Tears flow on Come Dine With Me

A stroppy carnivore, ditzy beautician and a loveable businessman with a sideline in bad Liam Gallagher impressions - it can only mean one thing, Come Dine With Me is in the Black Country.

The hit Channel 4 show was in Walsall last night and came complete with tears, tantrums and terrible jokes.

The stars were jeweller Christian Woodall and beautician Georgina Smith, who were at each other's throats from the start due to their conflicting views on vegetarianism, dinner party entertainment and, well, everything else under the sun.

Fellow guests, part-time farmer Jennifer Brack and company boss Paul Wigfield, were forced to watch from the sidelines as Christian, who does not believe vegetarians are "normal", made veggie Georgina cry after getting infuriated by her dietary requirements and telling her he did not care if she went home hungry.

The self-confessed carnivore cooked a luxurious Dexter chateaubriand with a creamy mushroom sauce for his meat-eating guests and a stodgy pasta bake for Georgina, the main ingredient being a tin of condensed tomato soup before covering it in vegetarian unfriendly parmesan cheese.

He then told her after she ate a roast potato that it was cooked in goose fat, causing her to burst into tears.

He said afterwards: "I'm normal. Vegetarians are the ones that have chosen to be a vegetarian and I'm sick to the back teeth of it."

The jeweller was also angered by comments bride-to-be Georgina made about him having "a little bit of a belly". When the beauty therapist's turn came to cook, Christian brought his own bottle of rose wine, which Georgina struggled to open because she had only opened screw-top wine before. She said she thought Christian was a "bully", adding: "To have me round his house and treat me like that is rude. I did feel a bit stupid for crying, but I felt a bit overwhelmed."

Her whole menu was meat-free and as entertainment, she encouraged her guests to try putting an edible chocolate face mask on their cheeks, which spoilsport Christian refused.

Despite saying he would rather "knaw my own arm off" than eat risotto, he swallowed her efforts — and said he thought he was more polite than her because he ate her food, adding: "I put a small amount of her starter on my plate, which I cleared. I have proved that I'm the bigger person."

Hmm, the less said about that line the better. He then went on to mark her effort a measly four out of ten.

Other guests Jennifer and Paul were caught in the middle between the two warring diners throughout most of the week but still got their own chances to shine. Paul in particular, with his Chuckle Brother moustache and cheesy comedy, made an impression with his warmth.

Compared to the domineering Christian, Paul came across affable, kind and a good sport — despite the fact he cannot tell a joke and his impressions of Michael Jackson and Liam Gallagher left a lot to be desired. Still he came up with the gag of the night, saying he liked Oasis soup as you get a Roll With It. (Boom!Boom!)

Eventually, it was cool and calm Jennifer who won on the last night thanks to her laid-back style and good homemade grub. Leaving stroppy Christian to lick his wounds . . . in last place.