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Is there any celeb you feel sorry for?

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Soubriquet · 29/03/2025 20:05

Watching one of mg favourite films again, (Easy A) and it’s got Amanda Bynes in it.

I still feel so sorry for her. She was so talented and I loved her movies and it’s sad to see how she is now. I genuinely hope she gets all the help she needs

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RenoDakota · 29/03/2025 20:39

Christine MgGuinness. Seems sweet and vulnerable. And is a good mum. But is somehow portrayed as lacking something, by her idiot ex.

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 29/03/2025 20:39

Celine Dion. Lost her husband and brother on the same day and now has stuff person syndrome. I watched her documentary and she seems to live a very lonely life.

Gowlett · 29/03/2025 20:39

Jennifer Aniston. She’s portrayed as a sad old cat lady (well, dogs in her case) but she’s been married twice, no shortage of fellas in her heyday. She has a gorgeous lifestyle. It’s sad that she fell out with her mum, but she got on with her life.

TheBuffetInspector · 29/03/2025 20:40

Terry Hall. Beautiful man.

I know he's gone now but my heart will always ache a little when I think of him.

TheBuffetInspector · 29/03/2025 20:41

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 29/03/2025 20:39

Celine Dion. Lost her husband and brother on the same day and now has stuff person syndrome. I watched her documentary and she seems to live a very lonely life.

Yes. I was never a fan musically, but the documentary shows what inner strength she has.

babasaclover · 29/03/2025 20:46

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Yeah accurate though 🤷‍♀️ not sorry for the description

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 29/03/2025 20:46

FionnulaTheCooler · 29/03/2025 20:08

Duffy, the ordeal she went through sounds absolutely horrendous, poor woman.

I'm really confused as to what happened. Was it just her and the abuser out for her birthday? Did her parents not visit her at her home?

babasaclover · 29/03/2025 20:47

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Don’t realise she started on blind date. I think age wise I was a kid when she appeared. Makes sense though.

I grew up thinking blind date was real 😂😂😂

TennesseeStella · 29/03/2025 20:49

overthinkersanonnymus · 29/03/2025 20:32

Caroline Flack. I know what she did to her BF was wrong but I feel so so sad that she felt her only way out was suicide.

Also Jade Goodie. She died on Mother’s Day, son tomorrow is her anniversary.

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Er, it's not, seeing as how Mother's Day is on a different date every year.

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 29/03/2025 20:50

overthinkersanonnymus · 29/03/2025 20:32

Caroline Flack. I know what she did to her BF was wrong but I feel so so sad that she felt her only way out was suicide.

Also Jade Goodie. She died on Mother’s Day, son tomorrow is her anniversary.

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Oh yes, caroline flack is one who will always stay with me

I was so poorly myself then, I remember really crying for her 🥺

I have since found her 'friend' Laura Whitmore to be very weird

Pedallleur · 29/03/2025 20:51

Phil Collins for whom ageing and infirmity is taking its toll. But he had 50 years of achievement. Celebrity as a cause of suffering I have no sympathy for but like Phil or Celine Dion life outside the bubble has no respect for fame and fortune.

notatinydancer · 29/03/2025 20:52

DenholmElliot11 · 29/03/2025 20:10

This is gonna sound daft but I genuinely feel sorry for Melania Trump.
I can't imagine she ever wanted to be the First Lady.

Presumably she wasn’t forced to marry Trump though ?

ClassicalQueen · 29/03/2025 20:56

Katie Price, she clearly suffers from poor mental health and addiction yet the press continue to harrass her and add fuel to the fire.

TheBuffetInspector · 29/03/2025 20:56

babasaclover · 29/03/2025 20:47

Don’t realise she started on blind date. I think age wise I was a kid when she appeared. Makes sense though.

I grew up thinking blind date was real 😂😂😂

She was a contestant on it.

It'll be on YouTube it's no insider secret!

overthinkersanonnymus · 29/03/2025 20:57

TennesseeStella · 29/03/2025 20:49

Er, it's not, seeing as how Mother's Day is on a different date every year.

well that’s embarrassing 😂😂😂😂

ImAChangeling · 29/03/2025 20:57

The public are merciless. I feel a little sorry for most of them.

A friend is a minor celebrity / successful businesswoman. I once invited her to accompany me to a gig at an intimate venue, a band we both like. It was supposed to be some downtime for the two of us, but loads of people wanted to talk to her. The attention was relentless all evening. If the press had been there it would have been even worse.

She did her best to engage with them but was absolutely exhausted afterwards. Never again!

She says she loves being in her overseas home because no one really knows / cares who she is.

TheBuffetInspector · 29/03/2025 20:58

overthinkersanonnymus · 29/03/2025 20:57

well that’s embarrassing 😂😂😂😂

It's always on a Sunday though!

Sourwitch · 29/03/2025 21:03

babasaclover · 29/03/2025 20:47

Don’t realise she started on blind date. I think age wise I was a kid when she appeared. Makes sense though.

I grew up thinking blind date was real 😂😂😂

??? What do you mean you thought it was real? It was real wasn’t it? Just a dating show hosted by the red haired woman

I feel like I’m about to be told something that is going to blow my mind here…. 🤔

SpikeGilesSandwich · 29/03/2025 21:09

Justin Beiber. I’m not remotely a fan and can only think of the one song. I previously had no feelings about him either way but seeing the pictures in the press lately and hearing P Diddy investigation details, it’s looking increasingly likely that he was a victim and is seriously traumatised. He looks broken, poor kid.

CaptainFuture · 29/03/2025 21:10

Absolutely Britney, her parents are to blame as the song goes, 'they put her on the treadmill'..
Not getting the love for Katie Price, animal abuser/killer, dreadful narcissistic parent.

Soubriquet · 29/03/2025 21:13

Oh I forgot about Britney. I used to be a huuuge fan when I was kid. Poor woman

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Pedallleur · 29/03/2025 20:18

They are free to leave their celebrity behind anytime. So no I don't. Those who step outside or just try to be normal I admire eg Kate Bush. But it's a hard thing to leave I would imagine. Watched that Boyband series and could see the toll it took.

Oh god that boybands series was a difficult watch at times, I loved all those bands in the 90s and took it all at face value that they were having the time of their lives. But Scott from Five seemed particularly broken and as evidenced by the tragic spiral of Liam Payne, nothing has changed.

Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh sit there smugly reaping the rewards of other people's hard work and don't seem to feel an ounce of remorse.

TheBuffetInspector · 29/03/2025 21:27

Sourwitch · 29/03/2025 21:03

??? What do you mean you thought it was real? It was real wasn’t it? Just a dating show hosted by the red haired woman

I feel like I’m about to be told something that is going to blow my mind here…. 🤔

A red haired woman...

Cilla Black!

Priscilla White!

Legendary Cilla... 🤣

I didn't get the 'real' comment either, so just bypassed 🤣

Pedallleur · 29/03/2025 21:27

notatinydancer · 29/03/2025 20:52

Presumably she wasn’t forced to marry Trump though ?

She is on a salary/financial agreement supposedly. Must be some £££ involved.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 29/03/2025 21:30
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