Bad hair day for Ricardo

Cross-dressing Brazilian hairdresser Ricardo Ribeiro became the fifth contestant to be evicted from the Back to Reality television show last night.

Viewers voted the camp crimper from The Salon and Josie D'Arby of The Games their two least popular contestants.

Ribeiro's fellow contestants then voted him off the show in a four-to-one ballot.

On hearing the result, Ribeiro, 35, tossed his permed locks and said: "Bad hair day."

He added he had had an "absolutely wonderful time" but was quite pleased to be going as he had found the last few days stressful.

A row had erupted after it was announced that former Big Brother star Jade Goody's boyfriend, Jeff Brazier, was to join the mansion as a surprise new resident.

The other contestants threatened to walk out in protest, fearing it would give her an unfair chance of winning, but were placated when producers said Brazier would only stay for a day.

He and Jade had an emotional reunion.

The six remaining contestants in the mansion are D'Arby, Goody, James Hewitt, Craig Phillips, Maureen Rees and Rik Waller.