Originally Posted by Laughing Fairy:
“I agree, and it's a pity that she wasn't shown to her full potential due to the stress she endured because of these three people. I had hoped there would be more tasks that could have showcased her comedic abilities. Seeing her getting 'hounded out' by Ziggy on that final morning was unbearable.
I really hope she will be invited to appear on various tv shows as she is funny, quick-witted and charismatic, and could easily handle this type of work.”
Totally agree! I am heartily sick of all those who are obsessed by her "tantrums". Most of her emotional outbursts were in the diary room, which she used as an outlet for the stress she was under. Everyone reacts to pressure differently and Chanelle just happened to have a more sensitive nature than most and therefore her susceptibility to stress was going to be so much greater.
But she didn't just have to contend with the ordinary pressures that all housemates have to deal with, she was targetted by certain embittered female housemates, especially Charley and Carole, who both had their own private jealousy-fuelled vendettas against her, plus a "boyfriend" who played her like a yo -yo for his own ends.
I've never seen a housemate have to put up with so much in the house over such a prolonged period. But all a lot of people can see is the symptoms of that stress (her emotional outbursts) without recognising the underlying causes.
Anyway you'd think she was having these outbursts 24/7. The majority of the time she was a lovely, warm, friendly girl with a self-effacing modesty. As you say she had a real comedic talent as well, easily the funniest housemate this year. But an attribute underpayed in the HLs and yet far more central to her personality than her stress-induced outbursts were.