I think he's OK, though he has an unbelievably irritating habit of constantly asking people if they are "happy" - there's even a forum somewhere where they place bets on how many times he's going to say it before each episode.
I saw him for the first time earlier today and thought he was okay, (although I didn't like the under intelligent boy child who won). To be honest, I haven't really watched it since the heydays of Carol and Richard. As an ex contestant I have to say that Carol was very down to earth and welcoming, as was Damien in dictionary corner, and we had a great laugh in the YTV bar. Richard was a tad precious though, although he didn't come across as anything worse than affected.