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Or is Dawn O' Porter really irritating?

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StoneTheFlamingCrows · 25/06/2014 09:18

Don't know what it is about her. That advert for her new programme makes me feel stabby. I know ia probably bu...

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PeppermintInfusion · 25/06/2014 13:28

He also tweeted a pic of her on their wedding night in her bridal lingerie

WhyIRayLiotta · 25/06/2014 13:11

I like her. She seems fun, I didn't hate her docs - but took them to be fluff and aimed at teenagers. Her young adult books have been well received. (I've not read them!)

I also like Chris O'Dowd... And they do seem a genuine couple. Although I do recall a cringeworthy tweet he sent her (publicly) saying he had landed at Heathrow 'so get your fanny out love' Shock

JackieBrambles · 25/06/2014 12:52

Yeah her documentaries are a bit 'fluff' really. Like Cherry Healy's. About 15 minutes worth of interesting stuff in an hour slot!

squoosh · 25/06/2014 12:47

She made a 'documentary' about the size zero craze, it basically involved her going on a crash diet to see if she could fit into a particular dress. Fascinating.

squoosh · 25/06/2014 12:46

I find TV presenters in general annoying. I see them as the person who introduces the interesting bits without being interesting themselves and hate when a show becomes about them.

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StoneTheFlamingCrows · 25/06/2014 12:45

And in reference to her breasts, I remember now it was about bc, but the lingering memory of it was of her stood in front of the mirror clutching them lots, so the important message was obviously lost somehow.

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SuperFlyHigh · 25/06/2014 12:44

I saw an article on her vintage TV programme.

C'mon love your buys that are vintage aren't THAT GREAT (I know because I vintage shop a lot too!). Because you can spot and afford a Courreges dress for a bargain price then bully for you.

She doesn't annoy me at all - but it's like she's the new expert on vintage.

I can see her going the way of La Klass (sorry Myleene) who is, god only knows a right mind boggling pain in the backside. I hate to say it but when La Klass had marriage or whatever problems with her first husband (only) I was secretly sniggering (not pleased).

TiredCassandrasbed · 25/06/2014 12:44

I quite like Dawn, Chris and Cherry too.

JackieBrambles · 25/06/2014 12:43

I like her. Although I confess to being a bit jealous really. Her life seems quite charmed from the outside (though I know she lost her mum which of course is awful)

Funny/nice hollywood husband - check
Book deal - check
TV programmes - check
Fashion label - check
Fancy hollywood nights out due to husband (oscars/baftas etc) -check.

My husband is an accountant, I don't get to go anywhere cool Envy

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StoneTheFlamingCrows · 25/06/2014 12:42

I don't hate her, she is just irritating. There is a difference.

Don't mind Claudia winkle man or Cherie Healy. Each to their own I guess.

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TinklyLittleLaugh · 25/06/2014 12:39

It must be awful to be a television presenter. There are so many of them chasing too few jobs, they all seem a bit desperate. Would you go "blonde generic". Would you go "quirky". Just how far would you go to get your sad little moment in the spotlight? Would you do 60 MinuteMakeover for instance? How much are these people paid? Would they not be better off getting a proper job?

I have no idea who Cherry Healey is.

Lottapianos · 25/06/2014 12:35

I don't mind her, she seems like a nice person. She gets very irritated at being asked in interviews about whether she wants babies because she says that no man gets asked that ever, so she deserves a massive high five for that.

I do find her last name irritating though. Very disappointed in Victoria Coren too. Keep your own names people - your husbands did!

passmethewineplease · 25/06/2014 12:32

Not nearly as much as her hair annoys me.

Nancy66 · 25/06/2014 12:30

she did an ad for moist toilet wipes where she sent people off to have a shit and then report back

olaflikeswarmhugs · 25/06/2014 12:26

What's the advert about the arse wipes ? Grin

UriGeller · 25/06/2014 12:05

She's very twee but generally she just bypasses my radar. DP did say her hair looked like she's wearing a brown crash helmet which I thought was funny.

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PeppermintInfusion · 25/06/2014 11:56

The books aren't too bad for young adult, I've read them myself

PeppermintInfusion · 25/06/2014 11:55

The O is because she merged her name with her husbands rather than keep maiden name/take his.

That advert is all kinds of stabby, the hair is like a wig and she comes across as very sensationalist in her 'documentaries'.

Cherry Healy is in the same vein and is a little annoying but has a redeeming likeability.

Plus the advert for the arse wipes was a new low!

MillyONaire · 25/06/2014 11:54

She does have another career: My DD loved her two books ("Goose" and "Paper Airplanes") - bumped her up in my estimation but I didn't really have an opinion of her before. Her husband DOES irritate me though.

squoosh · 25/06/2014 11:54

I'm sure she's a nice person but her 'documentaries' are pretty awful.

FreddieStarrAteMyHamster · 25/06/2014 11:48

I like Dawn and Chris. They rise above the sea of blandness that is celebrity couples.

BringMeTea · 25/06/2014 11:43

Well I like her. And at least she seems to love her husband and not be in some kind of mutually beneficial financial arrangement like some.

DitzyDonkey · 25/06/2014 11:31

I love her and her hair. She is quirky and stylish!

ephemeralfairy · 25/06/2014 11:14

blue I believe the lime was intended to resemble a penile bulge. Because that's what being a lesbian is all about right?!? Confused

I KNOW. The mind boggles....