Celebrity Big Brother
14 January 2006 @ 17:56
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Usually Chris and I love BB and its celebrity version. Having cheered on Bez last year, we were excited to watch the 2006 series. Then we found out Michael Barrymore was in it. My Mum was put off instantly, but we tried for a bit. We have only watched sporadically since then, but for the little we have seen our lasting impression is who truly odious Barrymore is. From his sick making entrance, to his attention-seeking blubbing and constant acting for the cameras. Last night he took the biscuit when he ring-led the bullying of Jodi Marsh (not a sympathetic character herself, but in this case I was rallying for her as the whole house ganged up ‘Lord of the Flies’ stylee) and stole her Quorn lattices. Good for Marsh when she put in to words what the whole country must, surely, be thinking: ‘Yeah, well, I have a big issue with people dieing in swimming pools, d’you know what I mean? But I don’t go on and on about it’ |
hmm, well I started watching with only a vague idea of who everyone was, though I remember Rula and of course the SWP funded/backed ‘Gorgeous’ George. Could this be why you don’t like it, you can’t stand to see the oleaginous MP for Bethnal Green Bow making a fool of himself. Actually I think he’s coming out of it quite well, apart from the bullying which was unpleasant, but I guess inevitable in such an environment, reminding me of my schooldays (all sorts of boarding school issues there…). And how big is that man’s cigar box, all Cuban I presume?
I wasn’t too sure about Barrymore, not my cup of tea, but didn’t he get off any charges over the swimming pool thing, and if as we have to assume it was an accident wouldn’t that shatter most people? SO much for the justice system then.
A bit unfair that they put in several women who don’t seem to have very main brain cells, and several men whose own seem to be in urgent need of rehab.
Anyway it’s all good car crash telly. Preston, Maggot or Pete to win, I suspect.