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Originally Posted by CherieB

He obviously played a game to get into the BB House, taking on a different persona, once he got in the house I think he was completely himself as his attitude didnt change from day 1 really, there were times when I thought he was playing a game in the early stages, but then with all the strops and moods, its not a way to win over the public but I think most of his fans saw that as a positive in that he didnt hide his feelings and coped with things in a non aggressive way. Alex on the other hand, she never stopped smiling in the house, she looked like she had been hit by a bus on Finale night. Well grumpy.

Half the fun was trying to work out if he was game playing or not as he was highly nebulous, ambiguous and often enigmatic.

It's well documented that I am an Aaron supporter but he was blatantly using a game plan and I APPLAUD him for it.

But Aaron's spent 10 years getting on the show (he was in the same 2002 pre-BB HM pool as Jade Goody, Lee and Kate Lawler). He has auditioned for 3 other subsequent series, he knows what works and what doesn't. He knows what gets air times. He knows that on paper a middle-class smart guy like himself is going to find it hard to get air time without a bit of contrivance, he also knows a middle-class smart guy like himself is going to find it hard to popularity against BB cliches such as Alex (ditzy blond with big boobs), cheaky chappy Mark and 'down to earth Northerner' Jay unless he puts a bit of effort in. He already talked about Nasty Nick and Makosi being amongst his favourite HMs. He gently blended a bit of Nasty Nick's game playing and Makosi's air time grabbing theatrics without going overboard.

Aaron knows he can't be 100% nicey wicey Mr Happy House as Alex has that schtick sewn up and as a dizzy nicey wicey blond would have beaten him. He had to be different and stand out from the crowd, and he did. Going against the grain on the present buying, on the Toy Task, on the RnB dance party etc.

He handled the Maisy-kiss situation with aplomb, really gaining sympathy and making us go 'oh poor Aaron, all he did is kiss a girl in bed'

Aaron knows the psychology in changing the vote to vote to save. I don't believe for a second that he wasn't aware of the change. He'll know that flying under the radar no longer guarantees success in vote to save. In fact being up for eviction is a good thing now, as it constantly put Aaron on the HL and showed his value. Aaron understood this even more than some of the people working on BB such as Emma W, Jeff Brazier and Alice Lavine. He cleverly quashed the other HMs from getting too much air time ie sabotaging Tom's cleaning secret task, making sure he was the focus of the Toy Factory task, increasing the romance with Faye when JayLou threatened to take things to the next level.

Aaron's personality changed after day 3 or 4. He came into the house to boos after the 'arrogant' launch night VT and defiantly teased the booing crowd. He entered the house with a really cocky persona but by about day 4 he softened, changing his image too changing his hair style to look less brash and stopped wearing designer clothes, but cosy 'nicey' knit wear). He wasn't that geeky camp on first couple of nights then by day 3 he was all 'oh dear', floppy hands, flustering about. The Aaron who entered the house somehow looks like a different person to the guy who left.


I noticed Aaron's cockiness as I was worried initially that he was going to lead my favourite Mark astray with 'laddish' behaviour . Aaron was eyeing up all the girls, especially Maisy (still think they fancied each other but only didn't get together as Faye threw a hissy fit over the kiss) and he initally liked Louise. I even think he even was tapping up Tashie on day 2 for a show-mance then realised she was annoying and inane. He worried that he may come across as the serious 'oldie' HM so he did the most outrageous thing to show us he could shock and be wild - he played gay chicken kiss with Tom. Bang. Aaron went from the guy who refused to jump into the pool on day 3 to Mr Funtime. One minute he would refuse to join in with anything too silly, but loved to dance and get naked!!

And this is where his game plan was clever and dangerous. Aaron WANTED to be up for eviction most weeks, in week 1 - it was his way of testing where he was with the pubic. There's no point in doing a 'Tom' i.e. sailing all the way to the final without being up for nominations only to discover the public hate you, think you're a d*ck or are indifferent. Being up for eviction meant he was in the HL and the one everyone was talking about.

Alex wanted Alex for the final not because he liked her, but because he wanted to split the anti-Aaron/ Geordie vote.

Aaron didn't care if people hated him for the strops and huffs as he knew you can't vote him out. You can only vote to keep his nomination rivals in. So if you hate Aaron in week 1 you'd have to spend money keeping Tashie in and who would bother to do that other than really hardcore Aaron haters!