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Old 25-08-2015, 10:42
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I feel a bit bad for saying this about the character but I have to mention this as it's driving me nuts. It's the completely OTT way that Shabnam moves as though she were house-size rather than tiny with a slight bump and the way she constantly holds/rubs her bump, it's all so awkward and uneccessary.
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Old 25-08-2015, 10:59
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I feel a bit bad for saying this about the character but I have to mention this as it's driving me nuts. It's the completely OTT way that Shabnam moves as though she were house-size rather than tiny with a slight bump and the way she constantly holds/rubs her bump, it's all so awkward and uneccessary.
I noticed that as well. It's the way she sits down as if she's huge. The bump looks a bit low as well. When is she due?
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Old 25-08-2015, 11:36
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Why do they always have pregnant women constantly holding their bumps?! It's the same in most soaps.
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Old 25-08-2015, 11:52
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Totally agree .. it's only when the baby's just about due, when the poor mum has nowhere to rest her hands, that it becomes more usual to see them do this!

I suppose we should feel some sympathy for Shabnam, as things aren't going to be going too well over the next few days.
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Old 25-08-2015, 11:58
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I feel a bit bad for saying this about the character but I have to mention this as it's driving me nuts. It's the completely OTT way that Shabnam moves as though she were house-size rather than tiny with a slight bump and the way she constantly holds/rubs her bump, it's all so awkward and uneccessary.
agree, the bump looks really unrealistic as well
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Old 25-08-2015, 12:46
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agree, the bump looks really unrealistic as well
It does!
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Old 25-08-2015, 12:53
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DTC likes to ram things home, so we see her touching her bump every time the baby moves...yep, I get it, it's still alive.
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Old 25-08-2015, 12:58
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Staceys bump looked very realistic, when she was having her scan, i couldnt tell the difference
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Old 25-08-2015, 13:44
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Old 25-08-2015, 14:19
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Staceys bump looked very realistic, when she was having her scan, i couldnt tell the difference
Maybe the actress was just pushing her own stomach out.
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Old 25-08-2015, 15:03
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Maybe the actress was just pushing her own stomach out.
They use a prosthetic 'pregnant' abdomen and carefully position the actress below the specially adapted 'bed' with just her head and shoulders protruding. She'll be sitting in a reclining position below the bed line so that it doesn't look as if she's merely kneeling up below the bed with her head and shoulders poking through.

You'll notice that at no time was there a clear uninterrupted view of her entire body from neck to lower abdomen .. it's all done with careful camera angles and fastidious editing. That way we're made to believe that what we see is how it actually is.

... unless of course all actresses who shoot pregnancy ultrasound scenes are actually pregnant - there's an awful lot of it about!
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Old 25-08-2015, 16:01
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They use a prosthetic 'pregnant' abdomen and carefully position the actress below the specially adapted 'bed' with just her head and shoulders protruding. She'll be sitting in a reclining position below the bed line so that it doesn't look as if she's merely kneeling up below the bed with her head and shoulders poking through.

You'll notice that at no time was there a clear uninterrupted view of her entire body from neck to lower abdomen .. it's all done with careful camera angles and fastidious editing. That way we're made to believe that what we see is how it actually is.

... unless of course all actresses who shoot pregnancy ultrasound scenes are actually pregnant - there's an awful lot of it about!
Where did you get this from? Just curious. I would have thought they would just put a lifelike prosthetic directly onto the actress under her clothes.
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Old 25-08-2015, 16:07
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Also winds me up that Shabs had no idea she was pregnant a month ago, and yet here we are...
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Old 25-08-2015, 16:39
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How pregnant is Shabnam supposed to be? she looks far more pregnant than I thought she was...
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Old 25-08-2015, 17:02
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Where did you get this from? Just curious. I would have thought they would just put a lifelike prosthetic directly onto the actress under her clothes.
I watched all five series of Six Feet Under and far too many episodes of CSI.

Actually your own explanation is probably nearer the mark ... and far less trouble!
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Old 25-08-2015, 18:40
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She always looks like she's fighting with it.
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Old 25-08-2015, 18:53
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Her bump seems to have just appeared out of nowhere, a few weeks ago she had no idea she was pregnant!
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Old 25-08-2015, 20:04
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I feel a bit bad for saying this about the character but I have to mention this as it's driving me nuts. It's the completely OTT way that Shabnam moves as though she were house-size rather than tiny with a slight bump and the way she constantly holds/rubs her bump, it's all so awkward and uneccessary.
I so agree. It's ridiculous and embarrassing watching her huff and puff and waddle about! Her acting is rubbish at the best of times but her OVER acting is even worse!
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Old 25-08-2015, 20:08
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I think she's been holding her bump to try and coax the baby to move...although, it came across in this episode that the baby did move as she seemed surprised but then as the episode went on, she seemed to be a lot more anxious and the belly rubbing became a bit more apparent.
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Old 25-08-2015, 21:19
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Why do they always have pregnant women constantly holding their bumps?! It's the same in most soaps.
I've been wondering about that recently, pregnant people in tv/films seem to be obsessed with touching it constantly. Surely no one does that non stop in real life?
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Old 25-08-2015, 21:25
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She also has her hand permenently plonked on her bump . No one walks around all day holding it
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Old 25-08-2015, 21:29
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The size of her bump changes a lot
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Old 25-08-2015, 21:33
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The size of her bump changes a lot
Depending on whether Kush is around
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Old 25-08-2015, 21:36
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Depending on whether Kush is around
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Old 25-08-2015, 21:37
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You're not really shocked are you
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