Katie Price

No, I was quite impressed with her. An interesting individual.

On the other hand, I don't like Peter Andre (although I've never met him).

These days quite a few women have several relationships/marriages and therefore have children from different fathers.

And.... I don't like slagging other women off unless I really can't help myself.

Old feminist training from the 80s I suppose (grin)

I agree about Peter Andre. I hate the way he uses his children as part of his reality tv show. Not that I watch it, except when at DD's, as her partner is a bit of a Peter fan

I agree with your point about slagging off other women.... Though I find myself doing it more than I should.

I've seen quite a few programmes about her, and I think she is clever, astute and a loving mum too.
I don't particularly like her, but I admire her spirit.

I did have a rather grudging admiration for Katie when she seemed to have settled down rather while she was married to Peter André. Didn't she become quite a businesswoman - something to do with horses?

I lost all respect when she took up with the cage-fighter (Alex someone?) and treated the media to the trials and tribulations of her IVF treatment, the fact that it was unsuccessful seeming to be the reason she dumped him...

I agree that her children are those who will suffer most from her attention-seeking behaviour.

Can't a person have an opinion without being accused of (dreadful phrase) " slagging someone off" ? Or is it obligatory to express undying admiration?

Not at all Soutra. As I said, I find myself 'slagging people off' all the time, but I don't like myself for it. DD tells me off about it regularly. She says I have an opinion on everything even when I don't care about it. I think I know what she means she's far more tolerant than I am about all kinds of things.

The ultimate turnyouselfintoacelebrity expert . In the Andre days I was shopping with my DIL in Brighton and we walked past them snogging extravagantly in the busiest spot they could find (that arms round his neck position which makes your mini skirt ride up - you know the one)
"Don't look" says DIL, after she has told me who we were looking at "Why?" I say "They obviously really want to be looked at" was my report. I think she should enter her life into there Turner prize next year

Don't think I expressed myself very well there. Not sure it came across as I meant it to

I do wonder how someone on to her fifth baby/ pregnancy could ever have"needed" IVF?

Think tubes Soutra - these can be damaged by chlamidia etc. And the term can be used as a more acceptable proxy for AI - i read an example yesterday when looking up Grant Shapps - he had chemo when he was younger apparently and had to have his family "by IVF". In other words he is infertile...
But we should not read all that is written in the popular press either.

I so can't be bothered to slag off with the Katie Prices of this world that, though I know the name, I had to google her to remind myself who the hell she is and what she has done to become such a well known name.

Oh, her. Jordan. I'd forgotten that.

Flick forgettory switch back on.

Apologies for the garbled sentence.