Big Brother Hotshots Day 8: Live Blog

NOTE: All times CAT and Reload this page often for the latest

21:00 Esther, Tayo and Lilian reflect on ther nominated status. Tayo spits a rap to silence the haters.

20:47 For the first ‘add’ HoH Samantha places Ellah on the target.

20:30 Big Brother announces this week’s nominees. They are:

• Esther
• Frankie
• JJ
• Laveda
• Lilian
• Sabina
• Tayo

20:10 Butterphly is honoured to have made it to the second week. She didn’t think Samantha would take it at the Head of House challenge but she thinks she’s good enough.

20:00 With Esther dynamite most certainly came in small packages. The dynamo, fondly known as Small Pepper jovially launches into her Diary session. She was affected by the evictions because she had formed bonds with Mira and Resa.

19:50 Alusa admits he was impressed with the ‘intellecualls’ Extravaganza performance and his own team was complacent. The eviction show disturbed him and he would have rather not gotten into it. It was a reminder that the game was now on.

19:45 Nhlanhla is a man with a stragety and in his Diary session he reveals he was shocked to see Mira leave this past weekend.

19:30 Housemates congratulate Tayo and say a little prayer for his new born son.

19:10 Tayo is a father! News just in from Biggie. Congrats Tayo.

18:23 A dance instructor arrives to warm the housemates up and give them a break down on influence and techniques around modern dance.

18:17 Permithias beautifully sings over the guitar in Afrikaans.

17:43 The housemates are told to go outside by Biggie.

17:20 The housemates have been seperated into their two seperate groups however they all play the word association game to much hilarity.

16:59 Samantha reads out the selection process for the dance wager task.The Big Brother ninja enters the house and the housemates get their coloured balls.

16:51 Idris, Alusa, Arthur, JJ, Luis and Nhlanhla play a word association game. HoH is called to the Diary Room.

16:10 Macky2 is next up for Biggie. The extravaganza win empowered him after the “David and Goliath” type win..

16:05 Ellah is next up for the Diary Room, she is pleased she is still in th ehouse. She misses Mira the most out of the two.

16:00 M’am Bea talks about the extravaganza show and about the evicted girls, she is philosphical about it. She discusses tension in the house.

15:47 Kaycey Moore is called into the Diary Room. He had a rollercoaster weekend. He is not happy with the amount of cursing in the house, toned down a bit. He sends a heartfelt message to his daughter Jo Jo and his wife.

15:34 Lilian and Samantha wash clothing. Tayo: “You know what I am saying?” Goitse: “You get, you get”. Laveda is called into the Diary Room, her first post HoH session, she is asked to wait by Biggie. She felt the extravaganza result was fair.

15:23 Samantha says that the housemates are betting 100% for their task. Samantha reads out the task. A modern dance battle!

14:50 Tayo is called into the Diary Room. He doesn’t feel 100%.

14:45 Arthur cried because Resa left the house. He thinks that the extravaganza result was fair.

14:38 Permithias discusses talent and making sure he rests properly to be able to sing.

14:31 Trezegah chats with Biggie, he talks about the people who are having relationships.

14:21 Idris is in the confession room with Biggie. He was scared he was going to be eliminated. He mentions the date he wants to have with Goitse.

14:13 Samantha discusses being elected Head of House with Biggie in the Diary Room. Frankie is then called into the Diary Room who feels that the game has truly begun.

14:07 Ellah says she is sad that Mira left the house and how Biggie played with her at the evictions show, keeping her in suspense. Susan Boyle is Ellah’s hero.

13:45 Plans are afoot for setting up Idris up with Goitse. Ellah offers to be the waitress. Esther breaks down and cries.

13:35 Ellah and Alusa discuss girls with Idris and Trezagah. “I think Frankie likes you” Alusa tells Ellah who is giving a massage to JJ.

13:17 Samantha,Tayo, Lilian and Esther talk about nominations.

12:26 Big Brother announces Samantha as the new Head of House. She is “The rose among the thorns”.

12:20 In a neck and neck race, Samantha surges ahead, methodically placing each egg in the holder, her concentration is intense. Samantha wins Head of House for this week! “The rose among the thorns is Samantha”.

12:10 The five contestants for the HoH nomination are summoned to the garden for their final task with the rest of the housemates watching in the seats provided but are warned by Biggie to watch in “an orderly fashion”.

11:46 Kaycey Moore, Alusa, Tayo, Nhlanhla and Samantha find the needles in the haystack.

11:13 Big Brother tells everyone to gather around the lounge as the Head of House task is about to begin. Laveda reads out the task. Digging for needles in a haystack.

11:07 Samantha and Lillian discuss alpha males in the house with Tayo.

10:55 Sabina and Permithias are snuggling, Sabina is gently rubbing his head.

10:37 Buttrphly and Ellah have a prayer meeting

10:33 As they wait for breakfast, Housemates are gathered around the kitchen counter conversing.

10:23 Guess who’s twerking again?

10:07 JJ uses Alusa as a weight during their morning exercise.

09:48 Luis starts his morning routine, while Kacey Moore and Frankie chat about a music career in Africa.

09:34 Breakfast begins with Kacey Moore getting busy in the kitchen.

09:15 Morning chores are in full swing.

09:00 RJ Benjamin returns to take the housemates through more vocal exercises.