Nicola proving popular with public

There is no doubt Celebrity Big Brother viewers have taken Nicola Tappenden to their hearts and punters are now following suit with a major plunge on the Page 3 model to be crowned overall champion.

Following sustained support, Nicola is now 5/1 at best with Ladbrokes to be the last person to leave the house and is seen as the biggest threat to odds-on favourite Vinnie Jones, who has been eased back out to 10/11 with Betfred.

Coral have cut the cute and likeable Nicola to just 4/1 for outright glory and spokesman Gary Burton said: "With three girls already voted off, it's a surprise to get money for Nicola, but with Vinnie being our worst result, we are more than pleased to see it."

Nicola is 1/3 with bet365 to fare best of the three remaining women, with Stephanie Beacham 12/5 for this market and Ivana Trump 22/1.

Stephen Baldwin has been backed in to 1/5 with bet365 to be the next person evicted on Friday night, with Ivana 7/2 at best with Betfred to suffer that fate and Sisqo 33/1.