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Who makes your flesh crawl?

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Greatnan Sun 18-Mar-12 20:42:27

For me, it would the late Jimmy Seville, Cliff Richards, John Redwood, John Prescott, the Pope, Noel Edmonds and Ricky Gervais and Putin and all the Republican presidential candidates.

Jacey Mon 19-Mar-12 15:15:20

What is a "Mr. Tumble"? confused

Carol Mon 19-Mar-12 15:03:55

NOOOO!! Not Mr Tumble (Justin Fletcher). My grandsons adore him and are going to see him in the CeeBeebies show at the MEN Arena in a week or two. He's lovely! smile

wotsamashedupjingl Mon 19-Mar-12 14:58:59

shock! Mr Tumble???!!!!

Why?!

greenmossgiel Mon 19-Mar-12 14:54:35

Oh - and Edwina Currie..

Greatnan Mon 19-Mar-12 14:39:19

I had to google Keith Lemon and I see he is a fictional character! Yes, Hughie Green was certainly creepy.

nuttynorah Mon 19-Mar-12 14:23:10

Agree with maniac about Keith Lemon, also David Dickinson & the late Hughie Green.

dorsetpennt Mon 19-Mar-12 13:48:42

Most of those mentioned plus: Stephen Fry - used to like him but he is EVERYWHERE and I'm fed up with the sight if him. Also Nigella Lawson - Mrs Supersmug, Janet Street-Porter and Mary Portarse - much gnashing of my teeth!!!

Greatnan Mon 19-Mar-12 13:32:17

Al Fayed, Neil and Christine Hamilton, Jeffrey Archer, Joan Collins...

Greatnan Mon 19-Mar-12 13:29:59

I know we shouldn't laugh at somebody else's downfall (schadenfreude?) but I can't help feeling a bit amused that both Huhne and his wife are likely to be convicted of perverting the course of justice.

Anagram Mon 19-Mar-12 13:22:40

Chris Huhne - super-creepy!

Greatnan Mon 19-Mar-12 13:16:38

We seem to be getting quite a consensus here! I was thinking more of real people rather than the roles played by actors - perhaps the fact that some of you object to the character just proves how good the acting is!

greenmossgiel Mon 19-Mar-12 13:11:43

Jimmy Saville, John McKririck, Carol Vorderman, Noel Edmunds, Cliff Richards, George Galloway....oh, hundreds really!

Maniac Mon 19-Mar-12 13:03:25

Keith Lemon

Nannyrosie Mon 19-Mar-12 12:14:43

Sadly I can't stand the ones without real talent who just do anything for publicity and feel the world owes them a living.I like the good singers and actors who keep their personnel lives very quiet.So just a few I don't like...Jedward,Jordan,the TOWIE lot,those in shows like Big Brother and I'm a Celeb.

artygran Mon 19-Mar-12 11:45:29

John Prescott, Arthur Scargill and Vladimir Putin (both have cold, soulless eyes), Greg Wallace, Jeremy Paxman and the lady I used to live next door to!

crimson Mon 19-Mar-12 11:43:57

I have to turn the telly off when Noel Edmonds comes on.

annemac101 Mon 19-Mar-12 11:09:04

John Mckririck and Noris from corrie. Also Mel B in the diet advert where she phones Jenny Craig drives me insane. The adults in on Balamory on cbeebies why do they have to be so stupid!

Greatnan Mon 19-Mar-12 11:01:06

Barrymore and Mandelson and Gary Glitter. And Julian Clary for giving us too much information about his sexual activities.
Liz Jones (columnist in Mail on Sunday).

nelliedeane Mon 19-Mar-12 10:56:33

Harry Hill....he I believe was A G.P...would come out of his surgery cured as I definiteley wouldnt be going back again.

Aurelia Mon 19-Mar-12 10:54:04

Michael Barrymore Tony Blair Peter Mandelson

Greatnan Mon 19-Mar-12 10:42:15

Yes, bring back John Noakes, Valerie Singleton and Peter Purves who treated children with respect.

Elegran Mon 19-Mar-12 10:42:01

And those unctuous voice-overs on children's programmes that, if you heard them speaking to your child in real life, would have you phoning the vice squad.

Oldgreymare Mon 19-Mar-12 10:38:57

P.S. All those over-acting characters on children's programmes!

Oldgreymare Mon 19-Mar-12 10:37:57

nelliedeane totally agree about the grey tracksuit bottoms ( any light grey trousers on the 'larger man' in fact) They look like elephants from behind, large saggy, but crinkly, bottoms.
I must be grumpy old woman, my list is too long to type ( as I am a slow, two-fingered typist!!!)
But Thatcher tops the list, closely followed by McCririck!

Joan Mon 19-Mar-12 10:30:46

All four US republican candidates, Cameron, Thatcher, Tony Abbott (Australian opposition leader) the pope, all US televangelists, all shock jocks such as Rush Limburg and Australia's Alan Jones........there are others but thinking about them has given me the runs.....gotto go....