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Jonathan***
12-06-2016, 10:35 PM
So when I watched the launch show and saw Chelsea's intro I thought it was a joke, like he was some kind of actor told to dress up in silly clothes and act ridiculous.

http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8136927.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/BB_ChelseaSinghC.jpg

I mean it looks like he's wearing a wig and is wearing some kind of Halloween costume. I'm sure some of it's cultural differences between the UK and here in the US but I can't imagine anyone going out in public like that without everyone in sight pointing and laughing at them. I remember him saying something about how he was coached to say he was really rich, is this guy for real? Are there actually people like that over there? :)
Clootie Dumpling
12-06-2016, 10:37 PM
Yes, there are - he's a good example of an eccentric British character, but we laugh at him, too.
Marsh.
12-06-2016, 10:38 PM
Don't buy it, Jonathan.

It's manufactured tosh. FAKE.
Oliver_W
12-06-2016, 10:38 PM
There are plenty of people like him, I know a few Primark versions.
Marsh.
12-06-2016, 10:40 PM
I beg to differ about the US.

Have you never been to Vegas?
Jonathan***
12-06-2016, 10:42 PM
I beg to differ about the US.

Have you never been to Vegas?

I mean, he does remind me of an Elvis impersonator, maybe that's why it feels like he's doing some kind of act!
Marsh.
12-06-2016, 10:42 PM
I mean, he does remind me of an Elvis impersonator, maybe that's why it feels like he's doing some kind of act!

Definitely.
And it's a really bad act at that. Even worse than Dexter three years ago.
Clootie Dumpling
12-06-2016, 10:43 PM
I mean, he does remind me of an Elvis impersonator, maybe that's why it feels like he's doing some kind of act!

I suppose it depends on how much he himself buys into it. Love the comparison to an Elvis Impersonator - I've seen blokes like him who are the 'real' thing. :laugh:
Clootie Dumpling
12-06-2016, 10:45 PM
Definitely.
And it's a really bad act at that. Even worse than Dexter three years ago.

Urgh! Dexter ...:fist:
Jonathan***
12-06-2016, 10:47 PM
Ugh, Dexter....are 1970s style lounge suits popular in the UK?
Clootie Dumpling
12-06-2016, 10:48 PM
Ugh, Dexter....are 1970s style lounge suits popular in the UK?

NO!!! Only with knobheads!
Marsh.
12-06-2016, 10:49 PM
Ugh, Dexter....are 1970s style lounge suits popular in the UK?

They're the only two people I've ever seen wearing one outside of an old movie. :laugh:
Lstan
12-06-2016, 10:59 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/578288191226118145/zRhkeLXB.jpeg
alex_front2
12-06-2016, 10:59 PM
So Chelsea doesn't live in his name town and he's not affluent?
Vanessa
12-06-2016, 11:00 PM
Lego hair is brilliant :joker:
rusticgal
12-06-2016, 11:07 PM
...he is a bit weird but he has made me laugh a couple of times.
Clootie Dumpling
12-06-2016, 11:07 PM
So Chelsea doesn't live in his name town and he's not affluent?

I think he calls himself Chelsea because it's a posh part of London and he identifies with that - whether he actually lives there or not, I'm not sure. Sounds as if he comes from somewhere round about Brick Lane in the East End.
Jonathan***
12-06-2016, 11:09 PM
I found this show a few years ago and watched it just because I found it interesting seeing how different people over there are from over here, different slang, foods, fashion, etc. Now it just hard to tell what's real and what isn't!
Clootie Dumpling
12-06-2016, 11:12 PM
I found this show a few years ago and watched it just because I found it interesting seeing how different people over there are from over here, different slang, foods, fashion, etc. Now it just hard to tell what's real and what isn't!

Yeah, I know. :hee: My husband's from the US - he's lived here 20 years and he still gets bamboozled about how things are.