Update: Day 9
19:09 Rehearsals continue in earnest. The housemates are taking this task seriously!
18:51 More dancing goes down, while other pump weights in the garden, making the most of their new gym.
18:24 Housemates dance, sleep and talk to Biggie.
18:04 Diary room sessions continue with Kacey Moore, Sheillah, JJ and Alusa.
17:39 Luis gets emotional in the diary room.
17:30 The dairy room sessions continue.
17:15 Another argument ensues about the modern dance battle, while Kacey Moore practises his dance moves inside.
17:00 The housemates move outside to receive their backdrops for the task.
16:00 The housemates chill in the kitchen, eating and Idris has been inseperable from Goitse all day, but is she interested?
15:43 Trezagah is now in the Diary Room. He feels uncomfortable as he is "not a good dancer" but that he will try his best. Nhlanhla cooks up a storm and JJ exercises in the garden.
15:32 Laveda plays her saxophone. Frankie is called to the Diary Room three times. He feels his patience has grown. Frankie asks if Biggie will play his music in the house.
15:28 Goitse feels 100% confident of winning the wager. She gets along with Arther, Laveda and Idris, and she had a slight disagreement with Sheillah but that it is now sorted.
15:23 Nhlanhla discusses Sheillah and he discusses his strategy in the house.
15:17 Permithias is in the Diary Room, he is talking about being in the same bed as Laveda. Nhanhla is called in as soon as Permithias leaves the Diary Room.
15:00 Laveda talks about the task and feels that she is feeling well despite being nominated.
14:52 Samantha discusses what she has changed in the house. She is trying to minimize the swearing in the house and a proper cooking list in place as well as chore lists.
14:48 Lilian discusses how much she loves twerking, she says it is a "medical condition", it keeps her happy.
14:40 Esther is in the Diary Room, she discusses the mood in the house, being up for nomination. "Let's abolish Ebola" she says at the end of her session.
14:31 Sabina is summoned to the Diary Room. She says that Samantha is okay as a HoH. "She's not really standing out as a leader".
14:24 Luis, Permithias and Frankie carry on working out.
14:01 Sipe tells Biggie that she is enjoying the task for this week. She feels that a 100% bet on the wager is a bit overconfident.
13:51 Arthur is in the Diary Room and he finds Samantha patient and a good choice for HoH. Butterphly is next in the Diary Room.
13:40 Kaycey Moore, Tayo, Samantha and M'am Bea choose their track, a cool smooth hip hop classical mash-up.
13:31 The choreographers/instructors take each group through their paces.
13:19 The dance instructors come in and the housemates have ten minutes to choose a song.
13:13 Biggie calls the housemates into the living room and some music is played in the house.
12:50 The housemates go outside to find gym equipment. The weights are liberally used.
12:47 Alusa's team are making headway withn their choreography
12:30 It's all choreography and practise
12:03 REGRETTABLY, THERE WAS AN ERROR IN LAST NIGHT'S ANOUNCEMENT OF THE NOMIATED HOUSEMATES. ENDEMOL SA AND MULTICHOICE AFRICA HAVE MADE A DECISION TO CLOSE THE VOTING PERIOD, AND RE-OPEN IT TONIGHT AT 20:30 (CAT)
12:03 Practise continues into the afternoon.
11:37 Permithias leads the choreography rehearsals for his team whilst Arthur leads his.
11:23 Samantha reads out the new instructions for their task.
11:01 Esther climbs all over Permithias.
11:16 Butterphly, Permithias and JJ chat in the kitchen. Samantha is called into the Diary Room
11:01 Esther climbs all over Permithias.
10:40 Alusa and Arthur do their laundry. Biggie tells all the housemates to go inside the house and shut the doors.
09:50 Sheillah leads the singing in the kitchen as conversation continues to flow over breakfast. Esther seems adamant to establish herself as a formiddable singer in the house.
09:40 Permithias and Kacey Moore talk about how to deal with unpleasant confrontations in the house. Kacey Moore, the new Dr Phil, advises Permithias to "chill" and not fret about having to explain himself to anyone.
09:28 Tayo gets down to his own exercise in the bedroom and in the kitchen, oats is making JJ sing.
09:00 Housemates settle around the kitchen table to have some oats, prepared by Sheillah.
08:50 Tayo launches another rant for the morning.
08:40 M'am Bea is teaching Frankie some dance moves. Frankie is proving to be a good student.
08:30 On a cool and breezy Tuesday morning, housemates are treated to another dance exercise routine. The instructor, Butle, surely got the housemates dancing and sweating away!
