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Which "National Treasure" do you not like so much?

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SereneGoose · 29/08/2026 18:34

Sandi Toksvig...I mean she's ok..but personally she itches my tits.

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GreatGreenFatball · 29/08/2026 20:41

PancakeCloud · 29/08/2026 18:42

Stephen Fry

Yes!!! Major icks, in interviews, his acting… anything.

HairyAries · 29/08/2026 20:41

Elton John.
Helena Bonham Carter (if she is one?)… so annoyingly posh.

HectorPlasm · 29/08/2026 20:41

Ry-fucking-lan

Just sod off and take your teeth with you

BigBilly · 29/08/2026 20:42

I'm buoyed up by the number of people mentioning Miriam margoyles ( I like to rhyme it with gargoyles)
She is crude, arrogant and revolting in equal measure.

YourAmplePlumPoster · 29/08/2026 20:42

MyDpsanarse · 29/08/2026 20:38

I'll let you have the rest but not Monty Don. He's had bouts of depression for years after going bankrupt, he's had to rebuild his life from scratch and my garden depends on him. And I loves his dog ❤

Yes I heart his dog too.

6ate9 · 29/08/2026 20:42

viques · 29/08/2026 20:38

Have you got the right Mary? Do you mean Berry? Mary Beard is wonderful., could listen to her for hours.

She minimised the Oxfam sexual exploitation scandal in Haiti, questioning how hard it is to sustain "civilised" values in a disaster zone while still respecting aid workers.

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 29/08/2026 20:43

celebagent · 29/08/2026 20:40

I’ve worked with pretty much everyone mentioned here.

I like Rylan and Lorraineand Chris Packham (mentioned a lot here) they’re both super smart and have a sense of humiur

i I cannot abide Sandi T or Maureen Lipman

Rylan seems like a badly misinformed racist after his recent comments on immigrants.

I’m glad he’s shown us who he is.

thefourthbeatle · 29/08/2026 20:43

2026letsgo · 29/08/2026 20:02

He is actually unpleasant according to DH. Really rude to staff and crew on the several occasions DH has worked with him.
Anthony Hopkins is very nice but I’m not sure he counts as British any more ?

i love insider info. any other gossip? 🤨

YourAmplePlumPoster · 29/08/2026 20:43

One who deserves the title is Alexander Armstrong (Pointless.)

CustardySergeant · 29/08/2026 20:44

allgoodhere783 · 29/08/2026 19:26

Brian Cox

Which one? Actor or Professor? I'm not aware of either of them having national treasure status.

HollyhocksandPeons · 29/08/2026 20:44

Summerhillsquare · 29/08/2026 18:42

Stephen Fry...tedious. Except as Jeeves or Melchett, which he was obviously born to play. So SF as himself I guess!

100%

Sosbanfachtheresatellyinmybath · 29/08/2026 20:44

Tom Jones. I'm probably the only Welsh person who can't stand him.

Lemonpossett · 29/08/2026 20:44

Ian McKellen

TheDogsMother · 29/08/2026 20:45

Stephen Fry

WasShocked · 29/08/2026 20:45

After posting about money given in Campbeltown and support for LIPA, I’ve just googled Paul McCartney @xabimunich3 (and others) and commenting about him being uncharitable with money are unfounded.

There are too many causes he supports, to list here.

He is within the top 10 of celebrities for the amount he donates. He has given ticket sales to particular causes and all of his earning over a period of time to help the homeless, to name just a couple from a very long list.

ClarafromHR · 29/08/2026 20:46

Ant and Dec
David Tennant
Olivia Coleman
Stephen Fry

Sometimessmiling · 29/08/2026 20:46

Gall10 · 29/08/2026 20:26

Went off Monty when I learned that Long meadows is just a made up name for TV!

Is it? I didn't know that

Any1ForTennis · 29/08/2026 20:47

Hollyby Willoby (so fake)
Chris Packham (patronising and rude constantly talking over people)
Michael Caine (given me the creeps since I was tiny)

AND whispers, Mary Berry!

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 29/08/2026 20:47

BigBilly · 29/08/2026 20:42

I'm buoyed up by the number of people mentioning Miriam margoyles ( I like to rhyme it with gargoyles)
She is crude, arrogant and revolting in equal measure.

She makes me nauseous and I have the constitution of an ox.

saraclara · 29/08/2026 20:47

I've not read this thread at all, in my rush to say...

Joanna Lumley.

luckylavender · 29/08/2026 20:47

Miriam Margoles, Clare Balding, Mary Berry, Rylan, Alan Carr, Michael Macintyre.

luckylavender · 29/08/2026 20:47

Brian Blessed

avilsdedvocate · 29/08/2026 20:48

Stephen Fry
Jk Rowling ducks

BeardySchnauzer · 29/08/2026 20:48

Lemonpossett · 29/08/2026 20:44

Ian McKellen

I quite like him after seeing him play the dame in panto

TheTwerkingDuchessOfMonteshitshow · 29/08/2026 20:49

Sosbanfachtheresatellyinmybath · 29/08/2026 20:44

Tom Jones. I'm probably the only Welsh person who can't stand him.

He’s a fabulous singer but outside of that he has the personality of a slab of beef.

I’m not Welsh but have had very close connections for 50 years.

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