After a series of spats between model Nikki and dance teacher Grace, a class divide is emerging in the Big Brother house. So will social standing - perceived or real - be the ultimate reality TV rift?
It all started when Nikki, feeling left out of the "couple clique", asked blue-blooded George why he didn't fancy her. In the diary room later, Nikki came to her own conclusions: "I think George looks down on me, because he's upper class and I'm middle class.
"He's not interested in me because I haven't been to public school. He thinks I'm common. Grace is like that too, and it's made me feel bad about myself."
Over the weekend, Nikki and Grace came to verbal blows over the former's (lack of) household chores, the latter's way with a bit of salmon in the kitchen and whether they would or would not do Page 3 shoots. Underneath it all, Nikki suspects there is a hefty dose of social snobbery in Grace's attitude.
But Grace, in her own diary room confessional, questioned: "Why would it be a matter of class if someone doesn't fancy you?" Why indeed. And when the two recently had a belated make-up chat, Grace defended herself by telling Nikki: "I would never look down on you, half my family live on council estates."
The housemates seem to be judging each other on their accents, education and jobs - is this year's Big Brother more evidence that Britain is ultimately a society divided along class lines?
