I think support for Sam may rocket in the coming weeks. BB are giving him a painstakingly careful edit to the extent that he is perceived as an innocent child rather than a 23/24 year old adult. Watch out for an edit tonight showing Sam peacefully sleeping through the Charlie/Hazel argument that just about everyone else became tangled up in.
On the Saturday HL show he was given a task that depicted him as a bronzed Adonis having banter with the tanning girls β and the female HMβs watching on commented that he had a great body. What we didnβt see was his lengthy discussion regarding previous HMβs with disabilities who had done really well (Pete Bennett & Mikey Hughes) and how he was βrepresentingβ β it sounded like he had done his homework β but it also sounded (to me at least) like he viewed success through the process as entitlement. Tonight, during the letters from home, we will hear this βrepresentingβ aspect presented in a gentler, heartfelt way and most importantly β directed at him rather than stated by him.
Sam had his MILF early on, his bro-mance throughout and survived the big mid-season twist β itβs a solid (if unexceptional) story β but it will gain momentum down the home stretch.
We may have an odds-on favourite β but we also have a serious (yet barely visible) challenger!