Well I for one have been really impressed with him.

Seems he has been completely misrepresented in the tabloids and the official Judge Dread vote is now firmly with him, despite being with Fran earlier on.

I think he has come over quite well. Love how they say in the media he keeps mentioning the Royal Family..... I have watched quite a bit and only seems to talk about them if asked.

I'll concede that he made me laugh with his squealing on the bush tucker trial and when he shat himself on the parachute

I didn't want to say the "F" word, but now I'm forced to.................................erm *gathers courage*......Fickle..aarrrghhhhhh

I totally agree JD and thanks for your points of view on my thread.

He is coming across as a very nice bloke to me and I like him. I never bothered to read any story he sold to the press and I am judging my opinion on how he comes across. I trust my opinion far better than any tabloid.

Absolutely Mirage. The guy deserves a break, or at the very least from the total unforgiving of his past whatever it is, to be judged on his merits on this programme.

Well Judge, you may of been misrepresented as well, you were giving out the wrong vibes that you were an "uncouth farter" (see trial tonight) but if you're plumping for Paul Burrell you'll do for me !

I'm an evil fire-farter!!

The press resent him for not accepting their offers for his exclusive...he went to The Mirror who offered the least...hence his bad press....

I never had any like/dislike for him either before or during this series, I've remained indifferent to him. But last night's temple of doom was so funny, he was like a big soft kid on the Ghost Train and when the bleeper was going off I don't think it was because of anything profane he was saying, no, I think in those instances he was shouting "Mummy".

I have slagged him off in the show and laughed at him but I do like him. Even though he yells and screams during the tasks, he is emerging as one of the strongest characters on the show. I can see him being in the top 5 anyway. Not sure if he will win it though.

i am likeing him more and more

Sorry, I'm finding him more smarmy by the day.

same here (re smarm). something insincere about him

hes just a nice man with decent manners

I like him and its good that the public can make up their own minds about him.He's had a horrific time since the death of Diana.If he was really the awful person that the media have tried to portray,I doubt Diana would have trusted him........and she did.

I have decided that for the safe future of the British Constitution it is vital that Paul wins.

He represents all that is fine about this wonderful country of ours.

Quite simply, he's the most decent chap in there.

I rest my case.

(Rule Brittania plays in the background, and everyone comes over all patriotic)

My thoughts entirely Judge he is definately the best of a motley bunch and Janet is also one of the best as well she seems to be doing all the cooking and is aided by Paul who gives ideas on what they are faced with to eat

I have to say that I have been quite surprised by him, he has been totally different to how I imagined he would be.

I quite like him, and hope he does well.

Paul is growing on me too. Seems like a nice guy.

i'm one who agrees with the Spectator article, the one that was seemingly so offensive.. christ did as many people care about that lady who was recently killed, as opposed to Ken Bigley NO, i don't even remember her name, but as far as i'm aware she was someone doing genuine good.. but she didn't come from Liverpool. Anyway not to make slight the situation, the article was highlighting the way the media makes people mourn for people they don't know. To be fair we didn't know Diana, she was good looking and did charity work etc.. she got a LOT of sympathy, i don't want to bad mouth her, because i never knew her, and neither did more than 99% of the population, but Burrel is one who knew her better than so many others, he was with her when even her sons and very close family weren't. He has always got bad press, and unfairly so in my opinion. The public seem to know better than everyone else about the lives of those in the media. Saying Burrel made money off Diana's death is benign, as the papers saying that, made so much more money off her death than anyone. People don't make that much money off books for a start, even JK Rowling wouldn't be so rich just off her books, its the advances, merchandise, movies etc..

The public like to think they own Diana, yet wish the monarchy never existed, and belittle a man who actually spent time out of his life serving her, and the people she helped, what did any of us do for her or the Queen etc.. what right do we have to comment on him??

I was glad he went into the Jungle, i know they have to edit stuff to make it entertaining, but i still feel we get a pretty genuine impression of the celebs who do the show, (more so if you watch live feeds) better than what is said in the papers of them in everday life, i for one never trust tabloids for anything other than a giggle or light entertainment, and i wish more people did that, but unfortunately too many people take them as actual fact.

The public as much as they'd rush not to admit it ARE influenced by the media, but i like to think those who aren't see that, he's a normal person who's been brought up in different circumstances. Just live in a country like India, where people under the age of 10 have to do his job (much worse to be honest), serving normal middle class families like most of us, and you gain some respect for those who serve, especially in a society where it really is an option and not a last resort. Let him make his cash, while serving multi millionaires, i think Janet observes it nicely, telling him to stop cleaning, he's free etc.. but i genuinely don't think he's doing it for the cameras, i imagine that is exactly how he is at home.

He may have a chip on his shoulder to prove something to the public and be over enthusiastic in some aspects, but at the end of the day he is one the genuine ones in there, and at the end of the day a nice guy, i wouldn't mind having a drink with him.
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I will drink to that tj_director ......hic

tj - excellent post , i agree with everything you say.

What an excellent post. I echo your thoughts and think Paul is there simply to ask the public to give him a chance. His family seem nice and surprisingly ordinary. I am really starting to like this guy and really wouldn't mind if he won.

I also respect Joe for the fact that he immediately befriended him when the others were initially ostracising him. And yes, your right about Janet. I think she genuinely likes him and perhaps feels a bit sorry for him because of the bad publicity he's had.