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Accident at Alton Towers

GuyWithAStick

Captain Basic
Yep, I can definitely see the shell of a once-famous celebrity reduced to shambles after a career-ruining accident. Oh how will she ever return to her former glory?

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Smithy

Strata Poster
Have noticed a trend in the less media attention she gets, the less clothing she wears in a photoshoot.

Last picture is fire though I don't even care.
 

Will

Strata Poster
Despite their stupid soundbites, they're probably not as annoying as the tabloids have managed to make them appear.
That said, I'm surprised newspapers don't have enough **** to stir with the world how it is at the moment, without having to drag these nonentities up yet again.
 

Chris Brown

Mr CoasterForce 2016
To be fair I admire her for doing stuff like this in regards to body confidence and that tra la, she looks great and this will have a positive influence on others with similar issues. Whilst it seems she's still cashing in she's actually forming to be a role model for a small yet important group of amputees. If you forget all the coaster stuff and the accident she's just a girl that actually wants to prove that you can still be sexy no matter how down you're feeling.

I wonder if she's been offered a porn role yet?
 

furie

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To be fair I admire her for doing stuff like this in regards to body confidence and that tra la, she looks great and this will have a positive influence on others with similar issues. Whilst it seems she's still cashing in she's actually forming to be a role model for a small yet important group of amputees. If you forget all the coaster stuff and the accident she's just a girl that actually wants to prove that you can still be sexy no matter how down you're feeling.

See, I fundamentally agree with this. However, I just can't get over that rather than actually being like this, she's actually looking to become a personality, rather than the positives. That could just be how the media portray this, or my jaded view on the modern world where everyone wants their 15 minutes in the jungle with Ant and Dec. Its difficult to overcome that scepticism. I'm also sure that this isn't the first time there has been amputees in this situation (Pokemaniac's link shows there's a lot of interest in this). This is just the first time that it's been a high profile accident caused this where the people of the UK have some kind of interest.

So is this a cry to become famous, or to do some good in the world for similar victims using the fact the case is well known? Jury is out for me at the moment.
 

Pink Cadillac

Giga Poster
Well yeah it is clearly more self promotion than disability activism. She may be an opportunist that's hiding behind a front of "promoting body confidence", but is that necessarily a terrible and immoral thing to be? Similar parallels can be drawn in most people's lives - e.g. "The main reason I'm doing this charity work is to boost my CV rather than 'doing good'". If her desire is to become famous then whatever, she's hardly only person who want to increase their platform. The by-product of her antics is that people are publicising a positive representation of a minority.
 

Ian

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I guess the only way we'd know, @furie, is if somebody found out if she gets a fee for her media appearances. And if she does, does she donate it to the charities she is promoting? If somebody believes in a cause enough, they will offer their services for free to raise awareness. Just like the people who sit in a bath of beans for Comic Relief, or Paul O'Grady for his Dogs Home adverts.
 

Will

Strata Poster
I gather she was involved in a car accident in the last couple of days too.
Apparently, this is news - and every headline has 'Alton Towers' or 'Smiler' in it somewhere. Some also have variations of 'brave', 'heroic' and 'survivor'.

Some will not admit their fifteen minutes have expired...
 

Pink Cadillac

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My mum was watching it before
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SaiyanHajime

CF Legend
I watched some of it by accident and realised after a while it was her.

I feel like she has every right to milk it and make the best of it, but that doesn't change the fact that she clearly is. That said she came across well imo and wasn't going on about it, because for ages I wanted confirmation it was her and was listening to every detail looking for info haha.
 
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