Originally Posted by Sloopy:
“I don't think any of them should use injury or illness as an excuse; they can't get extra points just for turning up.
If they were that bad then they wouldn't be skating at all.”
To be fair, 'they don't use them as 'an excuse'.
ITV do.. I don't know why this is so difficult for everyone to understand (it happens in the SCD sub forum as well, although in that instance it's the BBC).
It's a ploy to encourage viewers to tune in. It's not ever mentioned by the celebs themselves, if you notice. It is always 'sources close to the show' or 'reports from the set' or whatever in the written media and on TV it's actually Phil Schofield who's the worst offender (although ITV pay his wages. He's probably encouraged to make the most of these events).
The VT's are skewed by ITV. The celebs have no say over what goes in (or very little say) and it spices up the programme when there is the least little injury or hint of anything approaching an 'argument' between the couples (which has happened in the past both with this and SCD. People don't get on all the time, even with family and friends. Unfortunately, it is something that the TV companies know will bring in viewers - even casual ones).
From what I've seen, Suzanne has tried on
every single occasion to play down the injuries she has received (or give them their proper place - which is to say, they don't mean a great deal. Obviously this latter one was more serious as she had to go to hospital).
I'm not sure what people want from the celebs - maybe they should all gang together and demand that ITV (who are presumably paying them for this, so are their employers), cease and desist showing 'negative' aspects and instead try to find something positive for the VT.
Unfortunately, 'positive' doesn't increase ratings, and ITV (and BBC) know this. (and that's the fault of society at large who have a salacious appetite for bad news about people).
As for Gareth's migraine, I really felt for him. I am a lifelong sufferer and my migraines have various levels - there is the 'not bad one' which I can work through (although I try to do telephone work rather than computer work as that exacerbates it) right through to the 'migraine from hell' which is the one where I can not move or speak, even my hair hurts and I have to take Immigran (which I try not to do unless it's bad, as they're expensive!) and lie in a darkened room under the duvet with a wet cloth across my forehead.
It
is possible to have a migraine in the morning and be better in the afternoon (although feeling a bit wiped out!) - as I can attest to, especially, coincidentally, today where that actually happened to me!
If people want to start apportioning blame for the over the top reporting of the injuries, then they have every right, but at least choose the right target - ITV, not the celebs!
(Quite frankly, I don't like these 'anti' threads. I never have. It's one thing to criticise a skater (or, in the case of SCD, dancer)'s abilities, but to make personal comments regarding how fake the injuries are when there is absolutely no proof, or to state how 'hard' they look or how arrogant they are when we don't even know them and they've never done any harm to any of us personally - well, as I've said on numerous (
far too many) occasions before, it says far more about the person stating this than it does about the celeb.
I'm not sure why people have to be like this. I have always found that if I don't like someone for some nebulous reason that I can't pin down then I simply don't say anything at all (which is not to say I haven't criticised certain people for their actions when their
actions are actually
reported all the time . But just watching someone on a dance/ice show and seeing the
very skewed VTs is NOT knowing them and I personally find it very sad that we can't all just enjoy the show without all the very personal and unbased criticisms.