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To wonder why Cheryl doesn't just make the pregnancy announcement?

246 replies

NapQueen · 28/10/2016 22:26

Cause she clearly is.

To wonder why Cheryl doesn't just make the pregnancy announcement?
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JeanGenie23 · 29/10/2016 21:54

I don't blame her for not saying anything if she is pregnant. I don't particularly care for her, but everyone deserves privacy, regardless of what she has done in the past. If she did announce it she will be hounded daily, and who wants that.

user1477427207 · 29/10/2016 21:55

old racist fuckers of about 90 years old I suppose. Apart from this, I have heard the word only once, years and years ago.

mickeyjohn · 29/10/2016 22:00

Oooo what was it if it wasn't malaria??

verystressedmum · 29/10/2016 22:00

If it wasn't malaria what was it??

And never heard the word jigaboo in my life Confused

TheLegendOfBeans · 29/10/2016 22:01

I couldn't possibly comment Wink

Notsure1234 · 29/10/2016 22:01

She looks a lot healthier in the photo in the blue jumpsuit. She does look fuller in the face/breasts etc but could have just put a bit of weight on

verystressedmum · 29/10/2016 22:05

Why do secretive? Surely it doesn't matter if you say what it was it couldn't be that bad, I can't think of an illness that she'd want to keep secret ConfusedHmm

toastytoastbear · 29/10/2016 22:05

Eh? What was it if not malaria?

squoosh · 29/10/2016 22:08

A stint in The Priory?

Do slebs still go to The Priory?

verystressedmum · 29/10/2016 22:12

Oh yes the priory used to hear about it all the time, everyone was there at one point

LikeDylanInTheMovies · 29/10/2016 22:26

YOu can take the girl out of the council estate.....etc etc

Fucking hell, have you any idea how offensive that is? My mother grew up in a council estate as did a number of my friends and guess what ... not a racist thug amongst them!

user1477427207 · 29/10/2016 22:28

Cheryl was found not guilty of racist behaviour Dylan.

BillSykesDog · 29/10/2016 22:31

Even Louis Walsh has publicly said she didn't have malaria. It was said to be another illness which was not catching and some people view as self inflicted. It's a shame if true they felt they had to lie about it. But perhaps responsible considering how many young girls idolised her and copied her at the time

toastytoastbear · 29/10/2016 22:33

What other illness? 🤔

pizzapop · 29/10/2016 22:38

Oh well if Louis Walsh says it if just be true!!Grin

Hmmm how mysterious, eating disorder??

LikeDylanInTheMovies · 29/10/2016 22:38

It was found that the racist assault wasn't racially aggravated, it didn't say she didn't use the words mentioned up thread.

pizzapop · 29/10/2016 22:38

"It must be true" sorry.

BlueThursday · 29/10/2016 22:43

She looks like a young Priscilla Presley in the photos.

-WTF does that J word mean Confused

SleepFreeZone · 29/10/2016 22:57

She went into detail about the malaria story in her Piers Morgan interview. I totally believed her and think this nonsense about it being another illness is just bullshit.

shazkiwi · 29/10/2016 23:00

Maybe she has announced it - to her family & friends & any one else she wishes to share private events with.

ReturnoftheWhack · 29/10/2016 23:00

It's so FUCKING offensive Dylan. User is just happy to pretend that's any better than the language she's accusing Cheryl of.

JenLindleyShitMom · 29/10/2016 23:13

Clearly she's not racist, she was married to a black man.

"Clearly he is Not sexist, he was married to a woman"

Yeah, right.

LovelyBranches · 29/10/2016 23:16

I can't believe the tone of this thread. I would bet that the absolute vast majority of us here have never met this woman, let alone know her. I'm not particularly a fan of our celebrity culture but I clicked on this because I find it interesting how dehumanised celebrity women are.

Cheryl may or may not be pregnant. I would hate to be a celebrity because pregnancy isn't particularly glam (currently 27 weeks myself) and my skin, hair and face shape change. My foundation oxidises on me (looks like Cheryl's has too) and I feel much more tired. I wouldn't want some hideous camera pointing in my direction.

More than that, as a celebrity, the minute you announce a pregnancy the media thinks it has rights over you AND your baby. I would hit top note if a pap came anywhere near my baby, let alone a gaggle of them following me down the street or chasing my car. One of the loveliest joys is taking a new baby out on a fresh crisp day for a walk. Imagine having some awful long lense in your face for that.

I wouldn't be announcing either and I feel that this celebrity culture really is hurtful to women, far more than men. The sooner we stop idolising people for their popularity the better.

RepentAtLeisure · 29/10/2016 23:34

His fans (or at least a very vocal minority) hate her. You can see the comments all over his and her instagram pages. They call her 'grandma' because of the age difference, 'pedo' because she knew him when he was a teenager, and of course they found all the racism stuff from the early days of Girls Aloud. They will not take kindly to a pregnancy announcement!

BuntyFigglesworthSpiffington · 29/10/2016 23:35

One Direction fans aren't exactly know for being chilled out.