Originally Posted by Menk:
“I think the better question would be: If Winston had Chris's voice, would he be this disliked?
I feel there is much more prejudice against him because of his accent and speech pattern - we dwouldn't even have to change anything he says, and suddenly he would be popular.
But it is clear to see that in many posts slagging off Winston, the word 'gormless' is frequently used and his looks are widely criticised - just look at this thread.
Winston is conventionally good-looking and people do not like this head start, although it was not a subject which was perpetually brought up in Aaron's case, where his accent was acceptable and his looks a bonus.”
His accent is a bog standard South East accent which most of us from that part of the country have (or similar) so unless someone is prejudiced against an entire chunk of the UK, I don't understand how his accent comes into it.
Also, I really don't think he is conventionally attractive at all. IMO, he's a typical gym bunny time who might have a good body but isn't particularly good looking facially. When you really look at him, he isn't anything special
For me, it's about him jumping on the TOWIE bandwagon, like many these days and thinking that was enough to coast through to the final despite bringing very little to the party.