[BusyBee]

At the risk of carrying this thread on too long, I think we have all got to realise that at the time Paul had his outburst with Josh he was under a hell of a lot of stress. I remember reading somewhere that BB were so worried about him that they made him see a psychologist. He had had four straight weeks of being up for nomination knowing that apart from Helen he was disliked by everyone in the house. You only have to remember the aftermath of Bubble's eviction it was like he was a pariah.

He had gone into the house to have fun OK he was a bit of a lad and liked to play the field, but I dont think he was prepared for what happened in that house. There he was falling for a girl who already had a boyfriend, feeling guilty about the possibility of breaking them up and how family and friends would perceive what was inevitably happening and also knowing that the others in the house knew she had a boyfriend. All this stress just simply added up.

He was feeling very protective towards the girls and one girl in particular and I think, without wishing to upset anyone, that he felt rightly or wrongly they would act differently around someone who was bi-sexual to one who was gay. He didnt want to see anyone hurt.

I feel that a row could have happened with anyone at that time - Josh just happened to be there at the time - he was so strung up. Elizabeth knew this and just wound him up until he let rip. I thought she was really malicious then. As Paul has said he often says things without thinking and I think this was one of those incidents.

As Helen has said he is the nicest, most honest and genuine person and it was a shame that no-one else in the house had the chance to get to know him properly. Who knows what would have happened if he hadnt been nominated so often. Remember Jonny saying after his nominations that he wanted to shake Paul's hand because of how he coped with all the nominations.

End of sermon.