My goodness, Ophelia fancies herself

[backstreetgirl]

I was watching the Gatineau hour and trying to put up with Ophelia rabbiting on when she said - with a coy look and equally coy movements - "I'm 40 but people say I look younger...." The hour finished and I kept QVC on as I wanted to see Molton Brown. It's on now and she's just given the wrong easy payments. She corrected herself saying "I was the creative one in school, I was not the mathematician." Umm it said in the box on screen 'easy payments of £12' and you said £15 Ophelia, nothing to do with mathematics. She's prancing and preening, she obviously thinks she's really something. Well, something you're not is a good presenter.

 

[MrMarple]

I genuinely don’t mind her and if I was in charge of Q, there’s quite a few who would be ahead of her in the queue for their P45’s

 

[Grizelda]

Ophelia's right. She doesn't look 40. But it's due to genetics, not Gatineau.

 

[ERICS MUM]

I genuinely don’t mind her and if I was in charge of Q, there’s quite a few who would be ahead of her in the queue for their P45’s

Same here, find her quite amusing and kind. I’m a Londoner though, and although I’ve lost my accent I’ve always worked with people who sound like Ophelia, guess I’m immune.

 

[slinky]

I think she's a kind, genuine and quite naive person. She's always upbeat, and seems happy to be in her job, which is more than can be said for some of the ar***oles on the channel

 

[boffy]

Same here, find her quite amusing and kind. I’m a Londoner though, and although I’ve lost my accent I’ve always worked with people who sound like Ophelia, guess I’m immune.

Sadly I talk like Ophelia Mayne not as choppy but East London I am.

 

[mitteny]

I think she's a kind, genuine and quite naive person. She's always upbeat, and seems happy to be in her job, which is more than can be said for some of the ar***oles on the channel

Happy to be in her job, of course she is, she can't believe her luck!!

 

[slinky]

Happy to be in her job, of course she is, she can't believe her luck!!

Yep. Wouldn't we all?

 

[Grizelda]

I don't enjoy listening to Ophelia. She's improved a bit since she started at QVC, but she still reels off the information about the product as if she were reading a script. She doesn't have to speak like Knightsbridge Emma (the elarstic woman) but she could learn not to drop her 't's'. She's stronger than she appears and this showed when she defended herself against Simon Wilson's silly comments.

 

[Misty]

I was watching the Gatineau hour and trying to put up with Ophelia rabbiting on when she said - with a coy look and equally coy movements - "I'm 40 but people say I look younger...." The hour finished and I kept QVC on as I wanted to see Molton Brown. It's on now and she's just given the wrong easy payments. She corrected herself saying "I was the creative one in school, I was not the mathematician." Umm it said in the box on screen 'easy payments of £12' and you said £15 Ophelia, nothing to do with mathematics. She's prancing and preening, she obviously thinks she's really something. Well, something you're not is a good presenter.

Ophelia doesn’t know when to shut up. Ophelia thinks the world is her stage. Ophelia is boring but she does love herself. Perhaps she and Catherine Huntley should get together and discuss themselves because no one else is interested.

 

[Suki 1]

I don't enjoy listening to Ophelia. She's improved a bit since she started at QVC, but she still reels off the information about the product as if she were reading a script. She doesn't have to speak like Knightsbridge Emma (the elarstic woman) but she could learn not to drop her 't's'. She's stronger than she appears and this showed when she defended herself against Simon Wilson's silly comments.

What did Simon Wilson say?

 

[Grizelda]

What did Simon Wilson say?

He asked her personal questions about whether or not she had a boyfriend. She answered him squarely letting him know that he had no business asking her things like that.

 

[Becca Kells-Bells]

I was watching the Gatineau hour and trying to put up with Ophelia rabbiting on when she said - with a coy look and equally coy movements - "I'm 40 but people say I look younger...." The hour finished and I kept QVC on as I wanted to see Molton Brown. It's on now and she's just given the wrong easy payments. She corrected herself saying "I was the creative one in school, I was not the mathematician." Umm it said in the box on screen 'easy payments of £12' and you said £15 Ophelia, nothing to do with mathematics. She's prancing and preening, she obviously thinks she's really something. Well, something you're not is a good presenter.

Chloe Everton really does love checking herself out in the monitor, usually while the BA she's hosting with is talking. Both rude and vain at the same time.

 

[Totally Loopy Lou]

Yep. Wouldn't we all?

Honestly? NO! I can think of nothing worse than being a presenter on QVC, or anywhere on TV for that matter!
Not to mention I would absolutely appalling at it!

I’m not an extrovert, hate public speaking and could not cope with having people gabbling in my ear whilst I try to speak!

Plus I would loathe the attention and the exposure of knowing everyone was constantly critiquing my body, hair, clothes and voice/personality!

For the “right” person, however, it must be a dream and sure they’re very comfortably remunerated!

[Do we know/has anyone ever found out what sort of salary the presenters are on?]

 

[boffy]

Ophelia doesn’t know when to shut up. Ophelia thinks the world is her stage. Ophelia is boring but she does love herself. Perhaps she and Catherine Huntley should get together and discuss themselves because no one else is interested.

Catherine Huntley is a lovely presenter her diction and pronunciation is excellent.

 

[TheFamousGrouse]

He asked her personal questions about whether or not she had a boyfriend. She answered him squarely letting him know that he had no business asking her things like that.

I'd have asked him if he had one.

 

[Grizelda]

I'd have asked him if he had one.

That might have shut him up (or not, he's hard as nails.)

 

[mitteny]

Catherine Huntley is a lovely presenter her diction and pronunciation is excellent.

It might be but her smutty innuendos, the fact that she loves herself and is always fishing for compliments makes her unwatchable for me!!

 

[mitteny]

Chloe Everton really does love checking herself out in the monitor, usually while the BA she's hosting with is talking. Both rude and vain at the same time.

Totally agree, another one that has been reaching for the remote, she is so unprofessional, its embarrassing!

 

[Old Man Steptoe]

Ophelia still comes across as a nice person!
No harm in being yourself