Originally Posted by Lovetoread:
“Normally I only lurk on here and read everyone elses wonderful posts, but all this romance talk today has spurred me to take the plunge and make a post for once!
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who had to overcome the shame of buying the DS at our local garage, plus paid to view OK online as we don't have the new issue out here in the sticks yet - sad or what!! I have got nothing done today for flicking through magazines/newspapers and this bloomin' forum. I must ban myself from it tomorrow.
DS piccies nice and interview was so warm and genuine - and thankfully not full of redtop claptrap about s**, just romantic stuff - aww so sweet. Thought the OK piccies were beautiful - they are a handsome couple no doubt about it and Chan takes the most beautiful pictures (she's like a different girl now though don't you think) and Z looks good all the time - she is a lucky girl! Shame the interview was a little awkward - no doubt due to the timing before they had a chance to talk - but it was also quite funny - my OH and I bicker a bit too but it doesn't mean we don't like each other!!! By the way whirlwind holiday romances can work - mine did and we didn't even live in the same country at the time, and have been happily married for a long time now, so hope Z & C have a good shot at their relationship.
I have so enjoyed watching them fall for each other this summer. Didn't enjoy the break ups (but fully understood the pressure they were under within the house) but the make ups were so compelling! Rewatched the marathon "Chiggy in the toilet" makeup on Youtube this afternoon courtesy of Hug5ie, where Z went in for the chat all on the defensive and actually quite angry, and by the end was putty in C's hands. Their conversation about "toast" and "origami" was very telling on a relisten and made a lot more sense 2nd time around - listen again and see what I mean. It made me think that one of the biggest problems he had in there was that he couldn't cope with the depth of his feelings for her because he couldn't have a "full" relationship with her (because of the cameras/other people) - I think it drove him crazy which is why he kept trying to pull out of it thinking that would be the sensible thing to do so that they could both have their BB experience and that they could restart the relationship up outside once it was over. But we all know life isn't as simple as that! Chan understandably couldn't hold her feelings back like he thought he could (but he couldn't really hence why he couldn't leave her alone by his own admission). At one point in the caravan marathon make up he said he realised that she was his BB experience and I think that was very true (and vice versa for Chan) - once she left that hit him hard.
I thank both Z & C for giving so much of themselves publically during BB this year - have any of the other BB romances have ever shown so much of the relationship? I haven't watched that much BB before this one. It was Z & C's interaction and particularly Ziggy's magnetism in the house (camera constantly on him - he carried this series IMO) which made it so interesting for someone like me who is interested in human nature. I felt at times he bared his soul to us, particularly when Chan left and he broke down and wept repeatedly. I felt Chan was more comfortable with showing her feelings, or was sometimes able to put a "sunny" face on when in fact she felt devastated and rejected (oh how I felt for her), but he was obviously so uncomfortable with it all (should never have gone on BB really) which was what made it all the more poignant that we saw him expose his feelings so much.
I wish them both well and great careers to follow, hopefully together as I am a romantic! Hope I've not said anything too contentious for this thread - it's a bit scarey posting for the first time!”
Hi there - I agree with you.
I do think Ziggy had very little knowledge of BB before he went in the BB house (ref jorga a friend of the family) and I don't think he (Ziggy) realised how intrusive it was. Also he had experience of press coverage with his boy band past which contributed to his paranoia and his reluctance to be open with his feelings. This was IMO manipulated by BB On the Couch to suggest that he was insincere.
Whoops I must get of my soap box now.
Quite worrying really.
(had to do a bit of a Zig&Chan last night to convince him though
), so may have to go and buy my own copy tomorrow. He says his standing in Tesco has plummetted now!