Game over for not-so-super Mario as he is booted out of the Big Brother house

The Sly Stallone lookalike was convinced that he was going to stay after being nominated with fellow housemate 22-year-old Rebecca Shiner.

But mouthy Rebecca managed to avoid public scrutiny this week.

Gutted: Mario is astonished as his name is called for eviction

Kiss goodbye: The macho man gives girlfriend Lisa a kiss even though he had assured her that he was staying

A confident Mario earlier in the day assured his girlfriend Lisa that he wasn't going anywhere.

He said: 'I'll still be here, mate' but he was swiftly ordered to leave the Big Brother house.

It appears that the 'millions of fans' that he constantly boasted about did not see any point in keeping him in the house.

Mario looked surprised when he heard his name announced.

He said to the rest of the housemates: 'It's a bit of a shock, isn't it?'

Lisa said to him: 'We'd better get used to it, hadn't we? It's a long time before we come out.'

The 43-year-old will be leaving behind Lisa after the pair became the first couple to enter the Big Brother house.

Stunned: Luke cannot believe his friend Rebecca has been saved by the public

Game over: Super Mario gives his last hugs but some of the housemates will be happy to see him go

Mario - real name Shaun - had been paranoid about his reason for nomination all week, claiming that housemates wanted to separate him and his partner.

He vowed to 'name and shame' those he thought had nominated him, as well as give them a piece of his mind.

But his constant belittling of his girlfriend caused friction within the house as well as the couple's first on-screen argument.

Mario's best bits

Mario leaves the house to a crowd of boos

When Mario entered the house, he looked more like Jackie Stallone than his hero Sly.

The self-styled Italian stallion definitely didn't get our hearts racing - more like our stomachs turning.

Mario was the first to enter the BB house, with girlfriend Lisa surgically attached to his side.

The perma-tanned Warrington lad proved he was the one who wore the trousers in the house - he would not stop talking.

'We're in the house!' he exclaimed, gasping for air. 'How does it feel? Whoo, ladies first! We've done it babe! We're first in, aren't we? Let's raid the fridge! It's like being in a hotel.'

Shhhh!

But he was shut up when Big Brother pulled the plug on love's young dream.

Big Brother summoned them to the Diary Room - with Stephanie and Luke- and told them their relationship was over.

And quickly introduced Mario to his new girlfriend - Stephanie.

Mario wasn't pleased with the task, but Lisa encouraged him to play.

And within a few days, he was on bended knee popping the question to his unimpressed bride-to-be - all ready for the first Big Brother wedding.

The brief romance didn't last - and the couple's hatred of each other was picked up on by fellow housemates.

But there were happier times ahead for Mario.

The self-proclaimed sex-machine turned 43 on day five of the house. He was woken by his real girl Lisa. And as a special birthday treat - and reward for putting up with moody Stephanie - Big Brother treated the lovers to 30 minutes of partying.

Mario looked like the cat who got the cream (well, he did have the cream all over his face) as he quaffed champagne in the Diary Room chair with 40-year-old Lisa perched on his lap.

They came out of the room looking worse for wear with cake smeared across their faces, swaying and telling the other housemates that they were completely out of it - but house bitch Dennis McHugh was unimpressed.

He told the other contestants that he was not convinced by the drunken show and told them the couple could not have got drunk so quickly.

Dennis said: 'They're amazing actors. Who gets drunk that quickly? There's no way.' Oooops!

Despite failing to win over Dennis, Mario did find a pal in Mikey.

Mario spent his time helping the blind crossdresser feel his way around the house and even made him his best man for the phoney wedding. Mikey is gonna miss him!

And the other housemates are sure to miss Mario for his pearls of wisdom.

He often came to the rescue with useful titbits - especially when the housemates became frustrated with the rough toilet paper.

He advised: 'Crumple it all up. I remember my Dad saying, "Get it nice and soft first so it absorbs." Otherwise it just doesn't work. That's the secret.'

He also came up with a not-so-difficult way to get the house alarm to stop - realising all of the housemates had to be up for the alarm to cut out.

He excitedly shouted, 'Oh it's Jennifer. Jennifer sit up. You're not up.'

'Mmm?' murmured Jennifer.

'Sit up,' said Mario, 'It's only you that's left.'

Well done, Mario. You cracked it.