A member of the Spa Mafia, the bitching boys who use the water base for ways to plot shaking up the House (Operation Sparkle was one of their greatest triumphs) and to gossip about their fellow Housemates, 33 year old David had unofficially dubbed himself kingpin of the clan.
After Barney’s entrance into the House along with Michael, Nathan, Corey and the reappearance of Terri, David’s gotten the rest of his gang well and truly offside as he went about claiming his title as “King of the Kids”.
After Terri gatecrashed the House on Sunday night, David obviously felt threatened no longer being the oldest (and therefore wisest) member of the House, and didn’t waste any time making his feelings known to a couple of the boys. “This is what she’s got to realise,” he announced. “I didn’t really want her to go but we’ve all been getting along really well and like I respect her as an older lady but she’s not our Mum and she can’t come in here and [boss us around].”
But it was David’s brash call about his perceived reigning House status which has turned the Spa Mafia against one of their own. As news filtered back to the rest of the gang that David had been throwing around the ‘King of the Kids’ title, the boys began planning their revolt.
“Who’d he say that to?” asked a disbelieving Nobbi, as Saxon divulged the news. “New kid,” Saxon answered. “Yeah, he said it to Barney,” added Ben.
Later, Rory, Saxon and Nobbi convened to chat about the issue. “If he said that when I was around I’d be like, who died and made you Pope?” said Saxon. “When the new people come in he’s been making out like he runs the place, King of the Kids and all that.”
Saxon gave the boys his take on the situation. “We’ve accepted him in pretty much,” he announced, before adding they’d made David one of their own, not the other way round, despite the significant age difference between the rest of the boys and the self-appointed ‘King’.
Ben and Nobbi also took some time out together to chuck the Frisbee around the backyard and have a good ol’ bitch. Brigitte had just announced to Ben she knew it was he and Saxon who had been the masterminds behind Operation Sparkles, and Ben was determined to find out who was the leak.
“Saxon seems to think it’s Dave who dogged him out,” divulged Ben. “I can understand him [David] dogging me out but he seems to like Saxon.”
“I think a few of the boys are getting cut about the whole ‘King of the Kids’ thing,” added Nobbi.
“One of the reasons I nominated Terri was because I don’t want a mother or a father,” continued Ben, taking Nobbi back to their first night in the House and the Surprise Snap Eviction. “I’m not here to be ruled by anyone, I don’t care about Father Goose or Mother Goose. I’m only 19 but no one is in charge of me here except BB.”
“In hindsight, if he is pissing you off, then be like ‘Why are you cutting me off?’” advised Nobbi. “I’m just telling you what I’m seeing. You’re being overly nice to him, asking him questions. You shouldn’t put yourself in that position at all.”
Nobbi made sure Ben knew where alliances stood. “If he is outta line and says something, which he shoudn’t, we’re going to stick up for you,” he announced.
David’s reign may be over – but who will take his place? With four new male Housemates, will there be a tussle of testosterone to see who comes out on top?
