If a person is described as wholesome

[Pirelli]

What sort of person does this conjure up in your mind?

Holly Willoughby, or someone equally insufferable.

boring

Kind, likes the simple things in life, makes cakes and does crafts, possibly vegetarian. All round very nice, down to earth person.

Joe Wicks?
Kirsty Allsop?

Girl next door.

Sandy 1 rather than Sandy 2!

have no issue with wholesome- I’d assume healthy looking, friendly and helpful etc.
I spot people like this and think how nice they are.

Someone sweet-natured, kind-hearted and maybe a bit naive.

Trustworthy

Round cheeked and healthy looking, a bit chubby wears dresses & cardies rather than jeans & converse. Kind, but not fashionable or cool.

This

Clean living.
They exercise.
Dress sensibly.
Family orientated.
Not sweary.

Someone kind and good and loved by everyone.

Easy to manipulate/naive- I was described as wholesome by someone who went on to engineer me into a relationship with long lasting consequences. I shudder when I hear the word.

Someone like Nadiya Hussain. Someone cheerful, positive, honest, family orientated, approachable, relatable.

Someone like @Roastiesarethebestbit describes, altho I don’t know who Nadiya Hussain is! Also they like homebody things, like baking, some sort of crafty something (embroidery, painting etc) and gardening, arranging cut flowers from said garden, that sort of thing

Someone without a dark side and no bad habits. A positive, friendly, kind person with natural looks.

I know it isn't supposed to mean anything negative - but I think it is often used in a mildly offensive / patronising way. More pudgy, boring, naive, "country bumpkin" type of thing.

Not sexy

I don't think boring. I think slightly rounded, loves life, lively and fun, finds pleasure in simple things, doesn't care much what people think, but is generally kind and reliable.

Kind, good listener, caring, has healthy boundaries, doesn’t swear a lot, doesn’t gossip, has lots of nice hobbies, can talk to anyone, makes people feel welcome, friendly. Like mrs Weasley.

This is who I picture too. Interestingly it's not a descriptor you often hear about men. Possibly due to the link between it being a slightly patronising comment maybe?

Yep this.

Someone who will make me feel like a shit mum in comparison.

Pretty, clever, confident, healthy eating, non smoking, hard working, no pets, plenty exercise, outdoorsy.

Kind, cheerful, friendly, hard-working, healthy, outdoorsy.

Depends on the person or context but I’d generally take it to mean clean living, healthy, positive- for example, someone like (the public persona of) Michaela Strachan or Cerrie Burnell. I wouldn’t assume anything negative or boring unless the context suggested it.

(I can imagine worrying it’s something negative or boring eg in a friendship group but I really don’t think it is- I think people overrate how interesting it is to get pissed and grumble a lot 😂).