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Old 16-08-2012, 08:32
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I've said this a hundred times but I miss seeing Luke A in the house with Deana and Adam etc I miss the outsiders...it's so weird not seeing them anymore but I wish him and his wife the best for the future!
Yes, to all. In some ways the social media stuff has made it a bit easier to let go; at one time you would get interested in BB people and after the series was over they just vanished (unless they were Brian Dowling or someone) completely. Now you do get to see photographs and read bits and pieces on twitter.

(Someone really does need to tell Luke to stop trying to be so absurdly nice to everyone on twitter btw; no one can maintain that kind of personal attention to over 13,000 followers. The first rule of suddenly acquiring a big twitter following is surely to master the art of politely ignoring all the requests for a tweet. I have seen ex housemates simply walk away from facebook/ twitter when they can no longer cope with all the requests.).

Hi Fizzii, welcome to the AT. Luke's FB group is https://www.facebook.com/groups/176246362507927/ and very lovely it is too. You can get to know his family on there and even The Man Himself pops in when time allows.
I had a late-onset teenage moment yesterday when I had put a comment on the facebook site and it got a 'like', then when I looked - no idea why, it's not as if the page is full of people I know - the 'like' was from Luke himself. I actually took a screenshot, then thought, what exactly am I going to do with it? So I deleted it again, but filed it in my memory under 'pleased'.

Those photoshoot pictures are pretty hot, eh? I think it might be for an article in New magazine, which I've seen mentioned.
Yay! Probably the only time in the history of the world I shall wait keenly for New magazine to come out. Let's hope they don't even MENTION Becky's sodding BMI.

Thanks for the well-wishes. I think it's best I don't talk about it openly on here but things are really bad right now and I don't know how I'm going to get out of this pickle I've got myself in. Oh well, I'll just have to muddle through somehow.
I know this is a ridiculous thing to post really, but if there is anything at all that a total stranger could help with ...In the meantime, .I don't suppose a picture of a baby that looks like John prescott will help at all?
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Old 16-08-2012, 09:45
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Val, I hope everything works itself out ok (((hugs)))

There is always the PM system if you want to confide to a random stranger, often sharing reduces the problem and gives you an anonymous perspective on things.

My world came down with a bang the day after the final with the funeral of a dear friend who lost her battle with cancer

Just when I thought all the bad stuff was over this year (it really has been awful) I discovered another friend has to have surgery for a brain aneurysm Although last night I felt all doom and gloom, today I feel glad that they have found it before it burst and was game over, and it's operable.
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Old 16-08-2012, 12:00
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Hi Fizzii, welcome to the AT. Luke's FB group is https://www.facebook.com/groups/176246362507927/ and very lovely it is too. You can get to know his family on there and even The Man Himself pops in when time allows.
Cheers Val Bit late to the party I know, but did vote consistently for him during the series

Also- just wanted to wish people well in general - seems that people are going through a lot of difficult times at the moment (hugs).
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Old 16-08-2012, 12:15
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A bit late, due to it being school hols and such, just wanted to post a very very big CONGRATULATIONS to Luke A on his wonderful and well-deserved win on Monday

Also want to say thanks to all of his supporters here for being modest, temperate and fair-minded (for the most part ) over the last weeks over on the MF.

I shall look forward to dipping in here to see how he's getting on in the next weeks and months, I really hope he keeps in touch on twitter to let us all know how he's going with his life, in just a small way
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Old 16-08-2012, 12:35
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A bit late, due to it being school hols and such, just wanted to post a very very big CONGRATULATIONS to Luke A on his wonderful and well-deserved win on Monday

Also want to say thanks to all of his supporters here for being modest, temperate and fair-minded (for the most part ) over the last weeks over on the MF.

I shall look forward to dipping in here to see how he's getting on in the next weeks and months, I really hope he keeps in touch on twitter to let us all know how he's going with his life, in just a small way

He has been very good with tweeting and on the FB page he often pops in to read and comment
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Old 16-08-2012, 13:02
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From his twitter today Luke informs us he and Becki are going into Chester today for a mooch round.
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Old 16-08-2012, 13:18
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@LukeA_BB well nice goin through Mynydd Isa and seein 'Vote Luke A' on posters then seein 'WINNER' on the top #bringingpeopletogether #proud
Must be nice for him to see when he got home.

Unexciting article in the Pink Paper: http://news.pinkpaper.com/NewsStory/...ther-2012.aspx Still, always nice to see a bit of positive press.

I THINK the hottest housemate poll - http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1718447 - is still open for men; it is already closed for women. Damn.

The all time housemates poll, which is not just about 'hotness' is open until 2nd September : http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1704132

And...can't remember if facebook things will link onto here, but if it does...http://www.facebook.com/groups/17624...type=1&theater which is supposed to be an interview with the Flintshire Chronicle, mostly stuff we know, but Luke says he used to work on cruise ships, which is quite interesting.

Now I really must go back to work.........................
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Old 16-08-2012, 13:35
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It is very odd not watching CBB and seeing all the new threads. I'm not gonna though. Apart from anything else, Samantha Brick might make me burst a blood vessel.
I know just 4 of them. Although on the upside last CBB I only knew 3 of them.

I missed it last night - I was at a friend's son's 18th and got to bed at 2am and on a school night too.

Just had a quick recce. As a former housemate might say "Who ARE they?"
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Old 16-08-2012, 13:38
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Update for you lovely guys. My grandson got 2 A stars in maths and further maths and an A in physics. He only got a 3 in his STEP papers so Cambridge has rejected him - he needed a 2. But Warwick have accepted him and I am over the moon. He did so well in 3 hard subjects. Woo hoo
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Old 16-08-2012, 13:40
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I know just 4 of them. Although on the upside last CBB I only knew 3 of them.

I missed it last night - I was at a friend's son's 18th and got to bed at 2am and on a school night too.

Just had a quick recce. As a former housemate might say "Who ARE they?"
I've never heard of anyone on CBB any year because I hardly watch tv and don't read celeb magazines. (Obviously I have heard of Samantha Brick since I have commented on here, and I have heard of Julian Clary but apart from that I have no idea who any of them are). When Germaine Greer did CBB I was delighted that at last they had a guest whose work I actually knew.

Not sure about 18th birthday parties though as a good night out. When my first daughter had an 18th birthday I bought crates and crates of disgusting drinks like wkd and - I dunno, anything bright blue or bright pink - and the little buggers refused to touch a drop and kept on asking for pepsi all night. And it was meant to be a wild west party so there were bales of straw everywhere, but half of them seemed to have misunderstood the fancy dress bit and come dressed as Margaret Thatcher in sensible skirts. What is WRONG with young people today?
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Old 16-08-2012, 13:45
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Update for you lovely guys. My grandson got 2 A stars in maths and further maths and an A in physics. He only got a 3 in his STEP papers so Cambridge has rejected him - he needed a 2. But Warwick have accepted him and I am over the moon. He did so well in 3 hard subjects. Woo hoo
Congratulations on your grandson's results- I hope his arms aren't giving him too much grief Shame about Cambridge, but Warwick is a beautiful place

I've never heard of anyone on CBB any year because I hardly watch tv and don't read celeb magazines. (Obviously I have heard of Samantha Brick since I have commented on here, and I have heard of Julian Clary but apart from that I have no idea who any of them are). When Germaine Greer did CBB I was delighted that at last they had a guest whose work I actually knew.

Not sure about 18th birthday parties though as a good night out. When my first daughter had an 18th birthday I bought crates and crates of disgusting drinks like wkd and - I dunno, anything bright blue or bright pink - and the little buggers refused to touch a drop and kept on asking for pepsi all night. And it was meant to be a wild west party so there were bales of straw everywhere, but half of them seemed to have misunderstood the fancy dress bit and come dressed as Margaret Thatcher in sensible skirts. What is WRONG with young people today?
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Old 16-08-2012, 13:48
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Congratulations on your grandson's results- I hope his arms aren't giving him too much grief Shame about Cambridge, but Warwick is a beautiful place
Thank you - Warwick is the 3rd best Uni for maths after Oxford and Cambridge so it is still good.

His arms aren't too bad. He has taken the sling off one so he is able to manage a bit better but the other one is still extremely painful and swollen.
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Old 16-08-2012, 14:15
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Update for you lovely guys. My grandson got 2 A stars in maths and further maths and an A in physics. He only got a 3 in his STEP papers so Cambridge has rejected him - he needed a 2. But Warwick have accepted him and I am over the moon. He did so well in 3 hard subjects. Woo hoo
Jean that is absolutely fantastic - I thought my son did really well to get A's in Maths and Further Maths last year but your boy has gone one better! Warwick is a very prestigious university with a highly regarded maths department so he will do very well there.
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Old 16-08-2012, 15:14
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Interesting to see that Luke topped the votes in the 8-way. The Deana fans were so sure it was her lol
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Old 16-08-2012, 15:23
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I've said this a hundred times but I miss seeing Luke A in the house with Deana and Adam etc I miss the outsiders...it's so weird not seeing them anymore but I wish him and his wife the best for the future!
He's great on Fb,/twitter taking lots of time to reply. It makes me feel all faint when I see he's actually posted something on a topic of mine or Liked a comment of mine on FB

He really has shown a lovely appreciation of his fans over and above what he has to. Lovely man

Would still love it if BB would let him go into the celeb house to do a cooking task or something, he'd jump at the chance I'm sure
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Old 16-08-2012, 15:31
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Val, I hope everything works itself out ok (((hugs)))

There is always the PM system if you want to confide to a random stranger, often sharing reduces the problem and gives you an anonymous perspective on things.

My world came down with a bang the day after the final with the funeral of a dear friend who lost her battle with cancer

Just when I thought all the bad stuff was over this year (it really has been awful) I discovered another friend has to have surgery for a brain aneurysm Although last night I felt all doom and gloom, today I feel glad that they have found it before it burst and was game over, and it's operable.
The forums like this lovely one and things like BB really do help to take your mind off things in life don't they?

My dad is currently waiting for a triple heart bypass and although he will most likely be fine it's still a worry, especially as I've lost my sister, mum and stepdad some years ago.

I'm so sorry your friends are having tough times and wish them all the best.
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Old 16-08-2012, 15:34
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Update for you lovely guys. My grandson got 2 A stars in maths and further maths and an A in physics. He only got a 3 in his STEP papers so Cambridge has rejected him - he needed a 2. But Warwick have accepted him and I am over the moon. He did so well in 3 hard subjects. Woo hoo
Congrats to your grandson, that's really good news x
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Old 16-08-2012, 15:47
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Hi All,

Just popped in for a quick catch up. Can't believe it's all over: I know it's the way BB works but it always seems grossly unfair to me that those who get evicted early on in the show get so much TV coverage and the favourites get so little. IMO the top 3, at the very least, should have a complete BOTS devoted entirely to them.

Sorry to hear about your troubles, ValW. Hope things pick up for you soon.

And well done to your grandson, jeanoj. I did Physics and Maths A'levels myself, once upon a time, so I can vouch for how tough they are.

As for CBB, I know Martin, Julie, Cheryl, Julian, Colleen and Harvey so I guess I'm doing quite well. I'm looking forward to seeing how things pan out, but it won't be the same as watching Luke and Adam.
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Old 16-08-2012, 16:03
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I'm having withdrawal symptoms too. I would have much rather had a couple more weeks of BB and no CBB.
Me too. Luke and co have been part of our life for 10 weeks, every day. I miss them too.
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Old 16-08-2012, 16:26
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He's great on Fb,/twitter taking lots of time to reply. It makes me feel all faint when I see he's actually posted something on a topic of mine or Liked a comment of mine on FB

He really has shown a lovely appreciation of his fans over and above what he has to. Lovely man

Would still love it if BB would let him go into the celeb house to do a cooking task or something, he'd jump at the chance I'm sure
Ooh, that would be lovely but they probably don't have the sense to do that.

By the way, congratulations and commiserations where appropriate to everyone.
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Old 16-08-2012, 16:46
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Update for you lovely guys. My grandson got 2 A stars in maths and further maths and an A in physics. He only got a 3 in his STEP papers so Cambridge has rejected him - he needed a 2. But Warwick have accepted him and I am over the moon. He did so well in 3 hard subjects. Woo hoo
Well done to him. I have no idea what a step paper is but the a level marks are brilliant.
Hi All,

Just popped in for a quick catch up. Can't believe it's all over: I know it's the way BB works but it always seems grossly unfair to me that those who get evicted early on in the show get so much TV coverage and the favourites get so little. IMO the top 3, at the very least, should have a complete BOTS devoted entirely to them.
Yes, I wish. Or once upon a time we used to get a programme showing the winner's first week out of the house, which would be brilliant as well. (It kind of fizzled out over the years; in BB8 I can remember getting a 'what the housemates did next' programme which was mostly about Shabnam, so I don't miss that.). Maybe Aaron and Jay scuppered any prospect of Ch 5 attention by both completely falling out with Ch 5 last year, but really I think it is just a shame that CBB came straight after BB so even before the finalists' footprints had dried on the steps they were just focusing on their shiny new series.

The final night interviews are awful though. Luke S had one of the worst ones I have seen, and none of them seemed to get more than about 3 minutes. Still, this is a bad start to my resolution of never grumbling again if Luke won. I think I'll just have a last sneaky look at that final 15 minutes of BB13.....
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Old 16-08-2012, 17:35
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JUST time to sneak into the hottest housemate poll...http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...1718447&page=3

Still annoyed about missing the women's one though.
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Old 16-08-2012, 17:58
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Well done to him. I have no idea what a step paper is but the a level marks are brilliant.

Yes, I wish. Or once upon a time we used to get a programme showing the winner's first week out of the house, which would be brilliant as well. (It kind of fizzled out over the years; in BB8 I can remember getting a 'what the housemates did next' programme which was mostly about Shabnam, so I don't miss that.). Maybe Aaron and Jay scuppered any prospect of Ch 5 attention by both completely falling out with Ch 5 last year, but really I think it is just a shame that CBB came straight after BB so even before the finalists' footprints had dried on the steps they were just focusing on their shiny new series.

The final night interviews are awful though. Luke S had one of the worst ones I have seen, and none of them seemed to get more than about 3 minutes. Still, this is a bad start to my resolution of never grumbling again if Luke won. I think I'll just have a last sneaky look at that final 15 minutes of BB13.....
Did they do a winner's story type program last year? I hope the do one this year with Luke. This series seems to have ended too soon and I have no interest in CBB.

JUST time to sneak into the hottest housemate poll...http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...1718447&page=3

Still annoyed about missing the women's one though.
I've voted .
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Old 16-08-2012, 19:12
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Did they do a winner's story type program last year? I hope the do one this year with Luke. This series seems to have ended too soon and I have no interest in CBB.
Me too. There was something called OK TV after last year's BB which had both couples on (not on the same night I think) but this year they just seem to have chucked BB aside and rushed into CBB. From what I heard, OK TV was crap anyway, so perhaps it doesn't matter.

I wish actually Luke would do a question and answer session like some housemates have done online - twitter is a bit crap with so few words allowed. I have actual questions I would love to be able to put to him that have nothing to do with Becky's BMI or Luke S's chest. And he should put the blue stripy top on ebay. It is practically a legend in its own lifetime.
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Old 16-08-2012, 19:20
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Me too. There was something called OK TV after last year's BB which had both couples on (not on the same night I think) but this year they just seem to have chucked BB aside and rushed into CBB. From what I heard, OK TV was crap anyway, so perhaps it doesn't matter.

I wish actually Luke would do a question and answer session like some housemates have done online - twitter is a bit crap with so few words allowed. I have actual questions I would love to be able to put to him that have nothing to do with Becky's BMI or Luke S's chest. And he should put the blue stripy top on ebay. It is practically a legend in its own lifetime.
Well he has been shopping for clothes today so he might be prepared to auction it. Why don't you suggest it on his FB support page wonkey?
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