Who do you think of as charismatic ?

Took the words right out of my mouth

I'm no fan of Bond but would most definitely have watched if Idris was featuring

Yes. He should definitely have been the next James Bond. For that I might have bypassed my dislike of the genre and watched him.

Horses for courses, GagaJo!

Idris Elba?

Now you're talking!

Oopsminty, he was definitely the man de jour, among women of many age ranges, at least within my friendship group. Age 30 and up. There was much discussion of 'I would, would you?'

Thought of some others.
Helen Mirren
Ian McKellen
Kevin Mcloud (Grand Designs. USED to have it but has lost it now.)
Idris Elba

David Niven
Dame Judy Dench
Michelle Obama
Barack Obama

Princess Diana
Freddie Mercury
Liam Neeson

Princess Diana and Elvis Presley, Mandela,
A lot of the people mentioned I cannot bear to watch, Ellen Generos and Steve Coogan, I switch them off.

We should maybe stage a version of charisma factor.
Nominate our person, show a video clip or picture of them, and then all vote.

Princess Diana definitely.

I was lucky enough to see Lauren Bacall in a play when she was 70, she was a very petite lady and do not know whether you would call it charisma but she had an amazing stage presence.

Steve Coogan
Jeff Stelling
Olivia Newton John

Vincent Price..

Grace Jones?
Princess Grace of Monaco?

Raquel Welch, Audrey Hepburn, felicity Kendall, Kelly Brook. Emma Willis,...... Elvis. George clooney Dolph Lungren. David Ginola James Arthur

Hmmm..
Oliver Reed, Stephen Hawking, and David Attenborough.

He's just splendid, isn't he?

Me too MissA!

Alan Sugar, I find charismatic.

Long dead now but Peter Ustinov was someone who could recite the telephone directory and still hold your attention. And he was a lonnnggg way off being sexually attractive. Another was Richard Burton, although he was very attractive.

How about dame Maggie Smith?
For men; Prince, Mick Jagger, and Michael Hutchence.

Sparklefizz Thu 13-Feb-20 09:43:56
Gosh, not many people listed above that I find the teeniest tiniest bit charismatic except for Princess Diana.

I did have a wonderfully charismatic boyfriend years ago ... but there were definite disadvantages to that!

Me too! Bloody man - all my friends fancied him, I think my mum wasn't sure which one of us she wanted to leave when we split up!

Charismatic woman - Joanna Lumley

Jeremy Corbyn?!

Good grief

The most uncharismatic politician ever I'd have thought

I suppose charisma is definitely in the eye of the beholder!

Monty Don
Patrick Grant....sewing bee
Joanna Lumley
Terry Woggan
Sandi Toksvig
Mother Teresa

I think Barak Obama has charisma. Lots of people say Clinton has charisma, particularly those who have met him.
Three people I met when doing VIP visits to the hospital I used to work in:
Tony Blair - he visited in his early days as PM and everyone wanted to talk to him and shake his hand.
The Queen - no-one has mentioned her but she has such presence and a radiant smile.
Major General Sir Mike Jackson - when he came into the room he had such presence and powerful personality.
I don't like Boris, but many people say that when he is in public everyone wants to talk to him and seems to have charisma.

Michael Jackson? Good grief!