Emmerdale: Val Pollard
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Is she the most annoying character ever in this programme? I thinks so! Right from the very start when she arrived apparently on the run from whoever she owed money to for her nose job (which I have always said deserves a full refund) I have never liked her! She is selfish, uncaring and extremely bossy and manipulative, she turns every situation around to being all about her, and she is never wrong!
Her woe is me face just makes me sick, and how she conveniently forgets that it was all her selfish, self serving actions in running off to Portugal and having a fling to feed her ever inflating ego that is the whole sole cause of the present mess she finds herself in! She is some tulip to make me actually feel sorry for Eric Pollard! Even her being taken down a peg or two by finding out she is HIV positive had to be overshadowed by her finding out about Eric's fling with Diane, giving her more fuel for the play the victim furnace she has burning inside her.
Needless to say, I am quite sick of her! Closely followed by Brenda's mournful mush! Get rid of them!
Her woe is me face just makes me sick, and how she conveniently forgets that it was all her selfish, self serving actions in running off to Portugal and having a fling to feed her ever inflating ego that is the whole sole cause of the present mess she finds herself in! She is some tulip to make me actually feel sorry for Eric Pollard! Even her being taken down a peg or two by finding out she is HIV positive had to be overshadowed by her finding out about Eric's fling with Diane, giving her more fuel for the play the victim furnace she has burning inside her.
Needless to say, I am quite sick of her! Closely followed by Brenda's mournful mush! Get rid of them!
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I concur 100%... very unlikable ....
My thoughts exactly...
I agree with you. It was ok for her to have a fling while in Portugal but not Eric!
I cannot stand Brenda either. I think Bob should break up with her to serve her right. Having lost Gennie and having cancer is no excuse to steal.
Good idea !!:D Val is unbearable that voice makes my ears bleed & with that severe bob haircut she looks so aggressive ! she's got no redeeming features either in looks or personality >:(
I'd spare Edna though Tootsie needs her
Brenda on the other hand doesn't even have Val's moments of humour going for her and is so much more unlikeable as she sees herself as such a 'good' and 'nice' person and yet is horrible and a thief.
Good post, I agree with all you've said. I didn't want to sound horrible before, but I was actually delighted when the result came back positive for her, I couldn't help thinking "serves you right you selfish bitch!" But of course it's everyone's fault bar hers now, and she has loads of ammunition to fire at Eric and Diane as well! Grr, she annoys me so much but at least as you said she does sometimes come across as amusing with her thoughtless, selfish traits.
Brenda of course is just a miserable cow on a permanent basis. And that whispery, self pitying voice does my head in! After Viv, just what the hell does Bob see in her? All she is short of doing is hand wringing and chanting "poor me" most of the time. And letting Kerry take the rap for the shoplifting was the last straw for me. She's insufferable!
I used to quite like Val but I think I started to dislike her with all the Amy/Kyle business she behaved unbelievably selfish and was so horrid to Eric.
Can anyone remember if the time she went to Portugal was the same time she hid Eric's passport so he couldn't go with her?
Ditto Brenda, what's all that about, and don't even start me on Priya... another plane/train crash please or murderer.
I actually like Val (in a enjoy to dislike sort of way) and do find her v entertaining - sorry!
However I totally agree about boring miseriguts no 1 Brenda, and boring miseriguts no 2 Priya. Am tempted to also add Rhona to the list; she's such a boring, miserable, bitchy cow to pretty much everyone.
But I do like the new vicar, I think she's great fun!
I've never heard that phrase before! Is it a regional thing? Thanks so much for posting it! I can't wait to start to drop it into my conversations!
I used to quite like Brenda and felt sorry for her with the tumour storyline. However, my opinion of her plummeted yesterday when she stuck the blame for the shoplifting on Kerry. It really was a low thing to do.
As for Priya - It's a very good character study of someone with an eating disorder.
I find the voice annoying, she almost whispers every line and her facial expressions are equally as annoying.
I know she's Pollard's bird, but please someone get rid of her, let's face it, if Bob ditches her she has no reason to hang around, or does she have stakes in that coffee shop? Damn it!