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 Joanna Lumley too.

Mandela
Jeremy Clarkson
Victoria Beckham
Any celeb who is still breastfeeding a six year old

Well played myfriend.

pois nao

Now why didn't that come out right?

Love Dolly!

Dolly Parton - yes. Sooo... nice.

I second Kathy Burke, Joanna Lumley and Peter Kay.

What about Miriam Margolyes - she was hilarious on Graham Norton the other day.

Jamie Oliver. I think even if people think he is cheesy or whatever it cant be denied that he tries to do a lot of good things and raise awareness of important issues. At least he is using his celebrity for good

Janet Ellis.

Not the Browns. I'm sorry. I just can't. I'll go for Peter Kay and Colin Firth as people I like but I'm not sure I admire them.

I think Jamie is going to be a bit marmite.

Agree Peter Kay and Dolly Parton.

There's a lot of people on here Tanso that don't feel the Jamie love not me though.

Johnny Depp, yes.
Gordon Brown, yes.
Dolly, yes.

Peter Kay not very nice in real life, by all accounts.

Can we have Dolly as patron saint of MN? Please? She'd love it...

So we're all agreed on Johnny then!

What about Hugh Jackman?

YouTry - good point - do we all have to admire or just deem acceptable. OP clarity please, Chaos.

No to Peter Kay. The Browns are loathsome.
Peter Mandelson?

DOLLY!

Good idea tawdryhepburn. Dolly as patron saint.

Please not Clarkson - or any of the Top Gear boys.

Nelson Mandela or Bishop Desmond must be fairly acceptable to all.

What about Barack Obama?

Paddy Ashdown (for being pretty dishy for an old codger).:o

Peter Kay is a dick.

angelina jolie?

elizabeth taylor?

the queen???

(fwiw i vote for dolly)