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Former bankrupt Kerry Katona promoting payday loan service

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  • Am appalled at StepChange (ex CCCS) promoting her too in today's DebtMyths. And when did The Telegraph start running stories on chavs?

    Still more shocked by Nicholas Parsons voiceover on Wonga ads, Kerry's is no fall from grace, he should know better.
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  • She will probably do a Coke advert next.
  • Hey all.

    Well, there is no issue with this. If said company wishes to employ Kerry Katona to be the "face" of their company then that's their prerogative.

    However, hopefully some people will see the copious amount of face-melting irony in this advertisement and spread the word about it so much so that the advert eventually gets taken off air and the company ends up pretty embarrassed!

    Unfortunately, that will not happen. Instead, thousands of younger women will see the advert, think it's great because Kerry Katona has "used" them and as such will choose to use them to get in debt with.

    Although, besides, as I mentioned above, the copious amount of face-melting irony involved in this advertisement, there is no other issue with it.

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  • Mrs_Ryan
    Mrs_Ryan Posts: 11,834 Forumite
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    It seems that this website is in fact a broker. Even worse....
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  • Maybe the advert should have the strapline

    "Use Cash Lady and you'll probably end up as broke as I am now!...that's why I'm doing this cheesy advert"

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  • fatbelly
    fatbelly Posts: 23,224 Forumite
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    Maybe the advert should have the strapline

    "Use Cash Lady and you'll probably end up as broke as I am now!...that's why I'm doing this cheesy advert"

    :rotfl::rotfl:

    "...and if you get a court order against you, you can always ignore it like I'm doing."
  • Nickyj
    Nickyj Posts: 231 Forumite
    Unbelievable!
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  • Caroline_a
    Caroline_a Posts: 4,071 Forumite
    Instead, thousands of younger women will see the advert, think it's great because Kerry Katona has "used" them and as such will choose to use them to get in debt with

    Not sure Kerry Katona has any sway with young women today - she's been laughed at far too many times by the tabloids and the trashy women's magazines.
  • What a result for this PDL company, everyone is talking about their advert before it's official launch!

    The PDL company aren't stupid and know what controversy they would stir up by hiring Miss Katona. It's their choice to hire her and it's her choice to work for them. She is still bankrupt, so surely any job is better than no job and it keeps her in the public eye.

    I am sure she will get a few interviews out of this along the lines of why is a bankrupt advertising payday loans etc? expect to see her on 'Daybreak, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose women' in the near future talking about payday loans and how good she looks in these adverts.

    The reason why she is bankrupt is because of an unpaid tax bill not because of payday loans.

    Also, to cepheus Kerry used to be a page three girl her boobs are real...the tan is not!
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  • cepheus
    cepheus Posts: 20,053 Forumite
    Moneymash wrote: »
    Also, to cepheus Kerry used to be a page three girl her boobs are real...the tan is not!

    She seems to have had them reduced! the mind boggles.
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