Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Kate That
You may have thought that we'd forgotten our pledge to keep you up to date with the career, for want of a better word, of Kate Sullivan, Britain's hottest pop babe, if you believe the title bar of her website, that is. But we haven't. It's just that previously every time we'd checked, her website remained resolutely un-updated. There can only be one explanation for this; clearly she's so heavily in demand there just simply aren't enough hours in the day to keep her devoted and eager fanbase up to date with her busy lifestyle. After all, if it's not that then it would have to be because she's not been up to anything at all except for slobbing round a manky flat, eating pot noodle and desperately willing the phone to ring with an offer - any offer - and that clearly can't be true for an artist of her caliber and talent.
Anyway, with that in mind, you can imagine our excitement when we logged on the other day to discover a "Stop Press!" message to announce some exciting new news from the Kate camp. So, what major event has happened to our blonde pop tart? Has she signed a multi-million pound record deal? No. Has she been in the studio laying down the killer track that will not only propel her into superstardom, but will also soundtrack the summer? No. Maybe she's been hand-picked to support Kylie on her forthcoming greatest hits tour? No, no and thrice no. So, what is her news then? Ummm, she's only had some new photos done, but at least it got her out of the house. While they're not the photos you might expect her to be doing at this desperate stage of her career, the stylist was clearly given the brief that her previous set - all tiny skirts and skimpy tops - just didn't have the haggard prostitute vibe that they were aiming for, something which has easily been rectified by her latest shots.
What's most interesting about these pics is the change in facial expression. In her original set while we couldn't say she carried herself with a certain dignity, mainly because it would be an abject lie, she did give off an air of youthful exuberance and excitement and seemed to be saying "Yeah! I'm gonna make it! I'm gonna live forever! I'm gonna learn how to fly high!", albeit in a purely figurative sense. We certainly wouldn't rush to take a plane ride with Miss Sullivan at the controls. At the very least you believed in her own self-belief at being a popstar. With these latest pics, however, the smile has changed, most notably in this pic. No longer is she blinded by the opportunities that lie ahead of her. Instead she has the jaded expression of someone who has just realised that appearing on a Children in Need regional opt-out may well be the peak of her career and the dull, lifeless eyes of someone who is coming to terms with the fact that her job description essentially involves her being cheap wank fodder for 14 year old boys. If you listen carefully you can almost hear her pleading with you. "Help me", she seems to cry.
Poor Kate. We can only hope that next time we return to Sullivan's world that we have better news to report. We at least hope that her management will get her a nice thick coat for the bitter months ahead. She'll catch her death if she goes out like that.
Anyway, with that in mind, you can imagine our excitement when we logged on the other day to discover a "Stop Press!" message to announce some exciting new news from the Kate camp. So, what major event has happened to our blonde pop tart? Has she signed a multi-million pound record deal? No. Has she been in the studio laying down the killer track that will not only propel her into superstardom, but will also soundtrack the summer? No. Maybe she's been hand-picked to support Kylie on her forthcoming greatest hits tour? No, no and thrice no. So, what is her news then? Ummm, she's only had some new photos done, but at least it got her out of the house. While they're not the photos you might expect her to be doing at this desperate stage of her career, the stylist was clearly given the brief that her previous set - all tiny skirts and skimpy tops - just didn't have the haggard prostitute vibe that they were aiming for, something which has easily been rectified by her latest shots.
What's most interesting about these pics is the change in facial expression. In her original set while we couldn't say she carried herself with a certain dignity, mainly because it would be an abject lie, she did give off an air of youthful exuberance and excitement and seemed to be saying "Yeah! I'm gonna make it! I'm gonna live forever! I'm gonna learn how to fly high!", albeit in a purely figurative sense. We certainly wouldn't rush to take a plane ride with Miss Sullivan at the controls. At the very least you believed in her own self-belief at being a popstar. With these latest pics, however, the smile has changed, most notably in this pic. No longer is she blinded by the opportunities that lie ahead of her. Instead she has the jaded expression of someone who has just realised that appearing on a Children in Need regional opt-out may well be the peak of her career and the dull, lifeless eyes of someone who is coming to terms with the fact that her job description essentially involves her being cheap wank fodder for 14 year old boys. If you listen carefully you can almost hear her pleading with you. "Help me", she seems to cry.
Poor Kate. We can only hope that next time we return to Sullivan's world that we have better news to report. We at least hope that her management will get her a nice thick coat for the bitter months ahead. She'll catch her death if she goes out like that.
