A-Team star Dirk Benedict has been putting on a grumpy face in the Celebrity Big Brother house, complaining: "This is such a girlie show."

The 62-year-old A-Team star has compared the antics in the house with those in girls' dormitories.

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With Dirk snuggled up in a foul mood, singer Jermaine Jackson and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty sat at his bedside listening to his moans.

"I'm sure girls' dormitories are like this," Dirk huffed. "This is such a girlie show, that's why all the guys left. It drives you nuts!"
Jermaine said he was "fed up of feeling the tension".

Dirk, who played Templeton "The Face" Peck then vented his spleen about the younger housemates waking him up when they went to bed.

Referring to the controversial arrival of the Goody family, he added: "And that family episode..."

Dirk, who described himself before entering the house as "a recluse", also turned down an offer from Jade Goody to take part in a drinking game.

This year's contest has lost some of the sparkle of former years, according to one of Britain's biggest betting firms.

Bookies William Hill have seen less than half as much bet on the result compared to the same time last year and blame the downturn on the three "most interesting" housemates walking out and the failure of a clear winner to emerge.

Bad boy rocker Donny Tourette was the first to go on Day 3, vaulting the wall. He was followed by snoring film director Ken Russell, who was granted a request to leave on Day 5 after a spat with Jade and her mother Jackiey.

Songsmith Leo Sayer followed five days later in dramatic style, forcing his way through a door in the wall with a broom.

"At this stage last year we had taken over £200,000 on who would win Big Brother and we have taken less than half of that figure," said Hills spokesman Rupert Adams.