Jackie Stallone and Edith Massey

Celebrity Big Brother has been on my mind ever since its latest run began. It really is compulsive viewing. My favourite housemate last year, 2005, was Jackie Stallone. If ever John Waters needed a new muse since the death of my beloved Edith Massey, it's Jackie.

They are both fabulous creatures and genuine American Idols. I adore them both.

The first film I ever saw in which Edith Massey had a role was Female Trouble, also starring Divine and Mink Stole. I was blown away by the originality of the piece and how daring it was. It's disgusting, filthy, depraved, outrageous, hilarious and fabulous. Everyone needs to see this film.

Edith plays Aunt Ida who seems to be obsessed with her nephew Gator. She desperately wants him to be gay but he's hopelessly straight. Dawn, played by Divine, marries Gator and in Aunt Ida's eyes, this is unforgivable. The rest of the film plays out with Dawn trying to get famous and Ida getting revenge on Dawn for what she's done to Gator.

One of my favourite quotes from the film is this... On learning that Gator and Dawn have split up, Ida tries to pair him up with her gay friend, Ernie, "Oh Gater! Ernie's your type! Move in with me again, and we'll get you a job as a female impersonator!"

She is the opposite to every heterosexual homophobe. She hates straight people with a passion, declaring (to Dawn), "Fucker! Pig fucker! Hetero! Filthy hetero stink-shit!"

The whole thing is fabulous and cult viewing. Once you've watched it once, you'll get a taste for it and want to watch it over and over and over and over and over again!

Oh, Mr Waters, please make a film with Jackie, please!