My reasoning:
If the double eviction was to make room for her, it must have been decided before the nominations, twelve days before she entered the house. If she was a normal contestant, she’d have been sequestered for at least that length of time, but says she wasn’t told about it until three days before she went in.
Why did BB select her in particular from their standbys? Given their behaviour this year, it’s hard to see why they passed on the chance to make another few hundred grand from a ‘choose the replacement housemate’ poll.
BB made a point of telling the HMs that she was eligible for the £70,000, probably to wind them up. That's an excellent way to assure a warm welcome for a new housemate!
She was unnaturally self-assured in her first few hours – not the behaviour you’d expect from a real contestant parachuted in so late in the show.
Since then, she’s done pretty well at making waves, disturbing the over-bland balance of the house.
She was excused the weekly task at the last minute, for no very good reason. Several FMs have pointed out that this looks suspicious. Suppose they’d lost after she took part: when her status in the house came to light, she’d be torn to pieces by housemates shrieking “give us back our £123”.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. If Lisa was an Endemol employee, the tabloids would have found out by now. But there is a way to keep news out of the papers. You send them a press release, with an embargo date. I would guess that the embargo will lift on Saturday evening, before or during the live task. This is when she’ll drop the mask.
It has to be before the Monday nominations, otherwise Endemol will have breached their own rules. There’s bound to be something in there banning employees of Endemol/C4 and their relatives. It’s ok for her to pretend to compete, but they couldn’t let her go up for nomination – she’ll have to break cover before then. And when better than during a well-watched Saturday night programme, and in plenty of time for the Sunday papers to pick it up?
Then, on Sunday night, there she is on the psychology programme, explaining that it was the best possible way to get to know the housemates and the pressures they are under, and for them to get to know her. It won’t hurt her public profile either, or that of the show!
On the other hand, I could be talking long-winded b0ll0cks.
If the double eviction was to make room for her, it must have been decided before the nominations, twelve days before she entered the house. If she was a normal contestant, she’d have been sequestered for at least that length of time, but says she wasn’t told about it until three days before she went in.
Why did BB select her in particular from their standbys? Given their behaviour this year, it’s hard to see why they passed on the chance to make another few hundred grand from a ‘choose the replacement housemate’ poll.
BB made a point of telling the HMs that she was eligible for the £70,000, probably to wind them up. That's an excellent way to assure a warm welcome for a new housemate!
She was unnaturally self-assured in her first few hours – not the behaviour you’d expect from a real contestant parachuted in so late in the show.
Since then, she’s done pretty well at making waves, disturbing the over-bland balance of the house.
She was excused the weekly task at the last minute, for no very good reason. Several FMs have pointed out that this looks suspicious. Suppose they’d lost after she took part: when her status in the house came to light, she’d be torn to pieces by housemates shrieking “give us back our £123”.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. If Lisa was an Endemol employee, the tabloids would have found out by now. But there is a way to keep news out of the papers. You send them a press release, with an embargo date. I would guess that the embargo will lift on Saturday evening, before or during the live task. This is when she’ll drop the mask.
It has to be before the Monday nominations, otherwise Endemol will have breached their own rules. There’s bound to be something in there banning employees of Endemol/C4 and their relatives. It’s ok for her to pretend to compete, but they couldn’t let her go up for nomination – she’ll have to break cover before then. And when better than during a well-watched Saturday night programme, and in plenty of time for the Sunday papers to pick it up?
Then, on Sunday night, there she is on the psychology programme, explaining that it was the best possible way to get to know the housemates and the pressures they are under, and for them to get to know her. It won’t hurt her public profile either, or that of the show!
On the other hand, I could be talking long-winded b0ll0cks.
I know it wasn’t aimed at me – just another battle in the pro/anti-psychology war. In war, of course, it’s often the innocent bystanders that get blown to pieces.