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Post by eatbigsea on Mar 4, 2019 1:34:19 GMT
I quite agree, but that is positively civil for DM comments. I would also note how many of them come from non-UK people, and in particular, Americans. I remember coming to the UK (I'm Canadian but lived in the US for a long time before that) and being absolutely gobsmacked that people on TV in the UK looked like, well, normal people, and not plasticised and aerobicised dolls. Olivia has got where she has by sheer, blinding talent (not that she's not pretty, she's lovely, she's just not stereotypical Hollywood). Once they see her performance, they'll come around.
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Post by crowblack on Mar 4, 2019 9:33:38 GMT
being absolutely gobsmacked that people on TV in the UK looked like, well, normal people On a slight tangent, I'd be interested to know what the average size for a leading actress is here and in Hollywood - looking at the red carpet parade, an 8 or 10? Less? A recent call for film extras in my home town said no-one over a 12 (fair enough if it was a period drama set in the depression or Dickensian times but not if it wasn't - they didn't specify!). The average British woman is size 16. 'Normal' size or naturally plus-size actresses tend to be restricted to comedies. I'm aware actors have to be physically fit but larger people can be fit too, and we just don't seem to see the physical variety on screen that we used to.
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