Linda never grew up, she's a perpetual 12 year old which (from what I've seen over the years) has landed her in a million life-pickles

Personally I think the problem with her(again only from what I'm seeing here on BB) is that having put gone through so much in life she's both battle-hardened and battle-scarred and will probably thinks that coming through all the things she's endured(probably her own fault most of the time judging by her way) is permission to believe herself somehow wise

A lot of adults are like this, they expect young ones to respect their maturity when the only thing mature about them is the body they're stood in

Jim's been no angel in his time and by the look of it would be the first to admit it, unless he's done something we don't know about concerning her, her sisters or her friends then I can only assume that she feels cramped by someone aware of her own past?

She's let me down tho, I sang her praises willing her to be a lovely old mare who'd learnt a lot and could pass some handy tips to the younger ones

All I see is a Black Belt passive-aggressive making herself difficult to love

Linda is goading him pure and simple. I thought she handled herself very badly in that situation, very school-yardish behaviour. Jim was the mature level-headed one for not responding and walking away. Then she continues on as he does....Jim reminds me of my late uncle who would never get into an argument with anyone and my aunt was a harridan who would goad him endlessly and when he'd walk away quietly she'd say 'there he goes, off you go, cannot stand and have it out can you!'. The poor man. Linda's her type I can see and if he did respond she'd call it bullying...

That wasn't what we saw, though of course it is very possible that the conversation before we saw it consisted of Jasmine and Luisa telling Linda about Jim telling Jasmine to F*** off. When we joined the conversation, nothing was really said about Jim at all; Linda was merely explaining that she and Jim had previous history - which she did not attempt to tell them at all, though it must be tempting to try and get people on her side - and that they should not get involved in it. That really is very, very low on the bitching scale.


How long have you held a grudge against Linda?

What is the difference between 'walking up' and 'being sucked in'?


Clearly not. He asked her a question, then didn't like the answers he was getting. Run awaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

He's probably going to be pretty careful on BB. I don't think we are going to see him moaning about shirtlifters to Ollie or putting on a side-splitting aren't -black- people- hilarious act to Evander.

But there is something really sickening imo in people hugging themselves with glee at Katie Hopkins's monstrously bitchy comments about Linda on BOTs. They must really have no self-awareness at all if they go on to criticise Linda for anything she says.

Hi Colleen

I was never a Jim fan, owing to his bad press. However, I saw him being interviewed by Des O'Connor and I ended up crying with laughter, changing my opinion of him. Must admit I did enjoy watching his Saturday evening shows and respect the way that he is trying to conduct himself in the house. As he has said himself, he had/has problems with addictions, a lot in the past and is trying his best to move on.

He did not 'run away' - he walked. And it was the right thing to do when faced with a loopy woman looking for a confrontation.

What the actual.......?!?!? How could breast cancer; the death of her husband and the death of her sister be 'probably her own fault'?

That's quite jaw-dropping. I haven't particularly warmed to Linda; but then I know too little about either of them and their previous sword-crossing to comment too much on this incident. She does seem a little too fixated on what HE thinks of HER. And it is reminiscent of Colleen and Julie; and Denise and Michael - but I'm not really sure what's gone on.

As for Jim telling Jasmine to f*** off....seeing how she is getting it off with Lee Ryan under the covers she is clearly taking Jim's advice literally.

They have to exaggerate to have any point at all.

Yes, approving of Katie Hopkins and Jim Davidson really isn't taking the high moral ground. They both overshadow Linda completely when it comes to nastiness.

Very true but it doesn't fit the Linda detractors to admit that.

Usually wonkeydonkey gives sensible unbiased posts; why, on this thread, are we seeing biased, fabrications. I guess preconceived ideas have clouded judgement, hang your head in shame.

I'm not sure that they do...well maybe Katie hopkins but Linda often comes across as quite nasty, it was her who planted the seeds in Colleen's head about Julie being a nasty piece of work and now she is planting those seeds in the other housemates heads about JD, I have no great love for JD but he is coming across as quite classy compared to Linda.

The first is active, the second is passive.


There was not a meaningful, rational answer, and there was no running. You characterising it as "Run awaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!" is as bad as Linda giving it the old "That's right! Just walk away!" inflammatory schtick.



The thing is, Davidson had definitely started to deserve a talking to. It's just a pity there was no-one capable of doing it without making themself look worse and him look better. Linda Nolan: not fit for purpose.

It's the poster you're replying to who's exaggerating.....He didn't "run away", he walked away from a person intent on argument but without the "balls" to face him alone and Katie Hopkins slated just about everyone on the show, not just Linda.

I have not seen Jim being nasty so far on this show in fact he appears to be one of those men who avoids confrontations, especially with hysterical women like Linda is rapidly becoming. Telling some self-obsessed bimbo like Jasmine to 'f off' is not nasty or rude when weighed against Jasmine's own behaviour to date on the show. Cannot comment on his private life because I dont know him personally.

I would NEVER EVER put the tragedies you list there as her own doing and I'm equally insulted that you think I would

I'm talking ONLY of things that her childishness might have caused

we clearly agree on the rest

I agree that's not her fault, but you would imagine she would learn a lesson from that, life is to short to hold grudges, she's fond of saying certain people don't like her, I wonder why they don't like her? could it be they are a tad scared of her as they know how nasty she can be? Whatever went on in the past between her and Jim he seems to have got over it, while Linda cant let it rest, she doesn't forgive and forget.......I was hoping we would see a nicer side to her personality while in the house, but she picked the girls up on their bitchy remarks, but found them an ideal audience to spill out a load of tripe about Jim behind his back.......Linda is a nasty lady, maybe she's jealous that celebs her age are financially secure while she is broke, who knows.

Totally agree.


I don't think she was angry with him. He was understandably sticking up for his wife and I think what she was doing was trying to get him to see that Julie was being the nasty, two-faced one and was pointing out examples. I can't remember what was said, as I haven't seen the interview since it was first broadcast, but I do remember that she was angry with what Julie was doing.



I think these forums for whatever reason, don't like the Loose Women and/or the Nolans. The forums do sadly have a tendency to automatically judge someone unfairly and make excuses for their favourite even when they have done something really wrong, or slate everything their least favourite does even if they're behaving perfectly fine in the house.

What ever she was saying didn't really matter because Julies husband who hadn't been on TV before, was very nervous, yet she didn't give him a chance to answer back.

Linda has picked Jim up and looked annoyed at him for talking over her, she has no self awareness, as that is something we have seen her do many times in CBB

No-one takes Katie Hopkins seriously, even if they agree with her sometimes.

I haven't seem Jim Davidson being nasty to anyone, however through BB I have seen Linda's nastier side, she really needs to calm it down in public, she isn't doing herself any favours IMO

She was far nastier about Linda, and in a peculiarly unpleasant way. She went far, far beyond saying that she didn't like her. She was venomously horrible about her for being an older woman: a woman in her 50's who dares to appear on tv must 'have hygeine issues' and 'smell of wee'. If she goes to a shop she must 'get lost in the wine department' and 'think, I think I'll go on the tills - but no! she's on benefits!' - Pause for the BBOTS audience to soil themselves laughing at the fact that a woman over 50 is on tv, and that someone who has suffered major health problems has had to give up her long-term career for a while.

We can comment about what is in the public domain. He has admitted to domestic violence, cracking jokes about the fact that he blacked his wife's eyes. There is no dispute about the fact that he refused to do a gig because there were people in wheelchairs in the audience. He has described HIMSELF as 'a homophobic arsehole'. All these things are undisputed and may be commented on.

Who?


As far as I recall, he behaved so badly at something that she asked for him to be removed from the room. Since we don't know what his bad behaviour consisted of, it is hard to tell.

Out of curiosity I looked at the long-running 'Nice and Nasty Celebrities you have met' on the Showbiz forum. You have to treat this with caution - people sometimes put things about someone 'looking snooty' when they have pounced on them in a supermarket - but it is interesting when certain people - *coughCilla* KEEP getting hostile comments. As does Jim.:


There are others, none of them friendly. From which one might deduce that he is not one of those people who wastes any charm on the common people.


What 'tripe' did she spill? The fact that she didn't get on with him but didn't want to others to be affected by that? How tripish, eh?

When joker Jim met up with Linda
We wondered what would light the tinder
Now the fire is lit
And burning a bit
Which one will get burnt to a cinder?

She didn't insult him? I think you'll find she enjoyed insulting him, and behind his back may I add. What was "If he blows more smoke up Evander's arse, he'll have s*** on his nose" all about? It seems to be you who is putting your own spin on it, all in the name of Saint Linda.

No Odette you've got it all wrong ..she's a strong feisty woman, she was telling it as it is - she knows what she wants and goes out to get it.

It's quite funny, whenever another housemate does something wrong, the Linda Sympathy Brigade are quick to point it out. When it comes to Linda herself, they seem to have selective memories...