Big Brother housemates have been sent back to school in the latest shopping task, and must study in pairs in order to pass.

Brighton singer Pete Stephenson, 24, is coupled with 18-year-old Scouser, Jennie. They have been told to memorise a scene from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Pete looked as pleased as punch to have picked English literature and told the other housemates, "I am an actor".

But while Pete and Jennie have been whispering sweet nothings to each other as they practise their lines other housemates have been gossiping about the spark between them.

Aisleyne asked Pete about his feelings for Jennie and told him the other housemates thought Pete fancied her.

She said: "Because you're a touchy-feely person, people think you fancy people. But so what if you fancy her?"

Pete insisted: "But I don't."

Aisleyne said: "Everyone thinks you do."

Pete said: "Really? But she's got a boyfriend."

Later as the couple bungled their way through the play, Jennie asked Pete whether he thought love existed.

Pete said he definitely did but when Jennie left he struggled with his lines even more, turning to the skeleton in the garden for help.