I don’t think she’s capable of recognising the truth anymore — what probably started as a bit of artistic licence to illustrate stories has just grown and grown to full time grifting.
I think it’s sad rather than calculating, or rather I’d prefer to think that….
Her claims of “work” (100-120 hours a week) seem to involve spouting bollocks on Twitter, with occasional paid campaigns to produce recipes, or to appear on Lorraine. She rarely publicises these things, and given the size of her following must be part of the reason why she gets these gigs because it can’t be for the quality of the finished product - which must piss her collaborators off.she never provides up to date suggestions for help, or with regard to Fuel Banks has frequently given out incorrect information, or will belatedly mention the Trussell Trust when reminded. And despite 10 years and many opportunities she is clearly nervous/terrified when on TV - god as I would be, no shade - but very different from the Twitter’s Main Character big pile on aggressive vibes she gives off on social media. So that doesn’t seem to be to be a great career choice.
It strikes me that the Twitter/likes/going viral is more addictive and damaging than her dubious claims of alcohol addiction (200 units a week, 1 unaided week to stop drinking successfully as published in the Guardian in 2019?!????). Someone earlier on this thread talked about other drugs, but I don’t know. But the social media addiction and the failing attempts to keep a career going, resorting to begging and threatening legal action seem to be a worse threat to her MH and general well-being than anything else.
She comes across as really lonely — never any mention of doing things with her son (although she is happy to talk about him as a needy toddler rather than an almost teen, invading his privacy over the most mundane things, but they never “do” anything, so she can‘t use privacy as an excuse to not mention I don’t know, a trip to the zoo, cinema, beach, park, London — something), or friends, but occasionai things with her immediate family.
A few relationships that have obviously left her understandably heartbroken. I don’t know about the autism, or the many ailments self-diagnosed or exaggerated, but there are clearly some MH concerns. She obviously can’t manage money either.
I really believe that if some good can come of this it would be if she stopped begging on the internet, got a proper job as the “career” of the last 10 years has clearly not worked out for her, came off social media and concentrated on her relationship with her son and family, she would be in a much healthier and happier place. She must be exhausted lying in public all the time.
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