The Circle UK - Celebrity version

[bonfireheart]

I can't seem to find a start date. I've looked on their twitter where they have confirmed the celebs taking part:
Denise Van Outen - actress
Baga Chipz - RuPaul's Drag Race
Duncan James - Blue
Saffron Barker - influencer
Rickie Haywood-Williams - DJ
Melvin Odoom - DJ & TV presenter
Nadia Sawalha - Loose Women
Kate Adams - Loose Women
Pete Wicks - reality shows
Sam Thompson - reality shows
Lady Leshurr - rapper
Charlotte Crosby - reality shows

[unique1986]

The Triangle

[grumpypug]

Also loved the boys chat!

GC caught out, they were never going to manage to keep it up! I think Sam and Pete are doing well as Rachel Riley, although I think Denise was just desperate to know someone else had realised GC was a catfish.

I hadn't head of Baga Chipz but he's making me laugh as he gets in character every time he sends a message from Kim.

I think Charlotte might struggle keeping up Peter Andre, especially with Detective Denise picking up on any mistakes they make. Denise knows everyone!

[Imagineit]

Loving it! Yes bagga chips doing Kim 😂😂😂 loving all the alliances that are forming although with the 'triangle' it can't really play out. How long is it on for?

[bonfireheart]

I think it's just a week.

Wonder if the real celebs are watching it- love to see Baga Chipz and Kim together!

[bonfireheart]

Which celeb would you pretend to be and do you think you could get away with it? I'd probably go with pretending to be a soap actor but not one of the main stars - I'd be able to blag about eastenders or emmerdale but not be one that others might have met.

[Rollergirl11]

@TitsInAbsentia

Have they got the heating on REALLY high in that building, because everyone is very underdressed for the time of year....

I think I remember someone from past series saying that it’s absolutely bloody boiling in The Circle because of the heavy duty lights that you can’t see that are in all the apartments to assist with filming, they have to be on all the time apart from when they are sleeping.

[Tianatiers]

I've just caught up on this and I am really enjoying it. I really thought Denise was a gonner but glad she didn't go, although I liked Duncan too. Shame it was between the two genuine ones.

There are so many catfishes and it must be so much harder to be a catfish in the celebrity version as there's bound to be someone who's met you in real life. Equally I think it takes balls to go in as yourself.

My favourites to watch are the two men pretending to be Rachel Riley, they're doing well and the dynamic between them is funny. I loved the bit where the short haired one was freaking out that they'd said she couldn't sleep trying to think why GC shat herself on live TV, he was like "but its not true! It didn't keep us awake all night" and the long haired one said "we're not Rachel Riley either!" it just tickled me.

GC is definitely on borrowed time and I'm very surprised Will.i.am is not raising more suspicions. Saffron isn't doing a lot is she.

[Rollergirl11]

Yes Sam & Pete are doing well which I’m quite surprised about. Although Sam very nearly slipped up typing We instead of I. Pete is very on the ball!

I wonder if GC might go given that she is in The triangle and most people are rightly suspicious she’s a catfish.

Not seeing much of Saffron, I keep forgetting she’s even in there!

[Holidaybookinghell]

Loving this so far but can’t wait for the real version next week.

[grumpypug]

I think the real celebrities have given the catfish celebs some tips and tricks. Baga Chipz said he knew Kim and I'm sure they had a clip of one of the others (Peter Andre maybe) saying they'd had a few chats.

I am sure Sam and Pete will slip up and say we soon! They've done it a couple of times already but luckily noticed. Will.I.am and saffron have been quiet but I have to remember there only an hour of footage between them all.

Not sure who I would be as a celeb, definitely not a soap actor as I don't watch them. Maybe someone obscure like Charlie Dimmock that they wouldn't necessarily know much about!

[FrustratedTeddyLamp]

I'm liking it BUT I feel like they're really trying to "big brother-ise" it

[TitsInAbsentia]

I'm enjoying this so far (I love the apartments and looking for all the bits and pieces...likely kitted out from TK Maxx...)

I don't think Saffron is much fun from a viewers point of view, love Baga for putting the drag on every day (I'd be sat with greasy hair, no make up and red wine stained pyjamas), and I'm bemused that no-one has asked William (yes, I refuse to) any interesting questions yet.

[unique1986]

I'm so glad the normal circle is 3 weeks or so.
You need time for it to evolve.
This is a good taster tho.

[jay55]

Great choice to put Saffron in the triangle.

[Rollergirl11]

Yep I agree @unique1986 you need time to get to know them all. Some of the catfishes really grow in to their characters and others go a bit power crazy. Remember the guy from last series pretending to be a young mum and baby? He went a bit nuts towards the end!

[TitsInAbsentia]

This is hilarious...husband mocking the programme and has been 'going to bed' for the last 20 minutes....wonder if he'll ever admit he's in.

[BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz]

@TitsInAbsentia

This is hilarious...husband mocking the programme and has been 'going to bed' for the last 20 minutes....wonder if he'll ever admit he's in.

That's what my DH is like when I watch Downton.

[Rollergirl11]

I think Saffron will go. She doesn’t bring anything to The Circle.

[PursuingProxemicExactitude]

Can't really tell from all your comments whether I should continue with it ...

Was obsessed with the U.K. series and got sucked into the less good US version. But I was bored after about twenty minutes of this. I miss the befuddled innocence of the first UK show. And these celebrities are very hard on the eye ...

[DarthWeeder]

I think Saffron is a gonner here. She and the two men being William are deathly dull - although I’m impressed at how neat and tidy the William couple have kept their flat.

[unique1986]

I think it will be th GC

[unique1986]

Nadia and Kaye make me laugh

[jay55]

Love how they stayed in bed all day and got things wrong. So much more fun than Saffron.

[unique1986]

Booo wouldn't have missed Kim.

[unique1986]

Saffron was never gonna go. Bad choice.