Celebrity Endorsements

I record everything, so fast-forward for the adverts.

Oh jeannelefol I did laugh at your post! Hilarioy to see so called slebs as widow twankies??? so true. I'm same I'd a sleb likes something-i don't! I'm quite off piste when it comes to my preferences, always have been. Used to sport bright slime green tights with a red jumper and black skirt for work at 16 a trend that continues...... I detest the idea that these people think they are an I fluence on sane people!

GeorgyGirl

No, not influenced by celebrities at all, very few of them believe in what they advertise anyway.

I remember someone spilling beans about Michael Jackson not drinking pepsi on camera, it was water. Also Madonna as featured her chomping a big Mac which she spat out off camera cos she's veggie!! ???

Gabrielle56 - it sounds as if you were an influencer in the day ! I wonder if you’ve toned down your taste in apparel or if you’re still as wild in your taste in clothes ? ?

Scones me too

Same applies to me, because I am not certain what is, or what makes, a celebrity. Perhaps someone can enlighten me.

Also, what about the crass adverts on television all flashing lights and noise, do you not think?

Widow Twankey coats! LOL!

I love George Clooney but his Nespresso ads made me cringe.

Like several other posters, we record anything that looks interesting and then watch the recordings when convenient - and it is is rewarding to spin through the five minutes plus of ads that keep popping up in every programme. A one hour drama is usually about forty five minutes! So - the expensive advertising is wasted on us, and on many others it seems.

I refuse to endorse celebrities in any way. I certainly wouldn't buy anything because some so called celebrity uses it or buys it.

I am so out of touch with celebrity culture that I probably wouldn't recognise the person as such, and would just assume they were a "normal" model.

If it is likely something I particularly need, then I would buy it anyway, but not because I am influenced one way or the other by the face of the advert

I don't tend to watch live TV, I am always playing catch up with my recordings. This gives me the luxury of being able to fast forward through all the adverts and ignore them all.

I think most of the "celebrity" endorsements are aimed at young people - let's face it would anyone on GN pay £85 for candles just because they were endorsed (and sold) by Gwyneth Paltrow?

I find Tesco candles perfectly adequate. Gwyneth P gets up to some very odd things, are you sure the candles are for illumination??

There is an Ad for Kiwi fruit on here just now, and it lasts 2 minutes 12 seconds, yes sad I timed it.
Not sure who the Woman in the Ad is but I worked out the children were eating 5 Kiwis a day, the Father even had one thrown at him as he entered his car.
There is another 3 min 30 sec one for Wine.
Needless to say I record and fast forward most of the time.

I have an ad for Dunfermline Conference Centre. Big brother hasn’t twigged that a) I’m retired and b) I live in Norfolk.

Dunfermline is very nice, though. Lovely cathedral. (abbey?)

Perhaps I should visit then, but don’t think I will avail myself of the conference facilities ?

Then power of advertising. I googled Dunfermline Conference Centre. I remember it now. I went there for a course, once. It was snowing. Nice restaurant.

Do you think they would like me to endorse it for them? I'm not much of a celebrity...

The power of advertising

I’m sure it would bring the crowds in! Go for it!

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Germanshepherdsmum

I find Tesco candles perfectly adequate. Gwyneth P gets up to some very odd things, are you sure the candles are for illumination??

Just noticed this. ????

Is it the Daisy Daisy Daisy ad. It drives me nuts but I am easily irritated these days

honeyrose

Does anyone wonder whether Gloria Winkleman actually uses Head & Shoulders shampoo? Her hair is impossibly shiny. Mine doesn’t look like that after using Head & Shoulders. ?

Irritates me,too.
Is anyone daft enough to believe GW looks like that after h&s shampoo.

Well not me, for one.