THE Big Brother housemates will continue to go hungry after failing a shocking task which would have seen them clinch a luxury shopping budget.

THE Big Brother housemates will continue to go hungry after failing a shocking task which would have seen them clinch a luxury shopping budget.

Dancer Dennis and trainee teacher Rachel were set a 'Hot Buzz' challenge and had to attempt to pass a metal wand along a wire track without touching it.

Meanwhile, all the other housemates were fitted with a metallic body suit and given an electric shock every time the pair failed with their wand.

As well as failing the task, the experience served to spark yet more arguments in the combustible house.

Chef Rex and tempestuous accounts executive Alexandra rowed over the latter's insistence on removing her shock device when she claimed that she could not take the pain.

And Dennis made cookie-addict massage therapist Kathreya cry when he deliberately shocked contestants as a joke.

But after the failure housemates rallied round the despondent Dennis and Rachel, with Ipswich-born Darnell saying: “That was hard as hell. I couldn't have done it.”