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To despise Kerry Katona so much??

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MissTweed · 04/08/2013 08:36

I don't normally have much of a view on celebs etc (although I actually quite admire Katie Price as she is obviously a very clever lady to make a business and so much money so I reckon the dum blonde thing is just a very very clever act!)

But.... I just read an article in a magazine (Drs surgery waiting room - yes yes I know these magazines print a lot of crap!) about Kerry Katona.

Apparently she is worried how she will cope now that she has been declared bankrupt for the second time.

Apparently (I'll stop saying that now as I'd have to add it to the beginning if every sentence) her out goings are 10k a month!!! That includes a nanny and employing her boyfriend as a driver!!

Now this is where I don't get it...... She was made bankrupt in 2009.... Why the hell is she allowed to spend so much money now?? I'm thinking of the poor companies that got ripped off when her debts got written off last time only for her to continue her lavish lifestyle!
Grrrrrrr rant over!

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MissTweed · 04/08/2013 11:09

Just for the record.... My mum is bipolar so I am fully aware of the condition and the effects on family etc. Yes it can cause manic episodes where behaviour/ outlandish spending occurs etc but it is intermixed with periods where more rational thinking is present.

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lottieandmia · 04/08/2013 11:19

Why despise someone who obviously has a lot of problems and is ill then? The 'normal' phases don't undo the damage that episodes can cause.

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MissTweed · 04/08/2013 11:22

I was originally talking about the lavish spending AFTER bankruptcy. It was based on one magazine article.

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Birdsgottafly · 04/08/2013 11:27

"My mum is bipolar so I am fully aware of the condition and the effects on family etc. Yes it can cause manic episodes where behavior/ outlandish spending occurs etc but it is intermixed with periods where more rational thinking is present."

If you studied Mothers, parenting alone with the condition, you would find plenty of KK's, just on a smaller scale.

The difference is that your Mum probably never had the opportunity to blow £1000's on cars and houses (one for her Mum), instead of paying tax, during the manic period.

I agree about BF, he should never of left the children in her care without being close by, to be of support to them.

If smaller businesses have lost out on KK being made bankrupt for the second time, i have no sympathy for them, she shouldn't of been given credit, she is not only a well known bankrupt, but her MH problems and how they effect her are also well known.

I know of many women similar to KK, who, because there are people waiting to exploit them, they cannot even live independently. If it wasn't for the hangers on and leeches, who are targeting a vulnerable woman, she would be doing a lot better.

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MissTweed · 04/08/2013 11:31

At no point did I say that I was an expert on bipolar mothers!! I simply said that I am aware of the condition because of my mother..... I have also said that I am not aware of any of her other circumstances etc just wanted a light hearted convo about a trashy magazine article to pass the time. I now have things to do so thanks ladies for the chat... Smile

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TooTabooToBoo · 04/08/2013 11:38

KK would have had the same problems even if she wasn't.famous.

Just scaled down a bit. Instead of mortgage arrears it would be rent arrears, instead of a huge tax bill she'd be paying back tax credits/benefit overpayments. Same as the other women from the area she grew up with, trapped in a vicious circle with no ability (financial or.otherwise) to pull themselves out of the mire.

All she knows is how to be a shit celeb. That's how she makes her money, her fame means she'll never get a run of the mill job, who'd employ her with such a bad reputation?

I want to dislike her, but she's from my town so as much as I can slate her I get a bit over-protective of her when others start the bashing! (bizarre!)

She's nobody to guide her, just users and leeches. Her children will no doubt grow up with massive issues due to their parents inability to guide in anyway other than they know how - which as we can see from KK, is down the wrong path financially, morally and where relationships are comcerned.

I.think it's a very sad situation.

thebody · 04/08/2013 11:46

I feel sad for anyone in this position really. she had a crap childhood and married 2 nasty men.

poor kids though.

Chunderella · 04/08/2013 11:48

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gordyslovesheep · 04/08/2013 11:54

Bi polar disorder isn't the same for everyone - your mums experiences may be vastly different from KK's or my sisters

I don't really do celeb gossip mags etc but I do have a bit of a soft spot for KK (same home town!) and I have a lot of empathy for a damaged human being who has been treated like dirt by the people who where supposed to love and protect her

Birdsgottafly · 04/08/2013 11:55

"just wanted a light hearted convo about a trashy magazine article"

You stated that you despise KK, that isn't lighthearted, especially considering that you don't know her, or much about her history.

Which sums up why she cannot just "get the bus", there are many people who overlook all of her problems, including her MH, to think that they can judge her enough to form an opinion and would then voice it, if not worse, if they had chance.

ChasedByBees · 04/08/2013 11:58

I felt really sorry for her after this article:

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jul/06/kerry-katona-interview-decca-aitkenhead

oldgrandmama · 04/08/2013 11:58

I sort of despair that the goings-on of the likes of this lady are considered hot news ... but as for bankruptcy, it seems very wrong to me that someone can be declared bankrupt, owing eye watering amounts (Grant Bovey, anyone?) and just leave creditors often ruined, especially small businesses.

Then, as in the case of Kerry K., they carry on splurging the cash and go bankrupt all over again ... more creditors shafted ... how long can this go on? Don't know what the answer is but as things are, it's not right.

quesadilla · 04/08/2013 12:04

With all the usual caveats about not believing half of what you believe in the press....

I don't despise her, I pity her. She is clearly very damaged. Grew up in care homes, had a dysfunctional foster mum who was a heavy drug user and treated her like a cash cow.

Was subsequently in at least one abusive marriage, had to deal with the whole celeb machine etc which is brutal even for tough, grounded people, let alone highly vulnerable ones.

I don't like her or what she represents much and I don't think she has much discernible talent but in some ways she reminds me of Amy Winehouse; someone who the industry is exploiting ruthlessly as a kind of modern freak show.

Aspiemum2 · 04/08/2013 12:12

I think it is up to her management team and accountant to take proper control over the finance issue. She has clearly had a troubled life and has painfully low self esteem making her an easy target for the wankers she attracts.
I honestly think she's still in love with that arsehole from westlife and that the way he treated her, combined with childhood issues, has left her very damaged.

It must take some strength to keep picking herself up and 'putting herself out there' in light of the overwhelming criticism she receives

I like her, obviously I don't actually know her but when I see interviews or read articles I come over all maternal.

I also think the parenting judgements should be saved for the arsehole who, as pp said, pissed off to the other side of the world for the good life

ExcuseTypos · 04/08/2013 12:23

ChasedByBees thanks for linking that article, it's very informative. I think people should read it before saying they hate her.

She's clearly damaged and has been used and abused by people very close to her, including her mother and husband selling stories about her. How would any of you feel if your mother and H did that to you?

Her H and the accountant he took on, also seems to have spent all of her money without her permission.

I think the only thing she's guilty of is being very naive and too willing to trust anyone who she thinks will love her.

TheSecondComing · 04/08/2013 12:29

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expatinscotland · 04/08/2013 12:45

I feel sorry for her.

Serenitysutton · 04/08/2013 12:47

I was also going to mention the guardian article- she has paid over 400,000 towards her bankruptcy debt of 80,000 and not a penny has gone towards the debt, instead going to court fees and advisors appointed by the court.

She is given an allowance after her wages go directly to the advisors (who haven't paid her income tax from it, resulting in more debt outside of her control) - quite frankly if you're working and none of the salary you are earning goes towards your debt why not fight to get the highest allowance possible?

What happened to her has exposed a system which rewards bankrupts for living on benefits for the term of their bankruptcy and punishes those who try and work their way out of it and repay it.

Her debts were a unpaid tax bill- so not loads of companies to feel sorry for.
I think you're wasting your energy not being able to stand her, you don't know her, know anything about her and she doesn't affect your life in anyway.

cushtie335 · 04/08/2013 12:49

i feel sorry for her is as well. She's been let down continually by people in her life who are supposed to be supporting her when all they've done is leech off her. She had a very bad cocaine habit for a while as well. KK is very self aware and knows her own limitations. She knows she's made a very little go a long way but doesn't quite have the nous to hang on to what money she's actually made. In interviews she's very funny and self deprecating. I can't help but quite like her, even if I knew her in RL she'd drive me insane.

Trigglesx · 04/08/2013 13:04

I feel sorry for her as well. God it must be awful to have every shit thing that happens to you splashed out all over the tabloids and brought up repeatedly. Regardless of the drivel people say about "that's part of fame and she knew it would happen." I think it would be horrible to have to deal with.

ShotgunNotDoingThePans · 04/08/2013 13:15

Well this is a lovely light-hearted sleb-trashing thread, eh OP? Hope you enjoy reading it back later.

ShotgunNotDoingThePans · 04/08/2013 13:16

And your statement about liking Katie Price says it all.

Sparklingbrook · 04/08/2013 13:42

It's not like she can just go out and get a proper job either. She has to keep selling her stories and doing the reality/comeback stuff because that's all she has.

AlexReidsLonelyBraincell · 04/08/2013 13:47

"Her mum was a nightmare through childhood.nshe was in and out of care, absolutley brassic, at a very young age was 'glamma' modelling, then married Bryan (who serially cheated on her) she's got a serious personality disorder and has overcome addictions and is raising 4 kids."

This.

I've met her children, the older girls (especially the eldest) are lovely children and a credit to her, the youngest were just babies and they were so caring with them.

She's had a shit start has Kerry, I wish she could find people who have her best interests at heart to have around her, instead of the users and losers she seems to attract.

Brian McUseless is a vindictive waste of space.

Sparklingbrook · 04/08/2013 14:16

How can she turn it all round though? Sad

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