28 Ben DeLa Creme (RuPaul’s Drag Race, 4th)

 

 

The third highest Drag Race alumni is 2014’s Miss Congeniality, who placed fifth. Ru’s decision to take Darienne Lake into the semi over Ben was controversial among fans, but it happened… Ben was a hilarious queen, winning the famous Snatch Game round with his amazing Maggie Smith, and he came across as wholly likeable. He was fairly polished too, and rarely had a bad week, I’d have had him in the final along with the two to come (who are probably fairly obvious but I’ll leave them until they’re revealed later :P)...

 

27 Matthew Davies (BBUK, 16th)

 

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I still haven’t worked out if he’s hot or not… Anyway, Matthew is one of the biggest “gone too early” cases from 2014’s BBUK :( He wasn’t afraid to stand up for himself or go against the grain, in fact possibly his most memorable moment was his explosive argument with Helen in which she called him a “pigeon chested c**t” just because he didn’t want to join in with a game. Matthew was quite sarcastic and cutting, intelligent and could be seen as a bit snobby. He did look down on those he saw as “lesser”, so maybe that was his downfall? Either way, it came down to him, Mark, Christopher, Winston and Ash in week 4 and he was ousted about 4 weeks too early at the very least :(

26 Sydnee Carter (X Factor AU, 9th)

 

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Following Bella Ferraro and Jiordan Tolli, Sydnee was 2014’s quirky voiced young female. Like her predecessors, Sydnee established herself as an early favourite with her unique voice and stripped back performances. Despite this, I can’t say her early elimination was much of a shock… From around bootcamp stage, she kept forgetting her words and I think she peaked too early. She was great (otherwise she wouldn't be here :P) but in the eyes of the public (and the judges actually) she just couldn't recapture the pure magic of her audition. Ultimately, she finished 4 places lower than Jiordan and 5 lower than Bella. Jiordan >>>> tho.

 

If you like quirky voices, enjoy her performance of Say Something, which was probably her best:

 

 

25 Edele Lynch (CBB14, 6th)

 

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Edele was one of only two saving graces for CBB14, the worst series of any BB ever imo. We all know and love B*Witch'd for the fact they graced us with the incredible pop classic C'est la vie, and Edele was too likeable not to continue my love. She wasn't that exciting at all, and the producers were too busy forcing Gary Busey on us to give her much airtime... But Edele was just so lovely and kept me watching for a bit once the huge saviour of the series was evicted. Just a bit, I gave up about a week before the end :drama:

Edele was amazing :heart: She was 1 of the 2 saving graces of the series (along with frenchy and maybe Stephanie as I finally started to love her in like her last 2 episodes). I did really enjoy the series and found it great and entertaining but most of the housemates were horrible and awful :(

Matthew was by far my favourite housemate of BB15. I STILL don't understand how he was evicted in that week. Gone WAY before his time, where Marlon and Ash contributed heavily to the rest of the series of course :)

Edele was amazing :heart: She was 1 of the 2 saving graces of the series (along with frenchy and maybe Stephanie as I finally started to love her in like her last 2 episodes). I did really enjoy the series and found it great and entertaining but most of the housemates were horrible and awful :(

As I've said many times, it probably wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't for Gary Busey :kink:

 

Matthew was by far my favourite housemate of BB15. I STILL don't understand how he was evicted in that week. Gone WAY before his time, where Marlon and Ash contributed heavily to the rest of the series of course :)

Marlon really should have been in my worst countdown, but he was too unmemorable clearly :lol:

I'm expecting/hoping for an Ashleigh Coyle-Bianca Del Rio top 2 here.

I loved Matthew! I think him and Toya would have been amazing together had they both stayed :(.

 

There is something strangely hot about him too.

I'm expecting/hoping for an Ashleigh Coyle-Bianca Del Rio top 2 here.

We'll see :smoke:

 

I loved Matthew! I think him and Toya would have been amazing together had they both stayed :(.

 

There is something strangely hot about him too.

Even just those two staying instead of say Ash and Marlon could have really made the series better :(

Yessss.

24 Frankie Bridge (Strictly Come Dancing, runner-up)

 

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Lee AGOG. Arguably the most known Saturday (except maybe Rochelle ew), Frankie raised her profile a little more by competing in the most recent series of Strictly. Frankie was one of the front runners all the way, and proved very popular with the public as she was the only member of the final four to have never faced the dance-off. Unfortunately, Frankie virtually ALWAYS seemed to be undermarked (it was just a single mark usually by a couple of a judges, but this year was so tight) whilst a few others were overmarked so she only topped the scoreboard a couple of times… Ultimately she finished as runner-up to Caroline Flack. She is also runner-up when it comes to dancing contestants here, just by two places!

 

23 Christina Marie (The Voice UK, runner-up)

 

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Bristol represent <3 Christina is from Fishponds which is only about a 15 minute drive away from where I live! As with the past two series, series three of The Voice ended with a potential star being denied the win in favour of a dull plain contestant. Just like Tyler James/Bo Bruce and Leah McFall, Christina seemed like a ready made star with an incredible voice, she powered through the show easily with amazing performances. Her best one was definitely Everlong imo! Sadly, the voting public were just… mad really and voted for the terminally dull Jermain Jackman to win. Christina recently released a single which flopped massively :(

Christina Marie :wub: loved her on The Voice, such a huge missed opportunity for that show to produce a star (we've had Becky Hill but she's not had any hits in her own right)

Christina Marie :wub: loved her on The Voice, such a huge missed opportunity for that show to produce a star (we've had Becky Hill but she's not had any hits in her own right)

They don't even seem to claim Becky :drama: You'd think that they'd at least try to make the artists a success, I think Becky was just lucky to feature on a couple of the right songs as much as she could easily do it herself with support.

22 Ricki-Lee Coulter (Dancing With The Stars AU, 3rd)

 

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Poor irrelevant Ricki-Lee had massive Aussie top 20 hits in 2011/2 with Do It Like That and Raining Diamonds but aside from that her music career hasn’t really been relevant since like 2007… So she was a perfect fit for Dancing With The Stars really, which was convienient given she released her best ever album at the same time as competing :P I hadn’t watch DWTS Australia before, so she actually made me watch the whole series :o She was a great dancer, and so so likeable <3 She was sadly one of those contestants where you just had that niggling feeling she wouldn’t win. That feeling was right; ultimately she was 3rd behind the winner (some kind of sports star) and runner-up Lynne McGranger (Irene from Home & Away). At least her album was fab, even if it only got to #14 in Aus and sold peanuts. She is the highest dancing contestant here, slaying Frankie Bridge, so she’s got something I guess :smoke:

 

21 Christopher Hall (BBUK, 3rd)

 

 

Just missing out on top 20 is the lovely Christopher Hall <3 Christopher started slow, but he soon came into his own and was probably the most easily likeable contestant of BB15. He wasn’t perfect - he was very sensitive for example - but his flaws made him all the more rootable. He wasn’t as much of a pushover as people liked to think either, he would stand up for himself when needed. He is exactly the kind of person who deserves to win really, nice but not too boring…. I kinda felt like he could snatch the win at the end, him and Ashleigh would have been a fabulous top 2 *.*

20 Liz Jones (CBB13, 9th)

 

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Kicking of the top 20 is someone I never thought I’d like! I knew of her controversial journalism before she went in and thought she’d be just awful and nasty… She was very odd, but intruiging and the most weirdly endearing housemate I’ve seen in ages! Liz had 0 self confidence, she didn’t care much for other people (not in a way that made her horrible, she was just not the most sociable of people) and did not seem to enjoy the experience one bit. All of that should have made her unlikeable, but these flaws are what made her shine. In a series full of cocky, awful, nasty or just plain miserable people, Liz was a breath of fresh air. Her in the bath with Luisa has to be probably the best CBB moment ever...

 

 

19 Angelique “Frenchy” Morgan (CBB14, 11th)

 

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Another CBB housemate now, the second highest here :o Frenchy pretty much carried the horrific CBB14 by herself. She was absolutely batshit crazy, bloshy, loud, hella entertaining and just generally amazing. A total hot mess, she was just what every series needs to stir things up without being too nasty. Well, unless nasty is cutting up the awfully annoying Leslie Jordan’s underwear which led to him being “scared for his life” :lol: Which I guess in a way it is. But still, Frenchy was an absolute gem who was gone too soon and her eviction just ruined the series because those left were either just nice (Edele, who I did love, and Lauren for example), ruined themselves (Dee and George to an extent) or were just downright f***ing awful (Gary).

18 Caitlyn Shadbolt (X Factor AU, 5th)

 

 

Even as I type it’s still amazing she came 5th! When her mentor, Ronan Keating, chose Caitlyn for the live shows, Twitter fans didn’t seem to be too pleased. Myself included admittedly, I couldn’t believe he’d binned Chloe Papandrea for her! I really thought Caitlyn would last maybe three weeks max at first… But from her first performance she proved that she really deserved her place, and she just kept getting better. Despite being kind of pigeonholed as a country artist, Ronan made her sing stuff like Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off, Bon Jovi, Paramore and Carole King. I think this might be what made her last so long, it showed that even though she knew exactly what kind of artist she was but was happy to try other things. In fact, her Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow performance was her best and most likely in my top 5 XF Aus performances of the series <3

 

 

17 Travis Lunardi (BBAU, 2nd)

 

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Travis is notable (along with his beau Aisha) for being part of a couple who were actually likeable :o I have to say I didn’t love Travis right off the bat; he was annoying to start with. This showed in the amount of times he was nominated - he annoyed his fellow housemates too. But Travis soon emerged as a normal, likeable guy, and he filled the “normal Aussie bloke” quota WAY better than bloody Ryan. He was funny, cheeky, lovable and didn’t have a bad bone in his body really! Everybody wants a friend like Travis - annoying but all the more lovable for it and you just can’t hate him.

16 Martha Collison (Great British Bake Off, 5th)

 

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Martha was the youngest of this year's Bake Off bunch, and is the youngest in my top 20 along with Lauren Platt! She could have easily been very annoying, but she was so likeable! Martha's age meant that she had a bit of a disadvantage compared to other more experienced bakers, which sadly might be why she burned out towards the end... :( Other than that though, Martha was a natural and always had some of the best ideas - even if they weren't always executed perfectly :P But she always (other than those last two weeks) tried her best with all her determination as a driving force.

 

15 Danielle McMahon (BBUK, 12th)

 

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GET A LIFE YOU BLOODY WEIRDO MAN :rofl: “Catholic good girl” Danielle, who was actually an underwear model and webcam girl, was notable for her breakdowns over blasphemy (I was HOWLING watching her sob over the fact she wa given a Bloody Mary cocktail) as well as her epic run ins with Helen (ugh, I hate to keep mentioning her name but she was sadly so central to this series) and friendship with Ashleigh (THAT WAS MY FISH). She was like a lesser Gina Rio trajectory wise, it seemed like a given she’d be out first or second but she lasted a while (sadly not until the final like Gina). And she might have lasted even longer, had the stupid Armageddon week not ousted her after Kimbot Kisselovich walked due to illness… It would have been more acceptable if she was voted off by the public, but she was evicted but newbies Pav and Zoe had the power to evict someone and chose her… Whether she was fake or not, Danielle was absolutely hilarious in so many cases - and it was mostly unintentional which was even better.

WHAT EVEN AT FRANKIE SO LOW.

^ She's not Aussie, disadvantage :kink:

14 Nicole Franzel (BBUS, 7th)

 

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The highest BBUS contestant is next! Nicole was an instant favourite of mine, she seemed very likeable and fun but being a BB superfan you expected her to play well. And she did play quite well, she did try with alliances, she made moves to bring down the “insiders”, she really tried to win competitions… Unfortunately, she shouldn’t have made friends with the wrong people right at the start - CHRISTINE. Christine double crossed Nicole, preferring to be in the “inside” group despite the fact they were so obviously going to ditch her first before turning on each other (Christine satisftingly was evicted the same night as Nicole!). Nicole was actually evicted twice - she won re-entry but was evicted again along with Christine two weeks later. I guess it’s good that she made it the furthest of the outside group, but she did have the help of her re-entry :P

 

13 Lauren Platt (X Factor UK, 4th)

 

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The second highest X Factor UK contestant is Cheryl’s girl Lauren Platt! She was good at the auditions, but didn’t really stand out properly until the live shows imo. WIth Cheryl’s other girls all gone by week 4, Lauren was flying the flag for her category all alone. She was criticised for being dull, but she did step out of her comfort zone a bit with her performances of Dark Horse, Clarity and How Will I Know for example. She isn’t the most ready made popstar, but she had the confidence and a lovely pop voice - with work she could make it. Despite claims of her being “basic”, she was very popular in the voting throughout - she never fell out of the top 4. She was bottom 2 twice in the quarter and semi final, but she actually received more votes than Andrea in the semi so would have made the finals without the sing-off (the judges sent her home). I was pleasantly surprised she lasted so long, but I actually think she may have won if she sang as she did in I Know Where I’ve Been (when she was bottom 2 the first time) all along :o Outstanding performance <3

 

 

MarthA <3

12 Dean Ray (X Factor AU, 2nd)

 

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A male singer this high? :o In fact Dean is the highest male of any type (except for the guys behind the two fabulous Drag Race queens in the top 10 of course)! On paper, Dean is far from my "thing" but he is such a talent. He has the perfect rock tone that lends itself to pop - not too gravelly but enough to be very distinctive. And he's quite easy on the eye :kink: I initially didn't expect Dean to be such a favourite, and I do think NatBass taking him to the lives was a risk - but her helper J-Lo wouldn't let up! And Jenny was right, by about week 3 Dean was a real contender and he gave us some amazing performances of songs like Hurt, New Sensation, The Power Of Love and Reckless. He eventually came second by less than 1%! And good for Australia, there are still 5 Aussies to come :o

 

Enjoy Dean's best performance, a rendition of Nine Inch Nails'/Johnny Cash's Hurt, if you like~

 

 

11 Aisha McKinnon (BBAU, 12th)

 

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Just missing out on the top 10 is the other half of "Trasha", the beau of #17 in this countdown Travis! Unlike the awful Clawson, the pair seemed real, genuine and are actually still together. Aisha coming 12th, being evicted before the likes of Leo, the other dull newbies and bloody Ryan, is absolutely ridiculous :( I still can't believe she finished that low. Aisha seemed like an easy finalist, she was hugely likeable and genuine and just lovely, but also could stick up for herself and was feisty when needed. She was basically all the good bits about Jade from 2013, it's just she wasn't so wet (I did love Jade too), so I don't know how she finished 10 placers lower :(