Wedding bells for Stu and Michelle

Big Brother has found a new way to torment the housemates - put them through a wedding.

11:12 19 July 2004

Big Brother has found a new way to torment the housemates - put them through a wedding.

After an army boot-camp, vats of fish guts and back-to-school tasks - Big Brother seems to be going easy on the housemates, but appearances can be deceiving.

Along with moving house and family bereavements, going through a wedding is about as stressful a situation as people go through in normal life. And doing it under Big Brother's all-seeing gaze will make it worse.

House-couple Stuart and Michelle are widely tipped to play the bride and groom.

Others in the house will occupy the roles of father of the bride, best man, bridesmaid, clergyman and chorister.

Dan looks set for best man, Jason for clergyman, Victor for father of the bride (unless he convinces Dan he is in fact the "best" man), Nadia as bridesmaid and Shell as chorister.

They all have special roles in the task, from writing speeches and guarding rings to dancing inappropriately at the reception.

Today the male housemates will set preparations while the female housemates are being pampered. The girls will then have a hen night - with the Big Brother lads providing the entertainment.

On Tuesday, the ladies have to make their wedding preparations, while the males of the house are given gadgets to play with. That night the men will have the fun as the girls provide the entertainment for the stag do.

Finally the event kicks off on Wednesday - when the "wedding" happens - and if all goes well the housemates get a privilege pass and a week's worth of shopping budget.