Originally Posted by pammi_i:
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I think the problem with their vilification was that Katie had (in my opinion at least) somewhat atoned for her previous behaviour by having the good grace to step down like that, in public, admitting she made a mistake and allowing the way clear for others whose need was perhaps greater if not their abilities. It was very professional of her. I don't thnk I'm the only one who put her up a couple of notches after that.
Then she goes on that show, having done perhaps the most noble thing she's ever done in her ruthless, bitchy life and instead of being commended for it she is hauled over the coals by a woman who is one step away from Anne Summers....”
How patronising. Is 'one step away from Anne Summers supposed to be an insult, or put down? I suppose you don't have any time for Jacqueline Gold either then?
Why can't people who think they're making intelligent comment regarding Michelle Mone and her contribution to the programme, bother to find out and use her name, instead of referring to her as 'bra woman' or 'Scottish'?
I think there're too many comments based on perceived personalities, and not enough on the apparent facts.
I find the words
grace, noble, professional and mistake
totally at odds with Katie's performance on this programme.
*If* for one moment you took the proceedings as genuine - exactly how professional would it be to fight in competition, for a job based in Brentwood, whilst seemingly neglecting to make any plans for your family who are based in Exeter? Did Katie seriously expect anyone to believe that someone with the intelligence, ambition and track record that she talks about, had failed to have lengthy discussions with her children's primary caretakers? (people who presumably had already been caring for them for several weeks during filming of this programme)
I don't think for one moment that Katie wanted the job. Infact, I'd go further and think that she looks down on the organisation and thinks herself above it. Far from taking a noble action in stepping down, I think she revealed herself to be a total game player.
Back at the beginning of May, The Times quoted Adam as saying
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“Fired Apprentice competitor Adam Hosker has claimed many of the show’s candidates are not interested in the programme’s prize - a job with Sir Alan Sugar.
Hosker, 28, a former car sales manager from Blackburn in Lancashire, said many candidates were not interested in the six-figure salaried position on offer, they wanted publicity for their own ventures.
"I think I'm the only person that actually went into the show to get the job,” he said.
Hosker singled out competitor Katie Hopkins as an example: "Katie thinks Sir Alan is thick. She told me that in the car on the way back from a task. She doesn't rate Sir Alan, she's there to publicise herself. ....”
Obviously working for the Met Office didn't require a mass relocation for the family - although quite what a Global Branding Expert's role would be there is a bit of a mystery.
Ah, unless this is her
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“Katie Hopkins from Met Office Consulting said: "This new information represents another warning that climate change is happening around the world. Our work in the climate change consultancy team applies Met Office research to help businesses mitigate against risk and adapt at a strategic level for success in the new environment."”
January 2007 (source Met Office website)
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“The introduction of regular seasonal predictions helps complete the range of forecasts that the Met Office provides. Weather forecasts typically go out to five days, whereas longer-range climate predictions issued by the Met Office look forward many decades ahead. This move by the Met Office to provide a series of forecasts from 24 hour to 100 years, helps businesses and government handle the challenges that weather and climate change bring. Katie Hopkins, partner in Met Office Consulting said: "working with the Met Office gives businesses the best opportunity to make smart strategic decisions. Understanding weather and climate change is vital for the future".”
March 2007
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporat...r20070307.html
She heads a team who advise business on issues involving climate change, I wonder what her own personal forecast is saying to her now? The Met Office said that she was expected back at work, but erhaps the clues are there...
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“...The fame-hungry competitor may find a media career more tempting. Yesterday she pocketed £65,000 in newspaper and magazine fees for her exclusive story and she has received further media offers”
and
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“...But when Sir Alan informed her that she was one task away from winning the post, the mother-of-two promptly quit, saying that she did not want to uproot her family.
The sudden departure of the most ruthless of the series’ competitors baffled her rivals. Insiders claimed that Ms Hopkins never had any intention of taking a job with Sir Alan and instead was using the show to find fame.
She has admitted a series of affairs with married men. Pictures of her cavorting naked in a cornfield with a man from the Met Office were splashed across the tabloids this week.
Described as a “consummate actress” by Sir Alan’s lieutenants, she is now using the PR agency which looks after Robbie Williams to handle a wave of media requests. Newspapers are bidding for her story, while a television career as a “female Simon Cowell” beckons.
Media commentators said that she had turned the tables on the manipulative producers of reality television. Mark Borkowski, a leading showbusiness PR, decribed the walkout as “a brilliant move”.”
Very 'noble!'
