greenvelvet
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This thread makes me wonder how people actually plump for their winner.
What's your criteria?
What matters most?
Being pleasant? - sunny disposition, positive, no moaning, well-liked by fellow campmates
Effective at tasks?
Emotionally supportive of fellow campmates - a good listening ear, giving pep talks, knowing when someone needs a hug etc
Being entertaining - lifting the mood in camp with stories/jokes/games, leading singsongs, playing pranks etc
Bringing drama - being a diva/melodramatic, arguing, bitching etc
Overcoming fears, going on the biggest 'journey' etc (sorry! )
Purely because of who/what they represent eg you're a massive fan of rugby/royal family/a particular band/TV show/political party etc
Being the underdog - are you drawn to the hopeless/useless ones who are rubbish at everything but try hard, so they get your sympathy vote?!
If you didn’t actually like a contestant's personality but you really enjoyed watching them, could they still be your winner?
If a contestant didn't get much airtime but when they were shown they were always entertaining, would they be worthy of the win?
I like positive and supportive camp mates that don’t overdo it! Case in point is I like Owen and Jill, but find it a bit odd when Seann goes over the top in his praise of things. I really dislike yes men
I don’t really care if they have a whinge provided they don’t say anything uncalled for, try to act on it with a degree of respect and don’t suck up to the person when they’re actually there. I think it’s admirable when they can call someone out without being catty about it. I don’t like people that witch and do nothing about it. Eg when Scarlette bitched about Charlene to babatunde I thought fair but say something to her.
I don’t really care about their background a lot like I might think it’s cool but it doesn’t decide it for me, unless they have done something I really dislike - I do forgive people most of the time but stuff like publicly bullying a child as an adult is awful (Chris Moyles…). If I see them apologise effectively and actively try to be better then that helps
I find it the most entertaining when the trial is hard for them but they succeed - I have sympathy for the quitters but they don’t win my vote tbh. Also they have to have a sense of humour and not take themselves too seriously
Basically just people I’d actually befriend if I knew them IRL lol