And just as i can confirm that they said it would be 'a good idea' for the crowd to stay silent when Davina sopke to the house, Davina also said it would be a good idea if whoever left the house came out to cheers, as they had been in there so long, and had kept us entertained and been good housemates.
I cant deny though, that there WERE derek supporters there, but on previous eviction nights they have encouraged the crowd to boo the evictee.
My take on it is that they didnt want Derek to get a bad reception as they were scared he wouldnt go through with his interview. Derek AND Eugene got booed when Davina read out their numbers (as heard on TV), therefore by getting the crowd to remain silent when they talked to the house and encouraging cheering when Derek left ensures Derek was protected from the bad feeling towards him, they can tell him he has the best reaction this series, and do a totally wishy-washy interview with him, not bringing him to task about his most odious moments in the house, therefore everyone is happy. (*edit* except me!)
For the record, I didnt boo OR cheer when the man came out - mainly because he glared at us and freaked me out, he has such an evil stare and looked psychopathic, i swear i felt sick and a chill ran through me. It was an awful feeling, one i wasnt prepared for to be honest!
I usually post on DS, but im not allowed there...for a while.
