Such a sad life I lead... - Page 3

Gayle · 05-12-2005, 12:22

I think Will Young is fabulous - I never watched the first series of pop idol so didn't know he was even on it until much later.

SPUGGIE J · 05-12-2005, 14:16

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Originally Posted by Gayle

I think Will Young is fabulous - I never watched the first series of pop idol so didn't know he was even on it until much later.

You got a SOFT SPOT for him Gayle?

Gayle · 05-12-2005, 14:44

Spuggie, I suspect you're being rude in some way but yes I could have!

SPUGGIE J · 05-12-2005, 15:40

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Originally Posted by Gayle

Spuggie, I suspect you're being rude in some way but yes I could have!

No def not rude. I can think of a few female singers that I think are are fab.

katex · 05-12-2005, 18:40

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Originally Posted by garinda

Lmar from Fame Acadmey went on to win a few MOJO's so that's one guy who is still reaping the benefits of a talent show, as is Alex Park, whose new album is fantastic.

Kate's comment about cheating the public? If that refers to Will Young's sexuality, then he didn't, he was already out. He was on a talent contest, he came out every week to sing and the public liked his talent and voted him the winner. His career is still going from strength to strength, as well as a new album out he is starring in the film Mrs Henderson Presents with Judi Dench.

As for Shane, if I remember from the VT about his home life he has a girlfriend, though I do admit every bloke with a Mancunian accent does sound a bit soft.

Well, seems the publicity was incorrect about Will Young then, as there were many opinions as to why he didn't come out before in the press and comments as to how he cheated the young girls who always fantasize about being with their heroes. Never liked him since.
However, sincere apologies for digressing on this subject ..no matter how past candidates have fared in the past, still do not think any of them left have anything new or special to offer.

As to the celebrity thing .. well, 9 o'clock was the time when all the best dramas, docs, series were presented on ITV.. just about finished my daily chores by then and looked forward to these offerings. Now, blooming 1 and 30 minutes of has-beens eating slugs, etc., every night !!!Thank gawd for the other channels.

garinda · 05-12-2005, 19:06

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Originally Posted by katex

Well, seems the publicity was incorrect about Will Young then, as there were many opinions as to why he didn't come out before in the press and comments as to how he cheated the young girls who always fantasize about being with their heroes. Never liked him since.

Well I'm afraid I will have to strongly disagree on Wills behalf. The talent show he was on, like the X-Factor now, wraps it's contestants in a bubble. They aren't allowed to speak to the press. Will was out to all the other contestants, and all the people who ran the show. He didn't lie that he had a girlfriend in the short VT tapes they show about their homelives. Short of doing what he was being judged on, ie: sing, whilst wearing 'I'm a homo' t-shirt, I don't know what else he could have done.

I've been to a couple of his concerts, which were great, and a fair percentage of the audience was made up of screaming young girls, who obviously didn't appear to feel cheated at all.

Interestingly Alex Park, was outed in the press, which was a bit late as she was already out to her friends and family as a lesbian, yet went on to win by a massive margin on Fame Academy. It looks like the majority of people do phone in their votes based on talent, and not on petty minded prejudices.

If you want to know of a very well known entertainer, who could be accused of cheating his fans for the last forty years, pm me and I'll tell you what I saw him up to in a bar in Amsterdam.

SPUGGIE J · 05-12-2005, 19:22

Does the pressure these people endure lead to them hiding something then yes. They are as entitled to a private life as we are and they dont want it dragged out in the press because to do so leaves them with the normal life the rest of us take for granted. What would happen to shows that make stars of talented people if they were allowed no privecy? Do we benifit from knowing their private lives if all we are looking for is a scandle. Put yourself in their shoes and imagine how you would feel and then say it would be worth it. Those who get a hit of these revelations are the ones who keep driving the press to dig up more.