Came across this whilst on the mag's website and thought folk would be interested to see it

http://www.fabulousmag.co.uk/fabmag/...ng-on-Ice.html

"She's the daredevil skater who's this year's Dancing On Ice superstar. But Jorgie Porter has overcome a tough start in life to become queen of the rink"

This sort of sensationalised headline to articles always makes me laugh

"a tough start in life" ... reading that article I don't see what's been so tough .... she got a scholarship to attend a ballet school when she was 16 .....which she must have wanted to go to or she wouldn't have applied ... but she didn't like it as she felt she didn't fit in with the others as she spoke differently, had puppy fat, spots, ballet shoes that weren't as clean and "posh" as the others ........ most kids, teens (and even adults) are singled out at some time in their lives becaue of spots, accents, dress sense etc ..... but not all of them have the opportunities to go to specialised schools/colleges to do what career they've set their hearts on ....

and then she get's to work abroad as a performer in Greece but that didn't work out as it was a bit seedy ....... that's no hardship either as it was her choice to take the job and most people do jobs they're not happy with or end up having to leave because it wasn't what it was made out to be


I wouldn't call that a "tough start in life" at all

So unless its perfect shes not interested any more, think she needs to grow up a bit and stop expecting a perfect life.
Needs to get head of of clouds and start living in the real world

Tracey, I normally have the highest respect for your opinions, and I dare say you've seen a RL side to Jorgie that most of us haven't...

...but really, slagging someone off on the basis of that article, as classically slanted by an ex-NOTW mag? I'm hoping you didn't actually read it before making those comments, there's no excuse otherwise.

Jorgie doesn't complain herself about her start in life at all - it's a journalist desperately looking for a sensation angle that isn't there. She mentions that she felt crap about herself as a teenager - hey, didn't we all - but she doesn't say it affected her later life in any way.

I also don't think an entertaining job usually includes the commandment that you will 'entertain' sleazy hotel managers offstage as part of the requirements. I've worked as an entertainer in plenty of sleazy places and believe me, I wouldn't stay in a job where it was expected of me either.

I actually think Jorgie comes across as quite down to earth (if a bit dappy ) in that article. She doesn't dress up lads' mag shoots as being anything other than a job to pay bills, she doesn't claim to be a sex goddess or harbour aspirations to be a skating pro. She's enjoying her moment of additional exposure on DOI and I say good luck to her.

Judging someone on a journalist's ridiculous attempts to add spice to what is essentially a fairly standard story of a soap star who's living their dream is about as stupid as deciding Dan Whiston is straight based on those Daily Heil pics of him hugging Kerry Katona last year.

I skimmed the article as Im not really that interested in Jorgie to be honest.

And I still havent forgiven Dan for agreeing to go along with that c*** last year and every other year for that matter!! Least they've not been able to go down that route this year, Im surprised they havent got Matt and Jorgie as an "item" yet

You're not interested, but you're still more than willing to be nasty about her for no good reason. If you don't like her as a performer, then fair enough. This is a bit low and unnecessary though.

It's the nature of these rags...everything has to be given an edge.

PS: It was a nice interview though. Jorgie's nan sounds grand and I bet she knew exactly what that peach dress was really.

Wow Tracey. It is only DoI, is there any need for such vulgar language?

I must admit she is right about Dans horrid partner last year.

Sorry I'm going to disagree with you Lorelei Lee on reading to me it does come across as a little bit of a poor me I was hard done by story. I'm not naive enough to think that the media don't elaborate or exagerate what they are told but it does grate a bit when there are people out there that have had truly tough starts to life and then made it good.

A lot of people would have killed to have gotten a scholarship like that and had that opportunity and what person hasn't encountered bullying of some kind at school. I don't say its right and yes I know it's tough to get called names etc and not have perfect shoes but you get through it. I got bullied throughout my school years both at primary by other kids and secondary by one of my teachers but I had to get on with it and wouldn't say I had a tough start because of it.

Jorgie has landed extremely lucky despite the Greece thing which I agree with Diamond she took the job of her own free will and walked away of her own free will lots of people have been in the same situation and bounced back from it. She fell into Hollyoaks almost straight away and has been there since so that to me isn't having it that tough. Performers struggle for years to get something like that and sometimes never achieve it. I think Jorgie has had a pretty lucky start in life actually as many more girls her age will be having to work the seedy clubs etc because they haven't had the opportunities or gotten the best training.

I'm not saying this to have a go or Jorgie bash as I will no doubt be accused of as I would say it of any of the celebs if the story had been about them not just Jorgie. Same as I dislike the media stories of DOI celebs when its suddenly too much of a struggle coping with the show and the real job and so on.

It looks like Jorgie is getting the Chloe,Laura,Hayley and Ray treatment.

No I just dislike the poor me I had it tough stories when actually it wasn't that bad in comparision to a lot of peoples backgrounds and there are many more who would have had it much worse than that and as I said in my post that goes for any celeb not just Jorgie.

"Poor me" - when Michael Barrymore and George Galloway were in the Big Brother House, George mocked Michael's attitude as "poor me, poor me...pour me a drink", sniping at Barrymore's problem with drink.

You seem to have missed a key point in Lorelei Lee's article:

Jorgie's not trying to generate sympathy, the writers just trying to sensationalize and gain some readers.

I don't get why people dislike Jorgie so much for getting on with it, having enthusiasm, and being talented.
Im sure if she was whinging about a broken rib, crying everyday and pretending she wasn't good when she was, you'd all love her.

...like Jen ?

Jorgie comes across as really happy-go-lucky in that article - the headline was over-sensationalised, but she never said herself about having a tough start in life.

I agree it's not a tough start to life, but.....

The article is probably ... a journalist talking sh*te, and embellishing things that Jorgie never said.

It sells more copies and gets people talking about non-topics

I read the article and don't find much hardship there. The school in question is no doubt The Hammond School, How do I know? Because a friend of mine went there . It's one of the best faculties for vocational Dance and Music in the country and internationally recognised. To have got a scholarship there Jorgie must have show outstanding talent, but not for a minute do I believe the tales of adversity made her life a long time misery.

Some laughed at her accent, so what? I have a friend who went there. She spoke with a broad Yorkshire "ee bah gum" accent and took her share of ribbing, but she was surrounded with accents. Scousers, Geordies, Manc, a few Brummies and a bit of Cockney, not to mention the foreign accents which were thrown in for good measure and she admits she gave as good as she got. Talent isn't always wrapped up in a posh accent. Anyway she let her dancing do the talking without having to worry about whether the audience understood.

Jorgie's skin erupted and she gained a bit of weight a signal for a few more snide comments. Kids are cruel and I doubt if she was singled out more than anyone else.

Her shoes were a bit scruffy and she had holes in her tights, not surprising that her teachers took her to task.

Of course the journalist will have exaggerated, but they had to pin some of this 'hardship' on her comments. There's many a talented kid who has to fight a lot harder than Jorgie to get noticed in the entertainment world.

I guess the one thing nobody's mentioned is growing up without ever meeting her Dad, although of course people can be better off not meeting them sometimes and it seems like she didn't lose out materially, still that's not a nice thing IMO but again Jorgie herself appears healthily philosophical about it.

I read the quote as Jorgie saying she wasn't surprised that she got b****cked because she was a scruffy little oik. She doesn't seem to have any regrets about her time at the school, more that she wasted so much of it feeling depressed when everything's worked out so well for her.

I should just say that I haven't really been a fan of Jorgie's this series, but that article made me really like her for not crying crocodile tears over her 'bullying' or going on endlessly about her 'body issues' as lads-mag pin-up.

She does seem happy enough to have been part of a 3 woman household and her mother and grandmother must have been strong women who gave her confidence as she grew up.

Of course being part of a single parent family isn't the stigma it used to be, but she doesn't seem to have come off any worse than others from the lack of a father figure and kudos to the strong female influences who've brought her up. She seems as well adjusted as most people. Now if only they'd tried to stop her talking as though she's hyperventilating all the time!

I read it as meaning the teachers always found something to pick on and imo the shoes and tights issue was something she could have done something about.

As I said earlier it's clear the mother and grandma provided stability and gave her a sense of self worth. Many a kid had it easier than Jorgie and many a kid had it worse.

Perhaps a symptom of trying to eradicate her allegedly undesirable accent?!!?

Doubt it, many an actor has changed their accent without this er er er irritation, but if there's a grain of truth in that she'd have been better sticking to the Manc.

Some of our very best actors have retained their original accent, though softened a bit, in normal day to day circumstances but can change depending on the demands of the part. I suppose that's because they're real actors.