If you’ve ever
wanted proof that the gutter press lies, here it is: in total contradiction to
the headline they’ve run with, that woman looks nothing like that horse.
What I find most
bizarre of all is - despite clearly not bearing even a passing resemblance to
each other - the folk at Real People decided to make this a cover story, which
is a window in to how few scoops they had that fortnight that they had to use
one that just a passing glance would contradict; it’s a bit like saying Tony
Slattery has grown a second head, then using a picture of him with just his usual
head as proof.
Having said that,
at least the nature of this particular story is pretty lightweight and unlikely
to trigger panic, which is a rarity when it comes to that type of
magazine these days. I’ve already gone on record for previously being obsessed with taking pictures of the ridiculous headlines they put on the front of the
likes of Real People, That’s Life and Take A Break, but it’s fair to say those
days have long gone; these days, those magazines have morphed from harmless
fluff to misery porn ramped up to warp-factor-nine; what was once fodder for
nans is now something you’d be embarrassed to see while in your nan’s company.