Wednesday, 18 June 2008

BIG BROTHER: Mario's Ego Moves In

A new housemate moved in over the weekend – Mario’s ego!
He seems to think he is better than all the other housemate and his opinion is the only one that is right. On Saturday night the housemates were provided with the opportunity to learn a musical instrument for a ‘fun’ task where they had to play ‘when the saints come marching in.’
Even though the housemates voted Darnel the most musical and was therefore in charge of conducting the BB orchestra, Mario decided he knew better, asserting, “at the end of the day I’m a facilitator – I am the manager of people.”

Then there's the patronizing way he speaks to Mickey. He announced to everyone else, “I think Mickey should have first pick”before giving him the triangle because that is the “easiest.” Mickey just looked embarrassed by this public declaration of his disability yet again.

Mickey later went into the diary room and said he wished he had stood up for himself as he was told the instrument he wanted to play was “totally beyond a blind person.”

Mario mentioned several times over the weekend about his “fan club” which is, apparently, why Stephanie went instead of him on Friday. He even stated at one point that Ant and Dec “better have voted” – what? He is literally in a world of his own.
It seems that even Lisa is merely just a ‘trophy’ to stroke his ego, saying to the other housemates "you should listen to Mario – he knows what he is talking about" and "Mario is well liked outside." You do have to wonder if he is so well known outside the house, why he went on Big Brother in the first place.