fliptopbox August 2, 2014 Share August 2, 2014 I should probably know this already, but I do not. Is a barrister the Aussie equivalent of a judge? That is what I assumed from her mini wig and robe while heading in a building labeled Supreme Court. Link to comment
LuckyBitch August 2, 2014 Share August 2, 2014 (edited) I was going to reply that a barrister is just what we would call a lawyer or attorney in the US. But, then I Googled and see that they seem to have various types of lawyers in Australia and it's very different from the US: http://www.foolkit.com.au/sa/public/barristers Edited August 2, 2014 by LuckyBitch Link to comment
fliptopbox August 2, 2014 Share August 2, 2014 Yeah that was a confusing read. But I guess now I kind of understand it. 1 Link to comment
LuckyBitch August 2, 2014 Share August 2, 2014 Gina Liano: Gina LianoGina is a Barrister and a single mom of two boys and her Poodle, Ninja. She is the glue that keeps her family together even though she has personally gone through the struggles of a divorce and beat cancer. Often found in the courtroom representing the underdog, Gina has been in the legal field for 14 years and has represented some of Australia’s highest profile clients. Passionate about fashion, Gina loves to shop, and it’s ‘Versace’ living all the way. As far as she is concerned with her home interiors, she can have nothing less than glamorous. Gina takes great pride in her appearance - she gets a spray tan every week and her hair and nails are always professionally maintained. With a unique and bold style, Gina cannot be judged by her appearance alone as it would only be a glimpse of the complete picture. Link to comment
Krissy August 3, 2014 Share August 3, 2014 Lawyers have to wear the funny wigs/robes in court not just judges! Team Gina! Yes she has OTT makeup, but she rocks. Link to comment
fliptopbox August 3, 2014 Share August 3, 2014 Gina and her eye makeup give RuPaul a run for her money. Girl better WORK. 3 Link to comment
crgirl412 August 3, 2014 Share August 3, 2014 When I first read her bio I though that she worked at a coffeeshop. Then I watched it and realized she's an attorney!! 2 Link to comment
quetzal August 3, 2014 Share August 3, 2014 When I first read her bio I though that she worked at a coffeeshop. Like a barista? Hee! If it wasn't for her I would've never bothered to learn what a barrister is. I like her, flaws and all. It doesn't surprise me that she and Lisa V have hit it off. They have similar senses of humor. 1 Link to comment
OnceSane August 4, 2014 Share August 4, 2014 I like Gina, but I could not deal with her 20 pounds of makeup everywhere. Link to comment
Grneyedldy August 4, 2014 Share August 4, 2014 It also looks like, if she fell, her hair would break. I wonder if all that make-up would act as a cushion? Link to comment
Shelby August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 I don't disagree with any of the comments about her hair/makeup/clothes, but in my book she's the best of the bunch. I like her! 4 Link to comment
Lola43 August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 I like that she acknowledges that she looks like a drag queen. 1 Link to comment
Neurochick August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 Shouldn't it be Gino? And with all that shit on her face, she should NEVER think she can outwit anybody. The first thing I'd tell her is, "I can't take you seriously woman; you look like the MAC makeup counter exploded all over your face." And if she didn't believe Jackie's psychic ability, why did she run to Florida to see her "partner?" Answer, because she sort of believed Jackie. 3 Link to comment
jnymph August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 Yeah, actually I didn't understand the whole exchange (literally & figuratively) First she asks for reading. So Jackie gives the reading. Then Gina says she doesn't believe in such things. Then she runs off to Florida (now THAT is a loooong distance relationship) then meets with Jackie to tell her she's reading demons. HUH? I'm not following any of this. But the Aussie accent is not helping either. Link to comment
Neurochick August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 (edited) I know, either Gina believed Jackie or she didn't. I can't with Gina, with all that shit on her face. I mean how many hours does it take to put that paint on? How many hours to take it off? How can Gina have a serious career if she spends so much time on her hair and make up? Is she purposely trying to look like Lawyer Barbie? I got it. Maybe she can Star Jones can become BFF's because both of them are lawyers you know, and they deal in FACTS. Edited August 7, 2014 by Neurochick 1 Link to comment
ItWasntNotFunny August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 Ok this show finally made me create an account! I cannot get enough of Gina's hair and makeup. Does anyone else remember the movie Strictly Ballroom? It's like she's one of the characters come to life. I had no idea that the movie (and Muriel's Wedding) were kind of true to life! 2 Link to comment
walnutqueen August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 I got it. Maybe she can Star Jones can become BFF's because both of them are lawyers you know, and they deal in FACTS. FACTS is the reason she gives for not believing in psychic abilities, yet she believes Janet is talking to a demon. Alrighty then. Link to comment
islandgal140 August 10, 2014 Share August 10, 2014 Just watched an episode for the 1st time today. Gina looks like the 1980s had a head on fatal collision with the MAC counter and the worst makeup guru to ever post a video on youtube because the application is just beyond the worst. The jaws of life were employed but yet still there were no survivors. She was wearing an electric blue leather jacket and matching skirt and her eye liner actually matched her blue outfit. To use the much overused HW rhetorical question: Who does that? Gina that is who. That being said, I can't look away from her. I like her the best out of all the Melbourne HWs. She is just fascinating to me. She could be the younger sister of Jackie or Joan Collins. She must have been feeling some kind of way about Jackie's predictions because otherwise she wouldn't have hopped on a plane and flew 30 hours to meet up and then break up with her man. Still on her side on this 'battle' though. 2 Link to comment
walnutqueen August 10, 2014 Share August 10, 2014 She was wearing an electric blue leather jacket and matching skirt and her eye liner actually matched her blue outfit. To use the much overused HW rhetorical question: Who does that? Gina that is who. Not only that, her earrings & necklace set, purse AND shoes also matched the blue outfit. Heidi Klum would undoubtedly blurt "Too matchy matchy" Link to comment
Jac August 10, 2014 Share August 10, 2014 (edited) Here is Gina's profile from the Victorian Bar Association, which gives a bit more insight into the type of law she practices. http://www.vicbar.com.au/profile?3303 Also, as a law student in the same Jurisdiction I cannot believe that she gets away with wearing that much makeup for court appearances. The Victorian legal system is spectacularly conservative, especially when it comes to the appearance of women. People have been reprimanded and even been asked to remove themselves from the court room for far less. Edited August 10, 2014 by JacquelineLHope Link to comment
Diane Mars August 11, 2014 Share August 11, 2014 ...I mean how many hours does it take to put that paint on? How many hours to take it off?... I promise that you'll get a kind of answer to your question later in the show :D 1 Link to comment
jnymph August 12, 2014 Share August 12, 2014 Crazy makeup aside, I can't help but kind of like her. *shrug* 2 Link to comment
mistyknight August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 It's not just her awful make up application. It is the god awful tan. She looks like she could be Snookie's biological mom circa Jersey Shore days if I didn't know any better. Link to comment
Mya Stone August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 It's all well and good to liken her to a drag queen (as she herself states), but there's no need to make a trans comparison. And just for the record, the word "tranny" is most definitely not allowed here. It's disparaging to the trans community, and something we consider hate-speech. Consider this the only warning on the topic. Any posts using it will be deleted and the poster will be handled by the mods. 3 Link to comment
archer1267 August 19, 2014 Share August 19, 2014 I'm surprised to like Gina as much as I do. I was put off by her appearance, initially, and assumed that there was no "there" there, but she's pretty down to earth. She has a nice figure and nice features...if only someone gave her a makeunder! 3 Link to comment
Mya Stone August 19, 2014 Share August 19, 2014 Yeah, I'm shocked at how much I like her too. She's sharp, and a little self depreciating, but she carries herself well (despite the 15 extra lbs of makeup and hairspray). There's just something inherently likable about her. I can't quite put my finger on it. 3 Link to comment
Pine August 19, 2014 Share August 19, 2014 I guess that they wanted us to be shocked, haha, because she is like a refreshing person compared to Jackie, Lydia and Andrea. :) 1 Link to comment
Neurochick August 20, 2014 Share August 20, 2014 I can't take her seriously because of all that shit on her face. I keep wondering what happened to her that made her believe that an ugly spray tan, fifteen pounds of make up and hair that looks like it's been sprayed to death, is attractive. I mean, does the woman own a mirror? What does she see when she looks? I mean I see a clown and not a funny one. Link to comment
Mya Stone August 20, 2014 Share August 20, 2014 I think her clothes and shoes are on point, though. She has a fully realized look going. It's definitely not for me but she rocks to the beat of her own drummer, I think. (and not in a Jackie way) 2 Link to comment
sasha206 August 21, 2014 Share August 21, 2014 I keep picturing how pretty Gina would look if someone gave her a major make-under. It's sad someone drowns themselves in make-up and gaudy outfits that makes people say, "You're a barrister? I never would have thought..." 2 Link to comment
sasha206 August 21, 2014 Share August 21, 2014 I think she looks like Leah Remini done up in hooker fashion. Link to comment
technorebel August 21, 2014 Share August 21, 2014 I keep picturing how pretty Gina would look if someone gave her a major make-under. It's sad someone drowns themselves in make-up and gaudy outfits that makes people say, "You're a barrister? I never would have thought..." I admit her appearance is somewhat off-putting, but she grows on you. 2 Link to comment
sasha206 August 21, 2014 Share August 21, 2014 I admit her appearance is somewhat off-putting, but she grows on you. She seems to be the most likable of all of them so far (only one episode 1). Can't.stand.Jackie. Who told this woman she was some beauty? 1 Link to comment
sasha206 August 21, 2014 Share August 21, 2014 I see Joan Cusak in Working Girl every time Gina is on the screen! 10 Link to comment
CopTop September 2, 2014 Share September 2, 2014 I see Boy George http://itsmusicfashionlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/boy-george-5.jpg 3 Link to comment
TexasGal September 7, 2014 Share September 7, 2014 Her calm reaction in the face of that dinner nonsense has cemented her in the Housewives stratosphere for me. "Well don't look darling." WINNER! 6 Link to comment
Diane Mars September 8, 2014 Share September 8, 2014 I can't wait to read what everybody will have to say after the reunion shows. Sure it will be a lot of fun \o/ ! 1 Link to comment
von January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Gina is a strong women and has stood up for herself good on her. She's had a lot of flak handed to her through Jackie as you can totally see that Jackie instigates a hate vendetta against Gina. You rock Gina. 1 Link to comment
Jac May 3, 2015 Share May 3, 2015 So the Logie Awards (the Australian equivalent of the Emmys and the People's Choice awards crammed in to one mind-numbingly long ceremony) are tonight and Gina has elected to wear this: I literally have no words for how bad this is. 4 Link to comment
Shelby May 3, 2015 Share May 3, 2015 So the Logie Awards (the Australian equivalent of the Emmys and the People's Choice awards crammed in to one mind-numbingly long ceremony) are tonight and Gina has elected to wear this: That dress is awful. Just in the last episode, Gina was making fun of Jackie and saying she looked pregnant because her dress had a peplum. She also mocked Pettifleur's white ruffle hat for looking like toilet paper. This dress combines both! I don't understand why Gina thinks she's such a pillar of "fashion." She is always going on about it. I literally have no words for how bad this is. 1 Link to comment
HunterHunted May 3, 2015 Share May 3, 2015 (edited) So the Logie Awards (the Australian equivalent of the Emmys and the People's Choice awards crammed in to one mind-numbingly long ceremony) are tonight and Gina has elected to wear this: I literally have no words for how bad this is. What the fuck is that shit?!?!!!! It's like two tacky as fuck dresses fighting to the death for tacky supremacy. The loser is...everyone with eyes. Edited May 3, 2015 by HunterHunted 5 Link to comment
OnceSane May 3, 2015 Share May 3, 2015 So the Logie Awards (the Australian equivalent of the Emmys and the People's Choice awards crammed in to one mind-numbingly long ceremony) are tonight and Gina has elected to wear this: I literally have no words for how bad this is. I have one word: fugly. 1 Link to comment
quetzal May 3, 2015 Share May 3, 2015 What the fuck is that shit?!?!!!! It's like two tacky as fuck dresses fighting to the death for tacky supremacy. The loser is...everyone with eyes. LOL. Apt description. I honestly expect nothing less when it comes to her style and that's what makes her a standout. She and Pettifleur are two sides of the same coin in a number of ways. 1 Link to comment
TexasGal May 21, 2015 Share May 21, 2015 Late to the party on this one, but that's Chyka behind her in what appears to be a lovely red dress right? Chyka's girls could use a better bra... 2 Link to comment
Baltimore Betty May 21, 2015 Share May 21, 2015 So the Logie Awards (the Australian equivalent of the Emmys and the People's Choice awards crammed in to one mind-numbingly long ceremony) are tonight and Gina has elected to wear this: I literally have no words for how bad this is. Yes, it is a bad choice of a dress for sure especially if she claims to have fashion sense and has put out a line of clothing in the past, I could only imagine more dresses like this, yuk. I guess her clothing line is on par with her shoe line. And in other news, Gamble (seen in the background) had elected to wear a dress that looked like she skinned Kermit the Frog. Chyka looks great, mostly always does. I wonder what crazy rhinestone hair thing and costume Pettifleur opted to wear that night? 1 Link to comment
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