[iRyan]

I think he's just very self-conscious about how he's coming across, both to the public and the people in the house which makes people question how real he's being. In a sense, yes, it is gameplaying. But everyone in there is playing the same game, just in different ways, and some more visibly than others. It is impossible to be in that house and be your "true self". There will always be that awareness of the cameras and that you're being watched and judged by an audience, and there will always be heightened self-consciousness about what the others in the house are thinking and saying about you. Most people have to "gameplay" in order to cope.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by iRyan

I think he's just very self-conscious about how he's coming across, both to the public and the people in the house which makes people question how real he's being. In a sense, yes, it is gameplaying. But everyone in there is playing the same game, just in different ways, and some more visibly than others. It is impossible to be in that house and be your "true self". There will always be that awareness of the cameras and that you're being watched and judged by an audience, and there will always be heightened self-consciousness about what the others in the house are thinking and saying about you. Most people have to "gameplay" in order to cope.

Exactly right.

The vast number of former housemates and CBB housemates who say once out,you never really realise what it's like in there until you are in.

Any planning before going in,goes mostly out the window, you need to gauge how to avoid being nominated too,the whole process needs to be learned anew.

They are all doing that,singling one out is really petty and ridiculous.

For me 3 things can and should be avoided or seen as the real blatant attention kind of gameplaying.

The really overblown arguments, guaranteed to be shown hence airtime.
Then the hysterical tantrums and runs to the diary room.
Andrew is providing those recently.
The inevitable but tedious showmances too,every series seems to develop one.
With all from presenters,to bbbots and highlights taken up with such showmances.

Raph has engaged in none of those things,that is why I like him as a housemate.
Others obviously don't but singling him out as the gameplayers and jumping on every tiny thing he does,is to me both unfair and very petty indeed.
Especially while turning a blind eye to all the others.

You'd have to re-plan and adjust in the house it must take over you completely.
Everyone needs to think how best to play this and the end result,as has been the case with many on BB and CBB, probably ends up being very different from what's said in VTs.