tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post4867680388131664789..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Michelle Collins talks about Corrie disappointmentGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-39160255739865082172014-04-01T12:20:35.821+01:002014-04-01T12:20:35.821+01:00This has obviously sprung on from the fact she has...This has obviously sprung on from the fact she hasn't got the support of her best mate Phil Collinson. Seriously, she had at least 2 years of storylines, some stuff she was involved in not even deserving (*cough* Betty's funeral). At least Stuart Blackburn gave her involvement in Karl's end. She isn't exactly the only actor to be given a supporting/background role. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-61891564085361700652014-04-01T07:52:26.030+01:002014-04-01T07:52:26.030+01:00Well John Mitchie who is famous as the Glaswegian ...Well John Mitchie who is famous as the Glaswegian Rabbie in Taggart mananaged to do a credible Mancunian accent - that is what being an actor is all about. Sorry but Michelle is a mediocre actress that was trumpeted in as the bff of Phil Collinson, she wasnt very good and when a new broom comes........ Frosty the Snowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-14332702152226730992014-03-31T22:02:47.829+01:002014-03-31T22:02:47.829+01:00Eastender did not want her....or they would not ha...Eastender did not want her....or they would not have killed her off. They have murderers walking the streets of Walford! But Cindy was removed.Just sayingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-2543839571319227452014-03-31T19:40:27.733+01:002014-03-31T19:40:27.733+01:00From the beginning, her accent seemed more forced,...From the beginning, her accent seemed more forced, likely attributed to nerves and too much effort - I think a lot of hoopla was made about having her use that accent. They could have modified her back story in so many ways to avoid having to get her to use a forced accent, although I suppose one could argue that she's an actress and transforming herself seamlessly into other characters is Just go.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-11493291720705842014-03-31T18:00:24.053+01:002014-03-31T18:00:24.053+01:00I didn't mind the accent. I expect they didn&#...I didn't mind the accent. I expect they didn't want her usual accent so as to distance her from Cindy Beale. I did find the studio PR was a desperate attempt at trying to get and keep viewers on side. That's always annoying. If neutral colours were supposed to be her "trademark", it didn't work. Too bland. Now she's always in black. Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-41073070121378258952014-03-31T17:01:56.612+01:002014-03-31T17:01:56.612+01:00"My supposedly dodgy accent..." Really? ..."My supposedly dodgy accent..." Really? What a pretentious snob! I'm Canadian and I could hear that she didn't have it right! I don't care how good her dialect coach was, either he's not really that good or she decided not to do her homework. After reading that little snippet I don't just dislike the St Ella of the Backroom character, I dislike the actress even Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864266831892996158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-4347858868766221902014-03-31T13:57:25.754+01:002014-03-31T13:57:25.754+01:00I remember MC saying at some point that she though...I remember MC saying at some point that she thought going into Corrie would be as easy as her previous work, and was taken aback that it was so hard. There you have it. Nobody prepared her for the task and she waltzed in, upsetting some long time actors in the first few weeks. Stella didn't have to be the Rovers landlady. Her personality would have suited a role of medical centre practice Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-58229816362444788722014-03-31T13:25:20.645+01:002014-03-31T13:25:20.645+01:00What put me off the character from the get go was ...What put me off the character from the get go was Michelle's insistence on saying "Oh" at the begining of every sentence!<br />"Oh Karl", "Oh Leanne" etc, etc.<br />Absolutely did my head in.....aargh!MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-24921371977563233932014-03-31T12:02:50.332+01:002014-03-31T12:02:50.332+01:00I blame the writing team for the dismal persona th...I blame the writing team for the dismal persona that was Stella. I was really trying to like this character but actually found myself hoping she would have perished in the Rover's fire. Isn't that terrible? The slow introduction of Stella might have helped - shoved into our faces constantly and was popping up out of the blue in just about every scene. Then there was the gawdawful Gloria Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-33720072909505978082014-03-31T10:58:33.509+01:002014-03-31T10:58:33.509+01:001. She should have had been scripted with a heart...1. She should have had been scripted with a heart to heart talk with Betty whose son Gordon did not know she was his mom until he was grown. <br />2. Someone else close to Betty should have been involved with Betty's death - the ownership of the pub was a mistake too.<br />3. As seen by posting of airtime...it was not our imaginations...Stella was shoved in every scene imaginable.<br />4.Just sayiing says.....noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-86043462814456753132014-03-31T10:58:26.610+01:002014-03-31T10:58:26.610+01:00She's still a lucky actress in finding and kee...She's still a lucky actress in finding and keeping steady work in a prickly business. I watch from Canada and I'm not as bothered by the differences in the accents. What bothers me more than the performances of the actors is overall lowering of the quality of writing. Actors need half decent material to work with and she along with the rest of the cast more often than not had and still Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-27785271679518000322014-03-31T10:34:19.584+01:002014-03-31T10:34:19.584+01:00I too have nothing against Michelle and wish her w...I too have nothing against Michelle and wish her well but she never reached the dizzy heights as she did in the 'other soap' as Cindy Beale. The trouble was she came in as the producer at the time's pet and close friend, she was given far too much air time which often has the opposite effect and the character becomes disliked and ridiculed. Her taking people "in the back" Hing Hong Hungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-74227686578737316002014-03-31T09:07:20.638+01:002014-03-31T09:07:20.638+01:00For me this character never worked, right from the...For me this character never worked, right from the moment she stepped onto the cobbles. Stella was ill-conceived from the getgo as Leanne's long lost mum. Janice was the mum Leanne never had, not Stella. <br /><br />I have nothing against Michelle Collins as an actors and actually feel a bit bad for her. It wasn't her fault that she was turned into a very unbelievable character and thrustKatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-40079926909535927352014-03-31T08:50:10.672+01:002014-03-31T08:50:10.672+01:00Perhaps these things become self-perpetuating.
M...Perhaps these things become self-perpetuating. <br /><br />Michelle Collins' self-consciousness from the rough beginning prevented her from socialising with other actors. Had she done so, her offscreen bonds with key cast members could well have helped her develop on-screen chemistry with them. Her character could then have become less 2D and more charismatic. NZ Coro Junkienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-68642417843544424022014-03-31T07:58:27.121+01:002014-03-31T07:58:27.121+01:00About the only good thing Stuart Blackburn has don...About the only good thing Stuart Blackburn has done in his disappointing tenure, is cutting back the screen-time given to this previously over-exposed character...njblashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13803940385966565084noreply@blogger.com