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MrsFezziwig · 07/05/2023 14:44

In the Virgin Atlantic ad

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CactusVenom · 10/09/2023 17:51

It looks like Hattie off of NCIS LA 😉😉

Niknaklady · 03/09/2023 11:16

This picture is driving me nuts as well.
I'm sure she's a well known actress.

CoffeeCantata · 19/07/2023 11:06

Nanaofdeagons · Yesterday 22:53
This is Francis de la Tour. British actress.

No - not Frances de la Tour. She's one of my favourite actors and - absolutely no negative intended, but she's older than this lady.

I think, as others have said, these are not 'known' actors - the point is that they represent types and this lady is portraying an older woman who's successful business person.

Also, big names like Frances de la Tour don't play bit parts in ads - they'd be the star!

TrueScrumptious · 19/07/2023 10:26

Best place to check out actual FACTS is Wikipedia.

Wikipedia is the worst place to check out actual facts. We’re banned from using it in my job.

AMuser · 19/07/2023 09:28

Nanaofdeagons · 19/07/2023 09:20

I really would like to know what the joke is. ?

oh dear 😂

my partner worked on the concept for this ad and Virgin told him they had an employee who looked like Prince who would be in it. Didn’t believe them til we saw it aired. He really does.

I really like the ad.

FOJN · 19/07/2023 09:27

Best place to check out actual FACTS is Wikipedia.

You missed the joke and are wrong about Wikipedia too. Here's what one of the founding members said about it's reliability.

unherd.com/thepost/wikipedia-co-founder-i-no-longer-trust-the-website-i-created/

BrioNotBiro · 19/07/2023 09:23

Nanaofdeagons · 19/07/2023 09:16

More on the Virgin ad people / lookalikes (?)
The girl who trips up is Eleanor Tomlinson from TV series The Outlaws.
This is a good memory test !

Yes I've noticed her on another advert, so they can't all be Virgin employees.

I like the longing look across the travellator!

Nanaofdeagons · 19/07/2023 09:20

I really would like to know what the joke is. ?

Nanaofdeagons · 19/07/2023 09:16

More on the Virgin ad people / lookalikes (?)
The girl who trips up is Eleanor Tomlinson from TV series The Outlaws.
This is a good memory test !

TrueScrumptious · 19/07/2023 09:09

Nanaofdeagons · 19/07/2023 09:05

If they are lookalikes, they are very good.
However lots of mis identifications in this thread.

Sic transit gloria mundi ! NOT Richard Branson - Jeremy Corbyn (previous Labour leader UK) Next to him is MP Diane Abbott.
No wonder the internet is a mess these days. Best place to check out actual FACTS is Wikipedia.

I think you missed the point! That comment was clearly a joke.

Squiblet · 19/07/2023 09:09

Nanaofdeagons · 19/07/2023 09:05

If they are lookalikes, they are very good.
However lots of mis identifications in this thread.

Sic transit gloria mundi ! NOT Richard Branson - Jeremy Corbyn (previous Labour leader UK) Next to him is MP Diane Abbott.
No wonder the internet is a mess these days. Best place to check out actual FACTS is Wikipedia.

... whoosh ... and there goes the joke

Nanaofdeagons · 19/07/2023 09:05

If they are lookalikes, they are very good.
However lots of mis identifications in this thread.

Sic transit gloria mundi ! NOT Richard Branson - Jeremy Corbyn (previous Labour leader UK) Next to him is MP Diane Abbott.
No wonder the internet is a mess these days. Best place to check out actual FACTS is Wikipedia.

SwedishEdith · 18/07/2023 23:32

She always looks so serene and relaxed.

LorraineInSpain · 18/07/2023 23:24

I thought she looked like Anita Manning

maddening · 18/07/2023 23:24

I thought it was Esme

determinedtomakethiswork · 18/07/2023 23:20

Did you think it was the civil servants from the thick of it?

MNRando · 18/07/2023 23:20

Butteredtoast55 · 07/05/2023 15:14

She might be Edna Mode from The Incredibles

Yes! That’s who I see when the ad comes on.

Smoothiecarton · 18/07/2023 23:20

I thought it was that lady, she’s a poet , maybe a lesbian poet?

Tiredjoanna · 18/07/2023 23:19

Looks like a thin jo brand in a dawn french wig

Newnamehiwhodis · 18/07/2023 23:14

Looks like Isabella Rossellini to me

ElectricToothbrush · 18/07/2023 23:09

I've not seen the ad but her face looks like a slightly older Cher to me

Nanaofdeagons · 18/07/2023 22:53

This is Francis de la Tour. British actress.

Lessoftheold · 08/05/2023 11:23

jcyclops · 08/05/2023 00:41

Here's another pic of the lady, alongside Richard Branson.

🤣🤣🤣

the80sweregreat · 08/05/2023 08:43

I thought the one pulling the face was Mel C as well , but it could be a 'lookie likey' as it doesn't entirely look like her !
No idea who the older lady is
The man who smiles at the girl who nearly falls over is very nice.
It is one of my favorite ads.

MyEyesAreBleeding · 08/05/2023 02:05

Butteredtoast55 · 07/05/2023 15:14

She might be Edna Mode from The Incredibles

No capes!

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