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to be offended by the front cover of the new OK mag....

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paisleyII · 14/04/2011 16:50

i am not easily offended however i did a double take about ten minutes ago when queuing up to pay in m&s for some sausi' rolls when i clocked the OK mag front cover, in a word a heavily pg mariah carey in the buff with her dh standing behind cupping both her breasts. the good thing about this was that it took my apetite away which is good as i am on a diet :)

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Mrswhiskerson · 14/04/2011 16:57

I wasn't offended as such but I did think is nothing sacred anymore ?
A portrait done for the parents to be is lovely,
getting naked on the cover of a very crap magazine for a lot of mo ey and publicity is not .
Have a look at her face even she doesn't look entirely comfortable .
I saw this in marks too were you behind me? My stepmum was very offended by it.

MaisyMooCow · 14/04/2011 16:58

Yet another shock tactic to try and sell magagzines!

Aimsmum · 14/04/2011 17:00

Tjis caught my eye in Tesco this afternoon, it didn't offend me as such but there was something about the pic that bothered me.

dolldaggabuzzbuzz · 14/04/2011 17:00

What a crap photo that is! I also saw it while out shopping today.

Danthe4th · 14/04/2011 17:01

I wasn't offended but I did do a double take when I spotted it in the queue in Asda, I really didn't think it was very attrective,then I laughed when I went into Marks and Spencers and it had been covered up with the wedding issue.

WhoWhoWhoWho · 14/04/2011 17:02

I've seen this, didn't find it offensive but did find it tacky.

fedupofnamechanging · 14/04/2011 17:03

I've nothing against a pg woman posing for a magazine, but his hands on her boobs is a bit much imo. I think that some people are losing any sense of what is appropriate in public

MyMamaToldMe · 14/04/2011 17:10

I've seen it too and also thougt it was a tad inappropriate! Hmm

LDNmummy · 14/04/2011 17:13

I saw that yesterday and thought it looked really tacky. Pics like that can be done tastefully but that one was not. It looked like a still from a bizarre porno.

exhausted2011 · 14/04/2011 17:13

yeah, I did a double take
just a bit odd
and its quite a close up!

Mrswhiskerson · 14/04/2011 17:19

You would expect it to be better done coming from a proffesional photographer , it looks like they were about to make love and someone has come in with a camera halfway through.

nancy10 · 14/04/2011 17:23

I haven't seen this pic in the shops but I briefly saw an advert on the TV. My first thought was to vomit really. I can't stand Mariah Carey anyway which probably doesn't help. And I bloody hope she doesn't wail and ruin every nursery rhyme she sings to her babies like she has with some of her songs!

lazarusb · 14/04/2011 17:26

I think it's just a horrible photo tbh. Can't stand MC.

FAB5 · 14/04/2011 17:28

I saw this and didn't notice her husband had his hands on her breasts. He did more than that to get her knocked up.

TobyLerone · 14/04/2011 17:29

Not in the least bit offensive, unless you're a prude. In bad taste and tacky, definitely. God, I loathe her.

And hasn't she been pregnant for about 42 years?

SeymoreButts · 14/04/2011 17:31

I looked at it and thought that if DH tried that with me when I was heavily pregnant, I might have punched him. It didn't offend me though.

Fontsnob · 14/04/2011 17:33

I'm always offended when looking at Mariah Carey. I also saw this picture in the M&S que and thought hmmm, she is no Demi Moore.

onadietcokebreak · 14/04/2011 17:36

Just googled. There is a further image of him kissing her belly.

Tacky

JimmyChooChoo · 14/04/2011 17:36

Surely she's famous and rich enough not to have to feel the need to do this?Not to mention extremely talented(unlike most 'celebs' eg Kerry Katona).
I'd expect it from Danielle Lloyd but not her.Although she is bonkers.
Very tacky-yes.Offensive no.

everlong · 14/04/2011 17:37

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BooBooGlass · 14/04/2011 17:38

Forget Mariah, has anyone actually bought this mess? I need to know that Crimewatch Rav hasn't actually knocked up that Chantelle bird. Is it one of OKs famous misleading headlines?

Sidge · 14/04/2011 17:39

Mariah Carey offends me full stop.

At least OK magazine isn't audio - her singing makes me want to tear my ears off.

flippintired · 14/04/2011 17:39

It's horrible, she's horrible, looks horrible. Photo so airbrushed it's unreal. Looks like porn

chocadoodle · 14/04/2011 17:40

YANBU. Although it didn't offend me I did think it rather trashy and yuk.

DontGoCurly · 14/04/2011 17:41

Yeh she seems to have been pregnant for years.

Weirdly though Abby Clancey was only pregnant for a week or two before she popped her little one out...

So strange!

But yeh the pic is awful, sort of softcore porn with him there holding her breasts! Get a ROOM !!!