Great idea for a thread Bonzobravo - I'm sick of the BB3 lot already!
Penny - I thought she was warm, kind, funny, but a bit unbalanced. I agree her eviction was probably for her own good.
Stuart - Initially I thought he seemed a lovely guy, but the more I watched him, the more I grew to dislike him. He seemed to feel he was superior to everyone, with very little reason, and was quite obviously bigoted, chauvinistic, and possibly homophobic, altho his cutting comments to Brian were usually disguised with a laugh.
Narinder - Really liked her but thought her bitching would wear thin with the other housemates very quickly, and might also lead to Brian being nominated. So I voted her out
Sorry Naz!
Bubble - I liked him from the start, even though he could be moody, I thought he was also good fun and very caring and supportive.
Amma - I didn't really like her while she was in the house ... I found her a bit aggressive, lazy and patronising. When she came out, she seemed to change (even in her last week I was starting to warm to her) and I feel sorry for her because she could have done so much with her singing talent but hasnt had the opportunities that seem to have been thrown at this year's housemates.
Josh - Difficult one! I liked him, but sometimes his attitude to Brian made me want to scream! The most annoying thing for me was when he would say something really scathing to Brian, and when Brian would retaliate, make out that Brian was "picking on him" yet again! He reminded me of an annoying little brother in a lot of respects ... except he was old enough to know better.
Paul - oh dear. I didnt really like Paul (... ducks ...) he irritated me no end. I also thought he was a jack-the-lad who would jetison Helen as soon as she ceased to be of use to him. I'm therefore absolutely delighted to have been proved wrong, and I wish him all the best. (course, if he DID do the dirty on H I'd be in the queue to break his legs!!)
Elizabeth - What can I say!! Two-faced, charmless, full of her own importance, manipulative, arrogant, and when she blurted out Paul's comment about the 60/40 thing I could have hit her. Even Brian, who was in full anti-Paul mode, looked taken aback at that moment. Spineless (in as much as she would never say anything to anyone's face) and spiteful are probably the best words to describe her.
Dean - a star in my eyes ... and I LOVED the world cup song!!
A genuine friend to Bubble, and Brian's rock too. The way he fussed and cooed over Brian and Helen on the final day was really sweet. I found Dean fascinating, caring and an all-round good guy!
Helen - an endearing, sweet girl, with an occasionally sharp tongue in inappropriate places. Although I would have been devastated if Brian hadn't won, the blow would have been softened by Helen being the winner. She was touchingly gracious about coming second, although her outburst at Brian after Elizabeth's eviction was completely uncalled for and I think lost her a lot of votes. ( a lot of my friends thought that there was a big difference between wondering which boyfriend would turn up and worrying whether you still had a family!!) All in all tho, very deserving of her place in the final.
Brian - where do I start?? I didn't think much of him at first, but as time went by and I watched him more and more I was completely hooked. I loved everything about him, his humour, vulnerability, honesty, bitchiness, but above all his insecurity, which made me feel really protective of him. That has lasted to this day. He had his iffy moments, the Josh incident, nominating Helen ... but I could see the reasons behind them when it seemed others couldn't, and loved him all the more for it. I'm afraid the big romance didnt really grab me (sorry again!) as much as Brian's agonising and worrying over the outside world. His humour was something that kept me going through one of the most difficult periods of my life and he will always have a special place in my heart. A well deserved winner, and probably the best winner ever. They may try to find another, but they never will. Others may try to imitate, but there can only be one Brian .... The Winner!!