[actor]

I have wondered for a few years now, although Nikki was possibly the most entertaining housemate of all time, should they really have allowed her into the house? Back in the early years the producers really did put mentally unwell people in there and almost exploited them for entertainment. However, hearing her mum and best friend speak, it seems to have really turned her life around and gave her a happiness and purpose that she was missing at that time in her life.

[kingston]

Originally Posted by actor

I have wondered for a few years now, although Nikki was possibly the most entertaining housemate of all time, should they really have allowed her into the house? Back in the early years the producers really did put mentally unwell people in there and almost exploited them for entertainment. However, hearing her mum and best friend speak, it seems to have really turned her life around and gave her a happiness and purpose that she was missing at that time in her life.

Mental illness shouldn't preclude someone from going on the show provided said mental illness is treated and manageable. Also Nikki was far from exploited she was very much an active participant in the madness that was BB and she loved every moment of it.

I think secretly Nikki knew there was a possibility she wouldn't live a full life so being in and craving the spotlight was her way of trying to make the most of what time she had.

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I tried to watch this on all4 last night but it said it wasn't available, is it on there now ?.

[arista]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I tried to watch this on all4 last night but it said it wasn't available, is it on there now ?.

Yes under Thursday
says Niki Graham : who is she
S1 EP1

Thats on Virgin Catch Up.

On until 7th of May

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I'll watch this on catch up.
This is a subject I know very well. I've had both anorexia and bulimia in the past.
Nikki was indeed very special and in my opinion the greatest housemate the show has ever had.

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Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I tried to watch this on all4 last night but it said it wasn't available, is it on there now ?.

It’s still not on there…

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Originally Posted by rusticgal

It’s still not on there…

I just checked again ,I don't understand why it's still not available .

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Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I just checked again ,I don't understand why it's still not available .

No..I don’t either.

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Her diary room rants were epic!

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Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I just checked again ,I don't understand why it's still not available .

It’s on there now Goldheart…

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Originally Posted by rusticgal

It’s on there now Goldheart…

Oh ok
I might watch it tonight then

[actor]

Originally Posted by kingston

Mental illness shouldn't preclude someone from going on the show provided said mental illness is treated and manageable. Also Nikki was far from exploited she was very much an active participant in the madness that was BB and she loved every moment of it.

I know, that's what I said in the second half of my post.

The producers do have a duty of care though and looking back it raises some concerns over whether some people should have been allowed in. Treated or not, you could tell some people were extremely vulnerable and almost disassociated from reality. Is that fair to lock people like that up for 3 months and film their mental decline for the entertainment of the public?

It's also an issue of safety when it comes to people like Shahbaz who threatened to kill himself and all of the housemates in their sleep.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by actor

It's also an issue of safety when it comes to people like Shahbaz who threatened to kill himself and all of the housemates in their sleep.

I mean realistically that wouldn't be possible - there are people just behind the mirrors watching them at all times. Though he might have been able to get one of 'em before he was stopped... I reckon he'd have gone for Richard.

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I mean realistically that wouldn't be possible - there are people just behind the mirrors watching them at all times. Though he might have been able to get one of 'em before he was stopped... I reckon he'd have gone for Richard.

I don't think Shahbaz would have laid a finger on anyone, it was more verbal and the worst he did was hiding food.

If anything Sezer seemed more aggressive ( I could not stand that arrogant little pr1ck) , he bullied Shahbaz and other housemates joined in. Hiding his clothes and locking him in the garden was childish & mean.

[arista]

Originally Posted by kingston

Mental illness shouldn't preclude someone from going on the show provided said mental illness is treated and manageable. Also Nikki was far from exploited she was very much an active participant in the madness that was BB and she loved every moment of it.

I think secretly Nikki knew there was a possibility she wouldn't live a full life so being in and craving the spotlight was her way of trying to make the most of what time she had.

Great Post.

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Originally Posted by actor

I have wondered for a few years now, although Nikki was possibly the most entertaining housemate of all time, should they really have allowed her into the house? Back in the early years the producers really did put mentally unwell people in there and almost exploited them for entertainment. However, hearing her mum and best friend speak, it seems to have really turned her life around and gave her a happiness and purpose that she was missing at that time in her life.

I think things went downhill since lockdown.
She probably felt alone and vulnerable

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Originally Posted by Vanessa

I think things went downhill since lockdown.
She probably felt alone and vulnerable

Just finished watching it , it was very sad indeed.

Yeah it looks like lockdown caused her illness to deteriorate , it's ashame that before that ....she didn't move back in with her mum or one of her friends who could have looked after her .But anorexia is a difficult psychological illness aswell as physical, and it took her over completely .

Seeing those latest images of her looking so thin and poorly was really terrible and shocking , especially the photos on the go fund me page. If only she got help in time R.I.P.

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Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Just finished watching it , it was very sad indeed.

Yeah it looks like lockdown caused her illness to deteriorate , it's ashame that before that ....she didn't move back in with her mum or one of her friends who could have looked after her .But anorexia is a difficult psychological illness aswell as physical, and it took her over completely .

Seeing those latest images of her looking so thin and poorly was really terrible and shocking , especially the photos on the go fund me page. If only she got help in time R.I.P.

Very sad…and very tragic. She was one of a kind….