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Oh the downside of the digital age. You would think that you could go out have a few drinks, maybe pick up and drunkenly dance and the next day no one would be the wiser.

However what happens if someone is filming the band and it is put up on You Tube. Only a few people would probably see it.

However the singer is Diana Rouvos and she is singing Love On Top,  that same song she rocked on the hit show, The Voice.  Cue people are searching YouTube and suddenly your grooving is seen by thousands of people.

This clip made me laugh, however props should be given for them actually dancing OK considering the amount of alcohol they appeared to have consumed.

We’ve had the blind auditions, the battle rounds and now on The Voice it was the first of the live shows. However it is not team against team or coach against coach at this stage, it is team mate against team mate.

Even though there were twelve contestants singing last night it was really six competing within their six. After the public vote next week there will be two from each team eliminated. They only really compete with singers in other teams in the finale. This is advantageous if you are in a weak team for example team Delta but it is a negative thing if you are in a team of strong voices like Team Seal.

In theory the top four voices in the competition may not be the final four. I could be wrong as I am still getting my head around the format.

The first live show had its highlights and lowlights, however Seal was feeling the love for everything. I would love to know what is on his rider as I think that particular brand of vodka looks like a lot of fun. He was swivelling his hips in his group live performance and saying he was on the best show ever in a great country etc etc. His gushing did not stop there he also stated his admiration for not only  his singers but for the others as well, and maybe he was a bit too touchy with the girls in his group. Fatai V in particular received a lingering kiss on the cheek and she did look a bit uncomfortable. He has to remember there is a power relationship at play as he gets to decide two of his singers he can keep.

The positives about the first live show were Fatai V, Karise Eden and Emma Louise Birdsall who positively hit it out of the ball park, and I was intrigued by Viktoria’s rendition of Bang Bang. However there was some dodgy performances and it would have been great to hear the coaches (yes that is what you are meant to do) to give some constructive criticism.

They have to remember there are two million arm chair critics at home who might be thinking was the performance was off key most of the song, or that was ordinary real judgements from them helps validate or invalidate the views of the person at home.

Also a shout out should be given to Gabe Robinson whois the shows stylist. There was not one dud outfit.

Tonight it was Team Seal and Team Delta singing with Fatai V starting the show.

Team Seal – Fatai  V -  New York.

It was a fantastic start to the show, and it is hard to believe she is only 16 years old.Her voice is amazing and as Keith said she has set the bar so high. Seal however killed the moment with a long lingering kiss on her cheek, with even Joel commenting that  ”loved the hug”. He appeared to have his tongue planted in his cheek with that comment.

Team Delta – Matt Hethrington - White Noise

Not sure it was the best song choice if he is trying to ditch his musical theatre background as the arrangement sounded a bit rock musicalish.  However am considering flicking him a vote as he is great eye candy and there is not much in that age bracket on reality TV shows at them moment. Yes I know sometimes it is not all about “the voice”.

Team Seal – Karise Eden sang Nothing’s Real But Love

Seal is all about feeling the love, but he can also coach. He told her he wanted her to pull back her voice. She did so with great effect, and she is one singer who would be great to see sing live. The coaches deservedly gave her a standing ovation.

Team Delta – Ben Button sang One Thing

He better hope all the One Direction fans start hitting the phones as he was dreadfully out of tune just about the whole song, however Keith Urban said he knocked it out of the park!

Team Seal – Michael Duchesne –  Got To Get You Into My Life

He also seemed to be hit with first night nerves with even Delta looked a tad bored during his performance. Joel just avoided talking about the actual performance at all, and  Seal was talking about Michael being a red light performer, which meant when the light comes on he just goes. So didn’t he mean green light?

Team Delta – Danni Da Ros – Alone

There is no doubt she has chops particularly in her higher register, but have heard her sing better. But the coaches gave her a standing ovation. So maybe it sounded like she was spot on in the auditorium. I hope she gets through as I would like to see her sing again.

Team Seal – Sam Ludeman – Summer Paradise

He did a pop cute song which which meant the girls will love him. Was it the greatest rendition? No, but he did enough. As Joel said “if he had any problems getting laid you definitely won’t after tonight.”   Probably the strongest guy in Team Seal.

Team Delta Viktoria Bolonina – Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

This performance intrigued me and for the first time thought maybe Delta was right in picking her over Peta Jeffress.  She is stunning on stage.  The last 30 seconds were great, maybe because she was so dramatic.

Team Seal – Chris Sebastian – Without You

Not sure playing an instrument first performance is a good idea particularly if you are only playing the piano for eight bars before you get up and sing. His higher register was good. Seal said some people have star quality and others don’t.  Seal thinks he does I don’t. I am curious to know what the public think of him.

Team Delta – Glen Cunningham – Heaven Knows

As they said being a backing vocalists means you have to blend in, and that is what he still did in this performance. Cannot fault his voice but he lacks the looks and charisma to take it all the way.

Team Seal Emma-Louise Birdsall – Never Loved a Man

She put her money where her mouth is and Australia did sit up and take notice of her last night. Her voice was amazing as was her sultry performance. She oozed sex appeal.Seal was looking like he wanted ot pounce on her, but just gyrated a chair instead, and Joel commented on how he was in her line of sight the whole performance, he did appear to be a bit flummoxed.

Team Delta – Rachael Leahcar – Hands

Rachael got the last spot known as the pimp spot as it gives you a better chance of being seen by the viewers and obtaining their vote as it is the last one they hear. She looked like a gorgeous dresden doll but I thought her voice was all over shop and have heard her sing much better. She is going to have to step up to grab the limelight back from those other girls.

Predictions on who will be eliminated:

Team Seal: Michael Duchesne and Chris Sebastian.

Team Delta: Ben Button and  Glen Cunningham.

It could have been the nerves of the first time cooking in the Masterchef kitchen but there was really no stand out dishes last night, but on the plus side there were quite a few laughs.

The mystery box challenge was not that difficult. When it was revealed there was a mirror there and nothing else this meant they had to showcase themselves on a plate. They probably did not even have to quickly think on their feet as Alice cooked tongue and I doubt that is a pantry staple.

They had 75 minutes to cook and the person with the  best dish would have the chance to cook for immunity. As is always the case in the early episodes we did not get to see all the dishes.

Debra who is the series mother earth figure was nervous and teary  and when asked by Gary about what she saw in the mirror said “How courageous I am to be here, and how courageous  we all are to be here.” said Debra.  Thankfully she held back from asking for a group hug. If she can hold it together she might go far in this series.

She was making lime syrup cakes, however she was rattled and used the wrong sugar and left half her flour out. She basically turned them into a collapsed souffle, but the cake’s flavour was good enough to make it top three.

As was Emma’s whose Five Spice Chocolate Cake with Chai ice cream. This sounded like an interesting flavour combination however her ice cream did not set,  and she turned it into creme anglaise. Also her cake did not rise and she stacked it up b she got into the top three.

As did Ben with a Beef Taco and some Tuna Tostadas. Ok he did make his own tortillas which could be a Masterchef first, but there did not appear to be enough for the beef to be encased by one. Gary also criticised him for using porterhouse steak not a secondary cut. However would a secondary cut  have soften in the 75 minute time frame?

Gary Mehigan appears to be the hard-arsed judge this season. He was particularly rude to Melbourne hipster Alice about her tongue she was cooking. George was concerned the tongue would not be able to cook in the time frame. She responded “It is a big risk to take”. George retorted  ”There’s risk and then there is stupidity”. I note there was no suggestions on what she could do to save the dish.

Alice responded with a thank you which I hope is hipster speak for “Get stuffed”. The lecture continued at the tasting before Gary had even tasted it, and I hope she got a small glimmer of pleasure that Gary had to taste something unpleasant. Props to her for not breaking down completely by the way she was treated.

However Gary’s attitude towards Sam who was roasting a duck was completely different. After pointing out that he would have difficulty cooking it in time, Gary suggested he chop it up and in fact even helped him to do so. Sam appears to sweat so much it needed to be addressed in a talk to camera. It is not the heat of the kitchen but just something he always does. Maybe he needs to invest in those tennis head and wrist bands to stop it dripping into his dishes.

In fact this is a perfect branded TV opportunity to have a sponsors name emblazoned across them. Seriously I hope series four is not remembered as the year of the sweat. Sam is not alone in this, Wade, Filippo and Kevin are guilty of the drip.

It was ironic that after Gary’s help Sam was told he had actually over cooked the duck. However Sam’s potato rosti looked good.

Beau the labourer stuck with a simple steak with red wine jus. Not a bad strategy to keep it simple. I note in the continuing saga of stockgate he used a pre-made one.

Even though he cooked the steak perfectly medium rare he was told he needs to step it up a bit or he will hit a roadblock.

I note they did not say the same thing to Julia who made cupcakes which was a cop out.  This was well and truly in her comfort zone as she makes them for the markets at the weekends. At one stage it looked like she might make top three. Let us hope  she is not going to make these at every opportunity. We get it you want to open a shop, now show us some other things you can cook.

Ben ended up wining the opportunity to cook for immunity, and Debra must be kicking herself because if she had not stuffed up her dish she probably would have won.

Do you think the right person won?

The top 24 contestant episodes kick off tonight on TEN at 7.00pm and I would like to make some wild guesses about who will take out this series title, but thought I would wait until after the first mystery box challenge tonight….

The top 24 have 14 women and 10 men, 12 contestants are under 30 years of age, and 12 are 30 years and older. Occupational trends appear split between manual labourers, students, and a few health workers. As usual there is a wide range of cultural diversity from European, Asian backgrounds, and even this year there is a Canadian.

Who are your favourites at the moment? And who do you think will be this year’s villain?

The top 24 are:

Alice Zavlasky – a 26 year old secondary school teacher she has already been identified as the hipster of series four.

Amina Elshafei – the 27 year old nurse has a South Korean and Egyptian background so should do some fantastic dishes, also she looks like she will keep calm under pressure. For religious reason she won’t eat pork, however she should go far in the series.

Andrew Strickland – a 48 year old married hairdresser whose kids encouraged him to apply for Masterchef. He admits he can’t follow recipes.

Andy Allen – the 23 year old electrician is the good looking boy of the series. He is currently at a cross roads and is looking at the reality TV show to give him some direction. As you do when you are having a mini-life crisis.

Audra Morrice – the 41 year old account manager and mum of two has an Singaporean and Indian heritage. She hopes to have a concept store which holds “Audra’s Gourmet Delights” and offers cooking courses. She looks like she could be cool under pressure, and her chocolate tart was one of the stand out dishes of the top 50. Audra is one to watch.

Beau Cook – a 27 year old construction worker wants to change his life. He admits his technical knowledge and desserts are his weak points. Don’t expect him to make top ten.

Ben Milbourne – a 30 year old teacher. He has a cookbook which features dishes from restaurants in Tasmania.

Dalvinder Dhami – a 35 year old public servant her strength is Indian cuisine, however she has limited knowledge on how to cook beef because she does not eat it due to religious reasons.

Debra Sederlan – 50 year old senior account manager who likes to cook organic food, her dream is to open a holistic retreat.

Emma O’Shaunessy – 19 year old former student her food idols are Adriano Zumbo, Donna Hay, and Maggie Beer. She wants to open her own dessert bar, but she shows she has a competitive streak as she has a black belt in karate.

Filippo Silvestro – a 38 year old financial planner who is a family man. Apparently he rings his mum each day, I hope he also rings his wife as well… He hopes to apply his wellhoned financial skills to a career in food by advising people in the industry or by being a career food writer and blogger.

Jules Pike – a 28 year old Customer Service Officer dream is to open her own food and wine bar.

Julia Taylor – a 25 year old legal secretary already has a cupcake business she operates at markets on the weekends however she would like to have shops which sells her wares.

Kath Von Witt – 38 year old art gallery director. Foodies are going to love her as apparently she is adventurous and recently cooked a pigs uterus.

Kevin Perry – is the 34 year old casino marketer. He moved to Australia where he met his partner Erik. He collects cookbooks. He could be one of the favourites at this stage and he definitely has the talent and personality, but he states he likes to follow a recipe this could be his liability as the competition goes forward.

Kylie Millar – a 24 year old Masters student and would like to open her own dessert bar. With only 15 weeks to completing her physio degree she realised she did not want to work in the health industry.

Lydia Guerrini – a 38 year old PhD student in psychology she has two kids and would like to set up a food promotional company;

Mario Mohorko – a 40 year old automative detailer however he also has his own theatre company which he has received 18 nominations at an amateur theatre awards.  He writes, acts and directs for them. Also he would like to open a cafe or restaurant which showcases Eastern European cooking.

Matt Howell – an 18 year old uni student who currently works in a fast food restaurant, he knows his inexperience is going to be a liability.

Mindy Woods – a 30 year old physiotherapist who has quit her job for the show. Her strengths are asian cuisine and she hopes to open an “Asian inspired, share restaurant with dumplings, beer, sashimi and sake”. And bad luck guys she is into girls.

Sam Davis – 34 year old private banker, he hopes to work in the food industry. His girlfriend probably is one of the few to not mind him being locked away in the Masterchef house as she is training for the London Olympics. She is a part of the water polo team.

Tran Kim “TK” Nguyen – a 22 year old has deferred her law degree. She states she has only really gotten into cooking and would like to open an asian fusion tapas bar. Her Vietnamese heritage will be her strength.

Tregan Borg – a 25 year old social worker and hopes to educate disadvantaged children about food. She also plays roller derby so is pretty robust, and will be getting married later this year. She states her lack of measuring could be her downfall.

Wade Drummond – a 28 year old commercial labourer wants to open his own cafe. His strengths are matching flavours and Asian cooking. Preparation, timing and presentation are weaknesses.

It will be interesting to see how these contestants go over the coming weeks who will be embraced by Australia and who will struggle under the intense pressure of the Masterchef kitchen.

What is the policy on using stock on Masterchef? Last week we had Gary going ballistic at Matthew about using pre-made stock pushing the offending article under his nose.In that case Matt only had 60 minutes to finish his risotto, unlike tonight where the twelve contestants had 90 minutes to complete their dish. However Gary and George made no comment about the unmarked stock containers on the benches of at least two contestants tonight. See evidence below. There appears to be some hypocrisy on this issue.

Tonight the selected twelve who were battling it out of the last six spots had to cook a french dish, and to add to the pressure they had as guest judge french chef Jacque Raymond.

They were cooking at Montsalvat, the oldest artist colony in Australia. And it looked damn hot all the guys were sweating profusely into their dishes. Hopefully the judges had their Hep A shots before the series commenced.

As with each year there were people in the top 50 we hardly saw, which was code for they were not going to get through. So Keene, Roger and Harvey it was nice not knowing you.

However the biggest travesty was Yukio not getting in. This is the one of the first controversial decisions of the series. OK so this series is all about the cooking, but also there needs to be some entertaining personalities on there. He was a great polarising character.

Fillippo thankfully was selected even though the judges had been fairly benign about his Pissaladerie and quite critical of his cherry clafoutis. In fact Matt Preston called it a cherry omelette.

Emma was smart she kept well within her dessert bar comfort zone and made a macaron with salted caramel filling. She was warned by Jacque not to put too much salt in the caramel but in the end was criticised for there not being enough. Strangely she only presented the four judges with three macarons saying it looked better on the plate. She was the last one through to the top 24, and on Twitter people were saying the 19 year old was this year’s Dani. She appears to be talented but think once she has to cook savoury dishes week after week she will struggle.

Kath the Director of an art gallery  got told off by Jacque for putting her Bouillabaisse in a food processor. He advised her to put it in a mix master. The judges thought  it was great but did give her a tickle up about how messy she was when she cooked.  George Calombaris also said she needed to clean the mussels better.

Mindy the physio from Brisbane who has given up her job and home made pork belly and scallops with apples. It was a taste of Normandy. Jacque thought it was brilliant. Matt Preston thought it was the best dish she had cooked in the competition. She was in.

Mario the car detailer cooked Duck a’lorange with liver pate and grand marnier jelly which melted and compromised his sauce. Gary thought “The duck was well cooked, but the pate one of the worse I have seen”.

At least Mario admitted he did not think it would get him through. However Jacque loved it however thought the liver pate was unnecessary. He was in the top 24.

Karen cooked choux ala rose. However, Jacque thought the creme patissiere was too runny and the rose water overpowered the dish. Goodbye Karen.

Dom the 20 year old student made stuffed chicken wings with seared scallops and sauce albufera. Matt Preston asked whether she had the maturity to go on to survive in the Masterchef kitchen. We did not get hear the reply but it must not have eased their concerns as she did not make it.

Debra made the Walnut and Roquefort Tart her own twist on the witlof and pear salad. However she did have a pared back witlof and pear salad to serve with it. Jacque thought it was a great interpretation of the salad and Gary thought it was absolutely beautiful. It was the dish of the day and she was into the top 24.

Yukio was sent on his way, and philosophically said maybe he will find a different path. The judges showered the contestants with champagne with Amina scuttling off to the sidelines to avoid it probably for religious reasons.

The top 24 has 14 females and 10 males. There are eight finalist from NSW, seven from Victoria, three from Queensland and Western Australia, and one each from South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.

I will put the top 24 names up when they are all up on the Masterchef Australia website tomorrow.

Are the judges on Masterchef Australia tasting all the dishes? Over the past few nights you only see one or at best two of the judges tasting it. This is probably reasonable when they were tasting fifty dishes, however I thought it was a bit strange last night when there were only 10 dishes to try.

Matt Moran definitely only tasted Sam’s dish as he cut up the salmon and he was standing at the bench when Sam picked it up and returned to his place. OK Gary and George both tasted Athena’s salmon with saffron sauce, but it was unclear by the editing how many of the judges tasted the other dishes. If they are tasting them and we are not seeing their comments because they are wanting to show more of the food, all well and good. However if might be a bit rough if they are not and raised the question on how are they deciding who goes through? What happens if a particularly dish is border line?

Last night the challenge on Masterchef was to fillet a salmon and cook a dish. However the catch was only ten people could participate and five would get through to the top 24 and the other five would be eliminated. The contestants had the choice to either step forward or not. Personally if I was not a confident fish cook I would not have put my hand up. If you are going to be eliminated at least try and make the odds more in your favour.

Even the 27 people that stepped forward were not guaranteed a place in the challenge they then had to pull knives to get in the ten.

Athena who sadly was eliminated had never cooked with salmon before and did a good job cutting and cooking it but it was not enough to get her through.

Two of the contestants butchered their fish, the Brewer from WA (sorry did not catch his name) his brief appearance on the show is now over, and Lindy who prepared a trio of salmon. She received good reviews but it was not enough to get her through.

What was interesting was how they judged how well the salmon was cooked. In some restaurants some of the fish they were gushing over looked very underdone (something I quite like), whilst others were more translucent. Treagan’s who did salmon with a walnut topping looked perfect, however I thought Alice and Matthew’s may have been a bit undercooked. However the judges were happy with it.

It would be interesting to know if there was fear and loathing from the other eliminated contestants that  Matthew got through.

Alice looks interesting and creative and did a take on a salmon bagel, and she went into the top 24. Just as well as she rolled the dice and came up a winner as she quit her job as a teacher.  Wade appeared to have learnt something from his filleting lesson on the Mornington Peninsula and was put through with his smoked salmon with dirty rice. Not bad for his first time smoking fish.  Finally Sam the banker from WA got through with some solid cooking of the classic salmon, pototo and pea puree.  Lucy, Athena, the brewer from WA, Lindy and some other guy who all I saw do a chest bump with Wade were eliminated.

Finally the remaining contestants had to compete in a making butter challenge by whisk. They had to make it and the butter slab had to be within 5 grams of 150 grams. The winner would obtain an advantage in the next challenge. At first I thought it was a bit unfair as it is such a physical challenge but Karen was the first up there to get weighed, however she was told there was still too much butter milk in it. In the end Beau won and he would get to see what the dish was in tonight’s pressure test.

Even with him gaining that advantage I suspect he still won’t make top 24.

Would you have stepped up for the salmon challenge or not taken the risk?

It’s less than a week until the launch of season four of MasterChef Australia, but perhaps you are finding that your life is lacking meaning in this hiatus between MKR and Ten’s competitive cooking behemoth.  Lifestyle Food is screening Country House Cooking Contest, which might tide you over for the next few days.

In a stunning country house, six competitive amateur cooks take on the ultimate culinary challenge. In a battle to win a 1000 pound prize they must produce food fit for the aristocracy.

If you’re interest skews more Downton Abbey than devilling kidneys, the show promises “a glimpse of life inside one of the country’s oldest houses as well as the lifestyle of one its oldest families.”

Tune in at 8.30pm on Thursdays (repeated throughout the week).

Give The Hoff a Nobel Peace Prize, the man brought down a totalitarian regime with his voice. He stood on the Berlin Wall and sang to one million people and lo and behold the wall came down.

I am surprised Obama has not sent him into the De-Militarised Zone in Korea to sort out the tensions there.

However he is not the only person delusional about their charisma on the show.

“I’ve been in the entertainment industry for nearly two decades, I can’t believe I’m still here,” said Tania Zaetta to be honest nor can we. Tania is shaping up be one of the villains of series two which is not a bad strategy as it will ensure she sticks around longer. However in her quest for eternal youth and to save money did she manage to get some work done at this Miami woman’s garage who injected people with cement?

Which does raise the question of which of the Celebrity Apprentice contestants has had the most work done? The Hoff, Tania, and Charlotte Dawson are definite front runners.

Tonight the challenge was to make a piece of art that expresses a life defining moment. The Hoff was moved across to the girls team and Patti Newton was moved across to the males. Marion Grasby was project manager for the girls, and after tussle with Ben Dark, Dicko was the project manager of the mens team.

Ben said “Dicko and I are just finding our place and like any herd you’ve got to find your pecking order”. Clearly Ben thinks he is the alpha male, but hopefully he will soon learn he is really the runt of the litter. His inner sexism is starting to emerge. However it has also been quite a revelation to find out that Dicko’s ego is now bigger than his gut.

However he did think Ben had a problem with authority. However Charlotte and Tania were also having issues with Charlotte even throwing the N word at Tania, calling her a narcissicist.

Though Jason Akermanis also has a huge ego which he revealed when he equated winning a Brownlow Medal with being the President.

With all these strong personalities on the show, the less flashy ones like Marion and Vince Sorrenti are having trouble getting air time. In fact Vince has barely been spotted in either of the challenges.

Marion  confided to Charlotte that The Hoff was going to be hard to manage  particularly because he does not know who I am.

“He doesn’t know Tanya either,” said Charlotte. In fact would he know any of them? The Hoff who appears to have a big ego does have some insight into himself, he said  ”I realised at eight I was not good at anything but I looked good doing it.” So maybe it was his looks not his voice that finished the Cold War.

Nathan Joliffe has been the surprise packet of this competition and has been bringing in the big bucks. He managed to obtain $40,000 from Jeans West who he has modelled for. Also Ben made a deal that for $15,000 Nathan would get his body painted as an olive oil body.

However Dicko was miffed that he was not being painted. As he thought he was more famous than Nathan, and thought he, and old man with a gut, was worth more money and told Ben to pitch that to the company. However Ben said he was not going to renegotiate a deal.

Dicko would have been happy with the air time he is receiving on the show, also helped by his art piece. His piece was an apology to Paulini because of “the gold dress incident’. Most of Australia had forgotten about it until Dicko raised it again by making his piece of artwork. Also Paulini came in and Dicko made an on-air apology.

Patti Newton’s artwork was a homage to Bert, I noted that when she was talking about all the momentous occasions in her life, her children were not mentioned.

In the boardroom it was revealed the men’s team had won again with Dicko giving the line of the night later saying “You want The Hoff, you can’t handle The Hoff”.

Dicko agreed to give a third of his winnings a not insubstantial amount of $74,000 to Marion for her charity, Save The Children.

It was no surprise Marion was fired her boardroom strategy was awful. First she tried to throw David under a bus, by saying he was difficult to manage and then bringing him back in the boardroom with her sealed her fate. He was out here on contract and it would be for a certain amount of episodes there was no way he could be fired.Though when Mark Bouris started talking about The Hoff’s intellect and wisdome, even David looked amused.

Also bringing Tania back in was also dumb, as she is giving good TV, and surprisingly is bringing in the dollars. As Patti Newton said she should have taken in Tania and Lauren.  Mark Bouris had no other option but to fire Marion.

UPDATE: Marion says she did not expect to win Celebrity Apprentice. (Source: news.com.au)

The Voice Australia starts on Sunday at 6.30pm and the first episodes will start off with the blind auditions. Where the judges select their team of twelve on “the voice alone”.

However once the episodes get to the performance ones it is up to the public to vote.

And the voting process appears to be a bit different from the usual. TV WEEK got the scoop on this.

The viewer can vote through Facebook and SMS as well as the phone, but also if you buy any of the artist’s performances of that week on itunes that will count for two votes.

It is a very savvy move to have voting via Facebook as potential voters will have to LIKE that page and this will mean they will harness fans and be able to send out information about The Voice and about other Channel NINE shows.

Also I like the fact that it will be free to vote on Facebook. In the USA on the big reality show it has always been free to vote which is why there are always millions of votes. It will be interesting to see if you can only vote once via Facebook or if it is unlimited voting, or if you can vote only once but for multiple people.

It certainly mixes it up and should see a lot more people voting, I know I will be.

The other interesting thing is there will be no social media lockdown for the contestants so expect to see them spruiking on Twitter and Facebook for our votes.

The new season of The Bachelor premiered last night on GO and it was fairly entertaining from the start.

Ben who is “the bachelor” is from a previous season of The Bachelorette. He was in fact the “winner” of the show but when he proposed she turned him down.

So he is back. In the US this show gets a lot of column inches whereas here you barely know it is on. But it is a cracker season and the first episode was just an example of this.

One person that needs to be discussed is Jenna the blogger who appears to be a little intense. It was not surprising she was given a red rose as she is such good TV.

The Frisky also has an article on Five Facts About Jenna and it is funny.

Don’t expect this girl to be there getting the rose in the final episode.

The Bachelor on GO! Tuesday night at 7.30pm.