Thanks for the input folks. much appreciated. I take on board all the points made however surprise surprise
I remain un-convinced and I think the whole idea is corrupting the validity of the end result.
Yes it is a game show but all games should have rules that give all players an equal opportunity. With a biased individual with a fan base then some won't have that fair chance. Jon like all of us has preferences but none of us including him should be allowed to use personal popularity to influence peoples oppinions. That is just plain cheating and with the blessing of BB. It's a disgrace and shame on BB organisers for de-valuing such a splendid format.
They said in the beginning that they had gone back to basics. Yes. Very base indeed.....
Jon's popularity is also much distorted by multiple voting which is allowed of course but there are BB fanatics that are spending silly amounts of money on phone calls. 20 votes from one person does not make Jon 20 times as poular it's still only "one" person voting for him.