So it’s here, 2023 brings us another series of I’m a celebrity.
The lineup:
Nick Pickard - Hollyoaks Icon
Jamie Lynn Spears -Actress & Singer
Sam Thompson - TV personality and Radio DJ
Josie Gibson - This Morning host
Fred Sirieix - TV presenter
Nella Rose - YouTuber
Nigel Farage - GB News host and ex politician -
Grace Dent - Food Critic
Marvin Humes - Pop star and TV presenter
EastEnders star - Danielle Harold
Curious how long Farage will last, will it be a repeat of last year with Hancock, being voted continually, or do you have someone else in the list worthy of the torture?
Been working fine here on Samsung tv app and Google tv app.
I know I get an issue with adverts displaying black but a tap of the > button brings it back on screen. Usually have to do it twice for it to stay, but programs itself work fine.
I think you’re right, and as I’ve already mentioned in the general TV topic (I think), that is exactly what I’ll be doing. I think what will also drive the boycotting rather than the hate-watching is how disappointing the hate-watching turned out to be last year, because Hancock wasn’t phased by anything and ultimately it was the viewer who was being punished by his being kept him.
Also likely to add to the disappointment of hate-watching this year would be the number of times Ant and Dec say “Nigel is exempt from this challenge for health reasons” (lasting effects of his plane crash).
He said himself at the start of the show ‘a hero to some, hated by millions.’. It’s black or white with these people. Frankly, I don’t care if he seems like a decent guy - he’s not. He’s a hateful, divisive toff.
Hancock went in for PR, to try and show a different side to him, which I think he actually did, still a scumbag but it worked for some. He took the criticism aimed at him from the other camp mates, especially Charlene.
Farage is going to play up to his persona, he wants the attention. He’ll happily argue, he won’t admit he’s wrong and he’s going to purposely be stand out, the same way he’s been his whole political career.
Those ‘some’ it worked for were more his camp mates than the viewing public, I think. People like Seann Walsh getting surprisingly chummy with him. The viewing public were less fooled, wanted to see him suffer, and very disappointed when he appeared to enjoy the trials. So they gave up on him at that point, I think. And haven’t forgotten, which is why the Farage boycott has been surprisingly effective - I didn’t expect the drop in figures to be that bad.
I know Hancock also ■■■■■■ off a number of people because in interviews pre-show, he was all like “I’m going in to raise awareness of dyslexia!”, and then made next to no mention of it in the show at all. That was another aspect of his participation that rang false to viewers.
Add almost everyone I know who watched it too. Even the most hardcore left voters at the very least said he “wasn’t as bad” as they thought.
I’m not sure on any metrics but from my limited understanding Hancock came out well from the viewing public. If you can’t see that then maybe it’s your politics in the way of the actual reality.
(You as in “one”)
That being said it can highly depend on who else is there. Find someone super annoying and suddenly everyone else seems better. This young YouTuber, Nella, is absolutely blowing my brains out in annoyance to the point of wanting to shout at the TV so suddenly Farage fades into the background and almost becomes quite peaceful to watch and listen to.
Haven’t been watching myself (see comments re: boycott), but have been forced* to listen to discourse from people who have been watching. It is the case in my circle/bubble/clique/call it what you will that everyone hates Nella and thinks she blew up over a totally normal comment that hundreds of people say every day (“I’m old enough to be your dad”, as I understand it). Comparisons have been made to the “Ryan slapped me!” CBB incident from many years ago. They think it’s that obviously a bonkers argument to start.
Nella can go. Not sure she’s quite had the life experience required for this type of show.
Definitely shows off her career as a YouTuber, and get a feeling she still plays that off in reality.
Sam is a whole bunch of ADHD energy, which living with someone who has it, it’s both enjoyable and can also be frustrating depending on how chill you want to be.
