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Old 21-08-2015, 12:41
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I think Callum's sidekick Gemma (Dolly Rose Campbell) is a cracking actress I have to say. She doesn't get many lines but she does have to do a fair bit of acting and she has been called upon to show many different demanding emotions.
She has had to show 'power' over Sarah and Bethany, she has to show subservience to Callum and show she knows where the boundaries lie. I think she has real hidden depths and lets face it we don't get that too often with the newer characters.
I think she is a great complex character, I'd love to see more of her on Corrie and for her to be given a chance to get on a new path in life.
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Old 21-08-2015, 13:11
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I agree with you OP.I like Gemma. She's played by a good actress. She's also really pretty in real life. I'd like her to stick around as a regular character. I'm not sure who she would be friends with though.
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Old 21-08-2015, 13:13
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I like her too

She could be friends with Bethany, after helping her out with the phone video thing.
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Old 21-08-2015, 13:32
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I must admit that i thought the OP was actually taking the pee, but er... it appears not.

I agree with none of the above comments
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Old 21-08-2015, 13:36
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She isn't a bad actress. Those who say she is are once again confusing the disliking of a character for bad acting imo. I've seen people who behave exactly like Gemma.
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Old 21-08-2015, 13:37
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I must admit that i thought the OP was actually taking the pee, but er... it appears not.

I agree with none of the above comments
Me too.

She's embarrassingly bad.
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Old 21-08-2015, 13:38
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Just like Callum I have nothing against the actor I really dislike the character.
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Old 21-08-2015, 13:40
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She isn't a bad actress. Those who say she is are once again confusing the disliking of a character for bad acting imo. I've seen people who behave exactly like Gemma.
I agree. She's a more than capable actress for one so young, but I just can't work up much interest in the Vicky Pollard-type characters that Blackburn is so fond of.
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Old 21-08-2015, 13:45
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I must admit that i thought the OP was actually taking the pee, but er... it appears not.

I agree with none of the above comments
I concur.
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Old 21-08-2015, 13:59
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Like Callum, I have nothing against the actress and think she is quite good but I'm not a fan of the character.
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Old 21-08-2015, 14:55
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Gemma will probably be gone once Callum leaves.

I can't see her getting a personality change and/or ending up working at Underworld.
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Old 21-08-2015, 15:10
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I like her too

She could be friends with Bethany, after helping her out with the phone video thing.
She was best friends with Kylie, she is far too old to be friends with Bethany (who is 15, a child).
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Old 21-08-2015, 15:25
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Love her to kill Callum
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Old 21-08-2015, 15:35
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Gemma could change her ways and still be friends with Kylie and get a job at Underworld. If she stops taking drugs and drinking all day her and Kylie might get on. It would be a shame if she just disappears as I think she could be an interesting character from a horrible background where she was maybe abused. Her moving to the Street could be a fresh start for her.
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Old 21-08-2015, 15:43
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She isn't a bad actress. Those who say she is are once again confusing the disliking of a character for bad acting imo. I've seen people who behave exactly like Gemma.
Please do not assume that I cannot differentiate between character and actor. I am not one of those dotty old dears that goes around with a handbag shouting at people because the characters they portray are horrid.

I just feel that four of the words in the title of this topic are not needed
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Old 21-08-2015, 15:49
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I just feel that four of the words in the title of this topic are not needed
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Old 21-08-2015, 15:49
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I agree with you OP.I like Gemma. She's played by a good actress. She's also really pretty in real life. I'd like her to stick around as a regular character. I'm not sure who she would be friends with though.
She is dumbed down to play Gemma.
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Old 21-08-2015, 16:40
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I must admit that i thought the OP was actually taking the pee, but er... it appears not.

I agree with none of the above comments
Agreed. Another bad actor for Corrie...
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Old 21-08-2015, 18:21
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She is hideous
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Old 21-08-2015, 18:25
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Please do not assume that I cannot differentiate between character and actor. I am not one of those dotty old dears that goes around with a handbag shouting at people because the characters they portray are horrid.

I just feel that four of the words in the title of this topic are not needed
Which is the beauty of a discussion forum .
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Old 21-08-2015, 19:08
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I agree with you OP.I like Gemma. She's played by a good actress. She's also really pretty in real life. I'd like her to stick around as a regular character. I'm not sure who she would be friends with though.
Wasn't she friends with Kylie? She even hid her at her flat from Callum and David but then as soon as she got back with David her and Gemma didn't really seem to hang out anymore and she seemed to go back to hang out with Callum
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Old 21-08-2015, 20:03
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I really like her too . the character has been well drawn and the actress is most convincing. I too hope she stays in CS in the future.
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Old 21-08-2015, 20:21
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She's very scary looking though
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Old 21-08-2015, 21:15
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I really like her, once Callum goes I hope she gets to be a permanent character and I can see her working in the factory maybe she could take Maddies job in packing
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Old 21-08-2015, 21:17
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You know what Guys i think the Live episode we see Callum get killed and then find out it was Gemma
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