What a benign smile. Talk about a holistic approach. Really fits all those recent communications.
And very mysterious – “a special Audible story for Christmas”… for sale or for free? It’s time for a little freebie for your fans again, Richard. Just sayin.
ETA: Here is the moving image that goes with the static photo. Big thanks to Rita Maltese for RTing that (cos I was unable to see it on IG):
Oh, and on the topic of ‘just sayin’ – I nearly choked on my tea this afternoon when I noticed this ad on my YT home page:
The cock of the walk! No, but apparently BS is finally coming to Ireland in some shape or form. I haven’t quite figured it out yet, but RTÉ is “Radio Telefis Éireann” – the Irish state broadcaster. The player doesn’t have BS on the schedule yet, but the trailer here quite clearly features several scenes from BS1. Maybe it’s some sort of YT collaboration with RTÉ Player? In any case, I am really pleased that the show is finally also accessible here. I might possibly watch it again. Just out of loyalty.
Lastly – are you keeping up with the RAvent CalendRA? We are four windows down. Have a look yourself HERE.
Guylty Pleasure 
Well today’s little filtered out picy is appropriate to Advent day 4 except of course #teambeardage but can’t have it all.. I like the turtlenecks on him but he can wear almost anything and look swoonworthy!
I hope you are doing well. Check your e-mail today….
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I like the benign smile. I like turtlenecks. (Although this one looks as if it came from a women’s wear collection rather then menswear, but well, a beautiful man can never be disfigured…)
Another slog of a day – I went to bed at 4pm because I couldn’t keep my eyes open anymore.
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Are you just fatigued in general? Weather related? I’m mean getting sleep is always a good thing.. maybe you’re body is telling you to rest?!
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Not sure. Maybe it’s related to that smoking cessation depression? I just feel like I want to stay in bed all day and never get up at all…
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Listen it’s a normal reaction to withdrawing from something you’ve been doing for a long time. He does an abundance of audio to peruse.. I am hopelessly lost there… will never get to many of them and I still want to view DT Crucible again didn’t get around to that at Thanksgiving due to family “drama”
Hang in there Schatzchen !!!
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Thanks for the encouragement! (In other news: the loving husband has just lit up a cigarette right in front of me. I feel like screaming at him with my loudest voice that he should be ashamed of himself and effing get out of my sight!! Seriously, the constant tugs on my emotions are so tiring and infuriating.)
Oh, and the audio you can do bit by bit…
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yeah I know but mine was a shithead so I can’t comment there. Maybe just get up and walk out of the room, do some shrine crafting or plug in some Depeche Mode or other decompression music…
hang in there, things will get better.
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Will do! I’ll watch a bit of telly.
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Oh I just sent you an email (will e-mail Kate too) should definitely garner a smile or laugh very cute!!! off of YT from James Callis to Richard…
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Received, thanks!
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That’s… well, could he maybe at least not do it around you for a while? That sounds very difficult. *hugs*
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Let’s call it (him) as it is: BASTARD!!!
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Well, you can never say that about someone else’s husband ever, unless their acrimonious divorce is final and you’re out getting drunk to celebrate.
BTW, Göttergatte sends his best wishes and support in your endeavor. Made him remember that time when he was quitting and you have his sympathy. He also says that your hubby needs to help, not hinder.
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LOL – yeah, you are right. There are only a few situations where you are allowed to call a friend’s (ex)husband that sort of name…
Aw, thanks for GG’s wishes. I think I am going to approach the subject ONCE AGAIN with him tonight and suggest that he also give up the smokes. It’s not as if he didn’t have a good reason. Apart from supporting me, he’s also got a lung condition that is definitely not getting better with his smoking…
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That’s an excellent reason but I’m afraid with that subject you can lead a horse to water… 💦 🐎
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Oh and ‘Cock of the walk”‘ hahahaha love your sense of huma!!!! That better be free Christmas tidings! Where do you think he is at? London (hopefully) NYC? NJ? So much for the QA that seems to have evaporated into thin air…
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New Jersey?? How do you figure that?
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Kate I clicked on his tag (right word right?) and audible says based in NJ so just a little catty humor from me to make up for yesterday…
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Oh, I just looked at the sweater. Didn’t investigate further. Thx for the info.
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Well the sweater is alluring check your email 😘😉
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Kate he’s in NY the groomer or stylist for Audible Christopher rymes with spaghetti’s IG said New York..
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NYC.
I really hope that his hints referred to a freebie for his fans. Let’s face it – we have spent an awful lot of money this year on audio stuff. It would be a clever gesture of Audibles to give us a freebie in return…
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What do you make of his colorful trousers? I like the white tennis shoes with it! I think the grey jumper (womenswear ish indeed) is a good color on him although the darker grey jumper from the beach shoot brings out his eyes more. Again the filtering b.s. but that’s a lost cause….
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Ok, if I am really honest, I think that the styling is a teeny bit too young for a man of his age. In fact, the whole look as he is wearing it there, is part of my son’s wardrobe – white tennis shoes, maroon trousers, knitted jumper. Looks adorable. But my son is 20…
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Oh good I thought the same thing but I’ve already stuck my foot in my mouth (hmmm) . I mean he does look ein bisschen feminine with those trousers. I know a lot of people weren’t fans of the green trousers in his spread eagle position on the couch shoot but I liked him in those with the combat boots. This he looks like a reject of Prince Harry at a boarding school.. sorry!!! .
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LOL – no, I don’t really mind the trousers in that colour. If anything it is the white tennis shoes. I genuinely have a thing against white shoes – probably a little residue of my 1980s childhood…
The jumper – nice and normal, if a little too light. And there is probably a big price tag somewhere on it. Tbh, if anything, my biggest problem tends to be with the prices paid for the garments he wears, not so much the style. I just find it very hard not to be judgmental about designer gear and designer prices…
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Oh gee I thought the tennys complimented the outfit (hahahaha) who do you think he is wearing? Not really American designer? Maybe old school Todd Oldham but that is digging into the 1980’s! I will say I love his sunglasses even perched in first class they are super cool!!!
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No idea. I’m a bit fashion illiterate, so no idea who would design this kind of stuff. Ralph Lauren?
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Yep could be Lauren but usually would see a horse emblem on the side of the sweater. Not really sure I don’t know young menswear designers. It’s been in the 40s here in DC so NYC must have been a bit nippy
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Ladies section at Goodwill then? I would very much approve of that!
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I agree with you about the white shoes G, but my reasoning is seasonal – in winter with a woolly turtleneck and darkish trousers? All I can think about is how dirty they would get lol.
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You mean the shoes, right? That’s exactly the point – who wears white shoes in winter? Well, unless you live in the tropics where the weather is mild all year round, white shoes are definitely not winter gear. But hey, this was obviously just for shoot purposes. I hope and pray that I will never see those white shoes in Armitage’s wardrobe again LOL. (Mind you, I think I *have* seen white shoes in his repertoire before *meh*)
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How you do know he paid a lot for the sweater you judgemental lady ? He might have bought it at Walmart, on clearance. And the pants too. Just kidding. I think the pants are the worst, not just age inappropriate but just plain wrong (imho). Hate the way they (don’t) fit. Shoes are OK with me. We wear white shoes all year here, although if you are walking through dirty slush in New Jersey, (or wherever he is that has snow) they might not be very practical. That said, I think he looks great in the picture in spite of his mistaken wardrobe choice.
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LOL – ok, well, here’s hoping he picked up the ladies turtleneck in the local Goodwill, actually.
No, seriously – as long as he doesn’t buy this style straight from the set, he can wear whatever they tell him to wear…
Yep, irritatingly and despite all the criticism, the man still looks good. Somebody explain that, please!?
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Hdhahaha ladies section of Goodwill! Some of those Goodwill stores at least in San Francisco have really nice designer fare!! I will concede as much as I love him in jumpers this one looks a bit too um girly on him paired w white tennies
Glad you’re sense of humor is back 😘😘😘👍👍👏💗
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You know, I think it would be absolutely and amazingly fab if Richard endorsed Goodwill – or any kind of second hand store fashion. Just imagine if a star said that they are boycotting all that designer shit and instead buying perfectly good clothes in second hand stores. By cod, my admiration would spiral out of control.
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Yep mine would too as long as he got off Twitter in the process maybe started his own blog!! Tales From the Tall dwarf king under the mountain!!!
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I don’t think that dream will ever come true. As much as he refers to his writing all the time, he doesn’t seem to think it is good enough to share.
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Yeah well he can join the club I certainly understand that! 😉🤔
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Well, no need to join any club for people who think their writing is not good, Michele – a blog is not meant for writing Nobel prize worthy prose. It’s simply a place for expressing oneself and for engaging with others, if so wanted…
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True that G although there are some very talented writers blogging now (👀 on you)
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Who cares about others? There is no comparison in blogging. We are not here to win a prize. We are here to express ourselves.
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I’m not talking about the blogging.. but nevermind… too early here 🤦♀️🙄
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By the way could get sound on the IG vid from spaghetti stylist man? There was no sound when I tried it last night?
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Hm, not sure whether those IG stories come with sound at all?
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Y’know, go the route you were going with the sweater. Just think of the shoes/pants as temporary coverings to be removed forthwith… 🤭 That’ll put everything in a much more positive light!
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rhymes not rymes sorry!!!
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I have no energy for criticism today. It’s not been a fun one. I didn’t even realize there were pants involved bc the moving picture wouldn’t load in the app. He looks cuddly in sweaters. I like it.
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Oh we are just jostling around he’s a love bug in the pic w his maroon trousers and ultra clean white tennis shoes 😉😘oh and the jumper too!!
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LOL – have I got myself a reputation for criticism? That’s a new one for this blog 😉
Hope today is going to be better.
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No, not you in particular, just the subject matter. RA photos (esp. selfies) are usually analyzed meticulously and found wanting in some way and I just wasn’t in the proper frame of mind for that. I just wanted to say “nice sweater” and leave it at that.
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Fair enough, Kate.
And I have to say – for some reason I have found myself slipping into this constant mode of finding something bad in everything he says and does. I don’t even know why – it’s not my usual personality. I tend to be a positive person, focussing on the pros rather the cons… but lately RA only gets cons from me… I really wonder why…
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General annoyance with ‘stuff’ can do that to you and I enjoy a good nitpick every now and again, but some days it drags me down and I know myself well enough to step away from it then. If I didn’t, I might as well chuck the whole blogging thing in. I want it to make me happy, not sad.
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Kate! You are *so* hitting the nail on the head!!! I am more or less at my wit’s end with all of this, too. (Had written more but had to delete that.)
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Yup, RL stuff can negatively impact our fangirling. You can always vent to me though if you want!! Off blog if needed.
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N-I-C-O-T-I-N-E withdrawal… it will pass, hang in there…
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Hm, you mean my negativity re. OOA is connected to my general depressed mood caused by smoking withdrawal? You could be right…
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Der Rollkragen steht ihm richtig gut (die Filter werden heut mal großzügig ignoriert). Auf das Video hätte ich verzichten können. Die Schuhe… einfach nur furchtbar 😲. Außerdem scheint der Stuhl etwas niedrig zu sein, sieht aus, als könnte er seine Beine da dreimal rumwickeln. Falls der Pulli wirklich teuer ist, sieht man es ihm zumindest nicht an 😈.
Und sonst, wenn dir danach ist, dann schlaf. Schlaf ist gesund. Und in der Zeit vermisst du auch keine Zigaretten. Was deine bessere Hälfte angeht, versteh ich einfach nicht, wie man(n) so rücksichtslos sein kann. Sollte doch eigentlich selbstverständlich sein 🙄….
RAvent CalendRA enthielt heut tatsächlich eins meiner Lieblingsbilder. Und ja, es ist kalt, also wäre jemand mit Rollkragen hier sehr willkommen als lebende Wärmflasche 😉.
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Hatte ich ganz vergessen. Der CalendRA war heute besonders schön. 😘
Baby it’s cold outside erinnert mich irgendwie an M*A*S*H. 😊
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Naja, das Foto ist auch kaum zu toppen 🙂
Klär mich mal eben mit dem MASH-Zusammenhang auf?
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Ah, bin ein großer Fan der Serie (Alan Alda *fistbite*) und es wird darin viel gesungen, da sich die Ärzte und Soldaten (Koreakrieg, falls die Serie kein Begriff ist) ja zwischen den Stoßzeiten des Grauens die Zeit vertreiben müssen und es im Niemandsland kaum Unterhaltung gab. Das Lied kommt soweit ich mich erinnere mindestens einmal vor und ist außerdem der Titel von Folge S7E10 von 1978 über eine Kältewelle.
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Ha, super, endlich jemand, der wie ich auch weiße Schuhe einfach nur grauslich findet. Weiße Schuhe gehören ausschließlich auf den Tennisplatz. Und schon absolut mal gar nicht in den Winter. Das ist eine Art von Luxus-Styling, das ich geradezu widerlich finde – weil es so weit von der Realität entfernt ist…
Lebende Wärmflaschen sind gut. Allerdings würde ich da schon fast die Version OHNE Rollkragen wählen – damit man an die nackte Haut besser rankommt…
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Der Versuch, hier ausnahmsweise mal FSK 0 zu bleiben, wurde damit zunichte gemacht 😂. Aber ich stimme dir voll und ganz zu. Der Wärmeaustausch funktioniert natürlich am besten bei möglichst viel nackter Haut. Rein physikalisch betrachtet selbstverständlich…
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Och, ich mein ja nur… es ist ja bekannt, dass man andere Leute am besten über die nackte Haut aufwärmt, und dass selbst der kuscheligste Rolli da nur eine Barriere darstellt… Muss ja auch nicht ganzkörpernackt sein – mir reicht ja schon ein freier Halsausschnitt.
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Ich bin eine Frostbeule. Da könnte ein freie Halsausschnitt etwas knapp werden 😂.
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Also, nur mal so jetzt weiter gedacht… der Rolli sah ja eigentlich recht locker sitzend aus. Ich würde also sagen, man kann da ganz locker auch eine Hand drunter schieben und sich so die Handschuhe sparen *grins*
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Allein die Vorstellung verursacht ein Ansteigen der Körpertemperatur 🤤. Verdammt, ich muss arbeiten, also Konzentration jetzt!
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Ok, ich sag dann mal nichts weiter…
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*fans self*
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Der Pulli geht in Ordnung. Er sieht gemütlich und anschmiegsam aus.
Hose und Schuhe finde ich nicht so gelungen, aber auf mich hört er ja nicht, denn sonst hätte er auch nicht (schon wieder) einen so auffälligen Filter benutzt. Das sieht immer leicht verklärt und so unnatürlich aus, irgendwie als wäre der Mann gar nicht echt. Man sieht und hört so wenig von ihm, dass man glauben könnte, er wäre eine animierte Figur, die von Audible erfunden wurde und an einen Schauspieler erinnert, den es mal wirklich gab. (Man merkt, dass BS komplett an mir vorbei geht und ich es immer noch schade finde, dass er bei der Werbetour zu Ocean’s 8 überhaupt nicht dabei war…) *grummel*
Mir fehlt Schlaf und ich fühle mit dir, Guylty. Lass dich nicht unterkriegen und bleibe tapfer. (Kann frau sich vom Christkind Einsicht für den Ehegatten wünschen?)
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Ich finde, du triffst total den Nagel auf den Kopf mit deiner Kritik am Filter. Genau das ist eigentlich das Schlimmste, was mit Fotografie passieren kann: Wenn das Subjekt plötzlich nicht mehr “echt” wirkt, dann hat die Fotografie versagt. Ok, gilt vielleicht bei Selfies nicht ganz so stark, aber ich erinnere mich da an ein paar Sarah Dunn Fotos, wo ich echt gedacht habe, dass Armitage jetzt eine Wachsattrappe von sich selbst zu Foto-Shoots schickt…
Ja, außerordentlich schade, dass wir hier so wenig von RA sehen – außer gefilterte Selfies und schwer zugängliche Serien. Obwohl ich mich ja gerade freue, dass der irische Staatssender offenbar BS eingekauft hat und bald zeigt…
Ich wünsche mir vom Weihnachtsmann, dass der Gatte ebenfalls das Rauchen einstellt.
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Ich drücke dir die Daumen und hoffe, dass dein frommer und friedensstiftender Wunsch in Erfüllung gehen möge.
Wenn BS jetzt bald bei euch in Irland läuft, dann könnten sich doch einige der Verantwortlichen dort oder auch im britischen Fernsehen daran erinnern, dass es da einen gewissen Richard Armitage mit beachtlichem Potential gibt. *dieHoffnungstirbtzuletzt*
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Das Letztere wäre schön. Ich fürchte aber, dass Irland zu klein ist – als Markt, als Publikum – um tatsächlich auch in UK wahrgenommen zu werden. Die wirklich wichtigen Macher sitzen alle in UK. Genau DA muss RA endlich mal wieder auftreten *moser*
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Hear hear!
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Reblogged this on One Last time? Never and commented:
Borrowing this, hope its okay……
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Absolutely ok, Tessa 🙂 Thanks for reblogging!
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Pictures like this stress me out a bit because he just floors me, it sounds ridiculous but I sometimes can’t cope with seeing him looking so flipping handsome! Re the outfit, I like it-cosy and classic. Possibly a better choice of footwear than the ultra white trainers.
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Oh, I am so with you on that, Rachel. I also find it stressful to some point that he is so handsome – and so out of reach *hahahaha*. And then I remind myself that he uses anti-wrinkle filters, and I feel slightly better again. *haha* Not because they make him look better (which is doubtful) but because they make him relatable… at least in the sense that he worries about his looks…
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Feel silly today but I had an over the top emotional response to that photo! It’s my hormones though!
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Spontaneous ovary explosion? *giggles*
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Well funny you say that but I was laughing to myself about my ovaries literally exploding! 😂😂
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Hey, I know the feeling, Rachel. I’ve been in this for too long, myself 😉
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Not a fan of the white tennis shoes with dark pants. Nope. But I love day 4 Advent. Perfect for my bday!!!
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Happy b-day, Zee – you deserve a thousand Guy kisses!
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Thank you!!!
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I used to love his choice of shoes and clumpy boots but his choice of casual stuff is awful remember the canvas ones in Washington Square? Rather than white he should have kept the ‘rottweiler ‘ ones from Ocean’s 8 then we all could have laughed.
Sorry but I find it ridiculous that he needs a hairdresser to comb his hair for a brief video chat. Come on Richard, where is the lad from Leicester gone?
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Comb his hair hahaha that’s so good!!! I think the stylist needs a stylist 😉🤣🤣
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I think the stylist is a little bit in love with Richard… Well, actually, the two of them might make a lovely couple, just by the twin look they were sporting.
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Ohhhhh girlfriend don’t go there!! I just woke up from a lovely shower induced Richard dream don’t pop my bubble💗💗💗😘😘🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Ooops, sorry. Just forget I said that 😉
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Not to switch on APM, but maybe the stylist wasn’t really his choice but brought in by Audible to make their prime reader presentable? Cos yeah, that level of vanity doesn’t really sit right with the “Leicester lad” image…
And ugh *shudders* – the canvas shoes in New York… Espadrilles should be kept where they belong – the South of France.
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Hahaha espradrilles only on women in the South of France only in summer
I like his Nike trainers 👟
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My thoughts exactly. We see him as this independent entity sometimes and forget that he actually works *for* somebody and must adhere to certain promo obligations. I actually have an idea for a blog post about that filed away…
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OOOHHHH can’t wait!!
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I think it’s funny that he is using his good looks to sell a product that doesn’t require them. How many of his fans will buy the product because of how he looks in a turtleneck? I am assuming non fans wouldn’t even see this gift of no calorie eye candy. I think the marketing dept. Is smart to use this platform with him, but I would love to know how many audible narrators are seen in promos? Does their sex appeal or lack of it determine marketing strategy when the consumer is buying something where looks are irrelevant? Or are they irrelevant? Me, wondering.
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Those are great questions Kathy.. Inquiring minds DO want to know.. I didn’t think it was THAT cold in NYC this week. He needs to bulk up there! Also wouldn’t there be heat in the studio?
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Well, I’m prepared to do plenty of things just for the way the man looks in turtlenecks or leather pants or uniform or a white T-shirt or a cravat or a nice pair of jeans…
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Such as……………………….
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Buy audiobooks. I’d never done that before him.
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Oh yeah I can’t even get thru the freebie Romeo anc Juliet one could you imagine if I tried Wanderlust or his Love Poems ?💗💗💗😘🤔😉
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The Love Poems are wonderful.
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Well I do love poems and his voice soooo maybe yeah…..
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It’s a short listen and you can do it poem by poem.
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That’s another piece of audio I haven’t yet listened to – partly because I missed it when it came out as a freebie, and I am totally NOT going to pay for that…
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The Love Poems? Can you wait awhile and then try to get a freebie as a intro? I think that is what I’m gonna do if the Love Poems is expensive.. It will be a year in Feb that I signed up with Audible so maybe I’m out of their system now. I’ve not getting any promos or any e-mail from them in awhile..
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Nah, I’m still a subscriber… But tbh I am not too pushed about this piece of work. I love poetry, but I prefer to read it myself.
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Yeah I was gonna do Their Lost Daughters one b/c that seem inters and got pretty good marks from every one
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That is definitely a suspenseful thriller, Michele. I enjoyed it, although some parts of it are really quite disgusting… but that’s the nature of thrillers… In any case, you will certainly not find any cringe moments in that!
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Thanks Guylty it will be a while and I haven’t even seen Pilgrimage yet. Just feeling like a slug 🐌 right now 😖🙄
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Those are all fairly difficult projects… Pilgrimage is also quite dark… and unsavoury in parts. So take your time with that, I’d say.
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That’s a very good question, Kathy. I follow Audible UK on Twitter and I can see there that RA is NOT the only voice performer whose picture is plastered on media to sell more audio books. But here is the thing: it’s pretty obvious that they are mainly marketing to women, because most of the promo contains pretty MALE actors… I don’t know what the numbers are re. male and female narrators, but it looks to me as if audio books are female domain… no surprise then that they are using Armitage’s pretty to sell more stuff…
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That makes total sense. I have a confession to make. I have never purchased an audiobook narrated by anyone. The only time I listened to them is with Mimi at Comic Con, and that’s it.I didn’t realize women were the primary audience for them. Maybe they count on women visualizing the hot male narrator speaking directly to them, or reading to them after a picnic lunch on a summer day by a lovely lake. Well, maybe not for the murder mysteries. But the romances – maybe. Also, good luck on your quitting smoking.Iknow you can do it, in spite of your hubs being insensitive to your struggles. My Dad smoked in between oxygen breaths, and my mom smoked until she forgot how. She used to hide cigarettes in her underwear and smuggle them into her assisted living place.
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LOL – your mom sounds like an absolute character, from everything I have heard about her so far. Class! (Mind you, I’ll try and not emulate *that* particular thing – I wanna get rid of this addiction.)
You know what, Kathy, I am impressed! You have resisted the temptation to buy everything that the man does. Good for you! Seriously. I mean, here I am, repeating post after post that I am not an audio book fan, yet I not only have an audible subscription but I actually listen to those damn things, too :-)). So, I don’t think you are missing all that much. Yes, Armitage’s voice is delightful, and his voice performances *are* a pleasure to listen to. But if audio is not your thing – well, that’s fine. Especially since we *do* know that the FULL package is ultimately the best thing – voice AND visuals.
As for audio book audience – apparently I am wrong with my assumption that mainly women listen to audio books. Just found a statistic about the audio book audience in the US in 2018 – and it’s about equal between male and female… https://www.statista.com/statistics/299800/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-gender/
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You know, Guylty, I’m feeling a little weary of the crush right now too. I don’t know. Work is hell right now, so maybe that’s influencing my general feeling about things? I think he’s a fabulous audiobook narrator, but I don’t always find the choices exciting and I’d much rather see him in a *good* TV series. Saw a bit of the first episode of BS Season 3 and I am underenthused — both by him and by the series. Sigh.
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Aw, come here, Sue. I hear you and I know exactly what you mean. Same here. Not 100% convinced by his choices – and definitely finding myself fatigued with yet another audio project coming up. It is definitely hard to keep up the crush when there isn’t any new visual material coming up. And I don’t just mean prettified wax-work selfies, but moving images… Sigh indeed.
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And how shallow am I that his skinniness and weirdly artificial hairstyle is really turning me off. (Don’t hate me.)
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Nah, I don’t hate you. We all have our favourite looks on him, don’t we? I also prefer him a bit chunkier, but I’ll give him that this year wasn’t really easy for him, and that takes its toll on his looks and health…
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But I feel like he’s been really skinny since Love, Love, Love. Maybe he likes himself that way and thinks it’s more youthful.
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I thought that chunky is something he has to work at, like it’s not his natural body type, so I’d actually suspect the reverse. He’s not working out a lot because he doesn’t enjoy it and hasn’t needed to for his roles lately, and not that he’s actively trying to be thinner. Also, he’s had a horrible year. He may not have much of an appetite.
Pure conjecture of course!
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I’m with Sue. I miss the Proctor hunky chunky look. He needs more hamburgers and steak tartar and less vegan cheese (hmmmm) Horrible year indeed, bless his heart….
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I like chunky, but I don’t expect him to put himself through a workout he dislikes because of my preference. 😂 Like I said, I doubt chunky is his god given state. I’m so lazy, I look how I look. Take it or leave it. He gets ‘permission’ to do the same from me. 😉😜
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Hahaha he needs to listen to us more! I thought I read he liked to run during Lucas days? It sounded to me like he was pretty discipline in working out too but maybe I read it wrong.. I mean there’s not much physical exertion opening one’s mouth into a microphone for 3-4 months.
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Yeah but running is cardio, it’ll make you thinner, not add bulk.
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He did weights for The Hobbit right? Maybe he has a personal trainer? I thought he liked yoga too? He just needs to eat more and find a script!!
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I completely agree with you re. the whole “I will look the way that I look” permission. But I don’t really believe that he doesn’t work out. I suspect that working out and physical exercise are engrained in him (and most action-man actors). Maybe he isn’t eating the protein diet that goes along with bulking up for sexy-hexy-hunky-chunky roles? Just does his usual fitness routine (and replaces protein with tannin…)
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tannin?
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The stuff that is contained in red wine…
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G, ah excellent point, we know the boy likes his RED WINE!!!!
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Pinot Noir et al.
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Didn’t he say he gave up drinking, though?
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Sue, did he say that again recently? Didn’t he say that he did for The Crucible but that was 4 plus years ago, I mean especially this year Pinot Noir had to have been calling for him…
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Definitely recently. Maybe the Paris interviews? Can’t recall.
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Ok I found it. When he was recording the first season of Wolverine, he said he drank a bottle of wine to get the voice, but that he hadn’t drank in 2 years before that. (Sorry, Guylty, that I’m linking to one of my posts for “evidence”.) https://imfeelingthis.blog/2018/05/08/wolverine-10-series-disappointing/
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Sue thanks so much for checking!! I mean he could enjoy a glass here and there w out it becoming an issue per se just saying ….🙄😉
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Maybe. Or even a whole bottle, apparently!
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Right!!! 🤣🤣👍
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Well, not not work out at all but chunky requires specific things like certain weights besides cardio like running or biking and a specific diet as you pointed out. If he’s used to the gym, he’s probably going as a matter of course but probably not doing that stuff?
Yeah, tannin is not gonna work as a protein substitute. 🤪 🍷
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Kate he may be using Tallin (aka Pinot Noir) for other things…
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Ich hab auch eine Schwäche für den Proctor-Look. Aber diese Körperform liegt definitiv nicht in seinen Genen. Und wenn man das dann trotzdem dauerhaft erreichen will, muss man wirklich sehr, sehr viel arbeiten, mehrere Stunden täglich, von der Ernährung ganz zu schweigen. Das muss sich wegen mir keiner antun, der das nicht wirklich will. Sport wird er machen, das geht gar nicht anders in dem Business. Schließlich kann er da nicht plötzlich mit ner Plautze beim Casting auftauchen, wenn er für Action- und/oder Augenschmausrollen vorspricht.
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Sehe ich genauso. Er ist eher der Typ ‘tall and lanky’ und für den Proctor Look hat er sicher monatelang eisern trainiert. 💪🏻 💪🏻 💪🏻 Das macht man nicht aus Spaß an der Freude, wenn’s keinen Grund gibt oder man generell total auf Fitness steht.
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Kate I think if he worked out in moderation and ATE more bulky type of food Proctor would be in his sights… I hope he didn’t think himself fat for Proctor–I mean that chest alone…… yowza!!!
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No, sorry to burst your bubble. I’m a lazy ass when it comes to workouts but being married to a John Porter type you learn a thing or two about fitness. Proctor for a guy with his genes is hard work. A little workout 🏋️♀️ and some protein 🥩 isn’t gonna get him there.
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Kate so because I am now genuinely interested, do you think he took supplements to bulk up or did weights and diet for like 6 months?
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Butting in here: I’ve had it from people in the know that it is *impossible* to bulk up *that* quickly and to *that* extent *without the help of certain substances. (Which is why I do sometimes think actors are mad to be putting themselves through such gruelling regimes…)
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yeah I’m not insinuating anything bad about him like drugs or whatever the correct term is (hormone endorsers?) Im naturally curious b/c I think he looks the best as Proctor-hunky chunky, healthy, chesty, army, leggy, fine in other unmentionables… The tall lanky look I mean ok but I don’t want to hug a skeleton yeah know??
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I don’t think they are necessarily illegal drugs, but I think what is usually used in such cases, are steroids.
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yeah that’s what I thought but I don’t want to say anything um er negative (steroids can really f**k up a body) geez I wonder how he perceived himself in Proctor’s body… He looked so handsome and debonair instead of thin and in need of a cheeseburger
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Yep… steroids are actually nasty stuff. My hubs is permanently on steroids for a chronic disease. It not only wreaks havoc with the body, but also affects moods and personality…
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Aah, he´s far from being a skeleton Michele. I don´t think that´s in his genes either. So don´t worry. Maybe if he would start to run ultra marathons, but otherwise, no way.
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Nordlicht, I hope not b/c that road only goes south as far as bad self-esteem. He does look a little peaked even with the beard, not a healthy glow to him although he’s had a shit of a year personally and as Danny…
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I don’t know enough about that time to comment on that. How much prep time did he have? Was there anything else going on at the time or was he able to just concentrate on his preparation? It’s doable without steroids (I’ve seen GG do it) but it takes many hours a day for quite a while.
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Well, he came to the Crucible directly from his shoot in Leeds for Urban and the Shed Crew. And while Chop wasn’t exactly a lightweight petite flower, I doubt that RA had that much time to bulk up “naturally”… So, nah, I suspect that there were other helpers. Let’s call them “dietary supplements”…
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Wobei ich hier eben noch kurz anmerken möchte, dass Proctor nicht 100% Muskel war! Da waren ein paar ganz besonders leckere, weiche Stellen an Bauch und Taille, die dem Look erst die richtige Authentizität verliehen haben.
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Fragt sich, wie er das dann erreicht hat? Sehr viel Sport, viel Eiweiß, Nahrungsergänzung und zusätzlich noch viel Kohlehydrate und Fett?
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Alles method, Nordlicht! Er hat mit den Rindern gelebt und eine Magd entjungfert *rofl*
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Solange es nicht andersrum war 😈.
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*hüstel* Das kann man bei so Extrem-Schauspielern ja nie wissen…
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Hab grad meinen Tee quer über den Tisch geprustet vor Lachen und dafür vom GG ein “please, tone it down geerntet”… 😂😂😂
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Hast ihm hoffentlich gesagt, dass es hier um ernsthafte künstlerische Diskussionen geht..
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Selbstverfreilich!!
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Danke – ich nehme es als Kompliment *grins*. Und dann noch schöne Grüße an Herrn H, und sag ihm, es tut mir leid. *augenklimper*
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Ich hab das ja leider bislang nur im still photo gesehen und nicht in Bewegung…
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Moment, ich suche mal die einschlägigen gifs…
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Ok, ohne jetzt Salz in die Wunden reiben zu wollen, aber live und von ganz nah (erste Reihe) sah man das sehr deutlich. Ich fands irre berührend – eben unglaublich authentisch und überzeugend. Gif: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6c/83/28/6c8328ab21bf2d779f019fa6f12b5ca4.gif
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Mehr davon! Ich finde, die Hose stört die Konzentration etwas… *sabber*.
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*roflmao* Nordlicht!!!! Also echt ey, das ist hier hohe Kunst!!!!! *und schweine fligen*
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Selbstverständlich, künstlerisch wertvoll und intellektuell anspruchsvoll. Genau wie unsere Kommentare 😭🤣.
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Aber immer.
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Verdammt, falscher Smiley 😬.
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Schon gut. Ist halt das Drama meines Lebens, dass ich das verpasst habe. 😭😭😭
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Ey, sowas kommt auch noch mal wieder. Ich bin da zuversichtlich. Herr A ist Bühnenschauspieler durch und durch.
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Nicht, dass ich da hätte hingehen können, wenn ich davon und ihm gewusst hätte…
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Dann vergiss die Vergangenheit. Ist ja eh vorbei. Konzentrieren wir uns auf die Zukunft!
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Yaya!!
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Kate Ich auch sweetie, let’s commiserate together!!! Maybe next year next fall please eyes to the sky!!!
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I want to join the club of the misfortunate late bloomer fans. It´s a tragedy 😭.
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Nordlicht of course we are a chatty bunch but I thought you were here already?
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No, unfortunately not. I so regret that. TC on stage must have been breathtaking.
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Me too but you did see him on DT right? That is just breathtaking as well although not live. Next year I’m hoping he will do something in London…
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HOly moly!!!! Lucky duck you were!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The back alone would do me in!!!!!!
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Yep, it was really tough having to sit through that – with RA about 2 meters away from me.
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My inclination would have been to reach out and pet…
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Nah… you wouldn’t if there are 500 other people around you! Besides, it was already exciting enough to just *watch* and *hear* from close up.
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Imagine: RA´s doing a classical drama on stage. Michele´s in the audience. It´s time for peripety, a thrilling moment, everyone´s holding his breath. RA is bare-chested because… well, reasons. Precisely then Michele walks to the stage, reaches out her hand and strokes his back. He looks slightly irritated. One second later all the women in the audience stand up, run to the stage and pounce on him. I´m not sure he´d make it out alive 😂.
Michele, we definetely have to go together to his next stage performance!
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Ah Nordlicht you are the sweetest!! You just made my whole year! Definitely we will be at a play next year I don’t care if he recites Edgar Allen Poe! Oh and I would need like 3 Pinot noirs or old fashions to pet him, stroke him or get within 3 feet of him and I’m pulling you on stage w me 😉💗😘😘😘
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Okay, I´ll get you the Pinot noir 😉. But apart from this I´d prefer to stay in the back and enjoy the spectacle 😉.
I only hope you are right about the play *sigh*.
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Me too I mean I’m just staying positive and wishing him to pick something to perform on stage like in late summer or fall just for planning purposes! I already have a group itinerary ready!!!👏😉😘
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Nö, ganz richtig. So’n Proctor ist eben dauerhaft nur mit Investition in eigene Farm und rund 25 Rindern machbar. Und auch mit etwas weniger Echtmuskel sieht Herr Armitage ja immer noch ansehnlich aus.
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Definitiv, mehr als nur ansehnlich. Ganz zu schweigen von der Lebensqualität, die man sich so noch erhält. Für mich wär es die Hölle, wenn ich jeden Tag Sport machen und genau nach Plan essen müsste. Bin aber auch ne faule Sau und esse gern.
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Alles ne Frage der Gewohnheit. Genau wie meine Raucherei. Ich bin mir sicher, dass man sich das alles total antrainieren kann.
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Am Anfang mag es ähnlich sein, aber das Rauchverlangen geht irgendwann weg. Das andere muss man dauerhaft machen. Und wenn man sich dann jeden Tag dazu zwingen muss… Es sind ja nicht nur die Männer betroffen. Wenn man manchmal liest, was weibliche Stars so essen oder anderweitig anstellen, um vorzeigbar fürs Showbiz zu bleiben. Nein danke, ein bißchen Genuß sollte schon noch sein im Leben.
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Sehe ich zwar genauso, aber wenn ich da an RA denke, sagte er ja mal vor Jahren “during the week my body is a temple. At the weekend, my body is a skip.” Ich finde das eigentlich eine ganz clevere Strategie – 5 Tage eiserne Disziplin, und am Wochenende dann mal lockerlassen.
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Ja, das klingt gut und machbar ohne allzu viel Selbstkasteiung. So bleibt man auf jeden Fall vorzeigbar. Ganz für die Spitze dürfte das dann aber nicht reichen.
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Welche Spitze jetzt?
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Für die Spitze der hollywoodkompatiblen Körper, also sehr muskulös.
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Stimmt.
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Ja, man gewöhnt sich an alles, sogar an FußPilz. Aber man gewinnt natürlich schon jede Menge Zeit, wenn man nicht tagtäglich stundenlang in ‘nem Fitnesstempel abhängen muss.
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Stimmt. Aber mich müsst ihr hier auch absolut nicht überzeugen. Ich bin die erste, die keinen Bock auf Fitness hat *lach*. Ich kann mir nur nicht vorstellen, dass Herr A kein Training macht. Zum Einen, weil er einmal ganz deutlich gesagt hat, dass er kein “fat dude” sein will (eine Ausdrucksweise, die ich ihm bis heute nicht verziehen habe), zum anderen weil ich davon ausgehe, dass er als ehemaliger Profitänzer und wie die meisten Dauerfitnessbetreiber um den “Adrenalinsuchteffekt” weiß – Fitness macht gute Laune und schafft Klarheit im Kopf. Sowas gibt der sicher nicht auf, auch oder gerade WENN es ihm mental nicht gut geht.
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Bis zu dem Adrenalin-High hab ich persönlich es noch nie geschafft. Ich find workout einfach nur ätzend. Kennt das jemand aus eigener Erfahrung mit dem feels so good? Ich bin da skeptisch… #FauleSocke
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Ich kenns auch nicht, ich hab immer vorher schon genug. Aber es gibt ja auch das Läufers-High bspw., sagen Leute, die joggen. Also irgendwas wird dran sein. Und den Kopf kann man mit Bewegung auf jeden Fall frei kriegen.
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Nordlicht as a previous runner although a slow runner there is a ‘runner’s high” for sure although I can think of some other ways um hmmmmmm see what you did with your BS shower visual?!!!
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Echt jetzt? Kein Hochgefühl nach dem Sport? Ok, also, das hat bei mir nun auch nicht gerade Orgasmus-Ausmaße, aber wenn ich richtig jogge und die letzten 5 Minuten noch mal so richtig Gas gebe, dann bin ich danach den ganzen Tag in Hochlaune und fühle mich, als könnte ich Bäume ausreißen. Das hatte ich auch als Teenager so, als ich noch im Schwimmverein jedes zweite Wochenende bei nem anderen Wettkampf war.
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Nee, leider noch nie am eigenen Leibe erlebt. Aber wie gesagt bin ich extrem faul und gehe an Fitness mit Leidensmiene ran. Ich stell es mir so ähnlich wie das Gefühl nach einem gelungenen Auftritt vor (ich hab früher getanzt).
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Du, ich bin alles andere als ne Sportskanone heutzutage. (Bin zu alt dafür – mir tut mittlerweile alles weh. Auch wenn ich nur sitze *rofl*) Aber ich erinnere mich mit Wehmut an die guten alten Zeiten des adrenalingestützten Hochgefühls… Beste legale Droge der Welt. Und das sogar schon nach 30 Minuten joggen im Schneckentempo!
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30 Minuten? Da würde ich schon lange am Boden liegen. 🥴
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Ach, erzählt mir hier doch nix!!! Wenn ich alte Frau das kann (ok: KONNTE – die Zeiten liegen jetzt schon drei Jahre zurück), dann kannst du schlanke Ranke das doch auch!
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Nie den Fehler machen und Schlankheit mit Fitness verwechseln. Das ist total unabhängig. Ich bin wirklich unfit wie nur was, seit ich nicht mehr notgedrungen durch die Gegend jogge, um nicht auf halber Strecke von der Bühne zu kippen.
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Da hast du allerdings Recht – schlank und fit sein zwei verschiedene Sachen…
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Also 30 Minuten flottes Gehen scheinen leider nicht diesen Effekt zu haben.
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Nee, echt nicht!
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Kate you are tall and thin, some of us are shorter and hippier as we age so exercise is helpful but I’ll happily volunteer to cater to his um needs….
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Nein, nein, wir sind uns sicher alle einig, dass er trainiert. Ohne Sport gehts nicht. Ich glaube aber nicht, dass er täglich einige Stunden damit zubringt.
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Da stimme ich dir zu.
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Yup, genau das.
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He’s too busy spitting out audio books and wax like selfies!!!! Kidding kidding….
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Tut tut.
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Spot on, Michele!
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I mean – vegan cheese, my arse!!! I seriously doubt that Armitage is really getting into that vegan stuff. It’s just another example of Michelle Forbes trying to gaslight people…
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Yeah I totally agree but I don’t want to get into that AGAIN she’s not worth it!!!
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Absolutely right. Definitely not reacting to the kind of ‘Käse’ that la Forbes likes to spread around…
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Guytly, yep he needs to stay away from her, Mina’s in Germany and married so she’s safe. Richard needs to stay in London now and find a BBC series !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hear hear!
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I think that’s true, that he is naturally slim, but I remember too that he said he doesn’t drink anymore and I thought he was still using the trainer, so maybe he’s trying to be slim too. And I do recognize that he may be having a hard time with his mum dying. It’s fine, of course, just that I’m not finding the look as appealing to me.
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Hm, not sure whether he really stayed at the LLL level of skinniness all that time. I think he hunked up a little bit for BS, although he is very svelte as DM… But I agree – I like him a little chunkier than he is now. (And suspect the same reason as you. But careful, Mr A – ‘skinny’ can quickly turn into ‘haggard’ when you are over 35…)
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Oh I know he went up a bit since LLL, but still..,. And well that is precisely the issue as you say. Skinniness past a certain age tends to make you look not younger but older, and not in a good way. Sorry to throw everyone into APM, but I’m feeling really conflicted. And shallow.)
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No, not shallow at all, Sue. I know what you mean. Was just reading some of your comments on Servetus’ post, and you mentioned something about “ageing gracefully”. I couldn’t agree more. It somehow irks me that here is someone who is more or less the same age as I, and doing his darnedest to hide it… I try to tell myself that that comes with the business he is in, but I still have to say it is a type of behaviour that I can’t really identify with…)
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Yeah, I don’t know about the whole hairpiece thing. But maybe you have to do what you have to do. I’m sure he’d find me too un-skinny, so there you go.
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“un-skinny”… LOL. Well, I fall into the same category. I bet, I am the female version of the “fat dude” that Mr A doesn’t want to become *rofl*
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Let’s call ourselves zaftig, shall we?
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Sue, ah I had to google that word zaftig… interesting…
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It’s definitely a complement, as one was pleasingly so.
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Ok got it. Glad you said that…
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I’ve seen it applied to women in paintings of a certain era, like Rubens’ nudes, who were zaftig.
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Sue, thank you! So educational here! I learn so many new things incl art and vocabulary!!
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That’s what Serv always says… “Fandom is so educational!”
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hahaha Sue “weirdly artificial hairstyle”‘ yep indeed!!!
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Ooh I’m liking the hair personally, it’s cute and funky and not bouffant!
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Too each her own, I guess.
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For the most part he seems to lean toward the safe t-shirt, jeans and leather jacket casual style which lends itself to a “I’m just a regular guy” vibe. (which I love on him) Occasionally when he comes up with something like this combo it makes me think he’s attempting to add a bit of trendy into the mix. I don’t think it always works as planned (and not my favorite look on him) but hey, whatever feels comfortable – go for it! He’s such an attractive guy he’d look good in just about anything anyway (short of a completely hideous fashion disaster) and the mere fact that he’s trying to be stylish is endearing in itself imo. I have to give him credit because it can’t be easy to be in a career where your looks are such an important factor in your success. That said, I really wish he’d lay off the filters. If only he embraced the fact that those lines only enhance his good looks with character. Also I’m praying to the hair gods to give him nape curls again I won’t even mind if they’re sprinkled with a bit of grey. 😉
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Agreed! #NoFilters His crinkles are sooo great. Leave them be.
And I believe he’s talked about the problem with looks being important in this business before. The fact that he would like to not care (or doesn’t really care for his own sake) but is forced to because looks matter to casting agents etc. I would not wanna be in his shoes. It must be a bit exhausting.
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Sure it is exhausting. I doubt there is any woman here who *doesn’t* know what he is experiencing. The problem is that he is perpetuating the issue by going along with it. Instead of allowing himself to be seen as he is, he maintaining some kind of front in terms of youthfulness and beauty. In that respect, I do not really feel that much sympathy. If he wanted to, he could break out of the vicious circle…
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Maybe he fears he’ll get pidgeon holed in older roles or supporting actor roles and all the juicy ones he’ll get passed by. I mean look at his track record on IG all of them are filtered to some extent, even the king of the ski mountain one when he is physically cold there are porcelain wrinkle free eyes and no laugh lines… it’s not realistic and he’s headed for a crash…. (metaphorically speaking)
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Well, even *with* all the sanitised selfies, he’s not getting those juicy roles now, is he? So maybe the strategy is not working? Maybe he should try a different approach – look the age he is and corner *that* market? I mean, I don’t have the solutions, either, I am only wondering…
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reminds me of the story Michael Caine gives about Jack Nicholson getting him out of retirement. Caine had given up to a degree because he stopped being offered lead roles-he was a handsome man back in the day- and he felt frustrated. However when he got back into acting and took on character roles -that when he started getting juicy roles and awards.
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Guylty I’m sure he feels frustrated, he reads all these great roles are going to Brits a tad younger than him plus competing with the Oldman and McElvoy and Farrell and Bale and all these other popular actors and it gets old and depressing after awhile.. but we will see with BS3 now won’t we?!
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True. And now look at it from the other side: He makes himself look younger in order to appear the other side of 40 – and he feels frustrated, he reads all these great roles are going to Brits a tad younger than him plus competing with the likes of Cumberbatch and McAvoy and Hiddleston and Stevens and all these other popular actors and it gets old and depressing after awhile… See, there is no escaping the progress of time…
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No doubt it’s a rough and tough profession but he’s been in it for longer than Hiddle and Stevens (love you Kelly) so one would think (as in me) that he would know the lay of the land by now and be able to navigate cuz Cumbie and Hiddle do audio too but they also do tv, film, stage… baffling …. throw now Matthew Goode into it and Cavill .. ughhhh
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Yeah. There really is no rhyme or reason to it. I don’t think it is all down to talent. He has got that in abundance. It’s also down to coincidence and that little bit of luck – being there and available at the right time. Being cast in the right piece.
And yet, it’s not all bad. He’s done some amazing things, and he has had some amazing successes. He has done well – and he is still a working actor, that counts for something. (And he has some very loyal fans, too, who love him, 47, grey temples, sanitised selfies or not!)
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Very loyal and goo goo eyeing and dream about him and salivate and stand at SD and hopefully many or all of us next year get to finally see him LIVE if he ever does another play again…
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Exactly – if that’s not a consolation, then I don’t know what is. (For him, that is! Fans that follow through thick and thin.)
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I take it all back. New pic on twitter of RA doing this recording and he looks like a completely different person! Those phone filters are a terrible thing!
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Where on Twitter?
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i’ve retweeted -just do the usual richardarmitage hashtag
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💋💋
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Kate, and you said you were verbose?!!
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Very occasionally I keep it short and emoji. 😉🤫😶
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Emojis rock sista!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!did you listen to his interview on Audible? I loved him putting his reading glasses on….. be still my heart!!!
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I did. It made me happy!
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Kate, Yep, I knew it would!!!! The Twitter pic Rachel pointed out though is atrocious-looks like a waxed Ken doll…
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Happy zone, dear. I’m in the happy zone!!!
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Kate, I’m happy that you are in the happy zone, won’t dare rain on that parade!!!
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P. S. Rachel tweeted screenshots from the interview, so no filters.
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Are they available to see on #richardarmitage? Or am I SOL….???
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Here you go:
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You spoil me!!! 😘👍
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Oh, Richard´s doll for Madame Tussauds is finally finished 😈.
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Nordlicht so funny 😂 I love it!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👏👏👏😘😘🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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LO; – touché. Atrocious.
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Phew, finally somebody whose opinion I can share.
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Um Guylty Nordlicht said it best!!! Kudos to her spot on!
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Well, I agree with both of you!
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Hey, what’s that supposed to mean? ☹️
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Just that I agree with those who think that photo looks as if he has been embalmed to be saved for posterity.
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It sounded like nobody ever agrees with you, when that is my main occupation… 😜
Btw ‘embalmed for posterity’ is truly inspired. *röchel*
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Mine too Except for the beardage but variety is the spice of life!!!!
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LOL – I really hope that is *not* your main occupation. Otherwise I better write more and give you more to do. (BTW, who pays you for working as my yay-sayer? *LOL*)
Glad you liked my disrespectful criticism of that waxworks image. It’s almost as bad as my eternal non-favourite by Sarah Dunn: https://66.media.tumblr.com/be3618dc56bb405f2c1f39a459e61eee/tumblr_ngdcrih0ba1rqs5z5o1_500.jpg
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Ugh that shirt and brown moto jacket combo does not work and he looks a bit plastic there in her photo.. I like the beard though, sorry!!!!
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That is the mother of all waxworks photos. (Or possibly the “father of…”?)
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God, I didn’t know Dunn had done that one. Everything about it is weird, from the color scheme (dirty salmon?) to the excessive glattbügeln in Photoshop.
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Glad I am not the only one who thinks this is one of the worst pictures ever taken of RA. The colour is pretty original (in the sense that the location is painted that colour), but apart from the styling, the extreme photoshop is just so unflatteringly artificial – it makes the subject look like an android, some kind of humanoid robot. Horrible.
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Android!!!Spot on! yes yes so true!! Maybe he suggested it to her after seeing Ex Machina!!!
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Dunn likes her photoshop, anyway. But her other work was not quite as devoid of life as this series of pictures…
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“devoid of life”‘ hahahaha I’m glad she is doing well but I don’t want to open that door….
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Same here. That accident was a terrible tragedy, and I am glad to see her improve, health-wise.
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The location color in itself is kinda vintage cool, I simply would have put my subject into a different outfit for more contrast. It all looks same-same to me, but I’m an amateur, so what do I know? 😉🤷🏻♀️
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Kate I think the outfit looks atrocious! I like the jacket although brown is not a good color on him (too reminiscent of Mulligan) and that shirt color is ugly… then the robotic gaze, only the beard is worth the saliva out of my mouth,,,
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No, I think you are right – the choice of styling is a bit unfortunate, although I can see why she puts him casually dressed in front of the shabby chic wall. I just think the textures all jar with each other, and the colour scheme is simply not flattering at all, no matter what skin tone the subject has. All in all one of the less successful shoots.
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Guylty, just say it that is an UGLYYYYY shirt he is wearing. Ugly!!! Pukey beyond pukey… the jacket paired with a nicer color would have worked well but the whole pic is badddddddd um in my opinion….
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LOL – I don’t know, I don’t know really what kind of shirt he is wearing. Burgundy coloured?
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Uh yeah maybe I got a tad carried away sorry!!
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Hehe. No, I agree it looks a bit weird…
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Die Location an sich gefällt mir sogar. Und meiner Meinung nach steht ihm diese T-Shirtfarbe grundsätzlich gut. Die Farbe der Jacke ist allerdings eine unglückliche Wahl. Und die übertriebene Nachbearbeitung hat das Ganze eher verschlimmbessert. Hätte man sich sparen können. Immerhin hat sie es geschafft, ihm kein Ohr wegzuretuschieren oder sowas ähnliches 🙄.
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Die Location ist ziemlich cool. Princelet Street in Spitalfields. Das Haus ist tatsächlich so verwaschen rosa. Und diese Wildlederjacke ist farblich daneben und vom Styling her irgendwie auch opamäßig… LOL – hätte noch gefehlt, dass sie ihm ein Ohr wegretouchiert… Aber da sind auch ohne Retouchierung einige fiese Klopfer in der Fotoserie. Auf diesem hier erkenne ich ihn beispielsweise überhaupt nicht wieder: http://66.media.tumblr.com/f487c934b2955b5e4ba13fa271847770/tumblr_nh9rd3WYfL1rzlwrxo2_1280.jpg
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Irgendwie russisch…
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Joooo. Oder auch kontinentaleuropäisch. Jedenfalls gar nicht so englisch… Und übrigens eine sehr vielgenutzte Location.
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Casual is good, it just feels like all the colors blend together—so much so that you can barely tell him from the fab vintage wall. It makes him almost colorless, like he’s a chameleon blending into the scenery.
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Well, Dunn is big into desaturating her images. But in this case it makes him look pale and lifeless – and waxy because all the shadows have been obliterated…
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Desaturated is a great word. Yes, it’s all sort of washed out.
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Fachsprache. Weil, gelernt ist gelernt!
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Das dachte ich mir. Ich bin ja so ein Wörterliebhaber und das hat mich angesprochen. Manche Wörter sind einfach schön, manche passend und manche beides.
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Shutter speed, aperture, parallax error… *sigh* Those words almost hold erotic meaning for me as a photographer. 😉
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Stop it or you’ll have to buy me dinner!!
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*giggles* lens cap.
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You’re one focal length away from a real good time. 😉
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*thumbs up* that’s a really good one. I better F stop now.
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Yes, my lenses are starting to fog up! I’m feeling a little diffracted.
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ROFL – just stay focused!
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Gosh here you two go again 😉🤣😛
Where’s Nordlicht ? I need you to translate 😉💗😘
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*grins* we’re speaking English, Michele 😉
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Yeah but your own little world 🌎😉😘
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I’m afraid that’s a given…
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Sorry Michele, was busy with having fun at our Christmas party yesterday evening. But I see you three had your own funny party over here as well 😁. I´m but afraid I wouldn´t have been very useful translating English conversations for you anyway 😉😘.
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Nordlicht, your English is wunderbar!! You complement (um complete) them both very nicely!!!!! Hope the Cmas party was fun!!!
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Well, tbh this wasn‘t so much a German-English issue as a photographer/optics translator 🆚 ‘ordinary people’ issue. Unless you swallowed glossary, this was an inside joke and probably not even half as funny. 🤷🏻♀️
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Thank you Michele 😘. I had a really great evening. First some tasty Glühwein at the medieval Christmas market and then super delicious food in the company of really nice people with interesting conversations and lots of laughter.
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The video is really great 😍. That instagram pic instead… 🙈.
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Oh yeah the IG pic yuck but the vid is sweet and endearing and honest and Richard at his best 💗💗💗💗😘😘👍
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Exactly what we need from time to time ♥♥♥. Gimmi more Richard, gimme more!
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Gime Gimme Gimme A man After Midnight!!! Or before or after dinner hmmmmmmmm
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Rachel I just saw it, he also does an Audible interview about Cmas Hirelings book and looks much better, love the close up of his wrinkly under eyes and he puts reading glasses on. swoonworthy…..
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the video is much nicer than the filtered pics-i mean i kinda like them but they’re so unrealistic -bit of false advertising! lol (re the glasses-i think he deserves a much nicer frame than those ones )
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The video is lovely – his look there (despite the ladies’ jumper) really suits him. And he seems happy and in a good mood, not as serious and morose as recently. But maybe that is just the subject matter?
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Hahaha ladies jumper 🤣🤣🤣😘💗
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(Bit mean of me, but yeah, still not really convinced by that jumper.)
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I like your self-restraint in your Happy Mail post just now!!
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Well, it had already been said here, so why bring the mood down over there 😉
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Rachel, go back and peruse some of those IG pics of his. He looks totally different!!! Like a stunt double!!! hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I saw the picture. Honestly – I love the bright smile, but the sanitised eyes are just horrible. Sorry, I really just don’t think those filtered pictures are redeemable.
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