This Morning - who is that woman 'presenter' and why is she so crap...

[LineRunner]

...and what is Natalie Cassidy saying?

Give her a chance.

natalie is making excuses for her scumbag boyfriend.

Emma Willis. Years and years of live telly experience.

'Adam' sounds like a right charmer.

Yes, I will give Emma Willis a chance. But only if she twats Natalie Cassidy.

See Natalie kept the weight off then.

Oh God, Natalie.... you poor love.

Nat now says that she doesn't know what she's talking about.

Why isn't the boyfriend on making his excuses instead? It's awful to watch her sitting there trying to justify everything.

I like her. I was wondering if her hair style would suit me. I have a fat face though.

That was just the most awful piece of unnecesary television. Here's Colleen reading out messages about how abusive partners can change into nice lovely people.

I'm pleased that Phil read out the Refuge advice twice, that abusive partners changing 'is the least likely scenario.'

(I can spell, honest)

Greeata I like her too, and was wondering the same thing. I am going to the hairdressers at 12.00, I bet I have the usual trim!

I have a horrible feeling that that interview is going to come back to bite her on the arse :(

Emma keeps having to move her fringe, though. It's bothering me.

I'm easily bothered.

i want to take Natalie away to a safe place and let her listen to other women who's partners have 'changed'

*whose

Linerunner- some people do change. Yes it is the "least likely scenario" but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

My hair is like Emma's. I had it first.

I feel so sorry for Nat but also a bit angry that she might have done a great disservice today to some other women.

She is clearly very stupid

i agree LineRunner

how many women are hanging on her words now, clutching at the same straws?

*i know men are victims too - that's a whole other thread

But why take the risk. There are lots of lovely decent men out there. I know I married one.

also talking to a girl this week who escaped an abusive partner who is now in a wonderful relationship.

Life is too precious and too short.

Totally agree about Natalie Cassidy.
There she was excusing him, and taking responsibility for his maltreatment of her.

Sad and uncomfortable television.

I thought Phil was OK but the other presenter could have been more challenging of Natalie Cassidy's narrative.

Yes, pictish, sad and uncomfortable.

Tricky one for Emma - her partner has a drink problem (now teetotal) so she was probably keeping a lower profile in order to keep her situation out of it.

I don't feel sad for her. Sorry but I don't. She has chosen to go back to a man who was so abusive she took out a restraining order against him.

She was a victim - she had no blame for what he had done to her. But she then took responsibility and threw him out, good for her. But her taking him back was equally her responsibility, and that is where she loses my sympathy.

Were she in the midst of this relationship not knowing what to do I would have every sympathy for her, but she isn't. "oh he's changed," "Oh it was all the drinking," "oh the issue was mine because I got so wound up about his drinking."

This morning shouldn't be giving airtime to this - she is a role model and other women in similar situations will be thinking that it's ok because some famous woman says it is.

To broadcast this is utterly irresponsible IMO.