Anyone see this?? Tivo taped it as a suggestion so I watched it. I've never really watched a full episode cept the one with Jo Brand, which was hilarious. Turns out the replacement Trin & Suze reckoned they could solve two women's very complex emotional issues with a brand new outfit. Seriously, one woman had SUCH low self esteem that she couldn't even look at her own face in the mirror no matter how hard they tried. Complex issues like abandonment from the father, not feeling worthy as a person, etc...you could look at this woman's face and your heart went out to her.

But they bought her a new dress and VOILA!!! No more issues Happy as Larry.


Is this how this show is? Get a new outfit & you're good to go?

I know - I much prefer the US version which is less "rah rah, all that emotional baggage is gone now, eh?" Barf. Whatever. In the US version, people with no style get some style. There's less pretense of fundamental healing.

Trinny and Susannah are the DEVIL INCARNATE.

Love the show...the American version with Clinton and Stacey...watch whenever I have time! M.

I have been addicted to Flavor of love.. then the spin off of I love New york. and the spin off of ..
Charm school.. < all on VH1 >

But this wasn't T & S...it was the new girls.

I'll fix your psychosis with a great new blouse! lol

I love it when they bring out a flower or a pic and say this is you now! and this is what we want you to be *ta daaaaaaa* load of crap lol

I haven't seen them. T&S put me off so much that I haven't watched the show since that first traumatic time.

I love it when they get someone who is clearly NOT COMFORTABLE in the world of frilly feminine clothes and they bully them into wearing something that practically has them bursting into tears

I gotta say, I was shocked at how bad the show was. They chopped off all of one of the woman's hair and put her in clothes that aged her 15 years.

A suit with PUFFY shoulders too!

Anyways, Robin, how's your trip?

But that's awful. They're like the girls in elementary school who offer to give you a makeover and they make you look ridiculous but keep assuring you you look great, then they take you to the mall and everyone points and laughs at you and you don't wear makeup again until your wedding. Nah, never happened to me.

I suppose it's why I hate those dirty cows.

There is another show in the UK, "Ten Years Younger" which is even worse. They take a poor, haggard woman who tends to look ten years older than her age, take her out onto the street, stand her there, ask passers by for their honest opinions (in which they all say they think she is 20 years older than she is), take her to various plastic surgeons who prod her and poke her and tell her just why she looks so terrible and then they normally give her radical plastic surgery, buy her new clothes and ta da! She looks ten years younger.

I think they thing that gets me is that these poor women have to endure being bullied about how awful they look, of course they have no self esteem. Most of them are in tears. It's awful, just awful.

Is it just me...or does British reality TV have a cruel streak in it that American reality TV seems to lack? Or has it just been too long since I've seen a US reality TV show?

I dunno, there are some pretty nasty shows over here too. I do think that "Ten Years Younger" wins the prize as nastiest overall though.

Mags, I think I caught that show once.

HA, have you seen 'The Swan'? I think there's a cruel streak here too.

Nothing along the lines of 'There's Something About Miriam' mind you, lol <----that was unreal!

Never heard of The Swan or the other one. I did catch the first series of Survivor though. I've been away...er...for a while.

Oh The Swan. That was where they took a really "ugly" person away from their family for something like 3 months (?), they weren't allowed any mirrors or contact with anyone, had sh!tloads of surgery and physical training and then they had the BIG reveal at the end in front of everyone. The person was usually unrecognisable from their original face. I thought they took away the individuality from people. Made everyone look the same. Like Stepford Wives or something.

Sounds like something I wouldn't have watched anyway.

I love all that crap. But then again I'll watch pretty much anything when it comes to trashy TV
There's Something About Miriam was bloody hilarious too!

I watched ONE episode and saw clips of others. That was enough for me, the plastination of the female species, that's what it is.




Was that the one with the man, who was a transsexual and lots of men were vying for "her" attention and going on dates?

I'd much rather watch Property Ladder. Sarah Beeny is hilarious. I just love the way she says, "Are you MAD?"

And most men watch because of her massive bazongas!

Yes, lol

and then at the big reveal (s)he was all I'M A MAN!

didnt go over too well, lol

I read one bloke stormed off and refused to come back on or something?

It was quite a while ago, so I can't remember it crystal clear, but iirc it was some RAF soldier who had gotten a little jiggy with it

I can quite imagine. I mean, it was a little naughty wasn't it? The whole programme idea and all that.

Yeah, probably. She does have awfully large breasts!

just a skosh, lol

on the topic of "what not to wear" UK version - those chicks certainly like to say the word TITS and then proceed to grab onto them.

i love the US version though, it makes me want to buy jackets for every outfit i have - but this is FL

They do, don't they? Perhaps because they are "oh so posh" they think it is rebelling!

Please watch the Jo Brand show cos that was effing hilarious....T&S were all graby grabby on the bosom area and the things Jo was coming out with had me pmsl

I'd love to see them get hold of Ann Widdecombe. She would make THEM cry. Even tho she's on the wrong side of the political fence, I still like her. She's hilarious.

is *tits* common to use? i mean i NEVER say that word! (and i swear im not prude!)

Brits tend to use "boobs" really, "tits" is used but tends to be by fellas, in my experience. As I said, I think they do it to show how "with it" and "daring" they are....how shocking a woman using the word "tits"...




It was hilarious...but they did make her get a decent bra though!

I can't stand the American version. The hosts try waaay too hard to be funny. Especially Stacey...I find her so annoying. She went to my college too, and I think she reminds me to much of so many people there. Plus I never like the outfits they pick out, but I suppose I have more of a European bent when it comes to dressing.

I've seen one episode of the British one with the new hosts, and what I remember is the model host seems to want so badly to be Twiggy.

Didn't Gordon Ramsey name his two pigs on his last show on 4 Trinny and Susannah??? I think we know how he feels about them haha

It's not like he's beloved himself. I'd pay to see him...and T&S...publicly flogged and humiliated.

I quite like Gordon Ramsay. He has size 15 (UK) feet y'know.

But he's so ugly!

Well, I don't fancy him, just think he is pretty good telly.

I agree, Gordon is a good laugh.

I can't get past all the cussing. He just irritates the piss out of me, I can't stand him! I much prefer soft cuddly TV personalities like Alan Titchmarsh. I met him in person and he was such a sweetheart. He's really short too!

I think Viz took the piss out of Trinny and Susannah quite a lot. I remember seeing one article in there about Trinny being voted "Britain's worst shape" or something.