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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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6ate9 · 30/08/2026 21:03

godmum56 · 30/08/2026 20:54

I hope he meant "wouldn't"

Yes, he definitely meant would not!!

VictoriaEra · 30/08/2026 21:08

moonraker0 · 29/08/2026 19:01

Ant & Dec. They should have been history when Ant got caught drunk driving, I don’t think he’s a great example and shouldn’t be on prime time tv.

Yep. And Davina McCall and Alison Hammond.

ThistleTits · 30/08/2026 21:20

Cliff Richard, Ant & Dec. Schofield.

RocSor · 30/08/2026 21:47

Joanne Lumley...her awful spooky vocal delivery. Fiona Bruce ...same. they are so fake. Like someone once told them, speak low in breathy tones and you will be adored. Wrong!

Pliudev · 30/08/2026 21:54

Grayson Perry. Always self promoting and self congratulatory, whatever he does but particularly when he appears to be encouraging amateur, less able artists.. Oddly, I like his partner very much and, though it's none of my business, I can't understand how she stands him.

Horses7 · 30/08/2026 22:15

Miriam wash my mouth out with soap Margoles - not funny at all.
Stephen Fry and his ego.
A few months ago I would have said Jeremy Clarkson but not since watching Clarkson’s Farm.

Slippylittlesuckers · 30/08/2026 22:22

Rod Stewart. Makes my skin crawl.

James Corden. Likes to think he’s funny by taking the piss out of people - he gives me the ick and can imagine him self righteously slagging us ‘normal folk’ off

Elton John. As soon as he appears on anything the TV goes off

Marcus Wareing. Not that he’s a national treasure but I think he’s an arsehole.

surprised at the ‘Attenborough’ comments, not a huge fan myself, but I can take him or leave him (would never admit that to my daughter, she’d go mad)

sweatervest · 30/08/2026 22:43

Vicky mc clure.

RaspberryRiddle · 30/08/2026 22:53

SmugglersHaunt · 29/08/2026 23:38

Stephen Fry
Dawn French
David Attenborough
Lenny Henry
David Beckham
Miriam Margolyes
Lulu
Cliff Richard
The Cheeky Girls

Tickled at the idea of The Cheeky Girls being National Treasures!

HexInductionHour · 30/08/2026 23:02

@RaspberryRiddle yes, the ultimate wild card there 🤣 good humour I’m thinking

Angelalalala · 30/08/2026 23:06

Carol Bloody Vorderman, spent years making vast amounts of dosh out of advertising crappy schemes which fleeced people out of money, and pseudo educational books for kids and is now a pretend leftie.

ErinBell01 · 30/08/2026 23:11

6ate9 · 29/08/2026 18:49

Same! He is an eco-hypocrite!

Filming Life on Earth and Planet Earth required decades of global flights, resulting in a massive personal and production carbon footprint.

I think the benefits massively outweigh the harm. Don't you go on holiday? And how do you know they didn't offset the carbon footprint?

Partickthistle · 30/08/2026 23:16

Definitely not National Treasures but more wannabees, Alison Hammond - God, she's everywhere these days and so is Romesh Ranganathan - whose only "talent" is to spout cynical remarks all the bloody time. How on earth did he get to be famous in the first place?

Snowwaybaby · 30/08/2026 23:24

Alison Hammond
Davina McCall

Itiswhysofew · 30/08/2026 23:33

HexInductionHour · 30/08/2026 22:28

@Slippylittlesuckers

Rod has always been creepy

That is grim - YUK.

Snowwaybaby · 30/08/2026 23:34

BriarTime · 30/08/2026 19:22

Richard Osman: insincere, and there’s no way his mediocre books that seem to arrive with the frequency of planes into Heathrow would have got beyond the slush pile if it weren’t for his existing profile.
Alexander Armstrong: Countryside Alliance supporter, calls himself ‘AA’ and ruins Classic FM.
Stephen Fry: the age gap thing isn’t not creepy just because the partner is the same sex.
Martin Lewis is much-ballyhooed, and I can see that he’s done a lot of good, but something about him feels off and I’ve never been able to put my finger on it.
Hugh Laurie is also surprisingly venerated for someone who blacked up in the 90s. As a nation we do seem to have very selective memories sometimes.

The only one I’ve seen mentioned who I feel inclined to really defend is Mary Beard. I’ve met her several times over the years, and she’s very funny, very wise (not just intellectually), and pretty indefatigable all things considered.

Can’t stand Martin Lewis have to turn tv over when he comes on

Ladygodalmighty · 30/08/2026 23:35

Mydogisagentleman · 29/08/2026 18:38

Miriam Margolies
Judi Dench
Clare balding
Mianda Hart
Miriam Margolies

You disliked her so much you named her twice! 😄

Ladygodalmighty · 30/08/2026 23:45

Norwaygirl · 30/08/2026 10:09

I don't dislike Olivia Colman but she can't act for toffee so I am baffled as to why she keeps getting acting awards and offered roles.

Your joking right?

Jane379 · 30/08/2026 23:49

Dollymylove · 29/08/2026 21:50

Carol Vorderman. That woman makes my blood boil

Why?

I do dislike the bragging about affairs and stripping for men's magazines but she was good on Countdown imo.

Jane379 · 30/08/2026 23:50

RocSor · 30/08/2026 21:47

Joanne Lumley...her awful spooky vocal delivery. Fiona Bruce ...same. they are so fake. Like someone once told them, speak low in breathy tones and you will be adored. Wrong!

Yes, my grandmother used to struggle to hear Fiona Bruce on TV. She would say, 'Speak up, Fiona Bruce!' when she was on 🤣

Jane379 · 30/08/2026 23:52

BriarTime · 30/08/2026 19:55

‘Sir’ Lenny has a breathtaking capacity for hypocrisy. I’m impressed he can sleep at all at night, whether in a Premier Inn or not.

Can you be more specific?

Ladygodalmighty · 30/08/2026 23:52

ReallyIsThisStillGoingOn · 29/08/2026 18:57

Stephen Fry - thinks he's so much better than everyone else.

To be fair his recall is pretty amazing 👏

Jane379 · 30/08/2026 23:53

MoonWoman69 · 30/08/2026 20:39

I think 98% of these can be ruled out as national treasures! More like people on the we dislike, due to no talent and over exposure. Definitely fitting into the latter category are:
Alison Hammond
David Jason (look up him loaning his house to his mate while he was away filming and subsequently what him and his mate did there!)
Elaine Paige, hideous woman with all the allure of a mangy alleycat (pardon the pun!)
Joe Lycett, irritating and too camp.
Eddie Izzard and Grayson Perry, absolute abominations.
As stated lots of times, Miraim Margolyes. Crude and repulsive. Obsessed with anything from the waist down and above the knees.
Lorraine, false and sickly.
James Corden.
Sheridan Smith.
None of them in the running for NTs so I think we're safe! 🤣

Do you mean Paige is physically or morally hideous?

I think it's awful to dislike someone due to their appearance. If you mean her character, I have read stuff online about her being mean. That's obviously wrong, I do think she is a great performer though.

Jane379 · 30/08/2026 23:54

GoldTie · 30/08/2026 18:05

That story doesn’t make her sound fun and liberated, which I think was her intention, it makes her seem mentally ill.

And a liar, since she claims to be lesbian. I find it very unlikely an actual lesbian would willingly do this. Maygoyles apparently wants to reinforce the harmful agenda that lesbians are actually into men too. 🙄

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