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Old 18-08-2016, 14:11
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Sam the scab: In a scene that surely encapsulates the ideological debates of the 1980s better than any other, she broke through the picket line of striking print workers at News International's headquarters in Wapping, east London, in a tank.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30899581
Okay Arthur Scargill, we get the message. Let it lie now please for your own sanity.
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Old 18-08-2016, 14:22
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I agree. In her day, she was a household name with a level of fame most in the house would kill for. She was the 80's equivalent of Cheryl Cole (but with her tits out) - the media designated her 'the nations sweetheart' and she was very good at playing along.

However, she's been out of the public eye for many years now but seems to expect the GBP to still be holding a torch for her after all these years. I do think she expected to sail into the final and can't quite believe the cheek of those she sees as not up to her level daring to nominate her, Our Sam
Yes, there's definitely an air of entitlement about her, like she should sail to the final. I'll give her the benefit of the doubt for the moment though, maybe she'd had a few too many sherbets, she's got form for being a ridiculous drunk
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Old 18-08-2016, 16:05
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The military vehicle had been summoned by the Sun newspaper in order to transport their big-busted page-three girl, Samantha Fox, inside the wire for a photo call. Not long afterwards the resulting picture was splashed across the front page of the Sun. The ‘story’ read:

EYES FRONT! Sexy soldier Sam Fox inspects her loyal troops in the war of Wapping.

Bravely pointing her bazookas at the enemy lines, she advanced on the Sun’s besieged new offices yesterday.

And repelling print union pickets, she thrust forward in an armoured truck to inspect our troops. The lads’ eyes really lit up at the Wapping front.

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v08/n04/sean-french/diary
Hialrious and pathetic at the same time.who actually wrote this garbage?.its like like the script of a Carry On movie.and this woman expects us to take her seriously ?
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Old 18-08-2016, 17:48
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Okay Arthur Scargill, we get the message. Let it lie now please for your own sanity.
Clearly this aspect of Our Sam is fresh news to a number of people. And I want her evicted from the game show. So I'll keep spreading the news until she is evicted.
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Old 18-08-2016, 19:11
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Pretending Sam Fox is obscure?? Thought I'd seen it all on this forum. Maybe to generation snowflake she's unknown, but you'd struggle to find a grown up that hasn't heard of her, and she's never been a portrayed in a negative light.

Who the hell had (honestly) heard of Stephen Bear before CBB made him famous? No one that I know.
She seems to have been very famous in the 80s but I think a lot of people under 35 have never heard of her as her music hasn't left much of a legacy and she hasn't been in the public eye much since then.

I agree that Bear, Marnie, Lewis ect aren't household names like Sam was, they are only known to the people who watch the shows they feature in.
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Old 18-08-2016, 19:16
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She seems to have been very famous in the 80s but I think a lot of people under 35 have never heard of her as her music hasn't left much of a legacy and she hasn't been in the public eye much since then.

I agree that Bear, Marnie, Lewis ect aren't household names like Sam was, they are only known to the people who watch the shows they feature in.
Sam was definitely in another league famewise to the reality tv lot in the house. She was a household name and not just in the UK. In the mid 80's, everyones mum, gran, aunt, kids etc knew who she was whereas I doubt many people outside their target audience has a clue who Bear, Marnie, Lewis etc are. I certainly have no idea who the reality tv lot are each year and have to google them when their names are leaked.
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Old 18-08-2016, 19:46
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Knowing Sam's name and actually liking her, are two very different things.
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Old 18-08-2016, 20:11
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Clearly this aspect of Our Sam is fresh news to a number of people. And I want her evicted from the game show. So I'll keep spreading the news until she is evicted.
Fair enough but you're coming across as someone who's held a personal grudge for 30 years.
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Old 18-08-2016, 20:30
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Everybody and I mean EVERYBODY over the age of 35 has heard of Sam Fox. Its pretty ignorant to suggest otherwise whether you like the woman or not.
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Old 18-08-2016, 21:27
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No way are Bear and Lewis as well known to their generation as Sam Fox was to hers.

Absolutely no chance.
The circulation of the Sun meant she was known by many more than the audience figures for EOTB or TOWIE but the reason for which she was famous is on a par IE getting your bits out for public delectation. Though to be fair to Lewis and Bear there is a bit more to what they do than that

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How is that 33 years The Sun doesn't even do page 3 anymore let alone she will have dropped that herself decades ago.
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Old 18-08-2016, 21:31
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Everybody and I mean EVERYBODY over the age of 35 has heard of Sam Fox. Its pretty ignorant to suggest otherwise whether you like the woman or not.
What it's ignorant for people over 35 to say they have never heard of Sam Fox? Maybe they don't read newspapers with a reading age of 8, don't listen to crap Euro type music and aren't into reality TV. Well I'll give you the last one however I don't even remember her in IAC so
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Old 18-08-2016, 22:52
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Fundamentally, Bear's nomination reason for selecting Sam, her sitting on the fence and not expressing her opinions enough, boils down to Bear saying quite rightly that "our Sam" isn't doing enough to earn her fee in there. Whilst Bear, with his never-ending impressivley spontaneous skills at the art of Play, clearly more than earns his fees in there
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Old 18-08-2016, 23:47
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What it's ignorant for people over 35 to say they have never heard of Sam Fox? Maybe they don't read newspapers with a reading age of 8, don't listen to crap Euro type music and aren't into reality TV. Well I'll give you the last one however I don't even remember her in IAC so
You'd have had to be a total ignoramus or a liar to say you'd never heard of Sam Fox if you're over 35. You're talking about a time when there was virtually no sexual content whatsoever on tv, there was no internet porn because there were no computers, so a pair of tits in a national paper every day was quite a big deal when it first appeared. Everyone knew that. Sam Fox being the most well-known page 3 girl doesnt mean you had to read the flippin' Sun to know that. As I said EVERYONE who was teenage or older in the 80s knows about Sam Fox. Whether you're ashamed to admit that is a different matter.
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Old 19-08-2016, 09:09
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The circulation of the Sun meant she was known by many more than the audience figures for EOTB or TOWIE but the reason for which she was famous is on a par IE getting your bits out for public delectation. Though to be fair to Lewis and Bear there is a bit more to what they do than that



How is that 33 years The Sun doesn't even do page 3 anymore let alone she will have dropped that herself decades ago.
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Old 19-08-2016, 10:57
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There were plenty "quiet " years in that 33

I don't believe there is a fanbase for her on this show if there wasn't in the jungle certainly won't be here
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Old 19-08-2016, 11:08
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There were plenty "quiet " years in that 33

I don't believe there is a fanbase for her on this show if there wasn't in the jungle certainly won't be here
Only stating when she started page 3 not her activity since.
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Old 19-08-2016, 12:48
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She was complicit in a industry that back in the day had zero respect for women
so when she criticized Chloe for pole dancing topless it was not out of any moral standards
it was nothing more than bitter jealous rant
and do me a favour The Sun was and never will be a family paper it is a despicable rag
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Old 19-08-2016, 12:50
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Everybody and I mean EVERYBODY over the age of 35 has heard of Sam Fox. Its pretty ignorant to suggest otherwise whether you like the woman or not.
I'm under 35 and I knew who she was
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Old 19-08-2016, 13:00
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You'd have had to be a total ignoramus or a liar to say you'd never heard of Sam Fox if you're over 35. You're talking about a time when there was virtually no sexual content whatsoever on tv, there was no internet porn because there were no computers, so a pair of tits in a national paper every day was quite a big deal when it first appeared. Everyone knew that. Sam Fox being the most well-known page 3 girl doesnt mean you had to read the flippin' Sun to know that. As I said EVERYONE who was teenage or older in the 80s knows about Sam Fox. Whether you're ashamed to admit that is a different matter.
I have no shame as I've admitted seeing her in The Club or whatever it was called but I love popular culture and crappy TV. However it isn't me we are talking about

There are without a shadow of a doubt people over 35 who haven't heard of her. I think it's really quite ignorant and pretty embarrassing that people think this cannot be the case.

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I can count believe it or not and it is infact my ability to do so that makes me question her being in the business for 33 years What business? She has not been doing anything solidly for 33 years.
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Old 19-08-2016, 13:09
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The military vehicle had been summoned by the Sun newspaper in order to transport their big-busted page-three girl, Samantha Fox, inside the wire for a photo call. Not long afterwards the resulting picture was splashed across the front page of the Sun. The ‘story’ read:

EYES FRONT! Sexy soldier Sam Fox inspects her loyal troops in the war of Wapping.

Bravely pointing her bazookas at the enemy lines, she advanced on the Sun’s besieged new offices yesterday.


And repelling print union pickets, she thrust forward in an armoured truck to inspect our troops. The lads’ eyes really lit up at the Wapping front.

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v08/n04/sean-french/diary
Bravely pointing her bazookas at the enemy lines? I am crying here. Who wrote this shit?
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Old 19-08-2016, 13:09
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Clearly this aspect of Our Sam is fresh news to a number of people. And I want her evicted from the game show. So I'll keep spreading the news until she is evicted.
A bit over the top isn't it? Quite a vendetta you have for Sam it seems! Any fans that vote for her will not change their mind because they like her and know her for who she is!

I'm convinced she will still be there tonight!
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Old 19-08-2016, 13:12
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You'd have had to be a total ignoramus or a liar to say you'd never heard of Sam Fox if you're over 35. You're talking about a time when there was virtually no sexual content whatsoever on tv, there was no internet porn because there were no computers, so a pair of tits in a national paper every day was quite a big deal when it first appeared. Everyone knew that. Sam Fox being the most well-known page 3 girl doesnt mean you had to read the flippin' Sun to know that. As I said EVERYONE who was teenage or older in the 80s knows about Sam Fox. Whether you're ashamed to admit that is a different matter.
Exactly! Well said!
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Old 19-08-2016, 13:44
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I cannot stand the woman! She is so full of herself, and seems to think that she's still somebody special. Her claim to fame was over 30 years ago, and she was off the radar until she entered the house.

Bear and Lewis are so right about her. She has to go on Friday.
She is far more famous overseas these days than in the UK.

Like many 1980s singers she still has a massive fanbase in Asia.
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Old 19-08-2016, 14:41
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I have no shame as I've admitted seeing her in The Club or whatever it was called but I love popular culture and crappy TV. However it isn't me we are talking about

There are without a shadow of a doubt people over 35 who haven't heard of her. I think it's really quite ignorant and pretty embarrassing that people think this cannot be the case.



I can count believe it or not and it is infact my ability to do so that makes me question her being in the business for 33 years What business? She has not been doing anything solidly for 33 years.
Nobody is disputing anyone's ability to count. My first comment was information for someone who didn't think it was 33 years since she first got her tits out.
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Old 19-08-2016, 14:53
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I don't mind Sam and there's no denying her level of fame certainly between middle aged and older people but her grandiose comments tonight were absolutely embarrassing. "Our Sam" indeed. I think only the Sun newspaper ever called her that and that was because she was contracted to get her tits out for them on a regular basis. Truth is her big ego took a knock tonight being nominated and she handled it abysmally. Silly woman.
Fully agree with everything mentioned here.

Plus I remember seeing her on some wierd reality show a few years back where "celebs" would run a bar. She ended up getting wasted and making a fool of herself then too. She wasnt refered to as "Our Sam" at the time - she was more of a laughing stock.

To be fair I dont mind her, but I did giggle when I think Heavy compared Chloe getting her boobs out to what Sam used to do.

"WHAT I DID WAS FACKING ART MATE!!"

I just had visions of builders up and down the country taking Picassos into portaloos during 'breaks'.
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