Are there any singers/actors/tv presenters whose continued success you find utterly baffling?

[Pinkarsedfly]

I’m just watching TOTP from 1988 and Kim Wilde’s on.

I’m sure she’s a lovely woman, but fuck me, the lass couldn’t sing. Or dance. Or mime.
And yet, she’s still doing the rounds, all these decades later.

See also Bananarama. Who goes to see these acts?

I’m not sure if it’s me that’s missing something, so which acts leave you confused at their success?

@Nottoomuchgarlic

Is it wrong that I was made up that the Game Of Thrones prequel that his wife was writing got cancelled by HBO for being shit?

Imagine how insufferable he would've been

Dr Who has had a fair few culprits over the years.

I used to cringe at every scene Freema Ageyman was in.

Catherine Tate was appalling. How did she get the part of Donna? She can’t have auditioned.

I used to cringe at every scene Freema Ageyman was in

My brain actually blanked out the entire series with her in. It simply won't allow me to remember it as it was so bad.

Catherine Tate was appalling. How did she get the part of Donna?

I think they chose someone they thought would be funny yet in no way sexually attractive to the dr.

Gemma Collins is what happen when rich parents spoil their children, or those ones who tell their tone deaf kids they can sing like Whitney and let them go on x factor.

Not just gemma is it though. Its the bloke too, her besty, Arge is it? Most of them on Towie, bloody awful.

Simon shallow
Not sure about walliams, as in, I'm just not sure about who he is, whats hes about.

I think there is a difference between:

• I don't understand why they are successful

And

• what they do is not to my taste

I don't like the Kardasians, for example, but that's not the same as not understanding why a group of power hungry people who are prepared to go to unknown lengths to set their lives up as a soap and who have the Hollywood connections to make it work are succeeding at it. I could well imagine they are among the best at that fake, aspirational and yet sensational life shit they got going.

I mean, someone upthread named Paul McCartney. Surely it's easy to understand his success, even if you don't like The Beatles

Tess Daly is 50!!?!?!?!?!?!!!!

Fuck me that's surprised me.

I always look at Emile Sande on the telly and think "why?"

I know you should not speak ill of the dead but Bruce Forsyth.

Lorraine, "we like that, don't we" Kelly, you are not the fucking queen.

That women they put on breakfast TV a couple of years ago, the presenters had been on the one show so they were supposed to increase ratings on ITV.

I called it the 'bimbo and blokey show', Adrian Childes would grumble all the time and say how nice the view was but they had covered it because it was dark then Bimbo would giggle at the screen.

The odd time she did say something she was usually wrong. She was once talking to a presenter in South Africa and made a comment about hearing the crowds (football world cup) except the match was in one city and the presenter was several hundred miles away.

I've just remembered her name, Christine Bleakley. I can feel my BP rising just typing this.

Kylie...never ever got her success, especially how she is treated like royalty. Whiny voice.

Rylan, definitely not talented, just think it is equal opportunities box ticking. I imagine that some TV executive decides a person will be popular and then the PR machine gets going.

Adele.

I’d love her songs if someone else sang them, which is prob why she makes it. Her voice is awful.

Stephen Fry. Awful man

Barbara Windsor is another one. Seems as if she is a lovely lady. But like Danny dyer, she just played herself before quitting for health reasons.

Going against the grain here, Tess is bland but so are loads of (male) presenters. The reason she is respected as a presenter is that she is a total professional and manages to make presenting a live show look totally seamless

I couldn’t disagree more. It’s all very stilted and scripted. I always think if something went wrong as things do on live TV she wouldn’t cope at all. And the cringey ‘jokes’ just urgh. Best way to watch SCD is on catch up so you can fast forward through her bits.
She would be better suited to Loose Women or something.

Cliff Richard. I'm
Not saying he wasn't good in the dim distant past, but please, for the love of god. STOP!!

Trevor McDonald. Sure, he can read an autocue and report news stories. But please don't try to make documentaries with him. He's an energy black hole that sucks the like out of everything around him. Whether it's doing a story on death row, or a lively cultural festival, he'll have the same dull monotonal voice and expressionless face

*life

Yes Tess Daly. She has all the personality of a wet fish. Also Dermot OLeary, same reason.

Yes, I had a smile at Paul McCartney

I was thinking more of the ones that a stretched a non-existent talent to breaking point over the years, and yet still hang on.

Russell Watson. His voice is horrible. Yes, it’s loud, and yes, he can probably hit notes, but isn’t a singer’s voice meant to have a pleasant tone? He sounds like a flatulent foghorn.

Steph McGovern

Poor old harmless Andrew Sachs

Yeah utterly horrific that wasn't it. Showed the true colours of two narcissistic, sanctamonious twats.

I imagine that some TV executive decides a person will be popular and then the PR machine gets going..

They are currently doing that with someone right now. A small bald gay man. He's like a poor man's Graham Norton. Can't remember his name but it's clear he is currently the "chosen one" at the moment. He's been on bake off extra slice, Sunday brunch etc

Cheeza whatever
Amanda Holden
Michael Jackson
Ben Elton and many many more

@sashh yes!! You mean Christine bleakley now lampard, shes awful
Oh I must add the loose women especially Colleen Nolan, they are like a bunch of fish wives, so unprofessional

I can't believe so many people have said Tess Daley when she's a shining light of brilliance compared to Vernon Kay.