I don't think that was for the cameras... I think his just that... strange?
Yeah, I think he just wanted to tell his Mum and Nanna that he misses them. Sure he knew there might be a chance it would be shown on TV but I think he genuinely misses them and he does hope they would be proud of him. They mean the world to him. I am sure most housemates say something about missing their family. I remember Sharon was in the diary room on the Wednesday show talking about how she was missing her kids.