Joss Stone is joining The Tudors as Anne of Cleves? Huh? Anne was Henry VIII’s fourth wife, the one he divorced after he felt he’d been bait-and-switched because she was homelier than her portrait. I know ugly people aren’t allowed on this show (I thought Henry was a fat, jowly guy like Charles Laughton, not a fit hottie like Jonathan Rhys Meyers), but if we’re supposed to think that Joss Stone is ugly, aren’t someone’s standards a wee bit high?
Aug 6
2008
11:30 AM ET
'The Tudors' thinks Joss Stone is ugly?
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No, Joss Stone is just ugly. That’s all there is to it.
Forget fat and jowly…Henry was in his early 50s when he marries Anne (he dumps her for her 15 year old lady-in-waiting whom he marries when he’s 54). And yes, fat and jowly.
I can’t wait to see how they transform her to Anne of Cleves. Not who I’d cast, but they must see something. I love this show, so I’ll be anxiously waiting season 3!
Actually, history indicates that Anne of Cleves wasn’t really ugly, just that she was not Henry’s type. He preferred petite women and according to all accounts Anne of Cleves was a large, sturdy but handsome german girl. I guess he didn’t like it.
Actually, history indicates that Anne of Cleves wasn’t really ugly, just that she was not Henry’s type. He preferred petite women and according to all accounts Anne of Cleves was a large, sturdy but handsome german girl. I guess he didn’t like it.
…um – I’m sure they can make her less attractive we do live in a world where Charlize was made so in Monster and Cameron in Malkhovich wasnt too hot either.
Anne of Cleves probably wasn’t as ugly as all that. Just Henry’s excuse when the politics of the union didn’t work out as well as he had hoped (one of the reasons at any rate). And Henry was a handsome stud once upon a time, just not so much by the time portrayed in the series.
I believe that Anne of Cleves also had terrible pock marks which were hard to look at. Henry by this time should be fat and syphilitic, which most likely accounted for his sometimes erratic behaviour.
I believe that Anne of Cleves also had terrible pock marks which were hard to look at. Henry by this time should be fat and syphilitic, which most likely accounted for his sometimes erratic behaviour.
…is there some reason why this has ANY resemblance to reality for some? My God people this is a Showtime miniseries!! Perhaps parts of the story are accurate.Buut this really makes me laugh! You thought this was historically correct, really…REALLY?
Henry VIII only got fat later in life when he developed diabetes and couldnt move…he was fit in his younger years, so it is actually a decent potrayal of the king…and ugly could have different meanings back then, ugly doesn’t necessarily have to mean physically, it could be spiritual or something also, just to keep in mind
I don’t care if she’s considered ugly or not. The show has shown that it doesn’t really matter what history has to say about these people, they’re all pretty. What I want to know is can she act?
Glad I wasn’t the only one to think, “Joss Stone CAN’T play Anne of Cleves – too pretty!” All those years of my Mom teaching me about Henry VIII’s wives has worked, you know.
Well, historically speaking, Jane Seymour wasn’t exactly a knockout either, hence the “plain Jane” nickname. I wonder if they’ll indicate that Cleves smells funny on the show?
Sure, Joss Stone is ugly – if you go by ridiculous Hollywood standards.
In the Tudor era, hell, *everyone* was probably ugly.