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Originally Posted by alex_front2
Julie is in danger of becoming irrelevant to a new generation. Her last Corrie appearance was awhile ago and not really a success.
Hey presto shes made a name for herself by being duplicitous crude untrustworthy and bitchy (up there with danica and Michael as most talked about).
Her panto fee will increase as shes relevant and in focus once more. This may not be PC but unlike age contemporary older actors (Harrison Ford etc) shes too old to be a sex symbol or ingenue.
Once women get to 50+ they can be bitchy and get away with it eg Anne Robinson, Sharon Osbourne, Joan Rivers etc. Its not as if she will do a photoshoot in Nuts or land a part as a sexy police detrctive in a new ITV drama. The main way women her age can be visible - sadly - is bitching and besmirching. Cutting commrnts and duplicity are accepted once a woman is no longer at an age where shes judged on her sexual allure.
The character played by Dame Maggie Smith gets brilliantly cutting one-liners that would never go to younger actress/ character.
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I agree with the theme of your post, these sort of women can become bitchy and Diva like once past 50. However I have never had a problem with that, it's the way Mrs Goodyear presents herself to the watching world.
She is a terrible advert for the middle aged women, unkempt, dirty looking, rough, foul mouthed, badly dressed, badly groomed etc....
Her interpersonal skills are sadly lacking and any one liners tend to be of the "toilet humour" type. The woman has no class or charisma. People mostly laugh at her not with her, she is making the biggest fool of herself on national TV.
So what if she wins, so what if she is playing a good game. People will remember her as a sad old rude foul mouthed ex actress.
No Joan Collins or Maggie Smith that's for sure....