Pottery showdown, channel 4. Ermmm...

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Why does that bloke keep crying?

I was (almost) enjoying the show, it's a bit cheesy, but why does that guy keep crying 🤨
It's a bit ridiculous. Nothing to do with him being a bloke btw, I just don't understand why he would cry like that, first time all he was doing was introducing the show :/ Absolutely nothing happened.

Its it supposed to be an endearing gimmick??

That’s the bit that gets me too (although I’m female). Also, in the “Railway Children” when Bobby sees her father get off the train and cries “Daddy, my daddy” and the death of the King in the “King and I”. In fact, when I saw the latter as a stage version in London a few years ago, I was in a whole row of complete strangers, all sobbing. It’s odd the things that affect you the most, isn’t it?

Look, he’s a potter, not a professional presented. If you want to focus on that watch Traitors or that little Irish guy Graham Norton. He cries, he is passionate about his pots.

There’s been no change. This is how he is as a person. It’s genuine. He’s not snivelling. It’s not put on and it’s nothing like the arrogant full of himself “Hollywood handshake”. If it annoys you don’t watch it, or just try to accept that it’s going to happen and it’s not a fake thing.

I can’t watch it because of this guy and the performance of crying. Totally ridiculous and contrived. An embarrassment. How does anyone not see it as the gimmick it is?

He isn't "snivilling" as i and PP have said it probably isn't for you.

I can cry for England. It's a bit embarrassing how easily I cry. It's more embarrassing for the people around this 6'2" large bloke with a shaved head, a face that has run into a couple of parked buses and an accent that screams working class... crying at a duckling being separated from it's mum

I cried when I opened my kiln yesterday to be fair. When the clay doesn't S crack, doesn't lose any bits and the glaze works it is a bloody miracle.

Because everything on Mumsnet is performative!

@ShedmistressI will cry when my kiln arrives next month and then every time I open it, cracked or not 🤣

I've been watching it from the very start - he's not putting it on, he's just very emotional.

He's not going to change at his age - I suggest you switch over and watch something else!