I'm worried for Victoria

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Red Lady

13-10-2012

Originally Posted by maggie_07:
“She already is a media darling and doesn't have to attempt to become a celebrity - she already is one as a gold medal winning Olympian. I'd much prefer the media wrote about celebrities like Victoria who have achieved something from hard work and determination, and making their country proud, than the brainless bimbos from big brother or TOWIE.

Whether she wants a career in the media or not, she may as well use her celebrity status to achieve that, or would you prefer her to take her medals and hide away. If it was me I would grab every opportunity with both hands - she's earned it through years of hard work. She's only doing what we are all doing, trying to make a career where she can earn a living.

Good luck to Victoria and Brendan tonight.”

I agree with you totally

Red Lady

13-10-2012

ETA Sorry posted twice

Last edited by Red Lady : 13-10-2012 at 17:12

dottiep

13-10-2012

I like Victoria and feel sorry for her. But I feel more sorry for Brendan. Shades of Fiona Phillips?

mossy2103

13-10-2012

Originally Posted by dottiep:
“I like Victoria and feel sorry for her. But I feel more sorry for Brendan. Shades of Fiona Phillips?<rolleyes removed>”

That is very unfair - Brendan has stated on a few occasions that Victoria had danced the routine flawlessly four times in the rehearsals (a routine that some on here had commented as being over-complicated). She went wrong in a dance where it is difficult to pick up after a mistake (indeed, she did recover but went wrong again).

Fiona was just bad.

ESPIONdansant

13-10-2012

I'm sure she's trying really hard. I don't think she has natural flair but she can learn. And, if she does succeed, then it'll be all the more to her credit.

I'm not her biggest fan at the outset but I wish her well.

mossy2103

13-10-2012

Originally Posted by ESPIONdansant:
“I'm sure she's trying really hard. I don't think she has natural flair but she can learn. And, if she does succeed, then it'll be all the more to her credit..”

And surely that is one of the factors that makes SCD celebs interesting - watching their progression and development over the weeks, and seeing their effort and determination to learn (unlike some of course, *cough").

Daisy19

13-10-2012

Originally Posted by mossy2103:
“That is very unfair - Brendan has stated on a few occasions that Victoria had danced the routine flawlessly four times in the rehearsals (a routine that some on here had commented as being over-complicated). She went wrong in a dance where it is difficult to pick up after a mistake (indeed, she did recover but went wrong again).

Fiona was just bad.”

I'm undecided at the moment about Victoria, not sure she's as bad as Fiona but you never know, we have only seen one performance so far.

ESPIONdansant

13-10-2012

I do feel a little sorry for Brendan as she is a lot worse than I was expecting. Not her fault. She came with a great weight of expectation and that in itself must be hard to cope with.

harmon-whitecar

13-10-2012

Originally Posted by PurpleTurtle:
“I don't know how you go through life being this cynical, you may need a reality check.

Anyway, fingers crossed she nails it tonight, all aboard the SS Brendleton! ”

Look, to me she's comes across as fake and insincere. That is the reality of how she is (to me). She doesn’t seem natural at all in her manner or affect; it seems staged. I’m not commenting on her dancing, or ability to ride a bike. That fact that some of you get caught up in her ‘performance’ as someone to like or feel sympathy for only proves my point. It’s a planned personality on display, and not ‘real’.

penelopesimpson

13-10-2012

Originally Posted by ESPIONdansant:
“I do feel a little sorry for Brendan as she is a lot worse than I was expecting. Not her fault. She came with a great weight of expectation and that in itself must be hard to cope with.”

I am absolutely gutted for Brendan who is way overdue a winning performer. However, we haven't seen Victoria in hold yet and that may change the dynamics completely.

maggie_07

13-10-2012

Originally Posted by harmon-whitecar:
“Look, to me she's comes across as fake and insincere. That is the reality of how she is (to me). She doesn’t seem natural at all in her manner or affect; it seems staged. I’m not commenting on her dancing, or ability to ride a bike. That fact that some of you get caught up in her ‘performance’ as someone to like or feel sympathy for only proves my point. It’s a planned personality on display, and not ‘real’.”

Nothing you have said "proves your point". It's just your opinion. Those of us who like her and are sympathetic are not gullible idiots as you make us out to be. We are entitled to our opinion as you are.

Alli-F

13-10-2012

Originally Posted by harmon-whitecar:
“Look, to me she's comes across as fake and insincere. That is the reality of how she is (to me). She doesn’t seem natural at all in her manner or affect; it seems staged. I’m not commenting on her dancing, or ability to ride a bike. That fact that some of you get caught up in her ‘performance’ as someone to like or feel sympathy for only proves my point. It’s a planned personality on display, and not ‘real’.”

Wow! She could make a fortune in Hollywood with these "acting skills".

She's one of the few this year that isn't a performer and hasn't got an acting bone in her body or she'd have hidden the tears far better seeing as she was so embarrassed by them.

If you'd have seen any of the programmes about her or followed British cycling even casually, you will know that's how she is. She's a very complicated personality for a sports person.

harmon-whitecar

13-10-2012

I have no desire to learn about her - it's how she shows up to me when I watch her on telly. I can accept a frail person who has low self esteme who has excelled in sport, what I don't have to accept is someone who presents herself as real, when it smells false.

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