[LEE]

BIG BROTHER STATEMENT RE YESTERDAY'S TABLOID STUNT
Tuesday 6 July 2004

A tabloid newspaper flew a message over the house yesterday pointing out that Becki had nominated Michelle. While this news baffled housemates, it did not, contrary to reports in today's newspapers, lead to any arguments, confrontations or disagreements between the housemates. As with all stunts of this nature, streaming was temporarily diverted from the housemates. However viewers will be able to see for themselves how the housemates reacted in tonight's 10pm Channel 4 show.

[She Devil]

I thought it looked funny this morning when Michelle and Becki were talking like nothing had happened. However, BB will only tell you what they want you to hear and as for the programme showing how true this is, well they edit the bits they don't want you to see.

[Tina_2004]

Oh My God! I wonder what Michelle is thinking

[Hooly One]

Lol! the tabloids really love to S**t Stir

I wonder which tabloid it was? the mirror or the sun?

[LEE]

It was The Sun

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[Tina_2004]

Ta!

[jbellemeg]

And the Mirror.

[Hooly One]

I thought it might of been the sun, they did something very similar a couple of weeks ago.

[She Devil]

When I got back yesterday I tuned into BB and Becki was talking to Nadia and she did mention that she was mad that it had happened before nominations but then the sound cut out.

I must admit I don't believe what the sun says most of the time though

[LEE]

There was an article in The Mirror, and several other papers as well, but the one that actually organised the plane and the banner was The Sun.

[BigSister]

Thanks for that Lee
Thats cleared up things now

[Mike]

Yeah thanks Lee, glad you cleared things up for us.

[xx_michelle_fan_xx]

i bet the sun will organize other messages like this..doesnt bb get the message.. we want more action in the house!

[Kore]

hopefully they will fly over the words " Stu snogged Becki 2 days ago in the bathroom", see what michelle would do

[She Devil]

Lmao - OMG they would be scrapping over Stu like 2 dogs on heat

[Kore]

LOLOLOL!!!, that wud be amazin television to watch!!!

[She Devil]

Too right it would

[Hooly One]

Yes it would

[Sticks]

This was grossly irrisponsible of the Sun, I would like to see if C4/Endemol have some legal remedy here.

The way it was reported it could have caused a serious flare up, were it not for Daniel.

Anyone seeing the footage on E4 nominations uncut will see that Becki was put in a virtually impossible situation, which was resolved by draggin Ahmed into a 50/50 selection of either Michelle or Shell.

[She Devil]

Well if I was Becki I would of refused to kiss anyone. Becki would of got alot more respect from the public.

[Hooly One]

Yes she has, She decided to pick michelle and then she made up a weak excuse for kissing her

[golden~rose]

becky did a dumb thing, oh well too late!!

[Slartibartfast]

No way!! If she had choose not to kiss anyone, then she would be seen as an awkward pratt, just like Kitten. She was only just in the house, and if her first action was to refuse to follow BB's instructions, it would not have gone down well. Cos she was the new housemate, and people generally don't want one of them to win, people are looking for any reason to dislike her.

The main reason she is hated now, is cos she chose Michelle. If she had nominated Jay or Vic, then there would have been very little complaints and she would be seen as a national hero!!

(BTW, I am not a fan of Becki. Hate her for the right reasons, not for nominating Michelle.)

[golden~rose]

i also agree with that, michelle didnt do anything wrong. i thought the kissing thing was a stupid idea. like she was going to kiss ahmed

[LEE]

Originally posted by Slartibartfast
No way!! If she had choose not to kiss anyone, then she would be seen as an awkward pratt, just like Kitten. She was only just in the house, and if her first action was to refuse to follow BB's instructions, it would not have gone down well. Cos she was the new housemate, and people generally don't want one of them to win, people are looking for any reason to dislike her.

The main reason she is hated now, is cos she chose Michelle. If she had nominated Jay or Vic, then there would have been very little complaints and she would be seen as a national hero!!

(BTW, I am not a fan of Becki. Hate her for the right reasons, not for nominating Michelle.)

I agree with you here Slarti (apart from the fact I quite like Becki). It's very easy too judge her and say what you all would have done in her position but as a new person in the house she was just finding her was and I know I would have found it difficult to have made the decision not to nominate. It's all very well saying that the public would respect her and not vote her out, but how could she have known that and the last thing she would want to do is be voted out almost the first second she entered the house. I don't envy her the decision and opting out was nowhere near as easy and clear cut as you lot seem to think.