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Martin Clunes

187 replies

Crystalblue13 · 05/02/2019 09:00

I absolutely love Martin Clunes! I fancy him so much even though he’s older than my dad. He’s just seems so nice and funny.
Anyone else?!

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PlumCakeChica · 05/02/2019 21:31

Ahh... relieved to see the Martin Clunes appreciation thread is still going well! I’ve only heard good things about him too.

chachaboom · 05/02/2019 21:32

Eh? Wasn't there a video of him doing the rounds where he'd parked his Porsche or similar diagonally either in a disabled bay or bike bay and he tells the person confronting him to f-off? I decided he was a nasty shit from that video!

EvianBaby · 05/02/2019 21:33

Oh I totally agree, he’s adorable!! My DH is very amused by my keenness in him but I think he’s lovely! So relieved that he’s so nice in real life too 😍

chachaboom · 05/02/2019 21:36

Ok, it's a BMW, a bike bay and the motorbike man did the swearing. Imagine the Mumsnet horror/confusion if he was caught in a child and parent space Grin

Fairyliz · 05/02/2019 21:37

He is the sort of man who I would think of if I wanted to describe 'British values' . Kind, decent, likes animals, modest and unassuming.

Pity there are not more men around like him.

DobbyTheHouseElk · 05/02/2019 21:37

I would.

chachaboom · 05/02/2019 21:38

BTW My smileys are coming up as gins Confused

Debruary · 05/02/2019 21:45

He’s lovely.

I’m glad people like him, for a time in the 90’s he had a reputation for being a bit of a dick... but hey, who didn’t Grin

BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 05/02/2019 21:50

Shock My mother is currently on a cruise up the Mekong Delta. Should I be alarmed? I haven't heard from her since she was in Hanoi (3 days ago). Wink

I haven't seen Doc Martin since the first couple of series, I don't know why I stopped watching it. I fancy Caroline Catz more than I fancy Martin Clunes though, I especially liked her in Murder in Suburbia. He is a great character actor though, always a pleasure to watch.

brizzledrizzle · 05/02/2019 21:52

Oh thank God I thought this was going to be Martin Clunes is secret racist/rapist/puppy kicking bastard expose thread

Either that or a RIP Martin Clunes. I'm glad it's neither.

Ihatemyseleffordoingthis · 05/02/2019 21:54

I have nothing sensible to add apart from I met him once in Whitby, in about 1998, in a oldfashioned gentleman outfitters type shop where both he and I were both buying flat caps and woolly socks and gloves. We exchanged pleasantries.

Bubastes · 05/02/2019 21:57

I absolutely do not fancy him but I can fully believe he's a nice man. Loved him as Mr Chips. Always blub at that.

MrsSnippyPants · 05/02/2019 21:58

newestbridearound You must live near me!
I have seen him around town quite often, he always says hello, and nobody seems to have a bad word to say about him. My husband was waiting for me outside Boots one morning with our dogs and Mr Clunes made a great fuss of them. I was soooo disappointed I wasn’t there! And cross with husband for not getting a picture of him with the dogs!

Crunched · 05/02/2019 22:15

Dawn French didn’t attend ArtsEd. Bonnie Langford? But she is not a comic and a few years younger.Hmm
So who is it?

MyGardenNeedsHelp · 05/02/2019 22:26

Another member of the Martin Clunes fan club here.
As well as being a great actor he just seems like a thoroughly nice chap!

Schmoobarb · 05/02/2019 22:31

Oh I’m so glad this is a nice thread, my heart sank when I saw the title.

Lovely Martin. I find him very soothing.

Elephantina · 05/02/2019 22:38

I would totally climb over Neil Morrissey to get to Martin Clunes. Every time I see an interview or hear his voice I want to hurl myself at at his feet and beg him to stroke me like a whippet.

PoliticalBiscuit · 05/02/2019 22:41

Ooh @chachaboom I've had to give it a Google.

Whilst I would never park in a motorcycle bay clutches pearls I've got to say Martin comes off fairly well. Calm, healthy dose of realism etc. I think he's also shopping free of plastic bags, so an environmental hero as well of course Grin

twattymctwatterson · 05/02/2019 22:45

Oh god I've always detested him, ever since Men Behaving Badly! I can't even put my finger on why. I'm sure he speaks very highly of me though...

SwayingInTime · 05/02/2019 22:50

I sold him wine a couple of times and he was charming and very down to earth.

southeastdweller · 05/02/2019 22:52

I also think Martin handled that well. The other guy was a bit of a prick, tbh. What was the aim of putting it on YouTube? Did he think something so trivial would damage Martin's career or something?

greathat · 05/02/2019 23:00

He's definitely aged very well. Grown into his looks :) glad people are saying he's nice!

Largepiecesofcrookedwood · 05/02/2019 23:05

I used to go to the same dog training classes as him

Dragonlight · 05/02/2019 23:39

Not J Saunders surely?

BadLad · 06/02/2019 00:38

He looks very funny as Lon in Doctor Who.

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