Tbh before she joined that's exactly the kind of character I thought she'd be, based on (shallow I know) how she looked and how EE has been unable to write beyond cardboard cut-out clichés for soo long. But she has been a pleasant surprise, a real breath of fresh air. I like her. Just keep her away from bloody Dexter, in fact just get him away!
I absolutely love Nancy. Her, Di and Mick are right at the top of the list.
Once scene in which I will always remember and relate to her is the one when her and mick are on the sofa and he asks if she's just farted.
Lol that was hilarious, and when she knocks him out with the boxing gloves on.
Hollyoaks is full of chavs though. Mind you I think Nikki would fit right in there.
Very true. I don't like Nikki any more, she's too much of a Sam Mitchell clone. I hope she leaves for good, preferably after getting the Ronnie Mitchell treatment.
Urg, I really do not like the comedy chav characters and I am not sure if the writers hate the Working Class or are totally ignorant.
The young blonde Carter girl is based on Waynetta Slob and Vicky Pollard? I live in a poor area and I haven't seen a young lady wearing a shell suit since 2005, her silly hairstyle and choice of boyfriends are nasty swipes too in my opinion.
Lola, Bianca, the 1990s rave lesbian, Mrs Danny Dyer, Cat are all joke characters imo poking fun at Working Class women. Very nasty indeed.
I dont think nancy is supposed to be insulting to young working class women at all. Both she and Tina are very popular with the audience and seem an assett to the show.
Kat is a historic figure in the show- shes been in it almost 15 years & her character is established. She cant be given a massive personality transformation, just because it might not be how working class women behave today.
I really like Nancys character... she's great! Now her Mum is a different matter..she's so chavvy that she makes me sick. Same with Nikki...get rid of them both...
You're the one referring to working class folk as wayne and waynetta slob. You should be ashamed of your prejudices
I couldn't have put it any better than you could have Sorcha, OP is ridiculous in what they're saying in my opinion, to feel like Eastenders is taking shots at us viewers and "laughing at us" because a character wears a tracksuit is ridiculous. Completely ignoring the fact that two doctors, Mad May and Yusef Khan were portrayed as two wealthy doctors who were absolute nutcases as well. If anything Eastenders portrays the working class more positively than they do others.
Nancy was billed as tomboy but with a heart of gold, she is no way a chav
She wear tracksuits and not shell suits big difference, I think Nancy is a gr8 character and shouldn't be judged on what she wears.
Also Bianca & Kat work on a market stall, getting up at ridiculous times probably more hard working that the OP.
OP if you have never seen anyone wearing tracksuit you need to take off your rose tinted glasses and leave your leafy suburban life and walk into the real world you will see people can wear tracksuits and are not chavs.
Nancy is one of the best thought out characters in terms of styling and personality I've seen in a long time, it's not too try hard like Tina Carter or too tragically predictable like Whitney but her look goes perfectly with her personality and is also one of the most accurate representations of young people in East London today.
The fact you see it as a swipe at EastEnders viewers says more about your pre-misconceptions than anything else. The oversized sportswear for example, takes inspiration from early 90s New York and New Jersey style, something big high street brands like Top Shop and Top Man are trying to recreate with their own "oversized" range of clothing. The way her hair is styled is totally different to the other girls in the square, while Whitney goes for the "same as every other girl I'm competing with" look, Nancy just doesn't care and does it how she likes it, a great character trait.
Linda Carter is a bright, always putting on a show for the front of house type of woman. The clothing ranges from brash and OTT to very stylish and subdued. I see nothing wrong with it.
Lola is a single mother and a very low income, she also still very young so her clothing and style focuses on cost and comfort which is pretty accurate and if it reflects true life than so be it, it's not poking fun, it's just reflective of the times.
What's wrong with Kat's style? Her hair is always down is a relaxed manner, there's always a lot of cleavage on show but that's been the case since she arrived so again, how is it displaying contempt of viewers?
Might need to educate yourself on the modern day styling of people relative to their social standing before judging and accusing others of ignorance when you've displayed plenty in just one poorly constructed paragraph.
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Lol that was hilarious, and when she knocks him out with the boxing gloves on.
Nancy, Mick and Lady Di are my faves.
Very true. I don't like Nikki any more, she's too much of a Sam Mitchell clone. I hope she leaves for good, preferably after getting the Ronnie Mitchell treatment.
A hard working, intelligent and very kind girl who dresses in what makes her feel comfortable and not what others might want to see.
And she is not obsessed with blokes like all the other females on the square seems to be.
But I just will ask TPTB to please keep her away from bloody awful 'Gob Almighty' Dexter.
Nancy is the secret love child of Ian Beale?
I dont think nancy is supposed to be insulting to young working class women at all. Both she and Tina are very popular with the audience and seem an assett to the show.
Kat is a historic figure in the show- shes been in it almost 15 years & her character is established. She cant be given a massive personality transformation, just because it might not be how working class women behave today.
Exactly right.
You are still judging Nancy as a chav by the clothes she wears when her personality could not be further from chavvish.
I know she isn't a real person but the situation could be easily applied to someone else.
She will be eventually predicting the makeover before xmas
I couldn't have put it any better than you could have Sorcha, OP is ridiculous in what they're saying in my opinion, to feel like Eastenders is taking shots at us viewers and "laughing at us" because a character wears a tracksuit is ridiculous. Completely ignoring the fact that two doctors, Mad May and Yusef Khan were portrayed as two wealthy doctors who were absolute nutcases as well. If anything Eastenders portrays the working class more positively than they do others.
She wear tracksuits and not shell suits big difference, I think Nancy is a gr8 character and shouldn't be judged on what she wears.
Also Bianca & Kat work on a market stall, getting up at ridiculous times probably more hard working that the OP.
OP if you have never seen anyone wearing tracksuit you need to take off your rose tinted glasses and leave your leafy suburban life and walk into the real world you will see people can wear tracksuits and are not chavs.
The fact you see it as a swipe at EastEnders viewers says more about your pre-misconceptions than anything else. The oversized sportswear for example, takes inspiration from early 90s New York and New Jersey style, something big high street brands like Top Shop and Top Man are trying to recreate with their own "oversized" range of clothing. The way her hair is styled is totally different to the other girls in the square, while Whitney goes for the "same as every other girl I'm competing with" look, Nancy just doesn't care and does it how she likes it, a great character trait.
Linda Carter is a bright, always putting on a show for the front of house type of woman. The clothing ranges from brash and OTT to very stylish and subdued. I see nothing wrong with it.
Lola is a single mother and a very low income, she also still very young so her clothing and style focuses on cost and comfort which is pretty accurate and if it reflects true life than so be it, it's not poking fun, it's just reflective of the times.
What's wrong with Kat's style? Her hair is always down is a relaxed manner, there's always a lot of cleavage on show but that's been the case since she arrived so again, how is it displaying contempt of viewers?
Might need to educate yourself on the modern day styling of people relative to their social standing before judging and accusing others of ignorance when you've displayed plenty in just one poorly constructed paragraph.