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BAH beaten to it by the bunny! Thats just what I was gonna say... really the only ones who should feel "hard done by" are Lisa Mikey and the other one ... you know the aussie one... uhh... Sara. The heaven HM's tucked into their luxury items last week with absolute delight and Darnell annoyed me standing there looking like a sulky kid although he redeemed himself when he went to the diary room and said that he felt bad cos he did that last week without thinking!

I cant stand Mo but I think he's being shown in a bad light, example the toothbrush thing, he was laughing about it as was Bex then he sort of raised his voice a bit when she said "have you cleaned the floor with it?" and Dale poked his nose in and created something that was not there... why did he bother to say anything it was fairly light hearted until then!

All in all Im still not bothered who goes cos I dont like any of them that are "up" this week!

with the exception of Kat, Darnell and I'm guessing Rachel - who in that house hasn't "ganged up" on Mo. By that I mean slated him for his habits (justified or not). It would be very hard to find a worthy winner based on the criteria that they hadn't picked on Mo.



respectfully Sir I disagree that Mo could win, purely on the grounds he hasn't "done anything". To be fair hardly anybody in that house has. Besides getting into arguments with various other HMs, he hasn't done anything that's been worthy of newspaper inches (the true barometer of a HMs popularity)

Say what you like about some of the past winners (and we all have about Kate, Nadia, Anthony, Brian) they did generate column inches because of things they did in the house.

I'm sure Mo is a nice person in real life (just like ALL BB HMs past and present), it just I don't particularly find him interesting. I don't think I should have to look to the level your good self has done, to find interesting character traits.

BB1 - Mel and then Anna clicked with me
BB2 - Amma, Brian, Helen, Paul
BB3 - everyone bar Sandy and Tim
BB4 - Anouska, Fed, Jon
BB5 - Stuart, Victor, Vanessa
BB6 - Science, Makosi , Anthony
BB7 - Grace, Aisleyne, Imogen
BB8 - Charley, Samanda
BB9 - I'm still struggling (Maysoon's a big dullard compared to her promo package)

Mo doesn't elicit anything from me, other than annoyance when he's arguing with people. It comes to something that I was actually on Dale's side during the whole toothbrush barney, because I saw something more interesting PE Thicko than Afro Blob

still it's all a moot point, Bex is definitely going this week. Anybody who says "we shouldn't think that, because people might not vote" are deluding themselves if they think the vast majority of the viewing public don't want her out

the only genuinely shocking eviction was Nikki's in BB7 as we were being fed the lie that the public loved her (Dermot kept that up even after she'd gone).

Bex is out on Friday - FACT! (as Mario would say )

Obviously, I wasn't meaning it to be that strictly applied... Sure, we could find instances of every HM having a go at another at some point during the series but there are a couple who perhaps stand out more than most. Why shouldn't they be held up to scrutiny? My argument though, is might that scruntiny be dismissed too easily if the 'victim' were airbrushed out of the show? Its a weak point granted, but still a valid one for keeping Mohamed rather than discarding him.


Absolutely and totally agree there. Its not having that 'x factor' ingredient that is Mohamed's biggest problem currently and what headlines he had spawned in the early weeks were largely negative ones.

However, Tuesday evening and most of Wednesday a good 50% of the topics being created on the big sites like DS and C4 were about Mohamed (and almost all of them positive ones). Its not mainstream media, but its representative of something and we shouldn't ignore that.

But remember... we're only just over the half-way point.

Compared to last years show, we're still two weeks away from when Jonty entered the show - who finished 6th in the final. There is ample time for Mohamed to turn himself around and he could yet still be a contender (as a runner up if not the winner). If he can, he'll be blessed by that other great quality that the public adore... redemption. Someone who had to fight his way through rather than limply cruise along on his good looks/humour/personality.

Personally, I don't believe he can do it... But, lets see.


And nor should you have to do DH. Big Brother if anything should be about 'easy viewing' but we've seen in the past where some HMs haven't been given a fair viewing... sometimes even bad edits or as we've currently had, too many HMs to watch.

All I can do is be an early warning system, wave my arms about and say to whomever is interested... "Hey look here". I can't make anyone like a housemate (and I wouldn't even try) but I can tease out some of the more interesting facets for people (and maybe kill some of the silly myths). I like bucking the trend; I enjoy saying in week 1 or 2 that the then almost mute Dale had a foul mouth (and a temper) or that the gimpy white/black American dude wouldn't be the first out the door or predicting fight night two days before it happened.

From here on in, the game changes. The baggage has gone, no more Charley/Alex/Bex type domination of air time... now it becomes all about the personalities. Big Brother Phase Two is a different game altogether and I believe Mohamed would make a great addition to that. I hope eventually DH that you see the potential that I'm seeing currently but as I said yesterday, its all up to Mohamed now. But so far he's doing all the right things.

Stangely, I thought I'd be defending Darnell all this week... but he seems to be managing all on his own. But from watching the Live Feed, its clear that Mohamed is a 100% better HM than he was last week... there's no one more surprised by that than myself, but its true. His survival this week with be the making or the breaking of him. And I predict that will be a billion times more watchable than another daily dose of "Noooo, Rebecca Noooo".

good grief Penfold, I thought we were nearer to end than that

Nah Day 50 now....

Another 44 to go

Stuart has only been there 34 Days... so my argument for Mohamed having time for a turn-around isn't without merit. Even the two newbies (faceless one and nameless one) have only been there just 20 days.

Better make a flask and some sandwiches... its going to be a long one AND I've just heard its not even got going yet

Odds and polls update:

Oddschecker:
Rebecca 1/8
Mohamed 5/1
Darnell 16/1

DS:
Who do you want to EVICT?
Rebecca 1652 73.39%
Mohamed 409 18.17%
Darnell 190 8.44%
Voters: 2251

The Sun:
Who do you want out?
Bex 64%
Mo 22%
Darnell 14%
Nearly 13,000 people voted in total.

thisisbb:
Darnell, Mohamed, Rebecca nominated - Who do you want evicted?
Rebecca 62.2%
Mohamed 25.1%
Darnell 12.7%
Total votes: 1905

BBonline:
Who do you want evicted on Friday?
Rebecca Shiner 62%
Mohamed Mohamed 24%
Darnell Swallow 14%

Tiscali:
Who should go on Friday?
Bex - enough of the boob-baring antics already! 51.9%
Mohamed - he is a one-man eating machine! 26.7%
Darnell - get rid of him and his temper! 21.3%

MSN:
Who do you want to see evicted from the Big Brother house?
Rebecca 42%
Mohamed 32%
Darnell 26%
7465 responses

Yahoo:
None yet

Thanks as ever Finchy.

The MSN poll is interesting. Quite close. I prefer when there is uncertainty over an eviction, makes the announcement more tense and exciting.

For the last few years, it's usually been obvious who is going to go.

Final update from me (edited 8pm):

Oddschecker:
Rebecca 1/7
Mohamed 4/1
Darnell 20/1

DS:
Who do you want to EVICT?
Rebecca 1876 72.69%
Mohamed 485 18.79%
Darnell 220 8.52%
Voters: 2581

The Sun:
Who do you want out?
Bex 64%
Mo 22%
Darnell 14%
Nearly 13,000 people voted in total.

BBonline:
Who do you want evicted on Friday?
[4725 votes total]
Rebecca Shiner (2893) 61%
Mohamed Mohamed (1129) 24%
Darnell Swallow (703) 15%

thisisbb:
Darnell, Mohamed, Rebecca nominated - Who do you want evicted?
Rebecca 61.6%
Mohamed 24.8%
Darnell 13.5%
Total votes: 2777

Tiscali:
Who should go on Friday?
Bex - enough of the boob-baring antics already! 51.9%
Mohamed - he is a one-man eating machine! 26.6%
Darnell - get rid of him and his temper! 21.6%

MSN:
Who do you want to see evicted from the Big Brother house?
Rebecca 42%
Mohamed 32%
Darnell 26%
14690 responses

Yahoo:
None yet

C4BB



I expect Rebecca to be none the wiser as to why so many people can't stand her when she is evicted and Davina commences operation arse lick.

Oh yes, Davina will definitely do that. She apparently likes Bex

Yes, I've heard there's a video on the C4 site from her about tonight's eviction where she praises her to the hills, so I'll give that a miss as I like my screen without a fist through it No surprise though, all the ingredients for a Davina favourite are there, including the cherry on the top of the showmance. I expect lots of gurning, leaping around like a drunken aunt at a wedding and general immaturity and unprofessionalism tonight.

And that's just the posters on here, never mind Davina

In that video, Davina doesn't seem to know who is going and it seems as though she has been practising all 3 interviews, which I find strange.

She will probably say this week "This is Davina. You are live on Channel 4. Please do not get your boobs out"

I'd suggest she doesn't even know what day of the week it is? She looks spaced out to be honest.


Davina Video

I believe the medical term for that condition is 'Zezitus'.