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True Kaz

I'd not thought of it like that before

If he JUST went in as Shane J and Courtney never even existed - would Shane J alone get the same amount of votes ?

I doubt it

Courtney is def a colourful boost to 'who Shane is' so i would have to say yes you are right ! Being 'two' does give him advantage.

Add to that all his box-ticking, virtue-signalling, cliche statements that he announces like he is reading from a PC auto-cue and suddenly plenty of well-meaning (but gullible) viewers will think 'how wonderful he is'

(and they will completely overlook all his two-faced back-biting and sh4t-stirring because of it)