What the hell is going on with Richard Newman?
When Dicky strutted up the steps of the Big Brother house all those weeks ago, I had echoes of Dan from Big Brother 5. Basically a decent bloke, a peace-keeper and a likeable normal housemate.
Having watched his latest antics in the house, I’m not so sure.
Since Nikki returned and attached herself to Pete, Richard (who’s really quite clever) worked out that Pete is the golden boy of Big Brother 7. And he wants to be cool by association, doesn’t he?
So, in the last week of the show, Dicky abandons all hope of winning the show himself and becomes the official narrator of Nikki and Pete’s blossoming fake love story.
As the housemates hover outside the Diary Room on Pete’s disco night, Richard gleefully honks “He loves you Nikki, he wants to dance with you!” in his increasingly irritating Canadian* accent.
Tonight, he took Aisleyne to task for ‘not representing Pete well enough in the public speaking task’, accusing her of trying to scupper Pete’s chances. If you saw the footage, this was after he’d spent 10 minutes crawling up Nikki’s ass in the bathroom, while she flailed her arms and pouted at the hidden cameras in protest.
Let’s face it, if Pete is the chosen one of BB7, then Aisleyne’s lack of public speaking talent won’t stop the (well-timed) prophecy from coming true, will it?
Nope, it looks like Richard Newman will be a loser of Big Brother 7 in more ways than one.
* We’re not anti-Canadian folks, so don’t get upset. We love Bryan Adams, and he’s Canadian. Need any more proof? Tabby’s a Celine Dion fan.
