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Which celebrities/public figures give you the creeps?

827 replies

Hellskitchen24 · 12/10/2024 16:52

For me the biggest one is Jacob Rees Mogg. He puts the fear of God in me. He reminds me of some villain in a horror film. If I see him on TV or a picture of him I actually get the chills.

I also find a really unsettling energy about Louis Walsh and David Walliams.

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AutumnalCosiness · 13/10/2024 07:32

MissBattleaxe · 12/10/2024 23:14

I can't watch Tom Cruise. Something feels very off about his devotion to Scientology.

Hmmm his devotion to scientology maybe? 🤔

AutumnalCosiness · 13/10/2024 07:35

Shhhthedogssleeping · 13/10/2024 07:28

George Clooney really creeps me out - the whole do-gooder, self-deprecating, chivalrous, Mr. Nice Guy persona feels like it’s hiding something darker and sadistic. I’ve read that he plays really complex ‘pranks’ on his friends and co-stars. They come over as designed to embarrass and gaslight. I always have the feeling he’s covering things up with a nice act. Keanu Reeves in comparison comes across as a genuine ‘mr nice guy’

No. You're wrong about George.

DanielaDressen · 13/10/2024 07:36

Alexander Armstrong maybe its smugness rather than creepiness but I can’t stand him.

FeetupTvon · 13/10/2024 07:37

Michael Barrymore
Richard Madely
David Beckham
Prince Andrew
David Walliams
Ben Shepherd
Bradley Walsh (a friend knows him and he is arrogant and rude.)
Shane Ritchie (personal experience)

Dimmies · 13/10/2024 07:38

Jools Holland creeps me out, I can't watch him for even a few seconds.

curtaintwitcher78 · 13/10/2024 07:40

Barney the dinosaur

DanielaDressen · 13/10/2024 07:46

Heylittlesongbird · 13/10/2024 06:53

Probably get the thread pulled to list them here, but you could start with the Controversies section of his Wikipedia page.

So interesting the same names coming up again and again many of whom I feel the same way about.

Not sure if I’ve seen Laurence Fox yet? I always feel for Billie Piper trying to co-parent with him.

Blimey. Just read Walliams wiki page. How someone hasn’t complained about him god knows, that’s prosecutable behaviour in front of thousands of witnesses.

deliciousdevilwoman · 13/10/2024 07:46

Tilda Swinton
Shirley Henderson
Ruth Wilson
Emma Corrin
David Tennent
Jude Law
Daniel Craig

TulipCat · 13/10/2024 07:48

Nigel Farage
Laurence Fox
Sam Smith
Kemi Badenoch
Katie Hopkins

Genevive24 · 13/10/2024 07:54

I don’t really find anyone ‘creepy’ but in response to David Williams’ name cropping up so much I looked on youtube for the aforementioned ‘hide the sausage’ skit.

My God! I am utterly appalled - that is sexual assault live on stage, how has he not been cancelled into oblivion, let alone prosecuted?! Disgusting man.

Imfreetofeelgood · 13/10/2024 07:55

Dmsandfloatydress · 13/10/2024 07:14

The fella he has lived with fir the past 30 years his " friend" the ex priest.

Who are you talking about?

SophiaJ8 · 13/10/2024 07:55

David Tennant

newnamethanks · 13/10/2024 07:57

Donald Trump is repellent from start to finish - as is his legion of challenged fans - but his voice! Urgh. Have to turn sound off if on news, massively, massively creepy and whiney. Unbearable, please don't make me listen to 4 more years of him USA.

FeetupTvon · 13/10/2024 08:03

Les Dawson
Des O’Connor
Keith Lemon
Michael Buble
Les Dennis
Jim Davis
Terry Wogan
Eamon Holmes

DanielaDressen · 13/10/2024 08:04

Dmsandfloatydress · 13/10/2024 07:14

The fella he has lived with fir the past 30 years his " friend" the ex priest.

Didn’t he die a couple of years ago?

AutumnalCosiness · 13/10/2024 08:14

Genevive24 · 13/10/2024 07:54

I don’t really find anyone ‘creepy’ but in response to David Williams’ name cropping up so much I looked on youtube for the aforementioned ‘hide the sausage’ skit.

My God! I am utterly appalled - that is sexual assault live on stage, how has he not been cancelled into oblivion, let alone prosecuted?! Disgusting man.

Really gross.
Sometimes people tell you who they are. Listen to them.

GameOfJones · 13/10/2024 08:19

ChishiyaBat · 13/10/2024 00:33

I love Noel Fielding have for years, I hope he isn't a wrong un!

I love Noel Fielding too and by all accounts he's absolutely lovely. He's definitely quirky, but I don't get anything sinister from him at all. He really makes me laugh on Bake Off too and seems great with the contestants.

hollyblueivy · 13/10/2024 08:23

Wordsmithery · 12/10/2024 17:51

Keith lemon gives me the creeps. Couldn't be in a room with him.

The one I actively loathe, though, is James Corden. I think he's a rude, self-aggrandizing, smug twat.

Keith Lemon is a character not a real person.

GameOfJones · 13/10/2024 08:24

PleaseAskSomeoneWhoGivesAFuck · 13/10/2024 06:51

Christ, don't let him read any Oscar Wilde or Marquise de Sade, or any other 'off' writers if you are policing books by author rather than content
How very strange

Ok, as I said upthread I'm quite happy to police content that reveals the truth about the tooth fairy, racially stereotypes and places evil nurses in children's hospitals.

Usernamefoundunderthecarpet · 13/10/2024 08:28

Jimmy Carr. I had the misfortune of being bought a ticket to see him recently and I think he's hiding something behind his incredibly unfunny Bernard Manning style jokes.

thepariscrimefiles · 13/10/2024 08:34

Liz Truss is weird and creepy. She's seriously lost the plot and now sounds like some MAGA robot.

Jimmyville · 13/10/2024 08:36

Jonah Hill

Scenicgirl · 13/10/2024 08:36

StudioCreate · 12/10/2024 18:13

David Jason
Cliff Richard
Jim Davidson

I've been hearing a lot of people saying they they don't like David Jason, is this the same DJ who played Del boy or another one as I alway thought DJ was well thought of and hailed as a national treasure?
Whats made him fall from grace that I've missed?

ScarlettSunset · 13/10/2024 08:41

Russell Brand
Renee Zellewegger

In my case (even with things reported about Russell Brand) these are both just because they remind me of people I knew when younger who were really not nice people.

I think despite the same names coming up, most of us really can't tell, otherwise far fewer people would fall for abusers or scammers.

And unfortunately, I think we also get associations in our brains which I think sets us off with anyone who we consider outside of our 'normal' range - either by being too quirky looking or too perfect looking.

AnneofRedGables · 13/10/2024 08:43

Jim Bowen. Sorry Jim.