[Omah]

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Dare we hope that the latest tawdry twist in the dispiriting saga of Cheryl Cole — yet another British wannabe who has tried and failed to make it in America — will turn out to be one of the last gasps of the vacuous celebrity culture that’s defined the past decade?

In her way, she’s the perfect icon for the kind of shallow values that dominate too much of today’s culture.

Hers is a story of an uneducated and not particularly talented girl who managed to achieve her dream of becoming famous thanks to the twin requisites for female celebritydom today — an appearance on reality television and a relationship with an England footballer.

And now we’re witnessing the ugly fall-out, as Cheryl stamps her foot, bursts into tears and accuses the nasty boys of being mean to her.

The truth is, petal, you were playing in a very big game indeed — and you just weren’t good enough.