[chilledbootz]

Just a quick one

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2002150958,00.html

Oh I love 'em

[Kaz]

Nice one, chilledbootz - it's a lovely picture. Bless them.

However, on a negative note, it does show that The Scum journalists are now lying in wait for Paul & Helen outside their home. Nasty men/women.

[Feefs]

It is quite cute though, and if they are prepared to have a snog for Hello, then they can't afford to get too traumatised when The Sun does it. So long as the stories are loosely based on fact and not vindictive then I'm sure they'll be alright about it.

Let's hope a quick snogging shot was all the photographer was after and now he's got it and a bonus funny face he'll be happy. It's entirely different from 6 months ago when they were taking photos outside Paul's house and choosing the one with Helen looking most glum to prove how nasty he was.

I'll get concerned if we see a snogging or front door shot on a regular basis or details of the contents of their bins, but not quite yet. There are only so many photos of a happy couple a free-lance photographer can make money out of. After a while if they aren't producing a scandal, there won't be any point in hanging around.

What's happened here is that people are getting another chance to see they are serious and genuine. To anyone observant, the Hello photos were genuine, if posed, but cynics could easily assume it's easy to look happy when you get paid. No money here, just a warm, affectionate kiss with a hint of lust for good measure.

In the meantime, the general mood seems to be one of niceness to them and hopefully they can enjoy it. They are still owed a lot of nice stories to make up for the nasty ones from the past, and possibly the nasty ones in the future.

[Romantic Old Bird]

I agree absolutely with all the above!

Just to add, I'm not entirely sure what the Sun's motive was, but their photographer has given us a lovely picture!

This is a sweet, spontaneous, tender and touching shot of a couple saying goodbye in the morning. Bless them!

Poor old Paul is obviously back at work whilst Helen is chilling out at home. Wending his little way out to Basildon, where in less than a week, he will be visualising a lot more than he bargained for! Oh yes indeed!

Oh, and Mr Clarke, like the casual jacket on shoulder effect! Very cool!

Looking good mate, looking good!

[chickenthing]

AW!!!
That's LUSH

[chilledbootz]

Blimey it worked I put a pic up on here!!!!

I suspect they're using a pic of H because of their fantasy celeb game thingy where she was listed. Anybody know if it's still going!!

[Sticks]

I got the impression a while ago that the Sun newspaper wanted to break up Helen & Paul, as they consider Paul surplus baggage.

The Don't Treat me like a Tart Paul headline is a case in point. I heard somewhere that she said she never said that, can anyone confirm that

They also tried to say that he had been two timing Helen with another blond, and then the blond showed up and pointed out she was with someone else and Paul was obsessed with Helen!

They could not prove Paul to be the cad they set him up as.

So change of tack....

Maybe, they might reason, if they camp on their doorstep long enough they will get P&H to consider that a life together is not worth the hassel, thus ensuring the break up News International seem hell bent on inducing.

If they succeed they will probably get away with it.

[Feefs]

Oh Sticks, don't be so miserable. The Sun didn't really want them to break up, they wanted to sell papers, and tales of them in crisis did that. Of course, if they broke up they'd have even more tales of crisis, but that was the means to an end, not the actual goal.

However, they also know that pictures of happy couples also make a good, if not as good a story, so will go with that too.

Of course them staying together and not being any of the things they were accused made it rather obvious they had to give up on splitting them up. Sun readers might have been happy to have Paul uncovered as a love rat when they believed it, but now they are obviously happy they wouldn't be impressed at obvious meddling.

Having the press outside your door could make your life miserable, but you don't change your relationship, you would move house. At the worst, it might encourage Helen to follow Paul's lead and return to 'civilian' life, quitting Lorraine. However, unless Helen (or Paul?) takes on a new, higher profile tv project I doubt there is that much mileage in constant coverage of their private lives.

BTW, I don't think the photo is outside their house anyway. The bit of writing says it's 'near' their home and of course if they don't want their readers to think they are invading privacy they would say that rather than 'outside', but there is a big billboard thing behind them. They are clearly not in their drive, and on a main road of some description. It's one of those billboards that rotates, and they only put them in highly visible places, so P&H must have been in a proper public place.

OK, Paul might have the p*ss taken out of him at work, but if they couldn't cope with being spotted having a kiss, then they shouldn't have been in a public place. I don't think we should underestimate their resiliance or sense of humour. If they are the people I think they are they'll be having a laugh. Possibly slightly concerned at what else was seen and reminding themselves that they need to be a little more careful than most.

Chilledbootz, I think the fantasy league thing is still going. I rather saw Helen's inclusion on that as a sign that they expected to be running stories on her, rather than running stories on her because of it. I suppose it works both ways a bit.

[Kaz]

Well said, Feefs - I agree totally. Sticks - for the last time - GET A GRIP!

Chilledbootz - yes, the fantasy celeb game is still going - here's the link: http://www.famegame.co.uk/sitesun/ce...ance_rank.html

Helen's shot up to 39th place from joint 47th thanks to the two pics in yesterday's paper.

I heard somewhere that she said she never said that, can anyone confirm that

Yes Sticks - Helen said exactly that in the Heat interview when she and Paul admitted they were boyfriend and girlfriend. Quote:

'They're just not true. I was upset when I read that. That's the main thing that's really upset me.'

Take heart, Sticks in another quote from the Heat article - from Mr Paul Clarke: 'But I tell you one thing. Nothing that is written, nothing, is going to split us up.

Always look on the bright side of life!

[Romantic Old Bird]

Sticks, on my command, unleash..............

HAPPINESS! yes, you heard me: HAPPINESS!

It's that thing you feel when things go right!

When you wake up in the morning, and the sun's shining:

The postman only brings you that package you've been eagerly awaiting, instead of all those bills;

You find that you can get into that tee shirt again;

Newcastle beat Man U (?possibly, just a guess);

You find yourself smiling, or humming to yourself as you go about your business, for no particular reason.........................


One, two, three.....................

ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE, DE-DOO, DE-DOO, DE-DOO DE-DOO DE-DOO DE-DOO!



Misery, Despair and Woe:

A cyber warrior needs not these things!

[Sticks]

It's that thing you feel when things go right!

Things going right, Sorry you got me there ????

When you wake up in the morning, and the sun's shining:

Oh goody, sunburn and skin cancer

The postman only brings you that package you've been eagerly awaiting, instead of all those bills;

But I have had to leave for work before the post arrives, so have to make an appointment to collect it at a weekend

You find that you can get into that tee shirt again;

Only to find that it has been eaten away by ravenous moths

Newcastle beat Man U (?possibly, just a guess);

Just because I live in Newcastle, does not mean I support NUFC, I DON'T (NUFC vs Man U would prefer a goaless draw)

You find yourself smiling, or humming to yourself as you go about your business, for no particular reason.........................

And then a load of S*** is dumped on you

Every Silver lining has a cloud

[milly]

you sound as if life has dealt you a bad hand sticks.

[Feefs]

Milly, for one so new here, you seem to have got a pretty good handle on our resident doom-master.

I hope at least you are having fun with us.

[sweetlittlesara]

STICKS WHY DO YOU HAVE TO RUIN EVERYTHING???

i was sitting there in a dream thinking about how lovely the pics of helen and paul were and how happy they must be together and then you go and say some **** about them breaking up.

Can you just be happy for one day and SMILE!? can you please take tommorow as being a special happy day and compliment at least ten people during your day? Let not one single pessimistic thought cross your mind and live your life, like helen, in a sparkley happy way. Believe me you will get a lot further in life if you just smile!

Never frown when you are sad, cos u never know who is falling in love with your smile!!

Dont cry cos its over, smile cos it happened!!

(^^^ those are the postcards that i have with little babies on them on my notice board)

[milly]

hello feefsi dont think its too difficult to get a handle on sticks,judging by all of his postsbut im sure sure deep down he has got a heart of goldim sorry to ruin your image sticks

[Sticks]

Prophet of Doom is not a glamourous job like rock star or TV presenter, but "it's a living" according to one character in Chicken Run.

We are kind of busy in our office right now, but so as not to further dampen things down, I will no go into whose office we work next to...