[Lily.Evans.XO]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Can't believe I voted over 200 times. But I was determined to get raph a good place. And we all did it together. Great teamwork. Thanks everyone who voted

Over 200 times? That's dedication for ya my friend Slightly concerned about your phone bill though <3

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Lily.Evans.XO

Over 200 times? That's dedication for ya my friend Slightly concerned about your phone bill though <3

Voting makes a big difference. If we hadn't voted Raph would have finished 3rd or 4th. So overall I think we did incredibly well. I have a pay as you go phone, so it's OK.

[Lily.Evans.XO]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Voting makes a big difference. If we hadn't voted Raph would have finished 3rd or 4th. So overall I think we did incredibly well. I have a pay as you go phone, so it's OK.

Ahh ok, thats alright then. Yeah I agree, we all did amazingly to get him to where he finished . Proud of us (and him of course)

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Lily.Evans.XO

Ahh ok, thats alright then. Yeah I agree, we all did amazingly to get him to where he finished . Proud of us (and him of course)

I was crying so much when I realised Raph was final two. I didn't expect it at all.

[Lily.Evans.XO]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

I was crying so much when I realised Raph was final two. I didn't expect it at all.

Same here I was so emotional. His exit interview with Emma made me a little teary to, not sure why since I've never even spoken to Raph on here. I guess it was because it was dream to get on (as it is for many of us) and he did so well

[Littlegreen]

Oh I didn't start balling until Isabelle's best bits. I think everything had begun to sink in by then. I remember hearing Tom come 4th and I felt almost euphoric about Raph making the top 3 (the unintentional aim that evening) then when he was announced top 2 - I literally sat mouth agog in shock.

I was so on edge/nervous that whole day, that extra tenner on votes just seemed the right thing to do and I'm chuffed I did it now.

I think I must have voted about 70+ times in the end? All I know is I was thinking Emma's voice was sounding more tired with each call...

But it has felt like a team effort on here all the way and I'm proud of that.

[Nicky91]

i loved being TeamRaph, but also TeamIsabelle, TeamCharlotte this year


i really miss watching them



i hope CBB will be just as interesting

[Parallel]

Yes, I wasn't able to watch the final live but well done to Raph - he did very well in the house and made a great runner up. The top 3 has been the best top 3 in years!

[Jessica.]

I'm so happy for him, genuinely, he gets to be part of BB history forever and as a finalist at that. He did himself, his family and TiBB proud.

[SarenaW]

I started crying when Raph left the house to SO many cheers and he looked just so genuinely happy to be there!! Gahh. It was so lovely.

[SarenaW]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

I'm so happy for him, genuinely, he gets to be part of BB history forever and as a finalist at that. He did himself, his family and TiBB proud.

And he did it by just being a kind, good person. Not slagging people off, starting fights, or being loud and obnoxious. Just a GOOD person.

[Headie]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

I'm so happy for him, genuinely, he gets to be part of BB history forever and as a finalist at that. He did himself, his family and TiBB proud.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by SarenaW

And he did it by just being a kind, good person. Not slagging people off, starting fights, or being loud and obnoxious. Just a GOOD person.

........ and that is the absolute truth of his time in the house.
Well pointed out.

[Littlegreen]

It's a shame we don't get the DR uncut episodes anymore, he was genius in there.

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Can't believe I voted over 200 times. But I was determined to get raph a good place. And we all did it together. Great teamwork. Thanks everyone who voted

I like to think that we combined accounted for about 10% of the overall voting, and pushed him from 4th into 2nd

[DouglasS]

I think the vote surge in the final 2 is usually the biggest vote, and the overall voting statistics posted did not take into account to all the freezings/continueed voting periods [aka Hannah got less than 1 percent as she'd only had a few hours to be voted for]. So I genuinely believe between Raph and Deborah would have been very few votes, and so your votes were not for nothing guys, he may have been 3rd without them.

[LukeB]

Vanessa dw i voted 150 times but it was worth it

[SarenaW]

I'm rewatching from the beginning (haha) and it's so amazing to see how much Raph came out of his shell, especially in terms of speaking his mind (which I know he said he had trouble with feeling comfortable doing at first). Like, on day 4 he was in the smoke pit and people were complaining about Arthur and Raph looked kind of uncomfortable. Then when Imran called Arthur a "dickhead" Raph very quietly respnded "but, like.. no". You can see how much he wanted to speak out, but didn't have the confidence/was afraid of starting an argument.

Then flash forward a few weeks, him speaking up when Lotan was arguing with Chanelle, calling out Kieran for hiding booze, defending Chanelle against Sue... The character development.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by LukeB

Vanessa dw i voted 150 times but it was worth it

I would have voted more, but the lines closed

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I like to think that we combined accounted for about 10% of the overall voting, and pushed him from 4th into 2nd

I think we did! Brilliant team work

[Headie]

We're all just sat waiting for Raph to return aren't we

[Epic.]

Originally Posted by Hayden

We're all just sat waiting for Raph to return aren't we

Where is he?!

[Vanessa]

I hope he comes back. If not, that's OK too. I know he appreciates all the support. They should invite Raph on Bots. He would give great opinions. Or he would be great on The Wright Stuff.

[Ninastar]

BB only just ended, I'm sure he'll have interviews and stuff for the next few days so he won't have much free time. He did say on fb he will get back to everyone, so just be patient and I'm sure he will be ok eventually

Also, I'm sure he will have had to make agreements with channel 5 or whoever owns BB about what he can say and when he can post on here.

[DouglasS]

He'll definitely be on BBOTS on CBB, they always invite back past houseguests, especially memorable ones or finalists. He was runner up, so he'll be back. Isabelle/Raph/Deborah/Tom/Chanelle will likely be the go to's for BBOTS. The finalists, and likely Chanelle on top for being so memorable.