To think that Kirstie Allsop circa 2001 was absolutely beautiful

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I am watching really old episodes of Location Location Location. I watched them back in the day too and had no real opinion on her, but she really was quite stunning and stylish too. I have quite the girl crush

So attractive, and attractive now too. Love her style and dresses. Have met her and she was lovely (and quite tall!) x

In my opinion she actually looked really good in the late 2000’s after she had her sons. The fashion though was atrocious! I wonder how much of the clothing was hers versus provided by the show?

The first Scottish Widow was Roger Moore's daughter, Deborah

my DH would agree op 😁

I think she is still beautiful. She looks like she could be a relative of Kate Middleton.

Quite tall?! That got my attention.

I agree she has always been very beautiful; I like her looks. But I had her in my mind as mid height to short. Phil must be a beanpole?

She’s got a slightly more exotic look.
ETA they are both beautiful.

But Kirsty is just that bit more … I don’t know… thicker hair, bigger eyes. A bit Nigella Lawson - who is extremely beautiful even if the spoon licking is quite unnecessary.

I don't find her beautiful. Quite average middle class mumsie.

Thanks to I assume this thread there is a Google search of Kirstie Allsop 2001! 😂

Haha I thought she was going to be short! I’m 5 foot 11 and she was same height as me with her heels on. So I’m guessing she’s about 5 foot 8. And yes Phil’s pretty tall (6 foot 1/2 maybe). X

That really is much taller than she looks!

ETA just as well you warned me! If I ever met her I might have been most alarmed to be confronted by a Giant Kirsty! I was thinking about 5 foot 4 or 5.

I agree, she’s beautiful.

I agree, v attractive and definitely had a hint of nigella.

she has always had a number of fans on mn, the ultimate upper middle class mummy

personally I find her incredibly smug and seems oblivious to the financial struggles the average person has

But that's what some people go for.

I think Good Housekeeping secretly shares some of the negative opinions judging by the hideously inflattering picture they've found to use (not the cover picture, the 2002 one in the article):
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a33603963/young-kirstie-allsopp-20-years-location-location/

I think she's beautiful, but also very unlikeable.

She's also very much not middle class - her father was a baron in the House of Lords!!

I don’t really see mumsie as her prevailing attractiveness. As above, I see a dash of Nigella in her which is what I find attractive - and mumsie Nigella is not.

Oh no -I'm a fan of Kirsty. Can you elaborate?

I really like her, but I wouldn't say (if asked - I wouldn't judge her otherwise) that she's classically beautiful like Vivien Leigh, for example. But she's very attractive, healthy-looking, natural and has what I think of as a more relateable figure than many TV women! I agree with pps who liken her to Nigella - dark, curvaceous and comfortable in her skin.

What shines through to me is her enthusiastic and positive personality and her confidence. My husband defninitely fancied/fancies her!

I'm wondering if the 'mumsie' jibe from some pps is due to the fact that she's not as slim as is fashionable now and wears more classic clothes?

I'd like to know exactly what is meant by this term - you often see it directed at women.

I always thought she had the look of a farmers wife. I certainly never thought she was stylish.