Planet Ego
Nearly a fortnight has gone by since Celebrity Big Brother launched without me posting about it again. There's a very good reason for this. Despite being, in some ways, one of the most eventful BBs in the sense that three people have already walked out, it's also managed to be tedious as hell. The phrase "jumped the shark" gets used in relation to Big Brother on an almost daily basis but a few days after the launch the introduction of former contestant Jade Goody as well as her boyfriend Jack and her mum Jackiey killed the show stone dead.
The improbably-spelt Jackiey proceeded to take over the show, screaming at the top of her voice 24/7, and the show's editors didn't give much time to anyone else - funnily enough, the Goody family are the subject of a new reality show on Channel 4 this year, could their huge amount of screen time be connected to that? If anything, it's probably harmed the future ratings just as it's harmed those for BB and despite the voting process being set up to make it easier to keep her in, Jackiey was the first to be evicted. Ever since Jackiey entered the house there's been a nasty undrecurrent of racism and bullying against Shilpa - who admittedly is spoilt, but seems essentially kind-hearted. Since her mother left, Jade has kept up the atmosphere of hostility towards the Bollywood actress.
The most bizarre story so far has been the realisation that Leo Sayer's ego really is that inflated. Displaying a lack of self-awareness matched only by his lack of understanding of the show he was on, Sayer declared himself an artist as famous as the Beatles and Elton John, and kept saying that even though this was Big Brother they were, after all, celebrities, and should be treated with greater respect than mere mortals. And despite all the evidence you had to think he was joking 'cause come on, he couldn't have been serious, could he? He could. He nominated Jack for not being a celebrity, and Jo for being a former celebrity who now travels by bus, which is inappropriate for a star to do. No, really. (Gwyneth Paltrow uses the Tube - would he reject her as not starry enough?) Then it turned out he was up for eviction and the possibility of rejection was too much so he needed an excuse to throw in the towel. Eventually he decided that he was too famous to wash his own underpants and should be given fresh ones by the producers. On being refused he, like Donnie Tourette and Ken Russell before him, walked out. He was in fact a dead cert to be evicted; instead, Carole Malone was booted out on Friday.
Other stuff: Cleo is still the very definition of fabulous, and current favourite to win. Ian has a better body than Jack - I'm not sure why that's wrong, it just is. Given the opportunity to ask any question in the world, Jade wants to know why eskimos don't turn into ice cubes. And Jo has done absolutely nothing of interest. Ever.
The improbably-spelt Jackiey proceeded to take over the show, screaming at the top of her voice 24/7, and the show's editors didn't give much time to anyone else - funnily enough, the Goody family are the subject of a new reality show on Channel 4 this year, could their huge amount of screen time be connected to that? If anything, it's probably harmed the future ratings just as it's harmed those for BB and despite the voting process being set up to make it easier to keep her in, Jackiey was the first to be evicted. Ever since Jackiey entered the house there's been a nasty undrecurrent of racism and bullying against Shilpa - who admittedly is spoilt, but seems essentially kind-hearted. Since her mother left, Jade has kept up the atmosphere of hostility towards the Bollywood actress.
The most bizarre story so far has been the realisation that Leo Sayer's ego really is that inflated. Displaying a lack of self-awareness matched only by his lack of understanding of the show he was on, Sayer declared himself an artist as famous as the Beatles and Elton John, and kept saying that even though this was Big Brother they were, after all, celebrities, and should be treated with greater respect than mere mortals. And despite all the evidence you had to think he was joking 'cause come on, he couldn't have been serious, could he? He could. He nominated Jack for not being a celebrity, and Jo for being a former celebrity who now travels by bus, which is inappropriate for a star to do. No, really. (Gwyneth Paltrow uses the Tube - would he reject her as not starry enough?) Then it turned out he was up for eviction and the possibility of rejection was too much so he needed an excuse to throw in the towel. Eventually he decided that he was too famous to wash his own underpants and should be given fresh ones by the producers. On being refused he, like Donnie Tourette and Ken Russell before him, walked out. He was in fact a dead cert to be evicted; instead, Carole Malone was booted out on Friday.
Other stuff: Cleo is still the very definition of fabulous, and current favourite to win. Ian has a better body than Jack - I'm not sure why that's wrong, it just is. Given the opportunity to ask any question in the world, Jade wants to know why eskimos don't turn into ice cubes. And Jo has done absolutely nothing of interest. Ever.