Big Brother Hotshots Day 44: Live Blog

NOTE: All times CAT

20:45 After giving poor M’ am Bea the run around Elikem finally joins her for the Channel O Best #TIA Track task.

20:30 Ellah tells Vimbai a bunch of scaley stories about her talents and say that she isnt really a beauty queen. She seems to be losing her confidence slowly but surely.

20:20 Uti schools Nhlanhla and home boy Tayo about how to navigate the game while Elikem tries to soften Butterphly.

20:06 Feza goes into the diary room ahead Idris. The wasy he sees things they stand to learn a lot from the ex-housemates

19:50 M’am Bea follows his country mate Elikem inside the diary room. She, along with everyone else, agree that Tayo is the one buckling most under the new pressures in the house.

19:30 Newly punished Trezagah tells Biggie that Botswana’s Miss P has a bit of a bad attitude and comes across as short tempered.

19:15 Leonel says Butterphly needs a bit of a “situtaion”… what on earth he meant, it remains to be seen.

19:00 JJ gets some time to get stuff off his chest to Biggie

18:45  “No, with big Brother, nothing finishes” Mama Africa lays down the truth to Trezagah.

18:30  Luclay has honed in on Goitse, Idris joins in the conversation.

18:14 The housemates are called into the living room. Biggie addresses the fact that Trezagah moved during the freeze task, breaking the rules. Biggie dresses the housemates down. Trezagah is automatically up for eviction next week. Sheillah and Nhlanhla were whispering in bed, Biggie delivers a strike for tampering with their microphones, it is a first warning, no strike but he warns them. They are to be tied together for 48 hours.

18:02  Vimbai feels that they are “doing well with this mission, Biggie.” Her and Uti are teaming up, she knows that Ellah and Sipe do not like her.She is playing Idris “Idris thinks I am in love with me, there are prospects for the future.”  She likes Idris and Tayo,

17:58  Butterphly says that Vimbai is a bit crazy. Butterphly says she is not threatened by Vimbai, she feels confident and she finally believes in herself.

17:32  Two countries left and Nhlanhla lines up his sights.

17:15  The housemates begin the task.

16:40  Elikem and Sheillah read out the next task from Biggie. A Channel O task, the housemates have to create a song. Denzel tries to put her off by standing behind her.

16:06  Elikem reads out the task. Sheillah watches over him.

16:00  Miss P sits next to Tayo and Macky 2 while Elikem bends M’am Bea’s ear.

15:49  Ellah is going to be Ellah and not let anyone take away her position in the house, she says that Ellah plus plus is going to come out.

15:33  Denzel is in the diary room, reclining. Bitter sweet experience to be back and a little creepy is how he feels. He thinks that the Hotshots are not having a good time. Denzel has difficulty in hearing and is a bit drunk. He finds Nhlanhla fickle. Sheillah is having a tough time being HoH, and he feels that they are all feeling the pressure.

15:22  Nhlanhla feels that there is a lot of drama and he is thankful for the new energy in the house: “Good competition.” “If we were hot before, we are like lava melting the flow.” He reckons that Tayo is feeling the pressure. “I think that you could have chosen a better replacement.” He is dismissive of Luclay.

15:18  Tayo says that everyone in the house has changed, Butterphly and Goitse are now louder than before. “Tayo, you are the Hotshot and you should continue to keep playing your game.”

14:57  Luclay starts off by saying that he is really happy to be back in the house. This is bringing back amazing memories for him. He finds Denzel weird. He says he will only unleash himself if he is pushed.

14:47  Uti feels that everyone is taking it too seriously, he can see that everyone is completely scared. He is loving the prank. He says he is trying to be careful to not push anybody too far. It has brought out a bout of introspection in him. He says he is trying to get Tayo to calm down a bit.

14:34 Luclay teaches Goitse some boxing skill.

14:21  Goitse is in the diary room, she discusses Miss P, she is “quite cool with having her here” and she is fine with having her as competition. She likes Feza, Denzel and Natasha.

14:12  Miss P relaxes in the diary room, she feels that she is playing the game but is being careful not to give away her strategy. “I am not playing nice.” Miss P feels like she is going to move in on Nhlanhla but subtly so that she doesn’t upset Sheillah.

14:00  Sheillah discusses her altercation with Elikem, she felt that she was stupid at overreacting. She likes Natasha and Sulu the most so far. She is worried that Ellah and Tayo are going to crack

13:52  Sipe discusses Natasha and says that she is not what she expected and likes her. She feels that the other ex housemates are playing mind games with her, she mentions Luclay. She also namechecks Miss P as to getting in her face. “I am the glam queen, nobody is going to step on my shine.”

13:42  Mama Africa is excited to be in the house, she says she has already started cleaning the house. She says that she wants to get the housemates to have fun and to entertain. She feels that Tayo is feeling the pressure as he knows that Uti is also big in Nigeria. She said that she had a good chat with Sipe who apologized to Natasha for saying what she did.

13:36  Macky2 says that he is going to carry on playing how he normally plays as it has gotten him this far already. He says that he likes Elikem the least as he is always causing trouble. He likes Luclay as he has had a conversation with him and that he feels he understands him.

13:25  Sulu is in the diary room for his first session and is having fun. He says that he is looking at this as an ambassador for Big Brother. He is taken by Ellah and Goitse. He reckons that Nhlanhla has a bit of an attitude, but doesn’t have an issue with him.

13:13  Denzel is trying to get under Ellah’s, who has been singing, skin by asking her who does she think that Uganda will keep in between her and him.

12:59  Sipe, Sheillah, Trezagah and Ellah chat about the new housemates, They are definitely getting under their skin.

12:38  Denzel gets up close and personal with Ellah as she tries to balance.

12:25  The exes are being as disruptive as they can be, a laugh is never far away.

12:05  The housemates are all concentrating hard on these new balncing skills as the circus performer effortlessly balances on a plank while juggling while they battle to keep balance.

11:50  An acrobat and balancing circus act is in the house to teach the housemates some new tricks for their task.

11:30  Sheillah reads the task from Biggie but this has turned into a farce as the ex housemates refuse to listen and cause a ruckus. She struggles to gain control.  “Elukem, you have the right to read, ask nicely, don’t demand.”

11:24 Vimbai and Luclay discuss hiding props from the Hotshots.

11:09  Elikem “You must respect the celebrities.” Miss P is laying down the law. They are causing as much mayhem as they can, “us being here doesn’t determine perfection, we are not gods.”

10:51  Sheillah and Elukem have an argument over her Head of House abilities.

10:33 Goitse and Leonel practice their juggling together.

10:17 Cooking plans are under way, with Sipe saying she and Natasha will be cooking Malawian food.

10:00 Sheillah says she wishes Samantha was still in the house to put people in their place.

09:45 Uti says he will getting all the Nigerian votes, much to Tayo’s chagrin.

09:32 Natasha dispenses advice about the game to Idris.

09:17 Goitse and M’am Bea try on Elikem’s designs.

09:00 Idris and Feza bond in the early morning.

08:43 All the housemates, old and new, take it easy after a rigorous workout.