What on earth has happened to Ann Widdecombe?

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She hasn't been seen or heard of in ages. Are the Tories keeping her under lock and key in deepest Thanet or something? I mean, I find her views repulsive in almost every conceivable way, but in some ways I kind of miss her. It's like having a rampaging Widdy on telly every day waxing reactionary on whatever issue was at stake was the symbol of a more innocent age. Is she even allowed to talk to the media these days?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 23 October 2003 11:49 (twenty-two years ago)

She went blonde.

She disappeared.

Are these things related?

― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 23 October 2003 11:51 (twenty-two years ago)

The Americans mistook her for a resurrected Princess Di and had her melted to death in a vat of butter.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 23 October 2003 11:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Who gives a fuck? It's better that she's gone.

― Oliver R Tones`, Thursday, 23 October 2003 11:59 (twenty-two years ago)

she probably realised she was getting too much exposure and has stepped out of the limelight to concentrate on losing more weight and walking all those dogs. i think instead of the blonde hair she should always wear a large hat.

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 23 October 2003 11:59 (twenty-two years ago)

She's in hiding in preparation for becoming next Tory leader.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 23 October 2003 12:06 (twenty-two years ago)

out of the frying pan, into a sizzling cauldron of newt eyes

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 23 October 2003 12:11 (twenty-two years ago)

actually Hague was the pan and IDS is very much the fire, but you get the drift

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 23 October 2003 12:11 (twenty-two years ago)

She lost her virginity and was never seen again.

― Freedom Dupont, Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Right, own up; who shagged her? It was Mark C, yeah?

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:10 (twenty-two years ago)

To Me! "Mikey, I've been saving myself for you, you saucy boy," That's what she said as she left my flat with her knickers in her handbag.

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:13 (twenty-two years ago)

This thread proves my theory that no conversation about Ann Widdecombe can take place anywhere without the conversation rapidly turning to sex. Ergo, Widdy = world's sexiest woman?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

And me, the world's dirtiest cross derssing Algerian immigrant.

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

She was on telly for Mother Teresa's beatification.

And she has some new cats.

― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

The Widdy Web! That website is awesome! And to think without it I would never have seen a picture of Ann cooking a ginormous curry.

http://www.political.co.uk/annwiddecombe/images/out30.jpg

Looks like she's been busy.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Matt DC get some air.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:50 (twenty-two years ago)

(I actually wrote that as 'busty' and I'm really glad I double-checked).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:50 (twenty-two years ago)

With those dark hair roots, she looks just like she's stepped off darkest council flat estates!

― kate (kate), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Scroll down to see Ann relaxing on an, ahem, Oxford punt trip.

― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:52 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.political.co.uk/annwiddecombe/images/out34.jpg

Seriously, that outfit is the worst thing I've ever seen.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:56 (twenty-two years ago)

It's like something the Queen would have cast off for being too weird and frumpy! Hat and all!

― kate (kate), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:57 (twenty-two years ago)

She hasn't phoned me once since our night of rotund passion.

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)

but at least she has the hat! see? i am right and she knows this.

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)

what is Estelle Getty doing in that photo tho?

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 23 October 2003 13:59 (twenty-two years ago)

She was on Greasemania! (Surely somebody else watched this?) Amanda Holden would say "Ahh, Grease, set in the fifties, of course", and then Widders would pop up and say "Of course, in the fifties, no-one ever had sex. I was there, you know". And then Girls Aloud would sing.

Blonde.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Friday, 24 October 2003 01:57 (twenty-two years ago)

five months pass...

OMG!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 29 March 2004 10:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I read that this morning. I dunno, the hardass nature of her responses was teh funney I suppose, but it still seemed a bit lame. The Guardian poking fun at a REALLY obvious target, & widdecome sliding still further into obnoxious self-parody. There's something deeply unloveable & depressing abt the whole thing.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Monday, 29 March 2004 10:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Although I agreed with the reply to the "boyfriend still shares house with ex-girlfriend" scenario...

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 29 March 2004 10:20 (twenty-one years ago)

It's kind of funny that she's apparently (unless it's the sub) using phrases like 'Get a life' - does this woman actually engage with popular culture? Blimey. I'm also confused as to why she has bad blonde hair now.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Monday, 29 March 2004 10:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I take my hat off to the sub who came up with the DIRTY PROTEST title.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Monday, 29 March 2004 10:22 (twenty-one years ago)

You are of course aware that obnoxious self-parody is what Tory MPs DO when their political career is over, don't you? See also the Hamiltons, Portillo, Tebbit being wheeled out to snarl like a rottweiler every so often.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 29 March 2004 10:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Sigh. I wish that the Guardian website wouldn't actually crash my machine so I could read these stories...

― Super-Kate (kate), Monday, 29 March 2004 10:23 (twenty-one years ago)

It's what turns them into loveable personalities as opposed to universal hate-figures...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 29 March 2004 10:23 (twenty-one years ago)

"loveable" personalities.

I suppose the question this brought up is a kind of lose-lose thing:

Is it better for a figure like Widdecombe to be evidently sincere, but in a position of power where her views can have real & dangerous/depressing effects, or out of power, but indulging in this pathetic pantomime villany for money/publicity?

Well, obv the former is worse, but neither is much cop. I wonder how long this feature will last for.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Monday, 29 March 2004 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

My fav. bit on that Portillo programme was the end, where he's leaving the house/kids, says goodbye to them on their step and they don't look up but say "Yeah, bye then", like he's off to obscurity and no further political life having shown to be easily manip.

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 29 March 2004 10:30 (twenty-one years ago)

It's going to be a bit dangerous for when Thatcher cops it in six months time and Widdy and Boris and Portillo and Neil and Christine are all over the telly behaving like affable comedy posh bufoon types and half the country goes "aah, the Tories, they were alright really, weren't they?"

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 29 March 2004 10:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I am currently setting an article Portillo wrote for our newsletter about his experience masquerading as a single mum. He reveals himself as an utter twunt.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Monday, 29 March 2004 10:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Where's it going to be? Like I say, the kids walked all over him...

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 29 March 2004 10:53 (twenty-one years ago)

pashmina otm, you can't genuinely endear a Tory to the masses, it's like polishing a turd

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 29 March 2004 11:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Portillo comes close to likeable on This Week though (does he have anything in his closet other than pink shirts now??)

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 29 March 2004 11:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Extraordinary. I agreed on most points.

― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Monday, 29 March 2004 11:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Portaloo dragged up as a single mother?

PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES

― Dave B (daveb), Monday, 29 March 2004 11:51 (twenty-one years ago)

two years pass...

did anyone see this ann w vs the hoodies thing the other night? i missed it but nobody's prawn was telling me it was hilarious... "are you smoking cannabis? why are you wearing a hood? is it to frighten people? do you like your hood? i must leave now, to escape the fug of smoke" and it seems not to be on youtube.

― emsk ( emsk), Friday, 19 January 2007 11:00 (nineteen years ago)

That sounds like me

― Tom D. (Dada), Friday, 19 January 2007 11:04 (nineteen years ago)

PUT HER IN SLEB BIG BROTHER.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 19 January 2007 11:08 (nineteen years ago)

yes, i saw it. 2nd part (south london estate) next week.

was funny, yes. but also ominous, urban decline etc. she's either brave, stupid or has very good backup.

'who do you get your drugs off?' 'tony blair, tony blair is my drug dealer'

oddly i bought what probably qualifies as a hoody the very next day.

― My Koogy Weighs A Ton (koogs), Friday, 19 January 2007 11:27 (nineteen years ago)

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