It would be quite wrong of me just “lay into” TV presenter Lorne Spicer. She doesn't really deserve it, and has, in all truth and honesty, done very well for herself.
That said, there would be no point in me mentioning her today, if she didn't annoy me in some way. In reality, she annoys me in pretty much every way. The tragedy is that I like some of the shows she presents, but preferred them when their original presenters were in charge.
So what's my beef with Lorne? Well, it has to do, initially, with an out-take of her I saw on Denis Norden's “It'll be alright on the night”. She was working on a programme called “Car Booty” and it was raining. I'll not repeat her words here, except to say that she strongly implied that the people concerned were losers and that she felt she was wasting her time doing what she did, and maybe that people watching did not really care either.
Nothing wrong with that, you might think, but strange that she would allow TV to broadcast what were her real thoughts breaking through - not just an amusing quip or forgotten line.
Even without this, her obvious falseness and plastic smile would not have convinced me. It's clear that she has little interest or respect for what she is doing. She wears loads of make-up, which I also see as another attempt to hide the real her. Come to think of it - she often wears thick woollen coats, which hide almost all of her.
She's currently doing another series of "Car Booty" and "Cash In The Attic" on BBC1 during the day.
Anyway, see what you think - comments please....
I like to watch her programmes, but don't particularly care for her as a presenter, although she is probably a very nice person in real life. What I can't stand is her clothes - she needs a Trinny and Suzanna make over; she wears some hideous and unflattering things that look like they have come from the left overs of a a bad car boot sale, or unsold jumble. Please let's have Angela Rippon or Jenny Bond, at least they are stylish!
Posted by: Jen Stevens | November 16, 2009 at 11:54 AM
I don't care much for her presenting skills but I'd sure give her one up the 'Booty' (geddit?).
Posted by: PeteM | November 23, 2009 at 07:36 PM