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Old 15-08-2012, 07:11
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Just popping in the to post the photos Sara posted of Luke.
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Just seen these - thankyou. Loving that smile
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Old 15-08-2012, 07:11
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Hope your grandson isn't suffering too much today poor soul and fingers crossed for the A-level results.
Thankyou. I am going to ring my daughter soon to see if he managed to get any sleep.
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Old 15-08-2012, 08:49
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lovely interview- shame we haven't had a proper Bots with Luke- last night's show was excruciatingly embarrassing, and amateurish.

jeanoj- hope your grandson is not in too much pain- obviously breaks are different, but when I broke my elbow I was still able to do things (though limited by the wrist break at the same time) They didn't even plaster the elbow

WD again, great to have you back
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Old 15-08-2012, 09:14
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Old 15-08-2012, 10:00
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Thanks for that. I feel all warm and fuzzy inside now
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Old 15-08-2012, 10:17
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It would be lovely to read or see ONE interview with Luke that didn't mention either Luke S - who was not exactly the most important person to him in the house - or Becky and that comment. ( at him saying he wanted to walk out after that.)

Lovely comment on the transgenderzone forum (which has a brilliant day by day Luke diary of the whole series for those who have not seen it):

This is one of those times, one of the building blocks that shape the transgender community and how transpeople are treated.

People often forget these things, as a media archivist I don't, when I see things happen today, I can almost pinpoint why it is possible and create a mind map of the series of events that resulted in you not being abused, imprisoned, or not having human rights.

These things all add up.

It may seem odd, but our community lacks transgender role-models on UK television, I am not talking about here today and gone tomorrow documentaries. I am talking about people who need to breakthrough and be a regular face in the press and media.

Luke Anderson, no matter what happens tonight will be one of those recognisable faces, he last night was asked what he would do after Big Brother, he said he'd love to be a celebrity chef, or do something positive for the trans community.

Well Luke you have already done it, by being a thoroughly decent bloke! One who young transboys can look up to and realise that they are not 'weirdos', they are just like Luke
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Old 15-08-2012, 11:10
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That blog's been amazing. Such a thorough review of Luke's time in the house and also a fascinating insight into how the transgender community feel badly served by the media. Normally I wouldn't care what HMs do once they leave the house but now it would seem a shame if Luke doesn't use this opportunity to promote the cause.
Now it is back to reality. My 18 year old grandson came home after playing football tonight in total agony. He had fallen and put both hands out to save himself and now has terrific pain in both elbows and cannot straighten his arms. He is at A and E now, has had an xray and daughter and son in law are with him waiting for the results. I am praying it is nothing serious as both arms are out of action and, as my daughter, said, he is a bit old for her to start wiping his bottom HE has been offered a place at Cambridge to read Maths so we are waiting with anticipation for his A level results on Thursday. C'est la vie!
Oh dear, wishing your grandson a speedy recovery. Good luck for his A levels too, my niece gets her GCSEs this month - how quickly those babies grow up!

Sadly I have to agree with the bit in bold. I've got a very serious problem in my life which last night reared its ugly head again and I'm feeling pretty depressed and anxious right now. Add to that I gave myself gutrot off a dodgy strawberry and, at 3.30 am this morning I managed to drop the remote control down the back of the fridge (don't ask ) and it's become obvious that Luke has stolen ALL my luck!
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Old 15-08-2012, 11:27
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It would be lovely to read or see ONE interview with Luke that didn't mention either Luke S - who was not exactly the most important person to him in the house - or Becky and that comment. ( at him saying he wanted to walk out after that.)

Lovely comment on the transgenderzone forum (which has a brilliant day by day Luke diary of the whole series for those who have not seen it):
I still think Luke S was one of the less annoying Outsiders and the one with the most chance of seeing the error of his ways but I've been looking back at some of the BB episodes (I zoned out of many of the earlier ones because I couldn't stand Conor and his cronies). Luke A is a chef, that's what he does for a living but Conor couldn't resist trying to outdo him there too. It wasn't enough to be born male, have a body that Luke A himself admitted he was a bit envious of and walking around with his top of showing off that body to all the girls, he also had to try and belittle Luke as far as the kitchen duties were concerned, pushing his way in to make meals, order food and then there was the potato task. Thank goodnesss Luke A managed to produce a potato dish that actually tasted better to Lauren so he won that one. Luke S's arrogance that he could be better at that too and the obvious rivalry between them would have led anyone with a bit of common sense pick Luke A's dish anyway to balance things up between them and give him that small victory but, judging by what was shown, Lauren was in two minds. Can you imagine how it would have made Luke A feel if he'd been beaten in that too? Sometimes in life justice and fairness need a bit of a push but I don't think Lauren had that much sense, she is very young though so I understand. It wasn't a contest between two cooks, it was another contest between two men and sometimes the cocky ones need a knock back while the less secure ones need that boost. Having said that at least our Luke won

It's one of those things where editing makes a huge difference. If it had been made clear that Luke A was a proper hotel chef and Luke S had been shown talking over Luke A, pushing him out of the way, telling him how to do stuff in the kitchen, if every little incident had been shown, everyone would have sided with Luke A. On the other hand, if you don't show that but do show Luke A complaining about him and looking daggers etc then it gives the impression that Luke A is simply jealous of someone with a better physique. Personally, I prefer personality and Luke A's is fantastic - Luke S, I'm still waiting for signs of one
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Old 15-08-2012, 11:29
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Would have been better if LukeA hadn't had half his well-earned prize money cut in half by someone so undeserving, don't know what ch5 were thinking there.
Yes, not to mention it would have spared us having to see Luke A get slammed for his strained efforts to be sporting about it when asked on BBBOTS (by a well-meaning Victoria) how he felt about Conor getting half the prize. I think anyone would have struggled to find something perfectly diplomatic to say to that ...
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Old 15-08-2012, 11:45
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Another two pictures of Luke from Sara.
http://yfrog.com/essx2pqj
http://yfrog.com/od4wcxorj
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Old 15-08-2012, 11:55
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It would be lovely to read or see ONE interview with Luke that didn't mention either Luke S - who was not exactly the most important person to him in the house - or Becky and that comment. ( at him saying he wanted to walk out after that.)

Lovely comment on the transgenderzone forum (which has a brilliant day by day Luke diary of the whole series for those who have not seen it):
I'm going to take some time out today and read that blog from beginning to end, as I've just dipped in a couple of times whilst the show has been on.
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Old 15-08-2012, 11:56
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That blog's been amazing. Such a thorough review of Luke's time in the house and also a fascinating insight into how the transgender community feel badly served by the media. Normally I wouldn't care what HMs do once they leave the house but now it would seem a shame if Luke doesn't use this opportunity to promote the cause.

Oh dear, wishing your grandson a speedy recovery. Good luck for his A levels too, my niece gets her GCSEs this month - how quickly those babies grow up!

Sadly I have to agree with the bit in bold. I've got a very serious problem in my life which last night reared its ugly head again and I'm feeling pretty depressed and anxious right now. Add to that I gave myself gutrot off a dodgy strawberry and, at 3.30 am this morning I managed to drop the remote control down the back of the fridge (don't ask ) and it's become obvious that Luke has stolen ALL my luck!
Oh dear I hope things improve for you soon Val.
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Old 15-08-2012, 12:21
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Great interview hula.
It certainly was. Congratulations to "yer man" here on this thread. I deserved winner, thoroughly decent chap who actually had a personality, unlike some!
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Old 15-08-2012, 13:07
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It certainly was. Congratulations to "yer man" here on this thread. I deserved winner, thoroughly decent chap who actually had a personality, unlike some!
Hi hrh - did you have a lovely time on your hols/son's wedding?
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Old 15-08-2012, 13:59
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Personally, I prefer personality and Luke A's is fantastic - Luke S, I'm still waiting for signs of one
He is a peacock - without the pea!
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Old 15-08-2012, 14:01
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Oh dear, wishing your grandson a speedy recovery. Good luck for his A levels too, my niece gets her GCSEs this month - how quickly those babies grow up!

Sadly I have to agree with the bit in bold. I've got a very serious problem in my life which last night reared its ugly head again and I'm feeling pretty depressed and anxious right now. Add to that I gave myself gutrot off a dodgy strawberry and, at 3.30 am this morning I managed to drop the remote control down the back of the fridge (don't ask ) and it's become obvious that Luke has stolen ALL my luck!
Thank you and I hope things get better for you. {{{hugs}}}
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Old 15-08-2012, 14:05
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[quote=minkski;60437540]
jeanoj- hope your grandson is not in too much pain- obviously breaks are different, but when I broke my elbow I was still able to do things (though limited by the wrist break at the same time) They didn't even plaster the elbow

/QUOTE]

Thank you. He isn't in plaster - just has two slings on. The hospital had to check with their hea;th and safety officer if this was OK because, if he fell he couldn't put his arms out to save himself. My daughter said that's what caused the injuries in the first place

He will be OK - it is just awkward really because it is so close to him starting Uni.
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Old 15-08-2012, 14:15
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it's become obvious that Luke has stolen ALL my luck!
Best of luck.
IOn the other hand, if you don't show that but do show Luke A complaining about him and looking daggers etc then it gives the impression that Luke A is simply jealous of someone with a better physique. Personally, I prefer personality and Luke A's is fantastic - Luke S, I'm still waiting for signs of one
I think that was a real problem in the first series of the show. We were shown three housemates - I think they included Ashleigh and Sheivonne? - talking about how silly it had been not to let Luke A have any say in the shopping list, but all we actually saw of it ourselves was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot of him sitting down with his head in his hands. So we never even glimpsed what they were talking about, ie how Luke S took over the shopping. Later someone said that he always directed the shopping when it arrived, telling everyone where everything must go etc, but again we never actually SAW him doing it. So people who didn't like Luke A much anyway seized on the fact that he was complaining about him, and claimed that Luke S had done nothing at all to warrant it. It seemed that every Luke A grumble was shown and not one single bit of the cause of it. Hence our friend Larry's repeated insistance that Luke S had done nothing at all to upset Luke A. Annoying, but in retrospect, who cares?
They are lovely.
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Old 15-08-2012, 14:32
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I still think Luke S was one of the less annoying Outsiders and the one with the most chance of seeing the error of his ways but I've been looking back at some of the BB episodes (I zoned out of many of the earlier ones because I couldn't stand Conor and his cronies). Luke A is a chef, that's what he does for a living but Conor couldn't resist trying to outdo him there too. It wasn't enough to be born male, have a body that Luke A himself admitted he was a bit envious of and walking around with his top of showing off that body to all the girls, he also had to try and belittle Luke as far as the kitchen duties were concerned, pushing his way in to make meals, order food and then there was the potato task. Thank goodnesss Luke A managed to produce a potato dish that actually tasted better to Lauren so he won that one. Luke S's arrogance that he could be better at that too and the obvious rivalry between them would have led anyone with a bit of common sense pick Luke A's dish anyway to balance things up between them and give him that small victory but, judging by what was shown, Lauren was in two minds. Can you imagine how it would have made Luke A feel if he'd been beaten in that too? Sometimes in life justice and fairness need a bit of a push but I don't think Lauren had that much sense, she is very young though so I understand. It wasn't a contest between two cooks, it was another contest between two men and sometimes the cocky ones need a knock back while the less secure ones need that boost. Having said that at least our Luke won

It's one of those things where editing makes a huge difference. If it had been made clear that Luke A was a proper hotel chef and Luke S had been shown talking over Luke A, pushing him out of the way, telling him how to do stuff in the kitchen, if every little incident had been shown, everyone would have sided with Luke A. On the other hand, if you don't show that but do show Luke A complaining about him and looking daggers etc then it gives the impression that Luke A is simply jealous of someone with a better physique. Personally, I prefer personality and Luke A's is fantastic - Luke S, I'm still waiting for signs of one
I couldn't agree more. It really annoyed me that people would say "What's Luke A's problem with Luke S? Luke S has not done anything to warrant his jealousy/hatred".

Luke S did plenty to upset Luke A - starting with virtually ignoring him for a few weeks. Also lets not forget the tug of war task where Luke S took pleasure in utterly humiliating Luke A - tossing him around that garden like a rag doll. It was patently obvious that there was a massive mismatch and it was completely unnecessary for him to behave like he was a gladiator in a fight to the death.

Then there was the controlling behaviour - he had to be in charge of reading the tasks, be first to the diary room, the first into the task rooms, and as you say in charge of the shopping list (telling people what they were and were not allowed to order) and in charge of the kitchen.

He implied that Luke A was sniffing around the women despite being married, when he went there with a plan to get with a female (any female) and was prepared to be seen being pleasured by that female on national television.

All in all he was an arrogant, swaggering buffoon who got found out, and Luke A coming out as champion was the ultimate revenge.
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Old 15-08-2012, 14:36
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[quote=jeanoj;60442373]
jeanoj- hope your grandson is not in too much pain- obviously breaks are different, but when I broke my elbow I was still able to do things (though limited by the wrist break at the same time) They didn't even plaster the elbow

/QUOTE]

Thank you. He isn't in plaster - just has two slings on. The hospital had to check with their hea;th and safety officer if this was OK because, if he fell he couldn't put his arms out to save himself. My daughter said that's what caused the injuries in the first place

He will be OK - it is just awkward really because it is so close to him starting Uni.
Poor lad - I wish him a speedy recovery as things are going to be very difficult for him for a few weeks.
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Old 15-08-2012, 16:20
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LukeA liked my comment on FB that he is sexier than LukeS (which he is) . He simply outclasses the man in EVERY way, looks-wise, personality-wise and standing-on-a-box-wise. I loved that small victory.
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Old 15-08-2012, 16:23
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Yes, not to mention it would have spared us having to see Luke A get slammed for his strained efforts to be sporting about it when asked on BBBOTS (by a well-meaning Victoria) how he felt about Conor getting half the prize. I think anyone would have struggled to find something perfectly diplomatic to say to that ...
I know I would have been well annoyed. Thought LukeA handled it well though under tyhe circumstances.
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Old 15-08-2012, 16:45
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Just popping in the to post the photos Sara posted of Luke.
http://yfrog.com/odtniuoj
http://yfrog.com/kg8e3yaj

Enjoy
Thanks for posting.
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Old 15-08-2012, 17:05
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LukeA liked my comment on FB that he is sexier than LukeS (which he is) . He simply outclasses the man in EVERY way, looks-wise, personality-wise and standing-on-a-box-wise. I loved that small victory.
Yep I agree. Luke A shows an interest in other people Luke S is only interested in himself. (ps I am female despite what other posters on here thought from a previous post - though I know it shouldn't matter )
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Old 15-08-2012, 17:25
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The Official BB Twitter account are posting the full voting results. Luke also won the vote when 8 contestants were up for eviction.

https://twitter.com/bbuk/status/235771174481719296
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