[Daniel.]

2. Kemal Shahin



Kemal. I really don't know where to start with him (which might partly explain why it took me like seven months to finish this....sorry huns) but yeah he's an incredible housemate. It's becoming more of a common opinion to say that he didn't contribute much to the show until the later stages...but no. He was fantastic from the moment he entered the house in that red sari to the moment he left in the green one. He was complex, and provided comedy , drama, intelligence and wit in absolute bucket loads.

I think the main thing I like about Kemal is how funny he is, especially in his nominations, ranging from labelling Saskia a "COMMON TRAMP" and Maxell "a waste of SPACE and a VILE PIG" Infact, let me post his nominations, because he is by far the best nominator in the show's history

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I think the main thing with Kemal is his obsession with Makosi being a mole, which OK I get it could be tiring, but it was pretty much her fault? She told him stuff like there are certain ways she could leave, that she didn't have an eviction dress, that BB didn't broadcast her diary room sessions, I mean, no wonder the guy's head was mashed So for me it made a compelling storyline centred around my two favourite housemates ever, and I adored every single bit of it.

I also think it revealed a lot about Kemal's psyche, which was obviously incredibly paranoid. Moments like him breaking down in tears and not getting up because he thought he had "killed(?) Makosi" and going into the DR to reveal he doesn't think he has anyone outside was actually quite sad and revealing in many ways, for all the front he had, he was clearly uncomfortable in his own skin and wasn't REALLY happy with how he had entered Big Brother and what he had done. I think Kemal's personality is easily the most complex and layered of the BB6 cast...and maybe the entire golden era.

The best thing about Kemal though, is OF COURSE, his argument with Saskia and Maxwell. Dragging them for wanting a magazine deal was good enough but then coming out with what is easily the best line in BBUK history "At least someone got wet tonight...and it wasn't Saskia"