[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by mr rochester

Do you think Gemma might have known she was leaving and thus let Alex win out of kindness? I think that might be what she did. They all seem to have a soft spot for Alex and Alex is well under the radar. She might now start to be nominated tho when the other realise that she might be heading for the final.

At least she has never embarrassed herself or her family and never hogged the airtime - she has just got on with everyone and she seems to have really enjoyed her experience. Hopefully, the experience will help her mature a little as she is still enormously child-like (or that's how she has been edited). The fake tan was the funniest thing on TV this year and she won a place in everyone's hearts as a result. I hoped she would win the rowing task - she has said before that she can be determined when she wants to be. I just wish she had not said she never washed her sheets...it conjured up a bit of a horrible image didn't it?

I think Jem had had enough of the task and wanted to quit as Alex didn't look like she was going to quit anytime soon. Everyone expected Jem to win it and I think in order for Jem to save face she acted like she was doing Alex some sort of favour by quitting. And in turn taking some of the credit from Alex for winning it.