Looks like H is in the house

[David]

Drumming up a bit of pre-entrance support, non?

The only surprise here is that the poor poppet thinks we'd never have guessed if he hadn't said anything.


From today's Digitalspy:

Ex-Steps singer Ian 'H' Watkins has confirmed his sexuality on the eve of his expected entrance into the Celebrity Big Brother house.

The Sun quotes him as saying: "I come from a small valley in Wales and it just wasn't the thing to do to be gay. It's a bit of a cliché - but I was the only gay in the village. I could never have done this [come out] years ago, never ... But I'm comfortable with who I am now and I want everyone to know."

The 30-year-old reportedly told his friends and family nine years ago, but did not want to disappoint female fans.

[pauliepoos]

I've just read the comments on Popjustice about this, and am quite appalled, but then I'm not surprised as there is a large amoung of cuntage on there, which occasionally seeps through to here.

[Rad]

did any girls really fancy h? I always thought he was portrayed as more of a brother/friend/village idiot figure-but no sexiness at all!

[pauliepoos]

By female fans, he could be meaning 6 year old girls.

I have a friend who's mother gave her Will Young cd single to a charity shop after he came out. I'm sure there are quite a few more families who wouldn't want to spend £25 taking young Carli-Louanna to see an fudgepacker singing and dancing in lycra on stage.

[I Hate Lana Lang]

pauliepoos said:

I've just read the comments on Popjustice about this, and am quite appalled, but then I'm not surprised as there is a large amoung of cuntage on there, which occasionally seeps through to here.

My comments on PopJustice are sensible, as always. To recap:

H has no moral obligation to come out if he doesn't want to. Furthermore, it is none of our business if he fucks men or donkeys. The only reservation I had is that he waited until tonight to tell everyone BUT not everyone wants to define themselves as 'gay singer', 'gay artist' etc. Does that make sense?

[Bungle]

Oops, was wrong, so ignore this post... or try, anyway.

Sing a song or something.

I'll start you off.

'Potiphar had very few cares...'

[xenomaniac]

paulsatanic said:

H has no moral obligation to come out if he doesn't want to. Furthermore, it is none of our business if he fucks men or donkeys.

If he is fucking donkeys I feel we have a moral obligation to stop it. If I was a donkey I would not wish to be fucked by an ex member of Steps.

[Bungle]

Even Lee?

[Robbing the Dead]

Even Lisa Scott-Lee with a strap-on?

[David Hunter]

Can I just mention here, H's concern about 'crotch shots'?

He said to Davina last night it was his biggest worry and on his reality show (which showed him going to drama school - remember that?) he was rather obsessed with people in the front row of 'Joseph' taking crotch shots up his toga. He made the management go and have them deleted from people's phones during the interval.

Either there's nothing to see or he's hiding a mighty secret.

[Adrian]

pauliepoos said:

I've just read the comments on Popjustice about this, and am quite appalled, but then I'm not surprised as there is a large amoung of cuntage on there, which occasionally seeps through to here.

Well Said.

A

[Steven]

Can we keep the comments about the quality or otherwise of Popjustice editorial to a minimum (ie none) please and stick to discussing the matter in hand? Much obliged.

[JonSpice]

I don't see the problem with Popjustice's comments - Peter Robinson is a journalist, not a celebrity - H was a popstar and a "role model" in his day. Sad as this fact is, it might well have harmed Steps' career to a degree (especially with the audience of young children, as pointed out earlier in the thread) if he had come out - and definitely if it was revealed that Tim Byrne was throwing it up him.

The pressing question, though, is indeed: how the fuck did H think we didn't know?

[Gordon]

I remember when Steps first came around I quite fancied him actually. And at the same time I rememer I used to have a list of my 'top 10 guys' or whatever and both Lee and H were on it.

I loved watching him so excited to see Jo - I hope they chat lots about the good old days.

[pauliepoos]

jonspice said:

The pressing question, though, is indeed: how the fuck did H think we didn't know?

Absolutely no one has been surprised by the news, his friends and family (the important people) will have known already, and the people who bought his records and went to the concert won't bat an eyelid.

Whn George Michael became officially gay, following the (first) toilet incident, he said he assumed everyone knew he was gay already. I imagine Ian/H feels the same sort of thing, but hasn't had to deal with it following some unfortunate scandal.

After reading the Sun interview I actually warmed to him a lot and have a feeling he'll do well post Big Brother.

It has disappointed me though, that once again gay people seems to be directing a certain level of bile and vitriol towards one of their own, because he conforms to certain stereotypes and isn't a perfect human being. I haven't seen any "he makes me ashamed to be gay" or "he sents the gay cause back 20 years" cliches, but it'd be nice if we could stop saying the sort of things that we'd get offended by should someone like Jeremy Clarkson or Gary Bushell say it.

[Sean]

H snidely snatching an instruction sheet from an inexplicably mute Leo Sayer tonight made me feel a bit 'You better know yourself'. I'm not enjoying the cabal he and Jo have created, and I thought I'd really like Jo at least. Pah.

[WhiteNoiseMaker]

yizzomk2 said:

H snidely snatching an instruction sheet from an inexplicably mute Leo Sayer tonight made me feel a bit 'You better know yourself'. I'm not enjoying the cabal he and Jo have created, and I thought I'd really like Jo at least. Pah.

There's something quite unlikeable about H, sitting somewhere between his awful fake laugh to his fake mateyness with Donny. Jo just seems to want to see the worst in everything and everyone.

Together... they are Ex-Members Of Legendary Pop Bands Who Vaguely Annoy Me On Celebrity Big Brother! (EMOLPBWVAMOCBB for short)

[fused]

I thought I might end up not disliking H as much- I did think I may feel a bit sorry for him, as he seems to have some issues- but it turns out he really is as irritating as he was back in Steps. It was awful enough back then, and is even worse considering he's 30 now.

On the flipside, I like Jo a lot less now. She was always my favourite in S Club 7 because she seemed pretty down to earth and had by far the best voice, but on Celebrity Big Brother her combination of misery and "Pat Butcher in her younger days" looks make me think she should just move in to Albert Square.

[David Hunter]

Peaches Geldof was on with Dermot and mentioned H was wearing a hairpiece. It's not is it? If it is I'm gonna get one.

When Jo walked in I instantly thought she'd win, but she's such a moaner.

[Gordon]

God I've not been watching this and look what's happened. I'll have to find out for myself tonight - I was happily assuming they were having adorable chats about Pop Life. Cleo looks a bit like Rita Hayworth circa 1970 when she had to read from cue cards and everyone thought she was a drunk..

Carole Molone really does look like death when she stays up past 9 o'clock doesn't she? Get the stapler out, love.

I kinda like her though.

[audrey notwhatsheusedtobe]

I saw through H for the selfish git he is on the first night when Jo was fretting about having to share a bed with Donny. Would not the obvious solution - given their prior friendship and his non-interest in vaginas - have been for H to step up and offer to share with Jo? Thus avoiding poor Leo being traumatised by Donny's bare bum? Obviously this is all irrelevant now, but it still bothers me. He's a fairweather friend if ever there was one.

[MoondialSlater]

Every time I watch BB and they say stuff like "4:32, and Ian is in the kitchen" I keep thinking "Who the bloody hell is Ian?"

[starchy]

davidhunter said:

Peaches Geldof was on with Dermot and mentioned H was wearing a hairpiece. It's not is it? If it is I'm gonna get one.

When Jo walked in I instantly thought she'd win, but she's such a moaner.

I think he has just dyed his hair, it certainly doesn't look a natural colour.

[georgie]

audreyhorne said:

I saw through H for the selfish git he is on the first night when Jo was fretting about having to share a bed with Donny. Would not the obvious solution - given their prior friendship and his non-interest in vaginas - have been for H to step up and offer to share with Jo? Thus avoiding poor Leo being traumatised by Donny's bare bum? Obviously this is all irrelevant now, but it still bothers me. He's a fairweather friend if ever there was one.

My thoughts exactly.

On the first night was he wearing a vest and yfronts to bed?!

[pauliepoos]

I think he's just booked his place in the final.