..to think that the 'celebrity' tweets to Amanda Holden are actually quite vulgar and narcissistic?

[MsKLo]

I mean really - do these vulgar
vulgar 'celebs' really think their twitter page is the right place to offer this poor woman condolences on the loss of her child?

People like Mylene Klass, Holly Willoughby, James Corden, Piers Morgan, Davina McCall, Richard Madeley, Emma Bunton, etc etc should be ashamed of themselves. If they wanted to offer condolences why advertise it on their twitter page? Send a condolence card, ring, send flowers or visit etc - don't TWEET!

They should be ashamed of themselves - fuckwits.

Been reading Jan Moir by any chance?!

well to be fair, people post messages of condolence on mumsnet all the time don't they - isn't it similar?

although I do have reservations about the whole facebook/twitter thing.

Maybe they do not have her address or phone number?
I do think it is a little vulgar though - like they want to be part of the attention or something. What I find far worse is seeing my 'friends' on FB updating the status about how devastated they are. I find that weird - even though I am sure we were all shocked it isn't our place to publicly 'talk' about it. But then I am a quiet grieving type and others feel the need to talk.

No, its not similar because they are fully aware thousands and thousands of fans are reading their posts.

I really dont get twitter, you can see what these celebs say to each other but, they wouldnt lower themselves to look at our updates?!!

Its all ego and, if they really were friends they would leave her alone and drop her a card. The last thing she will be doing is going on Twitter I should imagine.

It was the same for Lily Allen.

I absolutely agree
Also with justcarrots29 ... I have seen members of my extended family put on their status about how sad/devastated they were .. yet when I also had a stillborn baby a couple of years ago I don't recall any contact from them? So they can empathise with a celebrity that they don't even know, but not a word to a member of their own family ... Has really p*ssed me off to be quite honest!

I agree

yes kittya you are right it is not similar and if they wanted to they could get a contact address through her agent

i find people doing status updates on it very vulgar too

ha ha re Jan Moir, just seen it! I was talking about it with some friends today who brought it up after they read the Moir article but hadnt read it till now. I usually don't like her stuff but she has a point here!

but amamda done the same when she sent a message to lily allen!

Cazza72 - that is crap, I am sorry you had to deal with such insensitivity at such a distressing time

I can imagine she feels differently now being on the side of such a devastating experience. I feel for her it must be awful but there is no need for people to twitter, it is such bad taste

Why would you be reading the tweets anyway? It seems very weird to be following 'celebs' like this.

It smacks of "im more sympathetic than yaaaaoouu" to me

I agree. I dont follow titter.

Sorry Cazza72 for your loss
I know exactly what you mean..I remember a woman who was filmed on the news attending Princess Dianas funeral and said she didn't know the Princess but she cried more for her than her own mother when she died!
Celeb worshipping yuck.

Of course it's heartbreaking and I agree with OP that all this 'twittering'is abit cheap.
They should send their messages privately.

I mean, you can send personal messages on Twitter!! why do we all have to be spectators? its crazy.

I must say none of my friends or relatives have mentioned it on facebook, its not the kind of thing they would get into. Thank goodness.

I think they are stuck in a rock and hard place.

If they didnt say anything they would be criticised for being uncaring.

They are still human beings like the rest of us, and there are thousands of similar tweets on there from others saying the same thing.

It is public news, and even celebs are part of the public.

I agree. It's not fitting.

It pains me but I'm with Jan Moir (and OP) on this.

And stupid lazy reporters reporting on Amanda Holden's loss by just doing a Twitter search and seeing which famous people have commented.

I don't get twitter.

I agree, it seems a bit odd and in poor taste. If they actually know her, surely they can just phone/email her privately?

I don't go onto twitter lyingwitch, I have just read about some of the tweets in papers and online in the news etc

I think twitter is a load of old shite personally and would not use it but that is a personal opinion and another thread!

I agree it is vulgar, but Amanda Holden would probably twitter her condolences if it were somebody else.

Sorry if that sounds harsh, but in any other circumstance she is very much part of the look-at-me listen-to-my-thoughts Twitter gang. I think she probably is reading the tweets. Hopefully she is gaining some comfort from them. Doesn't stop me thinking it is a most vulgar, attention-seeking, crass thing to do.

I think its nice to send a public message of support.