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whats the deal with Caroline Flack?

76 replies

ssd · 22/11/2015 20:47

is that her name, the woman who presents the x factor?

why is she so popular, I dont get it?

is she just ultra cool and I missed it all?

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firefly78 · 22/11/2015 21:36

she's a better presenter than Olly bless him but that really isnt saying much. I doubt she picks her own clothes. She looked much better on Strictly. X factor is dire this year and not just because of the new presenters

Youarentkiddingme · 22/11/2015 21:38

Ive not been watching X factor this year. But the small snippets I've caught she seems quite likeable and perfectly normal. Didn't realise she was almost same age as me Shock

She and Olly seem at ease with other - it doesn't feel scripted and forced and I like that.

RachelZoe · 22/11/2015 21:39

noclueses would you really be happy with your teen dating someone in their 30's? Really? I doubt you would be saying the same if she were a man and Harry Styles was a girl...

PaulAnkaTheDog · 22/11/2015 21:39

Her new hair colour is bloody awful.

Sparklingbrook · 22/11/2015 21:42

I like presenters to make me feel comfortable in that they know what they are doing and can cope with every eventuality. I get that from people like Emma Willis and Zoe Ball and Ant and Dec.

Olly and CF don't make me feel relaxed. Same as Tess Daly on SCD. Maybe in time they will be better, but I think X Factor's days are numbered.

leccybill · 22/11/2015 21:53

I used to like her on 'TMI with Sam and Mark' on CBBC.

I like that she's my age and still pretty current. She looks pretty good in shorts.

ButterflyUpSoHigh · 22/11/2015 22:01

Love her. She used to do the ITV2 show after I'm a celebrity get me out of here.

ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight · 22/11/2015 22:04

I don't think it's ok for 30 somethings to date teenagers
I think it makes the adult look like a woeful social inadequate at best, a creepy predator at worst. I have no respect for anyone of either sex who does it.

hollieberrie · 22/11/2015 22:37

I've heard that she's gay / bisexual and the Harry Styles thing was just a publicity stunt for both of them.

I like her, she's jolly & a natural presenter. Her hair colour at the mo is a little bit harsh, but mine isnt looking to great either so i really am not in any position to criticise! Wink

Flashbangandgone · 22/11/2015 22:39

I think she's ok, but the Harry Styles affair.... 30-something and a 17 yo isn't good. I think her current bf is in his early 20s...

thornrose · 22/11/2015 22:47

Bloody hell, according to this thread she's really not 'so popular!'

She seems like a nice woman, nothing to hate about her.

ijustwannadance · 22/11/2015 22:51

I think she dressed better when on extra factor. Probably because she had to buy her own then. Her hair is too light. Looks wrong against the orange skin. She seems quite normal to me. Harmless.

Weathergames · 22/11/2015 22:54

She needs to stop smiling. It's creepy.

Pobspits · 22/11/2015 22:56

She is 100% not cool.

As mentioned above she is my age (34) and not so long ago she was shagging a newly famous 17 year old which I find somewhat exploitative.

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ijustwannadance · 22/11/2015 23:04

She is 36. 1979. Did make me cringe when she was shagging styles.

Jux · 22/11/2015 23:05

She's dreadful. I watched it recently, by mistake, and I couldn't believe she did it more than once. I had expected her to be dropped out of tv history like a bad smell. I Shan't watch it again.

Pobspits · 22/11/2015 23:06

Oh 36? That's even weirder then

BastardGoDarkly · 22/11/2015 23:10

She was probably Harry's beard Wink

hollieberrie · 22/11/2015 23:12

*DD informed she dated Harry Styles

But apparently they didn't really date because Harry's dating Louis*

Your DD is right. The youth know the truth! ;-)

Fairylea · 22/11/2015 23:15

Didn't Nick Grimshaw have a thing with Harry too? Another rumour and probably just "mates" but still...

AnnekaRice · 22/11/2015 23:15

she dated both Harry Styles and Prince Harry

Sparklingbrook · 22/11/2015 23:17

She's got a book out where she does talk about both Harrys apparently.

Dreamiesrcatopium · 22/11/2015 23:20

I really like her. I've just finished her autobiography and she comes across as a really down to earth normal funny girl. Plus she replied to the post I had left her on instagram saying I liked her book, which really surprised me! She left a really sweet message wishing me well(I'm ill) etc. I promise it's the first time I have ever sent a celeb a message,but I really loved the book!
She just seems like a girls girl, heartbreak diets, really loves her mates, and she's been in a lot of things I didn't know about.
I think the relationship between her and Olly is so sweet, they obviously think a lot of each other.

Debbriana1 · 22/11/2015 23:25

I don't think she is any different to how holly w on this morning when she started out. They just have someone behind them pushing them in the public eye. I used to remember how holly used to be terrible then later found out she is married to a producer. It would not surprise me about Caroline flack. Am sure there are lots of wonderful presenters out there.

Let's not forget that she won strictly. The majority would have voted for her.

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