Anton obviously. What a silly question.

Alex would have beaten Jay simply as I don't think Jay's air time would have increased without Aaron but Alex's would have. We would have seen more of her 'Barbie pink' talk, dancing, happy house, more BB producer contrived 'hilarious' tasks, more 'tin foil' songs with Tom and her kisses with him would have been shown more and Emma W would have taken the kissing more seriously until it became a talking point to rival JayLou. Jay's mum would have bussed in load of Geordie's to try and discredit Alex as being a fake Geordie etc. Anton would have reached the final (Aaron and evicted Rebeckah were the only ones to suss him early enough. Harry sort of liked him). Aden still would have been evicted early. Jay's big 'storyline' (apart from the wolfpack trying to take down Aaron) was Louise. That wouldn't have changed.

What really stopped the others from winning (apart from the fact that Aaron was too entertaining/ gave people something to talk about) was that none of the other housemates got the balance right between air time worthiness and likeability. Anton began to get air time around about his birthday/ burger task but wasn't likeable. Alex was likeable but too dull to get air time. Aaron -whilst not being as likeable as Alex or Mark - made up for it by being more likeble than Anton, Jay and Aden, and able to get more air time. So in an non-Aaron house the final would have been Mark (would have stayed but realised that Alex, Aaron and Jay were strong competition), Jay, Alex, Anton and Louise would have been evicted the day before ala Tom. Tashie, Heaven and Rebeckah would have all been evicted in same weeks I think.

Faye, Harry or Mark would've won I think

Aarons replacement would have been similar to VT Aaron (the Aaron BB choose to be in the house)

With Aaron going this whole years BB would have been turned upside down and inside out, he has the single biggest impact of anyone in the final 5.

Agreed

Aaron did play the producers as he portrayed a cocky suit wearing lady;s man personae in VT but after 3 days turned into a more humble jumper wearing geek (his confident cocky personality occasionally leaking out).

If only he stuck to his VT persona.


would of been up there with Anton for me.

Aha, he changed, but there was still elements of cockiness when he was in the house that he couldn't suppress. But I don't care, he was an awesome HM. Nicey wicey HMs just bore me.

I believe the VT persona is who he really is and this personality 'leaked out' from time to time. We saw him on Jamie East's Holy Moly pre-auditon video and it's obvious that that is who he is. Jamie even said Aaron was really arrogant when they met again for the BBOT side 'head to head' bits.

The VT persona was essential to his game plan as it meant people were talking about him on launch night (who remembers Aden or Tashie's VTs!). Plus because he was 'unlikeable' in the VT it meant he couldn't let people down. If he did something bad in the house people wouldn't scream 'oh look, the mask has slipped. He's now showing his true colours' which is what happens when a nice housemate falls from grace.

I also think Aaron changed his persona BECAUSE of Anton. Anton and Aaron recognised each other as game players pretty much on launch night. Aaron was smart enough to realise

1. he couldn't have the same game plan as Anton
2. by changing to a geeky persona he could take on 'baddy' Anton

Also by being camp he would seem non-threating to the male housemates and female viewers. So when he 'led on Tom' and bed hopped with Maisy he didn't look like a womaniser/ player but the victim of sexual jealousy! He also cleverly 'cock-blocked' Anton the very night Anton was boasting about getting it on with Maisy. Aaron was 30, married and not some innocent choir boy. But I LOVED the fact he played the game.