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to feel sorry for Amanda Holden re her article about Mumsnet

484 replies

GrowSomeCress · 06/04/2013 22:36

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2305111/Why-I-hate-negative-judgmental-Mumsnet--Amanda-Holden-Britains-Got-Talent-star-accuses-site-fuelling-mothers-guilt.html

Seems to be newly posted.

I think sometimes it's forgotten that famous people are actually real people with genuine feelings.

Don't agree with her about mumsnet just being negative and judgemental all the time though, really excellent support available on here.

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HollaAtMeBaby · 06/04/2013 23:15

She's probably just bitter because her face was described on here as over-Botoxed and waxy-looking by me

LovesBeingWokenEveryNight · 06/04/2013 23:18

Btw the daily mail cannot come out and say it hates us, it is manipulating this women so it can publish a story slagging us off

Chipstick10 · 06/04/2013 23:18

I just clicked on the link. She says mumsnet is just lots of women criticising one another. Said it non supportive. Some readers made comments at the bottom of the page, saying mumsnet was vile and if you don't conform to the same opinion then you are the devil incarnate.

forgetmenots · 06/04/2013 23:21

Lost any sympathy I had for her when she and Alesha Dixon behaved like mean girls over Tulisa's sex tape, she's hardly a poster girl for women being supportive. FWIW I do think people can be too judgemental towards Mums in general, and it'd be better to see a little less of it on here, but at least it's honest.

GrowSomeCress · 06/04/2013 23:21

Good point LovesBeing, had forgotten

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knackeredmother · 06/04/2013 23:23

'her heart stopped beating for 4 minutes'
Really? I find that very difficult to believe that someone who suffered a cardiac arrest for 4 minutes and survived would be out of hospital after 3 weeks never mind back at work.

Chipstick10 · 06/04/2013 23:24

What did they say re Tulisa.? I loathe the way her and Alisha are happy to be cowells little pawns. Yuk, he's gross.

ParsingFancy · 06/04/2013 23:27

Sooo, this thread she's complaining about was 14 months ago?

And the DM has published this article slagging off MN two days after many MNers wrote to the PCC and its advertisers complaining about the vile "welfare state = Philpott" headline?

I'm sure it's a complete coincidence.

HoHoHoNoYouDont · 06/04/2013 23:40

YABU posting a link to the DM

And why is that. Link clearly indicates it's DM so if you don't want to read it then don't. Nothing unreasonable about posting a DM link at all.

Bartlebee · 06/04/2013 23:41

Bleurgh to Amanda Holden and the whole 'sisterhood' notion that women mustn't criticise each other.

Nice to know MN has pissed off the DM though.

TapselteerieO · 06/04/2013 23:50

I am not going to open a daily fail link, and Amanda who?

quoteunquote · 07/04/2013 00:03

Have I got this right someone (amanda someone?) wrote an article about people on this site being nasty judgmental unfair and critical and then published it in the daily fail,

Is she from the USA? She certainly doesn't have a grasp of irony.

YouTheCat · 07/04/2013 00:06

She used to be married to Les Dennis. Did a bit of bad acting.

Fudgemallowdelight · 07/04/2013 00:15

Probably no coincidence that the new series of BGT starts next Sat

TrucksAndDinosaurs · 07/04/2013 01:26

Attention trolling from Mail.

Samnella · 07/04/2013 08:46

The Daily Mail with an article about how women are mean to each other. Oh the irony.

As for Amanda. I feel sorry for her as she had such a difficult time after the birth of her baby and that must have been horrendous. But she must have realised returning to 'work' after 3 weeks is hardly going to go uncommented on. I am sure much worse things have been said about her and unfortunately that's part and parcel of being famous these days with the internet and peoples opinions so easily published.

I do think it can be a vipers nest on here and I have seen some threads turn into nothing more than a campaign of bullying with little thought to the person on the receiving end. However, in the most part it's just other people giving their opinion which you may not share.

AKissIsNotAContract · 07/04/2013 08:57

It seems a bit of a coincidence that as soon as MNers start a twitter campaign against the DM, the DM comes back with criticism of MN. I think they are just using Amanda Holden to tell their readers 'don't listen to those nasty women who use MN'

blackcats73 · 07/04/2013 09:07

The daily mail have surpassed themselves by publishing the latest rant by Liz Jones on how she deliberately parks in disabled spaces. I'm sorry I can't stop reading the rubbish. I need to boycott it. Don't read the article, it's pants.... I will develop more self control!!!!!!

NeoMaxiZoomDweebie · 07/04/2013 09:07

Yanbu I think some people said awful things about her just for the sake of it.

kim147 · 07/04/2013 09:42

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AKissIsNotAContract · 07/04/2013 09:45

I wonder if DM readers are going to boycott MN then

Lets hope so, we might see an end to all the 'bash the poor' threads.

Madamecastafiore · 07/04/2013 09:46

What is she famous for? Is she a singer or actor or something? Sorry am trying hard to figure out who on gods earth she is?

didthisreallyhappen · 07/04/2013 09:49

Totally agree with Amanda Holden about MN mums, some of the foul language used and hateful comments to other members on here is disgusting, really glad Amanda has highlighted how unpleasant MN can be.

AKissIsNotAContract · 07/04/2013 09:50

She's famous for marrying Les Dennis, cheating on him with Neil Morrissey and being on the panel for Britain's got Talent

BobblyGussets · 07/04/2013 09:54

Amanda is just a big old greedy show off, who craves attention and cash. Ignore her, and maybe she will go away.

I said it of Katie Price, and I think it applies to AH: What is she actually for anyway?