Holly Gabrielle

[lilamay]

I’ve said this before but I think her videos are slowly becoming responses to the threads she reads, whether that be here or GG. Like I’ve said, it’s like she’s trying to prove to herself that she’s ‘worthy’ and can change her behaviour patterns successfully, as if ‘change behaviour patterns’ is something on her checklist.

she needs to realise that it goes deeper than just being able to take a day off and literally sit and watch TV/snack/sleep. She needs to actually be okay with that, not just tick it off some silly to-do list. Everything is about control, but a ‘do nothing’ day should be the complete opposite, ie. no control! Just chillout!

It’s gone past the point of relativity now. Holly needs to talk to someone professional. (Also notice how she’s stopped replying with ‘it’s all relative’ since it was brought up on the thread, mmmmm)


YES!!! I think her time is actually structured around her meals etc, and being upstairs and isolating herself means she doesn’t snack or just browse around the kitchen.

Exactly. You don't need to plan a chillout day! Reminds me of this moment in Friends

 

[not fussed at all]

Bizarre that someone with an interest in nutrition thinks it's sustainable to eat 90% boiled, bland vegetables and to put that online and for people not to have questions. Lmaoooo

 

[calippoblock]

I don't know why she was saying at the beginning of the video that she "couldn't believe she was sharing these stories" because she literally just talked to some boys in a completely platonic way. There was no romance or flirting involved at all.

 

[ECH]

I watched her new video today and you guys are right, their entire house is so empty! Emily doesn't even have a bedside table which feels weird to me for a proper house and not student accommodation. What do their family have against giving a home any personality?

 

[schmetterling]

I wish she’d get a hobby! I know she’s a good dancer but she never seems to take much artistic pleasure in it; she’s more concerned with technique and also it feeds into her obsession with food and exercise. she ‘learned to read’ during quarantine but again seemed to treat it like some kind of challenge to be hacked through rather than enjoyed. I don’t get the sense that she’s particularly creative and I really think she might get something out of trying something more ‘arty’. Just do something for fun holly!

 

[Livelaughlove123456]

Her CV won’t have any “real” job on it. I know she has businesses but she doesn’t have any experience in team work or collaboration which lots of jobs expect.

she’s made such a huge deal out of masters applications, so many people do it every year without this much drama

 

[SilentSue]

Holly could really do with living with other people in a flatshare when she does her masters but we can all guess she will get a single studio and hide in her room. She is crying out for some variety and friendship.

She needs to be thrown into the real world, away from her controlling mother. I was very similar to her - sheltered, Oxbridge, etc. Then I moved to London after uni, into a flatshare with a load of Aussies and Kiwis who ripped the piss and showed me that I wasn't really so special or strange after all, and could function in the real world like a normal person. Such valuable lessons.

I feel like Ruby Granger could benefit from this sort of experience as well.

 

[lemonpoppyseed]

Hello long time viewer but first time writing anything!
I genuinely don't understand why they keep their dogs locked up, it seems a bit cruel. I understand if they didn't want them in the house most of the time but why can't they just let them out into the garden? If you have a dog and a large garden, you should have fences/a hedge to keep them in anyway. I wonder whether them being untrained and "naughty" is due to them just not getting enough stimulation.

Also I've been watching her since her first year at Cambridge off and on and I still can't get over her horrible boiled vegetable dinners - boiled sweet potato and rice is what you give a sick dog. Tbh I think it must be a disordered eating thing. I've heard of people who are struggling with an eating disorder making what little food they do eat as unappetising as possible in order to not feel like they want to eat it/eat as little as possible. Could possibly be that?
I do feel for her in that her family seems not to be open to mental health issues or therapy and so I guess it would make it quite difficult for her to reach out especially if she feels veganism has "cured" her when it's really just another manifestation of the original disorder.

 

[emm]

bit random but her bedroom reminds me of a hospital type room/cell, its just bizarre and her bed looks super uncomfy lmao

I was watching a documentary the other day about prisons and psychological torture, and it reminds me of one of the isolation units that are designed for sensory deprivation - all white, nothing to look at/engage with. I have never seen a house people live in look anything like this

 

[whatshesaid123]

I actually really enjoyed her uni vlogs at the time, but I just went back and watched an old video and it was so awful. All she did at uni was go to lectures, make notes, eat bland food, exercise, study and that was it - I’m a uni student now (I’m 3 years younger than holly) and I can’t believe how she spent her three years. You don’t have to be a party person at all but she never has any down time, like just watching telly or reading for fun. She also doesn’t seem to be clued up on politics/current affairs it doesn’t make sense. She has been so restricted in a routine like everything has to be organised/productive. Even when she shows her notes, there’s no colour or highlighter or anything - I don’t understands how holly studied this way. I’m really studious like holly but never in such a rigid way - all aspects of her life (food, study, exercise) are so controlled and restricted and it’s really unhealthy and damaging to mental health to behave this way. I hope someone intervenes and stops her continuing like this

 

[eletr1]

I think Holly was really just more interested in her sushi. I also suffer from anxiety and I'm asocial but with no visible issues in interacting with people or striking up conversations and it reminds me of Holly ( though I don't think she's actually asocial or suffers from anxiety, I think she's just introverted) - seems like most people can accept you're asocial only if you display the symptoms of Asperger's, autism, etc. Otherwise, they think you're rude or selfish because you prefer to spend time by yourself.
Then again, if I arrange to meet someone, I will make sure that I interact with them.

Still, Holly is not well-read, she's not interested in politics, relationships, TV or music and she does not seem to be keen on spending time with people who do not share common interests / lifestyles, such as dancing, biology or veganism - I think it would be difficult for anyone in her position to keep conversations with most people going.

 

[ProphecyLost]

This is from the same girl who made up her undergraduate credits as she didn't know what they were.

 

[fwooper]

I don't think it's surprising she got in, I'd be shocked if she didn't. Masters degrees are cash cows for UK universities, so the offer rate is fairly high (with exceptions for some highly competitive courses). Even without that, she got top in her year in Cambridge - unless she submitted a terrible personal statement then I don't see why she would be rejected from the course, competitive or not. Courses like this are designed to be suitable for people who are fresh from undergrad so they'd never expect you to have a huge amount of experience specific to the course.

 

[hpprotego]

She’s the definition of privilege aiding privilege. It’s a cycle and in all actuality doesn’t help anyone. The people she tutors are those who can afford it, and the people she’s hiring are those who have had access to a great education. Not everyone can get that, or afford what Holly offers. She said she wants to make it accessible but she’s continually doing the exact opposite.

 

[fwooper]

I'm just watching her latest vlog.. there is a part when she is eating just a single brazil nut.. not like a handful/bowl as most people would. jesus. that interaction with her dad is odd, also her accent seems to change and become almost east london ish?

To be fair brazil nuts are very calorie dense and insanely high in selenium so having just 1-2 is a day is recommended. A bowl of brazil nuts would not be advisable haha.

I watched another what I eat in a day from her and her dinner was a plate of beans, boiled veg and rice. It was all unseasoned until she said she was going to 'spice' it up a bit... so she proceeded to sprinkle on turmeric, put three olives on the side, drizzled a bit of tahini and put a blob of sauerkraut on there. Like in what world is that 'spicing' up your dinner?! I don't know what the psychology behind the bland food is, but I have a feeling it isn't necessarily that she intentionally wants the food to taste bad, but is more of an obsession with eating 'clean' and believing that you have to eat the vegetable in its pure form for it to be healthy. Also, the meal I just mentioned was served up to her entire family which makes me think her family has always eaten bland food. If she grew up with boiled veg and unseasoned food then it could explain why she doesn't go outside her comfort zone with flavours.

 

[shinguard]

In her latest video she talked about her plan B if she doesn't get accepted into UCL. To be honest I felt like she was bullshitting and just repeating what we have been saying. How do you start off by saying how important having a plan B is and then say you basically don't have one. That entire part has convinced me that she reads this forum. I feel like she almost expected to get into UCL and recently she realized she shouldn't have put all her eggs in one basket and now she is scrambling for a backup plan.

 

[Magallanes]

Sorry but how could Holly possibly want to be a doctor with such stupid views? Imagine going to your GP and them going "you do have an infection, but you know what, eat some garlic instead" like piss off man. For a pair with Cambridge degrees, pretty bloody thick if you ask me - which you didn't, but Jesus Christ that's ridiculous

exactly, the more i learn about her and her family odd believes the more i understand why she got rejected from medicine at cambridge

 

[CalatheaLater]

It’s just a fashion isn’t it? This thing of waking up early, as if it makes a difference. My cat wakes me up at 5, I’m not bragging about it making me productive

Sorry to break it to you, but your cat is more productive than you xo

 

[emm]

Yeah I think it's kinda interesting that her parents were/are heavily involved in the performing arts and she's went down a more academic route. I'm still not convinced Holly has any real interest in what she does, but still. It's interesting

thats so interesting, from how plain their house is I'd never think they were in creative jobs

 

[opal73]

Holly is a good example of someone who is booksmart and very much academically driven but outside of a structured academic environment seems lost and doesn’t have a lot of self-awareness/introspection (going on runs in intense heat and ending up in the hospital with dehydration despite having a degree in biology so knowing atleast something about the body) . Maybe travelling in a small group rather than completely solo would help her be a bit less inflexible and socially repressed, and relax more. Then again I'm sure it would take her a while to get comfortable around people who aren't her direct family.