Apologies for the long rant, but I feel the need to have one...
Helen is the most unstable housemate we've had the displeasure to watch in a long time. It's quite clear that she's deeply unhappy with her life, which is why she'll lash out at people for the most trivial things. It's disgusting and it makes for thoroughly uncomfortable viewing. She's got a drinking problem and quite a few problems that have been allowed to fester into a near mental illness - not a good mix. She obviously has a lot of guilt and shame about the horrible choices she's made in life, which is why she gets so ridiculously angry whenever she perceives somebody to be looking down on her. To watch her lash out at Matthew like that for no reason was just horrendous - I loved the things he was saying to her though. "Close your mouth, maybe you should learn to close it for once... I've never argued with someone so ridiculous in my life... Bitter? I think you're confusing myself with you Helen." All the things he was muttering to her while she went on her little crazy tirade were just hilarious. Just the faces of the other housemates said it all... WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS WOMAN? And to see Marlon, Steven and Winston laughing about it in the corner is just even more infuriating. Helen says she doesn't want to sit with boring people - as she walks outside to go sit with them. How can somebody this insane exist? Then she's all "You totally took what I said the wrong way" - of course he did you stupid woman! If you act like that towards people unprovoked, then you can expect people to not like you. She's the epitome of projection. And Ash... honestly wtf. It's perfectly fine for your "mate" Helen to slag people off, make personal remarks about their appearance and start shouting at them for no reason, but if somebody retaliates in kind, it's unacceptable? You'll rip them apart and fuck them up? Fuck off. And then later in the diary room, Helen tries to justify her insane outburst by imagining non-existent crimes on Matthew - "I know he'd hurt Mark! I know it! That's where my anger is coming from! Anybody that can hurt Mark is a horrible person!" What the hell? Imagined crimes are not real crimes. The ways she tries to justify her behaviour are the ravings of a lunatic. How she shifts blame as a way of vindicating herself is pathetic. There's so much projection from this woman. Then the way she was talking to Christopher after, it's disgusting - she has so much contempt for others - she acts the way she does and wonders why people don't like her or want to have fun with her. Her instability and negativity is a big reason why nobody in the house wants to have fun in the first place. What a fucking joke - here's hoping Ash goes Friday.
Honestly, it won't be long before Helen takes it that one step further and gets herself removed from the house. I won't be complaining about it either - people like her should not be allowed into the house. It was irresponsible to let her in, but they did because her history is so controversial. I actually feel really sorry for her, because it's very clear she is not a happy or mentally well person. She's bringing out the worst in all her fellow housemates and taking out her baggage on them, while making things even worse for herself by turning herself into a bigger pariah than she ever was before she went into the house. She desperately needs help. The thing is, Helen knows it. She knows how unhappy she is, she knows it's why she takes it out on others and treats them like crap. It's why after she goes on a tirade, she does tend to show some remorse. It's why I really do feel sorry for her. Her behaviour is awful and for her own good she needs to be removed. It's clear now she will get no redemption in that house - her ticket to the final will do her no favours. She is crying out for help. I'll be disgusted if the producers allow that ex-friend of hers into the house as it would mean they have no regard for her mental health, whatsoever. Stop exploiting this woman's instability for drama, get her out of the house so she can stop destroying her life further, and get her the help she needs.