... are nothing new as far as Jessie Wallace is concerned, but I still feel the need to make a point of order on her behalf. In 'Right Old Belter' in the Sunday Times review section, Tim Teeman gives her a very snotty write-up.
She gave him an interview because she's promoting a new show. He clearly saw the performance - yet Teeman's piece isn't a review. Instead he acts as though he's writing an audition item for a job at Heat magazine. He rehearses Wallace's Eastenders history and private life at length, wallowing in cruel mockery that ends by sniping at her intelligence and her social class.
If her performance is bad, say so. If she's an arse in the interview, say so. But the job of a Times reviewer isn't to rehash meringue-light gossip. I suspect Teeman knows that.
If he doesn't, then his editor certainly should.
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