I admit it. I like a good gossip website and I love to read all the salaciousness from planet celebrity but I take it all with a pinch of salt. It's all a bit of a laugh. I know there are a ton of people gainfully employed by all these so called celebrities to release PR guff on their behalf. So and so's 'spokesperson' said this. Thingy-me-jig's 'publicist' said that. Whatshisname's 'media spokesman' has confirmed. It's not exactly real life is it?!
Wouldn't you just love a 'spokesperson'? I could fanny about doing what I wanted assured in the knowledge that my 'spokesperson' will spin whatever they needed to spin. Fan-bloody-tastic!
However, I thought I would share the above video clip with you as in my opinion rising above all this ridiculousness is Kylie Minogue. What a class act and what a performer. I'm not some fan-girl mooning over her every five minutes dancing to 'Can't Get You Outta My Head' while watching repeats of 'Neighbours'. I'm just an admirer of how she has used her celebrity to highlight cancer awareness following her own illness.
Yes there is an element of PR and spin but who cares when she comes across as being so nice and so positive. I was lucky enough to watch her Wembley New Year's Eve Showgirl Concert back in Dec 2006 which was a few months after her treatment for breast cancer. She wasn't dancing as much, there were a lot of breaks and it was clear that the show had been tailored to accomodate her recovery from treatment but it was still such a great show. I found it incredibly moving watching her perform, getting on with it, dancing away, smiling and giving the audience what they wanted that night.
Yes, yes, yes I know there are people out there worse off. With her money she has access to the best treatments etc etc but given the flotsam and jetsam that bob about on the dross that is planet celebrity, she rises above a lot of them. It's not just a cancer thing, it's a humanity thing too. And you have to admire the girl for that.
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