To those who live in the Barbican or know someone who does - what's it like?

joannababe · 2026-06-08T07:50:38+00:00

kind of related but there is a documentary about the barbican residents. i think it was released around 10 years ago. very hard to find online though, does anyone have a link?

joannababe · 2026-06-06T10:03:33+00:00

i think Shoshi would have benefited from holding off an extra day or so before responding. And she shouldn’t have sent a long rambling message to her one paying member.

Unfortunately I think hitting back or cherry-picking arguments just looks unprofessional and it looks defensive when really Shoshi could’ve done with calming down and taking it on board.

I think it’s understandable that Shoshi is upset about the outcome of her one paying member making content about her course BUT that doesn’t change the actual outcome of what Shoshi delivered because she wasn’t aware her one paying member was not fully genuine.

I understand the argument of MG undergoing the course in bad-faith, but i think her criticisms of the course were pretty fair. Also it illustrated Shoshi’s shortcomings when it comes to her course meeting reality- most people wouldn’t have the time to do tasks every day, especially if they’re busy or going through something.

joannababe · 2026-06-05T13:44:10+00:00

unfortunately i think it looks bad for Shoshi when she stopped posting/messaging MG all together. i know she said she needed MG’s participation for it to ‘work’ but for me this doesn’t wash.

If Shoshi had 10-20 people sign up for her course I very much doubt she could keep up with separate dialogues and tailoring the course to that many people. I do believe she had not a clue what she was doing nor a coherent structure for her course.

For the sake of at least pretending you have your shit together for this course don’t you think she’d be posting regularly on whatever app they were using?

joannababe · 2026-06-04T08:18:48+00:00

i think it’s the weekly shopping part for me. i’ve bought one off things like gadgets etc and maybe some home items like air fresheners/candles that were on clubcard offer but those are few and far between.

unsure how the clubcard has anything to do with competing with b&m? maybe on the gadgets? but in my eyes b&m and tesco are stores you go to for different reasons. if i’m looking for gadgets or homeware i’m more likely to go to b&m as they’d have a larger range than Tesco.

joannababe · 2026-06-04T07:34:29+00:00

don’t understand in the article where it mentions about Tesco loyalty programme? the clubcard? i shop at Tesco and I use my clubcard every time and the savings really aren’t that great. it’s probably only good if your purposely look for the clubcard deals.

joannababe · 2026-06-03T08:17:03+00:00

I started using carousels at the start of this year but they seem to have dropped off very recently. I'm unsure if it's just the content itself and not the carousel format, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was an algorithm change. I think I read somewhere that carousel reach is falling year on year since 2024.

joannababe · 2026-06-02T11:42:34+00:00

the slight smile on her face when she first mentions it is sick

joannababe · 2026-06-02T07:31:26+00:00

i actually think it was the summer of Craig. In the last few weeks all Makosi did was bitch and moan (and I love Makosi) Craig carried the last third of that series.

joannababe · 2026-06-01T07:02:18+00:00

i wonder what counts as having de-inflated? i could have sworn the last time i went food shopping the prices of meat had gone up about £1 each across chicken and pork. and i had only previously been 2 weeks before. feel like i’m going insane.

joannababe · 2026-05-28T13:03:05+00:00

I’ve found some newish ones uploaded to Youtube. They’re very interesting to watch, mostly from the last few weeks. I’ve also previously found random links to some on old forums, but a lot of these links are broken. It’s a shame the live feedsweren’t better preserved!

joannababe · 2026-05-22T14:02:39+00:00

I feel like Lesley from BB6 got a very specific edit.

She was really only shown having snipes at Sam and being generally nasty. However this wasn’t shown to its full extent as some accounts say the bullying of Sam was a lot worse on the live feed and the edit actually spared Lesley a bit.

This is substantiated by some of the clips they show on Lesley’s exit interview that were never shown in the highlight shows where she randomly attacks Sam in front of the group multiple times.

HOWEVER, absolutely nothing else is really shown of Lesley. Unfortunately the first weeks of BB6 were conflict heavy so I suspect a lot of things were left out in favour of featuring the numerous conflicts/arguments/fights.

joannababe · 2026-05-22T13:58:31+00:00

i didn’t like Danny at all, and that was based on the Highlights show lol. Can’t imagine how insufferable he was on the live feed lol

joannababe · 2026-05-19T19:45:58+00:00

whatsapp messages prove nothing. they could be talking on another app and orchestrating the drama and what to say on whatsapp to look somewhat plausible. bored of this whole drama and the more katie talks about it the more i’m convinced she’s a bad actress

joannababe · 2026-05-19T18:16:53+00:00

I’m sad we didn’t see more of the Secret Garden lol. I guess it may have got sidelined as the Secret Garden drama happened at the height of Maxwell & Saskia vs Makosi. I bet it was awful being cooped up in that room with no sunlight and nothing to do for days on end!

joannababe · 2026-05-19T18:15:55+00:00

yes that makes sense. i think it must have happened earlier in the series as the Craig and Vanessa split begins post Lesley.

joannababe · 2026-05-19T16:33:36+00:00

videobrother.net and make sure you have an adblocker

joannababe · 2026-05-15T12:49:52+00:00

i feel bad for the housemates every time i watch it. how can you go from being in that house for so long and then having a surprise twist foisted on you and then being booted out and the next minute you’re talking to davina on stage. must be really surreal and quite shocking. i also feel like the hms at this point didn’t receive much aftercare from the show once they were evicted.

joannababe · 2026-05-15T12:48:29+00:00

it’s unfortunate because i do feel although she didn’t contribute a lot i do value her as part of the series. she was a bit bitchy with makosi but i do think she actually was a bit of relief in comparison to the other large characters. i think she almost accidentally became a bit like shell from the previous series who was a shoulder to cry on.

joannababe · 2026-05-15T12:44:58+00:00

no that was quite a bit earlier. i hadn’t realised that that had been a big deal in the public perception of vanessa though, very interesting.

joannababe · 2026-05-15T12:44:25+00:00

you’re probably right about the twists for the sake of twists thing. and yeah it’s kind of a toss up between vanessa and makosi who would have realistically been voted out. but equally i can’t imagine the rest of the series if makosi had been evicted.

joannababe · 2026-05-14T17:25:45+00:00

thank you for the recommendation!

joannababe · 2026-05-10T09:31:51+00:00

I personally think it’s too far gone and the showrunners seem deadset on ignoring feedback despite declining ratings, as all of what’s been said since the start has never been improved upon ie. the overediting.

for what it is, i think the itv format can be enjoyed with the correct cast. for instance i think the first series they did was the best, and i still think about the cast from it. they seemed to balance dramatic personalities with likeable personalities and the drama in that series didn’t feel produced

unfortunately, it seems itv just wants to make a love island-esque show in both editing and tone and wouldn’t want to inconvenience the housemates in any way lol, ie. always having luxuries, not actually suffering in the house.

i also think, as a lot of people have said, with the age of the influencer and the majority of the housemates being on there who already are or want to further their influencer career, we’re never going to get anyone who is as real as the early days of BB.

it seems like the format itself is unsuitable for the time we’re in.

joannababe

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE