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Irrational dislikes of people you don’t know..

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Grandma70s Sat 04-Jan-25 18:22:37

Perhaps I shouldn’t introduce this topic, as it could get nasty. I was thinking how I have irrational dislikes of people I see on television whom I don’t know at all. Helen Skelton, Sarah Moore (from Money for Nothing), Meghan used-to-be Markle, Luke Littler. I know nothing about any of these people, but I can’t stand them.

Of course the upside of this is that I have irrational likes as well.

SusieBQ Fri 10-Jan-25 20:53:05

Naga Munchetty - seems to take great delight in making her colleagues feel uncomfortable.
Carol Vorderman
Johnny Depp
Davina McCall
David Walliams
Gino DeCampo
Angela Rayner
I’ve never met any of them and they may be perfectly nice people but they just don’t appeal!

Crossstitchfan Fri 10-Jan-25 21:41:13

BlueBelle

I like DawnFrench but can’t stand Joanne Lumley and her breathy voice
There’s so many
I can’t stand Alan Carr he is like a finger nail on a blackboard
Don’t like Amanda Holden one bit and sorry to say nor Lorraine Kelly I find her voice and ‘sweetness’ very irritating
I don’t like David Walliams and his smuttiness

Oh I ll think of more

You’re on my wavelength, BlueBelle!

NanKate Fri 10-Jan-25 21:41:42

Anyone with pumped up 💋 argh!

Sago Sat 11-Jan-25 10:33:01

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Ilovedogs22 Sat 11-Jan-25 11:37:20

NanKate

Anyone with pumped up 💋 argh!

Here, here! NanKate. I think to myself, what are you doing to yourself you silly blooming woman!
Also, I hate the parted the in middle look, of long, mangy hair, that's so popular now. Ohhh, & big, huge eyebrows too.
Where have all the naturally beautiful, women gone?? They all look like porn-stars now! Not us of course!!
I dress like a farmer most of the time & my hairs a mess but the dog likes me, just as I am. 😊

shandi6570 Sat 11-Jan-25 11:59:23

I am so glad that I'm not alone in disliking David Attenborough, I feel much better knowing that, thanks Gnetters.

I find it fascinating that this thread has encouraged people to tell us their stories of meeting some of the people mentioned. I keep coming back to it for that very reason, we have a very varied and interesting group of members who have so much to tell, given the chance.

David49 Sat 11-Jan-25 12:07:32

shandi6570

I am so glad that I'm not alone in disliking David Attenborough, I feel much better knowing that, thanks Gnetters.

I find it fascinating that this thread has encouraged people to tell us their stories of meeting some of the people mentioned. I keep coming back to it for that very reason, we have a very varied and interesting group of members who have so much to tell, given the chance.

Attenborough has made many £ millions preaching gloom and doom for us all, not my favorite either

pascal30 Sat 11-Jan-25 12:14:22

David49

shandi6570

I am so glad that I'm not alone in disliking David Attenborough, I feel much better knowing that, thanks Gnetters.

I find it fascinating that this thread has encouraged people to tell us their stories of meeting some of the people mentioned. I keep coming back to it for that very reason, we have a very varied and interesting group of members who have so much to tell, given the chance.

Attenborough has made many £ millions preaching gloom and doom for us all, not my favorite either

He might have been preaching doom and gloom but it is proving to be unsettlingly true.. I hope that politicians have been listening..

Ilovedogs22 Sat 11-Jan-25 12:25:33

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Is it me Sago! I get on my husband's nerves quite a bit!

Allira Sat 11-Jan-25 14:36:00

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It might be me
DH says I'm Mrs Wright
Mrs Always Right. 😁

Crossstitchfan Sun 12-Jan-25 12:01:13

I used to like Alan Titchmarsh but not any more. The way he sweeps up in that lovely sports car just screeches ‘here I am! Look at me in my beautiful car that most of the people who at church the programme won’t be able to afford’.
It really puts my teeth on edge and I don’t watch his programmes now. No, not any of them!
My parents always taught me that I shouldn’t flaunt good luck. Flaunting is exactly what Titchmarch is doing!

Crossstitchfan Sun 12-Jan-25 12:03:23

That should say ‘who watch the programme’ , and is nothing to do with church!

BlueBelle Sun 12-Jan-25 12:55:18

Remember a few more
Elton John can’t stand him
The Osborne’s particular Mrs and Mr

Ilovedogs22 Sun 12-Jan-25 14:38:20

I can't stand AlanTitchmarsh!
His voice, his nose, his face,
his voice, his pretentiousness, his attitude, his bloody whiney voice!
Just Him!! basically.
A very little man in green boots that he's far too big for . 🤔

merlotgran Sun 12-Jan-25 14:41:28

Crossstitchfan

I used to like Alan Titchmarsh but not any more. The way he sweeps up in that lovely sports car just screeches ‘here I am! Look at me in my beautiful car that most of the people who at church the programme won’t be able to afford’.
It really puts my teeth on edge and I don’t watch his programmes now. No, not any of them!
My parents always taught me that I shouldn’t flaunt good luck. Flaunting is exactly what Titchmarch is doing!

Which programme is this please?

gentleshores Sun 12-Jan-25 22:36:49

I'm not sure our dislikes are irrational smile. Once it came out about Jimmy Saville, the numbers of people who said - I knew there was some reason I felt uncomfortable about him.

It's hard to tell with TV though when so many personalities are smarmy. My Mother and Grandmother couldn't stand Bob Monkhouse and there was lots of muttering about it. I could see it as a child as well - there was something a bit leery and inuendo-ish about him!

MissAdventure Sun 12-Jan-25 23:03:11

I can remember my mum shuddering at Saville, and saying "Oh well, he does do a lot for charity"

Hindsight is a thing - if you watch him, he was all but shouting out what he was up to, its amazing nobody clicked.

merlotgran Mon 13-Jan-25 17:34:42

I used to like Alan Titchmarsh but not any more. The way he sweeps up in that lovely sports car just screeches ‘here I am! Look at me in my beautiful car that most of the people who at church the programme won’t be able to afford’.

I’d really like to know which programme this refers to. Has Alan Titchmarsh presented Songs of Praise or is it the Sunday morning one he does in a barn which I never get around to watching?

Anyone?

lizzypopbottle Mon 13-Jan-25 22:17:18

I seem to be alone in my dislike of Patrick Grant....
Surely someone else on here finds him silly?

tobyianathekid Mon 13-Jan-25 22:29:30

Grandma70s

I don’t like Alan Titchmarsh or Charlie Dimmock either, but I thought everybody liked David Attenborough!

Everyone likes David Attenborough!

Mt61 Mon 13-Jan-25 22:41:22

MissAdventure

NY daughter used to really, really like George Alligator.

I had to write his surname as that, because I don't know how its spelt, its pronounced Alli-guy- er, and he's a newsreader.

I liked him too- thought him quite handsome.. your daughter has good taste! I think he’s had cancer.

MissAdventure Mon 13-Jan-25 22:48:02

I didn't realise he had died.
He can't have been very old.

I'll have to look it up, I don't know how I missed it.

MissAdventure Mon 13-Jan-25 22:55:07

He died from bowel cancer that he'd had for ten years.
He was rather a silver fox, now I've looked at some pics of him.

Witzend Tue 14-Jan-25 09:41:25

Kirsty Allsopp (sp?)
Always found her so smug.

Calendargirl Tue 14-Jan-25 09:41:27

I hope Mrs Titchmarsh isn’t on GN.

Just popped the tv on to see what was on tonight, and caught a bit of Good Morning, which I never watch.

Lorraine Kelly was on, screeching away to some comedian.

She now joins Alex Jones as a presenter who shouldn’t be near a screen, with voices that grate.