to wonder if MN can actually agree on there being a person in the public eye who we all admire?

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

Is there any celebrity well known person that is admired/deemed acceptable by the whole of MN?

I doubt it.

I'll start by throwing Lauren Laverne and Timmy Mallet into the mix.

Yes to Dolly from me. Especially for her reading scheme

And Richard Attenborough. What a complete Gent. One of the few people I would be awed to meet

Oh. Has Mary Portas been rejected? I think she's great :(

Mary Portas made a tit of herself in her last series.

I also say no to Gary Barlow due to his being mates with Dave Cameron.

I give you Alex Polizzi, the hotel inspector.

Richard [yummy] Armitage - obviously ;)

Another vote for Dolly.

I'm afraid Dolly's already been veoted!

I think only one person has said No to Michael Palin and I bet they just said that to be awkward so I still think he's a contender

no he most definitely is not

I neither admire, nor fancy Richard Armitage.

Me neither. He's alright, but that's as far as I'll go.

Bringing this thread back. No one commented on Dame Judi, or Meryl! Seriously, I love them (especially Meryl). Not too luvvyish, but enough. Nice looking but normal. Talented, with longevity of career. What do you think?

I said deffo no to Judi D but have no objection to / or indeed opinion of Meryl Streep.

Deffo Tony Benn. The mam has principles. Love him

How is it possible to object to Judi Dench? Or Maggie smith? On what grounds exactly?

I too love Tony Benn but I think its pretty bleeding obvious that he is never going to be universally popular.

Shirley Williams. Has she already been voted out? She's lovely and clever.

you can't admire people just becaues they're unobjectionable. I am completely indifferent to judi dench tbh

shirley williams, that's a good one Namechange

Judi Dench - not a terribly good actress imho and appears to be almost the same in everything she does. Her face isn't very expressive and her voice annoys me. Enough?

No to Meryl Streep. Mama Mia. She is Not Forgiven.

Nick Clegg.

BWAHhahahhahahaha!

Haven't read whole thread - but has anyone suggested Gareth Peirce?

Ooh, good call, I can't imagine anyone disliking Gareth ( but I'm sure someone does).

I'll dislike her because it's obligatory for one lone voice to dislike any reasonable suggestion

I like Shirley Williams and Tony Benn

yes to Tony Ben but Meryl has always left me cold even when she was considered the greatest actress of her time.