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AIBU

To be totally fed up with her?

(61 Posts)
rosequartz Sun 08-Mar-15 18:23:29

I know most people love Helen Mirren, so AIBU to be fed up with the sight of her in the adverts on GN for a certain firm?

She is gliding up and down, appearing to my right, hair coiffed, makeup perfect, looking glamorous, with an enigmatic smile playing on her perfect lips.

And no, I do not want to watch The Perfect Age Film thankyou.

Is it me? Am I unusual? Should I be looking and learning how glamorise myself? Am I at the Perfect Age? If so, where did I go wrong?

Tegan Mon 09-Mar-15 20:34:12

First saw her in a film on the telly called The Cook, The Thief, his Wife and Her Lover where they all seemed to have sex on tables and then kill each other. It was a long time ago and I don't think it's ever been on the telly since [they probably didn't watch it before they showed it blush]. It certainly stuck in my mind shock.

Purpledaffodil Mon 09-Mar-15 20:10:39

I saw her ( Helen Mirren) as Cleopatra in the National Youth Theatre production, way back in the sixties. She was amazing and seemed so incredibly sexy and grown up to us gauche sixth formers. I read once that she never packs to go away but buys her clothes from charity shops when she gets there. What a load of tosh I suspect. But I still forgive her the ghastly adverts for her gorgeous sixties persona. grin

rosequartz Mon 09-Mar-15 19:36:28

shock

Oh dear, I just ate the roastchicken

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 09-Mar-15 18:56:02

shock !!!

You are supposed to use the flippin' chicken!

roastchicken

rosequartz Mon 09-Mar-15 18:24:21

You're right, Britain's answer to the Mona Lisa is back!

I am off to cook dinner, then to cleanse, tone and moisturise my face! wink

loopylou Mon 09-Mar-15 18:19:08

Hell's bells she's back again.........

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 09-Mar-15 18:18:37

Yeah. I put her back. smile

#pantsonfire

loopylou Mon 09-Mar-15 18:17:22

Now it's Barracudas Day Camps confused.......

rosequartz Mon 09-Mar-15 18:10:32

Did you put her back on there, jingl confused now

Five minutes ago they were asking me if I was looking after elderly parents.

loopylou Mon 09-Mar-15 18:07:51

OMG!
She's flitting around all over the shop........

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 09-Mar-15 17:59:08

She was.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 09-Mar-15 17:58:48

she's up the top now!

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 09-Mar-15 17:58:25

No! No insider knowledge! Just past observation.

loopylou Mon 09-Mar-15 17:55:53

Is that a threat or a promise jingl? Insider knowledge?
smile

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 09-Mar-15 17:49:51

She'll be back.

rosequartz Mon 09-Mar-15 17:47:13

She seems to have gone!

FlicketyB Mon 09-Mar-15 16:45:09

Why do advertisers think that we will only respond or respond better to adverts containing only people in our own age range?

By the time you reach 50 people are so diverse in looks, shape, life-style etc etc that no advert can contains only people that age can appeal to more than 10% of that age group. And as we grower older the divergence grows.

I have never seen an advert aimed at older women where the people featured in the advert do other than alienate me because the people featured seem to be people with whom I would have nothing in common.

I am indifferent to Helen Mirren. As far as I know I have never seen her on stage or in a film although I have obviously read a lot about her in the papers.

Tegan Mon 09-Mar-15 15:17:37

I think I'm disappointed in her because she does look amazing for her age...but not when she starts doing the 'mutton dressed as lamb' look. And I think very few people can wear red lipstick, even when young.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 09-Mar-15 15:00:57

I only get the ads on my I-pad mini. There must be a blocker on the desktop. Will try to get it removed. I like the ads.

#desperateforentertainment

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 09-Mar-15 14:58:35

grin We do.

Galen Mon 09-Mar-15 14:49:22

Wasn't quite how I imagined you Jingle but we live and learn!

Jane10 Mon 09-Mar-15 14:27:37

I'm Jane10 because I'm a perfect size 10. (She says lying through her gaping black teeth grin)

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 09-Mar-15 14:18:38

you are so spot on Stansgran

I love my black leather bikini.

rosequartz Mon 09-Mar-15 14:16:56

Perhaps it's her new hairstyle that grumppa appreciates, petallus wink

I have never been a 'fan' but that does not mean that I didn't admire her acting skills, her attitude and seeming refusal to join in with all that sleb culture.

I am just disappointed with her and fed up with seeing the new 'glam look' every time I go on GN (and everywhere else - like a rash as DH would say).

petallus Mon 09-Mar-15 14:01:25

I don't think the views on this thread can be put down to a gang of jealous women being catty about another woman because she is attractive to men.

No, we are too feminist for that outdated stuff on here. I preferred HM when she had a more minimalist kick-ass image, not this latest over glamorous vamp thing.

Incidentally grumppa what is it you like about HM. Is it her acting? grin