Pics: CBB’s bromance between Austin and James

The Celebrity Big Brother

house has only been filled with housemates for a few days so far, but there’s already a burgeoning bromance in the house – between gay A-List New York star Austin Armacost and straight Apprentice contestant, James Hill.

Amidst the squabbling and duelling egos of the other housemates, the pair have provided a welcome dose of fun and friendliness – although it hasn’t escaped the attention of the other housemates, with Farrah ‘Backdoor Mom’ Abraham leading the insinuating that heterosexual James is ‘slipping and sliding’ about his sexuality.

Austin – married to a Brit, so clearly partial to some English charm – seems rather taken with James, and it must be said that James – who previously told Attitude that ‘gay guys seem to give me more attention than girls do‘ – doesn’t seem to mind the attention.

Frankly, we’re quite smitten with this daily dose of gay/straight bonding. That the two guys in question are absolutely gorgeous is just a bonus.

Let’s have a look at how well James and Austin get on, shall we:

They shower together…

They sleep together… (yes, that’s Austin in the nude – he demanded James rub ointment into his hamstrings because ‘that’s what friends are for’):

They try on each other’s shorts… at the same time… for some reason…

We are shipping Austin and James – hard. Couple name: JAMSTIN? ARMAMES? AUSTILL? OK, this needs some work.

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