Miriam Margoyles

I'm afraid I agree with the majority here, I'm not keen on her either as an actress or on what she says. She may be an entirely different person face to face - but I doubt it!

Revolting women with her foul language. Watch something she was in!!! Heaven forbid, no way !

henetha Ha ha! I totally agree with you.

Shelflike I'm with you on that!

One look of her messy hair, scruffy jumpers, long floral skirts, trainers and socks, just makes me laugh 😂. She is so different to me and people around me, I find her quite refreshing 🤣. She's old, bold, has a potty mouth and isn't embarrassed to fart whenever she needs to, she's like a naughty schoolboy!! 😆

Can't stand her

As so many have said, vulgar, disgusting, crude, etc. Chestnut has a precise call, "a prepared act, designed to get a reaction".

Unfortunately a chunk of any audience (eg, Norton or Ross, etc) reacts like kids hearing a naughty word, so when she drops a fart into the conversation, or her collapsed/ing/underused fanny, a subset gets the giggles and her eyes light up.

She was OK as part of a group exploring parts of India (BBC, The Real Marigold Hotel, c10 yrs ago?), when either she restrained her potty act, or they chopped it out of the broadcast film (if the latter, grateful thanks!).

These days she gets zapped as soon as she appears on a screen near us (we both detest her) -- lots of channels to watch (& if anyone hasn't seen 'Secret Garden' yet, try to catch it, wonderful photography, and brilliant info!).

(& if anyone hasn't seen 'Secret Garden' yet, try to catch it, wonderful photography, and brilliant info!).

Just caught Sunday's programme coming from a garden in Bristol. Unfortunately, I was cooking at the same time so couldn't concentrate fully but it was a wonderful programme, so we'll watch it again and catch up with the others.

Allsorts

I didn't watch it, I find her vulgar and crude.

Totally agree, would never watch any programme with her playing a part.

She thinks she is by far the cleverest and most interesting person in the world, so she can do and say what she likes because everyone thinks she is marvellous.

She is wrong. She is actually a sort of scaled down female version of Donald Trump.

InnocentBystander

Oreo

I just find her too repellent to watch in anything.

Likewise

Me too! I switch channels if she's on TV!

I like her. Crude but honestly outspoken. There are so many tv channels these days that if people don’t like what’s on, they can turn over. Life too short to get upset about farting, peeing, stories about her lesbianism and sexual antics. There are plenty of male comedians/actors who speak of similar issues.

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I'm afraid I agree with the majority here, I'm not keen on her either as an actress or on what she says. She may be an entirely different person face to face - but I doubt it!

She was face to face with people on The Graham Norton show, plus thousands watching the show where she very proudly boasted of a sexual encounter with 3 men, 2 of them complete strangers 🤬

Such very 'English' reactions to a woman who went to Oxford High, Newnham College, Cambridge and who has led a witty, compassionate, successful life as comedian, actress and documentary maker. Still plenty about cocking their little finger lifting their tea cups and not noticing the poverty and shamefulness of the way the less fortunate are treated in the UK. Farting is a metaphor as well as a biological feature of being human, MM sees it and calls it out. Her series on Australia and NZ was very good but let's turn our noses up because she says what she sees happening in front of her and such honesty is unusual.

Regardless of her language and crudeness, I have always liked her honesty and her naughty sense of humour and that she's growing old disgracefully. Like a previous poster mentioned I do wonder if a lot of the dislike of her being uncouth is down to her being an elder. To me, she's no worse than Adele who has a foul mouth and who doesn't care about youngsters being within earshot. MM always makes me laugh which is more that can be said for the Saturday night woke rubbish

I really like her; think she’s a thoroughly decent human being and seems to be very kind. But I do wish she’d rein in the crudities. Don’t know how she does so much with her health problems and weight. She seems to have far more energy than I have.

Id rather hear a couple of Ffs ( if i have to) & less talk about ‘farting’, even the word makes me cringe I can’t do with toilet talk, Tbh.
Her partner must love her, I think they have been together fifty odd years.

I think she's great, full of humanity & care for others. I don't mind swearing, in my utopia words now called swear words would be what they are, just other words.

My dad used to say to my mum 'you're just a guttersnipe you are!' That's real swearing/offensive in my book

Granatlast007

Such very 'English' reactions to a woman who went to Oxford High, Newnham College, Cambridge and who has led a witty, compassionate, successful life as comedian, actress and documentary maker. Still plenty about cocking their little finger lifting their tea cups and not noticing the poverty and shamefulness of the way the less fortunate are treated in the UK. Farting is a metaphor as well as a biological feature of being human, MM sees it and calls it out. Her series on Australia and NZ was very good but let's turn our noses up because she says what she sees happening in front of her and such honesty is unusual.

That is a daft post.
But purposely meant to ruffle feathers in its absurdity, I presume! 😂😂😂

She is completely revolting and I avoid watching or listening to anything with her in it.

Allira

Granatlast007

Such very 'English' reactions to a woman who went to Oxford High, Newnham College, Cambridge and who has led a witty, compassionate, successful life as comedian, actress and documentary maker. Still plenty about cocking their little finger lifting their tea cups and not noticing the poverty and shamefulness of the way the less fortunate are treated in the UK. Farting is a metaphor as well as a biological feature of being human, MM sees it and calls it out. Her series on Australia and NZ was very good but let's turn our noses up because she says what she sees happening in front of her and such honesty is unusual.

That is a daft post.
But purposely meant to ruffle feathers in its absurdity, I presume! 😂😂😂

Spot on Allira!

I think she shows contempt for others in not being prepared to modify her behaviour, but then she likes to shock just like many an immature 12 year old boy. As for the sexual abuse of a sound technician, she should be ashamed. Historical abuse is bringing many men to account, why should she be different. Surely not because she's a woman?

I like her. She is very kind and has the ability to read people. She reminds me of my late Grandmother, swore like a docker but was loved by many.

Rosie51

Allira

Granatlast007

Such very 'English' reactions to a woman who went to Oxford High, Newnham College, Cambridge and who has led a witty, compassionate, successful life as comedian, actress and documentary maker. Still plenty about cocking their little finger lifting their tea cups and not noticing the poverty and shamefulness of the way the less fortunate are treated in the UK. Farting is a metaphor as well as a biological feature of being human, MM sees it and calls it out. Her series on Australia and NZ was very good but let's turn our noses up because she says what she sees happening in front of her and such honesty is unusual.

That is a daft post.
But purposely meant to ruffle feathers in its absurdity, I presume! 😂😂😂

Spot on Allira!

I think she shows contempt for others in not being prepared to modify her behaviour, but then she likes to shock just like many an immature 12 year old boy. As for the sexual abuse of a sound technician, she should be ashamed. Historical abuse is bringing many men to account, why should she be different. Surely not because she's a woman?

I agree.
As she is lesbian, it was probably done to humiliate rather than any other reason. Sir Tony Robinson said that she once tickled him in an inappropriate way too, although he wasn't particularly bothered, unlike someone young, inexperienced and perhaps just starting out in the business.

She is an odd mix of intelligent, kind, insightful yet crude and inappropriate at the same time.
Strange.

She likes to shock people and wind them up for a reaction. Silly old biddy.

I really like her. Went to see her at a theatre in Manchester three years ago. Yes, she can be crude but she's warm, kind and very funny.