Question Thread with Raph

[Raph]

Yo guys, been meaning to do this for a while but if you guys want to know anything about the BB house (well as much as I can reveal) then here's the place to do it! Hit me up with questions and i'll try to get to all of them.

Thanks for all the support this summer, you all rock!

- Raph

[Nicky91]

how did you and Hurricane Sue get along in the house


and was Savannah really just boring and annoying, or was there something we didn't see from her

[Raph]

how did you and Hurricane Sue get along in the house


and was Savannah really just boring and annoying, or was there something we didn't see from her

Super well, Sue was a delight. Was nice to have more intellectually stimulating conversations, was harder once Sukhvinder left so it was lovely. And she always called me the Angel of the house which was super sweet. Also she had a big argument with Chanelle the night they all came back for a task but it was never shown :o

And Savannah is a sweet girl. She was scared of the confrontation a lot, so we did think BB was maybe not the best place for her, but she was harmless and always kind to me. The only thing I didnt like was when she said "I dont think racism exists in our world anymore" but not sure that was shown :laugh:

[Alf]

Are parts of the show scripted?

Do producers enter the house and direct you?

[Raph]

Are parts of the show scripted?

Do producers enter the house and direct you?

Nothing is scripted.

And no never any direction whatsoever. And I LOVED it. Kieran often said how much better it was than EOTB because there he would be guided and on Big Brother we never were.

[Nicky91]

Super well, Sue was a delight. Was nice to have more intellectually stimulating conversations, was harder once Sukhvinder left so it was lovely. And she always called me the Angel of the house which was super sweet. Also she had a big argument with Chanelle the night they all came back for a task but it was never shown :o

And Savannah is a sweet girl. She was scared of the confrontation a lot, so we did think BB was maybe not the best place for her, but she was harmless and always kind to me. The only thing I didnt like was when she said "I dont think racism exists in our world anymore" but not sure that was shown :laugh:

i did think the same, just too sweet for BB, i liked the dragon bit, the moth who was in the house, caused a bit of panic, like Charlotte, Kieran and Tom running away from that moth, and Savannah hiding under the blanket, i did find that funny


I Loved Sue on BB either :flutter:, and she did have a argument with Channy, never shown but it would've made some lovely telly i think :(

[Oliver_W]

Did you and/or any of the others take a memento from the BB house? I'd probably try to pinch a pillowcase or something.

[Morgan.]

What were Lotan and Kayleigh like in the house, did they deserve ejection?

What was Arthur's actual reason for leaving - was it ejection, or did he walk, or was it a mutual agreement? And why?

What are the subjects you cant reveal? (obviously don't breach your contract here but what kind if things are you banned from talking about?)

Have your opinions changed on Rylan?

Finally (for now), if you were the People's Housemate in week 1 who would you have evicted?

Sorry for so many! :laugh:

[joeysteele]

I have always felt once in the BB house,it likely becomes impossible to stick to any plans or the way you'd like things to be and go.
Once in then,my question would be how hard is it,or how hard did you find it, to totally relax and go with the flow,or did you find it possible to just really get into things and love the experience.

You did superbly Raph, it was both great and a privilege to see you as a housemate and support you too.

[Raph]

Did you and/or any of the others take a memento from the BB house? I'd probably try to pinch a pillowcase or something.

Yes! Have my BB best dancer award, a pillowcase from Rose Cottage, the infamous DUCKS, a bandana from love, peace and harmony week, Chanelle's mask from her birthday, a flower from the wedding task, a bunch of things really.

But they also almost always took a lot of stuff off us, which was sad. For example, around week 4, when doing maintenance, they took our launch night badges which i'll always be sad about as I put it in my pocket every eviction, until that point.

[Morgan.]

Ooh last question, how often do you get recognised in public places?

[Raph]

What were Lotan and Kayleigh like in the house, did they deserve ejection?

What was Arthur's actual reason for leaving - was it ejection, or did he walk, or was it a mutual agreement? And why?

What are the subjects you cant reveal? (obviously don't breach your contract here but what kind if things are you banned from talking about?)

Have your opinions changed on Rylan?

Finally (for now), if you were the People's Housemate in week 1 who would you have evicted?

Sorry for so many! :laugh:

No worries, always a delight to speak with you!

Lotan was so lovely in the house, he taught me how to roll cigarettes, exercised with me, cooked me salmon and broccoli, asked me about my life, tried to teach me sarcasm. Honestly a solid guy, I really liked him and no - he did not deserve to be removed in my opinion. And I said this in the house many times too that I felt sorry for him that he was put in that situation.

Kayleigh 100% did deserve to be ejected, she was so aggressive and a bit elitist - only wanted to hang out with people who had a 'fanbase' and had done reality TV.

Ah well there is one, can't reveal what happened with Arthur. Just a few things, will say if I shouldn't/wouldn't talk about it.

And if I had the power on launch night I probably would have evicted Kayleigh, got negative vibes from her from the start.

Thanks for the questions!! :)

[Nicky91]

No worries, always a delight to speak with you!

Lotan was so lovely in the house, he taught me how to roll cigarettes, exercised with me, cooked me salmon and broccoli, asked me about my life, tried to teach me sarcasm. Honestly a solid guy, I really liked him and no - he did not deserve to be removed in my opinion. And I said this in the house many times too that I felt sorry for him that he was put in that situation.

Kayleigh 100% did deserve to be ejected, she was so aggressive and a bit elitist - only wanted to hang out with people who had a 'fanbase' and had done reality TV.

Ah well there is one, can't reveal what happened with Arthur. Just a few things, will say if I shouldn't/wouldn't talk about it.

And if I had the power on launch night I probably would have evicted Kayleigh, got negative vibes from her from the start.

Thanks for the questions!! :)


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[Strictly Jake]

Wow Raph welcome back to you

You were my sweepstake on the forum you disappointed me haha but I loved Isabelle

Did anyone in the house have a feeling Isabelle was going to win?

Also is Deborah as hilarious as I think she is?

Also who did you like the least?

You did very well mate

[Strictly Jake]

Wow Raph welcome back to you

You were my sweepstake on the forum you disappointed me haha but I loved Isabelle

Did anyone in the house have a feeling Isabelle was going to win?

Also is Deborah as hilarious as I think she is?

Also who did you like the least?

You did very well mate

[Wizard.]

Hi Raph,

Was it awkward knowing people were watching you on the toilet?

[Strictly Jake]

Oh forget my question of who you liked the least I guess that was kayleigh

Out of all the cast apart from Chanelle who have you formed a life long bond with

[caprimint]

Conrgats on runner-up Raph, it was great to watch you and so happy you got to experience your dream summer in the house :love:

Did you think you were going to win when you got to the final 2?


Lotan was so lovely in the house, he taught me how to roll cigarettes, exercised with me, cooked me salmon and broccoli, asked me about my life, tried to teach me sarcasm. Honestly a solid guy, I really liked him and no - he did not deserve to be removed in my opinion. And I said this in the house many times too that I felt sorry for him that he was put in that situation.

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[Braden]

Hi Raph,

Did you have any inkling as to who was going to win during your time in the house? And when was the moment you knew Thorn Rose Cottage was going to be an everlasting friendship group?

Well done in everything, btw. I only watched bits of the series, but it was cool watching someone from the forum in the house.

[Babayaro.]

Who did you talk to about BB with during your time in the house, and were you ever told off for doing so?

Does Big Brother actually tell housemates when they have to go to sleep, and also lock the bedroom doors too? I'm sure I read somewhere that this happens. :worry:

What was the whole eviction process like? What did it include, how nerve-racking was it, etc??

[Oliver_W]

Does Big Brother actually tell housemates when they have to go to sleep, and also lock the bedroom doors too? I'm sure I read somewhere that this happens. :worry:
I second this question, I might have misunderstood what Harry Amelia meant but I'm sure she said BB would sometimes tell them what rooms to be in?

[Littlegreen]

Hi Raph,

Was it awkward knowing people were watching you on the toilet?

:laugh2:

I'd genuinely like to know the answer to this! ha!


Questions:

Were there any BB "essentials" that you were expecting to experience that you didn't?

When Andrew was cutting/colouring your hair why were you so against Hannah being sat nearby?

What was the average day like in the BB house in reality (time scales etc) as opposed to what we saw as HL's?

[Eddie.]

Hey Raph!:wavey:If you were to go back into time, what is something you would have done different in the house?
How hard was it for you and the other HMs to make nominations?
btw thanks for spending ur time to do this...:)
oh one last question, were there any moments in the house you would like to share which were not included in the Daily Highlights shows?

[Amy Jade]

What went on between you and Rachel Rice? :)

Has Chanelle somewhat changed your mind about recruits?

Did you think you had won when it was you v Isabelle in the final 2?

[Raph]

I have always felt once in the BB house,it likely becomes impossible to stick to any plans or the way you'd like things to be and go.
Once in then,my question would be how hard is it,or how hard did you find it, to totally relax and go with the flow,or did you find it possible to just really get into things and love the experience.

You did superbly Raph, it was both great and a privilege to see you as a housemate and support you too.

Thank you so much Joey, lovely to speak to you again.

I didn't really find it hard to be honest. At the start, on launch night I felt numb and super anxious but after that I found myself more and more with the flow each day and loved every single second of my time there. In terms of plans, my goal was to make the final so that I could live every day in that house and I was soo determined to achieve this goal and that's what guided most of my behaviour during my time in the house. But yeah it really is the best experience ever. :)

[Raph]

Ooh last question, how often do you get recognised in public places?

Every day really. Depends on the place too. In Manchester got recognised like every 2 minutes, in London maybe once every few hours or so, so quite different really, it's a weird one for sure. I would've done BB, even if it was never aired on TV!

[Morgan.]

Every day really. Depends on the place too. In Manchester got recognised like every 2 minutes, in London maybe once every few hours or so, so quite different really, it's a weird one for sure. I would've done BB, even if it was never aired on TV!

Have your opinions changed on Rylan and BOTS, and would you ever be a pannelist?

[Raph]

Wow Raph welcome back to you

You were my sweepstake on the forum you disappointed me haha but I loved Isabelle

Did anyone in the house have a feeling Isabelle was going to win?

Also is Deborah as hilarious as I think she is?

Also who did you like the least?

You did very well mate

Ah sorry pal, but glad you were happy with the winner. I think in the house me and Deborah both knew that an Asian male/Black female could never win (we talked about this since week 1 together) so, once it was down to the final 3 I was like 99.99% positive that Isabelle would win. I was already congratulating her in the bathrooms :laugh: Deborah winning would've been amazing though, would've been so great to see the money go to her child's education, and I would've killed to see the black girl curse being beaten but alas.

And yes Deborah is funny, but also lovely. She really was good friend of mine in the house. And thank you, hope you enjoyed the series!! :)

[Raph]

Hi Raph,

Was it awkward knowing people were watching you on the toilet?

Nah only maybe on Day 1 and then I got super conditioned to it. The digital team actually only have a really tiny camera looking at toilets so they only put it on a main screen if interesting convo is happening. Also, I took a tip from Cody Calafiore BB16USA so each time I was in the toilet I sat down and tugged my shirt forwards to avoid anything showing haha :laugh:

[Drew.]

What do you have to say about this scandalous edit?

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[Raph]

Oh forget my question of who you liked the least I guess that was kayleigh

Out of all the cast apart from Chanelle who have you formed a life long bond with

Haha yes Kayleigh, for sure. Such a shame as she's also Welsh :(

Sukhvinder and Imran for sure. Apart from that, Tom and Kieran I see myself staying in touch with longterm. Rebecca, Deborah & Hannah, Isabelle, Ellie, Sam, Mandy, Arthur etc I still speak to and would love to stay friends with them longterm too.

[Raph]

Conrgats on runner-up Raph, it was great to watch you and so happy you got to experience your dream summer in the house :love:

Did you think you were going to win when you got to the final 2?


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No unfortunately I very much did not think I would. Thought it would be Isabelle for sure - me and Deborah both being POC stood no chance realistically but I was just so honoured to be in the final with lovely people like Deborah and Tom! :)

[Amy Jade]

I honestly don't believe neither you or Deborah never won becausw of your ethnicity. Isabelle had just played a blinder, she destroyed Lotan, became incredibly selfless towards the end and she was hilariously funny. I think it undermines her win a little to suggest she won because she happens to be white.

[Babayaro.]

What do you have to say about this scandalous edit?

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:joker:

[Nicky91]

No unfortunately I very much did not think I would. Thought it would be Isabelle for sure - me and Deborah both being POC stood no chance realistically but I was just so honoured to be in the final with lovely people like Deborah and Tom! :)

how humble :flutter:

[Wizard.]

I honestly don't believe neither you or Deborah never won becausw of your ethnicity. Isabelle had just played a blinder, she destroyed Lotan, became incredibly selfless towards the end and she was hilariously funny. I think it undermines her win a little to suggest she won because she happens to be white.

She's actually orange though.

[Raph]

Who did you talk to about BB with during your time in the house, and were you ever told off for doing so?

Does Big Brother actually tell housemates when they have to go to sleep, and also lock the bedroom doors too? I'm sure I read somewhere that this happens. :worry:

What was the whole eviction process like? What did it include, how nerve-racking was it, etc??

Me and Deborah spoke lots about past seasons of BBUK in the house. She's seen pretty much every season I think. Me and Kieran spoke a bit about BBUS/BBCAN. Sukhvinder had also seen quite a few past seasons and same with Rebecca. I remember telling Ellie she looked like Grace from BB7 in the first week too :laugh: But yes we (well mainly me) got told off for this "Raph is reminded again that he is not permitted to discuss previous series of Big Brother" ha ha ha

Yes lights don't go off until everyone is in bed. If people go to bed early, they lock the bedrooms for 'essential maintenance'. Parts of the house would get locked numerous times a day tbh, usually when a task was being set up or if they wanted us all together in the same place.

Evictions were soooo stressful. It was mainly stressful because I had such a strong goal of wanting to make it to the final that the thought of being sent home, terrified me. Also, the thought of losing people I cared about was very sad too (e.g. Sukhvinder week 2 and Chanelle week 7).

[Nicky91]

She's actually orange though.

she's white, her tanning makes her orange ;)


having said that, she still makes a deserved winner

[Amy Jade]

I am detecting some Issy shade

[thesheriff443]

Hey raph, congratulations on getting into bb and being a good housemate, if you could go into a previous uk series wich one would you choose? Also before going in bb were did you stay and did you have someone with you.

[Denver]

What are your thoughts on CBB winner Sandi Bogle?

[Raph]

I am detecting some Issy shade

Sorry going in order but just had to say - no. In the house for weeks in the diary room I said I would rather Isabelle or Deborah win over me because I felt like they both really deserved it.

[Firewire]

Have your opinions changed on Rylan and BOTS, and would you ever be a pannelist?

He’s ignored this twice so gonna asssume not lol

[Raph]

:laugh2:

I'd genuinely like to know the answer to this! ha!


Questions:

Were there any BB "essentials" that you were expecting to experience that you didn't?

When Andrew was cutting/colouring your hair why were you so against Hannah being sat nearby?

What was the average day like in the BB house in reality (time scales etc) as opposed to what we saw as HL's?

1) I really wanted to get a secret task so I was really sad I didn't get to experience that. Apart from that I got to experience all of it really so loved it! Only thing I didn't like was tasks that involved contact with the outside world, really made me feel like I had to diminish my personality, and I think it played the same effect on almost every other housemate too.
2) I asked her on numerous occassions before that to not watch, I also told her for a week leading up to that, that I was nervous about Andrew cutting my hair (he would ask me every day if he could) and because when I finally agreed to it, I was being a princess about it, and didn't want extra stress :laugh:
3) SOOOO much amazing stuff happens during the day. Conversations about feminism, public education v private education, conversations about race, religion but I feel like most of this doesn't get shown? Would be very interesting imo. Also a day feels like a week in there, it really does cause technology is not there to make time go by faster. Each day in there was like a chapter in a fairytale :love:

[Strictly Jake]

Did you know Raph that Deborah was your sweepstake?

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

No unfortunately I very much did not think I would. Thought it would be Isabelle for sure - me and Deborah both being POC stood no chance realistically but I was just so honoured to be in the final with lovely people like Deborah and Tom! :)

iM SCREAMING

[MTVN]

This is really interesting, thanks for doing it Raph

Have you found it easier or harder than you expected returning to normal life? Did you consider not ever returning to the forum knowing that everyone on here would be discussing you?

[Vanessa]

What do you have to say about this scandalous edit?

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Shaun made it. I think it's fab :joker:

[Vanessa]

Hi Raph! Would you appear on Bots again if you had the chance? I hope you will. :wavey:

[Jamie89]

Welcome back Raph, and congrats on runner up you did really well :clap2: (also congrats on winning the pub quiz, the only competition that really mattered this summer let's be real... Isabelle could nevah)

There's a thread full of questions here if you want to pick some... http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=325739
(my self promotion is shameless)

I'm really interested in the behind the scenes stuff, I'm sure there's a lot you can't tell us but is there anything you can that you think we might find interesting? Like with production/the audition process/or anything else really?

[Macie Lightfoot]

No unfortunately I very much did not think I would. Thought it would be Isabelle for sure - me and Deborah both being POC stood no chance realistically but I was just so honoured to be in the final with lovely people like Deborah and Tom! :)

excuse you, Isabelle is orange so it was a level playing field.

And my only question is regarding Rachel Rice... whatisthetruth.gif?

[smudgie]

Well done Raph, you were a joy to watch.
It looks to me like all my questions have already been asked, so, could you tell us what your very top moment/experience/incident was, and why.

[Wizard.]

Oh btw did you know you also came RUNNER UP in my Summer Legends simulator :hehe:

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=321229&highlight=summer+legends

[Daniel.]

Did you think about who TiBB would be liking and disliking, and what they would think of the series at all? If so, who did you think would be popular and unpopular on here?

[Withano]

Have you watched it yet?

If yes, did any of the editing completely change the way you remember anything?

there was one time when the ex housemates came back in - and the highlights were 20 mins of fighting really - the ex hms leave - camera cuts to you - "I had such a great day"
It looked bizarre! But I imagined you really did have a great day, but they only showed the fights

If no, will you ever watch it or is it something that you will purposely avoid

[Kizzy]

Hi! You were great! what an achievement for a superfan :D

Was there anything from past BBs that you were hoping to experience, or was it everything you were expecting it to be?

[Wojtek]

What was your first impression of Chanelle and Isabelle? Did you expect that they will become your friends?

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

can i have sukhi’s number

[Saph]

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i love fan photos

[BBUK-Fan]

Hi Raph,

I joined the forums when you were in the house. You were a fantastic housemate and my favourite. I was wondering what was the scariest moment in the house and what moment shocked you the most?
From James :)

[Denver]

i love fan photos

Not Vanny being a big celeb

[Vanessa]

Not Vanny being a big celeb

:laugh:

[Jøsh]

What does the diary room look like from the seat? Also, is the house bigger or smaller then on TV? Rest assured, I think we can all say but we are proud of you and I'm still recovering from the fact that a TiBB member went into the house, let alone being the runner up of the entire series! Well done. I suppose I can use this opportunity to say that I've spoken to a Big Brother housemate to my friends! :joker:

[Raph]

Hey Raph!:wavey:If you were to go back into time, what is something you would have done different in the house?
How hard was it for you and the other HMs to make nominations?
btw thanks for spending ur time to do this...:)
oh one last question, were there any moments in the house you would like to share which were not included in the Daily Highlights shows?

Hello there Eddie :) If I went back in, I think I would be more vocal with some of my opinions. Honestly getting told the public thought I was the most '2-faced' really stressed me out and made me not want to express my opinions as much, and I wish it hadn't been the case. But really no strong regrets, 2nd place was a beautiful feat which I was honoured to be.

I think for a lot of the other housemates nominations were tough but for me I LOVED them. I think every week I was the fastest to nominate. I spent my time always having a clear idea in my head of who my next targets would be etc, so when nomination day came I was just so excited to do it!

Honestly, there are so many moments not included in the daily highlights shows. For example, Lotan was lovely and I spoke to him quite a bit. Same with Rebecca I actually had a really good bond with Rebecca and she would always tell me how she was doing BB to grow psychologically as a person etc. Also, whenever I got upset, Rebecca was always first to comfort me.

I had lots of deep meaningful chats with Sukhvinder as well, none of which were shown I think. I actually haven't seen most of it though, so it would be hard to answer this question in more detail without having seen it.

[DrunkerThanMoses]

Spill about Rachel rice!

[Raph]

What went on between you and Rachel Rice? :)

Has Chanelle somewhat changed your mind about recruits?

Did you think you had won when it was you v Isabelle in the final 2?

Umm no, I still think everyone should go through the whole audition process, and I'm fundamentally against recruits whereby they start the audition process in April/May versus January like me or Sukhvinder did. It just doesn't seem very fair, but recruiting in itself is fine, as that can find really interesting housemates. Just would rather if they went through the whole process.

And no, I think i've answered this before but I felt like I had no chance. Heck, I thought I was going to finish in 4th so it meant the absolute world to me, to finish in 2nd!

[Raph]

Have your opinions changed on Rylan and BOTS, and would you ever be a pannelist?

Yeah he is lovely, and I like how much he loves the show. Also shocked at how tall he was!

And I would absolutely love to, hopefully for BB19!

[Raph]

What do you have to say about this scandalous edit?

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It's cute, Vanessa's support of me this summer has been truly wonderful, can't thank her or any of the others in the Raph fan club enough, it really makes me smile :)

It's funny that you were cropped out though bro ha ha ha. Hope all is well with you, miss you brother!

[Strictly Jake]

Why is even going on about Rachel rice?

Also if you had to pick who were you most attracted to in the house?

Did you or the other housemates know that hannah and Tom would be in a secret room?

And

What was your favourite task?

[Vanessa]

Would you go on Bots if you had the chance? :xyxwave:

[Vanessa]

It's cute, Vanessa's support of me this summer has been truly wonderful, can't thank her or any of the others in the Raph fan club enough, it really makes me smile :)

It's funny that you were cropped out though bro ha ha ha. Hope all is well with you, miss you brother!

Shaun made it. I think it's great :joker:

[Amy Jade]

Who had the biggest dicq in the house? :fan:

No but seriously thanks for answering, I still don't mind recruits...but I guess if I wanted to fo the show and got turned down in favour of some Z lister thats not cool.

[Littlegreen]

I loved the turnaround in your relationship with Tom. I know you've mentioned liking Lotan a lot, but I do believe his ejection allowed Tom to bond more with other housemates - including yourself.

Also, I took a tip from Cody Calafiore BB16USA so each time I was in the toilet I sat down and tugged my shirt forwards to avoid anything showing haha :laugh:

This imagery is killing me right now.

[y.winter]

First of all, welcome back Raph!

I was in the audience of Launch Night and I remember how nervous you were walking down that runway. You won quite quickly the "that Trump guy" title from the snippet they had shown in the beginning of the show and it didn't help you a lot that night :laugh: I must admit you had a terrible VT to go with. What do you think about it?

And these are questions from the Jamie thread from earlier on:


What has happened on the last day when we weren't watching?

You seemed very keen on promoting the house divide in its early stages (I can't blame you, the best series had one), including creatively labeling them as "popular crew" and "exile crew" (like B-Block, Insiders vs Outsiders) and emphasizing it frequently in the DR and with your Thorn Cottage chats with Chanelle/the sisters.
How much of a self-conscious move was it? I believe it was the natural direction of this house, but you did give it the push that it needed to blossom into the huge divide (culminating in Fight Night 3).

Which also leads me to the next question - Fight Night!!! How was it? How terrifying was it? You clearly weren't expecting the divide to go all the way into the events of day 20. Did you fear you've done a mistake by helping the whole divide that could've cost you with Chanelle/Deborah being ejected? I'm not saying it in a bad way or blaming you for it of course, but in my eyes it looked like you really liked keeping the divide alive and suddenly it went out of hand and you felt like it all backfired (luckily only Lotan got the boot :clap2:).

[Jack_]

Raph! Who did you talk to about BBUS/Can, did they like the sound of the format and did you manage to persuade anyone to watch them in future? And can you put a word in with the producers to switch formats :wink:

Also, how do you feel having been present for what a lot of us were calling Fight Night 3 (Lotan's ejection)? Did the inner fan in you love the drama (either retrospectively or at the time) or were you too concerned about what was happening?

[BBQuest]

Yo Raph dude, Quest here I created an account here while you were in BB18 and must say next to of course Charlotte, you were one of my faves in the house, shame you didn't win dude :(

Anyways dude, I gotta ask, I know it was shown throughout the first few weeks that you didn't exactly get along with Kayleigh, but is this actually case, was there really any beef with her, I mean you got along pretty much every member of the Cliché bar her and I'm interested to see whether this is the case, thanks.

[Denver]

Is it true you hate Rachel because she refused to meet you?

[TwentyOneThrones]

Hey Raph! Did you learn anything watching the show back that you didn't know about when living in the house? If so, what did you learn?

[Matthew.]

Was there any eviction that the house was truly shocked by?

i.e The night Rebecca was evicted, it's fair to say most people would have expected Joe to go

[Daniel-X]

Was Rebecca Jane the best housemate of all time?

[Cal.]

Was Rebecca Jane the best housemate of all time?

Wow you could have asked anyone this you don't need Raph to tell you she is!

[Cal.]

Ugh Chanelle, Sukhvinder and Isabelle were legends

[Samm]

"I dont think racism exists in our world anymore" but not sure that was shown :laugh:

that bitch :skull:

[Epic.]

Hey Raph, a fan here. Before I ask my questions I'd just like to emphasize how horrid it is that they didn't show a Chanelle vs Sue argument in the wedding task. Like wtf, give me that please! :skull:

1. Who in the house did you have the most trouble figuring out, whether it be because you knew too little or they were giving too much?
2. How did you and Tom sort through your differences and become good friends near the end? Because I remember in the early weeks the two of you had clashed quite a bit.
3. Sum each of your best friends in one word (Chanelle, Deborah, Hannah, Imran, Isabelle, Sukhvinder; at least i think that would be it).
4. What's the atmosphere like in live evictions/finals? Because you guys kinda handle it pretty well. And how were you able to cope with nerve-fueling things like that?
5. Do you prefer BB18 or BB9 as your fav series?
6. What was your favorite day in the house and what was your least favorite day?
7. Who do you prefer? Geeza Joe or Ashleigh Coyle?

[Matthew.]

Hey Raph, a fan here. Before I ask my questions I'd just like to emphasize how horrid it is that they didn't show a Chanelle vs Sue argument in the wedding task. Like wtf, give me that please! :skull:

1. Who in the house did you have the most trouble figuring out, whether it be because you knew too little or they were giving too much?
2. How did you and Tom sort through your differences and become good friends near the end? Because I remember in the early weeks the two of you had clashed quite a bit.
3. Sum each of your best friends in one word (Chanelle, Deborah, Hannah, Imran, Isabelle, Sukhvinder; at least i think that would be it).
4. What's the atmosphere like in live evictions/finals? Because you guys kinda handle it pretty well. And how were you able to cope with nerve-fueling things like that?
5. Do you prefer BB18 or BB9 as your fav series?
6. What was your favorite day in the house and what was your least favorite day?
7. Who do you prefer? Geeza Joe or Ashleigh Coyle?

I was just away to ask this :hee:

Were there any other warnings that weren't shown? (We were shown Chanelle, Tom and Deborah)

Did the second chancers always know they would enter the house anyway?

Who did the other housemates audition with that were split up? (Such as you auditioned with your mom)

[caprimint]

Did you ever speak about Paulie/Natalie to anybody (if anyone else watched BBUSA)?

[Epic.]

I was just away to ask this :hee:

Were there any other warnings that weren't shown? (We were shown Chanelle, Tom and Deborah)

It was also confirmed while removing him that Lotan had been warned about his isolating behavior towards women too

[Marsh.]

me and Deborah both being POC

:skull:

[Matthew.]

It was also confirmed while removing him that Lotan had been warned about his isolating behavior towards women too

Queen Rebecca said that Lotan got about 10 warnings a day because he did so many offensive impressions in the house.

[hijaxers]

Hi Raph , I thought you were a fantastic HM and supported you big time, many congrats on runner up to Isabelle above the other finalists in my opinion.

Are you finding yourself booked to do lots of exciting things with other ex HM's in the coming months ? Or are you gonna have some 'you' time ?

[Jordan.]

How big is Tom?

https://i.imgur.com/vLcDZ3X.gif

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

How big is Tom?

https://i.imgur.com/vLcDZ3X.gif

adgfdffd :joker:

[RileyH]

How big is Tom?

https://i.imgur.com/vLcDZ3X.gif

I would also like this information

[Wizard.]

Are you somebody's daughter?

[Littlegreen]

How big is Tom?

https://i.imgur.com/vLcDZ3X.gif

When he was strolling about naked he managed to cover it with one hand. :blush:

[Braden]

Is Ellie an arsehole?

[Denver]

Why do you hate Rachel?

[Wizard.]

Did you know how much twerking showed off your butt?

[RichardG]

what was it like stepping out to the booing crowd on launch night? as intimidating as it looks on tv? :worry:

[MB.]

How big is Tom?

https://i.imgur.com/vLcDZ3X.gif

Extra small?

[Headie]

Omg I've only just seen this thread

Can I ask some questions tomorrow? Been dying to ask you loads!!!

[Headie]

Oh I remember one of my curiosities

Did hearing Emma say "vote to save" in Week 1 affect your behaviour in the house? Did you explain to your friends the differences with Vote to Save vs Vote to Evict etc?

And when the vote changed to vote to evict did it affect your behaviour also? Or did you not really listen out for these things? (I know I'd be listening every week for it :joker:)

[Headie]

Also what was the ~biggest game move~ you made, strategy-wise? I assume you incorporated a bit of BBUS/BBCAN tactics to help you get further :laugh:

[Ashley.]

http://68.media.tumblr.com/5b7d7ff07b8068f23171c17275f18bbc/tumblr_o8w5omWerC1u671zio1_250.gif

[JerseyWins]

Raph congrats on the 2nd place finish my dude :clap2: You being on the show persuaded me to watch BBUK and now I kinda like the show. :D

- To your knowledge do people on the show know about or look at the BB forums at all? Just something I'm kinda curious about and I wonder if they mentioned it.
- Have you caught up on BBUS19 at all / do you plan on watching it or will you skip this year's season after this crazy summer? :joker:
- Did anything surprise you on the show (like how things are done or just about the experience in general) whether it was a positive or negative surprise?
- Was the house divide as strong as it seemed in the edit and who would you say you were closest to from the "other side"?
- Also when did you know you were getting on BB18 and how did you feel?

[Underscore]

Congrats!

What does the house feel like to live in once it's been 'lived in' - so a few weeks in?

Like it must be very dirty, humid and smelly?

[Mitchell]

I thought you smashed it in there Raph

When in the houses, did you think of how TIBB would be reacting?

When did you find out that you were going in?

What was the 'celebs' week like and what were your opinions on it as a fan?

Thanks :)

[Eddie.]

Raph, thanks again for taking the time to respond to all of our questions...:)

[Raph]

Hey raph, congratulations on getting into bb and being a good housemate, if you could go into a previous uk series wich one would you choose? Also before going in bb were did you stay and did you have someone with you.

Thank you man!

If I could go into a previous series I would probably choose BB9 or BB7 UK. Maybe (tentatively) BB16UK as well. :) Hiding is still very much a thing, can't really say where I went but we do have a chaperone with us basically, it's a lovely holiday.

[Raph]

What are your thoughts on CBB winner Sandi Bogle?

Didn't that Sarah girl win? Every person i've spoken to (including queen Sukhvinder) was dissapointed with her winning, so I guess Sandi would've made a better winner? I didn't really watch it though so idk :p

[Raph]

Did you know Raph that Deborah was your sweepstake?

Nooo I didn't! How awesome though. I didn't pick housemate number 5 this year in the sweepstakes, but every year my favourite housemate ends up being housemate number 5. Boy I begged producers to let me be housemate number 5 but they wouldnt let me. But then my favourite Sukhvinder became housemate number 5 and I knew the number was blessed as always :')

[Nicky91]

i have another question for you Raphie

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZPI4XrATSP/?taken-by=raph176

what is this place you've been with Chanelle? i see Nobu London but what is it

[Cal.]

What were your early predictions for how the series would play out (boot order wise)? Did anyone go early who you thought would make it far and visa versa?

[Littlegreen]

i have another question for you Raphie

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZPI4XrATSP/?taken-by=raph176

what is this place you've been with Chanelle? i see Nobu London but what is it

That's where all the celebs hang out in London, expensive food and alcohol.

__________

I think Raph is still catching up with the questions, maybe give him a couple of days before chucking out anymore?

[Denver]

Didn't that Sarah girl win? Every person i've spoken to (including queen Sukhvinder) was dissapointed with her winning, so I guess Sandi would've made a better winner? I didn't really watch it though so idk :p

Sandi won by process of elimination

[Black Dagger]

Were you forced to talk about the CBB launch on Twitter because it came across very forced considering you never watch it.

[MB.]

Didn't that Sarah girl win? Every person i've spoken to (including queen Sukhvinder) was dissapointed with her winning, so I guess Sandi would've made a better winner? I didn't really watch it though so idk :p

...this is not the correct opinion

[Raph]

This is really interesting, thanks for doing it Raph

Have you found it easier or harder than you expected returning to normal life? Did you consider not ever returning to the forum knowing that everyone on here would be discussing you?

Dude, so much harder than I expected. The adjustment is really quite tough - I sort of compare it to being an animal in a zoo - after a certain time it gets harder and harder for the animal to be able to live in the wild again; sort of the same applies with Big Brother. Coming out of the house and adjusting to life is much harder than anything I did in the house, crazy!

Nah, I always considered returning, cause we all know how much I love discussing Big Brother. And a lot of lovely members on here I wanted to say thank you to as well for all the support this summer!

[Raph]

Hi Raph! Would you appear on Bots again if you had the chance? I hope you will. :wavey:

YES, hopefully can happen. Maybe a Raph/Joel/Glyn BOTS episode, that would be the dream :D

[Vanessa]

YES, hopefully can happen. Maybe a Raph/Joel/Glyn BOTS episode, that would be the dream :D

OMG that would be awesome! :amazed:

[caprimint]

Is it weird seeing avatars and sigs of yourself all over the forum?

[Wizard.]

YES, hopefully can happen. Maybe a Raph/Joel/Glyn BOTS episode, that would be the dream :D

Raph how do you consider yourself Welsh?

[Ant.]

I really want to know why there's so much mystery re: Arthur 'walking

Congratulations again Raph! Hm I was about to come here to ask what the hell happened with the toilets :joker: but anyway, my question is:
What was your opinion on how the show had been edited and what it actually was? Like, what was your opinion on them switching from VTS to VTE for seemingly no reason midseries? And what's your opinion on The Great Rig? (Savannah's eviction)

[Littlegreen]

The Arthur thing is so odd. Rebecca seemed quite protective of him, at least that's how it sounded on her blog... possibly he had a mental issue that he didn't mention before entering the house?

I really liked him and was sad he didn't get to go further.

[Niamh.]

You said that Kayleigh was the only one you didn't like but what about Joe? He seemed to have a big problem with you for no real reason

[iRyan]

Didn't that Sarah girl win? Every person i've spoken to (including queen Sukhvinder) was dissapointed with her winning, so I guess Sandi would've made a better winner? I didn't really watch it though so idk :p

No no, Sandi was a total flop and a bore. Sarah was messy but deserved to win.

My question is...did you find yourself more concerned about what the people in the house thought of you, or what the public/viewers were thinking? Personally, I'm not sure I could handle the mind**** of either of those!

[Raph]

I loved the turnaround in your relationship with Tom. I know you've mentioned liking Lotan a lot, but I do believe his ejection allowed Tom to bond more with other housemates - including yourself.



This imagery is killing me right now.

Yeah I was actually good friends with Tom from like Week 4 onwards! We ended up getting on really well and in the last few weeks really bonded over the Welsh thing :) We used to sing together "Love, peace and harmony... cymru am byth, cymru am byth" :D

[Raph]

First of all, welcome back Raph!

I was in the audience of Launch Night and I remember how nervous you were walking down that runway. You won quite quickly the "that Trump guy" title from the snippet they had shown in the beginning of the show and it didn't help you a lot that night :laugh: I must admit you had a terrible VT to go with. What do you think about it?

And these are questions from the Jamie thread from earlier on:


What has happened on the last day when we weren't watching?

You seemed very keen on promoting the house divide in its early stages (I can't blame you, the best series had one), including creatively labeling them as "popular crew" and "exile crew" (like B-Block, Insiders vs Outsiders) and emphasizing it frequently in the DR and with your Thorn Cottage chats with Chanelle/the sisters.
How much of a self-conscious move was it? I believe it was the natural direction of this house, but you did give it the push that it needed to blossom into the huge divide (culminating in Fight Night 3).

Which also leads me to the next question - Fight Night!!! How was it? How terrifying was it? You clearly weren't expecting the divide to go all the way into the events of day 20. Did you fear you've done a mistake by helping the whole divide that could've cost you with Chanelle/Deborah being ejected? I'm not saying it in a bad way or blaming you for it of course, but in my eyes it looked like you really liked keeping the divide alive and suddenly it went out of hand and you felt like it all backfired (luckily only Lotan got the boot :clap2:).


Hello y.winter, that's so exciting that you were at launch! What a crazy night, never been more nervous in my life, and you can tell watching it back :laugh: Ooh I didn't realise there was another question thread, feel free to send more this way as well if you would like :) sooo

1) Last day - they play music all day long because they can. I spent a lot of time with Tom. We got our clothes pressed, had a nandos and hair stylists and stuff, it's all a treat really. Me and Isabelle sung commercial music to our hearts content because we didn't get told off for it anymore. Had to move out of Rose Cottage by noon though from what I remember. And then I remember just walking around the house and trying to memorise everything and make the very most of the last few hours there, was very sad to be leaving!

2) Yes, definitely a strategic decision. I wanted to have a group of allies so I found the best group imo of all genuine people. The divide was largely caused by Kayleigh as she only wanted to be friends with reality tv type people who had a 'fanbase' but I definitely brought it up lots because I wanted it to happen and build momentum among my group.

3) Fight night was the coolest thing ever! Of course it stressed me out a bit but it was so exciting to be a part of it. The day after fight night nobody from the two sides spoke to each other, it really felt like a war, so psychologically fascinating!! And definitely made a strong effort to ensure my friends did not walk as a result of it, and at the end of the day, fight night helped my sides numbers at the time I suppose so was a good thing, although I did not want to see Lotan removed. So mixed feelings ha ha

[Raph]

Did you think about who TiBB would be liking and disliking, and what they would think of the series at all? If so, who did you think would be popular and unpopular on here?

All I knew for a fact would be that Hayden would be supporting Hannah and Deborah and that he would be happy I was friends with them :laugh:

[Littlegreen]

Yeah I was actually good friends with Tom from like Week 4 onwards! We ended up getting on really well and in the last few weeks really bonded over the Welsh thing :) We used to sing together "Love, peace and harmony... cymru am byth, cymru am byth" :D

Damn the editors not including that! :joker:

It seemed like Tom really became your cheerleader the final week of the series, I found that moment in the kitchen between you two (just before he and Hannah left for "the attic") really touching.

[caprimint]

All I knew for a fact would be that Hayden would be supporting Hannah and Deborah and that he would be happy I was friends with them :laugh:
:joker::joker: Amazingly accurate

[Babayaro.]

I mean, anyone could have predicted that...

[andybigbro]

H Raph! Thanks for doing this! Really appreciate it and it’s really interesting.

How do you feel about hair stylists etc and tanning folk or people coming in for tasks? Did it bother you because you wanted complete shut off from the outside world?

[lewis111]

Hey Raph! Great to see you doing this
From a HM perspective which evictions shocked you/the house the most and which could you call quite easily

[Mystic Mock]

Was Ellie as Showmanced obsessed as the highlights made it seem?

And was Charlotte louder than the highlights showed?

[Mystic Mock]

...this is not the correct opinion

Everyone bar Karthik was awful in that series imo.

[Tom4784]

In what ways did meeting Gemma Collins change your life for the better?

[Raph]

Have you watched it yet?

If yes, did any of the editing completely change the way you remember anything?

there was one time when the ex housemates came back in - and the highlights were 20 mins of fighting really - the ex hms leave - camera cuts to you - "I had such a great day"
It looked bizarre! But I imagined you really did have a great day, but they only showed the fights

If no, will you ever watch it or is it something that you will purposely avoid

I've only watched the first 4 episodes so far, and one or two ones in the middle. So will have to get back to you on this one! Might do a re-watch thread one day.

Oh I remember, this was my favourite night of the whole summer I think!! I was so moody in the house after Chanelle left and they closed Thorn Cottage. So I was just sulking for a few days that when Sukhvinder and Chanelle came back it gave me that MASSIVE boost that I had no reason to be sulking and just needed to troop through. So it was a really motivating night for me. Had so many beautiful chats with Sukhvinder, Imran and Chanelle that night and yes none of it was shown really. E.g. in the task Chanelle started off by saying a whole bunch of nice things to me and I said "it's been so **** without you here". But in the episode Chanelle told me they only showed her talking to Isabelle, which we both found very odd :suspect:

But yes one day I will watch it! It just was such a BEAUTIFUL experience that I don't want watching it to take away from my memory of it at all if that makes sense!

[Raph]

What was your first impression of Chanelle and Isabelle? Did you expect that they will become your friends?

Chanelle - Oh dear this girl is going to be a handful.
Isabelle - Seems really quiet but sweet - ima make her a cup of tea and help her join in the group :love:

[Raph]

Hi Raph,

I joined the forums when you were in the house. You were a fantastic housemate and my favourite. I was wondering what was the scariest moment in the house and what moment shocked you the most?
From James :)

First off, I LOVE your sig, how cool, thanks for the support James means a lot! :)

Scariest moment - When Andrew was getting too near me and when Joe had me in a headlock and said he wanted to "eat and kill me". He got a warning for it from the DR too, and Rebecca was fuming about this too, think we both went to the DR saying we felt threatened.
Most shocking moment - When the 4 new housemates came into the house, was SUCH a shocker!

[Raph]

Will get through these questions, promise, apologies for being intermittent with my answers! Just doing them here and there but i'm glad I can share some BB knowledge with the TiBB crew!

[RileyH]

Btw Brandi was the true winner of CBB20 :D

[JerseyWins]

All I knew for a fact would be that Hayden would be supporting Hannah and Deborah and that he would be happy I was friends with them :laugh:
:joker: :joker: :joker:

Great answers, some really good insight. :clap1:

[Amy Jade]

• Have you had a look around the forum at all? I think you would be really proud of how much people on here supported you even those you probably wouldn't class as friends Raph

• Out of the final 4, who did you want to win least?

• How has being on the show effected you on a personal level? I know you said you disliked certain personalities and disliked close physical interactions but has this changed?

[BBUK-Fan]

First off, I LOVE your sig, how cool, thanks for the support James means a lot! :)

Scariest moment - When Andrew was getting too near me and when Joe had me in a headlock and said he wanted to "eat and kill me". He got a warning for it from the DR too, and Rebecca was fuming about this too, think we both went to the DR saying we felt threatened.
Most shocking moment - When the 4 new housemates came into the house, was SUCH a shocker!

Can't believe we weren't shown what Joe said! The 4 second chancers was a good twist I think but maybe executed a bit strangely with Andrew staying until the final.
Thanks for the reply and you were an amazing housemate,
James :)

[y.winter]

Hello y.winter, that's so exciting that you were at launch! What a crazy night, never been more nervous in my life, and you can tell watching it back :laugh: Ooh I didn't realise there was another question thread, feel free to send more this way as well if you would like :) sooo

1) Last day - they play music all day long because they can. I spent a lot of time with Tom. We got our clothes pressed, had a nandos and hair stylists and stuff, it's all a treat really. Me and Isabelle sung commercial music to our hearts content because we didn't get told off for it anymore. Had to move out of Rose Cottage by noon though from what I remember. And then I remember just walking around the house and trying to memorise everything and make the very most of the last few hours there, was very sad to be leaving!

2) Yes, definitely a strategic decision. I wanted to have a group of allies so I found the best group imo of all genuine people. The divide was largely caused by Kayleigh as she only wanted to be friends with reality tv type people who had a 'fanbase' but I definitely brought it up lots because I wanted it to happen and build momentum among my group.

3) Fight night was the coolest thing ever! Of course it stressed me out a bit but it was so exciting to be a part of it. The day after fight night nobody from the two sides spoke to each other, it really felt like a war, so psychologically fascinating!! And definitely made a strong effort to ensure my friends did not walk as a result of it, and at the end of the day, fight night helped my sides numbers at the time I suppose so was a good thing, although I did not want to see Lotan removed. So mixed feelings ha ha

Brilliant! Thanks for answering Raph!

[Epic.]

Can't believe we weren't shown what Joe said!

We were actually. You need to watch the Day 18 HL's back. It happened but it's over-clouded by all the Chanelle/Hannah/Lotan/Isabelle drama in that episode. It did happen though. And it was ****ing weird @ "Listen to yer faather"

[Samm]

when Joe had me in a headlock and said he wanted to "eat and kill me". !

:skull:

[MB.]

when Joe said he wanted to "eat and kill me".

Surely it would be the other way around

[Amy Jade]

Joe is Hannibal Lecter?

[Wojtek]

Chanelle - Oh dear this girl is going to be a handful.

Haha :laugh: I love your friendship :love:

[Epic.]

It's kinda bad people here forget the time Joe "jokingly" threatened to eat and kill Raph but then again it was during the task where they played Hannah singing **** and Sing to all the BB18 Males.

[BBUK-Fan]

We were actually. You need to watch the Day 18 HL's back. It happened but it's over-clouded by all the Chanelle/Hannah/Lotan/Isabelle drama in that episode. It did happen though. And it was ****ing weird @ "Listen to yer faather"

Oh, I can't remember.

[Littlegreen]

It's kinda bad people here forget the time Joe "jokingly" threatened to eat and kill Raph but then again it was during the task where they played Hannah singing **** and Sing to all the BB18 Males.

If I recall it was when Raph had to sit in that room with Lotan, Tom and Joe. They had Hannah's singing on loop for 90 mins?

[Headie]

All I knew for a fact would be that Hayden would be supporting Hannah and Deborah and that he would be happy I was friends with them :laugh:

:joker:

POC legends only

[BBUK-Fan]

If I recall it was when Raph had to sit in that room with Lotan, Tom and Joe. They had Hannah's singing on loop for 90 mins?

I remember it being mentioned now come to think of it

[Epic.]

If I recall it was when Raph had to sit in that room with Lotan, Tom and Joe. They had Hannah's singing on loop for 90 mins?

Yeah and Kieran was there too. It was all the males and Raph was the only one enjoying it :laugh:

[Jøsh]

Yeah and Kieran was there too. It was all the males and Raph was the only one enjoying it :laugh:

I loved that task :joker: what was it like in that room, raph?

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

wyd??

[Raph]

What does the diary room look like from the seat? Also, is the house bigger or smaller then on TV? Rest assured, I think we can all say but we are proud of you and I'm still recovering from the fact that a TiBB member went into the house, let alone being the runner up of the entire series! Well done. I suppose I can use this opportunity to say that I've spoken to a Big Brother housemate to my friends! :joker:

There is just a camera looking at you and a microphone dangling down from the ceiling. The house is smaller than on TV but tbh I didn't find it as small as people have claimed in the past, found it quite spacious really.

Thanks for the kind words, Josh :)

[Raph]

Raph! Who did you talk to about BBUS/Can, did they like the sound of the format and did you manage to persuade anyone to watch them in future? And can you put a word in with the producers to switch formats :wink:

Also, how do you feel having been present for what a lot of us were calling Fight Night 3 (Lotan's ejection)? Did the inner fan in you love the drama (either retrospectively or at the time) or were you too concerned about what was happening?

Only really with Kieran, I explained the whole format to him and we talked about how he and I were both more suited to that format tbh. And Deborah and Chanelle both said they would give BBCAN a watch, so we'll have to see now that we're on the outside. Will definitely watch some BBCAN6 with Chanelle :)

I LOVED it Jack. It was so cool to be a part of. Every one went nuts whilst me and Kieran were just quite enjoying it tbh. The adrenaline going through all of us was fabulous.

[Raph]

Yo Raph dude, Quest here I created an account here while you were in BB18 and must say next to of course Charlotte, you were one of my faves in the house, shame you didn't win dude :(

Anyways dude, I gotta ask, I know it was shown throughout the first few weeks that you didn't exactly get along with Kayleigh, but is this actually case, was there really any beef with her, I mean you got along pretty much every member of the Cliché bar her and I'm interested to see whether this is the case, thanks.

Thank you so much! Charlotte was a nice girl in the house.

Yeah the main three reasons I didn't like Kayleigh were because

a) she told me not to be friends with Arthur if I wanted to survive long term
b) she told me that she thought I would go home because I didn't have a fan base
c) she said she didn't want to know any personal stories about me because she doesn't care to ask people about themselves - her words, not mine.

Every one else from BB18 was a sweetheart in one way or another!

[reece(:]

Still shook at you and Mandy talking about BBAU on launch night live feed :o

[Niamh.]

Thank you so much! Charlotte was a nice girl in the house.

Yeah the main three reasons I didn't like Kayleigh were because

a) she told me not to be friends with Arthur if I wanted to survive long term
b) she told me that she thought I would go home because I didn't have a fan base
c) she said she didn't want to know any personal stories about me because she doesn't care to ask people about themselves - her words, not mine.

Every one else from BB18 was a sweetheart in one way or another!

omg, what a horrible person. She came across horrendous too

[Littlegreen]

Thank you so much! Charlotte was a nice girl in the house.

Yeah the main three reasons I didn't like Kayleigh were because

a) she told me not to be friends with Arthur if I wanted to survive long term
b) she told me that she thought I would go home because I didn't have a fan base
c) she said she didn't want to know any personal stories about me because she doesn't care to ask people about themselves - her words, not mine.

Every one else from BB18 was a sweetheart in one way or another!

Blimey! I don't know how a person can be that way.

[LukeB]

omg, what a horrible person. She cam across horrendous too

I agree but i prefer Kayleigh to Lotan because Kayleigh knows she is nasty, Lotan blamed his ejection for being a male and when he bullied Isabelle and said he could have her attacked etc and still thought he was innocent. But both are nasty people.

[Raph]

Still shook at you and Mandy talking about BBAU on launch night live feed :o

Oh yeah! And Charlotte cause she lived in Australia a few years back so had seen a bit of that!

Also FUN FACT: Debora's favourite housemate of all time was Toya Washington.

[Niamh.]

I agree but i prefer Kayleigh to Lotan because Kayleigh knows she is nasty, Lotan blamed his ejection for being a male and when he bullied Isabelle and said he could have her attacked etc and still thought he was innocent. But both are nasty people.

Oh yeah I disliked Lotan more.

There's a question Raph. I know you liked Lotan but what were your thoughts on how he treated/spoke to Isabelle? That and how she handled it are probably the main reason she won the show imo

[Raph]

Hey Raph! Did you learn anything watching the show back that you didn't know about when living in the house? If so, what did you learn?

I haven't watched much at all to be honest, so this is hard to answer. But I am surprised to learn that a lot of the more intellectual interesting conversations weren't shown to allow for more Ellie DR time :laugh: But the editing seems really good so far from having seen just a few episodes. Obviously so much happened that a lot isn't in it, but that's why we REALLY need live feeds.

Here's an interesting one - if live feeds existed I would imagine Deborah would've won and not Isabelle? I dunno just the feeling

[RileyH]

I don't seem to hate Lotan as much as other people do :worry: he's nowhere near as bad as Kayleigh

[Raph]

Was there any eviction that the house was truly shocked by?

i.e The night Rebecca was evicted, it's fair to say most people would have expected Joe to go

Well we knew the Rebecca eviction would be a surprise eviction because the doctor had told her by mistake when she was getting her arm checked.

But by far the biggest surprise was Savannah going - we all had her down as the LEAST likely housemate to be evicted, and still dont know why she was evicted in an 11 way vote :laugh2:

[Raph]

I don't seem to hate Lotan as much as other people do :worry: he's nowhere near as bad as Kayleigh

Yeah Lotan is a really nice guy, felt bad for him. Tbh I think most housemates think pretty highly of him - not what one would expect out of an ejectee. Kayleigh is in a league of her own lololololol

[Niamh.]

Oh yeah I disliked Lotan more.

There's a question Raph. I know you liked Lotan but what were your thoughts on how he treated/spoke to Isabelle? That and how she handled it are probably the main reason she won the show imo

ehem

[Raph]

Was Rebecca Jane the best housemate of all time?

Rebecca is wonderful, always loved spending time with her. I would help her pick outfits, she would give me a tan, we did bathtime, talked about psychology, law lots of things. And she did the show to challenge herself in a psychological situation where she 'wasn't in control', and she slayed it, very proud of her! Every time I was sad she was the first to be there to comfort me, really nice woman.

[Cal.]

A mess at Rebecca getting evicted over Joe by 30 votes :umm2:

[Raph]

Hey Raph, a fan here. Before I ask my questions I'd just like to emphasize how horrid it is that they didn't show a Chanelle vs Sue argument in the wedding task. Like wtf, give me that please! :skull:

1. Who in the house did you have the most trouble figuring out, whether it be because you knew too little or they were giving too much?
2. How did you and Tom sort through your differences and become good friends near the end? Because I remember in the early weeks the two of you had clashed quite a bit.
3. Sum each of your best friends in one word (Chanelle, Deborah, Hannah, Imran, Isabelle, Sukhvinder; at least i think that would be it).
4. What's the atmosphere like in live evictions/finals? Because you guys kinda handle it pretty well. And how were you able to cope with nerve-fueling things like that?
5. Do you prefer BB18 or BB9 as your fav series?
6. What was your favorite day in the house and what was your least favorite day?
7. Who do you prefer? Geeza Joe or Ashleigh Coyle?

Ooh hello questions!!

1) Charlotte - because I really thought she was a lovely girl the whole time I lived with her.
2) I strategically decided that I needed to patch up my relationship with Tom, so said I found him the most attractive male. Played on that a bit and got closer to him, he likes a good compliment. And once through that the barriers came down, we actually got really tight. And obviously bonded about both being part Welsh. Lotan leaving also helped as he branched out more after.
3) Chanelle - Bed Buddy!
Deborah - Mom
Hannah - Miss Nigeria UK
Imran - Chill
Sukhvinder - Ultimate QUEEN
Isabelle - nice
4) OMG its the worst thing ever. Especially with the crowd noises too. Every one is always so stressed out all day long and the crowd noises make it 100x worse. Me and Charlotte had anxiety literally every single eviction night and its the only time where you are reminded that you are on a TV show.
5) BB18 for life now, love my diverse cast :lovedup:
6) Favourite day - my bday/ Least favorite - the day where Thorn cottage was closed.
7) Joe, as he was part of the BB18 family :love:

[caprimint]

Yeah Lotan is a really nice guy, felt bad for him. Tbh I think most housemates think pretty highly of him - not what one would expect out of an ejectee. Kayleigh is in a league of her own lololololol
:worship:

I actually liked Kayleigh too though. She seemed really honest and she was very entertaining and quite funny to watch imo, although from what you've said it sounds like she was a bit self-absorbed and only had interest in the fame side of things for her own benefit.

[Jason.]

a) she told me not to be friends with Arthur if I wanted to survive long term


Me

[Jordan.]

Yeah Lotan is a really nice guy, felt bad for him. Tbh I think most housemates think pretty highly of him - not what one would expect out of an ejectee. Kayleigh is in a league of her own lololololol

He threatened to physically and mentally destroy a woman after days of already making fun of her appearance and personalilty, what is there to feel bad about? One of the most deserving ejectees.

[Crimson Dynamo]

He threatened to physically and mentally destroy a woman after days of already making fun of her appearance and personalilty, what is there to feel bad about? One of the most deserving ejectees.

wait the Lotan haters being exposed by someone who was in the house and actually got to know him?

who knew

:hehe:

[RileyH]

wait the Lotan haters being exposed by someone who was in the house and actually got to know him?

who knew

:hehe:

:hehe:

[caprimint]

wait the Lotan haters being exposed by someone who was in the house and actually got to know him?

who knew

:hehe:
:hehe:

[LukeB]

wait the Lotan haters being exposed by someone who was in the house and actually got to know him?

who knew

:hehe:

your point is?
It's not a fact Lotan is nice just because a housemate who got to know him said he was. It's an opinion just like Lotan haters disagree because they saw what he did/said because it's their opinion.

[andybigbro]

wait the Lotan haters being exposed by someone who was in the house and actually got to know him?

who knew

:hehe:

The camera doesn’t lie. :hee:

[Wizard.]

Raph do you agree with my summary of if your season was in the BBUS format?

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9633435&postcount=17

[Jordan.]

wait the Lotan haters being exposed by someone who was in the house and actually got to know him?

who knew

:hehe:

wait you suddenly taking the word of someone you spent all summer bitching about as gospel because it suits your agenda :hehe:

[andybigbro]

Raph I have a question.

How long before the series started did you know you were a housemate?

[Epic.]

Well we knew the Rebecca eviction would be a surprise eviction because the doctor had told her by mistake when she was getting her arm checked.

w4aetfvW4ASREZDRTZFqw$aerTdd WHAT!!!!

[Amy Jade]

wait you suddenly taking the word of someone you spent all summer bitching about as gospel because it suits your agenda :hehe:

:hehe:

[Daniel-X]

Rebecca is wonderful, always loved spending time with her. I would help her pick outfits, she would give me a tan, we did bathtime, talked about psychology, law lots of things. And she did the show to challenge herself in a psychological situation where she 'wasn't in control', and she slayed it, very proud of her! Every time I was sad she was the first to be there to comfort me, really nice woman.

YASSSSSSS BECKY :love:

[Babayaro.]

wait you suddenly taking the word of someone you spent all summer bitching about as gospel because it suits your agenda :hehe:

:eyes:

[Babayaro.]

Can you explain the audition process in full detail please? :)

[Littlegreen]

Lotan's treatment of Isabelle was awful to watch, but the thing that really made me hate the guy was when he looked down his nose at Hannah and called her disgusting.

Raph, did Andrew's obvious attraction to you in the house feel as awkward in person as it was for us watching?

[Epic.]

Yeah Lotan was gross lol. I'm quite impartial to "Persecuted for being a MALE." :skull:

[Headie]

Also FUN FACT: Debora's favourite housemate of all time was Toya Washington.

I clocked this when Deborah told Hannah she had made it further than "the Nigerian girl from a few series ago" :clap1:

Legends supporting legends!

[King Gizzard]

Favourite cereal

[Raph]

I was just away to ask this :hee:

Were there any other warnings that weren't shown? (We were shown Chanelle, Tom and Deborah)

Did the second chancers always know they would enter the house anyway?

Who did the other housemates audition with that were split up? (Such as you auditioned with your mom)

1) Chanelle got a few warnings. Joe got warnings, Lotan got warnings. Quite a few really. I even got told off once for making a 'Wales' tshirt out of Deborah's eyeliner :laugh:

2) No they thought they were no longer going into the season. But I remember Simone saying she was skeptical because she was allowed to keep her BB suitcase after launch which made her think maybe she'd have a chance to go back in.

3) Sam with his dad, Arthur with his godfather, Sue with her daughter, Isabelle with her friend Kate, Ellie with Hayley from Ibiza Weekender, Joe with his girlfriend. Some people also didn't have pairs to begin with as they were recruited later on in the audition process.

[Raph]

Did you ever speak about Paulie/Natalie to anybody (if anyone else watched BBUSA)?

No not really. BBCAN got a lot of mentions from me, BBUS not really. But Paulie has been so nice and supportive since I came out of the house, a true gent.

[Raph]

Hi Raph , I thought you were a fantastic HM and supported you big time, many congrats on runner up to Isabelle above the other finalists in my opinion.

Are you finding yourself booked to do lots of exciting things with other ex HM's in the coming months ? Or are you gonna have some 'you' time ?

Aw thank you so much pal :) :)

Yeah quite a few things here and there. Chanelle is definitely coming to Switzerland with me and i'm in touch with most of my housemates really. But also yeah not doing all the 'promo' and that sort of stuff cause for me it was always just about doing Big Brother, versus being on TV!

[Raph]

How big is Tom?

https://i.imgur.com/vLcDZ3X.gif

5'7 and the other thing I will not share :laugh:

[Raph]

Is Ellie an arsehole?

No Ellie's a nice girl. Perhaps got too wrapped up with boy stuff in the house, but she's a sweetheart and has a nice personality, like most of the BB18 cast!

[Raph]

Did you know how much twerking showed off your butt?

No ha ha but i'm glad my best ass-et was shown off :hehe: Apparently y'all also saw how far my legs can stretch back ha ha ha

[Raph]

what was it like stepping out to the booing crowd on launch night? as intimidating as it looks on tv? :worry:

OMG the scariest thing ever. I had thought of that moment going on stage on launch so many times over the years in my head but never anticipated how scary it actually would be. I completely blanked out the whole night and all I remember is feeling numb in my body and gravitating towards Ellie because she was smiling so much, so it felt comforting.

[Raph]

Oh I remember one of my curiosities

Did hearing Emma say "vote to save" in Week 1 affect your behaviour in the house? Did you explain to your friends the differences with Vote to Save vs Vote to Evict etc?

And when the vote changed to vote to evict did it affect your behaviour also? Or did you not really listen out for these things? (I know I'd be listening every week for it :joker:)

When did Emma say this? But yeah knowing the vote to save v vote to evict thing definitely affects your behavior - having been in the house I can say 100% that vote to save is the better format for entertaining TV. When it was vote to evict you could tell everyone was trying to be more careful as just getting into an argument can put you at risk of being evicted.

But yeah definitely listened out to it always and was always preparing 5-6 steps in advance - even with who I nominated, what interactions I had etc. Definitely played the game hard, just did not want to vocalise it too much as I didn't know how the British public would respond to it.

[Nicky91]

wait you suddenly taking the word of someone you spent all summer bitching about as gospel because it suits your agenda :hehe:

LT exposed :hehe:

[Raph]

Also what was the ~biggest game move~ you made, strategy-wise? I assume you incorporated a bit of BBUS/BBCAN tactics to help you get further :laugh:

Some points: (which I did say in the diary room but not sure if it was shown).

1) Aligning with Arthur and Chanelle early on
2) Emphasizing the divide at all times to create an in-grou/out-group mentality
3) smoking cigarettes and being friends with the non-smokers to cover all angles of the house.
4) using more swear words so my vocabulary matched the other housemates' more
5) putting on fake tan to conform to group norms in the house.
6) Asking the guys to work out with them to create a bond that way.

And my biggest move:

7) Pretending to be weak/sensitive so I was seen as less of a threat within the house.

So my strategies were more towards not being nominated than it was to trick the public. I'm a strategist naturally so it's just in my personality.

[Niamh.]

Raph why won't you answer my question about Isabelle and Lotan and the way he spoke to and treated her? :laugh: It looked really bad as a viewer. Also Ellie came across horribly during fight night as well

[Vanessa]

Raph why won't you answer my question about Isabelle and Lotan and the way he spoke to and treated her? :laugh: It looked really bad as a viewer. Also Ellie came across horribly during fight night as well

I think others also looked bad on fight night. Deborah charging towards Ellie? She said she was going For the exit, but I'm not convinced. I agree about these two, they were awful that day.

[Vanessa]

Are you still in touch with Arthur? Such a shame he left. He could have easily won.

[Niamh.]

I think others also looked bad on fight night. Deborah charging towards Ellie? She said she was going For the exit, but I'm not convinced. I agree about these two, they were awful that day.

Atleast Deborah owned her part in it though(she actually seemed like the only one who properly did). Ellies came across really weird I thought

ETA. Also, I wasn't only referring to how Lotan acted towards Isabelle during Fight Night either, it seemed on going since she entered the house

[Vanessa]

Atleast Deborah owned her part in it though(she actually seemed like the only one who properly did). Ellies came across really weird I thought

ETA. Also, I wasn't only referring to how Lotan acted towards Fight Night either, it seemed on going since she entered the house

Yes, I didn't Lotan and Ellie.. I was glad they left, especially Lotan, who I found extremely arrogant.

[Niamh.]

Yes, I didn't Lotan and Ellie.. I was glad they left, especially Lotan, who I found extremely arrogant.

Yeah same here

[Littlegreen]

Raph why won't you answer my question about Isabelle and Lotan and the way he spoke to and treated her? :laugh: It looked really bad as a viewer. Also Ellie came across horribly during fight night as well

"hit mehhh hit meeeh"

No ha ha but i'm glad my best ass-et was shown off :hehe: Apparently y'all also saw how far my legs can stretch back ha ha ha

Noooo! :laugh2:

[Niamh.]

"hit mehhh hit meeeh"



Noooo! :laugh2:

:laugh:

[caprimint]

No not really. BBCAN got a lot of mentions from me, BBUS not really. But Paulie has been so nice and supportive since I came out of the house, a true gent.
:clap1: A great guy

[caprimint]

Some points: (which I did say in the diary room but not sure if it was shown).

1) Aligning with Arthur and Chanelle early on
2) Emphasizing the divide at all times to create an in-grou/out-group mentality
3) smoking cigarettes and being friends with the non-smokers to cover all angles of the house.
4) using more swear words so my vocabulary matched the other housemates' more
5) putting on fake tan to conform to group norms in the house.
6) Asking the guys to work out with them to create a bond that way.

And my biggest move:

7) Pretending to be weak/sensitive so I was seen as less of a threat within the house.

So my strategies were more towards not being nominated than it was to trick the public. I'm a strategist naturally so it's just in my personality.
This is really interesting to know, did you ever cry for the vulnerability factor or was every time you cried real?

[Ninastar]

Have you watched pll yet

[Ninastar]

Also welcome back, I didn’t know you was back!!!

[Rufus]

Hey Raph! I loved you in the show and you seem like a really nice guy on the outside too :).

My question is that when each time you were nominated for eviction did you think you would go or did you think you would stay?

[Jordan.]

5'7 and the other thing I will not share :laugh:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2E26nOiTAJk/UCvz1LBCLII/AAAAAAAAFqg/ozprDYLLMN8/s1600/rihrh.png

[Raph]

Raph congrats on the 2nd place finish my dude :clap2: You being on the show persuaded me to watch BBUK and now I kinda like the show. :D

- To your knowledge do people on the show know about or look at the BB forums at all? Just something I'm kinda curious about and I wonder if they mentioned it.
- Have you caught up on BBUS19 at all / do you plan on watching it or will you skip this year's season after this crazy summer? :joker:
- Did anything surprise you on the show (like how things are done or just about the experience in general) whether it was a positive or negative surprise?
- Was the house divide as strong as it seemed in the edit and who would you say you were closest to from the "other side"?
- Also when did you know you were getting on BB18 and how did you feel?

Thanks my dude!! You're the champ!

1) No I don't think any of the housemates really know about the forums and stuff, as far as I know.
2) No I have not but i'm not sure I want to? I've only really heard bad things about it and tbh I've only liked Paulie as a HG on BBUS in the last few years, find the people really hard to relate to unlike BBCAN.
3) It surprised me how tough it was, i'm not an emotional person at all yet in the house I felt much more emotional because it was very psychologically stressful.
4) The house divide was by far the worst the first day of the love peace and harmony task. The two sides didn't say a word to each other all morning it was crazy, like a true war. And then there's a reason we all got closer after but I don't think i'm allowed to share that. And I was closest to Lotan from the other side originally, and then more Kieran and Tom towards the end. Actually, I was closest to Charlotte throughout whilst in the house (we always laughed about how our friendship would not be shown as it would confuse the divide storyline), but outside more Kieran and Tom.
5) I knew early May already that I was going on. And ah it honestly was the BEST DAY EVER when I got 'the call'. :D

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

5'7 and the other thing I will not share :laugh:

why have you seen it :suspect:

[Raph]

Congrats!

What does the house feel like to live in once it's been 'lived in' - so a few weeks in?

Like it must be very dirty, humid and smelly?

Honestly it just feels like your own home. It never smelt bad and you never really felt like it was dirty cause you just got used to it. It definitely needed that house clean on Chanelle's bday though :)

[Raph]

What were your early predictions for how the series would play out (boot order wise)? Did anyone go early who you thought would make it far and visa versa?

I thought I would be an early boot, really felt like the public would not get me and the strategic way I saw the game. I thought Chanelle would be an early boot too, same with the sisters and Sukhy - basically all the people who I loved!

I thought Ellie or Kieran had it in the bag to win. But I guess I was wrong!

[Raph]

Were you forced to talk about the CBB launch on Twitter because it came across very forced considering you never watch it.

Nooo was super hype! Was exciting to see Sam and Jordan move into me and Chanelle's bed as well.

[Raph]

Raph how do you consider yourself Welsh?

My dad is originally Welsh but got American citizenship with his family being in the US. I talked about being Welsh in the house all the time, surprised it never got shown. But then I think they wanted to show me as the 'American dude'.

[lewis111]

Were twists as annoying for HMs as they often are for viewers or did people not mind as much in the house
What's ones from your season did you like nd dislike?

[RileyH]

5'7 and the other thing I will not share :laugh:

:bawling:

Have you seen it? :flutter:

[Alf]

Who left the biggest stink on the toilet?

[Jay28jay2]

A mess at Rebecca getting evicted over Joe by 30 votes :umm2:

what :umm2:

[Littlegreen]

And then there's a reason we all got closer after but I don't think i'm allowed to share that.

BB pumped weed into the house? :smug:

[Ramsay]

And then there's a reason we all got closer after but I don't think i'm allowed to share that.


BB ORGY

[JerseyWins]

Raph who were your top faves of CBB20 (from whatever amount of it you watched)?

Also this thread reminded me of when you said "type thing" in the DR. Great reference/usage. :laugh: :clap1:

[Headie]

Ooh I've got another one!

Was saving Sue over Isabelle a strategic move?
And did you find it easy to predict who was going each week?

[Ant.]

What I wanna know is what the unknown reason is for all the housemates getting close together during LP&H... what's so bad that it can't be shared?! :o
(also, I know you can't share some stuff (which is a tad sketchy... BB what you hiding?) but what would actually happen if you did spill? :suspect: )

Onto questions I can ask:
1. Why did you only wear a t-shirt and shorts?
2. Why did you decide to randomly wear trousers, like one time? (I think it was Chanelle's birthday // I'm assuming you never wore trousers off-camera but I really doubt you did :joker: )

[Billy]

not been on here in agees, but well done raph - you done so well :)!

[Macie Lightfoot]

The people still want to know about Rachel Rice!

[pontyboi]

Hey Raph good to have you back and we'll done on coming 2nd. I hVe to ask as a super fan yourself how do you feel about it being the lowest rated ever and why do you think that is? Congrats dude

[bbfanzo]

Onto questions I can ask:
1. Why did you only wear a t-shirt and shorts?
2. Why did you decide to randomly wear trousers, like one time? (I think it was Chanelle's birthday // I'm assuming you never wore trousers off-camera but I really doubt you did :joker: )

riveting stuff

[bbfanzo]

:worship:

I actually liked Kayleigh too though. She seemed really honest and she was very entertaining and quite funny to watch imo, although from what you've said it sounds like she was a bit self-absorbed and only had interest in the fame side of things for her own benefit.

asopposed to the other people there on a fame hungry, attention seeking programme

[bbfanzo]

whats your favourite pizza?

[Matthew.]

once it was down to the final 3 I was like 99.99% positive that Isabelle would win.

Does this mean you expected Tom to win?

[Morgan.]

Forgot to ask this and no sure if it has been already - but if you won the 18k Andrew did who would you have evicted and would you have still finished 2nd if you did win it?

[Raph]

Raph do you agree with my summary of if your season was in the BBUS format?

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9633435&postcount=17

LOVE this!! Ha ha ha.

Although I would have definitely taken ANYONE (Kayleigh, Lotan, Joe you name it) over Charlotte to final 2 :p

Will respond to these other questions too sorry ive been taking a bit of time with it!!

[BBUK-Fan]

Raph, who was your favourite housemate on CBB20 and what did you think of it overall?

[lewis111]

Were you aware/ are you now aware of the twist where they revealed the voting percentages on Savannah's eviction, where Isabelle would've been evicted without the twist
And does it annoy you that without it maybe you might have won who knows?

[QueenCharley]

Was there anything around the BB house/stage/set that we would be surprised to find? I know in BBAU there used to be old DR chairs in the camera runs and other housemate memorabilia.

[ginkgo]

Hey m8, are you related to Harmony Korine?

[Nicky91]

hey sweetie, how does the launch show work, are you all waiting for your names to be called one by one?

[Matthew.]

ik this thread is a bit old and you probably wont see this, but did you talk about tibb to the other housemates?