I had wondered if the family were struggling financially due to Derek’s loss of income and that’s why she was opening up their lives up to the press in the way that they are.
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I understand that, but as mentioned loads of people are in the same boat- they don’t have the option to make extra money through the media though which no doubt has been very lucrative. They must have savings, plus they live a very comfortable life style so plenty of options to cut back which again, most people don’t have. Was it months she was off for? I remember her being back to work seemingly very quickly, and the private stuff was shared from the very beginning. I’m not taking away from what has happened must have been hard, but the parading of it in the media is way too much and I feel sorry for the guy.
The oversharing every little thing has been from the start of the poor man's illness, at times it seemed very much like 'i can't cope, what am I going to do' from her, even with such little things like getting a flat tyre when she took her kids out for the day and publicised the whole 'traumatic event' of having to pull into a service station and get the emergency services to change her tyre.
If you drive then they're the normal sorts of things you have to deal with, but everything has to have a Derek spin put on it.I would think it's a case of if you want to continue to live the same lifestyle you've grown accustomed to without cutting back then you need to find new revenue streams or your bank balance will soon go down. It's like Football players you see go bankrupt after they retire because they want to life the same way but have nothing like as much cash coming in.
I think what makes it more uncomfortable is that while Derek had a career that occasionally brought him into the public sphere he wasn't a celebrity, didn't court attended etc. I feel like she's increased her celebrity off the back of his illness. It's gone far beyond raising awareness now. And raising awareness of what exactly? She's said often he's a very unusual case, most people are very aware of covid and luckily Derek's condition is rare, I know it can happen but it's not like it's a common outcome of getting covid.
If she’s self employed then surely she would have savings to fall back on, especially with the lifestyle she leads. I’d be surprised if they also didn’t have insurance to cover such issues. I really like Kate but I don’t think selling Dereks soul to the highest bidder (especially as they have children) when he’s still living this nightmare would be the best thing to do. We all know about COVID, we don’t need a celeb to remind us what it is. Derek is also a very rare case. Whilst many died, many also recovered. I wish him well and hope that he does have a full recovery but his vulnerabilities don’t need to be shared with the nation especially as he seemed quite private before all this.
I know someone mentioned it up thread and this doesn’t really have anything to do with the stories but her house was chaos and I also don’t think that was a recent thing...maybe she depended a lot on Derek for things like flat tyres and keeping her right.
I can see both points of view and as much as I think money might be a huge factor (and maybe ITV wanted the documentary to be made and as an employee she felt she had to
) I don’t read the stories because I hate to see the devastation in his eyes in the photos and clips.
And I’m not sure how a book about hope is going to go down after the year everyone’s been through.
I can see both points of view and as much as I think money might be a huge factor (and maybe ITV wanted the documentary to be made and as an employee she felt she had to
) I don’t read the stories because I hate to see the devastation in his eyes in the photos and clips.And I’m not sure how a book about hope is going to go down after the year everyone’s been through.
I just got my mortgage and took life insurance and critical illness cover. Not sure why she don't have one as self employed? I get she was trying to raise awareness, make money , but why continue? I would be surprised if she wasn't getting paid with all the attention she was getting. I don't even recall her saying she wasnt, but to be fair I stopped reading as 11 articles a day was a bit much.
It’s so overkill isn’t it. Extracts of her book in the DM, the Mirror report her every thought, the constant updates on television, the documentary... they are both clearly very well connected, but (and I sound so awful!) I don’t think many people care that much? I think certain media outlets have been swayed by her/Derek’s connections and overestimated how interested the public are...maybe I’m just heartless! But I don’t know anyone as interested as the media coverage implies.
I totally agree. Nurse dying of covid, doctors , lady that worked for tfl stuck with me more than story I see every day. I just scroll past now.
Watching her documentary I thought her house was a tip and it's not like she cannot afford a cleaner or her children are babies who make a mess everywhere. It looked quite old fashioned too with the decor and even things like the sofa, tables, kitchen etc looked in desperate need of TLC and worn. I was surprised they don't live in a cleaner more modern home.
Jeez that house. I googled it and her annual salary is listed as over 500k?! If that's true then there is no need for all this
Google Derek and his net worth...££££
Her house was very different to what I expected but guess that shows everything is not always as it seems and just because someone has a high profile job doesn’t mean they necessarily live a glamorous life! I definitely think there’s an aspect of trying to promote the book to ensure it’s a good earner at a time when she doesn’t know how much either of them will be able to work again-Derek due to his long term health issues and Kate because she will need to care for him or pay for specialist carers etc. Presuming they live in London etc the cost of living is higher than in many other places,again without necessarily leading a particularly glamorous lifestyle or having a massive/fancy home.
They do have a big home though in the richest areas of the U.K! As I and a few people have mentioned, so far he was receiving NHS treatment despite them both earning six figure+ salaries. And above all it doesn’t justify her selling his private moments and photos without his consent - he looks totally lost in most of them so I can’t imagine he knows what is going on.
I think it's true the press is over egging the interest, i think because a lot of journalists know them personally they assume it's more interesting than it is.
It may not justify it for some but Kate may feel that she’s acting in the best interests of their family-we just don’t know. Agree some of the videos and pictures are very sad but I actually find them quite interesting given they are linked to the thing that’s stopped most of us having a normal life in the past year and because of how bad it was for him. It was always going to be something which caused mixed reactions in terms of how much was shared.
I’m quite sure she will have power of attorney for him now so she won’t have to ask his permission. Yes, her house is a tip, maybe the next thing will be that she has a decluttering expert come in and transform everything.
I think that social services only cover the cost of adaptions if you have a very low income and negligible savings.
I think that social services only cover the cost of adaptions if you have a very low income and negligible savings.
Whatever about her sharing her story, the pictures of him are a step too far. Seeing his poor confused face splashed all over the daily mail is just awful and it would be my worst nightmare. Enough now. Give him some dignity. It’s hard enough for him as it is without it all being so public.
Just seen she did an interview with Radio 2 today, and she basically said Derek is barely conscious still and not aware of what is going on, can’t speak etc. So he clearly has absolutely no idea how much is being (over)shared of him. I wonder what his family think, I haven’t seen anyone else speak out about him apart from Kate which is strange when the media seem so keen on it all.
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