“Big Brother Australia” intruder Marina has entered the house on Monday just as drama exploded between former partners Ryan and Travis, Lawson and Aisha. Also, Cat and Lawson are back on as they admitted that their feelings for each other have gotten stronger.

Sleeping Beauty

New intruder Marina had a fairytale-like entrance in the house, posing as Sleeping Beauty in the fish bowl before she was awaken with a kiss by fellow intruder Leo, who was seen fervently wiping Marina’s lipstick off his lips. The reactions to her surprise existence in the house have been so far positive, with the housemates thinking she’s not only beautiful, but personable as well.

That was the first few hours, though. The next day, Sandra was having second thoughts about Marina. She was a bit put off when Marina called her “possessed” the night before.

The 30-year-old nurse, who was originally from Kazakhstan before her family moved to New Zealand and finally to Perth, was able to have the housemates share about their relationships with her. In a short span of time, she learnt about the deal with Lawson and Cat, Travis and Aisha, and Skye and Leo.

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New Head of House

Cat’s reign as the Head of House was over, and the crown has been passed onto the bubbly Skye. The makeup-less beauty had mixed feelings about being handed the power, though she seemed to have accepted her new role after just a few seconds.

For her first Head of House privilege, she was allowed to talk about nomination and strategies with two of her chosen housemates during the weekend party. She chose the most neutral of housemates Priya and Jason. For her sanctuary companion, she chose Aisha.

Skye, who admitted she’s not the most intelligent person in the house, is actually perceived as smart by some housemates. Travis and Sam thought she’s the most strategic, claiming she’s smarter than she lets on.

Cat and Lawson

It seemed Lawson’s regret about his apparent cheating on his girlfriend with Cat has passed, and he’s back to being flirty with his fellow housemate once again. It can be recalled that the 23-year-old resident magician cried to Big Brother in the Diary Room after watching the DVD of his sanctuary night with Cat. He feared that his closeness with the 31-year-old divorcee would drive his girlfriend away.

Read: Housemate Lawson Cries After Cheating on Girlfriend with Cat

After they emerged from the sanctuary, and after learning how the other housemates perceived their relationship, they have decided to stay away from each other to avoid further talks.

Apparently, they could only last a few days being separated from each other. On Monday’s episode, which was filmed sometime in the late week, Cat and Lawson were back to being a couple in the house. They denied being together, though, but the housemates weren’t exactly blind.

Jason and Aisha noticed their closeness, and were strongly against it.

“If that was my man in the house, I’d be putting a truck through these double doors and be dragging him out by his hair,” an incredulous Jason said of Lawson.

Aisha, who had been cheated on by a past relationship, agreed, saying that even if Cat and Lawson hadn’t kissed yet, they have done a lot of things with each that were considered questionable.

The kissing part is questionable. The housemates were not privy to what had happened in the sanctuary, but viewers have seen – or heard – the kissing sounds the two made under the doona in bed.

And despite denying that there’s anything more going on between them, Cat and Lawson have admitted their feelings for each other have gotten stronger.

While the girls were preparing for the Picnic Under the Stars party, Cat confessed that she wanted to kiss Lawson all the time, but she can’t because she wanted to be “respectful” of his relationship outside the house.

On the boys’ side, when Jason said that he thought Cat is the most strategic housemate, Lawson quickly came to her defence, turning the tables on Jason, saying Jason was actually describing himself.

Travis and Ryan, Aisha and Lawson

Former original partners Travis and Ryan, who were said to be a psychological good match, “aren’t buddies anymore.” During an apparently boring game at the party, Ryan and Travis threw offhand comments about the other’s family members. Their words weren’t clear as they were heavily masked due to bad language, but the two almost ended up in a physical fight.

Travis felt that Ryan baited him to say things then got angry afterwards when he retaliated. He tried to talk to Ryan, though, but the 26-year-old graphic designer refused. Ryan later referred to Travis as an “uneducated bogan.”

While Ryan had the support of the boys, Travis had Aisha to play peacemaker between the two former friends. Her advice to the boys to not meddle in the fight was going well until her former partner Lawson stepped in and told her she should also heed her own advice.

This started a screaming match between the two.

“It’s not your fight either,” Lawson told her, to which Aisha responded, “Go turn to Cat, go turn to Sandra! Do not come to me when I’m having a civil conversation with Ryan.”

She walked away from Lawson while calling him a “weak human.” The tension between the two didn’t appear magically that night, though. Aisha has previously opened up to Travis about Lawson, saying her former partner was making her feel like she owes him for giving her the bigger portion of their Perfect Pair prize money.

Luckily, Big Brother had a perfect sense of timing and humour. The faceless voice was able to make the housemate howl with laughter when he began to speak.

Travis later on still tried to talk to Ryan, and Ryan, who acknowledged they would never be friends on the outside, gave him the impression that the fight didn’t bother him at all.

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