Talk:Michelle Collins

Family and current life
There are many important details missing from what should be a biographical article. Apart from a brief mention of her daughter, there is no mention of her family. Her parents are not mentioned, nor it it stated whether or not she has/had any siblings. Regarding her daughter, only her first name and year of birth are stated; any middle name(s), her surname, place of birth and father's identity are missing. It mentions a broken engagement, but doesn't state whether she has ever been married to anyone. It states that she lives in Muswell Hill, but doesn't say who with; is it just with her daughter? Is she currently in a relationship? Werdnawerdna (talk) 15:28, 20 September 2008 (UTC)


 * She was in a relationship with Richard Wilson (long standing) until recently, he describes to me that "shes crazy and it got to me" currently she is single —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.161.139.163 (talk) 14:58, 16 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Michelle Collins has at least one sister. When I knew Michelle in the early 1990s, she was very close to her sister, who was with her when she appeared in Panto in London. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.221.100.140 (talk) 16:15, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Anomaly with date of birth
The first line and summary panel to the right give the date of birth as 28 May 1961 - which appears to be correct, from other sources.

However under the heading Biography it states "Born in Hackney, East London, to an English father and Welsh mother in 1962,[1][2]"  which is clearly at odds with the statement above. At the bottom of the page it shows "Categories: 1962 births ...." this is also inconsistent.

Geoffrey T Stone (talk) 21:10, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

People keep changing her D.O.B willy-nilly. I swear she's gone from 54, to 52, to 50 all quite recently. Have to say the original 54 seems nearer the mark to me. Is she going to be one of those woman, like Tess Daly, who once they reach a certain age stop ageing? What next is it going to keep going backwards until she's in her 40s again? I'm not being funny but you can only get away with lying about your age if you actually, you know, look younger. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.0.98.152 (talk) 16:40, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Looks like this is an ongoing problem. Can someone point out the sources? --Ronz (talk) 16:59, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
 * The referenced interview in the Daily Mail indicates she specifically admitted to being 48 in 2009, which would place her birth date in 1961. We just got a ticket asking us to amend the date to 1962, which I declined. We don't really concern ourselves with the attempts of people to be younger or older, but with the sources that tell us when they were born. Right now, there's a reliable source there that quotes her as having been born in 1961. § FreeRangeFrog croak 18:44, 12 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Repeat what I said elsewhere: According to the brith records at http://www.findmypast.co.uk two "Michelle D. Collinses" were born in Hackney, one in 1960 and another in 1962. Note that sometimes if the birth was in December x the birth is registered in January x+1. But this wouldn't be the case if her birthday is 28 May. So the Daily Mail article is wrong; she was 47 in December 2009, not 48, although it is hardly well known for its accuracy. Also, Daily Mail has it right at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2048399/Michelle-Collins-London-fashion-designers-snooty-theyre-friendlier-North.html and then wrong and then right, but 1962 definitely fits better.  Is original research OK if it's to correct a basic factual error? Barney the barney barney (talk) 19:51, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
 * You are probably right, but let's keep this in WP:BLP/N so we have more eyes and ears. § FreeRangeFrog croak 20:03, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

xssn — Preceding unsigned comment added by Markstevenbond (talk • contribs) 17:46, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 23:57, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Birth year
The BLPN discussion mentioned above is archived at Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard/Archive174. While there was little discussion, the conclusion seems to be that there are too many poor sources that conflict to list a year.

Given the interview and current source where she admits to '61 and that she's had often subtracted a year or two from her age, I think it may be fine to leave '61. --Ronz (talk) 17:43, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

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