Love it or loathe it, reality television is fast becoming one of the most popular television genres within Britain.
The entertainment industry has a great power to make and break humans: one second you can be on top of the world and within an instant, you're.. sorry, who are you again?
And from this, my attention has been brought to the amazing fickleness that we, as the British public, seem to have.
The most recent example in the British reality tv world is someone I'm sure you all have some sort of opinion on: Rylan Clark. His appearance on the 'talent' show: The X Factor caused much controversy within the industry as well as the public. Every Saturday night I'd sign onto Facebook, as well as Twitter, to see my homepage filled with status after status such the like of: "Can't believe Rylan is still there! It's a fix!" or "Get Rylan out!". So it would be safe to presume that he was hardly the most loved contestant on the show.
However, with a new year comes a new series of Celebrity (should that word be there..?) Big Brother and with the amount of controversy caused by him, the producers jumped at the chance to get him on the show. His 'lovable, genuine character' being portrayed to the public night after night, along with his disputes with 'villains of the house' Heidi and Spencer Pratt, have (surprisingly?) resulted in cheers from the audience on eviction nights and suddenly my newsfeed is full of status' stating: "Rylan to win!"
Are we really that much of a fickle nation? It would appear so.
A similar story to that of Rylan's is Frankie Coccozza's stint in the 'celebrity' world. Also appearing on The X Factor, he was regularly bombarded with abuse for having no talent. Although, unlike Rylan, he had an entire nation of teenage girls behind him as he had a generic 'rocker' look. He was compared to Pete Doherty in his sleazy nature as well as regularly being photographed drunk, not to mention his recreational cocaine use which then resulted in his departure from the show. All of this led to his unpopularity within the general public.
That is, until he also decided to enter the Big Brother house. And, just like Rylan, became a beloved character with people suddenly rooting for him to win.
On a different note - recent stories surrounding the lead singer of rock group: Lostprophets have left me slightly uneasy towards claiming to be a fan of the band. Although his actions clearly do not affect the rest of the band members or the music they made, why is it that I feel like I would be attacked for listening to them?
And, after all of this, I present to you to Queen of the fickle reality tv world...
After being shot into the public eye from being in the band: Atomic Kitten, there has rarely been a time when Kerry Katona has not featured somewhere in a magazine or newspaper and I'm sure the above clip is nothing new for you.
We've all been made aware of how much of a rollercoaster her life has been: from being a young and naive pop star, seeming to have it all whilst married to Brian McFadden from the boyband Westlife and once they had split, her life took a drastic turn. And, of course, the industry - as well as the nation - disowned her.
In 2004, she took to the reality tv world (in an attempt to reboost her career - it seems to be the foolproof plan) when she entered 'I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!' in which she won and became Queen of The Jungle - also resulting in her winning over the public perception of her.
Although, her life wasn't rosy for long, as once her second marriage had broken down, she spiraled out of control once more which resulted in undercover footage from News of The World showing her snorting cocaine while her children were preoccupied. And of course, that infamous 'This Morning' interview.
Following that interview, she was shunned by the nation - branded a slurring mess. However, after a few cheap magazine and newspaper interviews claiming how much she has turned her life around (for the 100th time) along with the odd "I've lost 2345654 pounds on this fad diet!" declaration and multiple reality tv show appearance - also including Celebrity Big Brother (what is it with that show?) she has managed to claw her way back into the nations heart to become a Z-List nation treasure once again.
She really is the ultimate victim of this fickle world.
But I'm sure we'll have another reality show ladder for her, as well as everyone else, to make their way up once they have been kicked back down to the ground.
