Aug 11
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Feisty Heroine Number Five: Kim Kardashian
High-flying business woman, fashion icon, executive producer, perfumista and movie star, are just a few of the titles that have been given to the ubiquitous Kim Kardashian. I have followed Kim in the media since 2008, when the Brits only really began to understand the universal power of the Kardashian family through the reality series, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”. We became mesmerized by the family upheavals and celebrity lifestyle that soon became replicated in shows like “Jersey Shore”, “Kendra” and the “Housewives”. As an observer this side of the pond, I love the glamour, intrigue and dynamism of the American way of life. American entertainers are not grungy or downbeat or depressing, but exciting and fabulous! For me, the common denominator between these central characters is the women’s determination to pursue life according to themselves. They know what they want and go out to get it. Even our own royal wedding with Kate Middleton as the beautiful princess and star of her own dream marriage to her prince, seems long forgotten in the approaching excitement of Kim’s wedding to her stunningly handsome hero, Kris Humphries. This star-studded union will give us all so much more to get our teeth into! Babies, careers, relationships, intrigues, the list is endless. But one thing we know for sure. Kim is a survivor – and a fighter. No matter what happens, this feisty heroine is the inspiration for those who relate emotionally to her ups and downs in life. In both of my most recent books, EAST END ANGEL and EVE OF THE ISLE, though of another historical era, the leading ladies possess Kim/Kendra/Carrie/Victoria/Paris/Britney elements, common to all untameable, irrepressible, single-minded women who are prepared to challenge any convention this world has to offer, in their search for love, independence and happiness. Even the Brits will be sitting on the edge of their seats waiting for the next episode in Kim’s life to fire our eternally hungry imaginations!
