Battle of the Big Brother bikini babes... and it's only Day Two!

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By Sarah Bull

Bikini babes: (Left to right) Corin, Rachael and Ife put on their bikinis to have a wash on the first day of being in the Big Brother house


With seven attractive female housemates in England's most famous house, Big Brother's battle of the bikinis was always going to be fun to watch.

But while viewers usually have to wait a few weeks to see housemates in their swimwear, this year those watching the live coverage were treated to the sight of the best of the bunch donning their two-pieces on Day Two of the series.

In a bid to retain some of their modesty while in the shower, which this year has completely see-through doors, Corin, Rachael, Ife and Josie all paraded around in their best bikinis this morning - to the delight of their seven fellow male housemates.

In scenes yet to be screened on the main evening show, Corin showed she resembles Katie Price in more ways than one as she struggled to contain her curves in an embellished red triangle bikini, while Beyoncé beauty Rachael opted for a flowered contrasting two-piece.

Ife also went mismatched in a black top and blue patterned bottoms, as Josie went for the green goddess look in her outfit.

Even John James got in on the action, displaying his muscly torso with just a towel to maintain his dignity as he stepped out of the shower.


Katie who? Corin shows off her amazing toned figure in a red embellished triangle bikini


But professional Beyoncé lookalike Rachael appears to be the most fond of showing of her figure - displaying her Bootylicious curves in underwear as well as swimwear as she got to know her fellow housemates.

The 23-year-old hair stylist, who admits she checks the mirror up to 100 times a day 'to check I'm still hot', quickly changed out of her pink entrance outfit into a black vest top and hot pink knickers.

And Rachael's pride in her body has not gone unnoticed.


Rachael's bikini top struggled to contain her ample curves as she beautified herself after having a shower


Australian John James, who has not made a secret of his success with the opposite sex, couldn't resist sneaking a glance as Rachael slipped into something a bit more comfortable.

But Rachael was always going to make the most of her time in the most famous house in Britain - having told her mother when the reality show started 10 years ago that she would one day be a housemate.


Green goddess: Bristol girl Josie wasn't green with envy - she wore her own bikini to rival the other beauties in the house


Relaxing: Seemingly forgetting she is being watched by hundreds of cameras, Josie chills out in the tub


Meanwhile, just hours after waking up on their first morning in the house, housemates were treated to a formal dinner.

After being called to the Store Room at lunchtime to pick up formal wear, including fake tan, false eyelashes and nail varnish, housemates were called to the garden.

With the exception of Sunshine, who was excluded from the meal because she has vertigo, housemates were strapped into chairs which were attached to a table, which was then hoisted 40 metres into the air.


Bra-vo: Rachael keeps a tight hold of her assets as she wears a black bra in the house this morning


Vain: Rachael previously said she looks in the mirror 100 times a day - handy when you're in a house full of them!


Housemates were then told to 'enjoy' a three-course meal while suspended above Britain's most famous residence.

Most of the housemates giggled and laughed throughout the task, but Shabby said she would 'rather have my dessert in the living room than in the air!'


Cheeky: Rachael changes out of her pink dress last night, showing off her hot pink knickers in the process


Pert: She seems unconcerned about her lack of clothes as she wanders casually around the house


After lunch, housemates began their Hung Drawn and Quoted task, where they were asked to guess the words Sunshine was painting in the garden - from 40 metres in the air where they were seated at a dinner table hoisted in the air by a crane.

The Pictionary-style game saw Sunshine have to draw images to prompt the housemates to guess what the word was, which were headlines written about Big Brother from last night's press.

As they guessed two of the words - which included 'wannabe' and 'squatter' - correctly, they were given £200 towards their shopping budget.


A little less conversation: Ife and Caoihme have a chat while sitting in the supersize bath


Meanwhile, Mario has been given his own secret task, as he was chosen by random to be the 14th person to go into the Big Brother house.

He was told by Big Brother that he would be a mole, and was given a mole costume to wear for his entrance into the house last night as well as a sign which read 'I Am A Mole'.

If housemates guess he is a mole, he will automatically be evicted.


Dinner: The housemates were given formal wear as they were told to sit at a table which was hoisted 40 metres in the air


Black tie: Rachael looked stunning in bejewelled dress, while Nathan seemed to be enjoying his James Bond look


After entering the house last night, Mario was given the first part of his secret task when he was told by the Tree of Temptation chest of drawers in the bathroom that he had to blow up a beach ball and writing an incriminating rumour about a fellow housemate.

He was then told to plant the beach ball in the garden without any of the other housemates noticing.

Mario, who has to sleep in a specially made 'Mole Hole' during his time in the house, managed to write rumours including 'Josie is bookies' favourite’ and 'David most hated' on the inflatable before throwing it into the garden.


Sky high: Housemates were strapped into chairs at a special table before being lifted into the air


Dinner time: They were then instructed to 'enjoy' a three-course meal at the elevated table


Caoihme, Govan, Ife and Shabby discovered the ball in the garden less than an hour after Mario planted it there and immediately started debating where it had come from.

Big Brother then told Shabby to bring the ball into the diary room.

Mario has so far avoided any suspicion from his fellow housemates by telling them he had been blindfolded and forced into the mole costume by Big Brother before entering the house


Sexy: Earlier in the day, Ife and Steve experimented with their looks in a peroxide blonde mullet wig


Specs appeal: Rachael even manages to pull off huge glasses as she sits chatting to housemates


Despite criticism that the reality show has 'run its course', viewing figures for last night suggest otherwise - with an average audience of 5million viewers, peaking at 5.9million at 10pm.

In contrast, BBC1's Junior Apprentice got 4.2million viewers while ITV1's crime drama Father & Son, starring Dougray Scott, was watched by 3.7million viewers.

Big Brother is on Channel 4 tonight at 9pm.










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