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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

One on one Gina is perfectly capable of being nicer and doesn't seem like a completely horrible person, but she does go against people purely because she thinks it's the popular opinion. Which is in itself a very unpleasant trait.

And exactly why her winning would be appalling... It encourages that sort of "playing up to a crowd" and "nastiness to impress". She is basically a real-life troll.

Well I agree with you.

But should we blame Gina or the show ?
And is it "real life" ?

Gina is unlikeable but how much of it is real remains very questionable.

Like it or not I'm sure she knows she's playing the snob, the queen, the bitch, the villain and she's blatantly not holding back by pushing it to the limit. (seen most in the tasks)

Like it or not to her credit, at least she's willing to play this controversial "role" instead of sitting on the sidelines.
For that she deserve some respect for being willing to stick her neck out.

Reality TV looks real so we treat it like it's real.
In the heat of the moment we all make quickfire judgements like "poor Charlie is being ganged up on".
But then we step back and see it differently when the dust has settled when we remember it's also a (slightly sick !) game-show.

Same thing for Gina I say.
She's been a panto horse for the cameras from day 1.
While I don't condone some of the behaviour, seems to me that's the role she's chosen.

What's more worrying for me is how some of her followers (i.e. Charlie, Sophie) just follow her blindly, simply because she's queen bee.
Sure Dexter knows the score !
But the others appear unable to question any of it.

It's all so easy to get sucked in.

I just wish people would remember it's a gameshow and not real life before they throw people to the wolves. (BB included !)

In fact if Gina falls like a stack of cards, it will be partly BB own fault.

If they whip up a frenzy then they shouldn't be suprised about dealing with the consequences if the script doesn't go according to plan.

For all her faults, I'm even starting to feel a little sorry for her already...

Reality TV - how real is it ?