ɹˈaɪɾɚ kˈɑːlɪn bɹˈeɪk hɐz sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt ˈɑːɹθɚ fˈaʊnd nˈɛli təbi æn "ˌɪntəfˈɪɹɪŋ ˈoʊld lˈeɪdi", ɹˌɛmᵻnˈɪsənt ʌv pˈɔːlɪnz dᵻsˈiːst mˈʌðɚ lˈuː bˈiːl ˈænə wˈɪŋ "æt hɜː wˈɜːst".
Writer Colin Brake has suggested that Arthur found Nellie to be an "interfering old lady", reminiscent of Pauline's deceased mother Lou Beale (Anna Wing) "at her worst".