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Friday, 16 March, 2001, 14:10 GMT
How are the Big Brother celebrities faring?
Big Brother has hit the screens again this week with a celebrity version of last summer's biggest TV hit in aid of Comic Relief.Disclaimer: The BBC will put up as many of your comments as possible but we cannot guarantee that all e-mails will be published. The BBC reserves the right to edit comments that are published.
Six celebrities moved into the Big Brother house on 9 March, and one will be evicted every other day until Red Nose Day on 16 March, when a winner will be decided by a phone vote.
So far former boxer Chris Eubank and presenter Vanessa Feltz have been evicted from the house. Still there are comedian Jack Dee, presenter Anthea Turner, Boyzone's Keith Duffy and Brookside actress Claire Sweeney, who is the bookies' favourite to win at the moment.
So how do you think the celebrities are faring? Who do you think will win? Has it given you an insight into what these celebrities are really like?
Have just read how Vanessa now sees the whole experience as a nightmare living with five other celebrities. Get real, its all for charity. Vanessa, with attitudes like that, may you forever remain a b-list celebrity.
Sue K, UK
I think that Jack Dee is very funny. He has made the show enjoyable to watch. Out of Jack and Claire even though Claire hasn't been nominated, Jack has the edge to win due to his pleas to escape. Out of the two I don't know who I would want to win but at the end of the day they have committed themselves to raise money for comic relief and have done a superb job of raising money and giving entertainment to the viewers.
Who is that girl that's left in anyway?
I am really disappointed that Keith can't sing very well as I always thought that Boyzone was a good group!
I think Vanessa's comments on reality TV are a real joke. Tell her that people who live in glass houses should not throw stones. She agreed to go into the house, and who is it damaging to? Maybe she should think a bit more about what she has done with her awful and phoney show first!
I have always admired Anthea. I voted a few times to keep her there but I expect she is glad to be out. Well done!!!!
C'mon folks they are only acting for goodness sake.
The only good thing about this program is Jack Dee, otherwise it is a pile of pants like the real Big Brother.
Luke Matthewson, UK
What a surprise! I've never been a fan of Anthea, but good on her for doing this - she may have saved her career and convinced those of us who despised her from no reason other than media coverage, to actually give her a chance.
The most amusing scene over the last few days in the house, has to be Anthea Turners face upon hearing Jack Dee's controversial comments regarding how he hates the whole Comic Relief persona. Surely he was only being true to his stage character and trying to goad an argument out of someone there?
The idea is great, I reckon many people who wouldn't normally bother pledging money to Comic Relief
will have phoned to get people out of the house, and donated cash to a good cause. Jack is very funny, it's all a set up
but an enjoyable one.
Very addictive TV.
James O says they're all concerned with their image except Jack Dee. I don't know about all of them, but Jack Dee is partly there for his career, and certainly cares about how he comes across - he's just cleverer than the others.
I like him anyway, and he makes it more interesting, but his "escape attempt" was to pre-empt looking bad if he was evicted, and to avoid looking keen to be there. When he visited Vanessa when both had been nominated he was trying to make her look worse than him - I would say both Claire and Anthea were less concerned about how they're perceived than him.
Andy T, UK
Celebrity Big Brother? Who are these so called "celebs"? What are they? Have they ever done anything truly important or useful for anyone other than themselves?
Considering that it's all for a good cause, Vanessa Feltz's behaviour was just appalling, It was so obvious that she did the whole thing to try and save her career. This became evident yesterday when she was on nearly every TV show.
PLEASE keep Jack Dee in the house to thwart his escape attempts (or were they part of the big gag?).
The celebrity Big Brother is far better than the original. The amazing thing is that the celebs seem more genuine than the wannabes last summer. Jack's bound to win. He's the only one who seems to realise what it's all for with his Rwandan woman, or was this a ploy to get the public's sympathy?
Vanessa, get over it girlfriend!
Steve D, UK
I was appalled at Vanessa Feltz's behaviour in the Big Brother house. She knew what she was letting herself in for before she went in but still complained and whined the couple of days she was in there. Which leads us to the point...why did she do it? The paradox is that she was there to raise money for people throughout the world who are suffering, but complained that by being in the house SHE was suffering. Get real, Vanessa, and get a grip on reality.
Jack Dee ought to win for the following reasons:
a) It appears as thought he is desperate to leave, so don't let him.
b) His apparent glum mood his the funniest thing on the show.
c) On numerous occasions he has reminded the housemates what they are really there for.
d) He is one of the few that has the strength of character not to get to disturbed by being nominated for eviction!
I'm looking forward to a new series of Big Brother!
Paul D, UK
I agree with James O. Jack Dee is very funny and doesn't seem to take himself too seriously. He's silly one minute, the next, he's reminding all of us about why they're in the house - to raise money for a serious cause. His "tree" design was very touching - a lady from Rwanda carrying water. This is exactly what Comic Relief is about!
Claudio Pimenta, UK
The question on everyone's lips is, "Who is Claire Sweeney?". As a relatively unknown celebrity, she will undoubtedly win.
I think it's a terribly poor show on behalf of all the housemates, with the only exception being Jack Dee. They are so absorbed with their own image that they fail to realise what a good cause they are doing it for.
Mark B has nailed it. Feltz's reaction speaks volumes about how desperate she is to be loved - 2 days for God's sakes!!! You have to pity her. Fantastic viewing though - let's have some more programmes like this because they are just like real life aren't they?
The original Big Brother I found annoying because so many of them were clearly only there to get on TV and/ or become famous. The celeb version is far more interesting because that's not the case. Would have been nicer to see it last a full 8 weeks or so, rather than evict someone every 2 days.
Vanessa Feltz must be the biggest, self-absorbed drama queen of all time! She was only in there for a couple of days, but she makes it sound like a ten-stretch in the Bangkok Hilton! Gateau withdrawal symptom I reckon!
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