How about going way back to Crossroads and the appalling Ann George who played Amy Turtle. Crossroads had more than its fair share of awful actors but Ann George was about the worse.
Who were the Worst Actors in Soap History
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There"s been some real shockers over the years.
Maddy Hill is right up there. Danny Dire. Lacey Turner.
The guy who played Dexter.
ED - Kirin. Rishi. Priya. Jai. Ali. Ruby. Rachel. Sean. Early Robbie. Lachlan. Chrissie. Bob. Jimmy. Nathan Wilde.
CS - Gail. Rosie Webster. Kirk.
Maddy Hill is right up there. Danny Dire. Lacey Turner.
The guy who played Dexter.
ED - Kirin. Rishi. Priya. Jai. Ali. Ruby. Rachel. Sean. Early Robbie. Lachlan. Chrissie. Bob. Jimmy. Nathan Wilde.
CS - Gail. Rosie Webster. Kirk.
Originally Posted by spunger:
“There"s been some real shockers over the years.
Maddy Hill is right up there. Danny Dire. Lacey Turner.
The guy who played Dexter.
ED - Kirin. Rishi. Priya. Jai. Ali. Ruby. Rachel. Sean. Early Robbie. Lachlan. Chrissie. Bob. Jimmy. Nathan Wilde.
CS - Gail. Rosie Webster. Kirk.”
“There"s been some real shockers over the years.
Maddy Hill is right up there. Danny Dire. Lacey Turner.
The guy who played Dexter.
ED - Kirin. Rishi. Priya. Jai. Ali. Ruby. Rachel. Sean. Early Robbie. Lachlan. Chrissie. Bob. Jimmy. Nathan Wilde.
CS - Gail. Rosie Webster. Kirk.”
You must be having a laugh with some of those.
The first three from EastEnders above. Seriously?
Originally Posted by lou_123:
“For me, it has to be Danny Boy Hatchard/Lee off EastEnders...
He is so emotionless and whenever he's trying to be serious, I just can not take him seriously at all!
In second place would have to be Maddy Hill. She is dreadful and the way the character talks is painful to listen to. Idk wether it's in the scripts or the way Maddy delivers her lines, but she takes about 2 minutes to finish a sentence, and says the words 'like' and 'and' about 20 times.
That's another reason why I can't stand the Carters, as it means more wooden acting from these two.
(I'm not critical of people's acting much on here, but with these 2 I am willing to make an exception.
)”
“For me, it has to be Danny Boy Hatchard/Lee off EastEnders...
He is so emotionless and whenever he's trying to be serious, I just can not take him seriously at all!
In second place would have to be Maddy Hill. She is dreadful and the way the character talks is painful to listen to. Idk wether it's in the scripts or the way Maddy delivers her lines, but she takes about 2 minutes to finish a sentence, and says the words 'like' and 'and' about 20 times.
That's another reason why I can't stand the Carters, as it means more wooden acting from these two.
(I'm not critical of people's acting much on here, but with these 2 I am willing to make an exception.
)”
Lee has hardly been given anything to do. Yet danny-boy is great as an actor. Have you seen him on stage?
Nancy its doen to the awful writtinf shes recieved recently since live week. She needs to stay away from hee family and mingle as does lee. Mick imo brongs them all down as he only works with them...
Yet the orhers work best worhout him
Originally Posted by Glendarroch:
“I might be being unfair because I was very young at the time (early/mid 80s)but I remember EDs Frazer Hines (Joe Sugden)being awful.”
“I might be being unfair because I was very young at the time (early/mid 80s)but I remember EDs Frazer Hines (Joe Sugden)being awful.”
Frazer hines is a FANTASTIC actor. He got annoyed when he wasnt allowed him off for five doctors!
Originally Posted by mattlamb:
“You must be having a laugh with some of those.
The first three from EastEnders above. Seriously?”
“You must be having a laugh with some of those.
The first three from EastEnders above. Seriously?”
Why would I be joking about the EE trio
Danny Dyre ia as one note an actor as you'll get.
Lacey Turner is one of the most horrific gurners ever put before a camera. Look at her again tonight in the most simple of scenes with Kush. There she was frowning and frowning shaking her head and gnashing her teeth like a bulldog chewing a wasp. In acting it's called gurning and it's rule number one of what not to do.
Maddy Hill is just painful to watch. So cringeworthly bad and out of her depth that I feel sorry for her.
Originally Posted by unclekevo:
“Another vote for Taylor Glockener (Mason Turner) and Eloise Mignon (Bridget Parker) here, both played by fire fire actors.”
“Another vote for Taylor Glockener (Mason Turner) and Eloise Mignon (Bridget Parker) here, both played by fire fire actors.”
Fire fire actors????
Originally Posted by spunger:
“Why would I be joking about the EE trio
Danny Dyre ia as one note an actor as you'll get.
Lacey Turner is one of the most horrific gurners ever put before a camera. Look at her again tonight in the most simple of scenes with Kush. There she was frowning and frowning shaking her head and gnashing her teeth like a bulldog chewing a wasp. In acting it's called gurning and it's rule number one of what not to do.
Maddy Hill is just painful to watch. So cringeworthly bad and out of her depth that I feel sorry for her.”
“Why would I be joking about the EE trio
Danny Dyre ia as one note an actor as you'll get.
Lacey Turner is one of the most horrific gurners ever put before a camera. Look at her again tonight in the most simple of scenes with Kush. There she was frowning and frowning shaking her head and gnashing her teeth like a bulldog chewing a wasp. In acting it's called gurning and it's rule number one of what not to do.
Maddy Hill is just painful to watch. So cringeworthly bad and out of her depth that I feel sorry for her.”
Out lf those i onlymagree with mick. He is a one-tone actor and he gets annoying.
Also sonce the rape reveal hes become unbearable
All abpur him when linda got raped - not him. If he was a better actor i mihjt of stomached it but he inst and his overuse hasnt helped and if anything it has mad
Him already tired.
Eastenders:
Kerry Skinner (I know the actress was murdered but she was dire)
Juley Smith - embarrassing especially during the Ruby storyline
"Robot" Rebecca - the worst child actor I have ever seen. The Chantelle wee clip on Harry Hill was a classic
Charlie Jones's Ben Mitchell - so whiny and annoying that viewers nearly felt sympathy for Stella
Jordan Lukas's son - see Ben/Jordan you need smacking down scene for proof
Demi Miller - obviously cast just because Shana Swash was Joe's sister as she was so wooden and terrible throughout her time on the show
Leo Demi's boyfriend - equally as wooden as Demi, leading to their romance being one of the most badly acted and cringeworthy things I have ever seen
Nathan Roy's son
Melissa Suffield as Lucy Beale - all she could do was scowl and fold her arms. Whenever she tried to do an emotional scene it was just plain dire. How some fans can praise her over Hetti Bywater is baffling.
Dotty Cotton
Ashley Cotton
Nick Cotton
Tyler Moon, Anthony Moon, Danny Moon (the campest hard man there has ever been)
Neighbours
Sienna Cammenitti
Ned Parker
Robert/Cameron Robinson
Mason Turner
Nate Kinski
Chris's boyfriend Will
The dreaded brothers that played Mickey and Ben Kennedy
Sunny
Katya Kinski - Dichen Lachman was dire in Neighbours but had improved drastically in Dollhouse
Mark Brennan - has improved, but was a bit part character promoted simply because he was "hot"
Ajay Kapoor - really stunted acting and came across as quite seedy (I don't know why). In contrast Preeya was fairly decent.
Adam - Pepper's british boyfriend
New Declan - did he even resemble the original
Kerry Skinner (I know the actress was murdered but she was dire)
Juley Smith - embarrassing especially during the Ruby storyline
"Robot" Rebecca - the worst child actor I have ever seen. The Chantelle wee clip on Harry Hill was a classic
Charlie Jones's Ben Mitchell - so whiny and annoying that viewers nearly felt sympathy for Stella
Jordan Lukas's son - see Ben/Jordan you need smacking down scene for proof
Demi Miller - obviously cast just because Shana Swash was Joe's sister as she was so wooden and terrible throughout her time on the show
Leo Demi's boyfriend - equally as wooden as Demi, leading to their romance being one of the most badly acted and cringeworthy things I have ever seen
Nathan Roy's son
Melissa Suffield as Lucy Beale - all she could do was scowl and fold her arms. Whenever she tried to do an emotional scene it was just plain dire. How some fans can praise her over Hetti Bywater is baffling.
Dotty Cotton
Ashley Cotton
Nick Cotton
Tyler Moon, Anthony Moon, Danny Moon (the campest hard man there has ever been)
Neighbours
Sienna Cammenitti
Ned Parker
Robert/Cameron Robinson
Mason Turner
Nate Kinski
Chris's boyfriend Will
The dreaded brothers that played Mickey and Ben Kennedy
Sunny
Katya Kinski - Dichen Lachman was dire in Neighbours but had improved drastically in Dollhouse
Mark Brennan - has improved, but was a bit part character promoted simply because he was "hot"
Ajay Kapoor - really stunted acting and came across as quite seedy (I don't know why). In contrast Preeya was fairly decent.
Adam - Pepper's british boyfriend
New Declan - did he even resemble the original
Originally Posted by Brummy Girl:
“Fire fire actors????”
“Fire fire actors????
”
Lol autocorrect's fault, should have been dire, dire actors
Ann George..................Amy Turtle in Crossroads.
She not only couldn't deliver her lines convincingly, she couldn't even remember them. The inspiration for Mrs. Overall. A legend.
Peter Dean ............Pete Beale in Eastenders.
She not only couldn't deliver her lines convincingly, she couldn't even remember them. The inspiration for Mrs. Overall. A legend.
Peter Dean ............Pete Beale in Eastenders.
Originally Posted by PheebShirl:
“Eastenders:
Kerry Skinner (I know the actress was murdered but she was dire)
Juley Smith - embarrassing especially during the Ruby storyline
"Robot" Rebecca - the worst child actor I have ever seen. The Chantelle wee clip on Harry Hill was a classic
Charlie Jones's Ben Mitchell - so whiny and annoying that viewers nearly felt sympathy for Stella
Jordan Lukas's son - see Ben/Jordan you need smacking down scene for proof
Demi Miller - obviously cast just because Shana Swash was Joe's sister as she was so wooden and terrible throughout her time on the show
Leo Demi's boyfriend - equally as wooden as Demi, leading to their romance being one of the most badly acted and cringeworthy things I have ever seen
Nathan Roy's son
Melissa Suffield as Lucy Beale - all she could do was scowl and fold her arms. Whenever she tried to do an emotional scene it was just plain dire. How some fans can praise her over Hetti Bywater is baffling.
Dotty Cotton
Ashley Cotton
Nick Cotton
Tyler Moon, Anthony Moon, Danny Moon (the campest hard man there has ever been)
Neighbours
Sienna Cammenitti
Ned Parker
Robert/Cameron Robinson
Mason Turner
Nate Kinski
Chris's boyfriend Will
The dreaded brothers that played Mickey and Ben Kennedy
Sunny
Katya Kinski - Dichen Lachman was dire in Neighbours but had improved drastically in Dollhouse
Mark Brennan - has improved, but was a bit part character promoted simply because he was "hot"
Ajay Kapoor - really stunted acting and came across as quite seedy (I don't know why). In contrast Preeya was fairly decent.
Adam - Pepper's british boyfriend
New Declan - did he even resemble the original”
“Eastenders:
Kerry Skinner (I know the actress was murdered but she was dire)
Juley Smith - embarrassing especially during the Ruby storyline
"Robot" Rebecca - the worst child actor I have ever seen. The Chantelle wee clip on Harry Hill was a classic
Charlie Jones's Ben Mitchell - so whiny and annoying that viewers nearly felt sympathy for Stella
Jordan Lukas's son - see Ben/Jordan you need smacking down scene for proof
Demi Miller - obviously cast just because Shana Swash was Joe's sister as she was so wooden and terrible throughout her time on the show
Leo Demi's boyfriend - equally as wooden as Demi, leading to their romance being one of the most badly acted and cringeworthy things I have ever seen
Nathan Roy's son
Melissa Suffield as Lucy Beale - all she could do was scowl and fold her arms. Whenever she tried to do an emotional scene it was just plain dire. How some fans can praise her over Hetti Bywater is baffling.
Dotty Cotton
Ashley Cotton
Nick Cotton
Tyler Moon, Anthony Moon, Danny Moon (the campest hard man there has ever been)
Neighbours
Sienna Cammenitti
Ned Parker
Robert/Cameron Robinson
Mason Turner
Nate Kinski
Chris's boyfriend Will
The dreaded brothers that played Mickey and Ben Kennedy
Sunny
Katya Kinski - Dichen Lachman was dire in Neighbours but had improved drastically in Dollhouse
Mark Brennan - has improved, but was a bit part character promoted simply because he was "hot"
Ajay Kapoor - really stunted acting and came across as quite seedy (I don't know why). In contrast Preeya was fairly decent.
Adam - Pepper's british boyfriend
New Declan - did he even resemble the original”
The new declan didnt look a bit like the original but bizarrely mason looked like him so in a way he worked as a kate has a type thing. The guy that plays cal in casualty i just remembered was in hollyoaks and was pretty bad. Hes ok now tho.
Anyone remember Katy Fox on Hollyoaks several years ago? She was dreadful. As was Beth (Rhys's sister)
phoebe, home and away, closely followed by Chris
Deb and Sean from Corrie
Neighbours the list is long, Ned, Bridget, Sonia, Giorgia times ten, Nate times twenty, Sunny, and Brad time a million
Eastenders, Ali, Shabnam, Alfie, Big Mo, Nick, Charlie, Roxy and Kim times off the scale
Deb and Sean from Corrie
Neighbours the list is long, Ned, Bridget, Sonia, Giorgia times ten, Nate times twenty, Sunny, and Brad time a million
Eastenders, Ali, Shabnam, Alfie, Big Mo, Nick, Charlie, Roxy and Kim times off the scale
Originally Posted by joe gillott:
“Frazer hines is a FANTASTIC actor. He got annoyed when he wasnt allowed him off for five doctors!”
“Frazer hines is a FANTASTIC actor. He got annoyed when he wasnt allowed him off for five doctors!”
I disagree. I've watched old scenes recently which confirmed my opinion. Why he left doesn't have any bearing on that. I wasn't suggesting he was sacked
Kym Marsh !!! .....and....she is still there. In fact, she has just signed another contract, due to her, " immense popularity." 
Same with Brooke Vincent............
Same with Brooke Vincent............
Surely all of the actors mentioned are clearly getting a rough deal when compared to...
The original cast of Eldorado.
With a few exceptions (Campbell Morrison, Patricia Brake, Leslee Udwin etc) the rest really were utter rubbish. Even the worst ones here could have acted them off the screen. That model Bunny came back with, those two brothers - Gavin and Allan? That surfboarder - Dieter?? All totally terrible!
The original cast of Eldorado.
With a few exceptions (Campbell Morrison, Patricia Brake, Leslee Udwin etc) the rest really were utter rubbish. Even the worst ones here could have acted them off the screen. That model Bunny came back with, those two brothers - Gavin and Allan? That surfboarder - Dieter?? All totally terrible!
Originally Posted by Face Of Jack:
“There are no bad actors in Corrie!! But I find that Dev is a bit OTT, and Antony Cotton plays it too straight/gay / playing himself!!
”
“There are no bad actors in Corrie!! But I find that Dev is a bit OTT, and Antony Cotton plays it too straight/gay / playing himself!!
”
No bad actors in Corrie?!!
My top 3 bad "actors" are Adam Woodyatt, Simon Gregson and Antony Cotton (so there's 2 of my 3!!)
All 3 play themselves - but Simon Gregson has, in his repertoire, one baby faced voice (used when talking to kids or sucking up to Michelle) and one teenage expression.
Wooden Woodyatt was the reason I stopped watching Eastenders years ago
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