Is this the real life?

After weeks of Denise Welch hitting the papers because of various indiscretions, she decided to announce on live television that she and her husband have separated.

She decided to use the daytime television programme she works on, Loose Women, that talk of her having an affair was false. She then cried as she announced to the audience that her and her husband Tim Healy had broken up. This was all live on the television whilst most people were just about to tuck into their lunch.

So not only was that sad but it seems to have become a selling point for Loose Women now. The show's host, Andrea McLean, announced in the papers and in her autobiography that her second marriage had broken down.

The entire show does revolve around the honesty of the women as they dissect their lives so the viewers can identify with them and know that someone else feels the same as them. So I suppose when something happens in their relationship they have more of an obligation to let people know. I mean it is nothing like when David van Day used Channel 5's The Wright Stuff to dump his girlfriend.

But at the same time, the show now feels the need to use this to their advantage. If they can have a discussion where both Denise and Andrea look sad and reflect on their current emotional state, then they sure as will.

This feels slightly weird, and maybe should be something for people, and celebrities, to take note of. When you are fawning and gushing about your latest partner and talk about nothing else, then realise that first of all it is unbearable for everyone around you. Secondly, it could all go wrong and then you will have to announce this too.

Admittedly, it is unlikely that in a normal job you would have to disclaimer that you are getting a divorce in a meeting at work.

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