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to want Kerry Katona sacked from Ok ! magazine & boycotted by other magazines ?

92 replies

Mojomummy · 06/01/2008 12:33

I am sick of Kerry, along with her her 'drug' addled stories, being paid a small fortune for her trite little column in OK!

Just caught sight of yet another story in todays paper of her smoking & drinking & being a crap mother. No doubt they'll be a 'what really happened that night' spread, where her & Mark are draped over each other, getting paid a small fortune to spend on the next party.

I say sack her & stop her being such a bad example in the public eye.

On that note, I'm off to write to Iceland...

OP posts:
moljam · 06/01/2008 12:36

just dont read it.the reason shes always in papers etc and making lots of money is because people buy it/read it.

SantaBabyBeenAnAwfulGoodGirl · 06/01/2008 12:38

just dont buy these trashy mags and papers ...if u didnt buy them they wud soon go broke

Mojomummy · 06/01/2008 12:40

I don't buy them, neither do I shop at Iceland. She's still around though.

OP posts:
sandcastles · 06/01/2008 12:40

Tis easy...

Don't buy
Don't read

lazarou · 06/01/2008 12:42

Could be worse, she could be britney. I suppose she's just tryin to make a living to give her kids a better life, even if the way she does it is slightly unsavoury. She could get a job in iceland, she has a thorough knowledge of the products.

TheHerdNerd · 06/01/2008 12:43

What you're after is wholesale suppression of the media, then?

Double-plus ungood.

SantaBabyBeenAnAwfulGoodGirl · 06/01/2008 12:43

the only place i see her name nd most of the other celebrities is mn

i don't buy papers except on rare occasions, don't buy mags and rarelyy watch tv

si if i want to engage with celebrity culture it is very much cos i choose to do so

moljam · 06/01/2008 12:44

close your eyes and she'll go away

nametaken · 06/01/2008 13:43

yeah, the best thing to do is completely ignore her - personally I think she is an appauling role model for young girls. And as for her new husband - what was she thinking - he is seriously bad news.

Am I right in thinking she's lost custody of her two oldest girls and that they now live with their Dad.

Flllightattendant · 06/01/2008 13:44

Is she that idiot on the Iceland ads then? I hate her already...

Shaniece · 06/01/2008 13:44

Kerry Katona is a vile creature and I still to this day have no idea why she is so famous. i don't buy OK or any other celeb trash. I feel very sorry for her kids.

JossStick · 06/01/2008 14:08

Sort of related but:

Ex anorexic Heroin addict Patsy Palmer was on the breakfast news sofa the other morning telling me how to get my kids to eat more healthily. She says the government asked her to be their spokesperson for it.

I'm not saying she doesn't feed her own children well btw but what makes the government think anyone wants to listen to actresses???

There are few things more annoying than worthy actresses.

nametaken · 06/01/2008 14:22

JossStick, I agree but the government uses people like PP because people do want to listen to people like her and KK. And the people who look up to them are the people who get asked to leave weatherspoons after two drinks IF USWIM.

Must admit though, I wouldn't place PP in the same league as KK. Also, an ex-anorexic is probably quite a good person to teach about healthy eating (providing they are fully recovered of course).

PeachyHasAFiggyPudInTheOven · 06/01/2008 14:23

I don't buy them so probably don't know the real extent of whatever is going on.

Seems to me though that the quickest way to send her into a meltdown (or any other person with addiction or mental health issues) would be to sack them and remove the normality of their life- and a downwards spiral would hardly be fair to her kids would it?

As for smoking and drinking, am not a smoker or big drinker but they're not illegal.

PeachyHasAFiggyPudInTheOven · 06/01/2008 14:25

'x anorexic Heroin addict Patsy Palmer was on the breakfast news sofa '

ex

damn good on the woman for recovering!

Saturn74 · 06/01/2008 14:29

Ignore her.

JossStick · 06/01/2008 14:30

Yes indeed - fair play to her and as i said i'm not suggesting she doesn't look after her own kids well.

I hate being preached to - that's all and the KK conversation reminded me of the PP thing.

Sorry to offend anyone - it's a very easy thing to do on MN i think - too easy sometimes.

notalone · 06/01/2008 15:15

I am also sick of hearing about and seeing KK - she is a waste of space and I feel sorry for her kids.

I may be wrong but don't think Patsy Palmer is an ex heroin addict is she? I know she used to take other drugs but I think it is her brother who is the ex heroin addict. I may be wrong though...

poppy34 · 06/01/2008 15:47

jossstick - I'm with you that any preaching actresses/actors (or come to think of it singers) is likely to make me less likey to support the cause. However nametaken 's point is a good one - they're being used as they appeal to others out there and therefore are being used to get a wider message out there.

The last thing I saw re KK was soemthing about her being caught shopping at another supermarket - I was most disilluasioned as assumed as part of her Iceland deal she'd had to sign up ONLY to eat their food

ScottishMummy · 06/01/2008 15:59

Kerry Katona is a chaotic attention seeking hedonistic troubled young woman.

Janos · 06/01/2008 16:13

LOL. I say her on the front of some trashly tabloid this morning (no I don't read them in case you wondering, it just caught my eye).

She is wearing just her bra and pants (not kidding) and saying 'My mil hit me on NYE and I haven't felt my baby move since..I'm so worried!'

Is it unsympathetic of me to wonder why she hasn't been for a scan isn't of bleating on about it in a f'in tabloid?

Janos · 06/01/2008 16:13

That should of course be 'instead of'.

ScottishMummy · 06/01/2008 16:16

indeedy!in KK world personal crisis = chance to get your kit off,tits out, tell the world your troubles and score some money too

sazzybeehomeforxmas · 06/01/2008 16:17

I don't think ex-anorexics are generally healthy eaters IME. Not the ones I know anyone. Someone I know got told off by her GP for nearly starving her DD by feeding her a vegan low-fat diet.

Janos · 06/01/2008 16:45

It does strike me that her priorities are somewhat warped.

Mind you, look at her mother. She didn't have the best start in life and having a lot of money probably means she's been less likely to get the help she obviously needs, cos she can hide behind the cash.