Olivia Colman: “I’ve always described myself to my husband as a gay man.” 🙄

[NaysayerOrMeanie]

Olivia Colman is currently on the press tour for her new film Jimpa and has come out with some absolute corkers in an interview with them "magazine" including:

"Throughout my whole life, I’ve had arguments with people where I've always felt sort of nonbinary. Don’t make that a big sort of title! But I’ve never felt massively feminine in my being female. I’ve always described myself to my husband as a gay man. And he goes, “Yeah, I get that.”"

Which I can only assume means he likes it when she pegs him.

And a dig at some undefined group of naysayers and haters and meanies:

"Most of the actors were from, particularly in the Dutch side of things, from the queer community there; I’ve never been part of a more welcoming group of people. For all those naysayers or haters or meanies, if [only] they could spend the time with the most welcoming, kind bunch of people. I kind of want everyone to just come and say hi and actually feel total love."

Jimpa stars Olivia Colman as Hannah, mother to the non-binary Frances (played by they/them, non-binary, queer, transgender daughter of the film's director, Aud Mason-Hyde) who go to Amsterdam to visit Hannah's gay HIV positive father (John Lithgow, currently simultaneously scorned by the queers for daring to be in the new Harry Potter series, any by the meanies for talking shit about JKR). I'm sure it will be a hoot.

Congratulations Olivia on your brave coming out as a queer, non-binary, gay man, spicy-straight woman. You're so late to the party all the cool kids will find your identity embarrassing now.

Unfortunately she's one of the many actors these days who only seem to be able to act as themselves. All one trick ponies. And annoying shallow ones at that.

Re Le Carre- my family loves him but I haven't got round to him yet. However, I thought some of his female characters are supposed to be quite good? Maybe The Night Manager is not the best example.

I don't think most public figures- from actors to novelists to journalists to polticians- should be assumed to have common sense...unfortunately!

Some actors definitely do. However, imo character/working actors are more likely to. Celebrities of any kind, not just actors, often seem to lose touch with reality. I see that with novelists & film directors too : after becoming famous, getting a lot of money & prizes etc their work & interviews often seem less good & less self-aware.

Point is, everyone can have their own thoughts and opinions, however daft, but when people put their thoughts and opinions out into the wider world of course they will be judged on them. None of this is "hate". A person might believe they are secretly a gerbil, but if they spout about it in public, especially if they have chosen careers in the public eye, there will be comments and criticisms. I honestly think most of what these celebrities say is stupid, they live in weird worlds unlike most of us. Maybe they should just quietly do their jobs, go home and keep the crazy to themselves, just like us "civilians". They are rarely as interesting as they seem to think they are.

Honestly, if Olivia Colman had said she'd always told her husband she was a gerbil, I would have approved much more...!

The words 'up her own arse' spring to mind.

I find that pretty insulting. Who are you calling an insufferable prat ?
I was extremely close to my great grandmother ( born 1889 ) who wasn’t quite sure but reckoned HER Mum might have been born in Cork . I myself have been to Dublin ( twice ) . Love Guinness . Am deffo Celtic .

And if the American Right has its quota of gay people pretending to be straight, the American Left has a much bigger quota of straight people pretending to be gay.

😂No lies detected.

Ahhhhh... she is trying to make her PR relatable and exciting aligning herself with something she sees as exotic. What else can she say - I have a husband that loves me very much and a pretty nice family.

Its along the same lines as " I was a cleaner... look at me now" Oscar speech - it makes a much more exciting story than "I had a priviledged upbringing and even went to two top-fee paying schools.... look at me now".

She is like that ridiculous Mirian Margoyles, she spins a good yarn and is entertaining.

" And hopefully, try and get into the Pink Pound sales" . Sorry Robbie , yer twink looking days are long over.

I'm still scratching my head over the "gay Jewish nerds pretending to be pagan fascist bodybuilders" .
(Sorry. I don't want to start a whole derail, but couldn't resist a mention. It's so completely WTAF.)

I didn’t get that reference either! Intrigued.

These Politico articles are quite good I think on the ...strange man who is Bronze Age Pervert. He's been around since Trump's first time, I think.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/07/16/bronze-age-pervert-masculinity-00105427

https://www.politico.eu/article/right-wing-manifesto-that-has-trumpworld-talking-military-rule-bap-bapism-cult-book-bronze-age-mindset/

His Wiki pages have more links :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age_Pervert#Bronze_Age_Mindset

Re his Jewishness : his father is Jewish but not his mother (so he's not Jewish according to Jewish law) and he was raised Russian Orthodox. So I suppose maybe he distances himself a bit, mentally, from being Jewish, when reading fascist stuff maybe? Otoh Mussolini and even Hitler did have a few Jewish supporters.

Thank you!

I've never got the Olivia Coleman love. It feels like a very English middle class thing. Its like Terry Wogan back in the day told her she was a national treasure. And she believed it. And now she thinks we are all interested in her twitterings.

Tedious is the right word.

This is a very good point. Im interested in real people and what they have to say.
Not actors or slebs who appear on Jonathan Ross. They've had enough exposure.

She's a public figure spouting casual homophobia and sexism to promote herself and her new film for her own interests. That's commercial gain.

Promoting this shit has an impact on a lot of women. It's entrenches sexism rather than breaking new ground.

She's a 52 year old woman who is trying to stay relevant to a younger audience whilst the older 40-60 year old female audience remains invisible and secondary.

Yes of course we are allowed to say this isn't cool.

You don't get to tell us to shut up either. Who do you think you are saying we shouldn't judge? It's fair and reasonable comment.

Jesus Christ. Luvvies, man.

And yet here we are discussing OC instead of the latest interview with a scientist. Publications that go too lose money, unfortunately. Tbh most of them lose money at the moment.

Olivia, you’re a straight woman, and that’s fine. All that other stuff about “feeling sort of non-binary” etc is just you having a personality.

PMSL at “feeling sort of non-binary”. Vagueness on top of nonsense = empty meaningless statement in attempt to earn Brownie points with whoever on the cast is part of the alphabet mafia.

Olivia, you’re an established actress in your 50s. Have some self respect. Please.

This kinda reminds me of the scene in Father Ted -I hear you're a racist now, Father? Should we all be racist now? What's the Church's position? I'm so busy down on the farm I won't have much time for the ol' racism.

Insert non binary - I hear you're a non binary now, Father? Should we all be non binary now? What's the Church's position? I'm so busy down on the farm I won't have much time for the ol' non binarism.

Don't judge?

When a privileged woman uses her platform to kick other women - with obviously not the foggiest of what she's actually talking about or what this means for women living in the real world, and what agenda she is helping along?

Oh you bet I judge. I judge hard.

OC has felt entitled to open this can of worms in the press, including name calling of women she disagrees with. Women are equally entitled to reply.

Not one that I would start with, definitely not if you're allergic to slow paced stories as there's about 200 pages of setup before you get into the main story.

The Little Drummer Girl is exceptional in having a female lead. The miniseries with Florence Pugh is excellent.