To detest most scouse celebrities

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Cilla Black, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Tarbuck et al - celebrities who take every opportunity to remind us about their days in Scottie Road and all who, coincidentally, moved away from the city years ago.

What fake accents....I have never heard anyone else speak with Cilla Black's particular accent.

And now bloody Les Dennis has reared his head. God, how I've loathed him on Celebrity Masterchef - another one harking back about 'me Mam and Dad in Liverpool'. Fuck off. He was on radio 2 this morning with Rhod Gilbert and, my word, what a fucking name dropping twat. It was embarrassing.

I am not a fan.

Now I must mention that I'm from Liverpool, a city I love and live in today. I can't, however, abide these 'professional scousers' who go on and on about where they're from. Perhaps it's to try and fool us plebs that they are one of us. Again, do fuck off.

I don't want this thread to descend into an anti-Liverpool rant as my city is a very special place but wonder if anyone agrees with me. I think it's probably the fact that they come from the same place as me that I have a particular distain for them. I dare say that slebs from other parts of the UK annoy folk from their neck of the woods too.

John Bishop is an idiot and not even a scouser. Isn't he from Runcorn?

isn't JOhn Bishop from cheshire that isn't liverpool where did his accent come from,

Daniel Craig is from the Wirral, I believe. So Merseyside, but not Liverpool.

Jon Culshaw is from Ormskirk, but that's more Lancashire.

Ken Dodd?

Jennifer Ellison?

Edwina Currie???!!!

Now you're messing

I thought Daniel Craig was from the Wirral?

Craig Charles? Erm... less said about him the better...

Tom O'Connor was funny for about 5 minutes then he did that milk advert ('This is Mare-seyside. Where I grew up!') and lost what little credibility he ever had.

Does Ken Dodd count? :o

Enjoying everyone's suggestions but would like to throw in the Mersey the utter knobber that is Holly Johnson.

I have a thing for David Morrissey . He's a gooden.

Yep Daniel Craig grew up in Hoylake, Wirral.

Marcus Collins is a proper sweetheart actually- he used to live just around the corner from me. He's not the sharpest tool in the box though.

Peter Serafinowicz was born in Liverpool - he's most acceptable.

aww bless him bof but he is lovely and so smiley

I was sure Lesley Sharp was from Manchester too.

I will claim Daniel Craig as my own, no worries.

What about that man who was always on Going Live doing his poetry?

Yes, poke- I was going to say him, but I didn't dare risk the spelling

No one mentioned Sonia yet?

Ah the late 90s, Daniel Craig propping up the bar in Ye Cracke while Craig Charles, awaiting the outcome of certain charges, held court in the beer garden - Groucho Club of the north it was

Frizzcat and BOF, sadly it is the late Pete Postlethwaite. He spent his last years in Shropshire.

Yes, I adored him. Likewise Tom Bell

Clive Barker the writer is from Liverpool.

The bloke from The Real Thing (You To Me Are Everything, Can't Get By Without You) seemed very nice and down to earth when he was interviewed about his dogs (didn't he win Crufts or something?). But I daresay the fact I don't know his name means he isn't "famous" enough to have become irritating.

what about the wonder that is Pete Burns

mrsjay good shout for another arsehole.

I like Paul O'Grady but the fact he's mates with Cilla puts me off.

+1

I would add George Melly to the 'good' list.

not a Scouser but did live in L8 briefly

That is to say I am not a Scouser. George Melly is a proper one.

Julie Walters is from Smethwick - hands off!

It used to be known when I lived in Liverpool, that the people with the strongest (I.e put on) accents were usually from Skem or other hinterlands of Scousedom.

Also, I did actually see Ian McCullough in Liverpool unlike most mentioned here, he either lives in the City or visits regularly.

dh is a Scouser so used to his accent but people like John Bishop/jamie Redknapp sets my teeth on edge with the excrutiating ott accent

Lovecat was it one of the Amoo brothers? I went to the same senior school as their daughters and they always seemed lovely at parents evenings.