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| CELEBRITY Big Brother star Jo O'Meara has tried to kill herself, the News of the World can reveal.
She tried to commit suicide last weekend but was saved when friends rushed her to hospital.
The former S-Club 7 star is convinced that she has become a public hate figure over her bullying behaviour towards Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty.
Yesterday Jo's mum Barbara, 60, told us that the suicide bid had been "a real shock."
She added: "It's horrible. I've never seen her so bad in my whole life.
"She is wasting away and is not eating. I speak to her and she tells me how she's still seeing helicopters coming out of mirrors and those sorts of things.
"She's on Prozac now and it seems to have made a difference. The drug takes 14 days to work and I think it's helping her."
Friends and family say she is a physical and mental wreck who suffers from hallucinations.
Speaking from her Romford, Essex, bungalow, two miles from Jo's home, Barbara said: "She should never have gone into the Big Brother house in the first place "
Friends say she only went because she needed cash to save her house. But she banked just £65,000, not enough to prevent the repossession of her home.
Jo, branded a bully alongside Jade Goody and Danielle Lloyd, cancelled a comeback gig in South Wales on Friday.
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To be honest I am not sure I believe that is true. The News of the World are not known for their accuracy. |
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| It seems to me that Jo and Jade are suffering more then Danielle, i don't agree with the bullying they did on cbb, but if it's true that Jo tried to kill herself then that's sad. The saying what goe's around comes around did happen to them with the media, i just don't wish anything bad on anyone and hope Jo, Dani and Jade will change their ways
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| Perhaps if Jo faced up to her appalling behaviour she might not be so reviled. Suicide is the cowards way out unless one is truly mentally ill (and I do not believe she is) and I have no sympathy, i'm afraid. |
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| Stephanie - 25/2/2007 11:39
It seems to me that Jo and Jade are suffering more then Danielle, i don't agree with the bullying they did on cbb, but if it's true that Jo tried to kill herself then that's sad. The saying what goe's around comes around did happen to them with the media, i just don't wish anything bad on anyone and hope Jo, Dani and Jade will change their ways
I agree with you.
I feel sorry for Jo, i know she was horrible in CBB, but nobody deserves this. Danielle seems to have got off really lightly, compared to Jade and Jo. xxxx |
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| If this is true, Jo's mum has no business talking to the press, least of all the NoTW. Can't anybody just say "no comment" these days? If the story is not true, it is the ultimate low in misguided sympathy seeking PR. Perhaps if we had a national collection to save her house, Jo would just get on with her life quietly and carry on breeding dogs. I wouldn't particularly mind Heat magazine paying her to do a proper apology without all the "ifs" and "buts"! |
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| She could always sell her house and buy a nice flat somewhere. She banked £65000 from BB - that's more than most people earn in 3 years.
I don't know why people are feeling sorry for her. What pain and hardship has she endured exactly? |
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| bengos - 25/2/2007 14:33 She could always sell her house and buy a nice flat somewhere. She banked £65000 from BB - that's more than most people earn in 3 years. I don't know why people are feeling sorry for her. What pain and hardship has she endured exactly? During the show, she let it be known that she would be happy to sink back into obscurity, presumably after securing her house and her financial future. I don't think she would ever have done the show if she hadn't needed the money. So I'm guessing that all her worst nightmares have come true and that, to cap it all, she has made it extremely difficult for herself to make a comeback in her former career. To summarise, she is feeling extremely sorry for herself. |
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Location: Edgware, Middlesex | bengos - 25/2/2007 14:33
I don't know why people are feeling sorry for her. What pain and hardship has she endured exactly?
I would say that feeling that you can't go out in public without fear of abuse and death threats is hardship. Having a friend die of a heart attack because of the stress that your decisions caused is pain enough. Having your own family accuse you of racism when you know you're nothing of the kind, seems to me to be extremely painful.
As I understand it, she's been suicidal before when she was younger. Many people who contemplate suicide think the whole world is against them but in Jo's case it doesn't seem that far from the truth
As far as I'm concerned, the only thing Jo is guilty of is that she was a bit grumpy and she didn't like Shilpa. I don't agree with her but I don't believe it was racially motivated and I don't think she was being a bully either. I think what's happened to Jo is a tragic, media-fuelled example of mob mentality.
Maybe I'm naive but I have every sympathy for her...
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| Jo disappointed me in the big brother house and I will no longer feel the same way about her (I really liked her before the house). However, she should be allowed to get on with her life, nobody should be driven to try and end their life because of a tv show.
She has paid the price of her big mistakes in the house and she will never forget them. thats punishment enough
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| Interesting replies, Julian and Saj. 
There's been no evidence that she's had any death threats or abuse when she goes out (as far as I know). I haven't seen any evidence that she's been driven to anything, either. She's been left well alone from what I can see - the only time i've seen her in the papers or on TV is when she wants some PR.
She behaved badly, she got found out, and she refused to apologise. If saying that Indian people are all thin because they vomit up their undercooked food isn't racist then i'd hate to think what is. If she's been suicidal in the past then signing up to BB probably is not a good idea - signing up to rehab would be a better option.
She needs to try and live in a sink estate and work for £5 an hour in squalor before she can claim "my life is hell". £65k reward for sitting in a house for 3 weeks? Thousands of people have their house repossessed every week in the UK and I don't see any of them having the opportunity to go on BB or get huge payouts from newspapers every week to ease their debt. She should count herself lucky. |
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Location: Edgware, Middlesex | bengos - 25/2/2007 18:36
Interesting replies, Julian and Saj.
There's been no evidence that she's had any death threats or abuse when she goes out (as far as I know ). I haven't seen any evidence that she's been driven to anything, either. She's been left well alone from what I can see - the only time i've seen her in the papers or on TV is when she wants some PR.
Why would we see evidence of death threats? She said she'd had them, the press have reported she has had them and I don't see any reason to doubt it. She's hardly going to be selling copies of the letters/e-mails to the press!
Jade and Danielle have also talked of death threats and I don't see anyone questioning the veracity of those claims either.
By all accounts she's locked herself up in her house, is too afraid to come out and has lost stones in weight because she's too distraught to eat. I'm sorry but I don't buy that it's all for PR.
As for the Indian's being thin comment that was completely innocent when taken in context. It was simply a joke at Shilpa's expense. It certainly wasn't intended to be taken literally. It may have been in poor taste but it wasn't racist. The only thing it showed about her preconceptions of Indians as a race is that, in general, they don't suffer from the same sort of obesity problems that people in the UK and the States do. "Thin" to Jo was not a negative - she's not exactly a size zero herself
I also completely reject the idea that you have to live in squalor before your life can be hell. Money is not the solution to the world's ills. Many of the richest people are also the unhappiest and some of the poorest can live happy and contented lives. Just because someone has money doesn't mean they can't have bad things happen to them and it certainly doesn't mean they don't deserve sympathy.
I hope we're not going to start losing all sympathy for Aisleyne now that she's off the bread-line! I really don't see the money angle as an argument at all.
Just my opinion...
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Location: Cumbria | Aww i feel really sorry for Jo, i didnt agree with her in BB but this is awful for anyone, imagine what her family are going through |
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| I agree with your sentiments, Julian, and they are most honourable. My point is that whenever Jo has a moan it's always about her bloomin house! I appreciate depression can affect the wealthy as much as the poor, but the poor don't have £20k newspaper articles to fall back on. They work hard, get help, and don't publicly whinge about it.
As for the death threats, well no-one has been charged, arrested, or anything (or else it would have been in the news) and Danielle and Jade aren't fearful of leaving the house. And if Jo can't leave the house, how is she being abused when she goes out?
I admire your sympathy, Julian, but I believe very little of what is being reported.
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| Julian - 25/2/2007 22:48
I hope we're not going to start losing all sympathy for Aisleyne now that she's off the bread-line!
And now she's talking about wanting to be a millionaire on her radio show! I've gone right off her now.  |
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Location: Ireland | I feel sorry for Jo. Apparently theres an exclusive interview with her in Heat magazine out Tuesday, I will pick that up
Have to say Im shocked Danielle has been all over the magazine this week regarding her Teddy relationship - not a Big Brother mention. Jo is suicidal ... Danielle is doin photoshoots and interviews as normal. |
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Location: Scottish Borders | But I think Jo was a troubled soul before she went on BB. |
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| remaha - 25/2/2007 13:51 If this is true, Jo's mum has no business talking to the press, least of all the NoTW. Can't anybody just say "no comment" these days? If the story is not true, it is the ultimate low in misguided sympathy seeking PR. Perhaps if we had a national collection to save her house, Jo would just get on with her life quietly and carry on breeding dogs. I wouldn't particularly mind Heat magazine paying her to do a proper apology without all the "ifs" and "buts"! Never thought my wish would come true that quickly! Hope Heat magazine are paying her enough to save the house. |
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Location: Ireland | I dont see why Jo should donate her money to charity. She needs the money bless her. Jade is supposedly worth £8m she should definately be donatin loads! |
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Location: Edgware, Middlesex | emptybox - 27/2/2007 00:36
But I think Jo was a troubled soul before she went on BB.
According to the Heat interview the psychologist who saw her before the show is also seeing her now and reckons if he'd had longer with her before the show he would never have allowed her in. He only had about ten minutes apparently 
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| bunniesfrightenme - 26/2/2007 23:24
I feel sorry for Jo. Apparently theres an exclusive interview with her in Heat magazine out Tuesday, I will pick that up
Have to say Im shocked Danielle has been all over the magazine this week regarding her Teddy relationship - not a Big Brother mention. Jo is suicidal ... Danielle is doin photoshoots and interviews as normal.
Danielle has got away with so much. I think she made the worst comments, yet Jade and Jo seem to be having such a hard time, whilst shes out partying. |
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| becki - 1/3/2007 23:23
bunniesfrightenme - 26/2/2007 23:24
I feel sorry for Jo. Apparently theres an exclusive interview with her in Heat magazine out Tuesday, I will pick that up
Have to say Im shocked Danielle has been all over the magazine this week regarding her Teddy relationship - not a Big Brother mention. Jo is suicidal ... Danielle is doin photoshoots and interviews as normal.
Danielle has got away with so much. I think she made the worst comments, yet Jade and Jo seem to be having such a hard time, whilst shes out partying.
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| Saj - 1/3/2007 23:25
becki - 1/3/2007 23:23
bunniesfrightenme - 26/2/2007 23:24
I feel sorry for Jo. Apparently theres an exclusive interview with her in Heat magazine out Tuesday, I will pick that up
Have to say Im shocked Danielle has been all over the magazine this week regarding her Teddy relationship - not a Big Brother mention. Jo is suicidal ... Danielle is doin photoshoots and interviews as normal.
Danielle has got away with so much. I think she made the worst comments, yet Jade and Jo seem to be having such a hard time, whilst shes out partying.
I agree. she actually stirred it all.
Exactly!! It isnt really fair on Jade and Jo. xxxx |
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| i tell you whats not fair keiton knight rip angel ....jo needs to get over her self  |
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| Theres another interview with Jo on Gmtv on Monday, just to let ya all know. xxxx |
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| Let me guess - more tears, moaning about the editing, and moaning about her house? |
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| bengos - 10/3/2007 00:30
Let me guess - more tears, moaning about the editing, and moaning about her house?
Lol!!!
Probably, but i do feel sorry for Jo. I knwo she was wrong but death threats is just out of order xxxx |
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| Yes that's true, but it doesn't make her right either, just make those who sent the threats as bad as she is. |
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| bengos - 10/3/2007 00:38
Yes that's true, but it doesn't make her right either, just make those who sent the threats as bad as she is.
Yeah! I dunno, i kinda like Jo, well, i dont like her but out of the three, i think shes genuinly sorry for what she has done. xxxx |
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| I liked a lot pre-BB.
Has she said sorry yet? I got the impression she was refusing to. |
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Location: Edgware, Middlesex | bengos - 10/3/2007 01:00
I liked a lot pre-BB.
Has she said sorry yet? I got the impression she was refusing to.
It's not about refusing to apologize. In her exit interview she was accused of racism and bullying but knew that she was neither. It didn't occur to her to apologize for something that, as far as she was concerned, was either taken out of context or a product of bad editing!
She has since said that she is sorry if anyone was offended by her actions but I think that she believes that she has done nothing wrong and that her words and actions have just been misinterpreted.
Which has basically been my impression too.
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Location: Holland | i dont understand really.. becuase danielle was worst than jo- yet jo is gettin death threats..nearly commitin suicide n everyfin.. and danielle says she is goin to hollywood to do films and that.. so why does danielle get away with so much?? |
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| Your right Sophie, Danielle was the worst, but shes got away with it, its so annoying.
When i saw Jo's first interview on gmtv, i felt so sorry for her. It was obvious that she didnt mean the things she said in a nasty way. xxxx |
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| I admit I really feel sorry for all three of them, I really disliked their behaviour in the house but think they have been punished enough already. I agree that Jo shouldn't apologise for being racist if she knows in her heart she isn't racist but she should apologise for the comments that she made that were unkind to Shilpa and that could be interpreted as racist.
She could simply say "I'm not racist but I'm sorry if my comments offended anyone" maybe she has done this already? I havn't been following it very closely to be honest. |
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| Kata07 - 10/3/2007 14:45
I admit I really feel sorry for all three of them, I really disliked their behaviour in the house but think they have been punished enough already. I agree that Jo shouldn't apologise for being racist if she knows in her heart she isn't racist but she should apologise for the comments that she made that were unkind to Shilpa and that could be interpreted as racist.
She could simply say "I'm not racist but I'm sorry if my comments offended anyone" maybe she has done this already? I havn't been following it very closely to be honest.
Your right.
I havent been following it closely either to be honest, but i did see Jo's interview on gmtv a few weeks ago and she was really upset, and i mean really upset, she was shaking and everything, it was horrible to watch. Theres another interview with her on Gmtv this Monday, i'm gonna try and watch it to see how she been getting ton since. I just hope shes feeling better xxxx |
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Location: Edgware, Middlesex | She could simply say "I'm not racist but I'm sorry if my comments offended anyone" maybe she has done this already? I havn't been following it very closely to be honest.
I think she has already said as much in her first GMTV interview.
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Location: Holland | yeh mayb.. this tyme she cud b like apologisin.. or just sayin hoe she is- we will jave to wait and see xx |
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| I think it's that apology that irks me. Apologising for offence caused, rather than admitting that her comments about Indians and Indian food were out of order, is not a proper apology.
But as I said in the Jade thread, her bullying is an issue as much as any possible racism. Not just to Shilpa, but her comments about Dirk "I wanna watch him crack - that's fun for me" were horrid.
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| I am gonna watch the interview on Monday on Gmtv and tell you what i think then, i do think shes sorry though xxxx |
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Location: Holland | yeh i do.. i mite record it.. ill b at daft schol in an exam ll oppps 4got bout that !! lol.. i think shes sorry and i feel sorry for her.. even tho i didnt like her when she was in sclub.. i used 2 fink she sang 2 much and dint gve the others a chance!! lol xxxx |
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| sophie - 10/3/2007 23:07
yeh i do.. i mite record it.. ill b at daft schol in an exam ll oppps 4got bout that !! lol.. i think shes sorry and i feel sorry for her.. even tho i didnt like her when she was in sclub.. i used 2 fink she sang 2 much and dint gve the others a chance!! lol xxxx
Lol, but its the manager who chooses who sings what solos i think xxxx |
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| Jo was by far the better singer out of the S Clubbers IMO. Not that this excuses her behaviour, of course. |
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| bengos - 11/3/2007 00:15
Jo was by far the better singer out of the S Clubbers IMO. Not that this excuses her behaviour, of course.
Lol, nope, but i always liked Jo.
I think she was out of order in Big Brother, but i feel sorry for her because she only went in there to get money to pay for her house. When they showed her interview on Gmtv a while ago, Fiona Phillips was getting really annoyed with the people who were emailing in saying 'Jo's faking it to get sympathy' because she said Jo was really upset by everything and that she is very sorry, genuinly xxxx
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Location: Holland | i didnt think she was faking it.. i feel sorry for her.. i hope she gets better like xx |
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| sophie - 11/3/2007 13:44
i didnt think she was faking it.. i feel sorry for her.. i hope she gets better like xx
Yeah, so do i hunni.
She's had such a hard time, i wouldnt wish that on my worst enemy.xxxx |
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| I think Danielle got away with more than Jo because basically out of the two of them she is the one with the 'selling ' power. In other words, Danielle can earn people money more than Jo right now, so she will get away with it in my view...  |
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| Odm - 11/3/2007 18:00
I think Danielle got away with more than Jo because basically out of the two of them she is the one with the 'selling ' power. In other words, Danielle can earn people money more than Jo right now, so she will get away with it in my view...
Yes, Odm, "got way with" seems about right. I'd say she seems to have "prettied" her way out of it, no thanks to the Daily Star and the lads mags. Skin deep or what! |
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