I've gone to and from with this for the last couple of days, because no matter what the circumstances, whether her points are valid or not, she's pregnant and quite obviously stressed. Personally, I think she's stressed because she's choosing to look on here, and it's best to just step away, pretend tattle doesn't exist and ignore it if it's making her so desperately ill. She needs to realise that she has no standing when it comes to stopping freedom of speech.
I genuinely hope her or Bobby Norris read this and actually pay it some attention, with the understanding that I don't want to 'large shame', question her miscarriage or anything like that, these are genuine questions and they're not nasty. If they are both truly up for debating this, objectively, then they'd take heed of some of this.
If people are sending her direct abuse, tormenting her, turning up at her home, calling her etc etc then I completely agree with her, it's bang out of order. But people talking on an open forum is something that will happen when you choose to live somewhat publicly - it is something you take on when you choose to live like that. There are superstars out there, mega famous, A- list stars who are ridiculously successful, but they are an enigma. Their private life is private and we know nothing unless they choose to share it. The biggest example of this is Adele. Kate can still do what she does and be successful with a large following, without oversharing her private life, thus opening a can of worms for people to comment on. She is 100% responsible for her own actions.
Is there anywhere for clients to leave reviews of the salon without feeling the need to resort to somewhere like this? It's the business owners responsibility to give people the chance to offer feedback - in fact, it should be one of the biggest priorities of said business. I know it may be hard to believe because according to everyone reading this, people on Tattle are rum, but I'm a businesswoman, a successful one at that, with a couple of degrees and business qualifications. Client feedback is one of the most important things a business should strive to get, even when it's bad. If they don't offer that, people will resort to finding places like this, and it'll take on a whole new role.
Calling her a large bleep etc etc. it's not my style and I think it downcries the relevant arguments that are on here. Each to their own, but I agree with her, that wouldn't be nice at all. I don't believe I've ever read anyone comment on her baby being weird or how she will look - in fact quite the opposite and cries to not monetise the baby via Instagram have been made. My partner would not be happy if I set an Instagram up for my baby - his words would be "too many bleeping weirdos around these days" - and he would be right. It is a massive safeguarding issue. However, if the reviews from clients on here are true, and I don't doubt them to be honest, then she needs to realise that what she's done is no better, if not worse. You can't run a salon that is about making women feel good, only to have them leave feeling inadequate.
The miscarriage thing, I don't think she's lied about it, I think it's been very early on but a loss is a loss. She went public with her miscarriage and it's very important that the facts surrounding this are also made public, because there are women who WILL and DO relate to her in some way on this level, and they need to understand her situation if she's using her platform as a way to reach out to them. If she had a chemical pregnancy or an early miscarriage, they are both perfectly valid losses and would probably help more women than she even realises, as a lot of women are told "oh at least it wasn't a baby yet" etc etc and made to feel like their loss isn't as important as a woman who's pregnancy was further along. If she got pregnant straight after it then genuinely, so what - loads may not feel up to having sex, loads may feel like they can and want to try ASAP. It's not the safest way to do it but she's not the first and she certainly won't be the last.
She desperately needs to address the lockdown issue because this is one of the BIGGEST triggers. She acted irresponsibly and selfishly and needs to apologise. I'm sure a lot of people would respect her more for it, but ignoring it and pretending it didn't happen makes her look arrogant, ignorant and plain old stupid. Nobody is above a pandemic, not even a semi popular MUA from the Wirral.
The thing is - do influencers believe they aren't open to any form of criticism? Do they think they can promote promote promote, ultimately make money from people and never face criticism? Are they above it? Genuine question? Do they think they can misrepresent things and do things wrong in public without facing any form of questioning from the people who made them their money? Everyone makes mistakes, we are all human, but they seem to think that if they are called out on it, it's bullying. It's not. Most of these influencers are famous for duck all. They don't have a talent or a skill, they got lucky on the reality TV wave and little else, therefore it's the people watching who have made them their money and nothing else. Kate has a trade, whether it's your taste or not is up to you, but I'd say she does what she does to a good level of success and earns a comfortable living off it. But she chose to become an influencer in different areas and the water became murky.
Is there are any responsibility to be claimed by them, or is everyone just a bully if they don't agree with them? It's all very narcissistic if it's the latter.