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Former housemates pay surprise visit
07.08.07
Remember me? Alex Sibley surprises Brian
All smiles: Adele Roberts also returned as part of the week's 'back in time' theme
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Big Brother went back in time as former housemates Alex Sibley and Adele Roberts rejoined the show for one night only.
The pair, both now 28, starred in the third series of Big Brother in 2002, alongside Jade Goody and series winner Kate Lawler.
The pair took on Brian and Kara-Louise in a series of sporting challenges as part of this week's shopping task.
The present housemates were whisked back in time to a replica of the 2002 house, equipped with the plastic bars which divided the housemates in the "Rich and Poor" task.
On entering the room Brian yelled: "It's Big Brother Three, Big Brother Three, dude!"
Kara-Louise laughed and danced a jig around him to the Big Brother theme tune playing into the room.
Big Brother ordered the pair to take a seat on the "poor" side and Brian asked Kara-Louise if she was going to strip naked, referring to Jade Goody's infamous Big Brother Three incident. "I'll leave that to you," Kara-Louise replied.
The pair then drank some champagne before being told by Big Brother it was not allowed because they were "poor" housemates.
When Alex and Adele emerged a delighted Brian shouted: "Shut up" while Kara-Louise begged Adele to help them.
Before they got down to business the former housemates offered some advice on the Big Brother experience.
Alex said: "You'll have days when you're really good friends with people, and when you're in such a small space like this, you fight over simple things."
Adele said: "Don't be scared. It's OK when people boo you. You'll get over it."
The current housemates won the basketball challenge before Alex and Adele levelled the score in the darts contest and excelled at the football keep-ups, meaning a win for the former contestants.
The house was in high spirits last night with Gerry, Jonty and the twins Sam and Amanda getting involved in a foam fight.
Brian then got even merrier thanks to a little too much cider and revealed his feelings for Amanda, declaring: "I love you".
He said: "You're so nice, you've always been nice to everyone. You're so modest, and you never take any of this on board. That makes you even better."
Kara-Louise and Tracey then took Amanda aside for a girly gossip in the toilet in an attempt to gauge the depth of her feelings for Brian.
Kara-Louise said: "He likes you, we know that, you know that. It's up to you. Don't do anything you don't feel comfortable with.
"I've learnt the best thing you can do with boys is nothing. They respect you so much more."
After some whispers and giggles, Amanda said: "I don't know, he said, 'When we get out of here, I want to speak to you'."
But just as Tracey was persuading Amanda to go for it the conversation was interrupted by Brian appearing at the toilet door.
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