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kittylester Mon 21-Jul-25 10:00:47

Do you have random love/hate relationships with people in the public eye?

I can't really explain what I mean but, on Breakfast this morning,Johnny Vegas, Feargal Sharkey and the man from the Bank of Dave have all been evoked that feeling.

Anyone else have similar feelings for other people? Or even understand what I'm talking about.

petra Mon 21-Jul-25 21:34:57

TerryBull
Did you see Andrew Doyle’s last show ?
Just in case you didn’t.

www.youtube.com/shorts/ASGq4bfgAIs

MayBee70 Mon 21-Jul-25 21:58:38

petra

Ilovedogs22

Grandma70s

Naga Munchetty is getting a bad press here! I think she’s OK.

I think everyone likes David Attenborough.

No Grandma70s!! Not everybody. I cannot stand David Attenborough!!
He gives me the creeps. 🤔

I too wasn’t a fan of Naga Munchetty until I became aware of the work, public speaking she’s done for speaking up for women with endometriosis.
As you would imagine she’s doesn’t pull her punches on her opinion of Drs treating ( or not 🤬) women with this very painful condition.

www.google.com/search?q=naga+munchetty+%2B+speaking+out+for+sufferers+of+endrometryosis&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:ccc027e7,vid:Gm12Y7y1m3Q,st:0

When she took over from the previous link person on Must Watch I thought my favourite podcast was going to be ruined. However, as I adore Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan and found that they genuinely like her and get on well with her it totally changed my opinion of her. She’s quite self effacing on the podcast, too, which is something I always warm to in people.

Bukkie Mon 21-Jul-25 22:15:20

petra- I only realised after I had pressed post. Obviously I can't type on my phone and watch television at the same time. 🤣

Lomo123 Mon 21-Jul-25 22:26:14

I thought I was the only one who disliked David Attenborough. I don't even know why either he seems pretty inoffensive.

pinkprincess Mon 21-Jul-25 22:47:50

Calendargirl

If it were voices, it’s Alex Whstshername on The One Show.

Her awful, screechy, squawking voice….

How she got a presenter’s job, I can’t imagine.

I agree with you completely. Her cackling laugh sounds like that of an old witch.

OldFrill Mon 21-Jul-25 23:43:54

Love/hate
Clarkson, l hate that l like him in Clarkson's Farm after loathing him in everything else, although I'm never sure how much is for the benefit of the cameras.
Stephen Fry, loathed him for years but can still find him amusing to watch.
Love Bob Mortimer on tv, loathe him as a writer.
That bloke on Grand Designs he's so far up his own stainless steel drainpipe he's almost amusing.

Crossstitchfan Tue 22-Jul-25 00:54:26

Kittylster,
I am so sorry! I followed the sheep and did not read your question correctly. Consequently, I listed loads of people and totally wasted your time.
I’ll make sure I read the question next time.. It was an excellent one, by the way!

Blackcat3 Tue 22-Jul-25 13:41:49

Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner! Just want to slap them!
Champagne socialists are the worst!

ReadyMeals Tue 22-Jul-25 13:42:57

Russell Brand. Just his face, something aggressive about his looks.

HeatherMH Tue 22-Jul-25 13:48:35

M0nica

for some reason Brian Cox(the scientist) sets my teeth on edge whenever he appears.

Ooh me too, have no idea why but gives me the creeps

knspol Tue 22-Jul-25 13:52:49

So Many!
Greg Davies
Naga Munchetty
Jimmy Carr
Jeremy Vine
Giles Brandreth
David Attenborough - cannot stand his voice

Juniewoonie Tue 22-Jul-25 13:56:08

Holly Willoughby
David Attenborough (have never watched any of his documentaries)
All the loose women and
Sir Kier Starmer

lainieb56 Tue 22-Jul-25 13:57:11

Ok turn anything off of it involves Jeremy Vine. Something about him , no idea what.
Michael MacIntyre used to make memroll.ip, but not so.much now.
I adored Brucey.

CalRuth Tue 22-Jul-25 14:01:07

I agree with so many of the dislikes here! I take a dislike to those who are over-exposed and seem to appear on literally everything as if there is no other choice of presenter or game show host to use - Claudia Winkleman, the Walshes, Stephen Mulhen, Davina McCall etc etc

As for voices - I cannot stand the over exaggerated voice of the woman (presumably Scandinavian?) who does the Viking Cruises advert! 😂

SueEH Tue 22-Jul-25 14:01:41

I try not to comment as I don’t know the people and tbh don’t watch television very much so I don’t recognise most of them anyway.
But. My mum and dad have totally illogical hate for Mary Berry and Charlie Dimmock; they both bring shouts of “it’s that woman” 🙄

BeneathTheHowlingStars Tue 22-Jul-25 14:05:00

I can't stand Alan Titchmarsh, Denise Welch, Wynn Evans, Amanda Holden, Carol Vorderman and Charlene White. I really like Jodie Whittaker, Chris Packham, Ruth Goodman and Rob Rinder. Most people on telly irritate me one way or another though.

BeneathTheHowlingStars Tue 22-Jul-25 14:06:31

Oh and that horrible weather man on ITV. Alex something or other. He really grinds my gears.

Babamaman Tue 22-Jul-25 14:12:41

Oh yes mine are
Adil Ray
The screechy weather girl Laura something
The two stooges that look like the old men from Sesame Street
Just a few

4allweknow Tue 22-Jul-25 14:14:36

Davina McCall instantly comes to mind, others would come to mind eventually.
I just cannot look at her, never mind listen. Stems from her menopausal rant about how she could not cope with her daily tasks. Was actually speaking with a nurse in a hosputal at the time (not a patient) her radio piece came on. The nurse, like myself, after hearing an example of her day, all the tasks, to-ing and fro-ing Davina expected to be able to do without feelibg tired I thought I must have been so lazy wouldn't have taken on half of them and the nurse said there are only 24 hours in a day but if you want to make buckets of money, well, you may have to work 20 of them.

grandMattie Tue 22-Jul-25 14:15:53

I can’t bear David Attenborough! His voice outs my teeth on edge.

Michael McIntyre
James corden
Jimmy Carr
Carol vordeman
Victoria coren Mitchell, etc.

grandMattie Tue 22-Jul-25 14:16:08

Puts!

Mauduit24 Tue 22-Jul-25 14:16:30

There’s quite a few I can’t stand
Carol vorderman, Denise Welsh , Amanda Holden, Fiona Bruce , Lorraine Kelly
Jeremy Vine Jimmy/ AllanCarr, Davina Mcall.
These days I find that I’m putting the tv on less and less.

Caro53 Tue 22-Jul-25 14:32:35

I really don’t like :
Kay Adams
Ida something (Robbie Williams wife)
Cliff Richard
Dermot O’Leary
Really like :
Ruth Langsford
Denise Welch (yes I know)
Storm Huntley
Vanessa Felz

SaxonGrace Tue 22-Jul-25 14:35:44

My best friend and I feel the same, for years we have had an imaginary boat all those so called celebs we like to dislike we put on our boat and they sail away into the sunset, unfortunately as we have aged the boat now is a huge cruise liner, whenever someone irritating appears on tv or radio one of us remarks he/she would be on my boat.

Cateq Tue 22-Jul-25 14:37:13

The one person that sets my teeth on edge every time she opens her mouth is Emma Willis her voice is akin to polystyrene rubbing off a wall