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Originally Posted by FromBB8

That when he was younger he struggled to control his emotions, so went through a lot of self growth to regulate them - it included the boxing lessons but also changing mentally so as not to react without thinking, which he used do to. From memory, he said he tries to see everything from a logical rather than emotional angle which, in my mind, may explain why some people see him as playing up to the cameras - because everything is calm and measured. Part of me wonders whether the other housemates, either consciously or subconsciously, are trying to push him into an emotional reaction because, to them, it's more 'real'.

Thank you, that’s really interesting! And I agree, that gives a lot of insight into his behaviour. He definitely comes across as though he’s trying to be calm and measured to me, and it’s interesting that that behaviour is perceived as insincerity - it’s not a totally off perception (after all, it means he’s not letting all his emotions show), but there’s also nothing wrong with it, and more often than not it’s probably the healthier choice (unless he’s totally repressing things.)

I think your speculation at the end may be spot on. Even as a viewer I sometimes feel frustrated w him because I feel like I’m not getting to see how he really feels about things. (Obviously I’m still a fan though)

I wish they would include chats like this in the main show. Feel like we could really do with a longer main show so that these sorts of convos can be included