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to think that Kerry Katona sounded either drunk/drugged or as though she'd had a stroke on tv this morning

261 replies

fabsmum · 22/10/2008 13:15

........ was anyone else watching this?

I was amazed when Phillip Scofield asked her if there was somethng wrong with her as she was slurring her words. I was imagining what his producer was screeching down his ear piece and feeling sorry for him being put on the spot like that. And actually felt sorry for KK too - a bit.

It was riviting tv.....

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Turniphead1 · 22/10/2008 21:04

I just watched the clip. And I saw such hurt and confusion in her eyes that I felt really really sad for her. She is a 28 year old girl who was brought up in a very emotionally deprived way and who seems to attract very nasty guys. I just feel desperately sad for her, for some reason.

Lilyloo · 22/10/2008 21:05

I also think it's sad , haven't read whole thread but Phil did say at start of interview that she had just literally arrived due to traffic!
This should have been pulled within the first few seconds whatever reason the girl isn't well and she has 4 children who will have to live with this too!

SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore · 22/10/2008 21:06

By ElfOnTheTopShelf on Wed 22-Oct-08 20:43:03
'I really feel that when celebrities are in this state, there should be a responsiblity by the media to actively step back and allow people to work themselves through whatever is going on.
They should say "look, we're not going to interview you or promote you until you clean yourself up; and when you get out of rehab/find Jesus we'll be falling over our own two feet to interview you"
I know that the magazines and TV want the audience etc, but there should be a little responsiblity.'

Completely agree good post elf.

HRHSaintMamazon · 22/10/2008 21:07

The woman is famous for being an addict and for havnig a breakdown.

what a sad indictment of our society.

it was clear this morning that this woman is in need of some serious help (arsehole removel for starters...any lawyers in the building?)

nothign but a total media blackout will save her tbh.
everything she does she does for fame and money. i doubt sher goes to teh toilet without a camera crew there ready to sell it to OK.

I would hope that SS are already involved with her and her family. if they aren't thenn they should be.

matildax · 22/10/2008 21:15

so very true hrh, i agree with you totally.

ElfOnTheTopShelf · 22/10/2008 21:15

I stopped buying magazines like Heat etc after the whole Britney stuff. Nice little "we wish you well Brit" comment on the front page, but inside pictures of her breakdown or critising her being with the children.
I think Heat spent a lot of its time batting between Britney bashing and Kerry bashing.

spicemonster · 22/10/2008 21:21

Me too Elf. I don't want to feel like I've contributed in any way to anyone's meltdown, particularly a mother's.

I always thought when Paula Yates was doing her pinball stuff that her kids would read all this in years to come and be furious. Not just with her but with the prurient media and all of us who feed it. Kerry and Britney are no different

Lilyloo · 22/10/2008 21:21

twinset completely agree no one knows what caused this mornings problems but feel sad that so many people ready to shoot down someone who is so clearly alone.
What a sad fact that she was alone in childhood and no one seems to care as an adult!

bundle · 22/10/2008 21:28

I just watched it, how very very sad

Yes, she's a victim of her addictions but she is culpable (no matter what her background), whereas her children are not.

Her husband is part of her catalogue of problems and really this should all be dealt with in private, not on ITV, who should be ashamed of themselves. I might write to them, I feel so strongly about it.

matildax · 22/10/2008 21:28

lilyloo, but the difference here is she actually puts herself willingly in the firing line. she does it for fame and money.

i have no sympathy for her, but i do have loads for her poor unfortunate children. its them that she is harming in the long run.

tv cameras following their every move, what for?? to buy their next f'ing car, holiday or the like.
ridiculous

ElfOnTheTopShelf · 22/10/2008 21:33

matildax - many people who are ill do not recognise they are ill (alcoholics / mentally ill people etc).
This is why I feel that the magazines and TV shows need to buck up their ideas.

Not saying that Kerry is an alcoholic by the way, just an example.

shootfromthehip · 22/10/2008 21:33

I really do have limited sympathy for the silly mare: there are millions of people who have had a shitty childhood and don't make idiots of themselves on national TV.

She had fame, money and the oppertunity to give herself and her family a good, solid future and instead she chooses to solve her problems by taking whatever she's been taking.

This woman is not a victim, she is able to make her own decisions and has had more oppertunities than so many others do. I just want to give her a slap.

Dragonfly74 · 22/10/2008 21:33

I saw the interview and thought it was horrible. Everyone involved looked uncomfortable. Imo it doesn't matter whether kk is on prescription meds or self medicating in some way, she is clearly in desperate need of help.

For her manager and the shows producers to stand back and let her embarrass herself is one thing but I feel totally disgusted that her husband let her go ahead with it.

notnowbernard · 22/10/2008 21:34

Harsh !

shootfromthehip · 22/10/2008 21:35

Why should ITV be ashamed? They didn't pour anything down her throat. She is an adult after all

notnowbernard · 22/10/2008 21:37

Shootfrmthehip -

Forget about KK today

You don't seem to have any awareness at all of mental health issues

You sound quite Victorian, actually

Lilyloo · 22/10/2008 21:37

sorry but i have to disagree she has had opprtunity more thsn most but that doesn't mean she is in a fit mental state to use this to her advantage.
Yes she is making some very ill informed choices but is she in a stable state of mind to make them ?
Regardless of her situation i believe she is ill and it was a very sad state for her to be paraded in front of tv this morning whether it was her choice or not!

peacelily · 22/10/2008 21:40

She IS a vistim, no amount of money and opportunties will take away a lifelong history of disordered attachment.

Shocked at the lack of empathy on here TBH, the medication she mentioned was chlorpromazine a taditional anti-psychotic with horrendous side-efects including estra pyramidal movements such as jwa gurning tightening.

I'm surprised she's been prescribed it, it's so toxic although her psychiatrit must have their resons.

However her husband is an abusive, idiot bully who's just making her life worse, unfortunately her reserves of resilience are so low she'll probably always be used and abused by him

peacelily · 22/10/2008 21:41

Apols for typos

shootfromthehip · 22/10/2008 21:45

Interestingly enough, I have a great deal of personal and family experience with mental health issues and just for fun, had a father who died last year from alcoholism. I may indeed sound 'Victorian' when I talk about personal responsibility but this woman is not absolved from any responsibility because she has an 'illness'. This illness can be regulated with medication and should not be an excuse for her just acting like a muppet.

bundle · 22/10/2008 21:45

shootfromthehip, if you don't understand why ITV shouldn't have done this then I feel very very sorry for you. Yes she's an adult, but she's not well and that affects her ability to consent (to anything).

I'm a producer and I would not have broadcast an interview with her in that state, or allowed for it to happen live. I have to live with myself after she's gone home to her kids, with the prospect of them seeing a recording of it when they're older

ElfOnTheTopShelf · 22/10/2008 21:47

"Why should ITV be ashamed? They didn't pour anything down her throat. She is an adult after all"

Yes, she is an adult. But, quite clearly, she is not in the best health at the moment. She does a show for MTV (who paid for her to have surgery fgs), interviews for the magazines, and for the telvision. She is critised and analysed at every step of the way. The magazines / tv shows are happy to ask / suggest that she is an addict, but imo they should not parade her out in a horror show!

She is not well. Whether it is just medication she is taking for mental health, whether she is a drug addict or an alcoholic, she is not well. She denies that she is unwell, so the media should take some steps to allow her the time to become well again.

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expatinscotland · 22/10/2008 21:51

'She is not well. Whether it is just medication she is taking for mental health, whether she is a drug addict or an alcoholic, she is not well. She denies that she is unwell, so the media should take some steps to allow her the time to become well again.'

But what would she do without the money coming in from all that?

It's a poisoned chalice, because you wonder if she wouldn't just have a huge breakdown if she lost all those lucrative commercial ventures.

expatinscotland · 22/10/2008 21:51

'She is not well. Whether it is just medication she is taking for mental health, whether she is a drug addict or an alcoholic, she is not well. She denies that she is unwell, so the media should take some steps to allow her the time to become well again.'

But what would she do without the money coming in from all that?

It's a poisoned chalice, because you wonder if she wouldn't just have a huge breakdown if she lost all those lucrative commercial ventures.

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