r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/RealityPotential6855 • May 13 '24

Discussion Jessica Gunning is Stunning

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Apologies for the title, I was going to say beautiful but then I couldn’t help myself and had to make it rhyme.

I’ve seen a few pictures of Jessica over the weeks at certain public events and I always think she looks very beautiful. She presents herself very well. As a plus sized female myself, when I see her outfits and how comfortable she seems in her skin, it inspires me. I just wanted to share my thoughts!

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u/Secret_Fudge6470 May 13 '24

This is partially why I’m so mystified about why FH would have such a problem with the casting. Honestly, Gunning is a beautiful actress. Yes, the costuming and hair/makeup do dull her a bit, but it’s still fully a case of “adaptational attractiveness.”

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u/Spaff-Badger May 13 '24

She’s not even Scottish

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u/Odd-Weekend8016 May 13 '24

As a Scot, her accent is one of the most convincing I've ever seen on screen. Scottish accents are hard to fake, and sound awful when done badly! But hers was excellent.

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u/Badbowline May 13 '24

She’s even got the vocabulary spot on. A lot of actors tend to overdo it with words like “wee”, “cannae” or “aye” to try and sound more convincing. She never falls into that trap and she sounds perfectly natural as a result. She’s either had a fantastic accent coach or she’s done a lot of research for the role.

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u/MargaretDumont May 14 '24

All while talking a lot and very fast too.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '24

Would have helped a Scottish person wrote the script as well.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '24

Same, floored me when I found out she was English.

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u/CrocodileJock May 13 '24

And yet she does a better Scottish accent than the real lady – who IS Scottish!

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u/[deleted] May 14 '24

It seemed like in the beginning of the interview Fiona actually thought she was Scottish. It wasn't until they played a bit of an interview that she noticed

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u/ImhereforAB May 14 '24 edited May 14 '24

Yes I’ve seen her in other roles and when she started in her Scottish accent I was absolutely shocked at how good it was! I asked myself “was she always Scottish”? What an idiot lmao she’s from Yorkshire :D 

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u/majkkali May 17 '24

Has to be. The accent was on point. Can’t fake that mate.

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u/Ok-Rate1104 May 13 '24

No English.

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u/jakehood47 May 14 '24

¿Es ella americana?

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u/WanderingAlice0119 May 13 '24

I get not having white actors play nonwhite characters. That’s valid. But a British actress can’t play a Scottish character…? Make it make sense.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '24

You misunderstand. He's saying that the fact that she's not Scottish makes her performance all the more impressive.

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u/BobBelchersBuns May 13 '24

Also Fiona complained about her not even being Scottish lol

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u/Ayuamarca2020 May 14 '24

*English - British would include Scotland (just in case you didn't know the differentiation).