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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.

Babs03 Sun 05-Jan-25 07:54:14

Can’t stand the young woman who does the verisure alarms ad, everytime she comes on my OH and I say ‘oh no not her again!’
No idea why.

Calendargirl Sun 05-Jan-25 07:59:20

Judi Dench. That little girl voice. Always felt that although she and Maggie Smith were supposedly great friends, there was rivalry between them. But she has planted a tree for Maggie in her garden.

Jonathan Ross. What a big head.

Alex Jones. Her awful screechy voice.

petra Sun 05-Jan-25 08:17:37

WellsRose

Charles and William
The epitomy of selfishness and greed. Catherine is a gold digger.

Says you who once posted your views on a nasty article by Jeramy Clarkson on Meghan Markle.

argymargy Sun 05-Jan-25 08:21:30

I’m not keen on Davina but it’s not irrational! She’s peddled an awful lot of nonsense in her time.

Sparklefizz Sun 05-Jan-25 08:58:05

Kai Widdrington (pro dancer on Strictly) gives me the ick - also Amanda Holden and Carol Vorderman (both up themselves), Keir Starmer (sanctimonious), Angela Rayner, Charlie Dimmock, Naga Munchetty, Alan Carr (his silly voice), Jimmy Carr (his silly laugh), David Walliams (his smuttiness).... probably loads more.
I don't expect they like me either!

Leelaylo Sun 05-Jan-25 09:06:25

I have a very long list ....I think I am not a very tolerant personwink

Kate54 Sun 05-Jan-25 09:06:55

I think we’re mostly talking about plain old chemistry here. Even though there’s a screen between us and the ‘candidate’, we just don’t fancy them. It was like that for me with Kevin Spacey (🤨) and, less reasonably, Rory Kinnear.

NotAGran55 Sun 05-Jan-25 09:15:08

Alex Jones’ voice 😬
Jamie Oliver always looks like he needs a good wash.
Camilla. I dare not say as I don’t want to be banned 😱

Retroladywriting Sun 05-Jan-25 09:16:07

It's interesting how some of our dislikes turn out to be wrong 'uns. I never liked Hugh Edwards (would always watch the 'other' channel for coverage of events), Greg Wallace and, unsurprisingly, Jimmy Savile.

ginny Sun 05-Jan-25 10:06:06

Gyles Brandryth - everybody’s friend and confident, name dropper.

Carol Klein -

Joanna Lumley

Jeremy Clarkson

I don’t dislike these people as I don’t know them . Cannot stand to watch or hear them though.

Jewelle Sun 05-Jan-25 10:11:43

Carol Vorderman and her fake…..well everything.

Luckygirl3 Sun 05-Jan-25 10:16:51

Ladyleftfieldlover

I don’t know trump, Elon Musk or Mrs Baddenoch but I don’t think my dislike is irrational.

Indeed so!

I dislike David Walliams, Greg Wallace (even before), David Attenborough (pompous patronising privileged man who lectures everyone on global warming then makes his living flying round the world polluting the planet!).

Very therapeutic this hating lark grin

There seems to be a bit of a consensus on disliked "slebs" - how are they making a living?!

Septimia Sun 05-Jan-25 10:32:17

DH can't stand Claire Balding.

I never liked Timothy Spall but, having had brief contact with him, I thought him to be courteous and interested in things. Some of the actors with him were full of their own importance, othrs just kept to themselves.

MissAdventure Sun 05-Jan-25 10:38:00

Alison Hammomd.
The Scottish little woman who is over excitable and does travel programmes.
Stacey Solomon.

Witzend Sun 05-Jan-25 10:40:32

I’ve forgotten her name - LaVyrle or something? - the woman who presents Desert Island Discs - dh is listening in the kitchen.
She keeps dropping her Ts! Maybe it’s me, but although I expect it elsewhere, I do dislike it on such an iconic R4 programme.

Not that it’d surprise me if she’d been told to drop a few on purpose, in order to sound less ‘posh’ - given that the Beeb seems be bent on dumbing down nowadays.

Oldwoman70 Sun 05-Jan-25 10:43:31

There are few that I take a dislike to but Lee Mack is one of them - can't watch anything he is in. I am also in the minority in that I don't like Attenborough!

There is also a female presenter on local radio with the most irritating voice - she is also as thick and two planks and often has to have things explained to her - I have to switch off when she is on!

MissAdventure Sun 05-Jan-25 10:46:14

Shane Ritchie.

Kate1949 Sun 05-Jan-25 10:52:31

Claudia Winkleman with her feeble attempts at being funny and her daft shampoo ads. My husband says I don't like her because she has lovely hair and I have lost all mine. He may be right!!

crazyH Sun 05-Jan-25 10:53:39

Wellsrose - apart from his earlier indiscretions, I like Charles and William. I agree about Catherine, ‘like mother, like daughter’ as they say.

Ilovedogs22 Sun 05-Jan-25 10:56:20

I have to agree with you Luckygirl13, this dissing session is very therapeutic!!! It's surprising now many of us are irritated & repelled by the same people. Strangely my husband thinks everyone is lovely& sweet & he hates me having a bitch at the TV!
He laps-up the repair shop! While I want to run to the hills to escape the fake sincerity & teeth-itching so called experts, particularly those 'Sewing women'! Who really thought they were 'Big Stars' on celebrity bargain hunt! What a couple of ####!!! 🤔

MissAdventure Sun 05-Jan-25 10:59:59

I can't believe I forgot Claudia ",I'm so zany" Winkelman!
She is right at the top of my irrational dislike list.

surfingsal Sun 05-Jan-25 11:03:35

Davina McCall
Lorraine Kelly
Keir Starmer
Angela Rayner
Prince Andrew

I cannot watch or listen to any of the above

Ilovedogs22 Sun 05-Jan-25 11:06:36

crazyH

Wellsrose - apart from his earlier indiscretions, I like Charles and William. I agree about Catherine, ‘like mother, like daughter’ as they say.

I like Kate even though I'm not a royalist, sometimes she looks sad, which is concerning.
I don't warm to Edward or Andrew.

MissAdventure Sun 05-Jan-25 11:09:07

I'm not keen on Jools Holland.

boho43 Sun 05-Jan-25 11:09:22

Jimmy Carr, Paddy McGuiness, Amanda Holden, Jimmy Carr, Carol Vorderman, the Welsh actress in Gavin & Stacey, Lorraine Kelly , Alex Jones, Gary Linaker………..so many more to mention especially grating & loud voices .