Top of the mourning

[chirpychirpy]

This may sound harsh, even out of order, but I'm getting tired of Boyzone banging on about how much they miss Stephen Gately. For some reason I cannot abide the way they - especially Ronan Keating - refer to him as Steo. I know it was sad and unexpected, etc, but thousands of people die every day, many at much younger ages, and Gately had a far better life than most in his 33 years. I don't know if it's an Irish thing, this overkill, but I felt the same when Gloria Hunniford droned on and on and on and on about the loss of her daughter Caron. Tonight's ITV (1 then 2) Gately mournfest annoyed me a couple of times especially. First, when the narrator said (something like) 'Boyzone took a long time to decide what to do following Stephen's death...' A long time? He only died late last year and since then they've been endlessly flogging this angle to...death. Then there was Gately's 'husband' breaking down on camera, and I couldn't help thinking 'But when your beloved Stephen was breathing his last you were busy having sex with another man in the next room...' I am not Jan Moir (Daily Mail journalist who incurred the wrath of Boyzone fans for writing candidly about Gately's demise on the day of his funeral), but is she the only one with even vaguely similar thoughts to mine?

[sara3]

I do hope so.

and yes, that sounds very harsh.

[4getmenot]

they were all very close and they called him steo. This is first time I've seen a programme on it all. why not celebrate his life. alot different to the whole jade goody thing, suddenly everyone loved her again and that massive joke of a funeral like she was princess Diana was ridiculous.

[ELVIS68]

It`s the same thing with Jade Goody, yes, it`s sad that they died and all that but life goes on, mourn them in private not on ITV or News Of The World exclusives

[Panic Button]

If it annoys you so, why not do what I did - not watch.

I'm with you on Gloria Hunniford/Caron Keating, and I match you with Sheila Hancock/John Thaw.

[lucca]

Yes and yes and yes.
Some of them dine out for years on their grief. I don't doubt that it's genuine, but milking it in public makes it rather sordid.

[B00]

"but milking it in public makes it rather sordid. "

And also very lucrative, oooo did I say that out loud? ;-)

[VHG]

Maybe an idea for a new reality TV show? "My dead partner" or "My dead friend".

Somebody who has lost a partner or friend goes round visiting places they lived or worked, or went on holiday together.

A bit like "Who do you think you are" but more up to date.

Expect it on Channel 4 soon !

[ELVIS68]

Great idea, how about calling it..Come Die With Me, Hearse Trip, Die Or No Die

[Tizzi24]

I agree with 4getmenot, especially about Jade Goody.

[Everhelpful]

If they were that close why did they split up?

[VHG]

> Great idea, how about calling it..Come Die With Me

Brilliant

[andy-hughes]

Our celebrity culture encourages us to believe that we actually know famous people personally, hence the latest ludicrous trend in nicknaming 'celebrities' - even David Cameron;s wife has become 'SamCam' with the Mail trying to make her out as a model. She has skinny legs, an averagely attractive face, and she's married to a politician ... and ... excatly - and what?

People parading their grief on television is undignified and ghoulish - Gloria Hunniford milked the tragedy of her daughter for years when she was, at best, an average TV presenter who died leaving children. Let's not assume that the tragedy is greater in proportion to the person's fame - that's really not acceptable.

[4getmenot]

andy to me those pics of samcam look like the ones you get in Zoo or Nuts where chav munters send their own pics in

[dothawkes31]

For dignity you'll not see better than the Redgrave and neeson family.

[mrs.chappie]

ROFL @ Elvis's suggestions.

Can anyone tell me what SG actually died of? I can remember reading something about him having a threesome on the night he died, but don't know if that was relevant to his death. I can't imagine how it could be.