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To wish Helen Baxendale and Kate Beckinsale had surnames just a bit more dissimilar

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atomicyoghurt · 18/10/2013 21:57

This has annoyed me for years and just this very evening I couldn't remember which was which. I'm fed up with having to say 'you know the one that got bald in Friends'. Is it too much to ask?

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tracypenisbeaker · 18/10/2013 21:59

Wasn't it Christine Taylor that was bald?

tracypenisbeaker · 18/10/2013 21:59

I.e Bonnie, not Emily

Trills · 18/10/2013 21:59

Yes. That.

Trills · 18/10/2013 22:01

I think you have bigger problems than woman who was in Friends vs woman who was not in Friends.

atomicyoghurt · 18/10/2013 22:03

Lol was it well no wonder no one knows what I'm on about.

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ScaryFucker · 18/10/2013 22:04

Those surnames are not all that similar

atomicyoghurt · 18/10/2013 22:04

But really I can't believe I'm the only one who feels like this

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Trills · 18/10/2013 22:05

The only one who thinks that Emily shaved her head?

Sorry, I think you're alone on that one.

atomicyoghurt · 18/10/2013 22:06

Haha I appear to have uncovered the fact that I never watched friends beyond about series 2. My bad.

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squoosh · 18/10/2013 22:10

Have never confused the two.

I often mix the really quite good actor actor Peter Sarsgaard up with the really quite awful crooner Peter Sarstedt who sang the worst song of all time otherwise known as 'Where Do You Go To My Lovely'.

atomicyoghurt · 18/10/2013 22:15

They really should be more considerate when getting all famous

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LegoWidow · 18/10/2013 22:17

Helen Baxendale used to be a friend of a friend (not sure that they are in touch still now). Her husband is a dish (or at least he was nearly 20 years ago when I was at the same party as them!)

mrsjay · 18/10/2013 22:22

I get Naomi watts and Naomi Harris mixed up and they dont even have the same skin colour Blush

MsVestibule · 18/10/2013 22:24

10-15 years ago, at the height of Helen Baxendale's Friends/Cold Feet fame, EVERYBODY (OK, about 10 people) told me I was a dead ringer for her. Since she's lost at least 2 stone and I've put 1.5 on (damn you children and chocolate ), nobody says it anymore Sad.

Alisvolatpropiis · 18/10/2013 22:26

I get confused between Peter Sarsgard and Alexander and Stellan Skarsgard. As in, who is related to who.

Caitlin17 · 18/10/2013 23:09

Alisvolatpropiis, me too.

And can never remember who Michael Fassbender is. He has a face that makes no impression on me.

atomicyoghurt · 19/10/2013 08:49

I totally agree about Fassbender

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mrsjay · 19/10/2013 09:54

And can never remember who Michael Fassbender is. He has a face that makes no impression on me.

he is one of those names you know but you couldnt make him out in a line up , It is the Naomis names i get mixed up with I was telling dd when she was watching skyfall oh that Naomi watts No mum it isn't sigh

mrsmalcolmreynolds · 19/10/2013 16:53

I love that Peter Sarstedt song! I think it is supposed to be pretty tongue in cheek if not I admit I have no tastewhwhatsoever?

Heartbrokenmum73 · 19/10/2013 16:56

Hang on there! How can you not recognise Fassbender? He's fackin' gorgeous. and apparently hung like a donkey too Blush

atomicyoghurt · 19/10/2013 18:30

I can't imagine his head at all?! He looks a bit like Laurence Olivier yes ?
Mrsmalcolm you might be alone there. Now I've got an ear worm of yes you do yes you do

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