Is there a Rebecca Humphries thread? Her public statement about the end of her relationship is awesome.

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I will try and link. I love that she took the cat!

@CuriousaboutSamphire - that's a relief, thank you for clarifying that a bit!

She's a queen! Rebecca's statement is gold! Yes!!!

Urghhh the gaslighting, 'it's all in your head'....that will resonate with so many! That's why I'm thrilled she spoke out.
Thank you Rebecca

The only thing that interests me in this sorry tale is the cat. Winston is gorgeous.

crivit I just read my post back, the last line was really snippy, thanks for not reading it like that, it was meant as you seem to have taken it, just an explanation (unless of course you are bluff and double bluffing me with sarcasm. Argh the horrors of the written word )

It’s the being called crazy and psycho that really resonates with many many women and probably some men too. The entitled man here is a real type, being popular, high level career. My ex wasn’t a celebrity but his status definitely contributed to his entitlement and eventual cheating.

It’s a shame it’s all so public, however in another way, she’s saying what many cheated on people feel, it might help some others in the same boat? She handled it well I think, although the relationship didn’t sound good anyway.

@CuriousaboutSamphire - A sarcasm bluff and double sounds like far too much effort The written word is so easy to read different things into. Often this is great - novels and so on, but sometimes it can cause trouble

Someone called@555Debsie tweets this to Radio 5 this morning. Sums it up perfectly. "Kiss not issue or insurmountable. Deceit that appears to have led up to it on his part is. Twisting situation manipulating emotions & making her doubt her own instincts is abuse. I was repeatedly told if you don’t trust me there is no point... he was having affair"

Not that it makes the slightest bit of difference to the bbc, but I won’t watch him if he’s on it this week. And I love strictly! Slimey wee fecker.

I’ll watch the others though, obviously. I mean, I have my principles and all, but I want to see how Faye does!

The whole thing is embarrassing.

Sean and Katya are idiots, especially to do what they did in a public place. They've embarrassed themselves, and it was tacky, no doubt about it.

But please let's get some perspective. He's a shit, and a crap boyfriend, clearly. She's an idiot, but for all we know her and her husband have some sort of 'arrangement', We don't know. What we do know is they kissed, and now every daytime chat show, celebrity, and Tweeter is giving their opinion on it, as if it's a huge scandal and no one has ever kissed someone they haven't have before. And now the girlfriend is trying to turn this into a #metoo situation, making this into an even bigger media circus.

It's all so ridiculous and embarrassing. It was a stupid thing for them to do, but it should be between the people involved, not the nation. Kissing someone who isn't your partner isn't great, but people are behaving as if they were caught having sex in St Paul's Cathedral. There have been far worse things to happen among celebs, but this has been blown way out of proportion.

The biggest travesty in all this is that someone has chosen to call himself Seann

Purple, he manipulated, lied and verbally abused her. No, nobody should keep quiet about that. It's soul destroying. I did for over 20 years and have PTSD because of it. Perhaps if more people had used opportunities like this years ago I wouldn't have stuck it so long.
I and many other abused women would appreciate a media circus about abuse. There are a lot of us, some recovering, some still in the situation. Perhaps you'd be kind enough to rethink your ridiculous and embarrassing post.

I agree @Gilead, but surely people in such a situation should go to family, friends, and people close to them for support, not tell the whole world on social media. In her shoes, I definitely wouldn't want to release such a statement and be on the front page of every grotty tabloid.

but surely people in such a situation should go to family, friends, and people close to them for support, not tell the whole world on social media.

Surely there is no agreed-upon right or wrong when dealing with such a shocking situation you didn’t see coming. Surely it’s rebecca’s decision how she handles this.

not tell the whole world on social media

The whole thing was played out in the media. She made a statement when she wanted to.

In her shoes, I definitely wouldn't want to release such a statement and be on the front page of every grotty tabloid

That’s fine. All that means is different people choose different coping methods. Neither is right for anyone but the person in question.

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Purple and in the meantime, the famous male has the last word and is on the front page of every grotty tabloid, effectively silencing her.
As for family and friends, I had none. I wasn't allowed any. My situation was not and is not uncommon.

Purple she probably is going to receive support from family and friends. I would hope so anyway. Why is it ok for him to make a statement but not her? Why should she not address her own life when her name is on the tip of everyone's tongue? People are empathising with her, feeling sorry for her, relating to her or even just passing on their thoughts and best wishes. Why wouldn't she comment?

@JessieLemon Fair enough, but I do find it bizarre how all these celebrities are coming out to comment on this as if it's the scandal of the century.

A man snogged someone who wasn't his girlfriend, if they weren't Z-listers no one would care.

The more women speak out about men like this the better. One of their specialities is making women think they are the only one.. And society, in the form of women’s socialization, colludes with them.

PurpleOctober good post

Gilead Barely anyone was on his side though, she didn't need to release a statement for people to feel bad for her - everyone already thought he was a tool.

She doesn't want people feeling bad for her, which was her first point.

she didn't need to release a statement for people to feel bad for her

I think she did quite the opposite actually.

@BlancheM Maybe you should take a look at her Twitter likes, she was clearly looking for sympathy and wanted everyone to know how badly she was hurting. Fair enough, it's up to her, but she clearly wanted people to feel bad for her.