Originally Posted by Dixon:
“I wonder where Imogen goes from here?
It's questionable wether or not going onto
bb was any benifit at all to her? Wether we fans like it or not, to the majority of bb viewers [the hl's watchers] Imogen failed to make much of an impact on the show. Most viewers will probably say that she seems like a nice girl, pretty, but boring.
There's no point in us going on anymore about how appalingly unfair her treatment by endermol has been, the fact of the matter is, as from today, she is just another ex hm.
Endermol will drop her like a stone. Unlike Grace, Nikki, Ash and Pete, there will be media interest or opportunities for Imo or any of the other hm's.
Imho, she isn't quick witted enough to get
her dream job as a tv presenter.
Modelling might be an option, but she's a bit too curvy for fashion work.
I think her best shot might be to try acting. But we all know how difficult it can be to break into that.
As i said in another thread, i think it's going to be way more difficult for Imogen to make something out of her time on bb than i originally thought. In many ways, it might be back to square one for her?
I wish her all the very best for the future because she certainly deserves it!
Anyway, whatever life throws at her from here on in, that beautiful, radiant smile will never be too far from her face.
All the best girl! xxx”
Who knows Dixon. I agreed with one of your earlier posts about BB not being a good avenue for Imogen and she could have gone down a different road. However she's now started any possible career with all her skeletons exposed. How worse would it have been if she had got a great opportunity and career in TV only for it to be taken away by things that would have been exposed and exploited eventually anyway?!
If you look back on previous BBs there's always a big media frenzy around the 'big' characters with people assuming they will be the next big thing. Makosi was expected to do well and cash in on her bitch status, Kemal, Derek etc. News paper exclusives, magazines deals etc. It's always an overkill and it never lasts for any of them.
The fact that she's the only one not to sell her soul to the devil yet means that she's turning things down. I doubt very much that the tabloids are refusing to publish her as she was splashed all over the paper for various things while she was in the house.
Sometimes it's better to play the shrewd game espeacially after big brother and not get too close to the media traps that can kill a career dead before it's started. Sometimes it's more about who needs to 'sell out' to make the bucks and who doesn't. And also the type of things they've already been offered that they need to protect.
Agents aren't daft. It's in their interest to make as much money as possible out of you and cut the best deals. With some of them they'll play the short game and you'll see them every where. With others they'll play the long game where they'll protect their interests because big things are on the horizons. So the people you see making the most money now are doing so because they have to. They need to cash in on the BB hype because when it's over they have little or no chance of making that type of money again.
Imogen may easily sink without trace and never be seen again except at the odd film premier but at the same time she's the one with the least BB 'sell by date' gimmicks which make her easier to market away from the circus. People are already asking "where's Imogen?" which isn't a bad thing. The fact that we're not hearing anything makes me think she's getting good advice....and for good reason!
She proved not to be a media whore (all these things are noted by head hunters) and whatever happens, fame or no fame she can hold her head high and look at the future seriously.
Last edited by bluntbob : 22-08-2006 at 10:36