“Coming on strong” rarely achieves much more beyond making people exttremely uncomfortable. That’s why some viewers of the latest iteration of Big Brother think the advances of a certain Andrew upon a certain Raph have gone too far. Andrew doesn’t seem swayed by Raph’s firm rejections; they just make him more persistent.
On the July 5th episode, Andrew kept trying to kiss Raph, though it couldn’t be clearer that Raph wasn’t interested.
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Andrew admits he’s developed romantic feelings for Raph (which is abundantly clear.)
Andrew first asked Raph for a hug, which Raph went along with, albeit with sour face. That led to a kiss on the cheek, which made the 22-year-old exclaim “Oh my God,” and back away.
You can watch that particular encounter here:
Andrew kept holding Raph for dear life, with Raph’s back against the wall. Then he went for another kiss on the cheek.
“Raph, please forgive me, please forgive me,” Andrew said.
Raph was visibly upset, firmly refusing Andrew’s offer of another hug.
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Many viewers were uncomfortable with the moment, voicing their displeasure on Twitter.
“Was so bad of andrew to keep continuing trying to do that after raph told him no, he was obviously sooo uncomfortable,” one wrote.
Another said: “Andrew needs to be reprimanded for his conduct, Raph clearly told him to stop, but he ignored and licked his neck and tried to kiss him!”
Was so bad of andrew to keep continuing trying to do that after raph told him no, he was obviously sooo uncomfortable #bbuk
— NB?? (@nicolabrownxxx) July 5, 2017
Andrew needs to be reprimanded for his conduct, Raph clearly told him to stop, but he ignored and licked his neck and tried to kiss him!
— Danny Osborne (@Kingdanny30) July 5, 2017
Other viewers felt Andrew needed to be removed from the show because of the incident.
“Andrew needs to be REMOVED immediately, sexual assault on TV against Raph!,” said one.
Another opined: “Andrew overstepped his boundaries and in other series he would have been removed. Raph was clearly uncomfortable…”
#BBUK Andrew needs to be REMOVED immediately, sexual assault on TV against Raph !
— Franco Kiss (@kiss_franco) July 5, 2017
Andrew overstepped his boundaries and in other series he would have been removed. Raph was clearly uncomfortable…
— Denise Collins (@denise_actress) July 5, 2017
Many viewers said they were simply worried for Raph’s welfare:
Feel sorry for Raph when Andrew was coming on too strong. He looked panicked when he shouted stop! Big Brother should check on him @bbuk
— Nic (@Iwana_Shotski) July 5, 2017
OMG!!! Raph freaked the fuck out when Andrew tried to kiss his cheek! Wtf was that that gave me anxiety ?? #BBUK
— Mike (@BigBrotherAbyss) July 6, 2017
Raph when andrew licked his ear ? #bbuk pic.twitter.com/fl4px7hEVf
— NB?? (@nicolabrownxxx) July 5, 2017
h/t: Attitude
strix1
Andrew did overstep his boundaries but Raph dealt with it, they discussed it and it is over…they already ejected 2 and 2 walked, can’t lose anymore. This is what happens when you cage people up and give them alcohol…some people.
DarkZephyr
Well, after reading the article and all the comments, I was expecting to see a video that showed attempted rape. I saw an uncomfortable moment, but I also saw Something that wasn’t anywhere near as serious as I thought it would be and I saw forgiveness. I can’t help but wonder if people would have reacted the same way had of been a woman doing it to a straight man. Yes his actions were inappropriate but nowhere near as bad as the article in the comments made it sound.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Rape culture toxic masculinity….um…?!?!’ o_O
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Yeah, nowt more irrestibly seductive than a clingy desperate queen
MikeE
oh for gawd’s sake, the show is entirely scripted. the producers almost certainly told Andrew to do that, and Raph probably knew it was coming.
Kangol
I was like, that’s not Big Brother, at least not the one currently airing on TV in the US. Big Brother UK, yes. The US one has an openly gay black cosplayer in the house, too.
am
Basically the need to remove everyone from the house and cancel this awful show already.
max stew
That Raph kid sure is cute, is he asian? has he been naked or doing any sexual act on camera yet? i heard the european version of BB are more lewd than the one in the US