'Greig, currently hot in the TV comedy Green Wing, has a dark, brittle glamour that isn't quite beauty (there's a disconcerting touch of Edwina Currie about her) and suggests an incipient unhappiness lurking beneath the ready wit.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The review contrasts her charm with underlying melancholy.
- In plain terms
- She has wit and style but hints at hidden unhappiness.
- What can you take from it?
- Public personas can mask inner complexity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much can you know about someone from their image?
Another view
It's speculative about private feelings.
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