In defence of Mr Clarke.....I think you all know where I'm coming from!
I saw him as someone who tried to be nice to everyone. He did want to be liked, and meant no harm at all with his daft long-winded stories. I think he was hurt by the nominations because he was pretty inoffensive, and took a deep breath, kept smiling and tried to use them as a positive experience.
The more he tried to please the others, the less they responded to him. Poor lad!
He did not gripe, apportion blame or do the 'poor me' act at any stage. he kept on being pleasant.
Compare and contrast that with the hysteria, sympathy, threats and group hugs experienced by all other nominees, bar Helen.
From the beginning he was very sweet to Narinder, but certainly didn't flirt with her.
He definitely flirted with Penny, although I think it was purely for fun and her response frightened him s**tless!
I didn't see him kiss Amma's back, but they all had a go at each other's backs in a game in the hot-tub, so it may have been during that. Amma was universally agreed to have a good body, after all she was relying professionally on her appearance, so no shocks there if he said so. I'm SURE he didn't fancy her.
Her looking horrified means nothing Girlie!
One thing I noticed about several of the housemates is that they took against others who did not respond to them in the way they wanted.
Amma would have liked him more if she had thought he fancied her.
After all, Helen pretended to be horrified when Paul said he'd sleep with her in week one when she'd already dreamt about it! She said a few days later she'd be physically sick if he came on to her. We all know how that turned out.
One of Paul's weaker moments was nominating Helen, and I do think it may have been something to do with him thinking she thought she was 'up herself' (i.e. not fancying him!)
He admitted he had made a mistake, and lots of them voted in that week for people they subsequently got on with.
Brian didn't like it that Paul was not a 'playmate', and wittled to Narinder that he thought Paul hated him. If Paul had been a more overt Brian fan he would have saved himself one consistent nomination I'm sure.
As for expressing admiration for looks etc., all the girls said Paul was very good looking and had a great body. Only one was fascinated with his brain though.. and even then I think H was being polite!
Elizabeth, as we know, consistently dissed Paul behind his back, whilst being sweet as pie to his face. She used his gullibility and trust of her to put him in a bad light because she saw him as a rival. She did this with everyone she thought she could oust.
To Stuart re: Penny etc.,
To Narinder re: Penny, Amma
To Amma re: Paul
To Dean re: Paul and Helen
To Josh re: Paul
all the time nurturing those who could buffer and carry her to the final stages when she thought the general public would recognise her superiority and vote for her to win!
I think, unlike most of the others, Paul went in for a laugh and for the experience, and consequently was not so competitive and set on forging advantageous alliances.
Back to his future on or off TV....
He was consistently intimidated by being observed, especially when thinks got 'up close and personal' with Helen. But I think that was because it WAS personal.
I think Exclusive bosses must have seen something they liked in his Ibiza special, else they wouldn't have had high hopes for him. I thought he did fine considering his lack of experience. Who knows?
I have a feeling we might all be surprised to find him very different, and much more open in real life.
Whatever, he certainly did nothing to deserve any of us wishing him other than a happy and successful future, which I do!
I'd like him to stay with Helen because it's so sweet, and I think they compliment each other beautifully. They would make lovely parents.
I'd like his future ideally to be on TV so we can all see him. IMHO he is TOTALLY aesthetically pleasing, although offically I'm to old to care about such things.
Good Luck to the lad. Bless his little cotton socks, love him!
P.S. Who the hell are these 'bitches' anyway? Do we care? :rudolph:
Does anyone follow them on shopping trips, holidays, househunting, auditions, etc?
No? I wonder why not?
Because no-one else cares either!
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