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Which celebrity would you be gutted to find out was vile in real life?

836 replies

EachandEveryone · 20/10/2022 10:24

Tom Hanks.

OP posts:
Codfishermen · 20/10/2022 14:17

I work with "celebrities" - haven't RTFT but have met many of those I've seen in a quick scan. Can confirm Tom Hanks IS lovely, as are most y'all have mentioned, special shout out to Sam West. Only one I've seen on this page who most definitely isn't lovely is Miriam Margoyles. Maureen Lipman is the all time worst

katseyes7 · 20/10/2022 14:17

My ex who worked in tv once worked with James Martin and said he was very full of himself (and that's putting it politely).
Apparently there was a bit of banter going on among the studio crew and JM lost his rag and shouted "Have you got a fucking Ferrari?!" at them.
Not popular, by all accounts.

Pinpot · 20/10/2022 14:18

I would be completely broken to find out Mary Berry is vile. She isn't though - I am sure of it.

Puffalicious · 20/10/2022 14:19

katseyes7 · 20/10/2022 14:17

My ex who worked in tv once worked with James Martin and said he was very full of himself (and that's putting it politely).
Apparently there was a bit of banter going on among the studio crew and JM lost his rag and shouted "Have you got a fucking Ferrari?!" at them.
Not popular, by all accounts.

See- arsehole.

DameHelena · 20/10/2022 14:20

Elderflower14 · 20/10/2022 13:54

In 2018 ds2 and his choir were performing at a WW1 remembrance concert... He is profoundly deaf and autistic... After the concert he messaged me to say he was with a famous actor... I had just taken my head out of the oven with dinner and resembled a house brick.... I asked him who it was and he said Samuel West... I replied that I had seen him in the West End on stage a few years ago... The next thing I knew I was chatting with Samuel via video call... He was absolutely charming and very interested that ds2 was named after a WW1 poet... We chatted a bit more later that evening on Twitter. A proper gentleman...

Oh God, now I actually love him.

goingtotown · 20/10/2022 14:21

Mary Berry
Gloria Hunniford
Ant & Dec
Carol Kirkwood
Matt Baker
Marcus Rashford

Huntswomanonthemove · 20/10/2022 14:22

Simon Reeve
Michael Palin
Ben Shepherd

Huntswomanonthemove · 20/10/2022 14:22

Gareth Malone
Matt Baker

Vegay · 20/10/2022 14:23

Ian Somerhalder
Sarah Paulson
Sia
Dolly Parton

shedwithivy · 20/10/2022 14:24

Kate winslet - I think there are a few stories about her going out of her way to help members of the public

LikeTearsInRain · 20/10/2022 14:25

Holly Willoughby because on tv she is lovely but I was in the celebrity juice audience and when the camera wasn’t rolling you could tell she was very different, getting arsey with the other hosts and contestants. At the end of the show, as soon as filming was finished the smile completely dropped from her face and she looked quite irritated, had some hushed words with someone on the team and then was off the stage in seconds, rest of the cast stayed around for a couple mins whilst Keith gave a bit of spiel to say thank you to the audience for coming.

interesting to see how the tide seems to have turned against her following queuegate

shedwithivy · 20/10/2022 14:25

Tim he man

Sidisawetlettuce · 20/10/2022 14:26

Sam Ryder

BravelyStunning · 20/10/2022 14:28

Fourmoos · 20/10/2022 11:06

Mark knopfler.

seconded

dontputitthere · 20/10/2022 14:28

LikeTearsInRain · 20/10/2022 14:25

Holly Willoughby because on tv she is lovely but I was in the celebrity juice audience and when the camera wasn’t rolling you could tell she was very different, getting arsey with the other hosts and contestants. At the end of the show, as soon as filming was finished the smile completely dropped from her face and she looked quite irritated, had some hushed words with someone on the team and then was off the stage in seconds, rest of the cast stayed around for a couple mins whilst Keith gave a bit of spiel to say thank you to the audience for coming.

interesting to see how the tide seems to have turned against her following queuegate

Oh god she's an utter nightmare to work with.

Philip (not a massive fan of his either but at least he was professional) just kept rolling his eyes at her

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 20/10/2022 14:28

Tim he man

I never knew his first name was Tim - but he's lovely; it's Skeletor who's the nasty one Grin

ihavespoken · 20/10/2022 14:30

Fizbosshoes · 20/10/2022 13:50

Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash..I love them

I saw Joe Swash recently on the hit list and I thought he seemed quite unpleasant and that was in front of cameras

😭

Pickledhen · 20/10/2022 14:32

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 20/10/2022 12:08

Pickledhen

Is it anybody who's already been named on here?

No and not Tom Hanks. Probably a little off the beaten track kind of person so unlikely to be guessed either despite their success. Tends to stay under the radar when it comes to publicise themselves.

MatildaJayne · 20/10/2022 14:33

Tony Hart was lovely, exactly like you’d imagine. I met him when I was a teenager as my dad worked with him for years on VisionOn and Take Hart. Johnny Morris (Animal Magic) was a grumpy old lovey though.

Leopardprintisaneutral · 20/10/2022 14:36

Celia Imrie
Catherine O'Hara
Dave Grohl
Dwayne Johnson
Mayim Bialik
Alan Cumming

SiobhanSharpe · 20/10/2022 14:37

TeddyTed · 20/10/2022 13:19

Definitely Richard Osman and Anton du Beke, also Aljaz from Strictly (as was). Not sure if I’ve seen it in the thread already but I’d also be disappointed if Greg James wasn’t an all round good guy.

Am waiting for the horror stories now!

DS was at school with Greg James and says he's a good bloke.
It was a few years ago now, DS liked him. He seems a normal-ish family man.

Dacquoise · 20/10/2022 14:38

TooBigForMyBoots · 20/10/2022 10:33

Gyles Brandreth

Not sure if he was having a bad day but he was on telly a couple of weeks ago wittering on about people where he lives are eating out more because it's cheaper than cooking at home. 😏It was a discussion about the cost of living crisis. Not sure what universe he lives in!

WetLettuce2 · 20/10/2022 14:38

John Craven & the lovely Adam

The Hairy Biker Dave 🥰

Emotionalsupportviper · 20/10/2022 14:42

Codfishermen · 20/10/2022 14:17

I work with "celebrities" - haven't RTFT but have met many of those I've seen in a quick scan. Can confirm Tom Hanks IS lovely, as are most y'all have mentioned, special shout out to Sam West. Only one I've seen on this page who most definitely isn't lovely is Miriam Margoyles. Maureen Lipman is the all time worst

I've heard before that MM is poisonous - no real-life "Beattie Bellman" - and MM is psycho (though she did speak for the country with her comment about Hunt).

HandbagAtDawn · 20/10/2022 14:48

ThatCheeseIsMine · 20/10/2022 12:08

Richard E Grant - he has a reputation for being nice to waiting staff though so I hope I’m right in thinking he really is nice.

Martine croxall - she just seems like she would be a fab friend

Carol Kirkwood

Maggie aderin pocock - another one I think I could be mates with!

I interviewed Richard E Grant once for a publication I was writing for at the time and I can confirm that he is absolutely wonderful and lovely.