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The photos are the trimmings, read the story instead. Koo Stark is an interesting woman and she has provided some personal insights into fame and public scrutiny and related these experiences to how Kate Middleton might feel and might be handling the pressure.
Koo Stark has been impeccably discreet for the 25 years since her relationship (though not friendship) with Prince Andrew ended, despite lucrative media offers to sell her story and her current financial worries. That says something about the woman.
Some quotes from Koo Stark in the Mail Online link posted by georgiea:
It’s a fine balancing act between acknowledging that you are in the public eye, so your behaviour will be under constant scrutiny, and just living your life like everyone else.
Kate is in a position where she’s famous but unknown – an enigma. We don’t know her voice or her opinions on anything– yet – so she maintains an iconic presence and a certain allure.
Kate has probably also realised, as I did, that she has become a kind of theatrical entertainment. That’s what the public is looking for.
But the fact remains that she will never be able to make a first impression on anyone she meets. For everyone will already have a first impression of who she is. That’s just a fact of being famous.
Kate looks as if she’s enjoying herself, and so she should. She should enjoy being young and keep a cool head. And it looks like a pretty cool head to me.
Koo Stark has been impeccably discreet for the 25 years since her relationship (though not friendship) with Prince Andrew ended, despite lucrative media offers to sell her story and her current financial worries. That says something about the woman.
Some quotes from Koo Stark in the Mail Online link posted by georgiea:
It’s a fine balancing act between acknowledging that you are in the public eye, so your behaviour will be under constant scrutiny, and just living your life like everyone else.
Kate is in a position where she’s famous but unknown – an enigma. We don’t know her voice or her opinions on anything– yet – so she maintains an iconic presence and a certain allure.
Kate has probably also realised, as I did, that she has become a kind of theatrical entertainment. That’s what the public is looking for.
But the fact remains that she will never be able to make a first impression on anyone she meets. For everyone will already have a first impression of who she is. That’s just a fact of being famous.
Kate looks as if she’s enjoying herself, and so she should. She should enjoy being young and keep a cool head. And it looks like a pretty cool head to me.