Nobbi read the task letter to a bunch of very sleepy HMs gathered in the lounge. “In this week’s task the ‘Big Brother Salon’ will be open for business,” Nobbi read. The letter explained the week will see the HMs giving and receiving haircuts. “Each of you will be visiting the salon as a customer, but you will also be the hairdresser for one of your fellow HMs,” Nobbi informed the group.
Fear not devout fans, Rory’s dread locks won’t be damaged nor will Brigitte’s platinum tresses or Terri’s trademark curls. BB provided wigs for those visiting the salon so if there’s a slip of the scissors, nothing will damage the HM’s own beautiful hairstyles.
As always each task has specific rules and the hair salon is no exception. Rules include adhering to the correct haircut style and constant conversation between the hairdresser and the customer. “A good hairdresser always keeps his or her customers chatting,” BB instructed. “You won’t have any trouble with that Terrence,” joked Terri.
This week the HMs are playing for antipasto, meats, sweets and a movie nights. They marvelled at the Reward Window. A week on staples is encouragement enough to make sure this week they would pass the task.
The HMs emerged into the backyard to discover their outdoor kitchen had been transformed into a 70s styled hair salon with vinyl wallpaper, wash basins and photos of the HMs as they should look after their new hair cuts. Laugher took hold and the HMs couldn’t believe their planned new looks - not so happy with the fashion flash back.
“Oh that’s so bad,” Rory shouted, confronted by the image of his new look. The HMs laughed at Terri’s picture. “I look like Madonna,” Terri screamed. They all yelled over the top of each other, clearly amused by the pictures. But they were all in agreement that they weren’t exactly binging sexy back! “I look terrible man,” Rory declared. No arguments from the HMs. “That is gross,” Travis said of his pic, Terri reckoned he looked like Fabio. “That is the worst thing I have ever seen,” Terri announced.
Terrence was called to the DR and informed he would be the first fashion victim. BB gave him a Afro style wig. “Your hairdresser will be Nobbi and you’ll be getting a Mohawk,” BB told Terrence. Loving his new look Terrence agreed with BB that he looked fabulous. “Jealousy’s a curse,” warned Terrence as he strutted off with hair to rival the Jackson Five.
Terrence proved to be a high maintenance customer. “I think the Mohawk is the thing that will just get the chickie babes going,” Terrence told his stylist Nobbi as they discussed his haircut. As Nobbi tried to brush out the ‘fro it all but slipped off Terrence’s head. “It’s a little bit loose, my hair at times,” Terrence suggested. “Oh just like your mouth,” snapped Nobbi.
Terrence and Nobbi had to keep talking throughout the haircut as per the rules of the task. Terrence tried to keep the chit chat flowing and Nobbi came up with a game plan to tackle the mass of hair. Terrence informed him that a Mohawk was the go, to catch the attention of the ‘chickie babes’. “It’s sort of the beginning of my man scaping,” Terrence confessed of his new haircut.
Experienced hairdresser Nobbi had already showed his signature style, fashioning Travis a controversial haircut. Now it was Terrence’s turn to sit back and let Nobbi work his magic. The funky Mohawk slowly took shape and Terrence was impressed with his new aged locks. “It’s not just a haircut, it’s an artwork,” Nobbi said of his creation, while Terrence just hoped the chicks would dig it!
Before long the next customer was lining up for the first rate salon treatment. Brigitte was transformed into a ‘ranga’ with ginger curls replacing her platinum ones. She waited for her hairdresser and flicked through old magazines. “Seventies is so old,” whined Brigitte, a child of the eighties.
Terri, or Cheryl, as she was called in the salon, was very impressed with the red locks but the other HMs laughed at Brigitte’s fiery fringe. “Being a ranga myself I’ve copped a lot of that,” Terri reassured Brigitte. “It’s not a very nice term,” Brigitte said of the title of ‘ranga’ before professing to know the history of the term. “I think it comes from the Greeks … the early Greeks in the 1600’s,” Brigitte hypothesised. “It’s seems that … when Greeks were born they all had blonde hair and then there was a fire and all their hair caught on fire and it turned red … then this big person came and was like, ‘You guys are rangas’,” Brigitte explained sarcastically. Not sure if the history books would agree, but that’s red heads according to Brigitte.
The HMs were excited about the task and looked forward to their stint in salon. “This is so cool,” Alice remarked, watching in awe as Brigitte told her hairdresser a story about her 17 kids. Looks like it’s going to be a hair-raising week in the BB House!
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