By Fehintola Betiku For Mailonline
Published: 17:31 EST, 14 August 2014 | Updated: 17:31 EST, 14 August 2014
Day 70 in the Big Brother house saw a tearful Ash, Helen and Ashleigh reconcile and familiar faces re-enter the house.
In the countdown to Friday's final, emotions got the better of contestants as they reflected on their summer in the house.
Ending on a high, Thursday night's episode saw the finalists toast to the last 69 days with a party.
The finalists: Things took an emotional turn on Thursday night's episode of Big Brother
Leaving the house on Friday was the topic of discussion as housemates woke up to face another day and yet another task.
Preparing them for life outside the house, Big Brother gave the finalists a series of masterclasses which were led by ex-housemates Zoe, Danielle, Mark, Bianca, Winston and Steven.
Admitting that he was missing living with Winston and Steven, Ash broke down in the Diary Room.
Gatekeepers... Zoe and Danielle returned to the house to train housemates on how to handle the press
Here to show 'em how it's done: Mark and Bianca gave the finalists a lesson in how to make a memorable exit
The boys are back: Steven and Winston also made an appearance for the masterclass task
The 27-year-old model told Big Brother: 'Seeing them two was mint. It's made me dead emotional.
'I can't believe I'm crying. It's not like I'm sad, it's just overwhelming', adding, 'I just wanted to keep hugging them. It's because I've been in here so long.'
Describing them as his 'best mates' Ash explained 'how mad' the entire experience been over the summer building relationships.
'I can't believe I'm crying': Ash broke down in the Diary Room as he spoke about missing Winston and Steven
Group hug: Ex-contestants shocked the finalists when they joined for a party following the day's task
Things took a slightly raunchy turn when Bianca returned to the house as part of the task.
Recreating her infamous exit, the 31-year-old stripper flashed her breasts at housemates as she made her entrance.
Joined by Mark Byron, Bianca gave the former cohabitants a lessons on house to make a memorial exit upon being evicted.
To the good times: After the party, the housemates sat around in the garden reflecting
For successfully completing the tasks throughout the day the finalists were awarded with a party and were left stunned as some of their ex-housemates joined them for the merriment.
As the party began to wind down, Big Brother surprised housemates with a slideshow highlighting some of their best bits over the summer after which Helen and Ashleigh hugged it out.
Wishing each other well, the pair both cried as they agreed to put the past behind them and enjoy the little time they had left together.
The final scene of tonight's episode saw all housemates huddle up for a group hug which was cut short by Ashleigh who quipped: 'That's too much affection for one night!'
Calling a truce: Ashleigh and Helen agreed to put an end to all their bickering for the sake of the final
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