Do politicians need sex appeal to be successful in these social media times?

Curtaintwitcher

Not sex appeal, no, but a strong personality helps. Nick Clegg is very handsome but not attractive as he comes over as weak and pathetic.
I think Richard Tice is extremely attractive and has charm too, plus I like his politics. Guess who I'll be voting for!

I find Tice repellent, and not just his politics! He was once described as looking like the kind of man who would charm a widow out of her life savings, and that description has stuck with me.

Apparently Rishi is sexier than Keir! www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8969595/Britains-SEXIEST-MPs-revealed-Dishi-Rishi-Sunak-beats-Keir-Starmer-crowned-hottest-male.html
Tobias Ellwood seems to be the best we can do.

maddyone

I really liked Tony Benn. He would have made a great PM.

Yes, I think it is because he had sincerity of his beliefs. My late Father, a true blue Tory (of the old school) admired Tony Benn because he would not be swayed from his beliefs, even if they made him unpopular.

Wyllow3

I googled "good looking MP"
and got this

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/gallery-uks-top-ten-sexiest-1082409

Those are all women!!! Where are the men?
There must be one surely????

Callistemon21

Glorianny

Callistemon21

Sparklefizz

Margaret Thatcher was one of the most manufactured politicians ever. Her hair was lightened

Good grief! I'm speechless. Can't a woman have her hair coloured/lightened? That would rule out nearly every woman in politics.

🤣🤣🤣

A warning to any woman - "Do not dye your hair, ask for style advice or try to speak proper!"

Sorry Callistemon21 I don't object to any woman changing herself. But the changes in MT were not of her choosing. She was very much manipulated by men.
The "speaking proper" which was actually deliberate lowering of her voice after opinion polls was something that she denied. But there is evidence.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p079k6gg

That was a good idea.

I often hear women reporters on TV and have to mute the TV because the pitch, not the volume, of their voices actually hurts my ears.

A lower, more modulated voice is more pleasant to listen to. A high-pitched sound is off-putting.

Oh it was a good idea. But it wasn't hers.
There is some research showing that in meetings male voices being lower get listened to more than the higher pitched women's. But what is interesting as well is that women's voices have become much lower in the last 50 years. In fact the March of the Women written by Ethel Smythe for the suffragettes is too high for most women now.

Silly me! 😆

Joseann

Who's that? Looks very young.

Justin Trudeau 🙂

I mean the French man!

très beau!

Too young and pasty, Calli.
We'll get told off soon, I bet, for this.

That's the very fella, Joseann
Isn't he lovely?

Who's that? Looks very young.

Not in a suit, but was this him?

French politicians have a habit of unbuttoning their pristine white shirts!

Do you mean this fit politician, MissAdventure? If so, he's France's Health Minister.

Does anyone remember the PM of somewhere or another having his covid jab?

It's not necessary, but a handsome, suited, capable man in an immaculately fitting suit always brightens the day.

Glorianny

Callistemon21

Sparklefizz

Margaret Thatcher was one of the most manufactured politicians ever. Her hair was lightened

Good grief! I'm speechless. Can't a woman have her hair coloured/lightened? That would rule out nearly every woman in politics.

🤣🤣🤣

A warning to any woman - "Do not dye your hair, ask for style advice or try to speak proper!"

Sorry Callistemon21 I don't object to any woman changing herself. But the changes in MT were not of her choosing. She was very much manipulated by men.
The "speaking proper" which was actually deliberate lowering of her voice after opinion polls was something that she denied. But there is evidence.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p079k6gg

That was a good idea.

I often hear women reporters on TV and have to mute the TV because the pitch, not the volume, of their voices actually hurts my ears.

A lower, more modulated voice is more pleasant to listen to. A high-pitched sound is off-putting.

I googled "good looking MP"
and got this

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/gallery-uks-top-ten-sexiest-1082409

Callistemon21

Sparklefizz

Margaret Thatcher was one of the most manufactured politicians ever. Her hair was lightened

Good grief! I'm speechless. Can't a woman have her hair coloured/lightened? That would rule out nearly every woman in politics.

🤣🤣🤣

A warning to any woman - "Do not dye your hair, ask for style advice or try to speak proper!"

Sorry Callistemon21 I don't object to any woman changing herself. But the changes in MT were not of her choosing. She was very much manipulated by men.
The "speaking proper" which was actually deliberate lowering of her voice after opinion polls was something that she denied. But there is evidence.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p079k6gg

Twenty-five year old Labour MP Keir Mather certainly has it! He's handsome and distinguished looking and I think some women would vote for him because he's young and cute and some men would because he's gay!

He seems nice enough and down to earth.

Sparklefizz

^Margaret Thatcher was one of the most manufactured politicians ever. Her hair was lightened^

Good grief! I'm speechless. Can't a woman have her hair coloured/lightened? That would rule out nearly every woman in politics.

🤣🤣🤣

A warning to any woman - "Do not dye your hair, ask for style advice or try to speak proper!"

Sex appeal ? Politicians? More a big turn off.

Laughed out loud at that photo of Boris, but have to admit that he's good fun, doesn't care how he looks, is continually roughing up his hair and generally doesn't seem "up himself".

This doesn't mean I'd vote for him.

Thanks for the photo Grannynannywanny

What a fun thread😄
Good looks are an asset in any walk of life, so is charm.
If that were the only criteria for a PM then RS would beat KS hands down.
I never thought David Cameron good looking but he did possess charm so I read.
To answer the OP I really do think that looks matter now in politics and have done for a lot of years.
Robin Cook and Neil Kinnock, good MPs but found their looks and ginger hair against them.Ed Milliband slightly odd looking and eating a bacon sarnie in public badly, and was it also him or his brother holding a banana?
KS used to be quite good looking but hasn’t aged well and if only he would smile more! He actually has a really nice smile on the rare times he does.
Image matters more than in the past.

Margaret Thatcher was one of the most manufactured politicians ever. Her hair was lightened

Good grief! I'm speechless. Can't a woman have her hair coloured/lightened? That would rule out nearly every woman in politics.