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Miriam Margoleys

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Farzanah Sat 15-Oct-22 11:02:36

Did anyone hear her on Today Prog Radio 4 this am?

maddyone Sun 16-Oct-22 11:44:33

That doesn’t mean that I think criminals shouldn’t be punished though. They should be given prison sentences that fit the crime they’ve committed. And whilst a don’t like MM at all, I’m fairly sure she’s not a criminal though, and therefore despite my dislike, she doesn’t deserve a punishment.

Kate1949 Sun 16-Oct-22 11:44:42

Exactly Chestnut (in my opinion obviously).

Allsorts Sun 16-Oct-22 11:45:58

I find her vulgar and rude. Her constant reference to her bodily noises, loud burps and other noises, sitting with her legs wide open, her four letter insults, all to shock others and embarrass them, so I just choose not listen or watch her being herself. The acting is good in the parts she takes on, but I wish there were someone who fitted the role more pleasant.m.. Some people like foul behaviour but I find it repellent. It’s a good job we are not all the same I suppose.

MissAdventure Sun 16-Oct-22 11:47:39

I've never actually watched or read anything of hers.

I ought to at least check her out.

maddyone Sun 16-Oct-22 11:48:24

People on here could learn something about self awareness on here. But they won’t.

Who appointed you as the resident expert on psychology volver? Do you actually mean that people might actually defend their own views and not capitulate to the views of others?

volver Sun 16-Oct-22 11:48:33

Cadbury's Caramel ads. She was the bunny. ?

rafichagran Sun 16-Oct-22 11:48:34

Blackcat3

Unlike many here MM is unfiltered but never unkind. I for one think she’s a fascinating and extremely talented person. She’d be my number one choice for a dinner party guest..farts and all!

Mine too, minus the burping and farting.

volver Sun 16-Oct-22 11:50:17

maddyone

^People on here could learn something about self awareness on here. But they won’t.^

Who appointed you as the resident expert on psychology volver? Do you actually mean that people might actually defend their own views and not capitulate to the views of others?

No. I mean that some people realise that they can jump to conclusions, or have negative thoughts. And some people can take a look at themselves and their motives and change their outlook.

Some can't.

Kate1949 Sun 16-Oct-22 11:50:30

I was going to ask who appointed volver as Headmistress of Gransnet.

MissAdventure Sun 16-Oct-22 11:51:10

I knew she was the bunny with the silken voice. smile

volver Sun 16-Oct-22 11:52:25

Having a strongly held opinion and expresing it, isn't thinking you're headmistress.

Trying to belittle people does make you a bully, though.

Emphasis on trying.

Chestnut Sun 16-Oct-22 11:52:50

Absolutely Allsorts. It's vile behaviour which you might expect from a naughty pre-teen boy. It's a shame, it really is, because she is intelligent and a good actress. She could give an interesting interview without resorting to all that nonsense. It's a show-off persona that she adopts to get attention, like a child saying 'look at me'!

Kate1949 Sun 16-Oct-22 11:58:04

I've watched most of her documentaries and read her book because I find her interesting and intelligent. She can also be unbelievably rude and cutting.

Yammy Sun 16-Oct-22 12:01:28

Chestnut

She's not a legend, she's an attention-seeking old bag. Her way of getting noticed is to be as rude and obscene as possible.

She's probably looking for a part in a new film or TV series where she can show herself up by being as crude as possible She was finished with me when she made reference to her knickers quite a few years ago.

MissAdventure Sun 16-Oct-22 12:20:10

I've just been watching a some of her Graham Norton appearances.

She just said "I fart a lot, and I don't know why, but I think it brings people together". grin

nanna8 Sun 16-Oct-22 12:26:37

She is very much revered here. I go against the grain in not liking her but she does well for herself I have to say. I don’t like her paintings at all but that is just my personal taste ,I realise that.

Doodledog Sun 16-Oct-22 12:39:12

I think that often when people go from acting/newsreading or whatever to being ‘personalities’ they get it wrong. Following a script or reading an autocue is one thing, but wandering about different countries trying to be interesting requires a very different set of skills. In neither case do we get to ‘know’ the people involved but we see a different side of them.

As I said, swearing doesn’t bother me, but the showing off side is irritating. I don’t see MM as vile person - I don’t know her, so couldn’t possibly think that - but I don’t like the public persona she projects, and if I see she is in something I tend not to watch.

volver Sun 16-Oct-22 12:41:07

errrr....?

volver Sun 16-Oct-22 12:41:35

(That's about the paintings)

tickingbird Sun 16-Oct-22 12:42:34

Volver^.
Having a strongly held opinion and expresing it, isn't thinking you're headmistress.

Trying to belittle people does make you a bully, though.

Emphasis on trying

Oh the irony. You’ve never attempted to belittle anyone have you Volver? Never posted condescending, snidey comments? I can’t believe you’re being serious…..then again…

nanna8 Sun 16-Oct-22 12:46:50

There was an exhibition of her paintings at the Heide gallery. I thought they were quite crude. She is an Australian, just for your information, if you needed to know Volver. Find it hard to believe you didn’t though.

volver Sun 16-Oct-22 12:54:19

I know she's British-Australian nanna8. Just wondered about the art...

Mollygo Sun 16-Oct-22 13:04:09

Evidently that makes you human Doodledog, if you’re the recipient of Volver’s errrr.

Good point about scripted things. As I’ve said, I like to see her in the Miss Fisher Mysteries, Call the Midwife and Harry Potter and I remember her in one film strangely (considering the focus of this thread), called How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.grin

volver Sun 16-Oct-22 13:16:25

Evidently that makes you human Doodledog, if you’re the recipient of Volver’s errrr.

Do try to keep up dear. ?

MissAdventure Sun 16-Oct-22 14:08:42

I've just finished watching all of Miriam's moments on Graham Norton, and she hasn't said anything tooo bad.

She has a very beautiful face, too, which I never realised. smile