Not to be a cynic but I think the friends and family get help to write the letters. Most people don't write such soppy stuff after only 3 weeks away. Trying to imagine my sister telling me I was "her heart and soul" or whatever it was, it would be more like - "get off your lazy aris and entertain us". Same for my OH and children - they would make me laugh not cry ( that's if they didn't die of embarrassment first)!
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It's actually far too genteel. You will not be able to graduate with a first class (hons), unless you bash the show and HMs with high energy vigour and venom.
It's actually far to genteel. You will not be able to graduate with a first class (hons), unless you bash the show and HMs with high energy vigour and venom.
You're seeing them in a few days. They know exactly where you are and can see you. They are probably glad for the break from your unbridled ego and desperate attention-seeking.
The tears are fake. They know this is the part where they can amass huge sympathy. I've seen more convincing emoticons
It's f*cking pathetic
They act as if they have been tortured in a prison for months
I agree, sometimes it works for me and i find it to be a touching moment... but for the most part i find it so over the top ridiculous.
It's how i expect someone to react where their family member has been off fighting a war for years and they got a brief moment to talk to their family.
if it 7 weeks in or so in normal BB its totally normal. That's a long time with weeks still to go. But like you said its 5 minutes from the end , it has been just a few weeks. And most of them have spent probably time away from their families in their career anyway. I think gary who held in any emotions reaction was very different - shows you don't have to cry.
Those with kids such as edele the emotion however is understandable. But if i was in there or civilan BB i would be very emotional. The letters from home seems to be one rare time it is shown they miss there family. They aren't blubbing 24/7. People handle being away from family differently
But they have the garden to escape from the walls.
For me, if I was that desperate to have gone through the selection processes and secured a place, I'd exercise total restraint with a focus on the end game in mind. I would count down the days, and remember that when I am out, I'll be free to max out to my heart's content!!
For CBB contestants, some have so much at stake in terms of relaunching their careers. Why would anyone compromise that for a drink or junk food, which will be available aplenty when the show ends?
I take your point about junk food, but CBB housemates who don't drink are at a disadvantage, it seems, in terms of what the audience expects from them.
I was pleased to see those who didn't get their letters take it so well. It always seems to be based on who has children and who doesn't.
George, Dee, Lauren and Ricci surprised me with their gracious response to not being chosen. I especially felt sorry for Dee who has had a bad few days.
Letters are important. Three weeks would seem like a year when you are having to perform 24/7 and these CBB housemates do see being on BB as a job.
I am hoping that White Dee is given hers when she leaves.
I was impressed that Ricci could read.
I actually think there should be no contact with the outside world at all.
Agree.
Agree.
Agree - they should all be packaged in high security containers like nuclear industry waste and buried likewise. Let future generations deal with them - we've all been contaminated and suffered enough.
I've just celebrated my silver wedding and we have spent very few nights apart yet if we were separated by choice or through work for just a few weeks I don't think I would be crying over a letter from him. Drama queens! It just shows how self absorbed they are.
The other thing that always confuses me is the desperation for alcohol and junk food.
Surely, when you're at work (which is effectively what it is for HMs) you would exercise restraint even if you were craving something.
Thank God they're not on the front-line for months on end.
That's exactly what I was thinking. It's pathetic. They should get a grip. I admired Garry's reaction though. It was honest. No rocking about, tears flowing, choking with emotion, howling because they sooo needed validation from f&f that they were being 'true to themselves' in the house. You would think they weren't getting anything out of it. You'd think they'd volunteered for some horrible torture for three weeks ...oh my... three whole weeeeks without getting paid for it!
\I wish BB would have taken away the **** for a week though.. Oh that would have been sweet>.
Letters from home is the most boring part of Big Brother. Thankfully not everyone gets theirs zzzzzzz.
And the tears are pathetic. Especially from people who dont have kids.
I agree. I would be emotional not seeing my daughter for several weeks but my partner and the rest of my family are all grown ups and we can handle a few weeks apart.
I can easily go a couple of weeks without speaking to my mum, brother and sister and often a couple of months without actually seeing them but it's not a weepfest every time we pick up the phone
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Lol next time i promise to get vicious.:D
Thank you.
*Polishes 'miserable lot' trophy with pride.*
Copyright acknowledgement iirc to JesuLeChop.
It's f*cking pathetic
They act as if they have been tortured in a prison for months
It's how i expect someone to react where their family member has been off fighting a war for years and they got a brief moment to talk to their family.
Those with kids such as edele the emotion however is understandable. But if i was in there or civilan BB i would be very emotional. The letters from home seems to be one rare time it is shown they miss there family. They aren't blubbing 24/7. People handle being away from family differently
I am hoping that White Dee is given hers when she leaves.
I was impressed that Ricci could read.
I actually think there should be no contact with the outside world at all.
I take your point about junk food, but CBB housemates who don't drink are at a disadvantage, it seems, in terms of what the audience expects from them.
George, Dee, Lauren and Ricci surprised me with their gracious response to not being chosen. I especially felt sorry for Dee who has had a bad few days.
Letters are important. Three weeks would seem like a year when you are having to perform 24/7 and these CBB housemates do see being on BB as a job.
Agree.
Agree.
Agree - they should all be packaged in high security containers like nuclear industry waste and buried likewise. Let future generations deal with them - we've all been contaminated and suffered enough.
And the tears are pathetic. Especially from people who dont have kids.
That's exactly what I was thinking. It's pathetic. They should get a grip. I admired Garry's reaction though. It was honest. No rocking about, tears flowing, choking with emotion, howling because they sooo needed validation from f&f that they were being 'true to themselves' in the house. You would think they weren't getting anything out of it. You'd think they'd volunteered for some horrible torture for three weeks ...oh my... three whole weeeeks
\I wish BB would have taken away the **** for a week though.. Oh that would have been sweet>.
I agree. I would be emotional not seeing my daughter for several weeks but my partner and the rest of my family are all grown ups and we can handle a few weeks apart.
I can easily go a couple of weeks without speaking to my mum, brother and sister and often a couple of months without actually seeing them but it's not a weepfest every time we pick up the phone