Spend a few minutes chatting to Zak Srakaew and it's clear he's the same character he appeared to be on Big Brother. The 28-year-old model, from Tameside, often came across like a typical Greater Manchester lad in the house - bubbly, friendly and caring, but with a mischievous side.
Yet some housemates didn't buy into it. Zak was condemned as 'too nice' by some and labelled 'a floater' between cliques, before becoming the second person to be evicted from the ITV2 series.
His attempts to give everyone a chance in the house were a stark contrast to the way he was first treated in the UK, when he moved from Thailand to Ashton-under-Lyne with his mum following the death of his 30-year-old dad, when Zak was nine.
Opening up to the Manchester Evening News, Zak remembered 'what it felt like to not be included', but admitted it 'maybe came across too strong' in the house. READ MORE: ITV Big Brother's Zak says 'everyone's catching on' about housemate ahead of tonight's eviction READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams says ‘I deserve to be here’ as viewers comment on previous experience As a primary school pupil, Zak spoke no English.