I don't think Gemma would have been evicted first if it hadn't been for the pairs thing. Her strategy was actually not the worst strategy in terms of surviving the first few evictions, and making it to the halfway point, but perhaps not the best strategy in terms of surviving long term, as it had the potential to turn a large percentage of the public against her. Unfortunately, having the public vote on the pairs, and then forcing the housemates to vote one out of the lowest scoring pair spelt her doom. I actually think that a lot of the votes that Jake and Gemma got that first week were because of Gemma alone, especially when one considers that Jake fans would probably have been easy on the voting because they knew that he would survive the eviction even if Gemma and Jake placed last. I think it says a lot that Gemma is one of the more memorable first evictees of recent times. She definitely had a lot more to give and I think it was unfortunate she was evicted first.
My question is how do you think your gameplan would have unfolded as the weeks went on had you survived that first eviction? I think playing the shitstirrer the first few weeks and having the housemates turn against you would have eventually given way to you exposing a more vulnerable side, which would have endeared you to the public, just as we saw in 2012 when the house turned against Estelle. Did these sorts of things cross your mind in terms of a long term strategy?
Also... What was PRISUS like? What thoughts went through your head when Prisus embraced you with her privine and unconditional love?