I agree with you and I would like to see her continue to do well on this show. However, there are alot of haters, some of them who seem to have a vendetta of some sort against her. There also has been a nasty media campaign against her and I think this got to her on daybreak. If it continues on this show, I can see it getting to her. Thats what bullying does.

Anybody on tv has to have a thick skin. That's how they make it on tv in the first place. She will be fine.

And, anybody and every body on tv always have viewers who won't like them for whatever reason. You would only have to read about people not liking Louie Spence's lisp, not understanding what Katarina is saying, Schofe's smugness...the list could go on and on.

Posters just need to get over their fandom and understand that certain tv presenters are not other people's cup of tea. Just as certain tv presenters are not Christine supporters' cup of tea for whatever reason.

I agree, she is lovely!

Well, it was nice to see a presenter looking cool and elegant in a dress that suited her rather than the fairy from the top of the tree with her front hanging out.

i felt the same

just dont like her

My only problem with Bleakley is her accent. As soon as I hear a 'noy' I cringe. It's just so a-noy-ing! But not enough to make me turn off.

The word is KNOW, woman!

Absolutely.

Not if you come from Ireland it isn't!

Clearly not expecting much then!

I must admit that I was quite open minded on her joining the show, but unless she settles down very quickly I can see her becoming a big irritant. She is supposed to be a professional presenter after all, but she gave the impression that she was fresh out of drama school on her first job. She tried to look glamorous and failed miserably, looking like an overpainted anorexic doll.

I much preferred Holly in the role, but I think Alex Jones would be warmer, or as someone has already suggested for glamour Natasha Kaplinski, but I imagine that she is too happy with her home life to return to TV big time.

That would be fine if she was broadcasting to N.I. It is a shame she has not tried to tone down the accent a little for those not familiar with a Belfast twang.

Are you sure?

I don't know(!) what know has to do with noy.

Does anybody have the slightest clue why the men prefer Holly?

I am a girl and I personally preferred Holly as a presenter although Christine wasn't as bad as I thought. I find Holly a bit warmer as a presenter and not as abrupt in the questioning of the celebs etc but that may change with time.

People could ask why you have such an issue with Holly surely her appearance alone isn't enough justification for all the complaints you have about her in the various threads. It seems a bit shallow that your main complaint is that she would have low cut dresses on when presenting DOI that hardly affects her skill as a presenter of the show and certainly didn't mean she couldn't do the job properly.

It is strange that you suggest Alex for the job while in your next post, you suggest Christine tones down her accent. The same could be said of Alex unless you are from Wales and can understand her perfectly. I have no problem with any accent but do find Stacey Soloman hard to understand, but I think that is just her not her accent.
Natasha Kaplinsky is also very thin and then you suggest her, while describing Christine as 'an anorexic doll'. I think Natasha would be more suited to Breakfast TV and Alex Jones did not do a good job on Dance for Comic Relief, which she presented with Steve Jones. The two came across as extremely wooden.

I must admit i though I would be sick of Christine on the show but so far she not really got on my nerves, Louie Spence on the other hand is driving me to turn off I just cant stand his voice one bit. to me its like nails going down a chalkboard.

Firstly I am not from Wales, it was clear that some people had trouble with Christine's broad Belfast accent. Hence the suggestion that she might have toned it down a little. Like I said in my post I travelled a lot in my job and learned to cope with many accents and dialects. I did not have trouble understanding her.
I didn't think that she came across as a "warm" personality, perhaps it was first night nerves, or she spent too long working with grumpy old Adrian Chiles. I thought Alex Jones did display an empathy to the other dancers on SCD and I think this would go well in DOI.
It was a slightly tongue in cheek pick up of someone else's suggestion that "Spangles" should be given the job. Even though she won SCD, she famously didn't get on with her partner.

BTW who is Stacey Soloman?

Do you know - you are right - I do have 'a bit of a thing about Holly.' Here's why:

First saw her on DOI and thought she was a very pretty girl but vacuous.

Flabbergasted when she got the This Morning gig which meant I couldn't watch the programme anymore. The vacuous attitude got worse, the hair extensions, the constant tossing of the hair, the vacant look to camera which made her look bored most of the time, her lack of journalistic ability, etc. Programme had no relevance for me anymore and I was amazed that Schofield couldn't see how much her appointment had devalued the programme and made him look like a grandfather presenting with his grandaughter

In short, it is nice to see beautiful people on screen, but not people who appear to have looks and nothing else. It's personal, just can't stand her and I don't mind saying so.

Not been a great fan of Bleakley's who I could handle on The One Show on the rare occasion I watched it because it did work with Adrian Chiles. Christine fell for her own publicity and took the Daybreak job which was a mistake. Again, it was a position calling for a journalistic background which she doesn't have and the whole thing failed. Wrong woman, wrong gig. Preferred her on DOI mainly because as an ornamental job she fulfilled the role without having her front hanging out. Nothing more, nothing less. Not a great presenter but I honestly don't think that's where its at for her.
The problem is that ITV paid an enormous amount of money for her and now have to slot her in wherever they can.

So, in summary I guess my problem is over promotion based on looks. Natasha Kaplinsky is a stunning looking woman as is Kirsty Young and yet both are good journalists and can cut it in many formulas. Holly Willoughby cannot and I think the same is true for Miss Bleakley.

Many fans of DOI had a similar problem with Alesha. Loved her when she was excelling at something she was good at, (winning Strictly) disliked her intensely when it was assumed that because she was liked in one capacity,she must automatically have the ability in another - being a judge.

What I and many viewers want is presenters who have ability and not just looks.

I would only agree with this providing everyone on TV was made to tone down their accents as well! Not that I've personally any problem with accents, it's just that if you make a rule for one (Christine) you need to make it for everyone.

There is nothing wrong with accents on TV. It is a question of communication. If as some have said they have trouble understanding her then it seems to prove that her dialect is impenetrable to some. I would suggest that anyone whose accent is so strong that the audience cannot understand it is not communicating. Therefore are failing in their job.

Some viewers do have a intolerance of heavy accents (witness the US TV managers who sacked a well known geordie from a certain talent show). I am not saying they are right, but if that attitude exists, anyone hoping to make a living of appearing on TV should take account of it.

Some people I know have a difficulty understanding Alex Jones on the one show, she hasn't toned down her accent. I can understand her ok but I don't find her at all warm on the one show, a bit bossy actually. Also, I wasn't a fan of her on Strictly with the ' I don't think I am sexy routine'. Anyway, you asked who Stacey Solomon is? She won the I'm a Celebrity and is now a presenter on ITV. Wonder if there were many complaints about her accent when she was presenting 'Sing if you can'?

Quite agree about her accent but also dont find her warm and friendly like Holly, shes much too full of her own importance since she hooked up with her Chelsea footballer boyfriend. She was a disaster on Daybreak and she's a disaster on this show hence why people are turning off.

Couldn't agree with you more on this and would much rather have the beautiful Holly Willoughby back.

Mark

Isn't it a bit early to say that - after all there's only been one show, how do you know people are switching off?

How you can make any assumptions on viewing figures at this stage when there has only been one show I have no idea?

I would think you would have to wait until this series was finished and then compare it with last years figures. Even then you couldn't necessary pinpoint what factors were responsible for any drop in figures.

Even so I'm sure if figures do drop the finger of blame will firmly be pointed between Christine and Louie neither of whom I think are doing that badly in the job and I think there will always be some who will never accept their appointments no matter how well they perform.

I think the vitriol against Christine is starting to get to her now. She told someone to "jog on" the other day on Twitter when he slated her. Normally she just ignores them.

She is human. She hasn't done anything wrong but present programmes.... what with being a presenter.