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To ask what famous person you have been told you look like

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oreshina · 12/09/2020 23:42

Over the years been told:
Natalie Portman - happy about this
Hilary Swank - not so happy
Natalie Wood - had to Google her
Someone once asked for my autograph when I was 17...they thought I was Billie Piper 🤔

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MikeFromSpaced · 13/09/2020 15:29

Sally Thomsett (70s actress from Man about the House)
The actress that plays Buffy the vampire
And erm, a young Cher

Confused
HeronsRBastards · 13/09/2020 15:30

Younger days Stevie Nicks , most recently Kristina Rihanoff

Thebearsbunny · 13/09/2020 15:33

As a teenager I was often told I looked like Kate Bush. Looking back at old photos I really did!

schnubbins · 13/09/2020 15:33

When younger I was told I looked like Debra Winger (Terms of Endearment)

Jigglyjugs · 13/09/2020 15:34

Margot Robbie, Emma Stone and Lucy Hale , which I'm happy about!

WeeMadArthur · 13/09/2020 15:35

In my younger and thinner days I was told I looked like Posh Spice, but he was very drunk and slurring his words, at first I thought the was saying I looked Polish.

ProperVexed · 13/09/2020 15:36

Joanna Lumley....particularly when she is playing Patsy in Abfab!

TheDogsMother · 13/09/2020 15:37

Liza Minnelli. I got this one all the time. Also Annie Lennox. I think it was the short hair and big eyes. DP is a small version of George Clooney 😍

79andnotout · 13/09/2020 15:44

Michelle Williams in her Dawson's Creek years. Less so now though, she is more holywood chiselled these days and I'm a bit more Madge Bishop.

SnowWhitesRestingBitchFace · 13/09/2020 15:47

I get characters rather than celebrities but bloody Elvira 😂 Well that was the latest anyway! I also get Snow White (hence my username), Wednesday/Morticia Addams and Boo from Monsters Inc.

I'm pale with dark hair 🤷🏻‍♀️

MarieIVanArkleStinks · 13/09/2020 16:01

Interesting that two PPs have already said people compare them to Drew Barrymore.

I've had the same comparison made so often that there must be some form of resemblance there (I'm the same age as her) and it's happened since I was in my 20s. But I don't really see it. Looking at photos of her there's possibly a very faint facial resemblance, but only from certain angles and it's superficial. Physically we're a similar build, although I'm over half a foot taller.

I've never had any other comparisons made (except once to Madonna, and I look absolutely nothing like her). I'd love to resemble Stevie Nicks or Helena Bonham-Carter in both their attitude and style! They may be older than me but they look amazing. Whatever it was Diana Rigg had, she never lost it as she aged either. Was quite upset this week to read of her death as I really liked her.

Krazynights34 · 13/09/2020 16:05

Most frequently Kate Beckinsale
Quite a few Nicole Kidman from whatever film she had dark hair in
But also Bjork (once) and once that my forehead was like Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughter’s. No idea how anyone could be do specific.
I think I actually look like a fat, short Gary Oldman

luckyduckydooda · 13/09/2020 16:08

Sophie Dahl...years ago before she lost weight... Saw the resemblance briefly but not any more... Sad

Inappropriatefemale · 13/09/2020 16:10

@79andnotout I got told in the Dawson’s Creek era that I was similar to the Michelle one too, also Leann Rimes!

PainintheholeSIL · 13/09/2020 16:20

Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Aniston. 🤣 dear god I wish🤣

MinesaBottle · 13/09/2020 16:22

Björk, but I don’t really, I just have similar shaped eyes and similar colouring. I also got mistaken for an actress in a Welsh-language TV show years ago, two teenage girls were whispering and looking over at me in the library and one plucked up the courage to ask me if I was the actress...I felt really bad having to disappoint them!

DelurkingAJ · 13/09/2020 16:25

Sandra Bullock by a Dad at DS’s birthday party. I was flattered in an extremely confused fashion and DH (present at the time) thought it immensely funny.

luckyduckydooda · 13/09/2020 16:26

Oh and Adele...again, before she lost weight... think there's a theme there... Grin
If I do my hair differently dd says I look like Taylor Swift. Bless her.

Gobbycop · 13/09/2020 16:27

Brad Pitt.

Like fuck, Tom Hanks

CoconutsHaveWaterInThem · 13/09/2020 16:39

2007 Kim Kardashian. I usually get "you look like Kim kardashian before the surgeries" I'm guessing it's a compliment 🤷🏽‍♀️🤣

GlottalStrop · 13/09/2020 16:42

Sophie Ellis Bexor (sp?)
Martine McCutcheon
Sherylin Fenn
And possibly one of the Corrs (last two occurred with much imbibed drinks)...

LastDaysOfSummer · 13/09/2020 16:55

Kate Winslet

OutOntheTilez · 13/09/2020 16:59

In my younger and thinner days I was told I looked like Posh Spice, but he was very drunk and slurring his words , at first I thought the was saying I looked Polish.

This reminds me that when I was 17, a girl told me I looked like Belinda Carlisle. But she was high at the time, so take from that what you will.

hopefulhalf · 13/09/2020 17:00

Kate Winslet, Drew Barrymore and Marilin Monroe (last one is my Dad so not reliable at all)

badg3r · 13/09/2020 17:00

Julia Roberts 💁🏻‍♀️
(I don't 🤣)

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