Home » Entertainment » Celebrity

Meryl Streep a nightmare neighbour?

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 15:38

Tags: Meryl Streep, Neighbour, Nightmare

London: Veteran actress Meryl Streep, who recently won an Oscar for her role in ‘The Iron Lady’, has been accused of being a nightmare neighbour.

The 62-year-old`s neighbours in the small town of Salisbury, Connecticut, say Streep`s nickname should be ‘The Nasty Lady’, reported Showbizspy.

"We do call her the `nasty lady` because it fits. People see her on TV at the Academy Awards gushing about her latest Oscar, but she`s two-faced when it comes to interacting with the locals here. She doesn`t even want to know your name!

"I went to grammar school with Meryl`s daughter Grace, and we all thought it was really cool that her mom was famous. One day, after school, Meryl came on the playground to pick her up, but she was just mean to people!," a neighbour claimed without revealing her name.

"At first she wouldn`t talk to the other moms. Then, when she did, she snapped at them. You`ll see her bike through town in a flowing dress and a straw hat. She even told the local postmaster that she would not accept any mail that was addressed to `Meryl Streep` she would only accept mail addressed to Meryl Gummer, her married name," she said.

Streep, considered one of the most talented actors alive, is known for giving powerpacked performances in each of her films. Her most famous performances are in ‘Kramer vs Kramer’, ‘Sophie`s Choice’, ‘The Deer Hunter’, ‘Mamma Mia!’ and ‘Devil Wears Prada’ among many others.

PTI

First Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 15:38

Post Comment

Alert Moderator

Your comment(s) on this article

It seems to me that somebody has starter some sort of à capaign to damage Meryl's reputation …ccc shame on you guys - Farah - USA

I also live near the Gummers and this article is either completely made up or this neighbor is someone I, thankfully, haven't met. Meryl Gummer has always been a plesant and helpful citizen. Never missed a school function. We all got so used to seeing her around town that we forget she's famous. I don't think this no-name neighbor lives around here. - Roger - Conn, USA

I find it hard to believe that all the people Meryl Streep has worked with and come into contact with over the years and considering all the money she has given to various charities and the support she has given to various causes are all liars (according to this neighbour). She sounds the bitchy one to me. You can't come across as lovely and as gracious as Meryl Streep does if she is in fact not a pleasant person. I'll go with the vast majority of people who consider her to be loving and generous. These remarks from a neighbour are slanderous. Furthermore, if Meryl Streep wants to receive mail only addressed in her married name, then that would be Mary Gummer and not Meryl Gummer. I just wonder how much this so-called neighbour was paid for this article to be published. I love Meryl Streep as an actress and a person and nothing will convince me otherwise. - Heather Burdett - London

Toolbox