[Headie]

Oh I remember one of my curiosities

Did hearing Emma say "vote to save" in Week 1 affect your behaviour in the house? Did you explain to your friends the differences with Vote to Save vs Vote to Evict etc?

And when the vote changed to vote to evict did it affect your behaviour also? Or did you not really listen out for these things? (I know I'd be listening every week for it )

[Raph]

Originally Posted by Hayden

Oh I remember one of my curiosities

Did hearing Emma say "vote to save" in Week 1 affect your behaviour in the house? Did you explain to your friends the differences with Vote to Save vs Vote to Evict etc?

And when the vote changed to vote to evict did it affect your behaviour also? Or did you not really listen out for these things? (I know I'd be listening every week for it )

When did Emma say this? But yeah knowing the vote to save v vote to evict thing definitely affects your behavior - having been in the house I can say 100% that vote to save is the better format for entertaining TV. When it was vote to evict you could tell everyone was trying to be more careful as just getting into an argument can put you at risk of being evicted.

But yeah definitely listened out to it always and was always preparing 5-6 steps in advance - even with who I nominated, what interactions I had etc. Definitely played the game hard, just did not want to vocalise it too much as I didn't know how the British public would respond to it.

[Headie]

Also what was the ~biggest game move~ you made, strategy-wise? I assume you incorporated a bit of BBUS/BBCAN tactics to help you get further

[Raph]

Originally Posted by Hayden

Also what was the ~biggest game move~ you made, strategy-wise? I assume you incorporated a bit of BBUS/BBCAN tactics to help you get further

Some points: (which I did say in the diary room but not sure if it was shown).

1) Aligning with Arthur and Chanelle early on
2) Emphasizing the divide at all times to create an in-grou/out-group mentality
3) smoking cigarettes and being friends with the non-smokers to cover all angles of the house.
4) using more swear words so my vocabulary matched the other housemates' more
5) putting on fake tan to conform to group norms in the house.
6) Asking the guys to work out with them to create a bond that way.

And my biggest move:

7) Pretending to be weak/sensitive so I was seen as less of a threat within the house.

So my strategies were more towards not being nominated than it was to trick the public. I'm a strategist naturally so it's just in my personality.

[caprimint]

Originally Posted by Raph

Some points: (which I did say in the diary room but not sure if it was shown).

1) Aligning with Arthur and Chanelle early on
2) Emphasizing the divide at all times to create an in-grou/out-group mentality
3) smoking cigarettes and being friends with the non-smokers to cover all angles of the house.
4) using more swear words so my vocabulary matched the other housemates' more
5) putting on fake tan to conform to group norms in the house.
6) Asking the guys to work out with them to create a bond that way.

And my biggest move:

7) Pretending to be weak/sensitive so I was seen as less of a threat within the house.

So my strategies were more towards not being nominated than it was to trick the public. I'm a strategist naturally so it's just in my personality.

This is really interesting to know, did you ever cry for the vulnerability factor or was every time you cried real?

[Ashley.]

[JerseyWins]

Raph congrats on the 2nd place finish my dude You being on the show persuaded me to watch BBUK and now I kinda like the show.

- To your knowledge do people on the show know about or look at the BB forums at all? Just something I'm kinda curious about and I wonder if they mentioned it.
- Have you caught up on BBUS19 at all / do you plan on watching it or will you skip this year's season after this crazy summer?
- Did anything surprise you on the show (like how things are done or just about the experience in general) whether it was a positive or negative surprise?
- Was the house divide as strong as it seemed in the edit and who would you say you were closest to from the "other side"?
- Also when did you know you were getting on BB18 and how did you feel?

[Raph]

Originally Posted by JerseyWins

Raph congrats on the 2nd place finish my dude You being on the show persuaded me to watch BBUK and now I kinda like the show.

- To your knowledge do people on the show know about or look at the BB forums at all? Just something I'm kinda curious about and I wonder if they mentioned it.
- Have you caught up on BBUS19 at all / do you plan on watching it or will you skip this year's season after this crazy summer?
- Did anything surprise you on the show (like how things are done or just about the experience in general) whether it was a positive or negative surprise?
- Was the house divide as strong as it seemed in the edit and who would you say you were closest to from the "other side"?
- Also when did you know you were getting on BB18 and how did you feel?

Thanks my dude!! You're the champ!

1) No I don't think any of the housemates really know about the forums and stuff, as far as I know.
2) No I have not but i'm not sure I want to? I've only really heard bad things about it and tbh I've only liked Paulie as a HG on BBUS in the last few years, find the people really hard to relate to unlike BBCAN.
3) It surprised me how tough it was, i'm not an emotional person at all yet in the house I felt much more emotional because it was very psychologically stressful.
4) The house divide was by far the worst the first day of the love peace and harmony task. The two sides didn't say a word to each other all morning it was crazy, like a true war. And then there's a reason we all got closer after but I don't think i'm allowed to share that. And I was closest to Lotan from the other side originally, and then more Kieran and Tom towards the end. Actually, I was closest to Charlotte throughout whilst in the house (we always laughed about how our friendship would not be shown as it would confuse the divide storyline), but outside more Kieran and Tom.
5) I knew early May already that I was going on. And ah it honestly was the BEST DAY EVER when I got 'the call'.

[Ramsay]

Originally Posted by Raph

And then there's a reason we all got closer after but I don't think i'm allowed to share that.

BB ORGY

[Underscore]

Congrats!

What does the house feel like to live in once it's been 'lived in' - so a few weeks in?

Like it must be very dirty, humid and smelly?

[Eddie.]

Raph, thanks again for taking the time to respond to all of our questions...

[Raph]

Originally Posted by Underscore

Congrats!

What does the house feel like to live in once it's been 'lived in' - so a few weeks in?

Like it must be very dirty, humid and smelly?

Honestly it just feels like your own home. It never smelt bad and you never really felt like it was dirty cause you just got used to it. It definitely needed that house clean on Chanelle's bday though

[Mitchell]

I thought you smashed it in there Raph

When in the houses, did you think of how TIBB would be reacting?

When did you find out that you were going in?

What was the 'celebs' week like and what were your opinions on it as a fan?

Thanks

[Nicky91]

i have another question for you Raphie

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZPI4XrA...ken-by=raph176

what is this place you've been with Chanelle? i see Nobu London but what is it

[Littlegreen]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

i have another question for you Raphie

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZPI4XrA...ken-by=raph176

what is this place you've been with Chanelle? i see Nobu London but what is it

That's where all the celebs hang out in London, expensive food and alcohol.

__________

I think Raph is still catching up with the questions, maybe give him a couple of days before chucking out anymore?

[Cal.]

What were your early predictions for how the series would play out (boot order wise)? Did anyone go early who you thought would make it far and visa versa?

[Raph]

Originally Posted by Cal.

What were your early predictions for how the series would play out (boot order wise)? Did anyone go early who you thought would make it far and visa versa?

I thought I would be an early boot, really felt like the public would not get me and the strategic way I saw the game. I thought Chanelle would be an early boot too, same with the sisters and Sukhy - basically all the people who I loved!

I thought Ellie or Kieran had it in the bag to win. But I guess I was wrong!

[Black Dagger]

Were you forced to talk about the CBB launch on Twitter because it came across very forced considering you never watch it.

[Raph]

Originally Posted by Black Dagger

Were you forced to talk about the CBB launch on Twitter because it came across very forced considering you never watch it.

Nooo was super hype! Was exciting to see Sam and Jordan move into me and Chanelle's bed as well.

[caprimint]

Is it weird seeing avatars and sigs of yourself all over the forum?

[Ant.]

I really want to know why there's so much mystery re: Arthur 'walking

Congratulations again Raph! Hm I was about to come here to ask what the hell happened with the toilets but anyway, my question is:
What was your opinion on how the show had been edited and what it actually was? Like, what was your opinion on them switching from VTS to VTE for seemingly no reason midseries? And what's your opinion on The Great Rig? (Savannah's eviction)

[Littlegreen]

The Arthur thing is so odd. Rebecca seemed quite protective of him, at least that's how it sounded on her blog... possibly he had a mental issue that he didn't mention before entering the house?

I really liked him and was sad he didn't get to go further.

[Niamh.]

You said that Kayleigh was the only one you didn't like but what about Joe? He seemed to have a big problem with you for no real reason

[Babayaro.]

I mean, anyone could have predicted that...

[andybigbro]

H Raph! Thanks for doing this! Really appreciate it and it’s really interesting.

How do you feel about hair stylists etc and tanning folk or people coming in for tasks? Did it bother you because you wanted complete shut off from the outside world?