[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I actually like him more than I did before he went in but it is annoying when he acts dumb like that, he's clearly playing up to his image, i don't believe that he can't read the time and I don 't believe he thinks "confrontate" is a real word either

I wonder if the Production team asked him to say that, so it fitted in with a slick gag from Ant and Dec.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I wonder if the Production team asked him to say that, so it fitted in with a slick gag from Ant and Dec.

I wouldn't be surprised at all, it was obvious that he did it on purpose and actually said it 2 or 3 times in the one sentence.........just incase anyone had missed it the first time

[MTVN]

Yeah I refuse to believe he can't tell the time, even if it is a thing some people struggle to learn surely by the age of 23 you'd have had parents/teachers/anyone help you with it and not have your first lesson from a beauty model you've known for 5 minutes teaching you it on a jungle floor with sticks and mud

[mizzy25]

Maybe he can maybe he cant tell the time, but as someone did point out it got him closer to the model didn't it? I do believe he is a bit thick but maybe playing on it a bit. He seems a nice guy though with insanely white teeth. I quite like him and hes not bad on the eye either.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by mizzy25

Maybe he can maybe he cant tell the time, but as someone did point out it got him closer to the model didn't it? I do believe he is a bit thick but maybe playing on it a bit. He seems a nice guy though with insanely white teeth. I quite like him and hes not bad on the eye either.

It did but do you reckon she found the fact that he's a bit stupid attractive?

[Lee.]

I believe he's genuinely thick, but I think he definitely plays up to it.

I actually expected him to be an arse, but so far, I kind of like him!

[Tom4784]

He's most likely been coached on how to act. I don't believe anything that comes out of his mouth.

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

He's most likely been coached on how to act. I don't believe anything that comes out of his mouth.

Especially his teeth!

[Drew.]

He's an alright guy and he's harmless.. He's definitely not the most intelligent person on the planet. He doesn't get embarrassed from having the piss taken out of him on TV so he probably does enjoy the attention he gets due to being thick

[Jamesy]

You would be surprised at how many people cannot read an analogue clock. I've got loads of friends who can't read one (these are people in their 20s and 30s). Even with it being taught early in education, a lot of those who do not remember it, have digital clocks around them all the time and do not have help usually do end up not knowing how to read one.

Saying that, it's quite easy to learn how to read an analogue clock. I've taught a fair few people in 10 minutes how to read one.

I think Joey is naturally not-so-well-educated but I do think he plays up to it. He knows it grabs attention so probably just plays up even more so he can get more attention. Wouldn't be the first time a celeb has played dumb!

I don't mind him anyway. He doesn't interest me. He's not too in your face. So he doesn't bother me at all.

[erinp5]

I agree with Ian Hyland

One of showbiz’s most enduring mysteries was finally solved early doors at I’m A *Celebrity when TOWIE refugee Joey Essex admitted he was unable to tell the time.

So now we know why he didn’t realise his 15 minutes was up years ago.

Hey, I’m not having a go at the lad. He’s milked it beautifully. I just wish the fangirls and fanboys at ITV were not so hellbent on making him this year’s star.

I know this show is always ruthlessly edited but Sunday’s opener may as well have been subtitled: “This is Joey. And you WILL vote for him to do the first trial.”

The producers knew Joey’s new verb *“confrontate” would be all over Twitter seconds after he had blurted it out.

So instead of *stopping the tape, pointing out his mistake and getting him to do his line again, the conniving weasels let it go.

Like a Rebecca Adlington tampon, I’m afraid they’re flirting with fire. There’s a huge *difference between having your *shortcomings exposed in front of a few hundred thousand teenage fans on late-night ITV2 and being crowned prince clown of the jungle in front of 13 million prime-time viewers.

Even if Joey’s Norman Wisdom routine is all an elaborate act, I’d hate anyone to think ITV was tacitly encouraging millions of people to ridicule him.

I mean, for a TV network that takes duty of care very seriously, that would be simply not on.

No, I’m sure they’ve got Joey’s best interests at heart. And *hopefully the strong stomach he displayed last night will dissuade any floating voters in future.

Anyway I’m sure ITV just wants him to play his part in the kind of “simple, sweet-natured boy melts the heart of ruthless, career-driven model” jungle love story which worked such a treat back in 2004 with Peter Andre and Katie Price.

Whether a fling for Joey and Katie’s protege Amy Willerton – whose Day Two bra show proved she clearly learned a thing or two from her erstwhile mentor – will capture the public’s *imagination remains to be seen.

I won’t lose any sleep if it doesn’t though. They are the least interesting pair in there. Despite looking a bit dull on paper, their fellow campmates are showing early signs of playing their part in a vintage year.

As he’s an old friend, I can’t really say much about Matthew Wright apart from yes, he does jump around like Tigger and gurn like that in real life.

More *worryingly, I can also confirm he thinks his shirts are cool and when he mentions having “a last hurrah in a hotel room” you really don’t want to know any further details.

It also goes without saying that with Wrighty’s track record on live TV we must commend ITV’s bravery in letting him loose while so many high profile media investigations/court cases are still ongoing.

Of the other campmates, Steve Davis has made the biggest *positive impression, never more so than during Sunday’s race when his face turned snooker on its head by going for the shiny pink before the bright red.

David Emanuel’s first night bout of *third-person sickness was also a joy to behold as was the deserved savaging it received from Ant & Dec.

As for who I’d like to see joining the camp once tonight’s *annoyingly-timed England v Germany interruption is out of the way, at present there can be only one answer.

A really angry and *disorientated bear demanding to know which joker left an alarm clock in its cave.

PS. Re former Westlife member Kian Egan agonising over how best to describe himself these days.

Unemployed, surely?

PPS Re spin-off show twonk Joe Swash marvelling: “Tampons are so versatile, you can use them for lots of things.”

Yes, Joe. For a start, ITV2 could plonk three of them on studio chairs in the outback and they’d do a much better job than you and your co-hosts


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[chuff me dizzy]

Joey lost his Mam aged 10 ,his Dad never sent him to school after that ,so its NOT an act ,and he doesnt deserve to be slagged off

[Lee.]

He surely learnt to tell the time before he was 10 though??

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It did but do you reckon she found the fact that he's a bit stupid attractive?

If she does then I think I've learnt how to get Models.

[Headie]

I remember he was in the papers one time because someone mugged his rolex.

Whatchu need a rolex for if you can't tell the time? LOL it's plain obvious he is faking his 'dumb' act.

[erinp5]

Originally Posted by chuff me dizzy

Joey lost his Mam aged 10 ,his Dad never sent him to school after that ,so its NOT an act ,and he doesnt deserve to be slagged off

He can't be that daft ,Amy manage to teach him how to tell the time using a stick and the dirty on the ground, and she only had 48 hours max to do it .