MARIAH CAREY IS THE PERFECT MODERN CELEBRITY - larger than life, glamorous and totally over the top. I think some women disagree with her diva-like behaviour, but without her, the world of entertainment would be a much duller place.

 

I first met her in 1997 when she was promoting her album Butterfly and we hit it off immediately. With everything that had been written about her I had no idea what to expect, but she was smart, warm and very funny. She's a lot of fun to be around and unlike a lot of celebrities, can really laugh at herself. When she performed on Top Of The Pops we started a rumour she'd demanded puppies in her dressing room and it became instant Mariah folklore. But she loved it because it was all harmless fun, and that's what she's all about.

 

So what is it that women don't like about Mariah? She embodies a lot of extremes. She's incredibly talented (with a voice that goes so high that only dogs can hear it) but she's also massively ambitious and not afraid to wear what the hell she wants. And I think the qualities that some people, particularly women, don't like about Mariah are exactly the qualities that others love.

 

Sometimes people don't see humour in what she does, and don't realise that she's actually having fun. I did an interview with her once when she suddenly said, "Wait a minute - I'm going to do this in a bikini." It was hilarious. I know that would seem tacky to some people, but the way in which she did it, coupled with her personality just made it funny.

 

Mariah isn't the most beautiful woman in the world, she's not the most fashionable and she's one of the worst actresses we've ever seen, but she just doesn't care. I think if a woman were to come up to her in the street and say, "Mariah, you're disrespecting what it means to be a woman," she'd just tell them to sod off. And in a world where a celebrity's every move is monitored, it's great to meet someone who genuinely doesn't give a damn. Mariah, you're one of a kind and for that I love you.

 

Aha, a magazine ADMITTING that they created one of these "diva" stories about Mariah, and it's NOT actually true, how refreshing. ^_^

Great article. Refreshing is the right word. It's refreshing to see a journalist say they like Mariah rather than worrying about what others think.

I remember I loved the cover she did for them last year. :wub:

Yep I have that magazine, when I bought it the woman was looking at me as if to say why are you buying a woman's magazine :lol:

Oh Kalen, you should get your mother to purchase it for you, like my brother does with Heat. :lol:

:rofl:! Heat is fab, my mother gets Reveal and New every week, and other magazines like Love It (I love reading stories like: My husband ran away with my mother :rofl) and then I get Heat etc if I want more in the week :lol:... got to get all the gossip :o

Precisely! Gossip is what makes the world go round. ^_^

 

At school, in my yearbook I was voted biggest gossip y'know. :(

:rofl: That's a great title, did you win an award :o

A little plaque, yes. -_-

:rofl: I need to see it :o

It's hidden away in my chamber of secrets. :kink:

:rofl: I don't want to know what else may be in there :kink:

My leopard skin tights. :kink:

Ooo :rofl: Kinky :kink:

 

And that's not all that's there I bet :kink:

Oh no, just other things that come out on the 3rd blue moon of every decade. :kink:

I don't want to know what they are :kink:

Oh I wouldn't tell you anyway. Only the creatures of the night see 'em. :kink:

:rofl: It's not something to spread on an internet forum is it :kink:?

I don't think so unfortunately. :(