Aunt Despair is a character from the Nostalgia Critic portrayed by Tamara Chambers. She was first introduced in the Lady in the Water review telling her son a bedtime story while snorting cocaine. She has since appeared in the Labyrinth and Cats & Dogs reviews. She wears a purple jumper and a red bandana around her head, and is nearly always seen with a cigarette dangling from her mouth. In Labyrinth, it is revealed she is married to Creepy Dad. Her name was revealed to be Aunt Despair in The Phantom of the Opera review.