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Old 06-03-2004, 21:01
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Has Gail gone mad or what?

Is she meant to be turning into " poison Ivy " ?

One thing I do know is that her fawning over sicky Nicky is making me heave!

I hope that someone gives her a good slap soon!!

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Old 06-03-2004, 22:58
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Gail.... becoming like Ivy........ never :rolleys:

yes to the slap - but even berrer.... yeah! to her being run over
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Old 07-03-2004, 09:23
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Poor Gail!

Personally I find this whole manipulative streak quite funny, especially as Nick is too thick to realise what she's doing!!

I know that he & Maria eventually move out & Sarah tries to patch things up between her Mum & Nick but it will be interesting to see just how far she's going to go in trying to keep Nick tied to her apron strings.
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Old 07-03-2004, 09:26
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Isn't this another case of inconsistent personality syndrome though. I mean, Gail was quite happy for Nick to go off and live in Canade, he was only 15 when he first went, and she wasn't sure he was coming back either.
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Old 07-03-2004, 09:35
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Originally posted by julieannu
Isn't this another case of inconsistent personality syndrome though. I mean, Gail was quite happy for Nick to go off and live in Canade, he was only 15 when he first went, and she wasn't sure he was coming back either.
LOL!!!

You have to remember that Gail & martin were together at the point & now she's on her own. Since Richard she's obviously desperate to keep the whole family together at any costs. I think she's frightened at the thought of being alone for the first time in her life.
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Old 07-03-2004, 09:42
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Originally posted by Soapsud
Is she meant to be turning into " poison Ivy " ?
The short answer - at least according to the Corrie Special programme on Friday night - is 'yes'.
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Old 07-03-2004, 14:03
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Originally posted by Meltdown
The short answer - at least according to the Corrie Special programme on Friday night - is 'yes'.
I see that thought it was good - It should be good if she turn into her old mother in law - She could turn mad and kill some of the cast off
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Old 07-03-2004, 23:41
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If she does become Ivy II

I wonder if she will go the whole hog and get the famous "Lynne Perrie" trout pout ???

Can't make her look any more ugly than she already does !
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Old 07-03-2004, 23:45
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Originally posted by Rita's Kabin
LOL!!!

You have to remember that Gail & martin were together at the point & now she's on her own. Since Richard she's obviously desperate to keep the whole family together at any costs. I think she's frightened at the thought of being alone for the first time in her life.
Don't forget she still has demon David to smother and scar for life !!
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Old 07-03-2004, 23:55
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'ET,LET NICK LEAVE HOME!'
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Old 08-03-2004, 08:55
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Originally posted by Soapsud
Don't forget she still has demon David to smother and scar for life !!
She does! But why stick with one when you can have two, or even three. I should think that Sarah will be on her way back once she finds out about Todd & Karl so if Gail can keep Nick as well she'll have her whole family back together.

Did anyone else see that smug look she had last night when Maria said she was leaving?? Classic stuff!!!!
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Old 08-03-2004, 12:30
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Originally posted by Rita's Kabin
......Did anyone else see that smug look she had last night when Maria said she was leaving?? Classic stuff!!!!
It made me want to give her a right old slap across a chops, smug cow!
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Old 08-03-2004, 15:29
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It made me want to give her a right old slap across a chops, smug cow!
LOL!! Which means Helen Worth (Gail) & the writers are doing their jobs. If they didn't get a reaction out of you then they would have failed.
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Old 08-03-2004, 16:20
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I really dont understand why he cant see what she is doing. Its obvious. Get a brain !!!

Also - he should no that NO woman likes a mummys boy - so move out ... fast !!
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Old 09-03-2004, 01:24
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Up until this week I've felt quite sorry for Gail but she's turning into a right interfering old cow isn't she. Does anyoune else think she looks older than Audrey? the woman supposed to be her mother? lol

Nick is a dumb blonde, he wouldn't be able to see mumsie is clearly manipulating him and causing trouble for Maria. All looks, no personality or smarts lol

It's good though, Helen Worth is a good actress and she always invokes a reaction from whatever storyline she has. But I did feel a bit queasy watching her fawn over Nick tonight in the hospital, I was almost waiting for her to kiss him! Gross!
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Old 09-03-2004, 08:34
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Up until this week I've felt quite sorry for Gail but she's turning into a right interfering old cow isn't she. Does anyoune else think she looks older than Audrey? the woman supposed to be her mother? lol

Nick is a dumb blonde, he wouldn't be able to see mumsie is clearly manipulating him and causing trouble for Maria. All looks, no personality or smarts lol

It's good though, Helen Worth is a good actress and she always invokes a reaction from whatever storyline she has. But I did feel a bit queasy watching her fawn over Nick tonight in the hospital, I was almost waiting for her to kiss him! Gross!
LOL!!

Well, Nicky is her golden boy isn't he? I wonder what Gail would have said if the writers had decided to turn him gay & he'd taken that "kiss" with Todd further?
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Old 10-03-2004, 01:10
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She'd have probably been alright about it as he's her Golden Boy but as with Maria, she would probably have interfered there too. It seems nobody in Coronation Street, Weatherfield or indeed Canada is good enough for ickle Nicky lol I do hope Corrie don't do what Eastenders did with Steve Owen and his mother and we see Gail attempting to snog him! I couldnt bare it! lol
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Old 11-03-2004, 08:15
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Originally posted by willhung
She'd have probably been alright about it as he's her Golden Boy but as with Maria, she would probably have interfered there too. It seems nobody in Coronation Street, Weatherfield or indeed Canada is good enough for ickle Nicky lol I do hope Corrie don't do what Eastenders did with Steve Owen and his mother and we see Gail attempting to snog him! I couldnt bare it! lol
LOL!!!

Lil' Nicky is Gail's first born. She just wants to keep him tied to her apron strings & keep him away from any nasty gurlies that might hurt him!!! Gail seems incapable of letting go. She seems to think that all her offspring are still kids who need her protection rather tah adults. Although if she'd have taken a firmer line with Sarah her life might not be so much of a disaster area!
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Old 11-03-2004, 14:01
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Originally posted by willhung
Up until this week I've felt quite sorry for Gail
I haven't! She's annoyed me for years! Had a pregnancy scare, decided that the only way to be sure it wouldn't happen again was to avoid sex completely... then wondered why Martin decided to look elsewhere for it... insisted on Sarah keeping the baby "we'll all help you", then, after the birth, it was all "no, you can't go out - you've got a baby to look after!"; then the whole thing with Hillman... then trying to get Sarah declared an unfit mother...

Helen Worth is a great actress to be able to put over such an unloveable character convincingly. Gail, though - hand me the shotgun, I'd gladly pull the trigger!!
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Old 12-03-2004, 00:28
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my argument against gail was always to do with her hair (ie. her mother owns a salon, yet she looks like a throwback from 70s liverpool) but after 'norman bates with a briefcase' i will have nothing bad said against her! her son on the other hand (sorry - know its off topic) is the most painful piece of on screen dross since, well, ever. the fact that the scriptwriters included a storyline about his mother buying him shirts which conveniently involved him taking his top off in the middle of the street just goes to show that this pitiful excuse for an 'pretty boy' - and hes not even that pretty - is perhaps the worst thing to happen to soap since ken barlow refused to be cryogenically frozen for all eternity... oh no sorry, he did agree to it and the results are displayed too many times a week. i remember sally and kevin getting married for the umpteenth time and ken made an appearance on the street to say congrats for no reason (he just was not needed to be there) but because hes 'mr coronation street' he of course had to make an appearance. its like the bitchy politics of amateur dramatics but with an audience of millions!!
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Old 12-03-2004, 00:44
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lol

"Norman Bates with a briefcase" yes I remember that line well. Good ould Gail, you can't help but want bad things to happen to her though sure ye can't lol
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Old 12-03-2004, 00:49
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i know... part of me wishes she had never got out of that terrible excuse for an underwater film shoot (anyone who lives in manchester will know when you go in that water, you aint coming out) but on the other hand, who would be there to irritate me if she hadnt... oh yeah, martin and dyke power-girl katie... new thread warranted...
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Old 12-03-2004, 08:10
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LOL!

I like Gail & Helen Worth plays her to perfection. She's the sort of character that's meant to irritate you, but she also has moments were you feel really sorry for her.

I particularly like the way that she'd managed to split Nick & Maria up without actually saying anything really nasty to Nick about Maria. Given how Ivy used to interfere with her & "'R Brian" it seems that history is repeating itself!
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Old 12-03-2004, 23:34
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Aah an the penny finally drops for Nick, well about time! I have to say, slightly freaked out by Gail at the moment. "She'll never love you like I can!" I should bloody well hope not! lol If I were David, I'd be keeping one eye on the door too, but things shouldn't be too bad, as far as we can tell, Sarah and Bethany should be toddling back across the Street any day now lol
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Old 13-03-2004, 11:02
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have u ever noticed the way when gail is angry her whole jaw moves to one side and her mouth just looks like the scream mask....its freaky
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