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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

OP posts:
CheekNerveGallAudacityandGumption · 01/06/2023 01:05

isitshe · 31/05/2023 21:22

Apparently he's a massive narcissist, and it wouldn't surprise me.

The most shocking news about Noel Fitzpatrick is that he’s straight…err…what?!

LittleBrownJug · 01/06/2023 01:12

Mirabai · 31/05/2023 11:45

How bad would it have to be? 😮

Also wondering this, but we Madonna fans have had a long slow gradual marinate in her craziness & we’re still coming to terms with our disappointment.

blueshoes · 01/06/2023 01:19

powershowerforanhour · 31/05/2023 00:03

Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Baroness Hale
If either of them turned out to be unprincipled or shady in any way.

Yes

blueshoes · 01/06/2023 01:20

Keanu Reeves. He must be a saint.

Hummingbird10 · 01/06/2023 01:50

Dave Grohl or Bruce Springsteen, buy it never would. I believe them to be good to their very core.

Hummingbird10 · 01/06/2023 02:18

What AIDS thing?

MyTruthIsOut · 01/06/2023 06:43

Well my happy hopes about Supervet have disappeared 😂😂

What about a Ben Fogle? He’s another animal man who seems very nice 🤞

Hellenabe · 01/06/2023 06:45

@isitshe my friend socialised with and also Madonna through his work. GM was apparently lovely/very camp, and also that he gave a huge amount to the Kemp kids when he passed, they genuinely are rolling in the money, much more than from their own parents.

Madonna was barking mad but you just did whatever she wanted as she's Madonna.

LolaMoon · 01/06/2023 08:06

CheekNerveGallAudacityandGumption · 01/06/2023 01:05

The most shocking news about Noel Fitzpatrick is that he’s straight…err…what?!

You can kinda tell he's narc. I met him once when my dog needed cruciate ligament surgery. He is clearly a brilliant vet but I certainly wouldnt want to date him! He also looked grey in real life and very haggard which is not surprising considering how much he works.

RedToothBrush · 01/06/2023 08:38

Strawberrydelight78 · 01/06/2023 00:57

Jason Donovan used to have a massive crush on him and Ed Sheeran.

Please tell me it's not just me who initially read this post as:

Jason Donovan used to have a massive crush on Ed Sheeran.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 01/06/2023 08:45

hotelmotelpremierinn · 30/05/2023 23:01

Has someone on mn not slept with Justin Fletcher? I'm sure I read this years ago

That would be me. I haven't slept with him. Grin

Apologies. My children are 29 and 31 and I haven't a clue who he is.

justme2022 · 01/06/2023 08:53

Richard Osman
Dave Grohl
Keanu Reeves
Sarah Michelle Geller
Dolly Parton is an angel in human form and if she turned out to be dodgy I would lose what little faith in humanity I have left.

StaySpicy · 01/06/2023 10:00

isitshe · 31/05/2023 23:09

Yeah I remember all that stuff about him, but by all accounts GM was absolutely not a massive tosser, unlike t'other one.
By bad 'un I took the question in the OP to mean dark stuff like Harris, etc. Especially when they have/had a good 'un image & reputation.
GM certainly made some serious mistakes but I believe he was a genuinely good person.

I took it to mean really bad stuff too. Not like one driving offence a decade ago. We're all human, after all!

Liv999 · 01/06/2023 10:04

confusedallthetime1 · 30/05/2023 22:31

There's been rumours about him being part of the elite shit show and Jeffrey Epsteins island 😮

I've heard stuff about him too

Kazzyhoward · 01/06/2023 10:45

@justme2022

Dolly Parton is an angel in human form and if she turned out to be dodgy I would lose what little faith in humanity I have left.

I feel the same about her, and also about Olivia Newton John who was a lifelong friend of Dolly, so I can only assume/hope they were both "angels". Genuinely nice people usually stick together.

GAWI · 01/06/2023 10:47

Simon Pegg

McKenzie Crook

IcedPurple · 01/06/2023 11:09

Kazzyhoward · 01/06/2023 10:45

@justme2022

Dolly Parton is an angel in human form and if she turned out to be dodgy I would lose what little faith in humanity I have left.

I feel the same about her, and also about Olivia Newton John who was a lifelong friend of Dolly, so I can only assume/hope they were both "angels". Genuinely nice people usually stick together.

Only bad thing I can think of is that both broke the boycott and performed at Sun City during the Apartheid years.

Strawberrydelight78 · 01/06/2023 11:37

No I meant Jason Donovan I had a massive crush on. When everyone used to watch neighbours I was about 10-11. My sister bought me his first video of his first 4 songs he brought out. I watched it on repeat. 🤣🤣🤣

PopcorningPancakingWheeking · 01/06/2023 11:53

RedToothBrush · 01/06/2023 08:38

Please tell me it's not just me who initially read this post as:

Jason Donovan used to have a massive crush on Ed Sheeran.

Not just you . I did too!

hevs03 · 01/06/2023 12:54

Someone mentioned Bradley Walsh in this thread, my work colleague is friends with Bradley, they used to work together at Rolls Royce, my colleague has always stated that Bradley is a great guy, what you see on the TV is how he is, very down to earth etc.

Just to add that I met Noel Gallagher back in 1997/98 can't quite remember but when Oasis were at the height of their fame, and he was lovely, really appreciated being where he was due to the fans and thanked me (and my friend) for buying his records, but I think as he has gotten older he has become a grump.
I was also lucky enough to meet Kathy Burke and she was fantastic just lovely, as was Boy George although he did borderline on the bitchiness in a camp way.

isitshe · 01/06/2023 12:56

Dullardmullard · 31/05/2023 22:20

He might be a vet but his colleagues in the field can’t stand him for a lot of reasons including he’s a narc and a bully apparently

A big part of it is probably linked to the accusations of malpractice. It was over something to do with, if I recall correctly, a tortoise. It had damaged limbs and instead of humanely being PTS, NF performed surgery to give bionic replacement limbs. Many in the profession saw this as extremely unethical and was essentially him showing off by practicing his advanced surgical techniques on a pathetic damaged creature that had little hope of a long quality life.

PopcorningPancakingWheeking · 01/06/2023 13:00

Strawberrydelight78 · 01/06/2023 11:37

No I meant Jason Donovan I had a massive crush on. When everyone used to watch neighbours I was about 10-11. My sister bought me his first video of his first 4 songs he brought out. I watched it on repeat. 🤣🤣🤣

My sister had a crush on him. At around the same age

NowZeusHasLainWithLeda · 01/06/2023 13:40

Hugh Bonneville - of the super injunction at the same time as the Ryan Giggs one???

When all the news articles kept saying (and this was pre-Downton) "the super injunction involves the finest actor of his generation" and we were all "my God! It's <insert names of "fine actors of their generation>" When it came out it was HB (known then for stuff like being murdered on Midsummer and that kind of thing it all became a bit of a joke. (when "in his own words" was tagged on.

Riverlee · 01/06/2023 13:53

Michael Ball
Steve Backshaw
Ben Fogle
Matt Baker

Mel Gieroyc (sp?)
Judi Dench
Fern Britton
Sandi Tosvig

Riverlee · 01/06/2023 13:55

(Mind you, I still can’t get over Rolf Harris. Out of all the presenters that got put inside, he was the one that shocked me the most).

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