SO we are now into the last stretch now after the great divide came down yesterday and the housemates were reunited as one.

There are just 25 days left but still 10 housemates are in the running for the £100,000 prize, including Warrington's very own Lisa Appleton.

St Helens lad Dale was given the boot last Friday with 63 per cent of the vote in a battle of the buff boys as he and Stuart went head to head.

The divide had caused problems all week long for the latest house lovebirds Rex and Nicole.

The pair were seperated with Nicole living in Hell and Rex in Heaven.

But they put all of the house through hell with their constant tiffs.

I can't decide whether it's Rex who is the cause of most of these with his possessive streak that sees him get annoyed if she dare talk to Big Brother rather than him when they do row.

Or whether it's Nicole's flighty manner that sees her storm off like a five-year-old if someone says something she doesn't like.

I bet one housemate who is happy the divide is gone though is Kat, who has had to play cook and maid almost single-handedly because fellow hellmates Mikey and Nicole didn't help out.

I'll accept that Mikey couldn't do lots to help out, but Nicole seemed rather lazy and did not pull her weight, she was too busy snogging Rex or sulking.

All eyes will be on nominations this week to see whether Nicole's time in the house is short or could Rex leave before his beau.

One thing is for sure, the numbers will need to be whittled down with little more than three and a half weeks left.