Peaches Geldoff dead

alexander bastedo was arguably the most beautiful woman ever , she starred in the champions

Sorry Joe, that's not how depression works

I understand exactly how depression works, HM.  Thanks very much.

A kid has died, no matter who she is where she has come from, that saddens me.

Possibly an accidental booze/benzo overdose happening all the time especially with celeb's.

Doesn't explain the weight loss though.

RIP - whatever happened. I found her somewhat naive but likable in the documentaries she did.

Sorry for generalizing.

It is a very varied illness though.

Not that I particularly want to publicize it.

I'm old school obviously, a few on here have run the gauntlet, none more so than myself.

Unexplained death - mention of aneurysm.

by nirvana?

He's too busy quizzing.

Nirvana.  The Ralph Morley of Chitchat...

Surprised at this as she was looking so happy with her kids, etc.

Remember watching her (on telly, like ) meeting Fearne Cotton and then Katie Hopkins on This Morning. I think she was more like Katie Hopkins than she'd care to admit. They had Peaches on as some kind of spokesperson for "attachment parenting." She always seemed to be "into" some esoteric idea and she'd be proselytizing for whatever the cause was on that particular day or week.

It was noticeable that she wouldn't really let Katie Hopkins have her say -- and that is going some.

Newsnight now

I couldn't care less.

People die everyday its not like she had won a bunch of Noble Peace Prizes


Media coverage is ridiculus and can't believe its raced into a 100+ thread on chit chat

correct.

a quick google suggests that somewhere around 150,000 people die everyday

' Not caring less  'about the untimely death of a young woman is incredibly callous.

I didn't know her, I like I didn't know Amy Winehouse. But I did know my ex wife's daughter. She died at the age of 25.
It is a tragic loss, whoever they are. It is natural if they are in the public eye to feel someone else's pain. Bob Geldof  must be absolutely heart broken.i don't know him, but I know what he's done to help people in this world. There are two babies who will never know the love of their mother. Like Peaches didn't hers. Like my ex wife's daughter, her mother died of breast cancer when she was 12., her Father died of cancer two years earlier. She died at 25 of liver failure, caused by excessive alcohol abuse. Everyone has a life, and a story to tell of suffering.

Don't be quick too judge.don't be ' smart ' by passing disparaging comments. Just for one minute, think of someone you love and care about, and imagine if they were to die unexpectedly.

You're too good for this forum, we don't deserve you.

I can't agree Facts. How much do you care about all the other people who died today? What did you to show your upset? Did you take the day off work to support their family? Lie in bed crying all day? Or...nothing?

Don't be ridiculous

I won't. But I will make calm, measured and decent posts.

Whilst it is a very sad event for family and friends of Ms. Geldof is it really something that people are actually going to talk about in the course of any verbal conversations with others, as you would if it had been someone you actually personally knew or was close to someone you personally knew of?

I doubt very much that users of this forum are going to be going down the pub and strike up a conversation with the barman about the sad demise of this young woman.

During the summer I met this girl who my friend said looks like Peaches Geldof. I said I had not seen her in years as I did not watch her programmes or read her articles.
Funnily enough I called in at my mums and she was watching This Morning and on came Peaches and Katie Hopkins and Peaches talked about her two young children and how she would sleep with them and attatchment parenting, she seemed decent, clever and beautiful. That's all I know of her, but I know that those children don't have their mummy this morning.

For any of us who lost a parent whilst still being a child know it has a devastating affect on you through life  so if you still have yours thank your lucky stars and hope that your children see you grow old.

Finally I just wonder why some of you post vile comments on a thread about her? It says more about you than her.

Back High Lay Low 08 Apr 14 01:39 
a quick google suggests that somewhere around 150,000 people die everyday

Were any of them off the telly?

media extravaganza - gives them something to slaver over - sensationalist drivel - at least it takes up lots of space  to hide other more important news

the media loves to promote these 'celebreties' then goes ever more crazy when they get into trouble

never mind the 1000s of lives ruined every day by booze, drugs, carelessness, politicians, etc etc etc etc

A national treasure

... is the phrase used by a national newspaper today

Heard it on the TV in the background this morning too (don't know who said it)

really national treasure?

Other than the obvious assumption that she was related to Bob I cant say id ever heard of her.

What did she do?

Being that her mother died young and sadly she has too ,is tragic ,there are 2 children without a mother to-day which is tragic in itself ,really dont know why people have to post trash on a thread about people who have died ,Either pay your respects as many have done or move on IMVHO ....

I disagree.

Reading through the majority of the negative comments on this thread
they are denigrating the media and celebrity culture in this country,
not the poor young woman herself.

No threads about the two British women who drowned in the sea in Tenerife today who appeared to go in to the sea to try and save two children who were struggling in the waves and heavy currents.


sad but its the way of the world.

i agree though.
that should have had far more coverage.

if i was religious they should be made saints.

Should not be on the news.

The truth is that if Fifi had died yesterday, it wouldn't be news.

There would be no obituary in the telegraph, and even if there were it would not be describing her chief occupation as being the daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, as it was for Peaches today.

It's tough to know whether she courted the press more than they courted her.

She was the prettiest of the three daughters, and her possible drug taking and dating of music stars captured the media's attention because of the parallels it drew with her mother. The mawkish narrative that she was saved from a path of self destruction by motherhood was too much for them resist.

A husband has lost his wife, a father his daughter, and two children their mother. That is indeed sad, but headline news this is not.

the guy who suppied the drugs will be sh^tting himself

hope its a 2nd cousin royal

I read somewhere that she was on some weird diet than can cause heart failure

its the people on here fawning over her that are on here the other 364 days of the year slagging off big brother,x factor and every other reality tv show,double standards me thinks
when young people say the fawning over the lokes of peaches is it any wonder they think theres a quick way to stardom and celebrity

this was a girl , like it or not was out of control, drugs orgies etc at a very young age, yet everyone says how fantastic she was etc, of course it sad that any one lose their mother , daughter sister

I see a collage of all the casualties of British troops doing the rounds on Facebook with a quote like "think about declaring national mourning for Peaches Geldof".

Kind of sums it up for me. Sorry to know of all the good people who are gone too soon, didn't know any of them personally but I'm sure their families miss them dearly.

ist time poster........your a real piece of filth

theres far worse posts than mine ,but i,ll wear it as a badge of honour,seems you prefer drug riddled heron users to a few home truths,strange old world

the girl was 25 years old with 2 young kids.........have you got kids??

certainly have

even more shame on you then

thanks for that

where were kids when she checked out?

I think there should be much less sympathy and more condemning drug use, booze and celebrity fawning.

@1st time poster
Who's fawning over her? like most posters I didn't know anything about her other than through the media but that doesn't stop me feeling sad at the news. I think that's a natural response.

if it turns out she accidentally overdosed, ie like a smackhead, would it change opinions?

I don't feel much sadness myself - more, 'what a stupid girl'.  The lifestyle of a lot of these so called celebrities are fawned over with a sort of 'shock horror' but sneaking jealousy. Pushed at young people as the 'new way' to behave and be admired.  Otherwise why would they be always plastered over papers / media etc???

It wouldn't change mine Brendan. A 25 year old died, sad no matter the circumstances.
I saw a report in todays press that stated no drugs were found at her home.

its odds on drugs / misadventure for me.

> if it turns out she accidentally overdosed, ie like a smackhead, would it change opinions?

not for me, seems like she could have benefitted from some counselling, from what little i know. must be pretty traumatic to know her mum/step-dad both ended it.

like her mam you mean

^ shut up - you moron

overdosed on herion,which was what erse was asking,

C.S. Lewis
Farrah Fawcett
Mickey Rooney

Inquest confirms that the police were called  on the day she died and found 6.9g of "importation quality" heroin with a street value of up to £550, along with drugs paraphernalia including syringes and burnt spoons.

Call me hard hearted but i don't give a jot if some rich kid decides to take heroin and so end her life...there's more to be concerned about in this world than these so called celebs ending up as dust.Just what do these type of people contribute to our society.

Fack all.

Good riddance to her and her ilk.

I was a heroine addict - until my mum made my take down all my posters of Wonder Woman and Xena

tbf she didn't ask to be born rich, and straight into the public spotlight growing up with cameras flashed in her face dragged off to the latest premier by her dad, and losing her mum to heroin on her 10th birthday, and as for what she contributed to society, she paid more in tax to this country than most tax payers in the country, so call D list celebs be it posh people like peaches or rent a gobs like Jordan should never be looked down upon they are good for the economy, if you want to look down on anyone do it to the dealers who supplied her the drugs, or drug traffic control who didn't do their job sufficiently. R.I.P imo.

Good post Haven.

However, if all drugs were legal then she would have been on a clean supply with a known % concentration and would still be alive today.

The drugs laws are killing our children and putting massive amounts of cash into the hands of criminals.

This gives them power to corrupt our Police and security services and sooner or later, London will be as bad as Mexico where 10,000 have been murdered to date.

smacked up probably

I don't touch the stuff....just the odd beer now and then.

she was a junkie end of story

She had two toddlers, having a fix was more important than taking care of them.

She couldn't help it Slippy....she was able to do both.... but nobody told her that % could kill her.

The report I've just read states she had a quantity of 61% 'importation quantity' heroin (whatever that means) - as opposed to 26% purity usually found at street level (I assume that's an average).

She had a total of 79 syringes and a couple of home made tourniquets - she was home alone with an 11 month old baby so - and I appreciate she was struggling with an evil addiction - her behaviour was woefully irresponsible and she was n't fit to be a parent despite her self driven media portayal as some sort of 'super mum'.

Her husband knew she had been taking heroin again since February so why did he feel it was appropriate to go away for the weekend with their elder child leaving her alone with an 11 month old child?

Her father is a redoubtable campaigner so it might help if he were to go public and highlight the dangers associated with heroin use.

I'm sorry that she's dead, sorry that she lost her mother in the way she did, sorry for her father, siblings, husband and, most of all, her children - but she had more opportunity than most to take responsibility for her own life and failed to do so.

Finally, if the scenario described in court today occurred in a family without wealth and celebrity status, social services would be involved.

Plenty of lies told when her body was found as well. Which bright spark decided to keep it all hush hush?

yes must have been clear it was accidental over dose from moment she was found, but initial reports were "inconclusive". who decides what the public should know and when

Even the press were involved in that cover up.. Strange one..

suppose if your a knight of the realm, you might get treated differently

Sickening innit.

I've not seen or heard one press comment about this. I wonder if Cohen will be charged with anything?

you would have thought her mother's death might have put her off

I think it's really quite disturbing that initial media reports stated there was no indication of drugs when it must have been blatantly obvious this was not the case.

If the press can print bare faced lies about something so relatively unimportant other than to members of her family, it makes you wonder what bigger porkies we are being fed.

not as bad as,it was in her food

Quite - Mr Mare..

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http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/peaches-geldof-dead-no-drugs-3387214

There was no evidence of drugs at the home where Peaches Geldof was found dead aged 25, it was reported last night.

Friends of the journalist and model insist she wasn't on drugs before her "unexplained and sudden" death.

That's it brendanuk1. I clearly remember reading it.

I naively sort of hoped it was true too.

Peaches Geldof's baby son alone with her body for 17 hours after death from heroin overdose
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http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/peaches-geldof-heroin-death-baby-3900420

As a tribute to Peaches Geldof and with the blessing of her family, we publish her final Mother&Baby column.

The Mother&Baby team is shocked and saddened to hear about the death of Peaches Geldof, who joined the team as a columnist earlier this year. She described having children as having changed her life for the better, and with typical single-mindedness embraced her new role as a mum with an almost obsessive devotion. As a new mother, her passion and opinions on parenting resonated with us and our users

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http://www.motherandbaby.co.uk/2014/04/peaches-geldof-1989-2014

Like 2 different realities or sumfink

ADDICTION

Heroin addicts would sell their mums as slaves for 20 quid if it meant getting their next fix, relapses always occur, I'm not her apologist but heroin is one the most fiercest addictions there is, it takes no prisoners, rationale and self awareness when addicted to it fly out of the window.

What I will say about posh rich people though is they do give their kids stupid names

ADDICTION

Heroin addicts would sell their mums as slaves for 20 quid if it meant getting their next fix, relapses always occur, I'm not her apologist but heroin is one the most fiercest addictions there is, it takes no prisoners, rationale and self awareness when addicted to it fly out of the window.

What I will say about posh rich people though is they do give their kids stupid na


ermmm that's why you don't take it in the first place, ffs in this day and age it's not as if people are not aware of what the bloody drug does to you and Peaches Geldoff knew it more than most yet still choose to take it that first time

What price fame and fortune........................................................................

For Peaches Geldof, it was the ultimate price.

I think it's really quite disturbing that initial media reports stated there was no indication of drugs when it must have been blatantly obvious this was not the case.

If the press can print bare faced lies about something so relatively unimportant other than to members of her family, it makes you wonder what bigger porkies we are being fed.

It's not the media that carries out the investigation though is it? Unless the police say we found a a lot of drugs there then the Press shouldn't really speculate.

One of the things that annoys me is that she was setting herself up as an expert on parenting. She was on This Morning (not long before she died) with some esoteric ideas, like she was some kind of authority, and no-one had ever raised kids before.

Out of all the mothers in the UK, there was super-mom Peaches on the telly...and she was also writing for Mother and Baby magazine...yeah...lovely...cookbook to follow...

No surprises there. sad case even so............................................

her young child was left for 13hrs people knew she was a junkie why leave her with the kids

a very good point dr atkins.

she was celeb mother of the year dr a.

people believed she was cured

burton yup some did..so how come the news comes out she had been shooting up for months?

Nice to see casemoney back

Iirc, one of the initial reports said she was found on the bed with a needle hanging out of her arm.

Any anybody who feels sorrow over this can fack off with the Sixsmith sympathiser on the other thread.

Just because they're rich makes them no better than anybody else. Geldof was a lowlife heroin junkie who knew what she was getting into when she started, she was a disgrace to motherhood, and gets no sympathy here whatsoever. 



Ibrahima Sonko
23 Jul 14 22:45   
she was celeb mother of the year dr a.

Which is a fine example of what moronic celebrity following coonts will vote for.

She could have been murdered by her dealer over some debt .... he upped the %

half of those queuing up to tell the media she wasnt on drugs will probably be on drugs themselves,anyone wasting a minute feeling sorry for this family has to much time on their hands

selfish beyond beleif .addiction my @rse.
Lack of self control.

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http://tinyurl.com/o27bzko

Yeah and Mama Cass choked to death on a ham sandwich

just when it was gettin better tooo