Eurogamer meets Holly Valance

By Ellie Gibson Published 12 January, 2009

The new star of Red Alert 3: Uprising on Ramsay Street and Benny Hill.

Last week EA announced a new standalone expansion for Red Alert 3. Titled Uprising, it will be available exclusively for PC this March and features four mini-campaigns. But most importantly, it features Holly Valance.

Eurogamer caught up with the former Neighbours star to find out more about her role in the game, and to ask her lots of facetious questions about things which have nothing to do with it. Just like when we met Gemma Atkinson, in fact. Except we had to interview Holly over the phone, because of course she lives in Erinsborough.

Read on to find out who she fancied in Neighbours, why she thinks there should be more nudity on Eurogamer TV, in what circumstances she thinks DVD piracy is acceptable and how she's related to Benny Hill.

Eurogamer: Hello, Holly Valance. I understand you're currently promoting Red Alert 3?

Holly Valance: Hi. Yes, I am.

Eurogamer: Last year I interviewed Gemma Atkinson, who's in the original game. So who is fitter out of you and her?

Holly Valance: I'm probably going to say Gemma, to be honest. Yeah.

Eurogamer: That's interesting, because when I asked Gemma who was fitter out of me and her, she said me. So by that logic, are you saying that I, Ellie Gibson, am fitter than you, Holly Valance?

Holly Valance: You probably are. You sound fit.

Eurogamer: Thanks. Now we've got that out of the way, what exactly is your role in Red Alert 3?

Holly Valance: I play a news reporter called Brenda Snow. She's investigating a research facility that might be doing some dodgy business, and thinks perhaps the president's involved. I interview him walking down a red carpet. It's a camp, over-dramatised character, it's not too serious. It was fun to go a little bit over the top.

Eurogamer: Did you do a lot of method preparation for the role?

Holly Valance: I watched about nine versions of the news every day. I have a newfound respect for newsreaders, because reading off the auto-prompter is not as easy as I thought - especially when you're blind as a bat. I kept saying, "Can you make the font larger? Yep, larger again... A little more..." It's difficult. They do a tough job, and they're doing it live.

Eurogamer: You're probably best-known for your acting role in Neighbours...

Holly Valance: I loved my time on Neighbours, I had a lot of fun. It was my training ground, because I never went to theatre school or anything like that. I got a baptism of fire working 16 to 17 hours a day on a soap for three years, and I loved it.

Eurogamer: Who is your favourite Neighbours character? We like Karl Kennedy and Paul Robinson...

Holly Valance: I liked Joe Mangel. Oh, and I loved Rick Alessi. I loved Rick Alessi. I found a cutting of him when I was at Neighbours and I kept it. Or I did some weird thing with this image of Rick Alessi. Then he came in one day and I got really red and embarassed, because I'd had this big crush on him.

'Eurogamer meets Holly Valance' Screenshot 1

If Holly were to be in a film about Soul Calibur, she could play Ivy. Then we could make a joke about the Holly and the Ivy. Like in the carol.

Eurogamer: What was the weird thing you did? Did you build a shrine? Did you stalk Rick Alessi, Holly Valance?

Holly Valance: Yeah... What was his name... Dan Falzon, I think... I just remember being so embarassed when he walked in, I thought, "Oh no, I hope he doesn't see the cutting." What a loser.

Eurogamer: Originally I thought I was interviewing you on camera, and I'd hoped to wear an Erinsborough High uniform - but I couldn't find one anywhere. Did you keep yours?

Holly Valance: I didn't get to keep it. Mine was tiny, it was so tarty. I always made sure my actual school uniform went down to my knees, because I hated the girls who wore the really slutty ones. But my Erinsborough uniform was so small, and tailored in at the seams - everything was hugging you, you know? You could get some serious cleavage if you undid the buttons. It was quite a naughty uniform really.

I used to get bored in my breaks so I'd hang out in hair and make-up. One day I got one of their pregnant suits and put my uniform over the top of it, so I looked like a nine months-pregnant schoolgirl. We took loads of photos of me in the hallway, with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth. It was so funny.

Eurogamer: You're also famous for the outfit you wore in the Kiss Kiss video...

Holly Valance: Yeah, or lack of.

Eurogamer: Did you design that yourself?

Holly Valance: No, it was the director's idea, but I thought it was fabulous - anything to get a rise out of people. It's nice to do something which is not that common. It's not like I was doing anything that unique, but I hadn't seen that for a while. Nude dancing with light bulbs.

Eurogamer: There was a bit of a furore on account of how you could almost see your Coco Hernandez...

Holly Valance: I don't think England gets an opinion when they have Page 3 every day. I don't think anyone's worried about tits and arse in England.

Eurogamer: We love tits and arse in England. But there was a furore...

Holly Valance: I was happy with that. When you're launching a career in music, any publicity is good publicity, and I guess it was a good conversation point for people. Which is great - job well done.

Eurogamer: I might try advancing my career in videogames in a similar fashion.

Holly Valance: You should! Do a nudie report on all the new games coming out. You'd have so many hits.

Eurogamer: I meant I might start doing phone interviews nude. Your idea's interesting but I'm not sure I'd look as good as you naked. Even though you did say yourself that I, Ellie Gibson, am fitter than you, Holly Valance.

Holly Valance: Hey, it's unique. You've got to get to the masses.

Eurogamer: I'm not sure the masses want me to get to them in that fashion. Anyway, you're also known for your role in the Dead or Alive movie. Did you enjoy that experience?

Holly Valance: It was an amazing experience, but it was the toughest experience of my life. We spent four months training in kung fu, then we were in the desert in China, sick as dogs, working hard in heat like I have never felt before. It was literally 50 degrees Celsius one day.

But it was a wonderful bonding experience with the other girls, I've made friends for life. It was like going to war together almost, because you were doing things in really poor conditions and it was quite third-worldy in some areas. So it was hard, but it was great fun.

Eurogamer: Did you play actual Dead or Alive?

Holly Valance: Oh yes, we played so much. That's pretty much what we had to do in our rooms, because there was nothing else to do. That and buy pirated DVDs in the village. I'm so against buying pirated movies and music, because that's my business, but there was literally nothing else to do. So we'd watch these awful DVDs filmed on a camcorder in the cinema.

Eurogamer: In that movie you defeated an entire room of baddies while wearing just a towel...

Holly Valance: That was awesome, I had so much fun shooting that scene. The only problem was, when I pistol-whip the detective at the end, I actually did during one take. They had moved the marks between takes without telling either of us, and I ended up accidentally smashing his face with the butt of a gun. He was bleeding and we stopped shooting for the day. I felt so awful.

'Eurogamer meets Holly Valance' Screenshot 2

Gnomes: not what they used to be.

Eurogamer: Do you play many other videogames?

Holly Valance: I'm learning to get better at the Wii, and I've got a 360 and a PSP. I do try, because I see boys get so much satisfaction out of playing it. I think if I understand and get better at it, I'll enjoy it more. The Wii's good because it's exercising at the same time.

Eurogamer: How could Eurogamer readers use their gaming knowledge and skills to attract a woman like you, famous international sex symbol Holly Valance?

Holly Valance: I would like to be moulded into some sort of videogame character. So they could come up with a game, and EA could hire me and take all the computer shots of me, and make me into a character, based on me, about me - just me. Stroke my ego, basically. That would win my heart. So tell them to write to EA.

Eurogamer: Will do. I was doing some extensive research on Wikipedia earlier, and I read that you're related to Benny Hill. Is that true?

Holly Valance: Yes, it's true. Benny was my grandfather's cousin. I never got to meet him. I would have liked to, I've heard wonderful things about him.

Eurogamer: Did Benny Hill inspire you to become an actress?

Holly Valance: No, I don't even think I understood who he was until I was a bit older. Now, if I'm watching telly and he's on, I do have quite a giggle. He was very naughty and I liked his sense of humour. For that time he was very cheeky, and I can appreciate that, because I've got a foul mouth and a sick sense of humour. Probably passed down.

Eurogamer: Had you been acting back then, would you have liked to have been one of the ladies running around in short skirts while Benny gave chase?

Holly Valance: I don't think so. It would depend on what they were paying. If it was massive amounts of cash, I would totally be up for it.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Uprising is out exclusively for PC this March. Ellie Gibson is fitter than Holly Valance.

Picture of Ellie.

About Ellie Gibson

Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

Read more articles from Ellie by visiting the Ellie Gibson archive page.

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  • Sir_TimAlot #1 3 years ago

    I have the urge to watch DOA again

  • Miths #2 3 years ago

    "I have the urge to watch DOA again "

    I just did for the first time a few weeks ago, it wasn't nearly as bad as I had expected. Oh, and thanks for linking to that Kiss Kiss video Ellie, I distinctly remember being very fond of that one :p.

    And yep, nice interview, let's have more of those in the future.

  • anomagnus #3 3 years ago

    good, not as good as the last one though, but i suspect that's because this was done over telephone, and its hard to get a good rapport flowing over the phone

  • woodnotes #4 3 years ago

    I used to well like Holly Valance when she was in Neighbours. Kinda gone downhill with age. Her terrible acting in Prison Break dodn't help.

  • jaxon58 #5 3 years ago

    SHHHWING!

  • iWolf #6 3 years ago

    Joke of an interview!

  • redopalfruit #7 3 years ago

    Good Job Ellie! :D

  • butler` #8 3 years ago

    not that it needs to be said but

    valance >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> atkinson

  • Darkedge #9 3 years ago

    DOA is a fun movie and really IS like the game (ridiculous)
    Good interview Ellie

  • smoothpete #10 3 years ago

    /rubs thighs

  • DaM #11 3 years ago

    If I had gone to school in Australia, I'd be sweeping the streets, or picking celery or something. There's no way I could concentrate on lessons with all the girls in those uniforms they wear.

  • Tzetrik #12 3 years ago

    lolz

  • deathdealer619 #13 3 years ago

    Hands up who would love to nail her!

  • BillyBrush #14 3 years ago

    Uprising...how apt

    they're going up a few notches from from gemma wossername

  • gribb #15 3 years ago

    Ellie is the closest thing the gaming world has to a 'Parkie', keep up the good work!

  • DB2k #16 3 years ago

    ha ha Ellie - very good

  • Errol #17 3 years ago

    PHOOOARRRRWWWWW!!!!

    PHOOOARRRRWWWWW!!!!

    PHOOOARRRRWWWWW!!!!

    PHOOOARRRRWWWWW!!!!

    PHOOOARRRRWWWWW!!!!


    Now we can we meet Isla Fisher???????

  • f01re #18 3 years ago

    God bless Ellie and all who sail in her

  • Errol #19 3 years ago

    'Originally I thought I was interviewing you on camera, and I'd hoped to wear an Erinsborough High uniform

    We can only dream ...

  • Errol #20 3 years ago

    But my Erinsborough uniform was so small, and tailored in at the seams - everything was hugging you, you know?

    Yes, I do know.

    /gets Neighbours videos out.

  • Buztafen #21 3 years ago

    Earlbassett, chill the fuck out....unless you are in fact an Earl! In which case have a pipe or cigar or something washed down with a bottle of 64 merlot....

  • sharpkiddie Verified Lead Developer, Eurogamer Network #22 3 years ago

    Is the game really called "Red Alert 3: Uprising on Ramsay Street"? I'd play that for a dollar!

  • otto #23 3 years ago

    All Errol's dreams just came true, five years too late. :o

  • rhubarbandcustard #24 3 years ago

    Holly Valance Career Option 1: Playing bimbos in godawful TV shows

    Holly Valance Career Option 2: Playing bimbos in godawful Computer games (albeit ones that once had some respectability)

    Holly Valance Career Option 3: Curing cancer or helping those in need

    Think before you choose, Holly.

  • TOOTR #25 3 years ago

    'So by that logic, are you saying that I, Ellie Gibson, am fitter than you, Holly Valance?' Ellie channeling Alan Partridge there - a good thing :)


    Holly vallance FTW! Wholesome aussie goodness.......

  • Errol #26 3 years ago

    All Errol's dreams just came true, five years too late

    It shows you just how far ahead of the curve I was. I said years ago they should interview antipodean babes and today my dream has been realised. Hopefully Isla is up next.

    Next we need a babe of the day feature and a tab at the top for a 'Page 3' section.

  • Fab4 #27 3 years ago

    She's no Konnie Huq.

  • Physically_Insane #28 3 years ago

    Seriously. WTF!?

    I thought this site was called eurogamer.

    edit: no bold tags :(
    Edited by 1 at 12/01/09 @ 10:57

  • spudsbuckley #29 3 years ago

    is this fucking serious?
    Did I just log onto the nuts website?

    Fucking hell EG, what a load of shit.

    This. Quit it with this shit.

    This website is on a horrible downward spiral between this kind of crap, shitty indie dev interviews, reporting week old news and the faceoff flame-bait page-hit crud that appears occasionally.

  • Goodfella #30 3 years ago

    is this fucking serious?
    Did I just log onto the nuts website?

    Fucking hell EG, what a load of shit.

    I agree with the above comment.

  • superted #31 3 years ago

    i only seem to comment when this Ellie posts on Eurogamer... i just don't like her style

    If i could do 'Ignore Poster' on the editors of the site i would be quite happy! Is that possible?

  • Katsumoto #32 3 years ago

    "shitty indie dev interviews". Totally! More interviews with EA and Activision please! Fucking independent developers make me sick to my stomach.

  • dominalien #33 3 years ago

    How come it is always Ms Gibson who seems to interview all the hot models/actresses etc? Would this possibly have something to do with gamer guys probably not being able to construct a complete sentence when talking to girls like them (or just girls in general)? ;-)

  • Derblington #34 3 years ago

    There was a bit of a furore on account of how you could almost see your Coco Hernandez...
    glol

    My mum made a birthday cake for Benny Hill the year before he passed. It's almost like I've kissed Holly Valance...

  • Singularity #35 3 years ago

    Awesome stuff. Keep it up, EG.

  • evilbert #36 3 years ago

    It's a Monday morning. All the radio talks about is recession. I have a look at Eurogamer during coffee and see the image of Holly Valance to brighten things up. Works for me, EG. Any chance of putting her image on the masthead? :)

    To all of you lot moaning about the interview and the Nuts website and all that - what did you expect when you clicked on the link? If you don't like it, don't click it!

  • Physically_Insane #37 3 years ago

    @evilbert

    But it's just fucking embarrassing that EG think this is worthy of an article. The more shit interviews they put up, the more they're driving me away from the website.

  • Derblington #38 3 years ago

    Embarrasing for who? obviously not EG, as half the people in here liked it, and the other half have still clicked just to tell them it's shit... If you don't like it, the simple answer to to fuck off. No-one's asking you to sit about being jolly.
    Edited by 1 at 12/01/09 @ 11:36

  • MasterNameless #39 3 years ago

    Too many people with sense of humour bypasses... For god's sake, it's supposed to be a bit of fun. Get over yourselves will you.

    I like these interviews, makes a nice change and gave me a laugh on a boring Monday morning. Keep em up!

  • Physically_Insane #40 3 years ago

    If EG are trying to build themselves up to become a credible website, this isn't the way to do it. Would Edge do this interview? No.

  • gblegend #41 3 years ago

    at all those who gave off about this article...

    wind yer fucking neck in, seriously...

    Its not the Times website we are on, I think its OK to have a funny article to lighten the mood every now an again. WTF is the world coming too?

  • spudsbuckley #42 3 years ago

    Edge is shit though.

    This is more an IGN or Gamespot kind of fluff-article.

  • dominalien #43 3 years ago

    Yeah, Edge take themselves way too seriously for my taste.

    Which is probably why I don't buy them and hang out here.

    That, and the vibrant community, of course.
    Edited by 1 at 12/01/09 @ 11:46

  • Domovoi #44 3 years ago

    I used to like Ellie's style of writing, but it got really old really fast. Her review of those Hasbro games was comedy gold, but this is just the same old style we've seen from her dozens of times.

    Oh yeah, and interviews with hot chicks who are only tangentially related to gaming suck. Especially if the actual interview hardly even covers the subject of gaming. If I want to know Holly Valance's opinion on her music videos or Neighbours career I'll buy a tabloid, Engadget.

  • andromeda #45 3 years ago

    "Too many people with sense of humour bypasses... For god's sake, it's supposed to be a bit of fun. Get over yourselves will you. "

    bollocks, we could look elsewhere if we want to see this sort of airheaded shiterature.
    Eurogamer needs to stop its obsession with shitty music games and celebrities.

  • Domovoi #46 3 years ago

    Its not the Times website we are on, I think its OK to have a funny article to lighten the mood every now an again. WTF is the world coming too?

    Agreed, but it'd be good if it was actually a funny article about gaming, rather than about crappy pop music and celebrities that I can get by turning on MTV.

    But sure, let's do a funny article about turtles next. Because, you know, there are turtles in Mario games. And there's a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game. It's totally gaming related!!

  • Fab4 #47 3 years ago

    Very hard to interview turtles...they are on a Meg Ryan scale of talkative.

  • Waffleaber #48 3 years ago

    I like that Eurogamer is mostly lighthearted, if i'm in more of a thoughtful beard-stroking mood I tend to check out gamesindustry.

    Oh and if you're going to continue the loosely connected hot-women-to-games interviews might I recommend Louise Redknapp from the Wii ad's. Perhaps you could include videos of her playing Tennis. In slow motion. In her pants.

  • thedaveeyres #49 3 years ago

    I sense a lot of latent misogyny.

    Grow up you lot. :p

  • MasterNameless #50 3 years ago

    Careful Fab4, that was a joke about Meg Ryan, not gaming. That's not allowed on this gaming website, you'll get the comedy-nazi's on your back!

  • Marshall2008 #51 3 years ago

    Holy Violence!

  • Setaro #52 3 years ago

    Eurogamer does not equal Edge.

    Thank God.

    Keep up the good work guys. These pretentious cocklords can go suck a nut.

  • Physically_Insane #53 3 years ago

    OK then, why stop at interviewing celebrities? Why don't they interview MP Gordon Banks about... ah fuck it. I can't be bothered arguing anymore.

  • Feet #54 3 years ago

    I find this amusing and entertaining. Not at all informative, but hey 2 outta 3 ain't bad.

    Some people need to relax a little, it's just some fun. You know, fun? That thing we all enjoy and seek out in our day to day lives, often finding it in the the tiny pixels that dance across our TVs and monitors? That stuff. This is the same. So relax.

  • Fab4 #55 3 years ago

    Yep, my bad MasterNameless, I should have used "turtles are the antithesis of Peter Molyneux". ;)

  • Physically_Insane #56 3 years ago

    Some people seem to think that if you find this article inappropriate you don't have fun what so ever. I hate fun. DESTROY ALL FUN.

  • Domovoi #57 3 years ago

    Careful Fab4, that was a joke about Meg Ryan, not gaming. That's not allowed on this gaming website, you'll get the comedy-nazi's on your back!

    Oh, you've made me see the error of my ways. I feel so ashamed now. Please, for all our sakes, let's dispense with the whole gaming theme altogether. Let's make this website more pop culture and celebrity themed! I want the latest news on the hottest vidz, celebz, and fashion!

    Or, alternatively, we could all stop being a bunch of fucking fanboys and allow some criticism of the site once in a while.

  • spudsbuckley #58 3 years ago

    That article wasn't fun or funny.

    It was an irrelevant waste of time and effort by the websites token non-gaming hole.

  • Weezer #59 3 years ago

    I wonder if http://www.heatworld.com is doing something on videogames today?

  • mkreku #60 3 years ago

    What's with all this negativity? Ellie does her own thing and I look forward to every one of them! Not EVERY article has to be serious, you know.

    Although she needs to interview hotter girls :p This Holly bird seems nice but compared to Gemma or Jade.. no.

  • Physically_Insane #61 3 years ago

    @mkreku

    Sorry, but do you think gaming articles are serious?

  • Shrike #62 3 years ago

    I think the best point anyone's made about what EG 'should' be doing is that I'd like to see more fluff articles about games. Like that EVE battle report article the other day. But I like this stuff too. It is not offensive to me.

  • jamespo #63 3 years ago

    stop crying kids, it's only an interview

  • Fab4 #64 3 years ago

    I can recall 3...yes, three, interviews with celebrities (Gemma, Konnie and now this one)...its hardly the obsession many of you fear it is, and it certainly nowhere near Heat level. Then again, some of you might just be easily annoyed...that's your prerogative.

  • Errol #65 3 years ago

    We need more pics.

  • Chufty #66 3 years ago

    What a completely shit interview, again. At least these actresses are standing up well to Ellie's demeaning questioning.

  • rhubarbandcustard #67 3 years ago

    As Z-List Celebrity interviews guarantee an increase in website click throughs, could I please request interviews with the following Eurogamer:
    Dale Winton
    Michael Barrymore (I really would like to know his side of the story)
    Graham Norton
    the fat black guy off the Halifax adverts (do they still run?)
    Pam Ayres (whatever did happen to her)
    Verne Troyer (love white midgets) [link url=http://www.imdb.c om/name/nm0873942/
    ]http://www.imdb.c om/name/nm0873942/
    [/link]
    Tony Cox (love black midgets) [link url=http://www.imdb.c om/name/nm0185272/
    ]http://www.imdb.c om/name/nm0185272/
    [/link]
    The Great Kahli (love tall people too)

  • mingster #68 3 years ago

    Come on liven up you haters...
    You could tell from the Heading it was going to be an interview with an ex neighbours hottie.
    If it offends you are isn't to your liking as its not game related just don't click on the link or read the article it's no biggie.
    It's better to have these articles than not have them so just chill.

  • moggsy #69 3 years ago

    Nice one Ellie. Made me chuckle on a depressing Monday lunch time. :-)

  • konniehuqfan #70 3 years ago

    this has cheered me up on a miserable monday afternoon ^_^

  • MasterNameless #71 3 years ago

    Oh yeah, one light-hearted article a month - at a push - makes this into a celeb gossip site. Good one. Does the Times not review games occassionally, does that make the Times a gaming newspaper?

    edit: In fact, what fab4 said, but he was more accurate, it's not anywhere near one article a month! You forgot the Keith Chegwin one though, that was hilarious!
    Edited by 2 at 12/01/09 @ 12:45

  • Fab4 #72 3 years ago

    Yes, but Keith is a legend, not a celeb :p

  • bonker #73 3 years ago

    "is this fucking serious?
    Did I just log onto the nuts website?

    Fucking hell EG, what a load of shit. "

    Not just me then.

    I could do without the "celebrity" whore interviews too ...

  • Raz76 #74 3 years ago

    To all you people throwing a hall of fame hissy fit about this interview not being serious: There's an EVE Online article on the front page with only 28 comments that demand your immediate attention.

  • spudsbuckley #75 3 years ago

    Everyone who's saying it's a great idea having this interview here and that it's only every now and then that we get these kind of thing needs to relalse that EG has been on a downward spiral for the past year and a bit.

    I used to come here, and only here, for news and reviews but lately the news is being reported up to a week later than anywhere else, if at all. Reviews are being posted a couple of weeks after games have been released and in a lot of cases they're poorly written by people who have little to no interest in the genre in question and have bizarre scores backed up by faulty reasoning. Also, indie = automatically amazing in Eurogamer terms. The hard-on that the EG staff have for indie games and devs is utterly ridiculous.

    This is why these kind of articles and interviews are getting up some peoples noses. They're a waste of time and effort that could be used to cover gaming topics on a website that's becoming less about gaming and more about 'the gaming lifestyle'.

  • Mr-Bozzey #76 3 years ago

    " is this fucking serious?
    Did I just log onto the nuts website?

    Fucking hell EG, what a load of shit. "


    we aint all gay like you !! some of us aint full on geeks either we can mix gaming and still pay attention to women.

    nice interveiw she is stunning !!!

  • knightmt #77 3 years ago


    God lots of people are having shit mondays.
    Enjoyed the light hearted irreverance of this interview,
    She has been hired to promote the game, therefore it is a gaming interview?

  • Mr-Bozzey #78 3 years ago

    annoys me and also proves a point which i hate most gamers are fucking nerds !!!

    damn im a gamer but im few of a dying breed that can game go pub watch footy and shake off the sterotype of being a complete fucking dork because i own a games console.

    these interveiws help break that veiw on gamers its a site deadicated to games and news but also throws in the odd women that aint made of polygons and is actually stunning.

    so everyone who says " omg this is games site no women " get a fucking grip go out do stuff normal males would do and stop pissing about on WOW ya bunch of nerds.

  • rhubarbandcustard #79 3 years ago

    Mr Bozzey - Another valid reason for non-celebrity interviews is so that hompohobic tossers like you don't start visiting the site. There are plenty of places on the web for scum like you, so kindly fuck off and leave this site to the queers and geeks.

  • Doctor_What #80 3 years ago

    Surely this is precisely about gaming culture?

    This is a woman who has a reasonable acting career (Prison Break is a big series, and she's been in other things recently too) and now she's being pulled into working in the games industry. It's interesting to read her experience and light-hearted view of what's happening. She clearly doesn't take games quite as seriously as many people on here, but she does take her job seriously as well as having fun while doing it. If you want to see the future of professional actors involved with games then this article represents that.

    Also, it was amusing to see what Ellie could get away with.

    @ Spudsbuckley: If I want serious reviews and inciteful commentary on games then I'll probably go somewhere else. For amusing and less mainstream views on gaming I come here. EG likes indie devs, fine, I'm getting older and finding a lot of big releases pretty tedious, so news and jokes about indie games fits me tastes perfectly.

    It could just be that the website doesn't reflect entirely what you want - that doesn't make it bad, it just means that the internet doesn't revolve around your views.

  • Physically_Insane #81 3 years ago

    @Mr-Bozzey

    I too go to the pub, watch footy, watch porn, [insert other manly things here]. Are you suggesting that we need articles like this on a gaming website. If I feel like catching up on the gaming news I'll visit this website. If I want to find out the latest football scores I'll go to bbc sport. If I want to look at sexy girls I'll go and download some porn.

    I find this article inappropriate on this website. It's kind of embarrassing that EG and you think we need articles like this so that we don't become too nerdy.

    Also, suggesting that anybody who doesn't want articles like this are automatically your stereotypical nerd is retarded.

  • knightmt #82 3 years ago

    This is better than console wars.
    Homophobe might be a bit strong how about nerdaverse.

  • CHAZBIGPOTATO #83 3 years ago

    Uh huhhuhuhuh! Hollyyy Valaance!

    thedaveeyres, I have a lot of Philogyny for Holly Valance.
    Edited by 1 at 12/01/09 @ 13:28

  • Lexx87 #84 3 years ago

    I enjoy it, it's just an entertaining read. It does have relevance to gaming so it isn't totally random...good one I say!

  • MasterNameless #85 3 years ago

    I think Doctor_What sums that up pretty perfectly, on all counts. Saves me responding myself, thanks for that. :)

    +1

  • Domovoi #86 3 years ago

    The level of fanboyism here is astounding. If you like the interview, fine. If you dislike the interview, fine. But uh oh, actually POST about disliking the interview, and you get a storm of shit raining down on you from raging fanboys who feel a need to defend their precious Eurogamer crew.

  • viper_h #87 3 years ago

    Waffleaber - Louise Redknapp aint so hot any more. She just shit out another kid...

  • evilbert #88 3 years ago

    Domovoi said:
    "The level of fanboyism here is astounding. If you like the interview, fine. If you dislike the interview, fine. But uh oh, actually POST about disliking the interview, and you get a storm of shit raining down on you from raging fanboys who feel a need to defend their precious Eurogamer crew. "

    I don't think many people were actually defending the site, more like expressing the view that a random fluff interview with a hottie isn't going to make the editor sit up and wonder should he devote more site space to more of the same.

    Face it, it's a Monday morning not too long after Christmas. It's a slooow news day for game sites, in fact it's probably a slow news month for game sites. It's just filler and will be pushed off the main page soon.

    Also, it's Holly Valance. If she scratches her ear, I want to know about it so well done EG. :)

  • Vin #89 3 years ago

    Man, some seriously dense motherfuckers in this thread.

  • Waffleaber #90 3 years ago

    Hey, she still does it for me in those new Triumph lingerie ads, almost crashed when I drove past the billboard in Birmingham.

  • Lutz #91 3 years ago

    I keep calling Holly on 0800-REVERSE and she never answers. :((

  • Daryoon #92 3 years ago

    I'd much rather read this than some dross about whatever clichéd, over-hyped new games are coming out. Then again, the only gaming magazines I've read recently were my old issues of Super Play. HEAT is far more interesting.

  • Beek4257 #93 3 years ago

    Please quit arguing over this.

  • Lamb #94 3 years ago

    No more telephone interviews, in the flesh only please. Also please interview Gordon Ramsey for his Hell Kitchens game and ask him about the dialogue left out and his inspirations for cooking and Pippa Funnel about whether her horse games are any good and if girl gamers are going to be hopelessly addicted fanboys one day just like the guys.

  • layleeloo #95 3 years ago

    Does anyone know what Ellie Gibson looks like? Links to a pic? I would like to see if she actually is fitter than Holly! hehehe :-o

  • rhubarbandcustard #96 3 years ago

    Layleeloo - Ellie, bless her little cotton socks, is not quite in Holly's league.

    I still would though.

    Repeatedly.

  • layleeloo #97 3 years ago

    rhubarbandcustard

    hahah thanks. Where do I get to see?

  • MasterNameless #98 3 years ago

    Haha. Here, check out Ellie's most brilliant Wii Fit video review thingy on EGTV xD.
    Edited by 1 at 12/01/09 @ 15:47

  • rhubarbandcustard #99 3 years ago

    After watching that videolink, actually I've changed my mind.

  • FogHeart #100 3 years ago

    If the interview was actually worthwhile and covered some ground about the process of acting on a computer game, how it is different to film etc, then it would have a reason to exist on here.

    But no, the level of quote tends to be "Oh my schoolgirl uniform was so tight, I was busting out of it."
    Sounds like the kind of pullquote that gets positioned next to a picture of Lucy Pinder licking an ice cream in Loaded.

    I realise a lot of it is tongue-in-cheek from Ellie, but that is not the reason that EG posts shit like this.

    Like people have said, you don't read porno mags to get computer game reviews

    What he said. There's a story dying to be written somewhere about how actors and actresses are drawn into working in a genre they don't know much about, maybe how they feel about people who think they should be au fait with the end product, etc, but it doesn't seem that eurogamer will produce it anytime soon based on what we're reading. A little titillation is fine, but about four lines related to gaming, the rest was fluff. We just want a better ratio.

  • layleeloo #101 3 years ago

    MasterNameless

    haha thanks for that! I hadnt seen that before obviously. Of course, whether she is fitter or not bless her - well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that.

    Thanks again

  • JamesBrophy #102 3 years ago

    Ellie, seriously. your a fantastic writer.

  • MasterNameless #103 3 years ago

    If you added a full stop at the end of your sentence Earl, it would have helped the point you were making quite a lot. ;)

  • mingster #104 3 years ago

    Look at theregister.co.uk thats a serious IT news site.
    BUT it has occasional articles about Paris Hilton or Aliens or some random nonsense.
    People post in the comments there whats the IT angle and they reply there is none its just to pep things up and pad things out, you know just for fun and if you don't like it don't read it but don't complain about it.

  • Kua #105 3 years ago

    Oh yes, more of this sort of thing!

  • iago71 #106 3 years ago

    Master Nameless..... I think its high time you stopped perusing the threads and got on with some work! Surely you have something important to do.... I shall have to have a word :p

  • MasterNameless #107 3 years ago

    Haha, what can I say, it's Monday. A slow news day for EG. It's a slow work day for me. Not that there isn't plenty to do, I just want to work slowly. Day off tomorrow too! \o/

  • superted #108 3 years ago

    I can't help thinking that the people commenting saying they love it and "More of this" work for rival sites and are laughing at how crap eurogamer is becoming over the past few months with these interviews by someone who has no comedic value what so ever.

    It just seems like such a waste of time. It won't be long before word gets around that Eurogamer are a bunch of jokers and you'll find it increasingly hard to get interviews with people or even reviews. Granted Holly Valance isn't exactly A-List but she must have thought this Ellie person was a total idiot.


  • FogHeart #109 3 years ago

    ...or was surprised to find that she asked the same questions as everybody else.

  • Kinkster #110 3 years ago

    It's not the misgyny, it's that is so fucking obvious. I could have writen generic unimaginative crap like this in my sleep aged 16.

  • smelly #111 3 years ago

    Where in the music video can you see her foo foo?

  • Discalceaterabbit #112 3 years ago

    Ex soap actor in finding it hard to read out loud shock horror.

  • evilboo #113 3 years ago

    "is this fucking serious?
    Did I just log onto the nuts website?

    Fucking hell EG, what a load of shit. "

    But it can't be the kind of demeaning sexist garbage you get on those websites because this article was written by a woman.

    On a lighter note, does anyone else think Jade Raymond has had a boob job? Can we have a vote?

  • Syrette #114 3 years ago

    I totally agree with Holly for what it's worth, Ellie definitely should be doing EGTV in the nude.

    Get rid of Johnny Minkley - no offence to the guy - and just get Ellie presenting EGTV with her Coco Hernandez out. Guaranteed hits, and if you show a little bit of the game in the corner or something it'll get sales going through the roof.

    /has thought about this a little bit too much

  • evilboo #115 3 years ago

    [link url=http:/ /www.wbisuperstore.com/numaukja305f.html
    ]http://ww w.wbisuperstore.com/numaukja305...[/link]

    Eurogamer a bit behind the times.

  • Syrette #116 3 years ago

    Because of one less than serious article?!
    Edited by 1 at 12/01/09 @ 19:52

  • mkreku #117 3 years ago

    I can honestly not believe you guys are whining so much about this article. THIS is what makes Eurogamer UNIQUE! I can read the same news tidbits about gaming on every other site (and there are plenty of them around) because they are all based on the same press releases and hype. But where else do I get this alternative view on the outskirts of gaming? Only here, only from Ellie.

    It's really getting on my nerves that people come into this thread and piss and whine. If you don't like it, fine, don't read it. But what's the point of coming here and write insultingly about the author of the article, the "degradation" of Eurogamer in general and how Ellie killed your dogs? Just move on, this site is obviously not for you anymore. I am sure there are better places for you to spread your bitterness on.

  • AhrimaaN #118 3 years ago

    "bollocks, we could look elsewhere if we want to see this sort of airheaded shiterature.
    Eurogamer needs to stop its obsession with shitty music games and celebrities. "

    +1

  • AhrimaaN #119 3 years ago

    The point of whining is we haven't had a more than half arsed write up on a game for a good few days now.

  • Syrette #120 3 years ago

    What obsession with music games? So they p/review them a lot - so what? They sell loads, people want to read about them.

    Obsession with celebrities? This is, what, the third time they've ever done something like this?

    Get a fucking grip.

  • The_Pope #121 3 years ago

    In case anyone is counting, I vote for "happy with this interview".

    All the losers who are moaning that EG is "going down the pan" - vote with your mice and fuck off. If you don't want to read it, don't read it. That's the whole point of a menu - I chose Holly Valance, and didn't bother with the Riddick article. It's called CHOICE.

    And as I said, if you don't like the content, you can choose to take a step back...

  • Mr-Brett #122 3 years ago

    Oh dear, Kotaku...

  • Domovoi #123 3 years ago

    A little titillation is fine, but about four lines related to gaming, the rest was fluff. We just want a better ratio.

    What this man said. Also, we could do with less "ha ha I'm constantly calling her by her full name 'cause that looks quirky!" jokes.

  • gblegend #124 3 years ago

    Its just a fucking lighthearted article, get over it!

  • Fido128 #125 3 years ago

    "But it's just fucking embarrassing that EG think this is worthy of an article. The more shit interviews they put up, the more they're driving me away from the website."

    So go. Noone cares. Like Eurogamer is short of readers.

    Great interview, Ellie. Man, remember when she taught "Tad" about snogging?
    Edited by 1 at 13/01/09 @ 15:58

  • doriangray #126 3 years ago

    "What he said. There's a story dying to be written somewhere about how actors and actresses are drawn into working in a genre they don't know much about, maybe how they feel about people who think they should be au fait with the end product, etc, but it doesn't seem that eurogamer will produce it anytime soon based on what we're reading. A little titillation is fine, but about four lines related to gaming, the rest was fluff. We just want a better ratio."

    They're drawn to it for the money. That's all there is to say.

    If this was a different game where the acting was important yuou might have a point. But this is a C&C game, the crappy ott acting is part of the fun, it's not meant to be a deep insightful portrayal of an alternative world at war, it's hiring sexy girls to dress up and say silly sentences.

    If this was, for example, an interview with Spielberg that could be about his current involvement in games and the different between working on them and cinema etc, but EG decide to just ask him how he cuts his beard in the morning, you would have a point. But this is just a bunch of crappy but hot actresses doing an acting job for a paycheque. EG give it the exact amount of respect it needs. If they actually tried to take it seriously that would be more embaressing, but instead we get some friendly banter, that's informative and funny.

  • smelly #127 3 years ago

    Ellie, nude review of wii fit.. pay per view.

    Eurogamer would make a killing

  • rodpad #128 3 years ago

    Keep increasing those page hits Ellie! Sigh.

  • Chufty #129 3 years ago

    I'm not saying there shouldnt be light hearted articles, a bit of titilation here and there, and other such frivolous features to brighten up the working life.

    I'm saying EG is shit at them.

  • Vinicity #130 3 years ago

    Great interview. Holly's song State of Mind is one of the best electro dance tracks ever!

  • FogHeart #131 3 years ago

    @DorianGray

    Argh, no, I'm not going to seek deep and meaningful insights from FHM girls. It's just...you get a film script, you can read and understand it, right? But a computer game...I don't even know where they'd start. "In this scene the State of WhotheHell has unleashed a fleet of Flibbertigibbets on the Republic of IDon'tUnderstandAnyOfThis and you have to report on the possibility of WheresMyAgentIWantOutOfHere."

    Followed by interviews asking if you've managed to complete the game, when you've only looked at it for 5 minutes and even then didn't understand it at all. But somehow the gamers expect you to be able to talk about it in depth...like the Cillit Bang guy would be able to tell you the chemical formula for it.

    Yeah, they did it for the money, but if a screen acting job came along which paid the same would they take it up? Are they reluctant to leave their comfort zone? And does acting on a game harm any chance of screen roles?

    This is stuff I'd like to know.

  • el_pollo_diablo #132 3 years ago

    Next week: Harold and Madge review Dancing with the stars Wii.

  • peterfll #133 3 years ago

    Brillaint.