Kris is evicted

Kris is gone!

63% wanted him out. Not as satisfying, or even as close as any of the previous evictions, but there haven't been five up before either. In the first series they would tell us the complete breakdown: how many voted for Marcus, how many for Sophie and so on, but now, as in so many matters, it's all kept away from us.

The interview went pretty much as expected. Stunned by the sheer unexpectedness of it, coupled with all the booing, Kris was knocked off his perch and was uncharacteristically quite modest and self-effacing. He was even funny. If he'd been like that in the house he might well have won.

But then he isn't usually like that. Davina, of course, gave him an easy ride. She loves a pretty boy who can turn on the charm. The softball questions about Sophie - and all that nonsense about his body language - actually made him look good. He didn't make any great claims for the relationship, it was Davina and that shrink bloke who were bigging it up only to knock it down, not him.

The treatment of Freddie was skated over. He should have been challenged about it. He should have been told that was why he was out. Instead he was asked why he didn't like him, which isn't quite the same thing.

All told Kris really did have a terrible gameplan. Hooking up with a girl in the first week is a total vote loser. Far better to wait a while. It forced him into being part of a couple, and so their natural urge then is to get others around them. In order to stay they have to form a group. It keeps you safe for a few weeks but eventually the others start to pick you off. Fair enough if you're desperate or not all that popular. That's what Sree did, after all. But it's a lot easier to win the game if you float around a bit - provided you are liked. And being liked was Kris's greatest talent.

If he'd kept his hands off Sophie and been a bit more civilised to Freddie Kris might well have won. But then I wonder how much he really cared about winning. I think Kris just likes being Kris, and that's all that really matters to him.

I really don't think these shrinks talking about body language and all their social psychological theories work in the eviction show. It almost worked with Sophia, but she was very bright and game, and had only been in the show a week. But once they've been in the house a long time and done some serious bonding, to be catapulted out and confronted by some over-excited egghead twittering about body language and babbling on about Stockholm Displacement Psychosis Behaviour or some such leaves them scratching their heads.

Still, it left a shellshocked house. As predicted Karly and Lisa headed to the bus stop for a sulk, and Noirin headed for the comforting bosom of Marcus.

It's a strange show right now, and at the moment I can only see three people winning it, Freddie, Rodrigo, or Siavash. No wonder the new housemates are coming next week. And tomorrow they nominate.