To ask, is Jim Davidson really a nice man?

[ashamedmummy11]

I was just chatting with OH here and I said I quite liked him on CBB. Apart from a few questionable remarks to Casey he seems a reasonably nice guy. OH reckons he has a bad reputation. Is this true? If so why?

[ihatethecold]

No. He isn't.
Arrogant misogynist.

[Dawndonnaagain]

Because he's a rude, sexist, racist man.

[EdithWeston]

Never met him, so no real idea.

Very bad press about him in previous years.

[NoIamAngelaHernandez]

Not in my experience.
( lived in same village)

[Sadoldbag]

What don't you google his chalky routine and oh his views about gays awesome


m.youtube.com/watch?v=AjmsRsWl7jU

[ravenAK]

SIL was in a TV series with him 20 years ago. She claims he was absolutely professional & rather nice, & was furious when the press briefly took to door-stepping her after some scandal he'd been involved in.

Based on everything upthread, I think he's probably a twat.

[Sadoldbag]

m.youtube.com/watch?v=HY5ak0Hd4iA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DHY5ak0Hd4iA

[Sadoldbag]

I only knew him for the snooker thing then I watched him on the kitchen show and couldn't believe it then googled him and came across his rasicst antics


I am sure most rasicst are personable Some of the time

[17leftfeet]

In his autobiography he admits to beating his now ex wife

So not nice no

[ComposHat]

Even if I didn't know about the wife beating, the racism, the homophobia or his views on people with disabilities, he still comes across as a deeply unpleasant man on celebrity big brother.

[dawntigga]

I know an ex of his sister and he's a wankbadger twunt in my opinion.

He'sAFuckwitTiggaxx

[dawntigga]

That should be:

A sister of one of his exes

ThisIsHowMuchHeAnnoysMeTiggaxx

[ArgumentsatChristmas]

Jim Davidson

Racist
Sexist
Homophobic
Makes sick jokes about disabled people
Really not very funny either

What's to like? Why does this arsehole get the oxygen of publicity?

Here is a list of his choice moments but these are not his worst actually

[LightsPlease]

No but he will probably win. Very fake

[DameFanny]

He's on a very short list of performers not welcome at our local theatre after incidents with female staff, allegedly

[ArgumentsatChristmas]

Oh forgot to mention he was arrested during Operation Yewtree (but they couldn't get anything to stick, unfortunately)

But go ahead - vote for him. The world needs more sexist racist wankers

[TheArmadillo]

Friend's partner worked with him. Friend's partner is black and got vile racist abuse from JD.

[Steben]

He is a rude sexist pig who hides behind self pity and "humour was acceptable back then" - dont be fooled.

[ashamedmummy11]

Eeek! I think I have fallen for it! That's really not good. Thanks for the replies. I just hadn't heard much about him before. I know he seems a bit sleazy with Casey but I Know Luisa and she's a prick in real life so I kinds agreed with what he was saying to her. I guess that coloured my opinion.

[MizK]

Because of his 'chequered' past, whenever he shows any kindness or vulnerability it's amplified as expectations of him were so low. Judged without any prior knowledge he comes across as a fairly miserable lecherous man, hardly the national treasure he's being made out to be by some!

[Juliaparker25]

You lot don't live in the real world ....do you?

[ComposHat]

Julia I really don't get your comment.

Why does thinking Jim Davidson is a cunt constitute 'not living in the real world'?

[ArgumentsatChristmas]

I read that comment and it made me feel a bit sad tbh

I'm guessing that in Julia's world, JD is normal.

There are other worlds, all equally real, where people like JD just don't exist.

[SanityClause]

There was a story about him on Simon Mayo's confessions about a year ago. He wasn't mentioned by name, but it was obvious who it was about.

The confession was sent in by a woman who was an assistant stage manager at a regional theatre. He was really rude to her, demanding she scurry along and make him tea - of course that would be a woman's job! - rather than attending to her real work.

IIRC, she doctored the tea, but then an opportunity arose when she was passing it to him for her to "accidentally" spill it all over his trousers.