I would divorce my husband if he behaved like Giles Coren did

[WilheminaModel]

I read an article in the Mail on Monday about how Giles Coren abused his neighbour who is the mother of an autistic child by pretending to be a delivery driver to gain access to her house in a row about parking. I am the mother of an ASD child and would divorce my husband if he behaved like this. I can’t believe someone who is employed by the BBC has so little control over himself. No wonder he was issued with a police caution. His poor neighbour.

Link to copy of online article: https://uk-times.com/news/giles-coren-accepts-police-caution-for-verbally-abusing-neighbour-after-row-over-parking-outside-his-home/?amp=1

Interesting reading, there's a real vibe of a woman who thinks she can fix a man and so ignores some clear red flags at the start of the relationship

I wonder whether now she's older and more experienced if she regrets not holding out for someone who didn't need an emotional support human

Why on earth would his neighbour paint a Star of David or a swastika on his house? Has she been known for antisemitic abuse? What a horrible assumption to make about someone, and to use unfounded fears around his ethnicity being targeted as an excuse for his behaviour, honestly, what a bellend.

I'm not sure he is on the bbc now, he was replaced this year. He is witty on screen but his private (or not so private) life is a bit concerning.

Victoria however is apparently lovely, know people who know her and David via their dd, they live a pretty quiet life but are pleasant, friendly and very normal

The Guardian published that letter to the Times subs. It’s quite something.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/23/mediamonkey

You can tell an awful lot about a person by who their friends are (and who they choose to marry).

He isn't employed by the BBC anymore

He's an unmitigated wankpuffin

He also did a pretty awful article about his son’s circumcision for Esquire, but that seems to have been scrubbed from the internet.
The queasy article about taking his daughter on holiday is still on the Times website though (but you need a subscription).

The more I hear about him the worse it gets - which is saying something because he's a utterly vile wanker to start with.

So that’s why his daughter never talks to him.

@eastsheener

Good to know, I thought he still was!

It appears the man has no boundaries or filter, at the very least.

Has anyone mentioned the shower hose yet?

And his brother-in-law is Alexander Armstrong. I wonder how they get on?

I enjoy quite a bit of his writing but he's definitely shady af.

This morning on the radio he said the SNP are playing to their huge anti semitic power base, and nobody challenged him or asked him what he meant.

My god that’s awful. He’s appalling.

How do You know this?

We all KNOW exactly what kind of man Giles Coren would be. No surprise.

His wife will know too but will trade standards for status.

I realise mental health is not straightforward, but I often wonder why privileged men like him are so angry. He had a fantastic education, has a great job that most people would kill for ( which he arguably did not have to work hard for), an attractive young wife, a large house in London, lovely children, the opportunity to eat out often in a CoL crisis, a close well-knit family.... what about all this makes you disproportionately angry all the time?

It's not just him. I often wonder this about people who seem to have every advantage.

His own articles. Where he talks quite a lot about his son, but frequently makes sly asides about his daughter’s non-communication. I realise this may be journalistic licence but it’s a somewhat peculiar picture, when taken with the snarky undertow of his writing.

He is utterly appalling. And he collects gollywogs. Unfortunately he is also a slick and witty writer.

Bad as that is, it's not the worst thing he's ever done.

Kirsty Sedgman on X: "a play in 3 acts t.co/Hv3RErgptY" / X (twitter.com)

Entitled. Narcissistic. Arrogant. Man.

He is absolutely awful. In addition to the stories that make the press I've heard plenty of disgusting stories from people who've had to deal with him personally.

Personality disorder.