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If there is one thing that is really getting up my goat lately it’s the booing and braying crowd. It gets worse as the years go on. Its now the norm for a contestant to be booed, while only a very few get cheered.

I remember the first series of BB, there was genuine fear that Mel would get a bad reaction. Nick had to be sneaked out the back door for his crimes. Yet in 2011 the winner was booed off the stage.

Crowds tend to be sheep, like on the internet, there is safety in the anonymity.

Natasha was a nice housemate. She got on with everyone, she “played” the game and was honest about why she was there. Yet the majority of the crowd booed her in and out of the house. Why? Because of her past history. Not because of her performance, or her likability as a contestant.

Has the pantomime gone too far?

Is the pure vitriol that is poured out on eviction night just too much?

In my mind it sounds more like the crowd you would have gotten at a gladiatorial arena, crying for blood to be spilled. Rather than a live audience for a TV show.

Would the individuals be better behaved in a seated, well lit, studio? Of course they would. Faces could be seen and the HM’s would be able to look everyone in the eye.

I can’t be the only one who’s stomach turns to knots as the host calls out the names, waiting for the reaction of the crowd. And that is whether I like them or not.

It has now gone past the pantomime boo. And I, for one, believe that its gone too far.

Wouldn’t it be a better show if 90% of the HM’s got a half decent reception on leaving the house. Boo and chant as the host calls their name, but once its done, its done. They are out.