Aretha Franklin was fucking hideous, but boy was she talented.
Natalie Cassidy, maybe not so talented, but she caught a break.

Do yourself a favour. Don't watch Eastenders.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 19:50, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

To be fair
It does put the minor misfortune and downright shitty luck of us mortal beings into sharp focus :)
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 12 Apr 2010, 19:53, Reply)

And besides,
if you were to ever get the thesp break you crave, and the first thing you were offered was a part in what is, let's face it, a major TV soap, would you turn it down?

An ex flatmate was on it as Arthur Fowler's cellmate and he's never looked back now that he's back in this shitty town teaching bass guitar
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 12 Apr 2010, 19:55, Reply)

The 'Actor' in me says 'No Fucking Way'.
The other, more mercenary part, would jump at it.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 20:02, Reply)

And don't you forget it.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 12 Apr 2010, 20:05, Reply)