[Angus]

Originally Posted by Claymores

If Shabby and Ben leave, we have a different storyline with others coming to the fore - this ALWAYS happens.

Don't know if you watch LF? Ben had an awfi lucky edit last night - producers obviously keeping him as the major storyline

You're absolutely right - no HM is bigger than the show, even Ben whom I love. But it's the nature of the "different storyline" that comes to the fore that's debatable. Two weeks of wall to wall Scabby and Sidekick almost had me reaching for the permanent off switch.

That is the allure of BB of course, the way it polarises opinion and sorts the wheat from the chaff. One man's meat is another man's poison - always has been, always will. So whilst Ben is still in the house, I am delighted. When he leaves I'll decide then whether there's any point in continuing to watch or just toodle off and enjoy the rest of my summer BB free!