Jodie Marsh's words of wisdom...

Piers Morgan writes in the Guardian about his new Channel 4 series on the cult of celebrity. He makes a pretty tired old point about celebrities aren't what they were etc etc and these days they're all talentless nobodies.
To back up his point he includes this snippet from a chat with one of his interviewees

'When I asked wannabee club queen Jodie Marsh what the point of her was, she chuckled and replied: "There's no point to me. I've got no talent. I just want to make as much money as I can, as easy as I can and have as much fun as I can doing it." '

Reading this makes me see Jodie Marsh in a whole new light.

While I don't think I'd like her as a flat mate, it shows she certainly has a fair bit more self awareness than you'd credit her with when you see pics of her tottering out of clubs claiming to be the new Jordan (she certainly shows more than many journalists).
Perhaps it's because I too am pretty talentless, that I'm all in favour of celebrity culture. At a time when the economy as a whole is starting to flounder, 'Celebrity' is probably one of our great growth industries keeping thousands of journalists, PR people, photographers and assorted flunkies in full time employment. Not to mention the celebrities themselves, most of whom - by their own admission - would have little else to do all day, but have now been transformed into medium size businesses.
Not only that, but it's incredibly egalitarian: when Jade Goody can make from nowhere onto a magazine cover, you realise that traditional barriers of looks, wealth and class have finally melted away. Social mobility in action. Gordon Brown would be proud.
As with all booming industries, training is critical. So, I think the currently media studies fad should be replaced by the much more brazen and honest celebrity studies GCSE, A-Level and Degree (possibly with an option to also take 'minor celebrity studies').
Of course, I'll probably watch (or at least TiVo) Piers Morgan's programme - but like pretty much everyone else, that's because I'm interested in what the celebrities have to say. Although, I'll probably have already read it all in Heat.

Comments

[Mark Lloyd]

I read the piece this morning and it made me wonder where Piers Morgan fits in, on the talent v. celebrity scale of worthiness.

I actually disagree with you about celebrity culture although I do appear to have a morbid fascination with it. I am afraid that Jade (who I remember as dental nurse who was kind to me during a v. unpleasant session at the dentist two years ago) as a celebrity is a step too far for me. I actually turned off Celebrity Wife Swap last week. Couldn't bear it. I prefer the "real" people. And who is Jodie Marsh anyway?

[Emily boughey]

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[jason smith]

she is disguisting. i only like men. im a gay u c

[Abz]

I say gud on jodie or ne 1 doin wot she duz! at the end of the day i'd du it (not naked of course!) but u kno wot i mean! Bet she gets a hell of a lot of money! So u go girl, u may be talentless but ur not stupid!!

[david farry]

i think jodie is a nice gir and look mint lol

[carl hammleton]

very nice i agree with david (daydie)thats his nick name

[david farry]

i think jodie is a nice girl and looks mint lol