I don't think one can blame Stuart too much, because, like most men, he has the disadvantage of spending his life strapped to the village idiot. (I forget whose line hat was, but it strikes me as all too true...!)
He may be in Team Handsome, but aof course he is flattered and he is at the age when boys (and that is what he is) are utterly flooded with testosterone. He also enjoys, to a certain extent, the female protector, grooming role that Michelle plays. All boys and men like to be coddled after all.
He may become uneasy ultimately if he feels he is being side-lined by the others, because he wants to win. Therein could lie the rub (no smutty pun intended).
Michelle is VERY needy. She counts her worth in her ability to pull the bloke who she percieves as the most attractive. Her body image is all she is really conscious of. She has a fixed, blank expression. I think she is going for 'inscrutable' but actually appears waxwork like. She is possessive, unimaginative and I think ambitious to gain publicity to the max. Let's face it, the rash of HEAT wannabe magazines will be happy to oblige when she comes out, and if she goes along with the wanton sexy image when she comes ot, the world is potentially her oyster.
No, I'm not being sexist. I really liked and admired Helen when she practically threw herself at Paul because she was so utterly open, honest and transparent. She liked him, and went for him. He was more mature and controlled than Stuart, and protected both of them in his behaviour in the house.
There is, as Anne Widdecombe said of Michael Howard, something of the night about Michelle. I just can't help but see Stuart as a hapless and helpless plaything in her clutches.
I am pretty sure that if Mr Wonderful mark2 was brought in to replace Kitten, was equally malleable and proved to be a success with all the girls, Michelle would miraculously get over her Stuart infatuation and move on.
I'm sure Stuart will survive the encounter and I can't quite visualise her being the girl whom he takes home to Mummy.
They are serving each others purpose well at the moment, but as soon as either of them sense they are being disadvantaged, the house will see them distancing themselves PDQ.
IMHO!!
