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Old 13-08-2016, 19:45
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Selfish!!
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Old 13-08-2016, 20:02
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Or being bullied like Bethany, whereas beforehand she used to be caked in the stuff
Bethany looks so much better without all that muck on her face and lips. Infact she looks more like a teenager. It seems like she has been given a personality transplant.
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Old 13-08-2016, 22:40
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Bethany looks so much better without all that muck on her face and lips. Infact she looks more like a teenager. It seems like she has been given a personality transplant.
quite why the chose to tart her up like that when she returned i don't know, considering she was meant to be 14
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Old 13-08-2016, 23:01
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Old 13-08-2016, 23:48
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I remember Leanne and Toyah stealing. They realised it was Les's birthday and they'd not got him a present, so they pinched a power drill out of a builder's van.... We've also had Tyrone appearing initially as a rogue, then reforming. Fizz too I think. And more recently down and out Becky, down and out Maddy, and gangster's Moll Kylie

Rolly Eye Smiley, Rolly Eye Smiley, wherefore art thou Rolly Eye Smiley?



Kate is like a woman possessed with her vitriol towards Caz. Of course, it's all to make St Sophie look good before they inevitably get them together as a couple (something we predicted in this very thread the moment it was revealed that Kate was a lesbian). Eventually this relationship will go horribly wrong of course, and then Kate will leave, and Sophie will wait to stalk the next handy lesbian moving onto The Street

Rolly Eye Smiley, Rolly Eye Smiley, wherefore art thou Rolly Eye Smiley?
Well remembered! Lots of Corrie characters started out as baddies!

He is indeed. She's the best thing ever to happen to him.
Oh no she isn't. The dirty cow was the school bike and was shagging around at 14.
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Old 14-08-2016, 03:06
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I know it's been mentioned, but I've also got to comment on the bizarre timing. What the heck is going on? Leanne is locking up the bistro, wearing those awful clumpy high heels - another aspect of the over-dressing of the female characters. [Note to writers - women who work all day/evening on their feet wear the most comfortable shoes they can find.] The speed dating, which provoked all the Leanne/Robert banter and much scowling from Nick, is over, with lots of drink bought, apparently. But it's broad daylight, 8 o'clock at the latest.

Surely it's easier to get this right than wrong?
I have made a study of high heels in TV dramas and it is very common. I've been moaning about this for ages. I have become so obsessed I have spent my time looking at women's feet walking down the street! And I can tell you most wear very small heels or flats. The worst thing is when they wear the high heels around the house. Who wears their shoes indoors?
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Old 14-08-2016, 07:43
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I see Gemma is becoming the new comedic character. Another personality transplant taking place before our very eyes.
And Gemma yes, becoming a sweet liekable character, after being a hoodlum! Why does this always happen?!
I don't think she ever was much of a hoodlum. And she was always pretty comedic, even when she was knocking about with Callum and Co... I like her.
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Old 14-08-2016, 07:53
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It did make me laugh that Caz was holding a dog leash with obviously nothing on the end of it. I suppose they are reminding us that Ozzie exists before the sad demise.
No, Ozzy was definitely there (at least when she brought him back to the flat). I thought the same as you at first, but I rewound
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Old 14-08-2016, 08:24
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We saw Bet with make-up off and on. We saw the sad sides of Bet's life. Bet was a character with some depth.[/quote]


I wonder if the situation of always being dressed up is due to the production crew or to the vanity of individual diva actresses. It is easy to see some being obsessed with their 'celebrity status' and insisting to be seen at their best whereas the one who played Bet was quite happy to be seen warts and all if the scene demanded it.

It say more about the character of the actress herself than the character of the character, if that makes sense.

Whatever the reason it is a complete suspension of reality that working class women should be turned out so expensively out at home, work or leisure. Some of those clothes alone must take a significant chunk out of a minimum wage pay packet if not exceeding it.
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Old 14-08-2016, 09:04
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We saw Bet with make-up off and on. We saw the sad sides of Bet's life. Bet was a character with some depth.

I wonder if the situation of always being dressed up is due to the production crew or to the vanity of individual diva actresses. It is easy to see some being obsessed with their 'celebrity status' and insisting to be seen at their best whereas the one who played Bet was quite happy to be seen warts and all if the scene demanded it.

It say more about the character of the actress herself than the character of the character, if that makes sense.

Whatever the reason it is a complete suspension of reality that working class women should be turned out so expensively out at home, work or leisure. Some of those clothes alone must take a significant chunk out of a minimum wage pay packet if not exceeding it.[/quote]

I agree whole-heartedly... If you consider Bet over the years, her 'look' and the types of outfits she wore changed as she got older and her status grew. There was very much a sense that her way of dressing was a facade, which slipped at times of vulnerability. Nowadays, that barrier just doesn't exist. I know we live in an age of disposable, cheaper fashions with shops like Primark, but the fact that so many of the female characters always look so fashionable (especially when they never leave the Street to go shopping) is a total SOR.
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Old 14-08-2016, 09:11
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No, Ozzy was definitely there (at least when she brought him back to the flat). I thought the same as you at first, but I rewound
She was holding a dog lead in the long shots, but the lead was slack against her leg in the close-ups. Maybe Ozzie was beyond his working hours.
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Old 14-08-2016, 09:38
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Perhaps having Eva dressed up to the nines all the time is down to Catherine Tyldesley's hard work losing weight and wanting to keep the new image. Hard to believe that she was size 22 and weighed 15 stone in 2014. Picture of her before weight loss about halfway down the page:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/c...ey-eva-1838391
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Old 14-08-2016, 09:43
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Perhaps having Eva dressed up to the nines all the time is down to Catherine Tyldesley's hard work losing weight and wanting to keep the new image. Hard to believe that she was size 22 and weighed 15 stone in 2014. Picture of her before weight loss about halfway down the page:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/c...ey-eva-1838391
She wasn't a size 22 and 15 stone in 2014 as she has been in Corrie approx 5 years and she has never been that big since she's been on the show. Did you mean to type 2004?
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Old 14-08-2016, 10:08
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She wasn't a size 22 and 15 stone in 2014 as she has been in Corrie approx 5 years and she has never been that big since she's been on the show. Did you mean to type 2004?
No, 2001 - don't know what happened there. She was 18.

Still hard to believe it's the same person.
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Old 14-08-2016, 11:11
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If they had bumped into each other while both were separately out getting drunk and Leanne then invited Steve back to her place to continue the drinking at hers then I would have bought it.

However he seemed to have randomly turned up at her flat without a prior invitation even though they were not particularly close so why would he head to her flat in the first place? As someone else said did he think to himself that Leanne used to be the town bike so if I just turn up she's not going to turn me down as she's fair game
I haven't quite caught up with all the posts yet but I wondered if Leanne was on the game again and charging her clients like she used to? Because the SOR of her and Steve together is just CRAZY!! Makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, could have been her and Norris or her and Dev. Unlikely couplings all of them.
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Old 14-08-2016, 11:12
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Give him some credit, he's going to pork her for her pain. I would do the same if it wasn't for the migraine headaches I'm prone to. Ginger nuts is to be applauded.
Wrong in every way Mr L but laugh-out-loud funny. 'Porking for pain relief' could actually become a thing.

Just watching last night's first offering ...
Eva: That laugh is not funny and well overused.
The "hilarious" olive mistake regurgitated.
Luke's flowers mistake telegraphed - in case we aren't bright enough to spot it coming.
Agree, especially about Eva's goofy laugh. Maybe they wanted to make her more relateable/endearing, but a sex bomb with a honk isn't the answer.

Quite liked the olive ref, I must admit. Wasn't there a similar thing with Deirdre's belts? A little nod to long-time viewers.

I know it's been mentioned, but I've also got to comment on the bizarre timing. What the heck is going on? Leanne is locking up the bistro, wearing those awful clumpy high heels - another aspect of the over-dressing of the female characters. [Note to writers - women who work all day/evening on their feet wear the most comfortable shoes they can find.] The speed dating, which provoked all the Leanne/Robert banter and much scowling from Nick, is over, with lots of drink bought, apparently. But it's broad daylight, 8 o'clock at the latest.
BIB - quite right - even more so in the first trimester of pregnancy! Luckily Leanne seems to have got over her morning sickness, so no need for the hand-clamped-to-mouth dash to the loo. But you often feel like death anyway so it always strikes me as a SOR when characters in early pregnancy wear the same tight-fitting clothes, full make-up and coiffure.
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Old 14-08-2016, 11:16
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I wonder if the situation of always being dressed up is due to the production crew or to the vanity of individual diva actresses. It is easy to see some being obsessed with their 'celebrity status' and insisting to be seen at their best whereas the one who played Bet was quite happy to be seen warts and all if the scene demanded it.

It say more about the character of the actress herself than the character of the character, if that makes sense.

Whatever the reason it is a complete suspension of reality that working class women should be turned out so expensively out at home, work or leisure. Some of those clothes alone must take a significant chunk out of a minimum wage pay packet if not exceeding it.

I dont believe an actress would have that kind of clout on a long running soap like corrie. Nobody is bigger than the show, and if an actress was making demands on their look/clothes etc they wouldnt last very long.
More likely to be the other way round, the program dictates how a character looks and the actor has to live with it in real life, eg kevin and his mustache
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Old 14-08-2016, 11:36
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No, Ozzy was definitely there (at least when she brought him back to the flat). I thought the same as you at first, but I rewound
I didn't see Ozzie either, but I heard him panting.
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Old 14-08-2016, 12:09
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Me too. Sarah and Harry are staying there again. So Gail has a room, Max and Lily must be sharing, and Sarah and Harry have a room. Bethany must be staying in Nick's still or with Audrey it's never really made clear...
Funny David's Dad didn't bother his backside coming to his daughter-in-law's funeral. They should really recast Martin.
Yes they should re-cast him as I can't see Martin giving up his butcher's job IRL.
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Old 14-08-2016, 12:15
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Yes they should re-cast him as I can't see Martin giving up his butcher's job IRL.
Cheese making, innit?
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Old 14-08-2016, 12:28
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Cheese making, innit?
Yes it is. Blessed are the cheese-makers...
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Old 14-08-2016, 12:44
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Oh yes sorry cheesemaking I just remember him seeing him wearing one of those white hats and coats.
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Old 14-08-2016, 13:12
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Now now, remember Leanne is the greatest manager ever and the Bistro will suffer without her, even though the likes of Nick and Robert are better experienced in running a business (but are only crap when the plot requires it). Leanne is so great in fact nobody else will have her except these two.

I believe I did see Alex in last night's episode but he was in the background. Didn't notice Cathy though.
This has always puzzled me, what's so great about Leanne's management skills anyway? The place just hasn't been the same without her. What?
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Old 14-08-2016, 13:20
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Just watching last night's first offering ...

Where does Eva get the cash for the constant costume changes?
Eva: That laugh is not funny and well overused.
The "hilarious" olive mistake regurgitated.
Luke's flowers mistake telegraphed - in case we aren't bright enough to spot it coming.
Random selection of people at Izzy's party.
Nick's constant gurning.
Gemma's constant screeching and ridiculous Good Samaritan story - is it normal to actively tout an award?

Shoot me now!!!
Was it a mistake ? I thought he deliberately ordered the wrong flowers so that Kate would get upset with Caz. He gave a smirk as he left the florists which indicated that it was his cunning plan to drive Caz out.
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Old 14-08-2016, 13:26
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This has always puzzled me, what's so great about Leanne's management skills anyway? The place just hasn't been the same without her. What? :confused:
And if she's supposed to be so great, why wasn't Leanne snapped up by another restaurant when she was job-hunting?
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