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Victoria Coren-Mitchell - oh dear. Why did she wear that dress on the tv last night?

225 replies

MeetMeOnTheCorner · 01/09/2026 16:11

I am mystified as to why anyone with her money, and presumably access to advice, would wear that awful dress! It simply didn’t fit. She could not do it up and even DH noticed the very obvious VPL. Doesn’t anyone on Only Connect just say “No”?

OP posts:
BlueFahrenheit · 01/09/2026 17:08

TooOrangey · 01/09/2026 17:01

I’m just waiting for someone to say ‘what happened to women supporting women?’ so I can go and kill myself.

I stopped believing this in my teens😂😂

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 01/09/2026 17:09

MickyMoonshine · 01/09/2026 17:03

100%
Awful thread.
I’m not sure what the OP was hoping to get from it.

Well it has enabled one or two of us to express our desire for VCM's husband, so there's that. And even we quite like her!

Urrrrmlik3okay · 01/09/2026 17:11

Do you mean this dress :-S

Victoria Coren-Mitchell - oh dear. Why did she wear that dress on the tv last night?
Aberdyfi · 01/09/2026 17:13

I can’t imagine her being bothered, what with the brains, success and lovely husband. She is the love of DH’s life (apart from me).

Northernlurker · 01/09/2026 17:15

Don’t forget the poker winnings and two lovely daughters

wellherewegoagainpeople · 01/09/2026 17:17

Anyone going to show this dress? Not a clue what it’s like

Countrylife2002 · 01/09/2026 17:18

LifeAirport · 01/09/2026 16:22

Imagine posting this!

My thoughts exactly

BlueFahrenheit · 01/09/2026 17:19

Where is the picture?

What is the TV show?

What is the purpose of this thread?

😂😂😂

WerewolfOfLoudon · 01/09/2026 17:21

MeetMeOnTheCorner · 01/09/2026 16:11

I am mystified as to why anyone with her money, and presumably access to advice, would wear that awful dress! It simply didn’t fit. She could not do it up and even DH noticed the very obvious VPL. Doesn’t anyone on Only Connect just say “No”?

No idea who she is or what show she is on, and really don't care. However to answer why she wore the dress ... because she WANTED to.

What a horrible thread to start. Women aren't obligated to dress the way anyone else wants them to. Heaven forbid the poor woman was wearing knickers! Shocking.

Are you perfect in your clothes choices? Are you a supermodel? Is your husband?

PensionPTake · 01/09/2026 17:22

Oh no. Now we all know she wears.....knickers.

JaneJeffer · 01/09/2026 17:22

The hyperbole on this thread 🤣

likelysuspect · 01/09/2026 17:23

I can barely see the picture.

BlueFahrenheit · 01/09/2026 17:24

Urrrrmlik3okay · 01/09/2026 17:11

Do you mean this dress :-S

Is this the dress?

Urrrrmlik3okay · 01/09/2026 17:25

BlueFahrenheit · 01/09/2026 17:24

Is this the dress?

Well thats the latest episode so....🤷‍♀️

BlueFahrenheit · 01/09/2026 17:26

Urrrrmlik3okay · 01/09/2026 17:25

Well thats the latest episode so....🤷‍♀️

The last episode of what? I don't watch TV 😂

SpriteFairyPixie · 01/09/2026 17:28

All the best with starting big girl school tomorrow, OP.

MickyMoonshine · 01/09/2026 17:28

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 01/09/2026 17:09

Well it has enabled one or two of us to express our desire for VCM's husband, so there's that. And even we quite like her!

Edited

True! I think she’s fab!

OttersOnAPlane · 01/09/2026 17:32

Tunaboona · 01/09/2026 16:26

She has had a long career of hosting TV
She probably doesn't give a shit if people know she wears knickers (shock horror)
She knows she's the thinking man's crumpet.

She can be this thinking woman's crumpet if she fancies.

She had a top on underneath. I thought she looked fine. Then again, I think she'd turn a straight woman so I'm not entirely unbiased.

Most people on telly wear things more fitted than say 20 years ago when VPL or a visible stomach silhouette was not done. Look at Sophie Willan on Sewing Bee, for example.

SheilaFentiman · 01/09/2026 17:36

BlueFahrenheit · 01/09/2026 17:26

The last episode of what? I don't watch TV 😂

Edited

Only Connect, it’s a quiz show

Lottapianos · 01/09/2026 17:41

'No idea who she is or what show she is on, and really don't care'

Well why did you bother clicking the thread then, let alone commenting, if it's all such a colossal waste of time 🤦🏻‍♂️

Urrrrmlik3okay · 01/09/2026 17:42

BlueFahrenheit · 01/09/2026 17:26

The last episode of what? I don't watch TV 😂

Edited

Its literally right there in the op

TooOrangey · 01/09/2026 17:47

Are you perfect in your clothes choices? Are you a supermodel? Is your husband?

Lovely. ✅

My bingo card is so nearly full. I just need a ‘sisterhood’, ‘women supporting women’ and ‘lift women up’ and I’ll have a full house 😂

MaryBeardsShoes · 01/09/2026 17:52

Starlight7080 · 01/09/2026 16:38

What a depressing thread. Have we not moved forward at all as women.
Op maybe be less judgemental going forward and worry less about seeing the outline of people's underwear. Or the fit of a dress.

Her dress didn’t fit to the point it looked scruffy (didn’t notice the VPL but did notice the gaping as I, too, have huge norks).

It’s not about her size. It’s about wearing something that looks scruffy when you’re in a professional situation. Which she was.

Normally I think she looks fab, and I love her taste in fashion.

likelysuspect · 01/09/2026 17:56

TooOrangey · 01/09/2026 17:47

Are you perfect in your clothes choices? Are you a supermodel? Is your husband?

Lovely. ✅

My bingo card is so nearly full. I just need a ‘sisterhood’, ‘women supporting women’ and ‘lift women up’ and I’ll have a full house 😂

I love a sisterhood comment.

savvy7 · 01/09/2026 18:00

Lottapianos · 01/09/2026 16:53

We can share him 😁

As an aside, I can't think of anyone famous who's had more of a glow up / late bloom than David. He looked absolutely frightful in his Peep Show days, but has been looking properly hot for the last 10 years or so. The beard has done absolute wonders for him 😍

OMG guess there's no accounting for taste!