How did Lionel Blair do his magic trick on his Celebrity Big Brother eviction?

Last night showbiz legend Lionel Blair became the 3rd housemate to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house.

On exiting the house, the veteran entertainer performed a magic trick for the waiting crowd, flourishing a handkerchief and producing a cane out of thin air. How did he do that bit of magic?

We thought Lionel had the cane hidden in his leave, but we slowed the footage down and watched it frame by frame many times but we are still baffled as to how he did the brilliant magic trick.

The other thing about his bit of magic that we found amazing, is that the red handkerchief disappeared the same time the cane appeared. Where did it go?

When asked by Emma Willis if he was sad to be leaving the house, Lionel replied: “A bit sad, but I’ve missed my family so much I can’t tell you.”

“It’s exactly as I expected,” he said of the experience, “I loved it so much, but what I found most difficult was going into the Diary Room and talking about my friends and who to evict.

“That was terrible.”