Seriously though, come on. Ricky has spent the entire series quietly bitching about Bear in the bedroom saying he'd be happy to never have to say another word to him and now him and Stephen are best mates?

No integrity. Ricky's off my list

Stevo's a great guy

He must be, look at all the praise and blind adoration he receives every day from those closest to him.

What a guy!

I was mimicking Ricky on the live feed. He calls him Stevo now.

I really wanted to like him but he doesn't half make it difficult for me to do so

As much as I cannot stand Bear, his comments about Ricky radar-dodging are valid and his refusal to participate in some tasks is never really going to endear him to the GBP.

Making themselves look like dicks in the tasks is all in the spirit of the show - I found myself thinking 'oh ffs Ricky' each time he refused to do one.

I also thought he'd be wittier and more talkative but it must be difficult when you're in there with a limelight hogger like knobber.

Living with Bear must be bloody horrendous and no doubt they all do whatever is necessary to cope with having to be around 'that' 24/7

On a par with Bear bitching about Ricky throughout the series too but now expecting Ricky should pick him, why exactly Ricky went up in my estimation just like Aubrey did earlier

I get ya now


Yep, what you said
In the beginning I could see where he was coming from and hoped he would develop in the house. Unfortunately he's a bit too 'hippy guru' for me sometimes and I also didn't like the non participation. All that was fine (with me) though, it was generally coming from a good place. Now he's all chummy with what has basically been his nemesis, based on the way he's spoken about Stephen, I've lost all interest.

Are you talking about the live feed? I haven't seen that. I'm just talking in general.

Yes, on the LF now - they had a bit of an awards ceremony earlier and knobber spat his dummy because he wasn't voted 'Most Entertaining HM'

People's opinons change. I really like Ricky.

He's trying to just get through it now. Can you blame him with Bear in there? It seems to be the only safe way to be with him. Heaven knows BB will never throw him out.

I thought he was boring and fake at the beginning. I still think that to some extent but he has come out of his shell the past week and he is the only one who can beat Bear. We need to get behind him to stop Bear winning.

Did you like him before he struck up this dubious friendship with Bear?

Don't make me have to go and check out your posting history neither

I don't think Ricky likes Bear all that much. I sometimes get the feeling that he talks to Bear to calm him down and keep :him away from the others. It must be crazy in there with everthing kicking off all the time.

Yes. I've never held him in much esteem but I think he was a bit of a hero tonight. He voted for Frankie as most entertaining and so Bear lost to Frankie and did his usual embarrassing strop. Ricky stuck to his guns and finally I saw his worth.

lol

I have always liked Ricky. I think he comes across really well in the house.

So.... you're saying...... there's hope?

Fair play to you

I agree, he's trying to keep things calm and keep Bear from goading the others as much as he's able. Lord knows they need a grown up in there trying to do something.

Yup. I am pretty desperate though

I've tried my best to like Ricky ... I want to like him because he seems a nice young man

But he doesn't make it easy

I had another cringe moment tonight on live feed, when he voted for Renee and gushed about how wonderfully "loyal" she is

She nominated him !

Marnie didn't get this either on LF. She's been most loyal to her friends and the most people not necessarily the person who is voting for her.

i believe it's called being civil, in real live there a handful of people i can't stand, i could confront each one and feel good about myself while hurting the other or i could let it go and neither party is hurt in the process.. Recently anyway i just learn to let things go, rikki doesn't need to start random fights for airtime infact i respect him much more for just being himself... when people call housemates boring i sometimes wonder what they are expecting, want fights? welp people hate bear, want nice genuine people? well katie got boos. want a strong independant woman who speaks her mind? well saira was hated, how about a young nubile housemate who will do absolutely anything for airtime? nope chloe was hated too.. so it's tough to know what the public want, better to just be yourself which is exactly why rikki has done himself proud..

It wasn't "Most loyal to me" it was "Most Loyal" and it was testament to Ricky that he could acknowledge Renee was a loyal person without it having anything to do with him unlike Bear who seemed to think Ricky should have voted him Most Entertaining because they sat on a bench together occasionally or are both male or British

great point, while i don't really care much for renee she has atleast been consistent with her loyalty towards Aubrey throughout the show.

hope you're well Trevor, always a pleasure when you post bro.

if u can't beat them, join them..