It isn't a lisp really. And if it's part of the package, I'll take it. Besides, Ruthie Henshall has sung through her teeth for years and she's always getting West End roles.

As for the spitting, I only have to mention one performer who's career's never suffered because of it - Michael Ball. One girl got totally shouted at on Michael's fan club forum because she was in the front row, he spat on her hand... and she gleefully licked it off. Blaaaah!

His lisp doesn't ruin his voice for me. I was more worried about his neck veins last night, bless him.

>>>whispers have you noticed Lewis's pointy chin?
He looks like a little pixie when he sings 'o'

good lord if he spat on her now she'd drown.
he completely fills the screen on my 42 inch tv.
giant widescreen wideboy is not a pretty sight i can tell you

In some circles I believe he is known as Fat Micky.

I'm no expert, but it sounds more like a problem with his palate to me , rather than a traditional lisp.

Yeah, Lee sounds just like I do, and technically, I don't have a lisp, its just the way my jaw is.

Fat Mickey! He's not that big, is he? I've not seen him for a long time!

I just watched that and I can't see it! What line is he singin when it happens?

It's called a 'sibilance' and is a slight funny ssss sound.

Shometimesh he doesh it and shometimesh he doesn't.

Somewhere down the line, Lee's had elocution lessons cos that aint nah essex accent he's got issit?

Probably just the training at Drama school helped to get him to standard RP (slightly posh Southern accent) and when he's singing the same thing every night in Joseph he won't do it because he can practice it without in the same way that anyone can say "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain" nicely, but have a different accent the rest of the time.

I think he has a lovely speaking voice and have never heard the sibilance in his speaking voice...

Shteak or steak?

Onionsh or onions?

Me or GF? (sorry that one just slipped out!)

Thanks Talantra, but whatever it is called, it is for the GBP to decide if it is a negative feature of his performance.

I love lees "sh" thing, its cute.

Have we also noticed Lewis's unusually long neck?

If Lee had a lisp it would have been mentioned on the show before now - mainly for the reason to get the public thinking ahh bless etc. Zoe would have brought it up also because shes not a lee fan.

Maybe it really isn't a lisp just a piece of shteak shtuck in his teeth ... just a thaught.

maybe keith doesn't understand english as he cannot say alot of words clearly? just a thought

How adult of you - wow

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Thats out of order about Keith, isn't it ?
I'm English and I'm offended by that.
This implies he is daft.

He ain't the daft one.

I was being sarcastic!

Nooooo ! Really ?
you had me going there for a minute cleo1.
... and there was me thinking you were trolling...



Sarcasm is an art when done well.
That was just plain nastiness talking cleo1.

not my fault you didn't understand the sarcasm

lol cleo1
look up

Classic

Anyway enough said I reckon and lets get back to the op?

Lee can overcome it if its saliva making him shh and I hope he does. It was, I admit the thing that make me like him less as a singer. If JB coud get him in Torchwood though I would be exceedingly happy. Lees acting is where its at for me

Sho hasj Shir Shean Connery and it hasn't done him too much harm, either

Yes, it's really long. Like a Jibber Jabber.

I think the lisp or sibililance or whatever you wanna call it is very cute and in no way detracts from his lovely voice.

Yeh, Lewis does have an unusually long neck and always seems to sing with his eyebrows raised.