I haven't read the article but I remember once the series was over, producers said they knew of his intentions all along but was banned from saying anything out of fear it would swing the vote which was unfair. I watched it from day one and the first I heard about it was when Craig announced it after he was declared the winner.Good that she got kicked off then, didn’t she threaten the other HMs and alluded to him that he would have access to their families outside the house
I was a bit confused by this because I remember it being pushed as a final spurt for him to win (it was 51% Craig 49% Anna IIRC) but reading it back I think he meant he didn’t tell anyone (production wise) when he was applying that was the reason he wanted to win the money. It was definitely something that came out whilst on the show.
When you look at all the epsiodes we know and love there is so much stuff deemed unsuitable in this day and age. I think it's obvious they've really struggled because the episodes they've picked are very blah.