Nikki's interview with Digital Spy

[Nancy.]

Here's the gurning dwarf's interview with Digital spy.

Notice how the main focal point is Helen? :joker:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/interviews/a655331/big-brother-nikki-grahame-interview-helen-needs-help-i-hope-she-gets-well-soon.html#~pgUJ8LUNuaOoIj


What's it like to be out of the house?
"I've had the best time ever and it was so lovely to see my friends. The first person I called was Brian Belo. I was just so desperate to talk to him. I rang him and he's good. I said, 'Oh, it's so good to talk to you – are you okay?' He'd been messaging my mum while I was still in the house. They exchanged a few messages and Mum just wanted to thank him for looking after me. She said that she loved him, so it was really nice for me to know that someone was looking out for him as soon as he came out."

Do you think his relationship with Jade was genuine?
"I do, I actually do now. I was sceptical at first but after speaking to her, I was on BBOTS with her last night, and she seems like such a lovely, genuine girl and I would love nothing more than for them two to get together. I hope there's a future there. Obviously Brian deserves it and if Jade is as serious as she intends, then this would be a perfect match."

Are you glad to be away from Helen now?
"I'm really glad to be away from Helen, I'm not going to lie. It was tough and it was even more tough after Brian left, just because I felt that I was alone in the lion's den and that I had to fend for myself. Me and Brian looked out for each other and it was just really scary when he left. But I thought, 'I've got to find this strength and I've got to stand up to her, not just for me but for the rest of the house', because I think the rest of the house were intimidated by her as well."

Did you expect her to be as bad as she was?
"No. I had no idea and in the first week, I kind of thought she was alright. She did my fake tan and she was helping me with my hair and I thought, 'Oh, she seems okay', because I literally knew nothing about her. I was in France last year so I didn't watch her in Big Brother, and I'd only met her once on BBOTS and she seemed okay. But it was until I saw her after we moved from the Bunker into the main house what she was really like and her in full throttle that I realised what a nasty person she was."

Do you think she manipulated you in the first week so you'd go along with the nominations that she chose?
"Yeah, I do feel that to an extent. I find her and Marc very overpowering together. They're quite intimidating. Marc has a way of brainwashing people into believing what he thinks and he brainwashed me at times, but luckily I was able to see it. He said some pretty hurtful things to me towards the end."

You've had a well-documented battle with your eating disorder – how did you find that in the house?
"Helen said some very hurtful things. I coped amazingly with my food, I'm at a really good place with that now and my weight, but Helen said some very hurtful things to me. She called me a skinny ****** and who says that to a recovering anorexic? She just has no bounds, she just takes things too far, and I heard what she said but I chose to ignore it because I wanted to be the bigger person."

What did you make of her saying that you'd been fake after your panic attack during the food fight?
"That's just ironic for her to call me fake. She's played such a game the whole time she's been in there. She just kept saying about the money, and that just proves why she was there."

What would you say to her if you bumped into her on the outside?
"I'd actually walk away if I saw her because she can say what she likes – she's already slagged me off this morning. She said that I sleep all day and my life is like a pantomime, or something like that, and I look like a reformed crackhead. Who says things like that? She's just pure poison and that's all I can say. You know what, I feel sorry for her because I'm sure somewhere deep down there she can be a good person, but I think she's just got so many issues and I really think she needs help. I just hope that she gets well soon."

Do you think Helen went too far in some of the things she called people?
"Oh my God, she went way too far. Those things she said to Brian were completely unacceptable and unforgivable. All she could turn around and say was that she didn't regret the things she'd said, she's not sorry, she should have used different words. But he called her a bully, and that is unforgivable apparently. Now, a bully is what she is, and I would hold my hands up in the air and call her a bully over and over again because that's what she is. And the truth hurts. It just goes to show that she's not sorry for what she's done at all. The only reason she sort of said sorry is because she was forced to, pushed into it by Rylan. Because she could see his face, and she knows how much people hate her now."

Do you think Helen got special treatment because she wasn't removed for her comments?
"Well, I think possibly if anyone else had said those comments maybe they would have got removed, but I just think she's just so unpredictable, and Big Brother has no idea what's going to come out of her mouth next."

Do you think she could ever turn this all around?
"Definitely not. The damage is done. She made a 6'4"guy climb a ten foot wall out of the Big Brother house, where he's truly adored and a legend to that show. She did that to him. She drove him to that. She will never be forgiven, she can never turn it around."

Did you really consider following Brian over the wall?
"I did, I did. I couldn't reach it to tell you the truth! Nick was like, 'Get down, you're going to fall!'"

Helen said Brian taunted her a bit and that's why she went on him. What did Brian say that she didn't like?
"He was reacting to her. Brian is a harmless loveable giant. He wouldn't harm a fly. How could she make him cry like that? It just goes to show. He called her scum and that's probably the worst thing I heard him say to her. I call her scum – that's one of the nicer things I would have said!"

Helen implied that Brian upset her because he brought up her past. Is that true?
"I didn't hear him do that. It was discussed in the house, but I didn't hear him say that at any point."

She's hinted that we haven't seen the whole story...
"She's full of s**t. There are so many arguments that haven't been shown. She laid into Nick the night before we left and that boy is so tender and delicate, so for her to pick on him, who is so loved in that house – she has no bounds, she has no bounds."

What did she say to Nick?
"There was an argument in the bedroom – she said, 'Who's piping up now? Someone who's scared of confrontation – you've got a lot to say for yourself, since when have you had an opinion?' And then after the argument she said, 'Oh, ******ing tw*t'. He would never, ever say something like that to anyone. The next day he was in such a state. He just wanted to leave the house – he said, 'I just feel so depleted and angry and upset about how she made me feel, she's made me feel so awful'. And I felt like that after that argument I had with her the night before. The whole of the next day it took me to recover. I couldn't find myself. I just felt so depleted."

Do you think she stopped you from being yourself?
"One of the main things I'm going to try and do now I'm out of the house is set up a Helen Wood helpline."

Do you think Big Brother has become too nasty now as a show?
"It's not as mild as it used to be. When you compare it to Nasty Nick writing names on a piece of paper and making up a story about his wife having cancer, it's so mild compared to what happens now – people accusing people of being what she's accused Brian of. It has certainly become a bit more out of control."

Both you and Aisleyne have had long careers after being on Big Brother. Do you think Helen has quite a short shelf life?
"Most definitely. She probably did it for the fame, but she's got a salon so she can go back to selling her Russian hair extensions."

How will Aisleyne do in the house?
"I think Aisleyne's going to smash it. She was like my saviour when she came in, I was so happy. She really gave me the strength I needed. I know me and Aisleyne have had our history, but we've had nine years to patch up our friendship and she is one of my good friends and she always will be. I love her to bits."

Do you think Aisleyne and Danny could end up getting together?
"Possibly! Do you know, Danny is the nicest guy. I want Nick to win, and if Nick for some reason doesn't win then I'd love Danny to win, because Danny is so lovely. I was unsure of him at first, I just thought he was an ordinary guy, nothing special really, but after getting to know him you can't help but love Danny. He's so good. He sticks up for everyone and he's not afraid to say what is right. He always, always looks out for people and he's not afraid of confrontation. He'll do anything for anyone – he's such a good person."

Would you have liked to stay in the house a bit longer?
"I would love to without Helen! But I loved getting to know those guys. I've had such fun in there, it's been great, and they're all such lovely housemates – except Marc. Marc started off alright, he made me laugh – it's just a shame that he got sucked in to Helen's nasty ways."

Do you think he could turn it around again, or has he done too much?
"I don't know. I think the damage is done. How they treated Brian is unforgivable, so I think the damage is done now. It's a shame."

What was it like seeing Pete when he went in?
"It was just perfect. It really was. I couldn't believe it and it was so hard because I couldn't talk to him. All I wanted to do was just give him a big hug. It was just lovely and it brought back so many wonderful memories of 2006. It was tough, but I know I'm going to see Pete very soon. I'm heading down to Brighton for a PA in a couple of weeks, so no doubt I'll hook up with him then."

Are there any feelings there?
"No. Me and Pete, we have our past and we'll always be good friends. I care about him and we've kept in touch over the years, but that's a flame that could never be rekindled."

What was it about Nick that you liked so much?
"He really reminds me of Pete in some ways. He's just so innocent and just so loving. I just want to look after him!"

Did you realise you were making Harry quite jealous?
"See, I didn't know about that. People have told me since I've come out some of the stuff she was saying, but she was really nice to me in the house. I got on with her. I mean, obviously she does look like a blow-up doll, but she's alright, she's an alright girl. I just know that I would look after Nick much better than she would. I mean, some of the things she did say in the house made him cringe – about her fanny and her boobs. Every time she mentioned that he'd go, 'Ooh', like a cringy, 'Oh dear', and look up to see what faces people were pulling because he was horrified."

Did anybody else surprise you in the house?
"Jack, actually. I didn't think I'd get on with Jack, I thought he was a grumpy old sod, but he's actually so funny and he's been so consistent. He's polite and he's a good housemate. He's very strong in that house and I don't know why he was in the bottom two last night. He does like a little bitch but you know where you stand with him and I really did grow closer with him. And he's young, let's face it. They're all so young, they've got so much growing to do."

If you'd stayed in the house, who would you have nominated?
"Sam and Marc, 100%. They are so two-faced. Sam, I was so nice to her the whole time I was in there, and she showed her true colours yesterday. I think it will be on tonight's show. They had to pick two people out of me and Helen to give feedback, and she went for me. She absolutely went for me, for saying things about Marc – that she shouldn't put up with how he treats her. She went, 'How dare you speak to my friend like that and how dare you accuse me of sitting on the fence when you let Marc and Helen take the blame for all the nominations, you sat on the fence'. Honestly, she would not stop.They only had to give a couple of points, but she completely laid into me. In the task, I told her to voice her opinion more and not be afraid to hold back and try and be everyone's friend, and literally, she went full throttle. I wasn't expecting that! My God. And then as soon as it was over, she was like, 'Oh babes, I'm sorry, you know I love you'. No, piss off. I'm not going anywhere with you on the outside world now."

Have you got any regrets?
"No regrets at all. I loved it. I love that show. I was so happy to be a part of it. I wasn't doing it for the money. I can't help but be a huge fan of Big Brother, and for them to ask me to do it is just such a privilege. That's why I was upset when Helen said to me that I'm just here for the money, because if anyone was there for the love of that show, I love that show. I'm just so happy that I did it and thanks to Big Brother for giving me the chance to have that experience for the fourth time."

Will you be watching the rest of the show?
"Oh God, yeah. I'm hooked. I loved it before I went in, I love it even more now, and it's going to be really hard for me to watch it and not talk to the housemates, especially Nick, because I just want to hug him every time I look at him!"

[JoshBB]

Notice how the main focal point is Helen? :joker:


probably because she's one of the most hideous people in bb history, and nikki is getting revenge at helen for her string of nasty tweets.

[Kazanne]

Here's the gurning dwarf's interview with Digital spy.

Notice how the main focal point is Helen? :joker:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/interviews/a655331/big-brother-nikki-grahame-interview-helen-needs-help-i-hope-she-gets-well-soon.html#~pgUJ8LUNuaOoIj


What's it like to be out of the house?
"I've had the best time ever and it was so lovely to see my friends. The first person I called was Brian Belo. I was just so desperate to talk to him. I rang him and he's good. I said, 'Oh, it's so good to talk to you – are you okay?' He'd been messaging my mum while I was still in the house. They exchanged a few messages and Mum just wanted to thank him for looking after me. She said that she loved him, so it was really nice for me to know that someone was looking out for him as soon as he came out."

Do you think his relationship with Jade was genuine?
"I do, I actually do now. I was sceptical at first but after speaking to her, I was on BBOTS with her last night, and she seems like such a lovely, genuine girl and I would love nothing more than for them two to get together. I hope there's a future there. Obviously Brian deserves it and if Jade is as serious as she intends, then this would be a perfect match."

Are you glad to be away from Helen now?
"I'm really glad to be away from Helen, I'm not going to lie. It was tough and it was even more tough after Brian left, just because I felt that I was alone in the lion's den and that I had to fend for myself. Me and Brian looked out for each other and it was just really scary when he left. But I thought, 'I've got to find this strength and I've got to stand up to her, not just for me but for the rest of the house', because I think the rest of the house were intimidated by her as well."

Did you expect her to be as bad as she was?
"No. I had no idea and in the first week, I kind of thought she was alright. She did my fake tan and she was helping me with my hair and I thought, 'Oh, she seems okay', because I literally knew nothing about her. I was in France last year so I didn't watch her in Big Brother, and I'd only met her once on BBOTS and she seemed okay. But it was until I saw her after we moved from the Bunker into the main house what she was really like and her in full throttle that I realised what a nasty person she was."

Do you think she manipulated you in the first week so you'd go along with the nominations that she chose?
"Yeah, I do feel that to an extent. I find her and Marc very overpowering together. They're quite intimidating. Marc has a way of brainwashing people into believing what he thinks and he brainwashed me at times, but luckily I was able to see it. He said some pretty hurtful things to me towards the end."

You've had a well-documented battle with your eating disorder – how did you find that in the house?
"Helen said some very hurtful things. I coped amazingly with my food, I'm at a really good place with that now and my weight, but Helen said some very hurtful things to me. She called me a skinny ****** and who says that to a recovering anorexic? She just has no bounds, she just takes things too far, and I heard what she said but I chose to ignore it because I wanted to be the bigger person."

What did you make of her saying that you'd been fake after your panic attack during the food fight?
"That's just ironic for her to call me fake. She's played such a game the whole time she's been in there. She just kept saying about the money, and that just proves why she was there."

What would you say to her if you bumped into her on the outside?
"I'd actually walk away if I saw her because she can say what she likes – she's already slagged me off this morning. She said that I sleep all day and my life is like a pantomime, or something like that, and I look like a reformed crackhead. Who says things like that? She's just pure poison and that's all I can say. You know what, I feel sorry for her because I'm sure somewhere deep down there she can be a good person, but I think she's just got so many issues and I really think she needs help. I just hope that she gets well soon."

Do you think Helen went too far in some of the things she called people?
"Oh my God, she went way too far. Those things she said to Brian were completely unacceptable and unforgivable. All she could turn around and say was that she didn't regret the things she'd said, she's not sorry, she should have used different words. But he called her a bully, and that is unforgivable apparently. Now, a bully is what she is, and I would hold my hands up in the air and call her a bully over and over again because that's what she is. And the truth hurts. It just goes to show that she's not sorry for what she's done at all. The only reason she sort of said sorry is because she was forced to, pushed into it by Rylan. Because she could see his face, and she knows how much people hate her now."

Do you think Helen got special treatment because she wasn't removed for her comments?
"Well, I think possibly if anyone else had said those comments maybe they would have got removed, but I just think she's just so unpredictable, and Big Brother has no idea what's going to come out of her mouth next."

Do you think she could ever turn this all around?
"Definitely not. The damage is done. She made a 6'4"guy climb a ten foot wall out of the Big Brother house, where he's truly adored and a legend to that show. She did that to him. She drove him to that. She will never be forgiven, she can never turn it around."

Did you really consider following Brian over the wall?
"I did, I did. I couldn't reach it to tell you the truth! Nick was like, 'Get down, you're going to fall!'"

Helen said Brian taunted her a bit and that's why she went on him. What did Brian say that she didn't like?
"He was reacting to her. Brian is a harmless loveable giant. He wouldn't harm a fly. How could she make him cry like that? It just goes to show. He called her scum and that's probably the worst thing I heard him say to her. I call her scum – that's one of the nicer things I would have said!"

Helen implied that Brian upset her because he brought up her past. Is that true?
"I didn't hear him do that. It was discussed in the house, but I didn't hear him say that at any point."

She's hinted that we haven't seen the whole story...
"She's full of s**t. There are so many arguments that haven't been shown. She laid into Nick the night before we left and that boy is so tender and delicate, so for her to pick on him, who is so loved in that house – she has no bounds, she has no bounds."

What did she say to Nick?
"There was an argument in the bedroom – she said, 'Who's piping up now? Someone who's scared of confrontation – you've got a lot to say for yourself, since when have you had an opinion?' And then after the argument she said, 'Oh, ******ing tw*t'. He would never, ever say something like that to anyone. The next day he was in such a state. He just wanted to leave the house – he said, 'I just feel so depleted and angry and upset about how she made me feel, she's made me feel so awful'. And I felt like that after that argument I had with her the night before. The whole of the next day it took me to recover. I couldn't find myself. I just felt so depleted."

Do you think she stopped you from being yourself?
"One of the main things I'm going to try and do now I'm out of the house is set up a Helen Wood helpline."

Do you think Big Brother has become too nasty now as a show?
"It's not as mild as it used to be. When you compare it to Nasty Nick writing names on a piece of paper and making up a story about his wife having cancer, it's so mild compared to what happens now – people accusing people of being what she's accused Brian of. It has certainly become a bit more out of control."

Both you and Aisleyne have had long careers after being on Big Brother. Do you think Helen has quite a short shelf life?
"Most definitely. She probably did it for the fame, but she's got a salon so she can go back to selling her Russian hair extensions."

How will Aisleyne do in the house?
"I think Aisleyne's going to smash it. She was like my saviour when she came in, I was so happy. She really gave me the strength I needed. I know me and Aisleyne have had our history, but we've had nine years to patch up our friendship and she is one of my good friends and she always will be. I love her to bits."

Do you think Aisleyne and Danny could end up getting together?
"Possibly! Do you know, Danny is the nicest guy. I want Nick to win, and if Nick for some reason doesn't win then I'd love Danny to win, because Danny is so lovely. I was unsure of him at first, I just thought he was an ordinary guy, nothing special really, but after getting to know him you can't help but love Danny. He's so good. He sticks up for everyone and he's not afraid to say what is right. He always, always looks out for people and he's not afraid of confrontation. He'll do anything for anyone – he's such a good person."

Would you have liked to stay in the house a bit longer?
"I would love to without Helen! But I loved getting to know those guys. I've had such fun in there, it's been great, and they're all such lovely housemates – except Marc. Marc started off alright, he made me laugh – it's just a shame that he got sucked in to Helen's nasty ways."

Do you think he could turn it around again, or has he done too much?
"I don't know. I think the damage is done. How they treated Brian is unforgivable, so I think the damage is done now. It's a shame."

What was it like seeing Pete when he went in?
"It was just perfect. It really was. I couldn't believe it and it was so hard because I couldn't talk to him. All I wanted to do was just give him a big hug. It was just lovely and it brought back so many wonderful memories of 2006. It was tough, but I know I'm going to see Pete very soon. I'm heading down to Brighton for a PA in a couple of weeks, so no doubt I'll hook up with him then."

Are there any feelings there?
"No. Me and Pete, we have our past and we'll always be good friends. I care about him and we've kept in touch over the years, but that's a flame that could never be rekindled."

What was it about Nick that you liked so much?
"He really reminds me of Pete in some ways. He's just so innocent and just so loving. I just want to look after him!"

Did you realise you were making Harry quite jealous?
"See, I didn't know about that. People have told me since I've come out some of the stuff she was saying, but she was really nice to me in the house. I got on with her. I mean, obviously she does look like a blow-up doll, but she's alright, she's an alright girl. I just know that I would look after Nick much better than she would. I mean, some of the things she did say in the house made him cringe – about her fanny and her boobs. Every time she mentioned that he'd go, 'Ooh', like a cringy, 'Oh dear', and look up to see what faces people were pulling because he was horrified."

Did anybody else surprise you in the house?
"Jack, actually. I didn't think I'd get on with Jack, I thought he was a grumpy old sod, but he's actually so funny and he's been so consistent. He's polite and he's a good housemate. He's very strong in that house and I don't know why he was in the bottom two last night. He does like a little bitch but you know where you stand with him and I really did grow closer with him. And he's young, let's face it. They're all so young, they've got so much growing to do."

If you'd stayed in the house, who would you have nominated?
"Sam and Marc, 100%. They are so two-faced. Sam, I was so nice to her the whole time I was in there, and she showed her true colours yesterday. I think it will be on tonight's show. They had to pick two people out of me and Helen to give feedback, and she went for me. She absolutely went for me, for saying things about Marc – that she shouldn't put up with how he treats her. She went, 'How dare you speak to my friend like that and how dare you accuse me of sitting on the fence when you let Marc and Helen take the blame for all the nominations, you sat on the fence'. Honestly, she would not stop.They only had to give a couple of points, but she completely laid into me. In the task, I told her to voice her opinion more and not be afraid to hold back and try and be everyone's friend, and literally, she went full throttle. I wasn't expecting that! My God. And then as soon as it was over, she was like, 'Oh babes, I'm sorry, you know I love you'. No, piss off. I'm not going anywhere with you on the outside world now."

Have you got any regrets?
"No regrets at all. I loved it. I love that show. I was so happy to be a part of it. I wasn't doing it for the money. I can't help but be a huge fan of Big Brother, and for them to ask me to do it is just such a privilege. That's why I was upset when Helen said to me that I'm just here for the money, because if anyone was there for the love of that show, I love that show. I'm just so happy that I did it and thanks to Big Brother for giving me the chance to have that experience for the fourth time."

Will you be watching the rest of the show?
"Oh God, yeah. I'm hooked. I loved it before I went in, I love it even more now, and it's going to be really hard for me to watch it and not talk to the housemates, especially Nick, because I just want to hug him every time I look at him!"

:joker: Even then interviewer was asking about Helen:cheer2:

[Daniel.]

"Gurning dwarf"

Pathetic.

I will read it later, what a queen :love:

[Daniel.]

probably because she's one of the most hideous people in bb history, and nikki is getting revenge at helen for her string of nasty tweets.

:clap1:

[BB4fan]

Yeah, she can't wait to fill her pockets the greedy git.

A complete yawn fest from start to finish. At least Helen's made her column free of charge. I think we know who the desperate, (attention seeking) greedy git is.

The three time BB loser.

[Jack_]

^ and also officially the most popular female housemate of all time.

lol @ people being surprised she's talking about Helen. Are you surprised Helen is talking about Brian and Nikki? The whole ****ing storyline was Helen vs Brian and Nikki ffs, what do you think they're going to be asked? ****ing hell :facepalm:

[ebandit]

the gurning dwarf did appear to be more popular than helen........

Mark L

[sampvt]

The sooner this washed up mentally disturbed numpty drifts back into obscurity the better. She needs help not fame and riches.

[Kazanne]

The sooner this washed up mentally disturbed numpty drifts back into obscurity the better. She needs help not fame and riches.

:hug: I agree Sam,BB have done her no favours

[ebandit]

.....i'm sure the increased income stream / lift in confidence will help

nikki a lot more than petty name calling by helen and others..............

Mark L

[BB4fan]

^ and also officially the most popular female housemate of all time.

lol @ people being surprised she's talking about Helen. Are you surprised Helen is talking about Brian and Nikki? The whole ****ing storyline was Helen vs Brian and Nikki ffs, what do you think they're going to be asked? ****ing hell :facepalm:


We aren't surprised, but Helen did it for free, whereas this selfish bratt is lining her pockets.

And she isn't the most popular of all time. Jade Goody was.

[Pete.]

Thank you for posting Nancy! I guess that gurning dwarf is so awful that you spent the time putting bold around the questions

[Jack_]

We aren't surprised, but Helen did it for free, whereas this selfish bratt is lining her pockets.

And she isn't the most popular of all time. Jade Goody was.

And? People are perfectly entitled to make money from doing interviews. I bet had Helen been paid and Nikki done it for free you wouldn't be making the same point

Well technically speaking she is officially, since she took part in Ultimate Big Brother and was the highest placing female. Jade Goody wasn't alive to take part (nor would she have, actually). Jade is the most popular housemate of all time, I will give you that, but Nikki is still the most popular female housemate (discounting Jade) of all time.

[ItWasJustBanter]

Popular doesn't necessarily mean she's any good.

Maybe next year they'll just put her in a house on her own. She probably still wouldn't win.

[hijaxers]

TBH what does Nickki ever say thats really worth listening too ? Its always all about her

[Northern Monkey]

^ and also officially the most popular female housemate of all time.

lol @ people being surprised she's talking about Helen. Are you surprised Helen is talking about Brian and Nikki? The whole ****ing storyline was Helen vs Brian and Nikki ffs, what do you think they're going to be asked? ****ing hell :facepalm:

:clap1:
Well said

[jaxie]

Notice how Helen's was all about Brian and clutching for justification?

[BB4fan]

Popular doesn't necessarily mean she's any good.

Maybe next year they'll just put her in a house on her own. She probably still wouldn't win.

Yeah, I don't get why anybody would find a self-centered, attention seeking spoilt bratt who plays the 6yr old card could possibly be win material.

She believes she should have special privileges like not bothering to do the washing up in there. I bet if that was Helen who said that all the haters would come clicking to drag her name through the mud.

[Pete.]

And? People are perfectly entitled to make money from doing interviews. I bet had Helen been paid and Nikki done it for free you wouldn't be making the same point

Well technically speaking she is officially, since she took part in Ultimate Big Brother and was the highest placing female. Jade Goody wasn't alive to take part (nor would she have, actually). Jade is the most popular housemate of all time, I will give you that, but Nikki is still the most popular female housemate (discounting Jade) of all time.
Jade wasn't so popular after CBB5 tho

[BB4fan]

TBH what does Nickki ever say thats really worth listening too ? Its always all about her

Exactly and she can go back to France now until she needs to invade another bunch of HM's year for another paycheck and make it all about her.

[Pete.]

The sooner this washed up mentally disturbed numpty drifts back into obscurity the better. She needs help not fame and riches.

:hug: I agree Sam,BB have done her no favours

Is it really appropriate to bring up Nikki's previous mental health issues?

[BB4fan]

Jade wasn't so popular after CBB5 tho

If I had to remember one HM from BB history i'd remember Jade long before I'd remember Nikki. With Jade she naturally comes to mind, whereas with Nikki she had to keep coming back for me to even want to remember her.

[reece(:]

Is there any need for gurning dwarf?

She did well, proud of her.

[Pete.]

If I had to remember one HM from BB history i'd remember Jade long before I'd remember Nikki. With Jade she naturally comes to mind, whereas with Nikki she had to keep coming back for me to even want to remember her.
People still find Nikki entertaining though, her vine is popular

[Nancy.]

"Gurning dwarf"

Pathetic.


and yet still nowhere near as pathetic as your comments about Helen.

I used to be a Nikki fan but she's been terrible this time around. What has she done that didn't revolve around Helen?

Even her best quote referenced Helen and that says it all.


And she isn't the most popular of all time. Jade Goody was.

Exactly.

[rionablue]

Here's the gurning dwarf's interview with Digital spy.

Notice how the main focal point is Helen? :joker:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/interviews/a655331/big-brother-nikki-grahame-interview-helen-needs-help-i-hope-she-gets-well-soon.html#~pgUJ8LUNuaOoIj


What's it like to be out of the house?
"I've had the best time ever and it was so lovely to see my friends. The first person I called was Brian Belo. I was just so desperate to talk to him. I rang him and he's good. I said, 'Oh, it's so good to talk to you – are you okay?' He'd been messaging my mum while I was still in the house. They exchanged a few messages and Mum just wanted to thank him for looking after me. She said that she loved him, so it was really nice for me to know that someone was looking out for him as soon as he came out."

Do you think his relationship with Jade was genuine?
"I do, I actually do now. I was sceptical at first but after speaking to her, I was on BBOTS with her last night, and she seems like such a lovely, genuine girl and I would love nothing more than for them two to get together. I hope there's a future there. Obviously Brian deserves it and if Jade is as serious as she intends, then this would be a perfect match."

Are you glad to be away from Helen now?
"I'm really glad to be away from Helen, I'm not going to lie. It was tough and it was even more tough after Brian left, just because I felt that I was alone in the lion's den and that I had to fend for myself. Me and Brian looked out for each other and it was just really scary when he left. But I thought, 'I've got to find this strength and I've got to stand up to her, not just for me but for the rest of the house', because I think the rest of the house were intimidated by her as well."

Did you expect her to be as bad as she was?
"No. I had no idea and in the first week, I kind of thought she was alright. She did my fake tan and she was helping me with my hair and I thought, 'Oh, she seems okay', because I literally knew nothing about her. I was in France last year so I didn't watch her in Big Brother, and I'd only met her once on BBOTS and she seemed okay. But it was until I saw her after we moved from the Bunker into the main house what she was really like and her in full throttle that I realised what a nasty person she was."

Do you think she manipulated you in the first week so you'd go along with the nominations that she chose?
"Yeah, I do feel that to an extent. I find her and Marc very overpowering together. They're quite intimidating. Marc has a way of brainwashing people into believing what he thinks and he brainwashed me at times, but luckily I was able to see it. He said some pretty hurtful things to me towards the end."

You've had a well-documented battle with your eating disorder – how did you find that in the house?
"Helen said some very hurtful things. I coped amazingly with my food, I'm at a really good place with that now and my weight, but Helen said some very hurtful things to me. She called me a skinny ****** and who says that to a recovering anorexic? She just has no bounds, she just takes things too far, and I heard what she said but I chose to ignore it because I wanted to be the bigger person."

What did you make of her saying that you'd been fake after your panic attack during the food fight?
"That's just ironic for her to call me fake. She's played such a game the whole time she's been in there. She just kept saying about the money, and that just proves why she was there."

What would you say to her if you bumped into her on the outside?
"I'd actually walk away if I saw her because she can say what she likes – she's already slagged me off this morning. She said that I sleep all day and my life is like a pantomime, or something like that, and I look like a reformed crackhead. Who says things like that? She's just pure poison and that's all I can say. You know what, I feel sorry for her because I'm sure somewhere deep down there she can be a good person, but I think she's just got so many issues and I really think she needs help. I just hope that she gets well soon."

Do you think Helen went too far in some of the things she called people?
"Oh my God, she went way too far. Those things she said to Brian were completely unacceptable and unforgivable. All she could turn around and say was that she didn't regret the things she'd said, she's not sorry, she should have used different words. But he called her a bully, and that is unforgivable apparently. Now, a bully is what she is, and I would hold my hands up in the air and call her a bully over and over again because that's what she is. And the truth hurts. It just goes to show that she's not sorry for what she's done at all. The only reason she sort of said sorry is because she was forced to, pushed into it by Rylan. Because she could see his face, and she knows how much people hate her now."

Do you think Helen got special treatment because she wasn't removed for her comments?
"Well, I think possibly if anyone else had said those comments maybe they would have got removed, but I just think she's just so unpredictable, and Big Brother has no idea what's going to come out of her mouth next."

Do you think she could ever turn this all around?
"Definitely not. The damage is done. She made a 6'4"guy climb a ten foot wall out of the Big Brother house, where he's truly adored and a legend to that show. She did that to him. She drove him to that. She will never be forgiven, she can never turn it around."

Did you really consider following Brian over the wall?
"I did, I did. I couldn't reach it to tell you the truth! Nick was like, 'Get down, you're going to fall!'"

Helen said Brian taunted her a bit and that's why she went on him. What did Brian say that she didn't like?
"He was reacting to her. Brian is a harmless loveable giant. He wouldn't harm a fly. How could she make him cry like that? It just goes to show. He called her scum and that's probably the worst thing I heard him say to her. I call her scum – that's one of the nicer things I would have said!"

Helen implied that Brian upset her because he brought up her past. Is that true?
"I didn't hear him do that. It was discussed in the house, but I didn't hear him say that at any point."

She's hinted that we haven't seen the whole story...
"She's full of s**t. There are so many arguments that haven't been shown. She laid into Nick the night before we left and that boy is so tender and delicate, so for her to pick on him, who is so loved in that house – she has no bounds, she has no bounds."

What did she say to Nick?
"There was an argument in the bedroom – she said, 'Who's piping up now? Someone who's scared of confrontation – you've got a lot to say for yourself, since when have you had an opinion?' And then after the argument she said, 'Oh, ******ing tw*t'. He would never, ever say something like that to anyone. The next day he was in such a state. He just wanted to leave the house – he said, 'I just feel so depleted and angry and upset about how she made me feel, she's made me feel so awful'. And I felt like that after that argument I had with her the night before. The whole of the next day it took me to recover. I couldn't find myself. I just felt so depleted."

Do you think she stopped you from being yourself?
"One of the main things I'm going to try and do now I'm out of the house is set up a Helen Wood helpline."

Do you think Big Brother has become too nasty now as a show?
"It's not as mild as it used to be. When you compare it to Nasty Nick writing names on a piece of paper and making up a story about his wife having cancer, it's so mild compared to what happens now – people accusing people of being what she's accused Brian of. It has certainly become a bit more out of control."

Both you and Aisleyne have had long careers after being on Big Brother. Do you think Helen has quite a short shelf life?
"Most definitely. She probably did it for the fame, but she's got a salon so she can go back to selling her Russian hair extensions."

How will Aisleyne do in the house?
"I think Aisleyne's going to smash it. She was like my saviour when she came in, I was so happy. She really gave me the strength I needed. I know me and Aisleyne have had our history, but we've had nine years to patch up our friendship and she is one of my good friends and she always will be. I love her to bits."

Do you think Aisleyne and Danny could end up getting together?
"Possibly! Do you know, Danny is the nicest guy. I want Nick to win, and if Nick for some reason doesn't win then I'd love Danny to win, because Danny is so lovely. I was unsure of him at first, I just thought he was an ordinary guy, nothing special really, but after getting to know him you can't help but love Danny. He's so good. He sticks up for everyone and he's not afraid to say what is right. He always, always looks out for people and he's not afraid of confrontation. He'll do anything for anyone – he's such a good person."

Would you have liked to stay in the house a bit longer?
"I would love to without Helen! But I loved getting to know those guys. I've had such fun in there, it's been great, and they're all such lovely housemates – except Marc. Marc started off alright, he made me laugh – it's just a shame that he got sucked in to Helen's nasty ways."

Do you think he could turn it around again, or has he done too much?
"I don't know. I think the damage is done. How they treated Brian is unforgivable, so I think the damage is done now. It's a shame."

What was it like seeing Pete when he went in?
"It was just perfect. It really was. I couldn't believe it and it was so hard because I couldn't talk to him. All I wanted to do was just give him a big hug. It was just lovely and it brought back so many wonderful memories of 2006. It was tough, but I know I'm going to see Pete very soon. I'm heading down to Brighton for a PA in a couple of weeks, so no doubt I'll hook up with him then."

Are there any feelings there?
"No. Me and Pete, we have our past and we'll always be good friends. I care about him and we've kept in touch over the years, but that's a flame that could never be rekindled."

What was it about Nick that you liked so much?
"He really reminds me of Pete in some ways. He's just so innocent and just so loving. I just want to look after him!"

Did you realise you were making Harry quite jealous?
"See, I didn't know about that. People have told me since I've come out some of the stuff she was saying, but she was really nice to me in the house. I got on with her. I mean, obviously she does look like a blow-up doll, but she's alright, she's an alright girl. I just know that I would look after Nick much better than she would. I mean, some of the things she did say in the house made him cringe – about her fanny and her boobs. Every time she mentioned that he'd go, 'Ooh', like a cringy, 'Oh dear', and look up to see what faces people were pulling because he was horrified."

Did anybody else surprise you in the house?
"Jack, actually. I didn't think I'd get on with Jack, I thought he was a grumpy old sod, but he's actually so funny and he's been so consistent. He's polite and he's a good housemate. He's very strong in that house and I don't know why he was in the bottom two last night. He does like a little bitch but you know where you stand with him and I really did grow closer with him. And he's young, let's face it. They're all so young, they've got so much growing to do."

If you'd stayed in the house, who would you have nominated?
"Sam and Marc, 100%. They are so two-faced. Sam, I was so nice to her the whole time I was in there, and she showed her true colours yesterday. I think it will be on tonight's show. They had to pick two people out of me and Helen to give feedback, and she went for me. She absolutely went for me, for saying things about Marc – that she shouldn't put up with how he treats her. She went, 'How dare you speak to my friend like that and how dare you accuse me of sitting on the fence when you let Marc and Helen take the blame for all the nominations, you sat on the fence'. Honestly, she would not stop.They only had to give a couple of points, but she completely laid into me. In the task, I told her to voice her opinion more and not be afraid to hold back and try and be everyone's friend, and literally, she went full throttle. I wasn't expecting that! My God. And then as soon as it was over, she was like, 'Oh babes, I'm sorry, you know I love you'. No, piss off. I'm not going anywhere with you on the outside world now."

Have you got any regrets?
"No regrets at all. I loved it. I love that show. I was so happy to be a part of it. I wasn't doing it for the money. I can't help but be a huge fan of Big Brother, and for them to ask me to do it is just such a privilege. That's why I was upset when Helen said to me that I'm just here for the money, because if anyone was there for the love of that show, I love that show. I'm just so happy that I did it and thanks to Big Brother for giving me the chance to have that experience for the fourth time."

Will you be watching the rest of the show?
"Oh God, yeah. I'm hooked. I loved it before I went in, I love it even more now, and it's going to be really hard for me to watch it and not talk to the housemates, especially Nick, because I just want to hug him every time I look at him!"

Do you TAKE PLEASURE from calling housemates such AWFUL names. Im sick of reading them. Please THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS with families and friends.

[Pete.]

Do you TAKE PLEASURE from calling housemates such AWFUL names. Im sick of reading them. Please THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS with families and friends.
I agree it's getting boring now

[qwerty42]

faking wife has cancer is mild?

shes full of s****

[Nancy.]

Do you TAKE PLEASURE from calling housemates such AWFUL names. Im sick of reading them. Please THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS with families and friends.

I'm sick of people referring to Helen as a prostitute blah blah blah but it still doesn't stop them. Are you going to make a song and dance about that too?

and don't forget, the report button works for me too.

[ThriceShy]

I'm sick of people referring to Helen as a prostitute blah blah blah but it still doesn't stop them. Are you going to make a song and dance about that too?

and don't forget, the report button works for me too.

Why?

Helen worked as a prostitute. In fact, her prostitution is the thing which made her famous.

[Nancy.]

Why?

Helen worked as a prostitute. In fact, her prostitution is the thing which made her famous.

Ex prostitute. Meaning, she doesn't do it anymore. It's in the past.

[ThriceShy]

Ex prostitute. Meaning, she doesn't do it anymore. It's in the past.

It doesn't work that way I'm afraid.

You can't just stop doing something so vile, that made you famous, and then pretend it doesn't exist.

Helen will always be the prostitute that slept with married men for money.

[Nancy.]

It doesn't work that way I'm afraid.

You can't just stop doing something so vile, that made you famous, and then pretend it doesn't exist.

Helen will always be the prostitute that slept with married men for money.

Who's pretending?

Helen has already spoken about it on BB, so she never made any secret of it. She's moved on but unfortunately certain people dislike her so much that they refuse to let her forget it.

and I fail to see how it's always the prostitutes fault when these married men scurry away from their "perfect" marriages for a few hours.

It's obviously not the gents fault for being a dirty scumbag, eh? Let's just blame the prossie. Much easier. :rolleyes:

[Pete.]

I'm sick of people referring to Helen as a prostitute blah blah blah but it still doesn't stop them. Are you going to make a song and dance about that too?

and don't forget, the report button works for me too.
Again Aisleyne is falsely referenced more as a prostitute than Helen who actually was one

[Nancy.]

Again Aisleyne is falsely referenced more as a prostitute than Helen who actually was one

Not by me, she hasn't.

[smudgie]

Not a bad intervîew at all, comes across as honest and well worth whatever they paid her.
Helens was quite the opposite, and well worth what they didn't pay her.:shrug:
Says something when you don't get paid for your exclusive.:laugh:

[Glenn.]

Can we stop talking about the ***** now please. This is Nikki's interview.

[jessicadanielle]

Do you think she manipulated you in the first week so you'd go along with the nominations that she chose?
"Yeah, I do feel that to an extent. I find her and Marc very overpowering together. They're quite intimidating. Marc has a way of brainwashing people into believing what he thinks and he brainwashed me at times, but luckily I was able to see it. He said some pretty hurtful things to me towards the end."

Eurgh, easy way out. She had her own opinions in there, and expressed them pretty forcefully, often ignoring Brian despite acting like such a close friend to him. That used to really p**s me off.

Why doesn't she just own her noms rather than acting as if she was too weak to go against Helen and Marc? :sleep:

[y.winter]

Helen should've been censored before haha.

[ItWasJustBanter]

Feel sorry for Helen for having to leave alongside this rent-a-quote.

Wouldn't mind going to her cafe and testing out the "customer is always right" theory.

[Vicky.]

No way has ***** been added to swear filter welp

James added it either yesterday or the day before because its being ridiculously overused. Also added one of Aisleynes nicknames.

[Nancy.]

Eurgh, easy way out. She had her own opinions in there, and expressed them pretty forcefully, often ignoring Brian despite acting like such a close friend to him. That used to really p**s me off.

Why doesn't she just own her noms rather than acting as if she was too weak to go against Helen and Marc? :sleep:

:clap1:

Nikki would rather pretend it was all Marc and Helens fault to wriggle out of it, but we all saw what happened.

[Jack_]

James added it either yesterday or the day before because its being ridiculously overused. Also added one of Aisleynes nicknames.

First word censor I've agreed with :clap1: can we get slut, slag and slapper added too please? They're all far more nasty and offensive than any regular profanity IMO and can never be justified

[Vicky.]

First word censor I've agreed with :clap1: can we get slut, slag and slapper added too please? They're all far more nasty and offensive than any regular profanity IMO and can never be justified

I thought you hated the swear filter :suspect:

Send him a message about it. I kinda agree and don't think theres any need to say **** like that about housemates :S

[rionablue]

I'm sick of people referring to Helen as a prostitute blah blah blah but it still doesn't stop them. Are you going to make a song and dance about that too?

and don't forget, the report button works for me too.

Gurning dwarf is a horrible comment about Nikki's appearance and character. Prostitute is what Helen did for a living. I don't think I have ever actually even used that term. I have never used such hateful terms about housemates. I didn't report you by the way. I am just sick of your terminology

[Nancy.]

Gurning dwarf is a horrible comment about Nikki's appearance and character. Prostitute is what Helen did for a living. I don't think I have ever actually even used that term. I have never used such hateful terms about housemates. I didn't report you by the way. I am just sick of your terminology

I really don't understand why you're up in arms over my terminology when others have said far worse about other housemates. Prostitution was something that Helen once did but doesn't anymore, so why do people still refer to her as one? If it's not that it's slag, slut, c u * t, bitch, w***e...every name under the sun, but the minute they get a taste of their own medicine, they run to the report button.
All i'm saying is, if you're prepared to hurl insults, expect them back. It's not a one way street.

[rionablue]

I really don't understand why you're up in arms over my terminology when others have said far worse about other housemates. Prostitution was something that Helen once did but doesn't anymore, so why do people still refer to her as one? If it's not that it's slag, slut, c u * t, bitch, w***e...every name under the sun, but the minute they get a taste of their own medicine, they run to the report button. If you hurl insults at people you don't like, you should expect them back. It's not a one way street.

Nancy I have commented when I felt that some of the names used were AWFUL and others have agreed with me. None of the terms you mention above are nice to use against ANY housemate but your term about Nikki was in my eyes uncalled for as it was a personal insult to how she looks or acts. I am entitled to say what I think. You will see another poster agreed with me. And again I have NEVER REPORTED anyone. I was just sickened by the terms you used for Nikki. Even if you said something that awful about Marc (who I dislike) I would still comment on it

[Nancy.]

Nancy I have commented when I felt that some of the names used were AWFUL and others have agreed with me. None of the terms you mention above are nice to use against ANY housemate but your term about Nikki was in my eyes uncalled for as it was a personal insult to how she looks or acts. I am entitled to say what I think. You will see another poster agreed with me. And again I have NEVER REPORTED anyone. I was just sickened by the terms you used for Nikki. Even if you said something that awful about Marc (who I dislike) I would still comment on it

But I wasn't the first person to refer to her as a gurning dwarf and I probably won't be the last. I saw it last week and had a giggle to myself. At the time I didn't see anything wrong with it compared to what's been said about others so I kind of adopted it as her Nick-name. If it offended you so much, then I won't use it.

[Amy Jade]

'gurning dwarf'

So nasty, she can't help her height and problems with your teeth can be as a result of an eating disorder and lead a 'gurning apperance' Actually had a talk with a woman my aunt knows who gurns and is accused ob being a 'smack head' when in reality it's a result of her grinding her teeth because she had anotexia all through her teen years.

It's really saddening you feel the need to call her such mean names which in both cases are beyond her help. You say in defence that you are sick of Helen being called a prostitute but she actually was one and she DECIDED to be a prodtitute and sell stories to break up families.

Call Nikki annoying fine but to bring up her mental health is really low. Shame on you.

[Nancy.]

At the end of the day, worse things have been said by other people but a lot of those nasty comments have slipped under the radar, so I don't really think that's the main issue here at all.

Maybe i'm wrong but I think people are using their faux outrage as an excuse to mask the fact that they are on a personal vendetta to have myself (and people like Chuff etc) removed. It's funny how the one's making the most noise are the same one's who i've argued with many times before. It's actually quite sad and petty to be honest.

[Amy Jade]

At the end of the day, worse things have been said by other people but a lot of those nasty comments have slipped under the radar, so I don't really think that's the main issue at all.

I think people are using that excuse to mask the fact that they are on a personal vendetta to have me removed. It's funny how the one's making the most noise are the same one's who i've argued with many times before. It's actually quite sad and petty to be honest.

I don't personally care if you're here or not, no offense but If you enjoy BB then stay by all means but a forum is about debate and if you insist on calling housemates names and getting angry when people don't clap gif you it's not really going to win you admirers, when you enjoy and defend a housemate you have to expect people to disagree with you and nobody has made personal comments about you just YOU just comments on your comments which is what the forum is for. Actually is anyone has begun to get personal it's you saying I am sad and pathetic for disagreeing with you. :shrug:

[Jack_]

I thought you hated the swear filter :suspect:

Send him a message about it. I kinda agree and don't think theres any need to say **** like that about housemates :S

I do :laugh: but if we're gonna have it I'd like to have words which are actually genuinely unnecessary and IMO more offensive than swear words on there

Like calling a housemate a **** is fine to me, but I don't ever see any justification for slut/slag etc

[Glenn.]

First word censor I've agreed with :clap1: can we get slut, slag and slapper added too please? They're all far more nasty and offensive than any regular profanity IMO and can never be justified

:umm2:

[Jack_]

:umm2:

Well they are. All of them are misogynistic terms that shouldn't even exist because their definitions are things that aren't even an issue.

Like, who cares if someone sleeps around? Or does it for money? Nothing wrong with that whatsoever. Throwing these terms around (usually at women) is far more nasty and far more unnecessary than any other regular profanity is. ****, wanker, ****er, all pretty bog standard meaningless insults...the rest, pure bile and totally needless.

[rionablue]

At the end of the day, worse things have been said by other people but a lot of those nasty comments have slipped under the radar, so I don't really think that's the main issue here at all.

Maybe i'm wrong but I think people are using their faux outrage as an excuse to mask the fact that they are on a personal vendetta to have myself (and people like Chuff etc) removed. It's funny how the one's making the most noise are the same one's who i've argued with many times before. It's actually quite sad and petty to be honest.

Any posters comments that I found really bad about a housemate regarding their looks like what you said about Nikki I have commented on. I have never since I started posting in these forums some years ago tried to get ANYONE removed I find some of the things you and others say about housemates appearances over the top and we are all human beings as are they. I dislike words like ***** slapper and many others like cumbucket (which is an awful thing to call ANYONE) and other nasty words. Therefore I cannot fathom why posters resort to using them. However everyone is free to say what they wish on these forums and if anyone is removed for excessive derogatory terms it isn't BECAUSE I reported them Nancy. And there is nothing fake about how I feel.

[Denver]

People still find Nikki entertaining though, her vine is popular

I pity people who find a middle aged woman acting like a 5 year old entertaining

[Amy Jade]

I pity people who find a middle aged woman acting like a 5 year old entertaining

:facepalm:

I used to think you were lovely, voted for you in ML but I was wrong it seems.

[Nancy.]

I used to be a fan but she's disappointed me greatly this year.
She's far from the Nikki I remember and whatever endearing qualities she once had seems to have vanished into thin air.

[JeanP!]

Poor girl. She is so pathetic