You all know about Amy's concealer.
Rebecca Adlington is on Come Dine With Me Christmas 16/12
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Originally Posted by maninthequeue:
“The only person who came across badly was the deluded Amy, and all her supporters who are clearly lacking a basic grasp of the English Language as to the definition of the meaning/definition of the word "used".”
“The only person who came across badly was the deluded Amy, and all her supporters who are clearly lacking a basic grasp of the English Language as to the definition of the meaning/definition of the word "used".”
This lame excuse again from Rebecca apologists? As was pointed out many times in the relevant thread, whether Rebecca "used" the concealer by one definition or another is beside the point. The point is that she was willing to use it and is hiding behind that technicality to pretend that she wanted nothing to do with contraband.
Originally Posted by triton333:
“You all know about Amy's concealer.”
“You all know about Amy's concealer.”
Yep, it was Rimmel was it not?
Originally Posted by triton333:
“This lame excuse again from Rebecca apologists? As was pointed out many times in the relevant thread, whether Rebecca "used" the concealer by one definition or another is beside the point. The point is that she was willing to use it and is hiding behind that technicality to pretend that she wanted nothing to do with contraband.”
“This lame excuse again from Rebecca apologists? As was pointed out many times in the relevant thread, whether Rebecca "used" the concealer by one definition or another is beside the point. The point is that she was willing to use it and is hiding behind that technicality to pretend that she wanted nothing to do with contraband.”
Ok...
Has all that really damaged her rep though?
Who is live on ITV now.
Becky
I think her personal rep is as good as her front crawl stroke rate rep was
Originally Posted by imrightok:
“Yeah, but it will be okay for Rebecca to do the celeb circuit. But had that been Amy.....”
“Yeah, but it will be okay for Rebecca to do the celeb circuit. But had that been Amy.....”
It's ok for Rebecca because she is famous for achieving something extraordinary. She isn't just famous for the sake of being famous like Amy.
Originally Posted by triton333:
“This lame excuse again from Rebecca apologists? As was pointed out many times in the relevant thread, whether Rebecca "used" the concealer by one definition or another is beside the point. The point is that she was willing to use it and is hiding behind that technicality to pretend that she wanted nothing to do with contraband.”
“This lame excuse again from Rebecca apologists? As was pointed out many times in the relevant thread, whether Rebecca "used" the concealer by one definition or another is beside the point. The point is that she was willing to use it and is hiding behind that technicality to pretend that she wanted nothing to do with contraband.”
No she wasn't. It isn't a technicality - it shows that Rebecca was perfectly right, and that Amy knew it as soon as she said it.
Originally Posted by wonkeydonkey:
“No she wasn't. It isn't a technicality - it shows that Rebecca was perfectly right,”
“No she wasn't. It isn't a technicality - it shows that Rebecca was perfectly right,”
Riiight. "I put my finger in it and I went, 'Oh thanks, babe, I appreciate it, but it's not really my colour.'"
Originally Posted by wonkeydonkey:
“and that Amy knew it as soon as she said it.”
“and that Amy knew it as soon as she said it.”
Hardly. Amy: "You stand by what you said. I stand by what I said."
Originally Posted by hulakula:
“It's ok for Rebecca because she is famous for achieving something extraordinary. She isn't just famous for the sake of being famous like Amy.”
“It's ok for Rebecca because she is famous for achieving something extraordinary. She isn't just famous for the sake of being famous like Amy.”
How does participating in an unrelated sport, make it okay to be seen in every reality show going? Regardless of achievements. (Hypothetical of course)
Originally Posted by imrightok:
“How does participating in an unrelated sport, make it okay to be seen in every reality show going? Regardless of achievements. (Hypothetical of course)”
“How does participating in an unrelated sport, make it okay to be seen in every reality show going? Regardless of achievements. (Hypothetical of course)”
Youarerightok ( hypo of course ) as she should reap it in while she can IMO
regardless of achievements.
Originally Posted by imrightok:
“How does participating in an unrelated sport, make it okay to be seen in every reality show going? Regardless of achievements. (Hypothetical of course)”
“How does participating in an unrelated sport, make it okay to be seen in every reality show going? Regardless of achievements. (Hypothetical of course)”
She deserves to be seen as a celebrity, you can not compare the likes of Rebecca to Amy.
Originally Posted by hulakula:
“you can not compare the likes of Rebecca to Amy.”
“you can not compare the likes of Rebecca to Amy.”
Could not agree more.
Originally Posted by imrightok:
“How does participating in an unrelated sport, make it okay to be seen in every reality show going? Regardless of achievements. (Hypothetical of course)”
“How does participating in an unrelated sport, make it okay to be seen in every reality show going? Regardless of achievements. (Hypothetical of course)”
Seriously, how many UK IAC contestants, ever, do you think would have turned down the chance to be on the Christmas Come Dine with Me and the Christmas Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Especially Millionaire, you know perfectly well they would all have loved to have done it.
It was so annoying that thanks to Vorderman prattling on and on (and Eamon earlier) Kian and Rebecca only had a short time to answer questions. I was only watching it for them!
And Eamon - seriously - I cannot believe he didn't know that brick question (especially as it was on Perfection earlier on in the day!
)
And Eamon - seriously - I cannot believe he didn't know that brick question (especially as it was on Perfection earlier on in the day!
)
Originally Posted by hulakula:
“She deserves to be seen as a celebrity, you can not compare the likes of Rebecca to Amy.”
“She deserves to be seen as a celebrity, you can not compare the likes of Rebecca to Amy.”
Exactly;no comparison at all.
Originally Posted by wonkeydonkey:
“Seriously, how many UK IAC contestants, ever, do you think would have turned down the chance to be on the Christmas Come Dine with Me and the Christmas Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Especially Millionaire, you know perfectly well they would all have loved to have done it.”
“Seriously, how many UK IAC contestants, ever, do you think would have turned down the chance to be on the Christmas Come Dine with Me and the Christmas Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Especially Millionaire, you know perfectly well they would all have loved to have done it.”
it's not me who has a problem with "celebs" who go from one show to the other;it's Just a few people seem to hurl the wannabe celeb tag at Amy; but it's okay for"perfect Addy.
Originally Posted by sheila blige:
“It was so annoying that thanks to Vorderman prattling on and on (and Eamon earlier) Kian and Rebecca only had a short time to answer questions. I was only watching it for them!
And Eamon - seriously - I cannot believe he didn't know that brick question (especially as it was on Perfection earlier on in the day!)”
“It was so annoying that thanks to Vorderman prattling on and on (and Eamon earlier) Kian and Rebecca only had a short time to answer questions. I was only watching it for them!
And Eamon - seriously - I cannot believe he didn't know that brick question (especially as it was on Perfection earlier on in the day!
)”
I didn't see any of the shows you mentioned; but I have realised that the likes of "The chase" and "Tipping point" seem to have the same questions within the same week or two of each other.
Rebecca is famous though. She is a celebrity.
People who didn't watch 'I'm a celeb' will still know of Rebecca when she appears on these shows.
People who didn't watch 'I'm a celeb' will still know of Rebecca when she appears on these shows.
Originally Posted by Fairy Wings:
“People who didn't watch 'I'm a celeb' will still know of Rebecca when she appears on these shows.”
“People who didn't watch 'I'm a celeb' will still know of Rebecca when she appears on these shows.”
Yes, she should get some good publicity from people as long as they did not see her on "I'm a Celeb."
Originally Posted by triton333:
“Yes, she should get some good publicity from people as long as they did not see her on "I'm a Celeb."”
“Yes, she should get some good publicity from people as long as they did not see her on "I'm a Celeb."”
You seem to be inventing a whole scenario that doesn't exist. There is no reason to suppose that anyone, apart from about four people on here, thought she came over anything but likeable on IAC. Apart from brief speculation about why she wasn't allowed to do some trials (which stopped when she enthusisatically did a difficult trial) she didn't get any bad press. No one has publicly said anything critical of her. She got on well with all the other campmates apart from Amy. All the post-series references in the press have been favourable. So it looks as if she has emerged from the series with a modestly enhanced profile, which is now paying off in the form of nice little bits of media work.
Originally Posted by triton333:
“Yes, she should get some good publicity from people as long as they did not see her on "I'm a Celeb."”
“Yes, she should get some good publicity from people as long as they did not see her on "I'm a Celeb."”
did a bridge lose its troll??
Originally Posted by triton333:
“Yes, she should get some good publicity from people as long as they did not see her on "I'm a Celeb."”
“Yes, she should get some good publicity from people as long as they did not see her on "I'm a Celeb."”
Why? Has she turned into the Krays or something!
OK - so some people may have their doubts about the concealer thing (Would she have used it had it been her colour? Or was she just tactfully saying 'no') but in the end - its forgotten either way. Just as Amy's lying, manipulative and lazy behaviour is forgotten too!
It was after all - just a TV show for our entertainment - for which all participants got paid quite handsomely.
I'm afraid that lovely as Rebecca is, she does not have the personality or the charisma to maintain a media career. If she were to stick to commentating on swimming or a sports based media career, then there may be some hope but she really won't hack it in the normal media world.
Her expertise is in swimming and I'm afraid that because of her training schedule and lifestyle as an elite athlete, she seems to be very naive about the real world and also, pretty uninteresting.
Her expertise is in swimming and I'm afraid that because of her training schedule and lifestyle as an elite athlete, she seems to be very naive about the real world and also, pretty uninteresting.
Originally Posted by Daisy450:
“I'm afraid that lovely as Rebecca is, she does not have the personality or the charisma to maintain a media career. If she were to stick to commentating on swimming or a sports based media career, then there may be some hope but she really won't hack it in the normal media world.”
“I'm afraid that lovely as Rebecca is, she does not have the personality or the charisma to maintain a media career. If she were to stick to commentating on swimming or a sports based media career, then there may be some hope but she really won't hack it in the normal media world.”
Well she said it was sports commentating she was interested in, nothing more than that. I am not sure what you are thinking of; no one has suggested that she will replace Graham Norton.
A bit off topic, but I would like to see Kian doing some kind of action programme - scampering round the rim of a volcano, that kind of thing.
Originally Posted by Fairy Wings:
“Rebecca is famous though. She is a celebrity.
People who didn't watch 'I'm a celeb' will still know of Rebecca when she appears on these shows.”
“Rebecca is famous though. She is a celebrity.
People who didn't watch 'I'm a celeb' will still know of Rebecca when she appears on these shows.”
Rebecca is not that famous. Swimming is not that popular a sport. Yes she may be known among swimming fans and sports fans or at least some sports fans but that's as far as it goes. I'm sure she's a lot more known now that she appeared in IAC.
Originally Posted by wonkeydonkey:
“You seem to be inventing a whole scenario that doesn't exist. There is no reason to suppose that anyone, apart from about four people on here, thought she came over anything but likeable on IAC. Apart from brief speculation about why she wasn't allowed to do some trials (which stopped when she enthusisatically did a difficult trial) she didn't get any bad press. No one has publicly said anything critical of her. She got on well with all the other campmates apart from Amy. All the post-series references in the press have been favourable. So it looks as if she has emerged from the series with a modestly enhanced profile, which is now paying off in the form of nice little bits of media work.”
“You seem to be inventing a whole scenario that doesn't exist. There is no reason to suppose that anyone, apart from about four people on here, thought she came over anything but likeable on IAC. Apart from brief speculation about why she wasn't allowed to do some trials (which stopped when she enthusisatically did a difficult trial) she didn't get any bad press. No one has publicly said anything critical of her. She got on well with all the other campmates apart from Amy. All the post-series references in the press have been favourable. So it looks as if she has emerged from the series with a modestly enhanced profile, which is now paying off in the form of nice little bits of media work.”
Rebecca got slated a lot on Twitter and many said she didn't like Amy because she was jealous of her.
stop trying to make out that she only got criticism on ds.
Originally Posted by imrightok:
“Rebecca is not that famous. Swimming is not that popular a sport. Yes she may be known among swimming fans and sports fans or at least some sports fans but that's as far as it goes. I'm sure she's a lot more known now that she appeared in IAC.”
“Rebecca is not that famous. Swimming is not that popular a sport. Yes she may be known among swimming fans and sports fans or at least some sports fans but that's as far as it goes. I'm sure she's a lot more known now that she appeared in IAC.”
I can't for the life of me see what you are trying to prove. She is probably not that well known among people who have absolutely no interest in sport, but you could say that about almost anyone in any sport. As a double olympic gold winner and world record holder quite recently, she is a pretty big deal in the world of UK sport, which doesn't have that many olympic athletes to have achieved those things.
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“Rebecca got slated a lot on Twitter and many said she didn't like Amy because she was jealous of her.
stop trying to make out that she only got criticism on ds.”
“Rebecca got slated a lot on Twitter and many said she didn't like Amy because she was jealous of her.
stop trying to make out that she only got criticism on ds.”
Yes, and Amy got 'slated a lot of Twitter' as well. Does that mean that 'her reputation is in tatters'? No, it just means that there was a bit of a spat on twitter, which affected no one and was not backed up by much in the way of press.
Originally Posted by Fairy Wings:
“...
Most athletes retire once they've achieved their ultimate goal. As a world record holder, and multiple gold medal winner I think it's safe to say she's achieved her goals.
...”
“...
Most athletes retire once they've achieved their ultimate goal. As a world record holder, and multiple gold medal winner I think it's safe to say she's achieved her goals.
...”
She achieved those before the 2012 Olympics but still participated.
Originally Posted by Veri:
“She achieved those before the 2012 Olympics but still participated.”
“She achieved those before the 2012 Olympics but still participated.”
Yep, and brought home 2 bronze medals which helped place us 3rd in the medal tables behind USA & China.
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