Big Brother’s least intelligent housemate this year has surprised everyone and somehow mananged to get himself tipped to win the show.

Up until now Brian was best known for being unaware of who Shakespeare is, and showing off his massively unsexy boner to IT girl Charley.

However, since Pauline’s arrival in the BB house, Brian has redeemed himself. He showed a very sweet side to his character when he defended the new housemate in the diary room, and then stood by his housemates as he persuaded them to put Pauline last in the fake housemate task, therefore ensuring they won a luxury shopping budget.

All this new found Brian-love has meant that bookies have slashed the odds of him winning, making him the current favourite to walk away with the title.

Coral slashed his odds to 13-8 from 3-1. A spokesman said: “Brian may be clueless at times, but the punters reckon he is the best of the bunch.”

Former fave Liam drifts out to 3-1, with Amanda the best of the girls at 5-1.