[bjorkfan]

Shamelessly copied from another forum- this is excellent reminder of who the real star of BB9 is

Favourite Rachel moments & storylines

The only one (barring Steph) to defend Bex against Alex in chipgate

Electrocuting everyone along with Dennis, laughing at first, and then realising that people were actually getting hurt so she got Dennis to stop

Strapped to Kat in a llama suit for 2 days

Being accused of fancying Mario by Lisa/Mario

Confronting Jen & Bex and single-handedly shutting down the whisper club ("I just don't want the whispering to start again. But if that's the way you guys are, I'm not going to try change you, it's just the way you are")

Rachel: "By Mario not telling me, then it's him who was sitting on the fence, not me"
Lisa: *gawp*

Confronting Lisa on the night of her breakout and telling her that she wasn't sad to see her go, because she knows all about her slagging off Kat, Rex, Darnell & herself behind their backs with Luke, because she overheard them (she was in the bathroom at the time, and Lisa/Luke didn't know it), and how she thought she'd been particularly nasty to Kat on the night where she sang "Shut up!" to her face.

Staying up all night in the Alarm Clock task with Mo, and singing silly little ditties/songs to keep herself awake, with a towel on her head, chasing off mosquitos (totally loopy, and had me in stitches)

Leaping around the garden doing silly exagerrated exercises (Rex: What's Rachel doing? The macarena?), and also the other day doing star jumps with Mikey (that's it Mikey, go on, you can flyyyyy! - again, a lot funnier on the live feed)

Her impersonation of angry Darnell, stomping around the room

Performed brilliantly in the mime artists task (with Maysoon)

Performed brilliantly in the Olympic Ciruit task as top girl with a time of 8:55

"Darnell, are you black?"

"The reason why you never see my bubbly side Rex is because you bore me to death!"

Struggling through the doors dressed as a cupcake in the cake task, and falling over (it was a lot funnier on the live feed)

Seeing her friends really suffer in hell and trying to get them a treat, via the cake task. And took it on the chin when it backfired and the whole of heaven hated her, altho as I have repeatedly said onluy she TASTED the cakes so only she really knows which one was best

Giving the hell housemates (Kat, Mikey, Nicole) their letters from home instead of hers, and not even telling anyone she had to make the sacrifice

Buying back Kat, Mo & Nicole's suitcases from the shopping list, only for Mo & Nicole to both nominate her...

The goldfish! Awwwww!

The egg+spoon task was very funny on the live feed, not just the eggedy-eggety-egg-egg-egg thing, but also where the wind was blowing her hair into her face and she was telling the wind to go away (I was peeing myself through the live feed, the girl's a nutter, lol)

Dancing/singing on her eviction survival party night, live on 4Music. Very good, also very funny.

"Take it to the face!" Truth or Dare:
Getting a cup of cider thrown all over her face by Mo then giggling off to the bedroom to brush it out of hair.
Getting a bottle of ketchup tipped down her mouth and all over her face, then chasing Rex all over the place to get him back.

Seeing Mo, Darnell & Rex being crap at baseball, then hitting 2 straight home runs in a row and leaping up and down screaming "woooooo! yeahhhhh!"

Taking 2 or 3 hours to teach Mikey the Thriller moves, especially the bit where she was showing him the thrusting moves, and they were both facing each other and she said "It's a bit like doing rudies", lol. Then being the best performer herself (as confirmed by the judges).

"Why should Nicole get the straighteners first? Is she getting married or something?"

"Rex always gets it wrong. Who listens to Rex anyway, hahaha"

"That was blatently rude, Rex. Are you that much of a control freak that you want people to be quiet all the time".


Add all of those to these factors:

The main object of Luke/Mario & Team B1tch/Nasty's hate campaign, along with Mo (Rachel was nasty at the auditions and came into the room and shouted at everyone; This whole 'nice' thing is fake, Rachel goes into the DR to slag everyone off; Rachel tried it on with Mario; etc etc)

Taking a whole heap of cr4p from Rex, but still coming out with her dignity fully intact, and made Rex look like a complete fool.

Has been a true friend to all of Kat, Mikey, Darnell & Mo, has supported them through thick & thin, and always picked them up whenever they have been at their lowest (and all 4 have expressed their appreciation in the DR).

The most empathic, selfless, compassionate, kind & genuinely nice hm, who is also the only one who hasn't done any b1tching or backstabbing, or done one single nasty thing for 12 whole weeks.

Rachel - a lovely girl, truly amazing, a true sweetheart, highly talented, and a true star.

It would be a travesty of justice if she didn't win.

these are only a few of her bigger moments and dont include her many times of fun/singing/pillow fights/food fights and discussions. Add to it that it would be a victory for Live Feed over the HL show cos they have not editted rachel too well , regularly cutting out things she has said or done to ensure her HL fit the storyline they were giving her (for instance they forgot to include her telling off rex the other day and that he ended up apoloigising to kat over the way he treated her simply cos Rachel had made him realise how mean he was being).

For a lot of you these incidents may not be enough but rather than just being negative about Rachel can you please post similar reasons for why your favourite should win.
I think you may find it difficult to list as many about anyone but good luck.

[andyman]

Rachel is a great housemate but the problem is the huge anti b-block feeling that is going around. They would rather see hitler win its became a joke!
Rachel is a lovely woman and her boyfriend is a very lucky man.

[ange7]

can't get on board with that .. if she is so caring and understanding why does she so regularly put her foot in it ie social issues ... disabilities .. different cultures...etc... people who are really that caring do have some understanding / empathy for others... she on the other hand is so naive. It shows that she really is only into LOOKING like the caring person... without having to do the hard work of really being one.
It's her shield ... "I'm so cute...listen to my baby voice .. don't disagree with me unless you want to look like the bad guy!" hehe

[BBkid]

Loving Rach (2nd fav HM).

[Honeybee]

This because it's a game who's !? want to show the bad side on BB TV that why she's played nice all along and she's very clevers girl.

[dcp42]

Originally posted by ange7
can't get on board with that .. if she is so caring and understanding why does she so regularly put her foot in it ie social issues ... disabilities .. different cultures...etc... people who are really that caring do have some understanding / empathy for others... she on the other hand is so naive. It shows that she really is only into LOOKING like the caring person... without having to do the hard work of really being one.
It's her shield ... "I'm so cute...listen to my baby voice .. don't disagree with me unless you want to look like the bad guy!" hehe

We agree again! Great minds think alike! Although what has been written by bjorkfan about Rachel is nice we could probably do that about a few other HM's as well - apart from Darnell and Rex and Mo - most of them have done funny stuff, nice stuff, kind stuff etc but who's got the time for all that!

Lisa to win - she is genuine - not a silly, play acting person who is controlled by another HM - ie KAT!

[AndyShields]

Rachel isn't faking it, she's very naive but that doesn't mean she's not caring. She's lived her life away from big cities and had quite a sheltered life so she's not exactly clued up on things that other housemates are.
But what she lacks in street smarts she makes up for in morals, she doesn't jump from bed to bed, make up lies about other housemates, go along with the crowd or call people names.
She's always there for her friends, and even people who aren't her friends. She knows what Lisa has said about her behind her back and that she's made up lies about her but she still congratulated her on her engagement and hugged her when she went up for eviction last night.
When Rachel's been attacked by the others like Rex and Alex no one comforted her, but time and time again she's been there for the people who weren't there for her (Except Kat).
She's also a lot more level headed than the rest of them and has taken a lot of stuff on the chin.
She's not fake, she's just nice, not brilliantly bright, but at least she wants to learn about the world and other people unlike Bex who was content in her stupidity or Rex who thinks he's a genius but is far from it.

[ange7]

I don't think she's fake. She really believes being a caring person who is full of empathy is as simple as going up to someone and saying "there, there". I'm saying her nievate shows that her motive for "caring" has more to do with being seen as the carer... otherwise she wouldn't be so naive. As for saying she's led a sheltered life well didn't she say she has travelled the world. anyway I wouldn't be gutted if she one but ...no wait ...

[Jackie]

Yes she doesn't bitch about anyone she is geniune she doesn't need to put make up on everytime they do a task not like Kat she knows she going to be on highlights thats why she does it Kat is aware whats shes doing all the time.

[Arneldo]

Rachel has done nothing. If she wins it will not be because of what she has done, but because of what other people have done to her.

[KKBL]

shes boring and she doesnt stand up for herself.

[Big_Brutta]

Rachel to win. She's probably the only genuine HM left in the house.

[KKBL]

Originally posted by Big_Brutta
Rachel to win. She's probably the only genuine HM left in the house.

SO WHAT??!!
she hasnt done anything!she doesnt bring any entertainment to the show.

[AndyShields]

Originally posted by KKBL

SO WHAT??!!
she hasnt done anything!she doesnt bring any entertainment to the show.

I find her entertaining, and she has done plenty, the OP listed just some of the things she's done.
If she doesn't entertain you that's fine but that doesn't mean she doesn't bring any entertainment because there are plenty that are entertained by her.

[NettoSuperstar!]

Shes nice but not special

[Jackie]

Originally posted by KKBL

SO WHAT??!!
she hasnt done anything!she doesnt bring any entertainment to the show.

She doesn't need to do anything she is genuine thats all that matters can't see anyone else who deserves that money more.

[sk8tersmum]

Rachel is the fakest housemate in the house if you go back to the start of it when she hung about with Lisa and Mario she did not have a 2yrs old voice that has only come on in the past few weeks and if she wins BB9 it would be because she is fake and a good actress no because she has entertained us she has certainly not done that

[NettoSuperstar!]

Originally posted by jackie46

She doesn't need to do anything she is genuine thats all that matters can't see anyone else who deserves that money more.

Yeh Sara..Genuine, entertaining and had to through all that crap lets show them we dont tolerate it!!!

[bjorkfan]

Originally posted by ange7
can't get on board with that .. if she is so caring and understanding why does she so regularly put her foot in it ie social issues ... disabilities .. different cultures...etc... people who are really that caring do have some understanding / empathy for others... she on the other hand is so naive. It shows that she really is only into LOOKING like the caring person... without having to do the hard work of really being one.
It's her shield ... "I'm so cute...listen to my baby voice .. don't disagree with me unless you want to look like the bad guy!" hehe

Where has she put her foot in it- regarding social issues- disabilities, cultures etc?
There has been no evidence of what you speak of- but of course- if you want to prove otherwise.......
The fact she's been in there for 12 weeks, has remained true to herself with no mask slippage as some have said would occur, tells me that she is a genuinely nice person.

[Big_Brutta]

Originally posted by ange7
can't get on board with that .. if she is so caring and understanding why does she so regularly put her foot in it ie social issues ... disabilities .. different cultures...etc... people who are really that caring do have some understanding / empathy for others... she on the other hand is so naive. It shows that she really is only into LOOKING like the caring person... without having to do the hard work of really being one.
It's her shield ... "I'm so cute...listen to my baby voice .. don't disagree with me unless you want to look like the bad guy!" hehe

"putting her foot" in social issues, disabilities etc. doesn't make her any less caring and understanding. I only thing that's bad about her is that she is ever so slightly naive.

[bjorkfan]

Originally posted by dcp42

We agree again! Great minds think alike! Although what has been written by bjorkfan about Rachel is nice we could probably do that about a few other HM's as well - apart from Darnell and Rex and Mo - most of them have done funny stuff, nice stuff, kind stuff etc but who's got the time for all that!

Lisa to win - she is genuine - not a silly, play acting person who is controlled by another HM - ie KAT!

Lisa is incredibly 2-faced- she smiles in your face then can't wait to get involved in bitching about you behind your back. She was a member of the whisper club and between her and Mario have said some terrible things with regard to Rachel supposedly fancying the meatloaf himself.
So she is most definitely not a 'genuine' person at all- she is infact quite nasty beneath the veneer of 'I'm mad me' facade she puts on.
Her stiff and controlled body language when she's in the DR- and her fake woohoos tell me it's all a mask and she's just hiding behind it.
And as for being controlled by another HM- hello what about Mario?

[bjorkfan]

Originally posted by KKBL
shes boring and she doesnt stand up for herself.

Did you read the post or are you just writing this in auto-pilot?

When she's felt it necessarry she's confronted people- like Lisa who she heard bitching with Luke etc behind her back and told her what she thought- she cut Bex and Jen down to size when they used to just bitch endlessly about her and the other B-blockers continuously.

Where they, Lisa, Mario and all that gang- hide behind fake smiles and bitch in the comfort of being behind closed doors- she has never done that-
It has always been her way to confront issues with someone and tell them to their faces what she thinks.
This is why she prefers Rex to Lisa- REx (though caustic and ruse) says these things to her face and mostly he has just been winding her up and she knew it- with Lisa it was just cowardly sniping at every opportunity to try and bring her down.

When the lads behaved like idiots over cakegate she took it on the chin and they looked like the bullying prats that they are-
and when she was inevitably up for eviction over the issue with Stu- it was Stu who went.
Her quiet stoicism speaks much louder than empty headed wailing and moaning, shouting and petuilance as observed in such childish characters as Bex- thankfully of our screens and hopefully for good.

Of course if you can PROVE that she doesn't stand up for herself- or others (I have the evidence to back her up myself) then prove it.......

[bjorkfan]

Originally posted by KKBL

SO WHAT??!!
she hasnt done anything!she doesnt bring any entertainment to the show.

Plenty of entertainment- read the evidence above- unlike the nasty Sylvia who was completely boring and dull and left the house quick style- now there was a real bore!!

[bjorkfan]

Originally posted by sk8tersmum
Rachel is the fakest housemate in the house if you go back to the start of it when she hung about with Lisa and Mario she did not have a 2yrs old voice that has only come on in the past few weeks and if she wins BB9 it would be because she is fake and a good actress no because she has entertained us she has certainly not done that

There is nothing genuine about your post here- she doesot have a 2 year old voice!!

The only people to behave like 2 year olds are Bex and Kat.
The rest- including Mario and Lisa were awful to Rachel behind her back while she genuinely thought that they were nice people- and she knows that in reality they definitely are not.

Rachel is the most adult individual in there- grounded and sensible with a good heart and kind nature we see none of the petualnce and pathetic behaviour as exhibited by some.

[Jackie]

Originally posted by bjorkfan

Lisa is incredibly 2-faced- she smiles in your face then can't wait to get involved in bitching about you behind your back. She was a member of the whisper club and between her and Mario have said some terrible things with regard to Rachel supposedly fancying the meatloaf himself.
So she is most definitely not a 'genuine' person at all- she is infact quite nasty beneath the veneer of 'I'm mad me' facade she puts on.
Her stiff and controlled body language when she's in the DR- and her fake woohoos tell me it's all a mask and she's just hiding behind it.
And as for being controlled by another HM- hello what about Mario?

Agree Lisa is old enough to know how to play the game even on live feed now Lisa is slagging kat off to Mikey saying about her cookie love stuff is false and how can anybody not say anything because it is annoying you can tell the smile she does all the time is false shes biting her tongue and trying to put on a good face.When mario was in all they dis was sit in the garden and bitch about housemates.