CBB Thread 2 - More Wax than Madame Tussauds

[AnneEyhtMeyer]

I hope Candle stays away from naked flames.

I agree re Ben being gay - and it's not even due to his campness. I have a few guy friends who are camp, but definitely not gay. Ben, on the other hand...

He's been a weird one for me. He was annoying on MAFS, but he wasn't like a hyper schoolchild and squealing and laughing all the time. And his voice wasn't so high and camp either.

And since the end of that series, he seems to have turned into a combination of Frank Spencer and Norman Wisdom.

I'm so glad to see the back of that utterly ridiculous task. It was quite clearly devised for Stormy Daniels to open up about Trump, and to cause arguments between Kirstie and Natalie (knowing they have very opposing political views).
It ended up just being painful to watch - it wasn't amusing or clever, just weird.

And re Roddy, I can;t work him out. People seem to bitch with him, but he just sort of goes "yes, yes," but doesnt usually bitch back, he just kind of listens.

When I've seen his photos and story in papers and magazines, he looks so unusual and extreme that it hadn't really occurred to me how human he actually is, and that he's so full of beans and seems like good fun. Does that make sense?

I quite like him too. I thought actually when he was asking about Scientology it was a genuine way of getting to know more. If I asked and was told ‘read a book’ I’d find it dismissive.
I am quite liking Jason Grimshaw. I’m not buying the sleep talking though.
I would find it hard being around Natalie and Ben for their sheer volume. Fucking shut up!!

Ha, yep the sleep talking is bullshit! My sons both sleeptalk, and it's either gibberish or bizarre random stuff they say - it's never ever something that relates to what's been happening in real life that day.

Oh!! I forgot about the funniest part of last night - Roddy saying, "Come on, let's go and workout!" and did 3 lunges then walked off shaking out his legs as if he'd just done a one-hour class

And I think Hardeep's tears were really justified. Everyone is starting to crumble in the house - day 4 is when they show their true colours. So he was emotional anyway, and then got upset thinking about shit dads and also, I imagine, he found it upsetting that he has become close to Chloe, and realised that Chloe and Roxy have dads who have no clue how amazing and string their daughters are. Then (I think) Chloe said her child's dad hasnt been around either, so it was just another generation of shit dads being created

Morning PWBs
Have not been watching but thought I'd ask you knowledgeable ones.
The Eye Of The Storm without Stormy theme....
The furore of the following....
Ben - unfaithful
Chloe - kidnapped
Dan - unfaithful and a nasty tape
Gaby - cheated on
Hardeep - sex pest
Jermaine - drunk driver
Kirstie - addictions/plus size/scientologist
Natalie - being fired
Nick - fraud
Rodrigo - body modification
Roxanne - crash
Ryan - bankruptcy
...did you guys know of the above incidents/consider them infamous/scandalous?

Nick Leeson I have heard of but not the rest.
Have they really not had to do a confessional circle?
Do they really not know what each other have done?

apart from no-show Stormy, am surprised they did not get more famous horrible people involved in bigger scandals

eg John Leslie
Justin Lee Collins
Jo O'Meara/Michael Barrymore/Tina Malone/Heidi Fleiss/Denise
Welch again (or Germaine Greer-Paris Lees)
Jamie Theakston
Neil Hamilton
the coughing major (millionaire cheat)
Tommy Lee (sex tape with Pammy)
Max Mosley
Camille Grammer
Doug Stanhope (stuck up for Johnny Depp)
Lance Armstrong
Amanda Bynes
Ryan Lochte

and some who were shamed/villified unfairly
Monica Lewinsky
Paul Gambaccini
Dylan Farrow

just examples. I assume they don't want people to profit from shitty behaviour/don't want too many hate figures but did the producers put aside too much $ for Stormy so not enough budget for more known cast/misdemeanours?

or like Strictly, does the casting make little difference...is it decent viewing so far? (I cannot watch it from where I am)

I like Rod too (feel a bit mean calling him Candle now . He seems like quite a gentle soul. I'm guessing he must be pretty brave too, to have undergone all that surgery and be in the public eye.

Hi 👋🏼 Can I join I’ve only just found this thread!

I actually feel for Hardeep. He does come across creepy but I think it’s just the way he is. He sits and seems creepy around Dan and Jermaine as well so it’s not just the girls. I really hope Natalie goes instead of him since she think she’s the biggest one there

Natalie yuck!
Ben yuck!
Nick yuk!
Quite liking Kirsty n rod at the mo!

Yes, thankyou! I thought the sleep talking was totally fake.

I can't really take someone seriously who is a scientologist (sorry not sorry to all scientologists on the thread). Kirsty couldn't/wouldn't answer Rod's questions either because she doesn't have a clue what its all about either, or she knows that if she explained it people would just be like 'that's gibberish, are you mad ?'

Trying to find someone to like in this years lot - its more who do I dislike least

Morning! Will try and get to grips with Excel today

Love Rodrigo
Really gone off Kirstie, it's disrespectful to tell someone to read a book when they're taking an interest in your life. It would've been a good opportunity to shed some positive light on the cult belief system and made it more accessible. Oh no, that's not what they want is it. Elitist cobblers.

The "go read a book" was weird. Surely you would be able to explain the broad strokes of your belief system? They are stuck in the house it's not like he can go and get said book.

Hardeep says he campaigned against page 3, is broody and all men are awful. Is he trying to make himself out to be his idea of a feminist? He's in there because of his inappropriate behaviour towards a woman.

I think they should have one of those jail cages in the garden, show everyone's 'storm' on the tv screen then make them vote face to face who was the worst and sent them to jail.

I don't think scientology has a simple explanation.

It's the wizard of oz it's nothing more than a ruse.

Why is Natalie so bothered what men are in a relationship/married?
She's married herself, why does she care who is available?

Hardeep is trying too hard.
I hope he goes this time, I think any longer in the house and he will be the punch bag.

Natalie is making my hand twitch. Shouty, gobby, uncouth and abrasive.

I hope Natalie goes. I wonder if Hardeep moults a lot. Must be like be having Chewbaca in the house.

Why do they never use the living room except when they're called to it?
It's such a lovely room I'd be there the whole time.
Maybe they'll spend more time in it now that's it basic rations, as there won't be any reason to congregate in the kitchen area

It just DOESN'T say a lot that Hardeep doesn't want to talk about his storm. Shut up Roxy, you twit. There's only a couple of them who HAVE spoken about their storm so far, and that's because their storms are in the house too! 🤣
Most of the others haven't discussed theirs either.

What is Sally's storm? apart from being a total charlatan?

Thanks crafty Forgot about Sally - company bankrupt, alleged fraudulent shows no shit Sherlock and a run-in with a sceptical activist.
I'd quite like that for a job title.
Have you read Day Four by Sarah Lotz...great story about such a psychic on a cruise ship.

It's a shame that none are talking...not because I think they should be publicly shamed (I'm with Jon Ronson on that one) but they have the chance to redeem themselves/be refreshingly honest/tell their side of things/make amends.
I assume they are scared to because of the editing.
Makes the theme lame, mind.

Wasn't Roxanne's point that if he didn't say what he did to be sacked for inappropriate behaviour then they would just think of the worst thing? Or was that Natalie?

I can see why Natalie wants to know about their storms, she doesn't know any of them and the others know a bit about each other. She's on the back foot a bit. Also she's probably quite nosey and there's not much to do.