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Who are the famous people that if it came out that they are bad'uns would totally shake your faith in the world.

672 replies

AbbyGal · 30/05/2023 22:20

Rubbish title but hopefully you know what I mean.

For me, those who spring to mind are:
Sir David Attenborough
Tom Hanks
Usain Bolt
Judy Dench

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Strugglingtodomybest · 31/05/2023 10:45

CheekNerveGallAudacityandGumption · 31/05/2023 09:52

Oh yes, lovely apart from all the necklacing of course!

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All what necklacing? Do you have him confused with his wife perhaps?

MasterBeth · 31/05/2023 10:57

PrinceHaz · 30/05/2023 23:11

Jonny Ball
Floella Benjamin
Dolly Parton
Brian Cant
Terry Nutkins
Wendy Craig
President Jimmy Carter
Noel Fielding
Alison Steadman
Clive Myrie
Michael Palin

Jonny Ball, the climate change denier?

CuriouslyDifferent · 31/05/2023 10:59

Soproudoflionesses · 30/05/2023 22:23

Same.
She is my idol and l woild be devvo!

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Too many anecdotal stories for Dolly to not be a good un.

I have no doubt she is/has been motivated to be wealthy, but you hear about how she does so much good for her home county. I just wonder if anyone from that part of the world would share if that’s spin or true.

WhiskersPete · 31/05/2023 11:00

louderthan · 31/05/2023 01:03

Rafael Nadal
Andrew Marr
Jay Blades

I lost all respect for Joanna Lumley after reading an article where she said some horrible victim-blaming things about women who go out wearing short skirts and get sexually assaulted...

Andrew Marr!? By his own admission he took out a superinjunction in 2008 to keep his extramarital affair quiet!

Tupperwarelid · 31/05/2023 11:00

Michael Ball

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 31/05/2023 11:03

Larner · 31/05/2023 01:10

Not read all the thread but I hope someone has already pointed out that Attenborough is a massive eugenicist toff. Like close to Bristol statues in the river level.

Rubbish.

Hoping against hope nobody knows anything bad about John Finnemore.

bridgetreilly · 31/05/2023 11:03

Roger, Rafa and Andy will always be my personal Big Three for this exact reason. I would be pretty devastated if Kate Middleton turned out to be horrible. And in my head, David and Victoria Coren Mitchell, Claudia Winkleman and her husband, would all be my best friends.

I admit, I would not be shocked if something came out about Chris Packham.

prh47bridge · 31/05/2023 11:03

Hellenabe · 31/05/2023 04:43

I get the feeling David Walliams and Tom Hanks will be the next meetoo people to bring down. TH is losing his shine anyway but I'll bet these Epstein logs have some truth to them

There are no Epstein logs naming Hanks. That is an internet myth that was debunked several years ago and has been repeatedly debunked since, but it refuses to die.

PenguinIce · 31/05/2023 11:07

Would be totally shocked if anything bad came out about Andy Murray. Hearing how some of the female tennis stars have spoken about him he must be a good egg.

pinkmoomin · 31/05/2023 11:14

pigalow27 · 30/05/2023 22:53

Lucy Worsley as she is my heroine; Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne as they seem so full of integrity and old world courtesy.

I had the displeasure of meeting LW and she was extremely rude and up her own arse. Heard a similar report from someone who worked for her.

IcedPurple · 31/05/2023 11:16

Aquamarine1029 · 30/05/2023 22:22

Dolly Parton

Yes I agree.

Also David Attenborough as mentioned by many.

booktokbear · 31/05/2023 11:18

CuriousOranges · 30/05/2023 22:33

Sir David Jason!! 😢

Tissues at the ready.

Motorcycleemptyness · 31/05/2023 11:18

Eastie77Returns · 30/05/2023 23:25

I never, ever want to meet Bruce Springsteen as he’s been a hero of mine since childhood and it would be life changing to discover he is actually unpleasant!

Tbf celebrities are human and have off days like everyone else but it seems they are never allowed to be ‘grumpy’. It must be draining to have to put your game face on all the time. I was in a bar once and saw Daniel Radcliffe trying to have a quiet drink with a friend. The number of people who approached him demanding a photo and autograph was ridiculous. I would have completely lost it after the 3rd or 4th request. I guess that’s the price of fame.

I’m a huge Springsteen fan too and I’ve only ever heard good things about him. He seems a genuinely decent soul who loves life and loves people and loves performing.

I would also be heartbroken if some scandal comes out about him!

IcedPurple · 31/05/2023 11:19

pigalow27 · 31/05/2023 09:00

Also Nigella, Claudia Winkleman and Michael Sheen

Nigella isn't dodgy but a lot of stuff came out in her court case a few years ago which suggested her TV persona is just that, a persona.

Michael Sheen getting with a decades younger women who was his student in some sort of thespian workshop put me off him.

user1497207191 · 31/05/2023 11:20

Olivia Newton John

Iamtheonwandlonely · 31/05/2023 11:23

Madonna she's my idol and I'd be so upset if something really bad came out about her

Motorcycleemptyness · 31/05/2023 11:23

MasterBeth · 31/05/2023 10:57

Jonny Ball, the climate change denier?

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Noel Fielding reportedly dated Pixie Geldof when she was 16 and he was 33. Obvs I have no way of knowing how true that is (different circles, obvs!) but that is so very creepy if true. If not true then sorry Noel, luv u on bake off x

BlueThursday · 31/05/2023 11:25

Sir Trevor McDonald

aliensprig · 31/05/2023 11:34

Hbh17 · 30/05/2023 23:14

Roger Federer
David Attenborough
Michael Palin

Surprised that someone mentioned Chris Packham - not only does he come across as rather unpleasant, but he is known to have very harmful views about country sports and seems to think it's fine for swathes of the rural population to lose their livelihoods. He doesn't understand the rural economy at all.

"Harmful views", lol. So because he disagrees with ripping foxes apart, that makes him a bad person with "harmful views"? What about the actual harm done to foxes? I will never understand the cold blooded mentality of hunt supporters.

MidgeHardcastle · 31/05/2023 11:38

Anyone from The Repair Shop and I'd be gutted.

Mirabai · 31/05/2023 11:43

bridgetreilly · 31/05/2023 11:03

Roger, Rafa and Andy will always be my personal Big Three for this exact reason. I would be pretty devastated if Kate Middleton turned out to be horrible. And in my head, David and Victoria Coren Mitchell, Claudia Winkleman and her husband, would all be my best friends.

I admit, I would not be shocked if something came out about Chris Packham.

Vicky Coren is super competitive in real life and Claudia Winkelman’s husband is awful.

IcedPurple · 31/05/2023 11:44

Motorcycleemptyness · 31/05/2023 11:18

I’m a huge Springsteen fan too and I’ve only ever heard good things about him. He seems a genuinely decent soul who loves life and loves people and loves performing.

I would also be heartbroken if some scandal comes out about him!

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It's old news so probably not a 'scandal' but didn't Springsteen get with his current wife while still married to his previous one?

Mirabai · 31/05/2023 11:45

Iamtheonwandlonely · 31/05/2023 11:23

Madonna she's my idol and I'd be so upset if something really bad came out about her

How bad would it have to be? 😮

Beezknees · 31/05/2023 11:46

No one. I don't put anyone on such a high pedestal that I'd be devastated if they did something awful. Especially in the world of celebrity, and especially males.

LittleBrownJug · 31/05/2023 11:48

Blondey2023 · 31/05/2023 09:04

I hadn't heard this. Evidence?

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Had long affair with Ginnifer Goodwin; one of the younger stars of Big Love (used to love that show!) which he was a producer on. Plenty of evidence if you look at Tik Tok. Rita got sick of his shit at one point and threw him out, but it didn’t stick. I did a deep dive on this a while back because I couldn’t believe it either!

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJxkqffB/