Gregg Wallace

[Didsbury Dave]

I don’t know what kind of personality he has but I have noticed that Gregg Wallace bears an uncanny resemblance to a circumcised penis.

 

[MarsLlama]

I don't get the hate for him to be honest. He's a working-class lad, made good.
Good for him. There are a lot more disagreeable and dislikeable people on the BBC
than Greg Wallace. That is for sure. Live and let live. None of us are perfect.

As a working class 'lad', like I don't doubt most of us on this forum are, there's no correlation between being working class and not being a prick.

 

[MarsLlama]

You don’t know the guy, you have never met him and have no idea of his personal relationships or circumstances. Yup - dead easy to be superior and judgmental when typing into your phone.

You don't need to know someone to know that they're kind of a dick if they admit to a random journalist that they didn't want their son. He knows full well that his kid will, sooner or later, see that comment.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

You don't need to know someone to know that they're kind of a dick if they admit to a random journalist that they didn't want their son. He knows full well that his kid will, sooner or later, see that comment.

He didn't say he didn't want his son, he said he didn't plan to have kids again in his fifties. He already has two adult children from his second marriage, who he won full custody of.

Obviously saying that before you disclose that your kid is non verbal autistic makes people think there's resentment there. He claims they spent two years trying to conceive his son.

He didn't plan to have more kids, he married a much younger woman and he gave her what she wanted.

He's a strange bloke, who is obviously self-centred and needy but he's not an absolute ****.

 

[MarsLlama]

He didn't say he didn't want his son, he said he didn't plan to have kids again in his fifties. He already has two adult children from his second marriage, who he won full custody of.

Obviously saying that before you disclose that your kid is non verbal autistic makes people think there's resentment there. He claims they spent two years trying to conceive his son.

He didn't plan to have more kids, he married a much younger woman and he gave her what she wanted.

He's a strange bloke, who is obviously self-centred and needy but he's not an absolute ****.

Not on the basis of this interview alone, but based on the many other stories in the public domain about him, he absolutely is.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Not on the basis of this interview alone, but based on the many other stories in the public domain about him, he absolutely is.

Can you post them in the thread for us to rip the piss out of him some more then?

 

[Bluesince1979]

Makes some poor bastard get to work half an hour early just so he can have the gym to himself.

Like partridge getting currys to open up early so he can look at the tape eject motions

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

 

[RobMCFC]

Very funny.

Reading this, and the Gregg Wallace original, I have the urge to shout "Parklife!" after every sentence.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

I wonder if he’s on the spectrum himself. The routine he keeps suggests that.

If not, he’s a really weird bloke.

A lot of people are on the spectrum and many without knowing. Doesn't make them dickheads or obnoxious like Wallace.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

This is brilliant

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

A lot of people are on the spectrum and many without knowing. Doesn't make them dickheads or obnoxious like Wallace.

Very true. It does mean that his reactions won’t necessarily be the same though.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

A lot of people are on the spectrum and many without knowing. Doesn't make them dickheads or obnoxious like Wallace.

This “on the spectrum” is a load of tosh. Everyone has some sort of trait that could be defined as being a result of natural development from being shy to liking a certain type of potato for their mash. I have plenty of weird habits but am clearly able to survive on my own in the world and anyone who can shouldn’t be claiming some sort of uncontrollable problem for being a dick. It demeans the real issues some people have.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

This “on the spectrum” is a load of tosh. Everyone has some sort of trait that could be defined as being a result of natural development from being shy to liking a certain type of potato for their mash. I have plenty of weird habits but am clearly able to survive on my own in the world and anyone who can shouldn’t be claiming some sort of uncontrollable problem for being a dick. It demeans the real issues some people have.

I have a non-speaking autistic nephew, so understand the spectrum more than most.

The further down/up the spectrum, the further away responses are from the normal.

Suggesting Wallace is some way down/up the spectrum isn’t belittling my nephew, it’s merely offering a potential reason why Wallace has to have his certain routine and make decisions seemingly devoid of normal human emotion.

He may well be a duck as well. They aren’t mutually exclusive of each other.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

Very true. It does mean that his reactions won’t necessarily be the same though.

But it's not necessarily being on the spectrum or otherwise that makes him the arsehole that he is.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

But it's not necessarily being on the spectrum or otherwise that makes him the arsehole that he is.

It does work both ways, yeah. Having gone through the autism process with my nephew, I noticed some of Wallace’s responses as ticking relevant boxes for autism. He may well not have a diagnosis and still be a dick though.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

I have a non-speaking autistic nephew, so understand the spectrum more than most.

The further down/up the spectrum, the further away responses are from the normal.

Suggesting Wallace is some way down/up the spectrum isn’t belittling my nephew, it’s merely offering a potential reason why Wallace has to have his certain routine and make decisions seemingly devoid of normal human emotion.

He may well be a duck as well. They aren’t mutually exclusive of each other.

I should clarify that what I meant was that I think the spectrum should be reserved for people diagnosed on it, in my opinion. Unfortunately the definition has expanded over time from its original usage.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I should clarify that what I meant was that I think the spectrum should be reserved for people diagnosed on it, in my opinion. Unfortunately the definition has expanded over time from its original usage.

If people didn’t speculate, lots would never get diagnosed though. Being diagnosed can be a positive thing if it gets you the help that you need.

Being on the spectrum can be a positive thing.

 

[mexico1970]

I should clarify that what I meant was that I think the spectrum should be reserved for people diagnosed on it, in my opinion. Unfortunately the definition has expanded over time from its original usage.

Lots of people self diagnose with autism, no need to bother yourself with doctors and physicians.

Can you self identify as autistic UK?

After doing some research, some people recognise enough to choose to self-identify as autistic, and this is perfectly valid. Others may be less clear, and wonder if there are any benefits to having a formal diagnosis

 

[Zabbasbeard]

If people didn’t speculate, lots would never get diagnosed though. Being diagnosed can be a positive thing if it gets you the help that you need.

Being on the spectrum can be a positive thing.

Indeed, having that diagnosis can be crucial to a person's development and wellbeing. I'm not at liberty to discuss this in detail, but like you, I know from experience, shall we say.

I don't know whether I'm on the spectrum or not. Never had a diagnosis myself but I suspect I am with some of my traits.