Judy Finnigan

Do you know something that I dont?

Have you read the book, confessions of a showbusiness reporter?

If the question was addressed to me - I have no idea what you don't know.

I gave no indication that I know something that others don't know about Judy Finnigan.

I merely questioned whether you were serious in your wonderings.

Yes that was a serious suggestion. I am not sure why you might question otherwise.

How would that work, then, soontobe ? How would it help their daughter's career for them to be papped?

The old "any publicity is good publicity".

So, a newspaper prints an unflattering photo of Judy and that somehow boosts Chloe's career... (which is what, exactly, anyway?).

Yep. Why not?

That is the point really. Chloe doesnt have much a career. Hence all the selfies.
And her parents are bound to want to help her.

Try googling "Richard and Judy" (with inverted commas) and Chloe. There are quite a lot of mentions of her, and her career. She has presented a few things on TV, but at the moment she seems to be a fitness expert. www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/chloe-madeley-half-naked-toned-body-pictures

Or just google Chloe Madeley.

Yes. I wasn't sure her name was still Madeley, so I included Richard and Judy.

I would imagine just being related to them did more for her career than anything they were papped doing.

Exactly - and I think that's wearing a bit thin now!

On the first page of that book, (Confessions . . .etc . . . BTW don't bother buying it, even for only 99p) the author says "Who you spend your time looking up determines who we [showbiz reporters] spend our time focussing on. If you resent that eminent scientists and liberal thinkers are missing from the list, start searching for a few and we will have to take notice"

So if we have all rushed off to search for Chloe, then we will have helped her career on a bit. Somehow I don't think that was what Judy was planning when she was photographed going about her off-duty life looking like a normal sixty-six year-old, though.

I dont think the confessions books are going to be every gransnetters' cup of tea!
Personally I borrowed it free from the library in case anyone is interested!
There are a whole set of confessions books if anyone is interested!

Eminently missable methinks!

She was on Loose Women a week or so ago and seemed ok. I think the magazines find the worst pictures of these celebrities and put misleading captions on the front covers to sell them.

Our DD2 is going through the mill at the moment, in all sorts of ways- and I often think of what Judy Finnigan said in an interview last year 'as a mother, you can only be as happy as your unhappiest child' - and it is so so true.

Such a true statement indeed granjura.

Sorry to hear your DD is suffering. I know only too well, how you must be feeling.

I do hope something changes for the better soon.

Very true indeed - at one time one of my DDs was desperately unhappy at school and we were all despondent together - it was a very difficult time.

I always feel there is a warmth about Judy F.
She is normal, human, gets it wrong sometimes....
And is all the more likeable for that.
I have often unintentionally made an eejit of myself.....
Rejoice in every wrinkle, crease, and wobbly bit.
Only a robot is perfect.

Judy rocks !!!

"... there's a warmth about Judy F." - exactly. She's one of the few people who hasn't been changed by being a "celebrity."