind other housemates’ backs highlighted her obvious insanity, while Mario has reached all-time record-breaking levels of creepiness this week.

Watching him sitting in the bath with his products and his anti-trophy wife exfoliating was quite disgusting. Not for the first time this series, that man made me feel ill.

And yesterday, for the first time, I actually felt sorry for Lisa. Okay, she did look horrible in that lipstick, but his reaction on seeing her was priceless.

“What you got on your face love. It doesn’t suit you, you look like the Joker.”

Of course, he was right. But it was her quick turn and “I’ll take it off then” that surprised me. God it must be fun in their house.

“You’re not going out like that”, “It’s time you went to bed love, you need your beauty sleep”, “Stick a porno on love, the old man needs to see some action.”

“Yes Mario, yes Mario, yes Mario. Three bags full Mario. Shall I have another tit job Mario?”

So he can go. And so can vile backstabbing Alex. Her cohort has finally seen through her. Sylvia has finally realised it’s time to disassociate herself from Evil Edna.

And Dean was spot on when he told Big Brother he only thought she was being nice because nominations were due.

She thinks – no – knows in her twisted head she’s right all the time, when in fact she’s hardly ever on the same page as anyone else.

My favourite moment of the last couple of days was when she asked by Kat what was being cooked. “Shepherd’s pie,” she snapped back,” adding: “Or cottage pie as Rex insists on calling it.”

Rex, who was standing cooking behind her quickly pointed out: “It’s cottage pie. Shepherd’s pie is lamb and cottage pie is beef.”

For once, she didn’t have an answer. Hurrah.

Mind you, if it’s quotes you’re after, my favourite of the week so far is Luke’s: “We licked all those crisps for jack all.”

Luke’s fast becoming gold dust. And his Paddy Power odds to win are still 3\1 and he will surely overtake Kat sooner or later. The more annoying she gets, the sooner it’s likely to be. C’mon Luke, keep it up son.

Story by Richard Hughes