Why does everyone hate Kim Kardashian?

Kim Kardashian is a household name, every time she makes a move; she makes the paper. She is the most scrutinized, vilified, photographed, reported on, talked about, criticized "celebrity" of our time. Yet with the levels of vitriol directed at her, you have to wonder how she got so famous to begin with, after all, don't you need fans for this level of success?
Kim, however, was born into the kind of life that leads to fame, daughter of infamous lawyer Robert Kardashian who represented O.J Simpson and social climbing mother Kris Houghton/Kardashian/Jenner, sister to Khloe, Kourtney and Rob. After divorcing Robert, Kris married Olympian Bruce Jenner, already father to Burt, Casey, Brandon and Brody, and they had two children together Kendall and Kylie. The Kardashian-Jenners are big family and at the moment almost every one of them is in the spotlight.
Starting as an assistant to Paris Hilton, Kim achieved the level of fame she now has after a sex tape was leaked by her ex Ray J, featuring her and him and some pretty sex tapey stuff. Mom Kris saw a way to spin this in a positive light for the entire family and by 2007, a reality series was born, with the help of Ryan Seacrest, Keeping up with the Kardashians. To date the show has had 9 series and 130 episodes, featuring Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, Kendall, Kylie, Kris, Rob and Bruce, as well as Bruce's sons Brody and Brandon, Brandon's wife Leah, Khloe's ex Lamar Odem and current beau French Montana, Kourtney's boyfriend Scott Disick, their children Mason and Penelope, friends Malika and Jonathan Cheban, Robs ex-girlfriend Adrienne Bailon and in rare occasions, Kim's now husband, Kanye West and their daughter North. The show has spawned spin offs, the sisters share a beauty line and a boutique chain of stores DASH, a clothing line and a child's clothing line. The entire family, the sisters in particular have marketed themselves to the maximum and the earning potential is staggering. Yet everybody seems to despise them, reading through comments on news articles about the family is like flipping through the pages of the Mean Girls Burn Book. Here's a selection, an article on Kim's outfit during Fashion Week drew these responses "Her trademark sense of style is having NO style, taste or decorum. All this woman has to offer our today's society is to continually show off her silicon implants and fat injected ass, which has caused her to look deformed, while wearing ill fitting clothes. Sad really" and "My god KK is an absolute mess". Is she though? Really a complete mess? Its not a bad lifestyle for a girl who started with a sex tape. Early seasons of Keeping up with the Kardashians showed a much softer side to Kim, a girl who struggled with her self esteem, was careful with the jobs she took   

Kim Kardashian West

and was always professional even on an off day. She may be "famous for being famous" but the fact is momager Kris and husband Kanye can only take her so far, everyone's buying into Kim without even realizing it, love her or hate her, they are the ones keeping her in the spotlight, every article may draw a thousand horrific comments but whilst people are still reading and commenting, Kim stays on top and shes laughing all the way to the bank. Personally i don't mind Kim, plenty of other stars cemented front page fame with sex tapes (Paris Hilton was just a heiress before that tape an she dragged Nicole onto the front page with her after it) and i actually think shes quite beautiful, its clear shes had work done to change certain aspects of her body and face but she hasn't, despite the comments, gone to far. Shes got a nice, curvy figure and i genuinely quite like some of her style. Her parenting towards North gets a lot of hate with many assuming North is an accessory for a variety of reasons, such as North being front row at her fathers fashion show, yet nobody raised an eyebrow when Harper was sat on Davids lap at Victoria Beckham's show. People are outraged a girl can build a career and a multi million pound fortune from a sex tape but, surely, we should applaud this, Ray J released that tape to spite Kim, to get back at and shame her and instead she knocked his ass out of the water and turned herself into one of the highest paid and most famous women of this generation. She may not have a degree and she may not be famous for her mind, but who decides what its acceptable to build a fortune on, does it have to be your brain? Surely feminism should mean that its acceptable that if YOU, as a woman, want to make money from sex, or your body, you have the right to do so and should, without any judgement. That's the kind of feminism and equality i want to stand behind, after all, do any of the men in these situations get the same amount of hate? or disgust? Kim may have built a career from that sex tape but she wasn't the one to release it. Another bone of contention with Kim seems to be her love life, she married Damon Thomas in 2000, three years later, that relationship ended in divorce and Kim has claimed, without dispute, that Damon was abusive. Clearly though the press and wider public think Kim should've stuck around in that marriage, no matter how abusive he was. Her marriage to Kris Humphries famously ended after 72 days, at which time, Kris claimed, it was a set up purely for money and the show, yet he wasn't claiming that when he was making the money from it and, anybody, who watched him on the show was aware, the guy was a knob and whilst Kim kept silent during the divorce, trying to do it with a little grace, Kris made sure everyone knew what a bitch he thought she was. Her third marriage to Kanye seems to be going well, the pair are photographed together regularly, share a daughter North and anyone who has watched Kanye on the show can clearly see hes devoted to Kim, and lets face it, nobody's seen Kims sisters attack Kanye in an elevator have they Bey? Still that's not enough for the press. Then again they, and the public, always hate the stars who are on top, and love them as they are on the way down. 
Kourtney gets the least amount of hate, since having children Mason, Penelope and Reign Kourtney has grounded herself and adopted a attachment parenting mantra that's grabbing her more positive reviews, "She is so NORMAL compared to freak circus show Kim ! So refreshing !!! She actually wears normal clothes and acts like a mother should... Putting her kids as a priority !!!!!!!" I like Kourtney too, she does come across as a good mother and shes quite likable, as is her boyfriend (Lord) Scott Disick, who has provided the show with some of its funniest moments, Scott is always on form, he is sarcastic and dry and lately, since the death of his parents, fairly vulnerable. Scott draws pretty nice comments too, about how lonely he must be since his parents died and how much he clearly loves his kids. 

North West, Penelope and Mason Disick

Khloe takes a lot of krap, though she always looks stunning when shes photographed and is clearly slim but with curves, Khloe still gets referred to as the "ugly and fat" one. She married Lamar Odem fairly quick and fought hard to keep that marriage strong even after he was filmed slagging her off, talking about cheating on her and disappearing for days on end and yet still, he gets more sympathy for the breakdown then her, clearly appearing on the show caused it, despite the fact that the slowly fading basketball star was also making money from appearing and seemed happy when the cheques were rolling in from both the main show and his spin off with Khloe. 
Kendall gets it because she "hasn't had to work hard to become a model" but lets face it, Kendall might of been dreaming of being a supermodel since she was old enough to talk but because of her family's fame, through no fault of her own (she was a kid when the show started) she was never going to have to start the way other models do. Should she be penalized for making her own money? For being successful? Yeah she may have had a little help thanks to her family's name but Kendall is the one walking down the runways, maintaining the required figure, jetting back and forth for various shows and doing all the work now, shes also facing some playground bulling from other models because Kendall hasn't yet paid her dues. But should we base our opinions and worth of others based on our own struggles? One woman may have a difficult pregnancy and one an easy one, does that make their importance and worth as a mother any different? No. 

Brandon, Bruce, Brody and Leah Jenner

Kylie gets it quite bad too, the 17 year old is reportedly starting to look a bit like a hoe, the makeup, the clothes and the boyfriend are putting people off but have you looked around at 17 year olds today? Have you looked at 15 year olds today? They apply their makeup better than some 30 year olds and they are all on instagram and twitter racking up more followers with every pout. Kylies behavior is pretty normal for a 17 year old, unfortunately its just a little more public. 
Rob gets a lot of sympathy, he was seen as a heartthrob in early seasons but as weight crept on and self esteem issues crept in Rob has pulled back from the spotlight, something which his whole family has respected, they all get criticized for not "helping him" but how can anyone know whats happening behind closed doors?
Bruce is quite well liked, presumably untouchable, rumors of Bruce's transformation into a woman show no sign of dying down and whilst Bruce is getting all the support, people are still taking jabs at ex wife Kris who is struggling to handle the news, but ask yourself this, if your ex husband announced he was transitioning into a woman would you struggle a little? Absolutely. Does it mean she's unsupportive? No. Does it mean she's normal? YES.
Then again, if being the most hated Kardashian was a contest, Kris would easily be number 2. Accused of exploiting her daughters for her own gain any move Kris makes is a well criticized one. Helping her daughter go from sex tape star to cover girl with a perfume and clothing line? Exploiting her daughter in the sickest way apparently. Then again how exactly IS a mother supposed to react to a sex tape of her adult daughter? Yell? Scream? Or try change the public perception and make your daughter into a millionaire out of it? Option three seems to be working for Kim and she doesn't seem to be complaining. Kris hasn't exploited her daughter and shes not selling her for sex, Ray J did that, Kim just took back the power, all 5 million pounds of it while her mother had her back. Kris has helped Kendall step out as a model, she helped land the girls the clothing lines, the stores, perfumes, books, the covers, endorsements and shows. Jetting back and forth between each child, helping Rob withdraw from the public eye, managing the family's finances and keeping them in luxury. If a Kardashian scandal is about to surface, you can be damn sure Kris is on top of it before its even out, trying to stop it, preparing the statements, handling the damage control. Its a big job for one woman, but Kris has it handled and handled well.

Rob Kardashian and "Lord" Scott Disick.

What about the supporting cast? Brandon and Leah may not be Kardashians but who was buying their music before they starting singing in on the show? whether shes the daughter of a former Eagles rocker or not, it was the Kardashian connection that garned interest in the couple. Brody can hardly claim to be anything other than a reality star, starting on The Hills, Keeping up with the Kardashians was an easy move for him. Khloes best friend Malika seems to be enjoying the perks of a Kardashian connection and who had even heard of Jonathan Cheban before Kim? 
Even the spurned supporting cast have little to complain about, Reggie Bushes appearances were rare but they haven't affected his life, Lamar Odem landed a spin off with wife Khloe before he messed his marriage up playing away, he was doing quite well from the show for a slowly fading basketball star, even with the money he already had. As for Kris Humphries, he had no complaints about the fame, the holidays, the two episode special of his wedding to Kim UNTIL it ended and then suddenly, he had hated it all along? That's not the way it works Kris. 
Clearly whomever they Kardashians touch they can help spin from straw to gold, after all Jonathan (who even was he before Kim) Cheban is now worth a cool $3 million. Malika Haqq seems good purely for pouting and funny scenes with best friend Khloe but shes banked over half a million so far and its still growing. 

Kanye and Kim, Vogue.

And what about the Kardashian/Jenner clan themselves? Just how are they cleaning up? Well, starting at the top, Dad Bruce and Mom Kris were worth about 125 million together, their divorce is set to be finalized on March 23rd of this year, its unknown how they've split the fortune but neither is doing to badly considering they were living in much less opulent surroundings when they first started the show. Kourtney Kardashian is estimated to be worth between $18-20 million and boyfriend Scott is trailing behind with $12 million. Kim has a whopping $65 behind her. Khloe has pulled in around $20 million, according to reports in 2014, Rob has about 3.5 million in the bank, not bad for a guy who sells socks. Kendall is worth 3 million, not bad for a 19 year old, Kylie has a reported 2 million, the lowest earner of the clan, but at only 17 she has plenty of time to bring that up. Kims husband Kanye is worth 130 million, phew, that's a LOT of yeezy albums. Khloes beau French Montana has around 8 million, Kylies reported boyfriend Tyga is level with his girlfriend, 2 million net worth behind him. Bruces sons from marriages before Kris aren't doing to badly either, Brody Jenner has a nice 10 million to sit pretty on, Brandon and Leah are worth around 2.5 mill. That's a lot of money surrounding the Kardashian clan, seems like it could easily stir up some envy, after all Bruce may have been a gold Olympian but he wasn't worth what he is now back in 2007. The fact is Kim is a golden ticket and the rest of the family are enjoying the ride around the factory, Kim's come a long way from the girl she was after all, working as Paris Hilton's assistant is a long way from sitting front row at Paris Fashion Week, being front cover of American Vogue and marrying Kanye West. 
And that's it really, that's why everyone hates Kim Kardashian, because a girl who started scrabbling after a heiress who was front page after a sex tape, became the next front page after a sex tape and more than that, Kim then built up $65 million and has become one of the most photographed, talked about, tweeted about, written about, reported on, criticized, re-tweeted stars of our time. The girl from the sex tape has had 65 million times the success anybody thought she would and shes taken her family along for the ride and everybody it seems, HATES a success story and whilst we are criticizing, discussing, tweeting, commenting and keeping them on the front page we are securing their success story and in the meantime, nobody else is coming close to "Keeping up" with the Kardashians. 

ISIS.

Hell is empty and all the devils, are here.

I don't think any combination of words, any words at all even, could explain the horror, the sickness, the deep seated pain that reading about the fate of First Lieutenant Muadh al-Kasasbeh, a Jordanian pilot who was being held captive by self claimed "Islamic extremists" ISIS caused worldwide yesterday. Though I, personally, struggle to call them human let alone Muslim. 

Yesterday they released a carefully edited, barbaric video which showed Muadh al-Kasasbeh locked in a cage, burned alive. Considering the standards of evil already displayed by ISIS, who had the day previously, thrown a man from a roof for being gay and then had him stoned to death at the bottom after surviving his initial fall, the actions towards Muadh Al-Kasasbeh are a new level of horrific. 

For anyone who is unaware, ISIS or Islamic State Of Iraq are an (and i use the following word on the basis only that it is what they claim to be) Islamic rebel group currently controlling territories in both Iraq and Syria, slowly rising to terrorist infamy, along with African terror group Boko Haram,  seen before only by Al Qaeda and the Taliban. 

Currently over sixty countries are considered to be waging a war against ISIS but, like a cancer, ISIS are a tumor, ambivalent to action against them. Even Al Qaeda, responsible for 9/11, have severed ties with ISIS. 

Quite how ISIS are managing to attract so many to support and rampage with them, from all corners, including the UK, I do not understand, for me, I don't think any belief, in any God, in any religion, in any scriptures that were twisted to me to reflect any purpose could convince me to join ISIS. To walk with and defend evil. Absolutely not. Yet people are, whether through fear or through belief or because they have no desire to live in a peaceful world, they are joining, they are murdering, they are spreading evil. 

At the moment ISIS remain in the middle east, what feels like a world away from the rest of the world, but watching the violent increases in their barbaric behavior you wonder when will the rest of the world be forced to properly act or when ISIS will expand themselves into other countries. It seems inevitable that for years now, we have been in a long drawn battle of WW3, in Iraq and Afghanistan, against Taliban and Al Qaeda and now ISIS is the next in battle, but exactly how are they beaten? When the world is  so divided?  What kind of world will our children grow into? 

What is most clear is this, ISIS are not Islam, they are not Muslims, they are a violent cult, an army hiding behind a religion they defy continually. No God would reward their actions, no God would condone such evil. 

"the taking of one innocent life is like taking all of Mankind... and the saving of one life is like saving all of Mankind" - Holy Qur'an, 5:33.

Luna Bitchcat.

I'll start by saying one of my favorite books of all time is Marley and Me. I know people laugh at that, they've seen the film, know the gist and say oh yeah, that's sad but really its one of your favorite books? But its just so beautiful. Its an ordinary family with their kids and their pets and their lives were so beautiful and blessed that i get a warm teary feeling every time i read it.
Maybe its because, as an animal lover i can relate. But i really seriously can.
Five years ago we got a dog, Ally, though i use the term dog loosely, shes more like a really big hamster. She runs around a lot, she eats a lot. She likes to sit directly on top of you and she would probably sew her skin to ours if she could, But doglike things? Like chasing, fetching, barking even? Nope she fails at all of those. She does strop if you keep her awake to late though. Like i said, shes a very large hamster really with a serious love of ALL humans.

Then we added a cat, the tiniest little black kitten that grew up to be like the Anna Wintour of cats. Luna. She had the most amazing attitude. She was 95% bitch, she hated everyone and everything almost, although she did like her two adult humans and the dog, plastic carrier bags, cheese and onion crisps and anything she could pounce on.
But she was my cat. My awesome, bitchy, beautiful, homicidal cat that i adored. My bitchcat.

On Saturday she died. We don't know exactly how. I definitely don't know why. But i do know this, I've cried a lot of tears for my bitchy little furball and the house absolutely feels wrong without her awesome presence. I still think i need to let her in twenty times a day, I keep forgetting I don't need to feed her anymore and every time I find another black hair on my clothes, I cry. Pets are awesome, they are literally way better than most humans, They have the best personalities and they show the most devotion.
This ones a short post, but Luna was a legend, she absolutely deserved a mention here. I know shes totally tearing the party up and scaring the shit of everyone, Wherever shes moved on to.

Why i always root for the Disney villians.

My girls are Disney mad, in particular Disney princess mad. We have the dolls, the dresses, the castles. We have an overflow of Disney merchandise to be honest but I have a confession, I actually prefer the villains. Every time we rewatch one of the six billion Disney films we own, I am always rooting for the bad guy, yes their morals are shaky, but they just inspire a deep seated sense of admiration in me and I can’t really explain why, but I’ll give it a go. (There’s a fair chance it might just be because the villains get the BEST songs)

My all time favorite ever Disney movie is The Little Mermaid. I must have watched it well over a hundred times. Ariel was my princess, particularly as we are both red heads. Eric was my prince. Ursula, was my hero. I mean yes, she’s pretty evil, “ I admit that in the past I’ve been a nasty, they weren’t kidding when they called me well, a witch” but I think it’s fair to point out Ursula made a fair deal, she was upfront about what Ariel had to give up, what she had to achieve and what her price was. She never agreed to not meddle in what happened after the deal was made. She gave her legs in exchange for her voice. Then she traded the sea king his daughter for his triton! I mean, she probably would of left Ariel and Eric alone after that but they persist on trying to kill her, can you blame her for blowing up like a balloon and trying to destroy them? Wouldn’t you go a little overboard if you had power of the ENTIRE SEA? I would.  And then of course, I always liked that Ursula was big and tentaclely but she walked and swooshed like she had the confidence of a supermodel, she embraced those curvy tentacles and she knew she was sexy. And of course she loved the hell out of those creepy little eels she had. Personally I don’t think Ursula was that bad, she was a strong woman, striving for power, and can you blame her for trying to get one over on a foolish girl who wanted to give up her tail for a man? Ursula was awesome.

I was also fairly obsessed with The Lion King as a kid, clearly this was an early insight into a later love of Shakespeare (The Lion King basically being Hamlet, with lions) and of course, loving the villainous side of Disney films means that Scar is my Lion King hero. I mean I can totally sympathise with Scar, he’s not a strong as his brother but he’s obviously much, much smarter. He would totally get the iron throne in Game of Thrones. He just wants a shot at being a leader, something that, his brother swiped off him simply by being physically stronger even though Scar knows that to rule, is much more than just brute strength, you need the smarts aswell. By the time of course he does murder his way into power, his mental issues have overcome him and he’s unable to leave the place he feels like he’s finally conquered. Which really, is his demise, that and of course, karma for all the murdering but still, I can totally understand Scar. His voice was pretty awesome too and he commanded a whole army of hyenas. Could you do that? No.

The kids are watching Aladdin at the moment so I’ll tackle Jafar next, forced to serve a clearly idiotic king who basically abused his poor parrot and spending the entire time being forced to listen to a Princess whining about having everything Jafar desires. It would piss me off too. Plus he also had the brains to find the key to the cave of wonders, the cave itself and the person who could enter it. Hello? How was he not the ruler. He was awesome. Also that goatee? Super cool. He was also the best dressed. Then along comes this thief? Who yes, is living on the streets but he’s also stealing from local business, no doubt pushing the prices up! Jafar was trying to do everybody a favor and what does he get? Locked in a lamp for all eternity. Totally unfair on Jafar.

Mother Gothel, she just wants to stay young and beautiful, like a animated Joan Rivers, and she was managing that just fine until the Royals sent their guards in to steal a magic she had found and utilized first. She didn’t even intend on stealing Rapunzel, she tried to take her hair first, the whole baby kidnapping scenario was a spur of the moment issue. Which I mean, she couldn’t of undone without getting her head lopped off. To be fair she did raise, clothe, feed and love Rapunzel like her own and by the time teenage Rapunzel is ready to jump out of the tower hair first Mother Gothel knows she will die without her. Self-preservation. Yes she does get a little crazy at the end, stabbing Flynn Ryder (although he was going to be hanged anyway soooooo) and chaining Rapunzel up but, she tried to do it the nice way and you know, she’s desperate not to die. Kill or be killed right? (Also Rapunzel totally goes back with her happily before she realises who she is and are we going to sweep aside the pub full of murderers and thugs?) The only people more awesome than Mother Gothel in Rapunzel are Max, Pascal and Gunther (he does interior design)

Gaston is another awesome villain. Nobody thinks, drinks, lifts, like Gaston, is as slick or quick as Gaston, nobody’s neck is as incredibly thick as Gastons and as an added bonus, he uses antlers in ALL of his decorating. He’s totally kitsch. What does he get for trying to save his village from the gigantic beast that lives in the castle? Attacked by a bunch of living furniture, a beast and then thrown off a roof. Harsh.

As for Sleeping Beauty and her rude parents, all that drama could have been avoided if they had just been as courteous as is expected of royalty and invited Maleficent to the presentation of their daughter. They totally asked for all the krap they got.

The evil queen is pretty evil, but she just wants to be the prettiest, she has insecurity issues and magic powers and a mirror that is totally driving her insane, Hades is literally the Lord of the Underworld, he’s just doing his job. Cruella de Ville just wants a new coat, shes like Anna Wintour with anger issues. Prince Hans is the youngest of like 16? Or 12 or something? Hes NEVER going to get his own throne and Elsa does ruin the city, nearly freeze everybody to death and actually freeze Anna. The wicked stepmother knew her husband didn't really love her and only loved his daughter, she also obviously needed a housekeeper she could trust (its hard to find good help)

So yes. I prefer the Disney villains. As I type this I am totally cheering on Jafar. I know the death/eventually punishment of basically all the villains is to send some great big moral message but, they all seem to have extensively severe mental issues. Does Disney not have an animated shrink somewhere?! Also this was so much fun to write because of the awesome gifs i got to add to it. Villains rule!

Mental Illness and Robin Williams.

It is difficult to describe mental illness, it has always felt to me that there is simply no vocabulary wide enough to explain what it is, what it does and who it forces you to become. Even as someone who has been consumed by it, by depression, as someone who knows what it is to have it take over all you are I find it hard to make others understand. How do you explain the feeling of being lost and drowning in a black and endless ocean, feeling as though the air is being stolen away from you and day after day you have to fight just to breathe? To feel so sad, so alone, so listless and lost. At times to feel hateful and angry without being able to explain why. To feel so tired and beaten by something you can't see or touch. And in the midst of that as you slowly give up to be surrounded by people who do not carry that burden, people who walk without that weight.

Nobody suffers it quite the same, or bears the load the same way and because of the stigma attached to mental illness it is impossible to open up and talk about it. And even if you can and do, talking is not always the answer. Sometimes no counsellor, no voice, no pill can cure it. It grows like a cancer of the mind and for some it absolutely is terminal, no way out. There is no exit. There is just the end of everything. A final moment where the darkest of the thoughts tell you that the world and those you love within it are better without you. Until you know that pain how can you understand? How can you explain? How can you fix such a deep, aching pain? It is so clear that more time, money and education need to be put into awareness of mental illness and helping those burdened combat it.
Since reading about the death of the incredible Robin Williams it is even clearer that we need to take the stigma away. There is no shame in mental illness. Just as there is no shame in cancer or diabetes.

So many comments today have questioned how a man laden with so much wealth and fame could feel that way and of course, that is exactly where the lack of understanding lies.

Mental illness can affect anyone, anywhere at any point. It has no magic trigger. It just doesn't work that way. It is incredibly complex. The truth is, sometimes it doesn’t matter what you have or don’t have, mental illness doesn’t care.

And how heart-breaking it truly is, how heart-breaking that a man, an astronomically talented and funny man, who through his mediums of film and comedy could bring such joy to so many and yet his own spirit, his own soul, was so torn and so broken by the darkness of depression. How heart-breaking that depression can rip away such a beautiful soul. 

Remember this, even the brightest of stars can be lost in the darkness and burn out, what a tragedy that is, that such beauty can be lost and sometimes there is just no way to save it and instead of questioning why the star felt so lost, why it "allowed" itself to get so carried away, know that, it didn't, it just couldn't fight anymore and ask how you can save the next star.

We are all stars and all of our brightness and our beauty can be taken from us and it will keep happening, we will lose our stars until we change the way we look at the darkness that takes them. Until we take away the shame and replace that with hope.

Goodnight Mr Williams, may your spark, shine with the others, in a life beyond this. 

Tulisa; The morality of the press, revenge porn and the other side of the story.

Over the last two days i kept hearing about a documentary BBC 3 aired; Tulisa, The price of fame. I felt compelled to watch it, having been one of those people who noticed Tulisa before the mainstream media did i wanted to see her side of whats been a fairly chaotic time for her. If you didn't know Tulisa before March last year, you did after it, The Sun on Sunday having provided an expose on how she had arranged a drug deal for them which led to being arrested, charged and facing a daunting court case. 

I'm going to say this before i carry on, i'm not a Tulisa hater, when i first saw her she was in an early N Dubz music video that was incredibly raw, early work of a band before they gained any notoriety. Literally on the brink of the dawn of the Chav era and for me, Tulisa personified it, worse so, she was the kind of girl that people wanted to be because, her "front" was a tough, hard girl. I admired her hard work and determination though, clearly she wanted to be successful so when N-Dubz got air play on stations like Radio 1 i wasn't really surprised, i admit though, i was surprised when Simon Cowell gave her a two year stint on X Factor because for me, she did not fit the mold. 

Another thing that i think should be said because it has always been clear is that Tulisa is not a person who censors herself, she is open about what she is, who she is and exactly where she came from. I think that is another quality people could admire about her.

So when i started watching the documentary i was un-surprised to see she maintained her raw honesty throughout, though for me, it still raised a huge amount of questions.

Firstly the morality of the "tabloid sting" that The Sun/The Sun on Sunday is notorious for, they already have a fairly shaky reputation on their techniques and stories over the years, boycotted in Liverpool, several employees arrested as part of investigations into phone hacking, The Sun is not a brand with a strong sense of morality. Within minutes of the documentary Tulisa had me convinced she had been completely entrapped by The Sun on Sundays reporter, Mazher Mahmood, who, if you are unaware, posed as a "fake sheikh" and offered her the world, he claims she set up a drug deal for him in which he purchased £820 of cocaine. (Can we talk about that i mean, can you go round buying drugs because you are undercover? Whats with that?). Is it really a standard of journalism to be proud of, targeting a particular person and pulling the stops out simply to coerce them into breaking the law, is this the kind of journalism we, as a nation actually want? Are celebs so utterly boring our reporters are having to create drama to write about?

Mazher Mahmood claims he is "proud of what he does" and that he does not, under any circumstances, entrap the people he targets, but the clue really is in the word, target.

And that word, entrapment, nobody was banding it around when Tulisa was first arrested, quite the opposite actually she was plastered and vilified on every front page, dropped from future prospects, endorsements frozen, but now the case has been thrown out of court by the judge suddenly everyone else has remembered the word, suddenly its absolutely entrapment.

I find something quite dirty in Mahmoods form of journalism, personally i don't find it anything to be proud of, his initial break came from exposing his own family and friends and though he has won awards for his journalism his career has also been marred by quite a few controversies, a sting into three potential muslim terrorists also fell apart in court, with the defendants found not guilty and Mahmood criticized for not checking the credibility of his story.He was reported to the police by former MP George Galloway for trying to implicate him in a wide variety of things including holocaust denying. He is currently on suspension from The Sun after the judge in Tulisas case questioned the integrity after Mahmood was discovered to have lied under oath. So really, is this "fake sheikh" who likes himself as an exposer of crime actually very trustworthy? Recent reports suggest 30 criminal cases which Mahmood has been involved in will be reviewed, so it appears out justice system actually, does not think Mahmood is a trustworthy man at all.

Its quite clear though that he is not a moral man, yes it must feel fabulous to expose cheating athletes on the front page but i'm sure, their wives do not feel quite as happy about the public humiliation Mahmood amplifies by reporting it. 

Back to Tulisa and her price of fame, she sobbed her way through sixty minutes of the documentary, discussing how her career and reputation had been left in tatters by a series of mistakes and misunderstandings over the course of 3 years. Firstly, her sex tape, although i do feel sex tape isn't a clear term, if you've seen it, you'll know its more of a sex act tape. Regardless, its not the kind of thing you want put into a public forum unless its your chosen career and for Tulisa, who was carving out an image as the new Cheryl Cole on X Factor, it was a well timed, carefully orchestrated act leading to career suicide. That leads me to ask more questions, exactly when will we have a serious change in law about this kind of violation. Private photos and videos leaked onto the internet without the permission of those featured, its life destroying, at the moment, the law isn't very clear about what can be done on it. Radio One talked about it a few weeks ago where several, everyday people admitted to being shamed in this way by previous girlfriends and boyfriends and having no way to have it removed or stopped. Secondly, what leads anyone to reveal that kind of personal stuff, in Tulisas case, clearly her ex boyfriend knew a price would be paid for a slice of Tulisa pie, but in everyday situations, how has this become such a widespread form of vengeance?

Jan Moir wrote an article for the ever brilliant Daily Fail today on whether Tulisa, the self styled Female Boss should be accepting responsibility for the chaos of her last few years, in fact in her scathing commentary on Tulisas ordeal Jan Moir asks firstly "why do women allow it happen and take part" before then cementing i suppose, for the sake of her own integrity that Tulisas boyfriend is to blame and a large number of young girls are pressured into making such tapes and of course, those girls i suppose should bear no responsibility for the consequences, but Tulisa, apparently, should accept her share of the responsibility. The fact is, its something consented to in private, to be kept private and NOT made so widely public, there needs to be a change in the way we look at and deal with cases like that. It is a violation. 

Jan Moir then questions whether Tulisas tumultuous life is her own fault, bad things keep happening to her after all, except they don't, because in these two cases that have threatened her livelihood she was targeted each time. That isn't bad luck Moir, thats having a shiny red target slapped on you simply for trying to better your own life.

Of course, the ever classy Moir also pulled out the kind of line that just solidifies how unseriously mental health can be taken, after talking about Tulisas confession that she contemplated suicide, Moir, with a heart full of love and understanding wrote this absolute gem "It was an early deployment of the trump suicide card, the traditional recourse for celebrities making their way back from a long and perilous journey to the dark side of fame". How delightful, truly, questioning the seriousness of a suicidal mindset is really the kind of top notch journalism everyone and their dog has come to expect from the Daily Fail. 

I actually, don't doubt, having watched Tulisa break down in front of the camera several times, during the course of her ordeal that her mind did go to those dark places, i absolutely believe that, especially having seen her 2010 documentary, Tulisa: My Mum and Me, where she revealed her Mothers battles with mental health and how Tulisa often felt her own mindset was affected in the same way. 

But of course a collapsed trial, lying reporter, scumbag ex-boyfriend will never really be enough to clear the name of a girl who worked hard to get where she is, because that, as demonstrated by Katie Price (who i wrote about here: http://thisisadebut.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/why-cant-we-be-nice-to-katie-price.html) is not enough for the public or the press. Tulisas name is permanently marred now, even an incredibly honest and open documentary still invoked responses like this on Twitter: "Are we supposed to feel sorry for her & believe her life is unbearable? What the fuckery is this?". Its the other side to the story, the one we forget about because blindly, we still put far to much faith in the integrity of these supposed journalists.

Yes, Tulisas made some mistakes, shes paying a fine for an assault and whilst, i can't condone any form of violence, again i do wonder what the other side to that story is, apparently the victim is someone else who helped Tulisas revenge porn stay in the public forum. I feel quite sorry for Tulisa now, in the same way i frequently do for Katie Price because clearly, having all the fame you could want, isn't always what you expect it do be, especially if you are a working class girl who just wants something better.

If you liked this article, try this one on for size; http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/28/tulisa-constostavlos-middle-class-media-chav

Blinging up Babies.

So this morning, I sat down with my cup of tea and my two girls to catch up on last nights TV. First up was Channel 5's latest controversial offering, the aptly titled "Blinging up Babies". 

Now I always try, as a Mum myself, to hold in any judgement i feel over other Mums techniques, I keep it all in and smile and accept that, everyone raises their children differently and there is no set "right way" to do so. So this morning I aimed to be judgement free, I really did, but it got pretty tough within the first few minutes because there is just so much wrong with the mindset of "Blinging up Babies".

Firstly i should probably preface this by saying, i find child beauty pageants incredibly creepy, dressing children up like mini adults, having them parade around and pose and then judging them on who is the most beautiful, its creepy, it should be illegal, it makes my brain hurt. But that's a post for another day.

I'm the first to admit i was incredibly naive when i was pregnant with my first daughter, i brought everything pink, i envisioned this little pink princess, i was a heavily pregnant woman possessed. Everything was soft shades of pink, the bedding, the walls, every item of clothing, but when Evelyn arrived and started to, pretty quickly, make her strong personality known i realized i had been wrong, its not up to me to force an identity on my kids, its up to my kids to find their identity and for me to completely support that, stand behind it and fight for it on their behalf.

My awesome three year old, owning her own identity.

I still like seeing both of my girls in a nice dress but i never force it on them, the fact is my three year old will run around in a princess dress, with a knights helmet on being a superhero and i love that. Its awesome, shes awesome and i stand behind her choice 100%. Shes picked up stuff aimed at boys, t shirts and toys and i get it because her gender shouldn't mean she has to conform. I'll give it to one mum from Blinging up Babies, she was preparing herself for the day her daughter might not want to a princess anymore, but even so, the fact is, these babies and toddlers and children were wearing fake tan, wholly inappropriate clothes, hair pieces, heavy gold jewelry and prancing around on stage like Rihanna. I can't stand behind that at all.

It is one thing for you and your children to want to be princesses, but its another to tan your child to get there. 

Because the first mum that's what she was doing, mum and daughter spray tans. I can't fathom the logic behind it and i don't want to and when she said "oh that's bringing you back to life that is" i wanted to throw my remote through the TV because what happened to empowering your children with your words? Why would anyone ever feel its okay to use fake tan and makeup to make your children "more beautiful". What kind of body image and self worth is that going to lead to?

I want to see the follow up in ten years when these girls have no confidence because they were never taught to appreciate more than whats on the outside. 

So yeah, fake tan, one layer of a cake i found pretty disturbing. Next up, massive gold jewelry, i can get behind the odd little bangle and i try to refrain from ear piercing debates, but i'll put it this way, not my body, not my decision, when my girls are old enough they can decide. But thick, gold chains, hoops, bracelets, i can't get behind that because i just think whats the point? What a waste of money. What a waste of time. 

Next tier, makeup. Disclaimer on this part would be that yeah, sometimes my girls will raid my handbag and emerge looking like the joker and yes, sometimes, when Evelyn asks, i'll literally spot a dab of lipstick on her face and ten minutes later its smudged and once again she looks like the joker but, Blinging up Babies involved mothers applying mascara, talking about drawing oh eyebrows and blusher and i had to hold in expletives because its one thing to let your kid play with an old lipstick its entirely another for a young girl to be wearing a full face of makeup that she can apply herself with ease. 

Now last nights show had a HUGE focus on child pageants and the children competing in them and as I've said its really not my cup of tea anyway, but, when Mum#2s daughter, pranced on stage, thrusting her crotch, dressed up like a Hooters girl i just wanted to cry, even the other Mums at the pageant of creepy thought it had crossed the border into totally insane. I want to think the best and hope the Mum didn't know what Hooters was but then she showed the picture she styled the costume on and i lost all faith in her. So did her daughter because at one point she refused to go on stage and parade around and Mum was not very impressed. Even third place wasn't enough to impress Mum. Even first place struggled to raise a smile. So who exactly is she doing these pageants for? The kids? I'm not convinced because she admitted, her youngest daughter, would probably be a tomboy if she was allowed to choose her own identity.

That's what makes me sad, i raise my children the way i do in the hope that they will always feel comfortable in their own beautiful skins, that they can be exactly who they want, that their gender shouldn't define them and neither should the standards set by a sometimes unforgiving society and i will always fight for that. If i had a son and he wanted to wear a tutu i would fight for that because kids need to be kids. They need to feel free and i would be horrified if i allowed my children's self worth be affected by the way they look.

Yeah i did absolutely feel sorry for Mum#1 when she admitted that shes been abused in the street and on the internet and attacked because she dresses her daughter the way she does and if you are reading Mum#1 you don't deserve that, not at all. But i think you need to scale back a little on the toddler glamour and enjoy watching your kids just be kids, yes they may love dressing up like Princesses, that's wonderful, get those tutus on, but scale back on the fake tan and the makeup and hair pieces (they pull out my hair, think about the damage they can cause to kiddie hair).

I should probably admit that midway through the show Evelyn asked my to paint her nails and then Ivy joined in and now they have the nails of a drunk manicurist because toddlers don't understand how to let the nails dry before they go off and pretend to gallop on a horse. I painted their nails. because they asked me too and they just like the colors, they don't care about the level of perfection put into the painting and ten minutes later they were wearing helmets and fighting with sticks in the garden and i admit, i felt like i could breath easy again because they might like a bit of nail varnish but they are still very much the masters of their own identity. One that is still untouched by an obsession with vanity.

I'm sure the bosses of Channel 5 are rubbing their hands together and ordering a full series of the show keen to exploit even more people for the sake of cash. Well done Channel 5, bravo, you are giving Channel 4 i real run for their "King of Controversy" crown.

As a special mention i'd like to add Katie Hopkins, always first with her own special brand of venom who apparently, isn't against picking on children despite complaining about the amount of abuse she herself receives. I want to slap myself for putting her in since i recently pledged to ignore her vile existence but, yeah, the tweet speaks for itself really.

Hag of the year

Bravo Katie, you absolute bitch. Please accept some more scathing insults from me, you deserve them. Princess, Precious, you are beautiful girls (especially without the makeup)! 

Why a vote for UKIP, is NOT a vote for patriotism.

The last few years have seen a fairly serious surge in Islam hatred and then from that, we've seen a steady ebb of dislike and prejudice towards anyone from a country that doesn't primarily speak English. If you hail from Romania, Poland or any Eastern European country and you've moved to England, to better yourself, we'll hate you.

Our "newspapers" (and i use that lightly as i relate it to The Daily Mail) will vilify and spread lies about you. They'll claim you've been handed free homes and are living the life of The Beckhams. Should you dare to practice your religion here, wear clothing that you choose that is synonymous with your religion, such as a hijab, a burka or a turban, we will spit at you in the street. We will threaten your homes. We will throw things into your places of private worship and show no respect towards what you believe.

That's the thing about England 2014. You are entitled to free speech, unless we don't agree with it.
The last year has seen a surge in "Britain Only" political parties and followings. By Britain Only i mean, the policy's, ideology's and beliefs that, Britain is being taken over by ethnic minorities who are, "taking our jobs" "killing our citizens" "stealing our benefits" and planning to blow us up at every opportunity.

Sometime, between 9/11, 7/7 and now, we forgot that every religion has its own extremists and we suddenly, began to view those with a different face, a different language, a different color to their skin or a different prayer as an enemy that we must, at all costs, remove from our land. We suddenly are under the belief that every Muslim is a terrorist and on top of that, we can't tell the difference between a Muslim, Hindu or Sikh and so our racism and venomous hatred is directed at them all. We tar them all with the same brush.

What i find obscenely frightening is our press's ability to spread lies, to fan the flames of racial hatred and watch as tensions rise. Without any proof or basis to their story's. With such big social media platforms more people than ever are able to take in the lies. When did it become so widely acceptable to not verify a source? To write whatever you like and spread it as gospel? When did patriotism begin to hold hands with violence, hatred and racism? 

Britain First markets itself as this "A patriotic political party and street defence organisation. Here you can join forces with patriots like you". 

When did our streets suddenly require a defense organisation? 

I have two children, like much of the country i worry about the world they will grow up in. I worry however, that what i fear my children will grow up in is what a high percentage of the population desire. I worry that my children will grow up in a world where religion is practiced is secret and persecuted by masses if they feel what they don't understand is suddenly a threat. I fear my children will be raised in a world where, being different, having different beliefs and cultures will become a dirty thing, it will become a thing people deserve to be punished for.

Basically i worry my children will be raised in a world that has become a picture perfect reflection of exactly what it fears Islam is trying to be.

UKIP are probably the biggest of these political parties. Or as i like to refer to them, "The new BNP" 

I am still amazed that in 2014, where we shout our voices worldwide about how freedom in our country, to be what you want, to love who you want, how our men and women are equal, we can have a party whose members have been caught saying that women attending a party were "sluts", that Britain should not send aid to "bongo bongo land", that children born with downs syndrome and spina bifida are a "burden on the state and the family", that homosexuals are "disgusting" and "not normal", that women who wear trousers instead of skirts are showing "hostile behavior".

UKIP are a racist, anti women, homophobic party in nice suits. and just a few weeks ago, they proved they aren't big fans of the freedom of speech either. A twitter user who criticized UKIP polices was visited by a police officer after being reported by a UKIP MP. By that point the criticism had been re-tweeted and re-blogged dozens of times and people with wide audiences who shared it were also asked to take it down. 

Whilst i'm criticizing UKIP i might as well also take the opportunity to dissect a few of their policy's myself (and no, i won't be bullied into removing mine). UKIP don't like paid maternity leave. They want to make cuts too TWO MILLION public sector jobs and return spending to that of 1997 in the belief that they will be able to create two million other jobs, potentially thanks to their low tax policy and manufacturing jobs. That is UKIP plan to axe two million jobs without any guarantee they can create more.  They want to scrap the Human Rights Act. You know, the one that protects your human rights and ensures you are treated fairly until you are found guilty of a crime? Amongst other things? Yep that one. UKIP don't like it. They want to scrap it and deport what they percieve to be "dangerous terrorists" out of the country. Now, i don't know about you, but if they are dangerous terrorists i prefer they be where we can keep an eye on them.

Everyones worried about losing one of our great institutions, our NHS, its envied by other countries, but UKIP want to franchise it out. They also want to create smoking rooms in pubs. Because thats what our cash strapped and potentially partially franchised out NHS will need, more pressure from smoking related diseases because UKIP are basically, promoting a stick of tobacco that gives you cancer.

UKIP want to pull out of the EU. Now, for those who disagree with the EU, ask yourself this, all our European Trade, do we need that? Absolutely. UKIP put that at risk. 

Heres UKIPs scariest policies. They don't agree with multiculturalism. They want asylum seekers from war torn countries who have been savaged and simply seek a safe place to live to be placed into "secure units". They want to increase defense spending by 40% aswell.

Just what are UKIP planning?

See i hate to invoke Godwins Law here, but, its all a bit Nazi isn't it?

Lets build our country and economy up with manufacturing work (totally Nazi), lets increase our defense (very Nazi), lets pull out of the EU and hide away from the rest of the world (super Nazi), lets lock people with different beliefs up in "secure units" and get rid of anybody we think is different (Bingo! Totally Nazi!)

I'm going to end this with some facts for you, because before you go into the polls and vote tomorrow, its important to have all the facts. (Feel free to check them) 

- The percentage of Muslims in the UK is 4.6%. Yep. 4.6 percentage. Hardly a takeover is it?

- Illegal Immigrants are not taking "all your benefits and jobs". They are illegal. The clue is in the name. They can't claim a damn thing.

- You can fly your flag. You can eat pork. You can still do all the things you could before the papers told you ethnicities were invading us (which they aren't)

- Subway is a franchised restaurant and pork is only being removed by, Muslim owners in high Muslim population areas because, IT WASN'T SELLING. Are businesses supposed to lose money in order to appease the ignorant masses?!

I'd carry on but i know that for those who pledge undying support to Britain First, UKIP, BNP and EDL. The facts aren't enough. They never will be. Because hate is all they want to see. They are determined to see threats everywhere and believe anything they want to. Unfortunately, the only way people will see the very real truth is if UKIP gain power. By then, it'll be too late. Something tells me UKIP are only friends with democracy whilst they don't have power. Its a shame that, in the name of the soldiers who died for our human rights, our democracy and our freedom, groups like UKIP are gaining power, with polices that would leave our solider, turning in their graves.

My very last note is this, if you don't agree with any party and want to use UKIP as a protest vote. Don't be an idiot. That's cutting off your nose to spite your face. Nigel Farage does NOT understand you. He is not a man of the people. He is a wolf in wolfs clothing pretending hes a sheep. 

Its probably too late now, but hopefully, in future, people will start to properly research the party and group they pledge their support too before blindly following. History has taught us that its a huge mistake. Although it seems we are doomed to repeat it.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/sep/20/ukip-biggest-gaffes, http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/mar/07/ukip-policies-manifesto-commitments, http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/apr/29/10-good-reasons-not-vote-ukip-nigel-farage-europe

Why can't we be nice to Katie Price?

It seems to be a new trend in the media. Women tearing other women down, especially when they are at their lowest. When Katie Price, in her devastation, revealed (perhaps too much, too soon) on Twitter that her husband had been having an affair with one of her best friends this week she was met with absolute vitriol from most of the general public, the media and her fellow female celebrities. Everyone jumped in quick to remark that it was probably her fault, that she had married too fast, that she was an idiot, she shouldn't of had a boob job and then, for good measure, a fair few digs about what a terrible mother they all felt she was.

Everyone’s (least) favorite self styled social commentator Katie Hopkins threw herself into the ring, telling Katie to “get rid of her plastic surgeon” amongst a bunch of other comments she probably felt were useful or slightly sympathetic, taking jabs at Katie whilst pretending she was on her side. Daily Mails resident anti-woman woman Jan Moir called Katie “all that’s vile about modern stardom” and recently “famous” Josie Cunningham who has, in the last several weeks put herself in the headlines in all the wrong ways offered Katie cheating husband a threesome after tearing into Katie because Katie had, like most other women countrywide, vilified her for wanting to abort her baby for Big Brother.

And I wonder, whilst all these “feminists”, these “mothers” and “girl, girls” are ripping shreds of Katie Price this week exactly what she is making of it all? Katie’s been very vocal that she’s made mistakes, that she married Alex Reid, her second husband far too quickly and tried to make it work for far too long. She’s admitted she falls in love very easily and gets swept away in the romance of a wedding. She’s admitted she makes mistakes as a parent and that she is anything but perfect. I wonder perhaps if the rest of the female population had the vast wealth that Katie has, perhaps they would be swept away in all of it too?

Her various reality shows have, unfortunately at times, left Price wide open to public criticism, it was difficult to watch the problems in her relationship with first husband Peter Andre, it was at times, heartbreaking watching her struggle to find the best care and give disabled son Harvey the very best life she possibly could. There it was layed out entirely on screen, with moments where Katie really deserved some empathy and yet, all her fellow females can do is pick apart her flaws.

So this week, when I assume, out of anger, rage and hurt that came from discovering her husband, whom she has an eight month old baby with and is pregnant with her second with him, was sleeping with her best friend, her maid of honor no less, her decision to publicly out him as a liar and a cheat probably was coming from a  not so sensible place (take note Jan Moir). In the same way your everyday girl would perhaps let out the pain to her friends, perhaps on her social media and have it not be a big thing, Price did the same, except her fame and 1.9 million followers meant she was doing it a little more publicly.

I wonder why Katie is so hated? With a 45 million pound estimate fortune that she built on two things, her boobs, surely we should celebrate the fact that despite her ex-husbands, Price is the epitome of an independent women, she is absolutely the breadwinner of her household no matter who she’s married to, all on her own merit, she’s been smart enough to market herself to the absolute max, books, perfumes and even equestrian wear. She’s been modelling since she was a child and she’s managed to turn it round into being a glamour queen. We, as women, may not be huge fans of Page 3 or the sexualisation of women for the benefit of a man but Katie has built a fortune on, if anything, exploiting men who desire her instead. She made the industry work for her.

So yes, she makes bad choices when it comes men, or perhaps she gets so swept away in the romance of it all she doesn't realize what bastards they can be until its too late. Can anyone really lay sympathy with the father of her first child Harvey? Dwight Yorke a well known footballer who doesn't contribute and rarely sees his disabled son? Thousands of women unite over absent fathers but I don’t see anyone uniting for Katie? Or Father of children Junior and Princess, her first husband, 90s popstar Peter Andre who has since made a mint on turning himself out the be the victim of his first marriage? Its all a little too contrived and staged for me where Peter is concerned, every tv show where he markets himself as “Peter Andre, amazing father, taking my kids, on various holidays” makes me cringe.

  

Or husband two? Alex Reid? Price got absolutely no sympathy when that one ended, he even managed to win “Celebrity Big Brother” but then, a year or so down the line when his next famous conquest revealed she had fled him, heavily pregnant because he had created a “sex dungeon” in her house and was cheating on her she garned plenty of sympathy. Did anyone remember Katie had suffered first? That she had been open about Reid being exactly the same to her? Nope.

She had a very public spat with Kelly Brook over Brooks then boyfriend Danny Cipraini, Price tried to warn Brook that Cipraini was a cheat but Brook didn't want to listen, they exchanged a few put downs and Brook came out on top, until that is Cipraini turned out to be a complete tosser.

Now husband numbers 3 has turned out to be a complete arsehole and once again Katie has absolutely no sympathy, of course a 6 month pregnant woman deserves cheating on! Of course she does, she deserves all the heartache and pain and upheaval and of course she’s a terrible mother

Well according the women of social media that is.

I feel for Katie, and though she’s the ultimate in coming back stronger than I’m sure inside, she’ll still feel hurt and humiliated. So perhaps, its about time, women could actually pull together and show her a bit of support? Of solidarity? Perhaps we could recognize that for all women appear to hate Katie Price she does deserve a bit of a break? and her husband deserves some of the hate this time?

Personally I quite like Katie, she’s honest, she gives as good as she gets and she’s a shrewd businesswoman.