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This article details the use of Twitter by celebrities to connect and relate to their fans and audiences on a personal level. Hopkins remains true to herself and voices her opinions no matter what the response may be, which is a quality admired by her fans.

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This article details how celebrities use Twitter as a platform in the construction of their star identity. Hopkins uses Twitter as a tool through which she can voice her controversial opinions to a global audience.

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This article further builds on the idea that celebrities can build a brand around scandal. Hopkins uses her scandals to attract media attention and remain in the spotlight, whilst building her star image around controversy and an unwillingness to apologise.

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Fabricating celebrity brands via scandalous narrative crafting capering and commodifying the comedian Russell Brand

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In this 2015 article, she opens up about being visited by social services, due to her controversial Tweets. This demonstrates elements of a scandalous star image, in the sense that her parenting style is in questin. However, it also challenges her star image, as she discloses how her celebrity status has impacted on her family life.

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Katie Hopkins reveals how her controversial opinions have led to her three children being bullied

Controversial TV personality Katie Hopkins revealed children's confusion

Maximillian, India and Poppy have been told 'my mum hates your mum'

Outspoken columnist was recently reported to children's social services

Reader was concerned Ms Hopkins' children were at risk because of tweets

Controversial TV personality Katie Hopkins has revealed that her children have been told by school friends 'my mum hates your mum.'

The acerbic columnist regularly makes headlines for her shocking and often insulting views on everything from ginger babies and mental health issues to children with autism.

But now she has revealed that her three children, six-year-old son Maximillian and daughters India, 10, and Poppy, nine, have been told by friends on the school playground: 'My mum hates your mum.'

In a revealing interview with The Times Magazine the outspoken Apprentice and Big Brother star revealed she has been contacted by police on 'four of five' occasions - although she has never been formally interviewed.

She added that someone who read her bile-filled Twitter feed even reported her to social services amid concerns her children were in danger.

Hopkins said the authorities rang her after the anonymous reader contacted them, concerned that the views she expressed on her Twitter feed may be damaging her children.

She said: 'I thought he was probably from some kind of police unit, but when he asked about my kids , I told him that they were actually at home with my husband and he said "It's fine. We are getting increased volumes of this."'

In another interview with Management Today she was asked how her children cope with her very public - and controversial - profile.

She answered: 'I did have a call from social services, that they were concerned about the welfare of my child based on my Twitter feed, which someone thought might be damaging them.

'They said they had to call to follow it up.

'If you're a fort at the top of the hill - which is how I see myself and my family - you will get incoming, like massive great mortar shells. And you always have to be ready for the next thing.'

In another revelation that will shock no one she added that she does not 'feel much affinity towards women.'

The columnist and 2015 Big Brother contestant causes offence on an almost daily basis on her Twitter account.

In the last couple of months alone she has criticised the overweight, immigrants and became embroiled in very public spats with singer Charlotte Church and Denise Welch.

Last month on Twitter Hopkins branded a nine-year-old autistic girl a 't***' and compared her to a pig.

HOW MS HOPKINS EARNED HER REPUTATION AS QUEEN OF CONTROVERSY

Since appearing as a contestant on The Apprentice, Katie Hopkins has earned herself the reputation as the queen of controversy.

In March, Ms Hopkins was reported to police by Labour MP Simon Danczuk over claims she incited racial hatred in tweets linking Pakistani men to the Rochdale child sex abuse scandal.

Ms Hopkins sent the tweets after Mr Danczuk attended the raising of a Pakistani flag over the town hall for half an hour on March 23 to mark Pakistan's National Day.

She wrote: 'Raising a Pakistani flag in Rochdale is not helping community cohesion. it is inflammatory. @SimonDanczuk you & your party disgust me.'

She also sparked outrage after being accused of making a Holocaust joke aimed at the wife of Ed Miliband - even though his Jewish parents fled from the Nazis.

The controversial TV pundit faced calls for her arrest after saying the Labour leader could 'gas' his wife Justine in a message on Friday.

She tweeted: 'Pollsters say Justine is the least popular of party wives. He might stick her head in the oven and turn on the gas.'

In April, the 40-year-old also wrote a column for The Sun in which she called migrants 'cockroaches'.

It triggered a hard-hitting statement from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Husein who said she had used language similar to that employed by some Rwandan media outlets in the run-up to the 1994 genocide, and by the Nazis in the 1930s.

He said the article was reflective of a 'nasty underbelly of racism that is characterising the migration debate in an increasing number of EU countries'.

In another outburst, just hours after 900 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean, Ms Hopkins said boats in North Africa should be 'burned' to cut immigration.

The former Celebrity Big Brother contestant said the vessels 'need pushing back' and asked listeners to a radio show: 'Why do we take on everyone else's problem?'

The outspoken columnist famously gained and then lost four stone for a TLC documentary after continued criticism of 'chubsters' who eat too much.

The programme received a mixed response, but led to Ms Hopkins championing herself as an expert on weight loss.

Among her targets have also been dementia patients - who she claims are 'bed blockers' - and children called Tyler, Chardonnay and Charmaine, whom she said would not be allowed to play with her children because their names are tacky.

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Katie Hopkins says controversial opinions led to social services probe

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Controversial TV personality Katie Hopkins revealed children's confusion Maximillian, India and Poppy have been told 'my mum hates your mum' Outspoken columnist was recently reported to children's social services Reader was concerned Ms Hopkins' children were at risk because of tweets Controversial TV personality Katie Hopkins has revealed that her children have been told by school friends 'my mum hates your mum.'

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In a 2018 interview, Hopkins role changes from interviewee to interviewer. This signals a shift in her career towards finding information out about other people, instead of being grilled about her own views. However, it may suggest that her star power has diminished over the years, as she appears in the media less and less. Therefore, implying audiences have lost interest in her as the subject of discussion, and she must therefore take on a different role, in order to retain her star image.

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Katie Hopkins Uncensored  The Alex Jones Interview

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In this article, Hopkins confesses her husband left her for his secretary, the day after Hopkins gave birth to their second child. This demonstrates the element of scandal within her star image, and allows readers to empathise wither her situation

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She may callously brag about being 'husband stealer' but Katie Hopkins wasn't always so cold-blooded about infidelity.

The famous rent-a-gob, who exploded into the public eye for offending almost every sector of society, has revealed a rare emotional side of her 'stone hard' soul.

Post her stint on BBC hit The Apprentice, Katie was mostly famous for being photographed cavorting naked in a field with her now-husband Mark Cross (he was married at the time) and boasting about stealing attached men from right under their wifes' noses.

But, as the mother-of-three reveals in an interview with The Times, her love life hasn't always been so hard-hearted.

Columnist Katie had her first two daughters with first husband, millionaire businessman Damian McKinney, who left his wife of 19 years and three children for her.

Their two-year marriage disintegrated after he dumped her for another woman shortly after she gave birth to their second child.

It is an experience she equates with being hit by a truck.

"The day after I had Poppy, I got a taxi home from the hospital and Damian had already gone away with his new partner," she told The Times.

"I had a brand new baby, another daughter under the age of one and I also worked for the company he owned. At the time I could have killed something - myself, him, someone."

Her comments give a rare glimpse into the softer side of the often domineering rent-a-gob who once proudly preached: "When your husband goes AWOL, the real mug is staring back at you in the mirror. It takes two to fall apart - it's just that one didn't know it was happening.

"So take a good look at yourself. You probably nag too much or carry an extra 3st (those PJs aren't helping). In my first affair with a married man, I offered him the opposite of the life he had with his wife.

"I was young, carefree, childless and spontaneous. I didn't want to talk about the mortgage, the gas bills or the dry rot in the loft. I just wanted to have fun.

However the former Apprentice contestant added at the time that she would not cheat on her husband due to her thee children, adding:

"There's too much at stake. When you have a family, you can't think like a single person any more."

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She may callously brag about being 'husband stealer' but Katie Hopkins wasn't always so cold-blooded about infidelity. The famous rent-a-gob, who exploded into the public eye for offending almost every sector of society, has revealed a rare emotional side of her 'stone hard' soul.

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This resource provides the six stages of the celebrity framework. Hopkins falls under the ‘Proto-Celebrity’, which refers to those stars who only have a certain degree of recognition, but are not ‘famous’ beyond a particular niche. Hopkins has become a columnist and presenter as a result of her appearance on The Apprentice. However, she has not attained star status on a global scale, and remains contained the UK.

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Academic Resource, chapter 8 'Thriving/On Scandal' was a particularly helpful chapter. In the case of Hopkins, she thrives on scandal and controversy, and this is what her career is built on. It affords her valuable media attention, and she refuses to apologise for her actions, which further attracts the media.

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This is a forum about Katie Hopkins, in which mostly negative comments have been written by users criticising her controversial views. She is disliked by the majority of the general public for her extremist right-wined views and the way in which she voices her opinions with disregard for the effect of her actions.

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Used the tragedy of the horrific rape and murder of 6 year old Alesha MacPhail to create a narrative that it was Syrian refugees to blame.

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This is a petition that received over 300,000 signatures in support of the removal of Hopkins as a columnist for The Sun newspaper. This demonstrates the wide spread dislike for her and her controversial views, which is a recurring element of her star image across the various media I have collected.

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She tweeted this after an audience member phoned in whilst she was on LBC radio who described her as racist. This again highlights her controversial views concerning race and religion, which has been widely condemned by her audience. She again is unapologetic and cares very little about the consequences of views and the affect it may have on other people in society.

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Hopkins tweeted this meme following her tweet about the Manchester attack which led to her removal from LBC radio. The way in which she compares herself to Jesus sparked further controversy and condemnation. Again, she remains unapologetic and this is a crucial part of star image that is unwavering.

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In 2015 she posted a series of controversial tweets regarding depression. Here, she mocks mental illness and appears disrespectful to those suffering with depression. She is very unsympathetic, which is a key element of her star image that has remained stable across her career to date.

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In this 2014 video for Heat magazine, Hopkins was given a wheel of celebrities to cast judgement on, and she didn't hold back. This demonstrates her as being very outspoken and vocal with her views, without considering other peoples feelings, and how it may affect them.

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Katie Hopkins insults Kelly Osbourne, Gemma Collins and Lilly Allen. It's not nice.

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The United Nations released this statement condemning hate speech and racism after Hopkins article in The Sun, in which she referred to migrants as cockroaches. This illustrates the wide spread condemnation for Hopkins and her views, thus highlighting her status as a controversial figure.

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GENEVA (24 April 2015) - After decades of sustained and unrestrained anti-foreigner abuse, misinformation and distortion, and in the wake of a recent article in the Sun newspaper calling migrants "cockroaches," the UN Human Rights Chief on Friday urged the U.K. authorities, media and regulatory bodies to take steps to curb incitement to hatred by British tabloid newspapers, in line with the country's obligations under national and international law.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein also called on all European countries to take a firmer line on racism and xenophobia which he said "under the guise of freedom of expression, are being allowed to feed a vicious cycle of vilification, intolerance and politicization of migrants, as well as of marginalized European minorities such as the Roma."

"This is not only sapping compassion for the thousands of people fleeing conflict, human rights violations and economic deprivation who are drowning in the Mediterranean. The nasty underbelly of racism that is characterizing the migration debate in an increasing number of EU countries, has skewed the EU response to the crisis, which as we see in the results of the EU Council deliberations yesterday focuses on deterrence and on preventing movement at all costs, risks making the crisis even worse, and could sadly result in further massive loss of life."

An article by a Sun columnist on 17 April began with the words "Show me pictures of coffins, show me bodies floating in water, play violins and show me skinny people looking sad. I still don't care." Elsewhere in the article she described migrants as "a plague of feral humans," compared them to "a novovirus" and said some British towns were "festering sores, plagued by swarms of migrants and asylum seekers shelling out benefits like Monopoly money."

The Sun columnist also advocated using gunboats to stop migrants, threatening them with violence, and said "drilling a few holes in the bottom of anything suspiciously resembling a boat would be a good idea too."

In language very similar to that employed by Rwanda's Kangura newspaper and Radio Mille Collines during the run up to the 1994 genocide, the columnist said "make no mistake, these migrants are like cockroaches." Leading figures in both Rwandan media organizations were later convicted by an international tribunal of public incitement to commit genocide.

On Monday, a British NGO, the Society of Black Lawyers, reported the Sun to the U.K.'s Metropolitan Police and requested the matter be investigated under the 1986 Public Order Act to see whether the article amounts to incitement to racial hatred.

Zeid urged the UK authorities to take the complaint seriously, and to closely examine the broader issue of incitement to hatred by the tabloid press and other sectors of society. "This vicious verbal assault on migrants and asylum seekers in the UK tabloid press has continued unchallenged under the law for far too long. I am an unswerving advocate of freedom of expression, which is guaranteed under Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), but it is not absolute. Article 20 of the same Covenant says 'Any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law.'"

The High Commissioner noted that Article 20 of the ICCPR, as well as elements relating to hate speech in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination* (both of which have been ratified by the U.K., as well as by all other EU countries), were rooted in the desire to outlaw the type of anti-Semitic and other racially based hate speech used by the Nazi media during the 1930s. "The Nazi media described people their masters wanted to eliminate as rats and cockroaches. This type of language is clearly inflammatory and unacceptable, especially in a national newspaper. The Sun's editors took an editorial decision to publish this article, and - if it is found in breach of the law - should be held responsible along with the author."

Zeid noted that the Sun article was simply one of the more extreme examples of thousands of anti-foreigner articles that have appeared in UK tabloids over the past two decades. "To give just one glimpse of the scale of the problem, back in 2003 the Daily Express ran 22 negative front pages stories about asylum seekers and refugees in a single 31-day period. Asylum seekers and migrants have, day after day, for years on end, been linked to rape, murder, diseases such as HIV and TB, theft, and almost every conceivable crime and misdemeanour imaginable in front-page articles and two-page spreads, in cartoons, editorials, even on the sports pages of almost all the UK's national tabloid newspapers," he said. "Many of these stories have been grossly distorted and some have been outright fabrications. Elsewhere in Europe, as well as in other countries, there has been a similar process of demonization taking place, but usually led by extremist political parties or demagogues rather than extremist media."

The High Commissioner noted that "while migration and refugee issues are completely valid topics for public debate, it is imperative that migration policy decisions that affect people's lives and fundamental human rights should be made on the basis of fact -- not fiction, exaggeration or blatant xenophobia. History has shown us time and again the dangers of demonizing foreigners and minorities, and it is extraordinary and deeply shameful to see these types of tactics being used in a variety of countries, simply because racism and xenophobia are so easy to arouse in order to win votes or sell newspapers."

ENDS

* Article 4 of the international Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) says that States Parties "shall declare an offence punishable by law all dissemination of ideas based on racial superiority or hatred, incitement to racial discrimination, as well as acts of violence or incitement to such acts against any race or group of persons of another colour or ethnic origin...". The international body overseeing the implementation of ICERD has made it clear that the provisions of article 4 apply to non-citizens.

Article 19(3) of the ICCPR makes it clear that the exercise of the right to freedom of expression carries with it special duties and responsibilities, and it may therefore be subject to certain restrictions.

In addition, the 2012 Rabat Plan of Action, the outcome of extensive international discussions on the prohibition of advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence provides further useful guidance on these issues.

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OHCHR | UN Human Rights Chief urges U.K. to tackle tabloid hate speech, after migrants called "cockroaches"

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GENEVA (24 April 2015) - After decades of sustained and unrestrained anti-foreigner abuse, misinformation and distortion, and in the wake of a recent article in the Sun newspaper calling migrants "cockroaches," the UN Human Rights Chief on Friday urged the U.K.

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In a 2015 interview for The Independent, she talks about always being herself. This portrays Hopkins as an individual who does not pretend to be someone she is not, and is therefore always truthful to herself, no matter what the consequences of her actions may be. This shares continuities with other aspects of her career in which she voices her controversial views, no matter what the response may be.

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'...There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me, only an entity, something illusory...My personality is sketchy and unformed, my heartlessness goes deep and is persistent. My conscience, my pity, my hopes disappeared a long time ago, if they ever did exist.'
This quote from American Psycho hovered in my mind as I headed to interview columnist, radio host and now TV presenter Katie Hopkins, in what might be a hurtful comparison, had she not already been described as a "venomous snake" and a "top c*nt" multiple times online this year alone (plus far worse).

I'm fascinated by Katie Hopkins, and I almost admire her. Not for her ideology and words, which I so vehemently disagree with it's quite boring to have to even state, but for her sheer resilience. If a handful of people bitterly criticise me or my work I retreat to my duvet for days, questioning myself and the value of opinion in modern discourse. When tens of thousands of people bay for Hopkins' blood and exhaust dictionaries finding new ways to deride her, she laughs and cheerfully fires out a tweet about how migrants are of equal worth to the contents of a vacuum cleaner bag, or something.

How can someone be so fireproof?

"You haven't separated what you've written from your writing," she advises. "For me the thing that would hurt me is if people suggested that I was bad at writing."

We're sat in a fancy cafe in Soho (my suggestion of a Wetherspoons was politely declined by her publicist), and so far we amazingly haven't even been hit with an angry stare, let alone the spears and tridents I was expecting. Does it make her flinch to read the harsh criticisms she receives by the bucket load on a daily basis? "Oh no, that's the joy of it, isn't it?" she beams. I ask about this separation she sees between herself and what she writes.

"It's massive, massive. I completely separate the two things. So here's my view that I'm purporting [not sure if that was a malapropism, but it was a good one if so] through copy or radio, and here's the way I've written it.

"Now if I can draw you through 500 words I've done a great job. If you don't agree with my view at the end of those, that's great too, that's fine, but if I've got you through an issue that you don't agree with me on, that's good writing. For me I can see a distance between 'this is what I've written' and 'this is me the person'."

I counter that your writing should be inextricable from you, which I think she finds quite darling.

At the time of the interview, Hopkins is embroiled in a furore ("which furore are you referring to?" is a matter that has to be cleared up) surrounding her suggestion that we repel migrants - 'cockroaches' as she described them in The Sun - from our shores using gunships. It's incredibly incendiary wording, but she maintains everything she writes she believes, and that she isn't a troll.

"I really believe the stuff I say. Yes, there is definitely this gap, but it's not a gap between 'Oh she's controversial for a reason and this is the real Katie' - it's not that kind of a gap - it's a gap between a very public RAAGH RAAGH RAAGH Katie versus this super private person behind a wall."

For someone who claims to be being herself, it strikes me that she talks about herself in the third person an awful lot.

Admitting to being a troll would obviously be career suicide though and is something I'm not going to get her to do (not that I'm convinced she is one), so I get back to the abuse thing. Has she become de-sensitised to it through the prism of the internet?

"I think that's super true, being anti-my opinions or views, I'm impervious to it all." Hopkins rationalises the bile she receives through the belief that her detractors simply aren't smart enough to critique her properly. "They don't mean they want to rape you with a machete, they mean they really want you to shut up, they just didn't have the language," she says. "They all go under that folder in my head - 'didn't have the language, should have tried harder at English, what a shame'. I slide it all away."

But surely the abuse she must receive in the street penetrates her armour? "I don't get anything in the street," she says. "I think people find that really surprising. The world is quite oblivious to me on the whole I think."

Surprised at this, I tell her about the time two of my friends were discussing her latest rant over dinner at a restaurant but couldn't recall her name. A woman at a nearby table leaned over and said 'Excuse me, but I think that's Katie Hopkins you're talking about and she's a real bitch.' Hopkins laughs at this, "That's good!"

The Sun has been criticised for printing her fiercely polemical columns, which she says her editors only make the occasional tweak to before publishing. Their genesis begins at seven o'clock in the morning, when Hopkins defuses her children's arguments over cereal and switches on the radio to find out what today's issue of outrage will be.

Calais migrants...Ebola...Scotland ("I think there was about 15 police forces after me on that one")... these are just a handful of the sensitive arguments that she routinely wades into, and you would think it must make it pretty difficult to be a relative of Katie Hopkins, but she claims to have shielded her family as much as she can.

"My children, they don't really see much of it at the moment because they're 11, 10 and 6 and the school they go to isn't a big school so their friends at the moment still think it's kind of cool," she explains. "We'll see where that evolves to, probably the next couple of years might get a bit tougher I think. We've already had 'my mum hates your mum' [in the playground], but I can't apologise for myself, I can just equip them. I tell them 'they don't hate mum, they hate what she's saying'."

Her second husband, 'lovely Mark' as he's known, is apparently the polar opposite to her - quiet, and culturally and politically liberal. "People say to my husband 'Oh I didn't think you'd be married to that '." It's an unlikely dynamic, but it seems to work. "I married myself the first time round and that was really bad, a terrible thing to do."

Viewing the response to her work through the news feeds of one's generally like-minded friends and followers, it's easy to forget the (often silent) legion of supporters Hopkins commands.

She claims to receive hundreds of emails from people in agreement with her, who perhaps don't wish to show their allegiance through something as public as Twitter.

"Why am I not just some old woman ranting in a room? I think because what I say connects with people's truths," she says. "Someone is finally saying what they think and not giving a shit about whether they're liked or not."

Contrary to what you might expect, Hopkins is very genial in person. She is polite, courteous and unpatronising. If you had no prior knowledge of her on first meeting, you would never expect her to be the kind of person who discounts other humans on name alone.

This could be evidence that the belligerent Hopkins we see in the media is a facade, but I don't actually believe she is a troll. To answer my original question, the Katie Hopkins ranting on This Morning is the same Katie Hopkins sat in front of me, albeit with the volume turned down somewhat.

But if this media phase of her life is real and not an act, what is the endgame? As Matt Lucas put it, "it's hard to think of anything left for Katie Hopkins to do now, other than to just kill some people."

"What is the end game for Katie Hopkins? I don't know," she says. "It's interesting for me because this media cycle era was never envisaged, but this is a gifted place at the moment doing radio and TV and my column, so it does feel like an end point for this thing."

"There will come a day when someone calls to tell me my column's been binned, and that will be a really hard day and I've already got it set up so that they'll ring someone else first - because I don't want to be given that news when I'm walking down the street because it will be really heartbreaking."

While her new TLC series, If Katie Hopkins Ruled The World is keeping her busy at present, she still wants to go into politics one day, though fully realises that none of the main parties would have her. "Maybe I'll be the spokesperson for Benjamin Netanyahu?" she ponders.

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I went for a drink with Katie Hopkins to try and find out if there's a real Katie Hopkins

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'...There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me, only an entity, something illusory...My personality is sketchy and unformed, my heartlessness goes deep and is persistent. My conscience, my pity, my hopes disappeared a long time ago, if they ever did exist.'

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In 2017 she made a reappearance at The Cambridge Union Society to talk about her dislike for liberals and her support for Donald Trump. This appearance shares similarities with her first appearance, in the sense that she portrays a strong, confident persona, which is a fundamental aspect of her star image.

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In 2014 she spoke at The Cambridge Union Society about various topics including the EU, equality and the impact of media attention on herself and her family. She expresses her controversial views in a forthright manner, and refuses to be deterred by the the audience. This reinforces the strong outspoken nature of her star image.

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In 2015, she spoke at an event for Sun+ members. She explained the reasoning behind some of her most controversial Tweets. This demonstrates Hopkins as having a strong nature, she is able to stand up for herself and defend her actions, without apologising for anything she has said. This defensive element is a recurring feature of her star image, as she has attracted wide spread criticism on numerous occassions.

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This article is an opinion piece by Jackie Teale, the teacher whom Hopkins accused of taking her students to a Trump protest rally. Teale describes the social media backlash she received as a result of Hopkins column. This piece demonstrates the disdain that people have for Hopkins and her controversial opinions which she expresses without providing any justification for her views. She encompasses the star image of controversy and dislike.

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Katie Hopkins said I was brainwashing children. But they need to learn about protest | Jackie Teale

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I took a banner made by my students to a protest against the UK's links with Trump because history tells them that the struggle for rights is never over

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In 2017 this written apology was issued by the MailOnline for an article they published by Hopkins. She wrote that a teacher had taken her students to a Trump protest rally, whom Hopkins is a fan of. However, this statement turned out to be untrue and the MailOnline paid substantial damages to the teacher in question. Again, Hopkins published an article without having evidence to back up her statements. This shows little respect for other people and the damage she may inflict through publishing unfounded statements.

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Jacqueline Teale: An apology

An article published in Katie Hopkins' column on 5 February 2017 reported that Jackie Teale, a teacher, had taken her class to a protest against Donald Trump outside Westminster. We are happy to make clear that that statement was wrong. It was in fact a banner made by some of her twelve-year-old pupils which she took to the protest. We apologise to Ms Teale for this error and have agreed to pay Ms Teale substantial damages and legal costs.

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This article goes into further detail of the joy, Hopkins co-workers felt when they heard she was leaving LBC Radio. Her extremist right-wing views drew enormous amounts of controversy and criticism, earning the title of 'the biggest bitch in Britain'.

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Katie Hopkins' colleagues rejoiced when it was announced she was to leave LBC, it has been reported.

The highly controversial radio presenter and columnist will leave her job at the radio station "immediately", according to LBC.

And her colleagues at the station are said to have been delighted after receiving an email confirming that she would depart.

There were "massive cheers and applause" in the newsroom after confirmation was received that she would be leaving, according to Amol Rajan, the BBC's media editor.

Ms Hopkins had hosted a phone-in every Sunday on the station. Those shows proved popular but controversial, generating huge amounts of criticism on social media for her often extreme right wing views.

An LBC spokesman said: "LBC and Katie Hopkins have agreed that Katie will leave LBC effective immediately."

Ms Hopkins was sacked after a tweet that called for a "final solution" to Islamic terrorism, which some suggested was a reference to the extermination of Jewish people by Hitler. LBC has not yet publicly linked the tweet to Ms Hopkins' firing, but the decision came after a concerted campaign, which included petitions and promises by high profile personalities not to appear on the station until she was removed.

Hopkins is currently employed by the MailOnline as a columnist.

The 42-year-old is known for being an outspoken commentator on far-ranging topics from terrorism and Islam, to children's names and obesity.

She has also appeared on reality TV programmes I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! and Celebrity Big Brother, as well as fronting her own programmes on TLC entitled If Katie Hopkins Ruled the World and My Fat Story.

Following LBC's announcement, Hopkins has posted on Twitter but has not referenced her departure.
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Katie Hopkins' colleagues burst into 'cheers and applause' after she left

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Katie Hopkins' colleagues rejoiced when it was announced she was to leave LBC, it has been reported. The highly controversial radio presenter and columnist will leave her job at the radio station "immediately", according to LBC. And her colleagues at the station are said to have been delighted after receiving an email confirming that she would depart.

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According to a BBC journalist, Katie Hopkin’s co-workers at LBC radio were overjoyed when they received an email informing them of her departure. This demonstrates that Hopkins is disliked, and her star image is fuelled by controversial Tweets, which do have consequences, yet she appears to be unaffected by it.

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In December 2014, police announced they were investigating complaints they had received concerning Hopkins' tweets about Pauline Cafferkey, a Scottish aid worker who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning to the UK from Sierra Leone. No evidence of criminality was found by the police.

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She is very outspoken about her disgust for overweight individuals, and remains unapologetic about her views. She uses Twitter as a platform to express her controversial thoughts, and thrives off the frenzy it causes.

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After the 2016 Nice truck attack she tweeted this, which reinforces her controversial views about Islam. This further demonstrates her utter disregard for race and religion. Hopkins is an advocate for free speech, however on numerous occasions, such as this she has abused her free speech by using it to incite racial hatred. This is a recurring element of her star image.

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She made a guest appearance at Brunel University to talk about welfare. The students found her views offence, and staged a mass walk out. This demonstrates the wide spread dislike for Hopkins and her offensive views, which many people disagree with. Hopkins thrives on the controversy and dislike she receives, and refuses to let it affect her.

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Students angry that former TV Apprentice contestant Katie Hopkins was speaking at a Brunel University debate have walked out in protest.

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Hopkins had another Twitter feud regarding weight, but this time with Lily Allen, whom she called a 'short-arse mother in big pants'. Lily Allen fought back and voiced her anger in a series of Tweets. Hopkins shows very little care or empathy towards others and their situation, and is very quick to break them down. Thus, demonstrating a tough, icy star image.

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This is a social media feud Hopkins had with Kelly Clarkson, in which Hopkins insulted Clarkson in regards to the weight she gained during pregnancy. This demonstrates that Hopkins is very outspoken with her views regarding weight, and is very insulting and rude when expressing her opinion in an unapologetic manner.

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She makes an appearance on This Morning alongside an overweight woman and appears extremely empathetic about her weight issues. It contradicts her star image of an individual that is rude to overweight people, and does not feel sympathy for those who struggle to lose weight, claiming they are just lazy. It allows the viewer to see a softer side to the usually cold-hearted Katie Hopkins.

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Katie Hopkins Shocks Phillip With Her Politeness To Fat People | This Morning

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In 2016, this written apology was issued by the MailOnline for an article they published by Hopkins. She wrote that two Muslim men were linked to Al-Qaeda, and the MailOnline paid the family £150,000 in damages. This demonstrates that Hopkins is prepared to be vocal about her controversial views, even though they are mostly based on unfounded truths. This demonstrates elements of an unapologetic, outspoken star image.

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The Mahmood family - an apology

An article published in Katie Hopkins' column on 23 December 2015 ('Just because Britain's border security is a Mickey Mouse operation you can't blame America for not letting this lot travel to Disneyland - I wouldn't either') suggested that Mohammed Tariq Mahmood and his brother, Mohammed Zahid Mahmood, are extremists with links to Al Qaeda; that their purported reason for visiting the USA - namely to visit Disneyland - was a lie; and that US Homeland Security were right to prevent them from boarding their flight. We are happy to make clear that Tariq Mahmood and Zahid Mahmood are not extremists, nor do they have links to Al Qaeda. They were travelling to the USA with their families to see one of their brothers for a holiday in California and they had indeed planned to visit Disneyland as part of their trip.

In addition a further article in Katie's column on 29 December ('A brave Muslim tried to warn us their week about the extremists taking over his community. What a tragedy it is that our PC politicians would rather not know') suggested that Hamza Mahmood (Mohammed Tariq Mahmood's son) was responsible for a Facebook page which allegedly contained extremist material. Our article included a photo of the family home. Hamza Mahmood has pointed out that he is not responsible for the Facebook page, which was linked to him as a result of an error involving his email address. We are happy to make clear that there is no suggestion that either Hamza nor Taeeba or Hafsa Mahmood (Hamza's mother and sister) have any links to extremism.

We and Katie Hopkins apologise to the Mahmood family for the distress and embarrassment caused and have agreed to pay them substantial damages and their legal costs.

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An article published in Katie Hopkins' column on 23 December 2015 ('Just because Britain's border security is a Mickey Mouse operation you can't blame America for not letting this lot travel to Disneyland - I wouldn't either') suggested that Mohammed Tariq Mahmood and his brother, Mohammed Zahid Mahmood, are extremists with links to Al Qaeda.

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In 2018 she applied for an insolvency agreement in order to avoid bankruptcy, following a costly libel case involving Jack Monroe, in which she racked up huge debts. This article reinforces the scandalous element of her star image, which she thrives on.

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Katie Hopkins applies for insolvency agreement to avoid bankruptcy

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Jack Monroe, who won a libel action against columnist, says 'it's sad two tweets cost Hopkins her house, job and credit rating'

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Ironically in 2014, she wrote this tweet stating that people in debt only have themselves to blame. This Tweet shares similarities with her other Tweets, in which she portrays a cold, unsympathetic exterior, which remains a stable part of her star image.

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In an article by the Daily Mirror it was suggested that Hopkins was detained in South Africa in 2018 for taking ketamine, but it was found that she was given medicinal ketamine for epilepsy after collapsing in the street. This element of scandal is present in several instances across her career and remains a stable part of her star image.

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Katie Hopkins has had her passport confiscated and been prevented from leaving South Africa after being accused by the country's authorities of 'spreading racial hatred'.

The unpopular media pundit, who has had a dramatic week after collapsing in the street and taking ketamine for an agonising shoulder dislocation, revealed she's been temporarily banned from getting on her flight home.

In a short video filmed in the airport, Katie told her followers: "At passport control, I've been through security and I've been detained, my passport has been marked for spreading racial hatred here in South Africa.

"I'm not sure what's going to happen, they've taken my passport away from me but it doesn't look like a this present time I'll be allowed to board my flight and leave the country.

The unimpressed former Celebrity Big Brother star couldn't resist another dig as she tweeted: "Detained at passport control on the orders of the MYANC.

"Amazing security co-ordination from a country where police do not respond to white farm murders because they are 'on lunch break'."

Katie caused a stir when she begged fans to support her 'independent journalism' by donating to a documentary she's making on what she branded "military-style" attacks on the country's white farmers.

She was also stopped when she tried to enter South Africa and had her passport confiscated at Johannesburg airport, but was eventually given leave to enter.

The controversial mum of three didn't go long without hitting the headlines though - she collapsed in the street over the weekend and revealed she'd taken ketamine, leading many to wonder why she'd used the horse tranquilising drug.

But she later explained that the drug had been administered by paramedics after she dislocated her shoulder - a 'legacy' of the epilepsy that plagued her for 20 years before a 12-hour brain operation in 2016 appeared to cure her.

According to the NHS website, ketamine is a powerful anaesthetic used both in humans and animals.

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Katie Hopkins banned from leaving South Africa for 'spreading racial hatred'

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A previous version of this article suggested that Katie Hopkins was stopped from leaving South Africa because of the consumption of Ketamine. We are happy to clarify that Ms Hopkins was detained for spreading racial hatred, which took place after the Ketamine incident.

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In 2018 she travelled to South Africa to make a documentary about the mass-slaughter of white South African farmers. She was detained whilst there for spreading racial hatred. She is very outspoken and unapologetic about her views, with many people declaring her opinions as racist. She demonstrates no remorse or regret and thrives on the controversy she causes.

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"Plaasmoorde: The Killing Fields": Katie Hopkins' documentary about South Africa (FULL LENGTH)

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This 2007 article in the MailOnline details Hopkins affair with a married former colleague of hers, in which they were spotted having sex in a field together. Here, Hopkins switches roles and becomes 'the other woman', which made front page news, due to the scandalous nature of the affair.

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Apprentice contestant Katie Hopkins isn't just reserving her villainous routine for television.

The reality TV star is not winning over any fans with her equally unimpressive behaviour behind the scenes.

She was recently caught in an embarrassing romp in a field with a married former colleague, Mark Cross.
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The pair met last year when Hopkins began work at Devon's Met Office.

The indiscreet couple stripped off in the grassy paddock after visiting a local pub.

Cross' devastated wife Ruth said her cheating husband had told her about the affair.
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She told the Daily Mirror: "Mark had warned me that people might find out. But I can't say any more."

A source told The People: "Katie doesn't care about anyone but herself. Mark is a bit of an idiot and is completely under the thumb. Whatever she says he agrees to. She says jump and he says 'How high?'"

This is said to be Hopkins' third affair with a married man.

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Last updated at 09:06 19 September 2007 Apprentice contestant Katie Hopkins isn't just reserving her villainous routine for television. The reality TV star is not winning over any fans with her equally unimpressive behaviour behind the scenes. She was recently caught in an embarrassing romp in a field with a married former colleague, Mark Cross.

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She appeared on Celebrity Four Weddings in 2010, and this article goes on to describe the clashes she had with the other contestants. Hopkins is very opinionated in nature, and tends to ignore other peoples views if she disagrees with them, thus sparking arguments.

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David Van Day, Katie Hopkins and Francine Lewis have clashed while filming reality series Celebrity Four Weddings.

According to the fourth contestant, WAG Lizzie Cundy, there were "fireworks" between the trio, who all attended and rated each other's weddings.

"I got on with them alright actually, I'm a pretty laidback person," Cundy told DS. "There were a few fireworks between the others. Katie Hopkins and Francine - I don't think they got each other and there were some fireworks.

"They were all very different characters, their weddings were all different - Katie's was in a barn, David's was a big Essex knees-up. They were all really different."

Speaking about Van Day, she said: "David always wants to steal the attention. He was always piping up with comments, always the first on the dancefloor. He was either being rude or doing something to get attention.

"He makes me laugh. He's like Norman Wisdom. But it does wind other people up, which you will see on the show. You can get too much of David and I think that happened with Katie. I don't think the others took him in the right way."

Celebrity Four Weddings airs on Monday, May 31 at 9pm on Living.
> Click here for our full interview with Lizzie Cundy

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David Van Day, Katie Hopkins and Francine Lewis have clashed while filming reality series Celebrity Four Weddings. According to the fourth contestant, WAG Lizzie Cundy, there were "fireworks" between the trio, who all attended and rated each other's weddings. "I got on with them alright actually, I'm a pretty laidback person," Cundy told DS.

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In yet another controversial tweet, Hopkins expresses her dislike for people with ginger coloured hair. This demonstrates that Hopkins is very judgemental concerning appearances, which can also apply to her views concerning overweight people. Tweets such as this one are insulting, which demonstrates Hopkins lack of care towards other people, which is a fundamental aspect of her star image.

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In March 2015, she took part as a guest judge at a Gay Porn Idol competition. This can be interpreted in one way as an attempt to reinvent herself as a gay icon. This change represents a transformation in her star image and direction of her career, towards a more inclusive attitude towards others.

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Oh my! Katie Hopkins can't quite believe what she's seeing as club revellers strip off in front of her while judging Gay Porn Idol competition

Katie Hopkins is trying to re-brand herself as a gay icon.

And the outspoken journalist and Celebrity Big Brother star has seemingly taken a step in the right direction, by acting as a judge at a gay porn competition.

The 40-year-old controversial star joined others at London's G-A-Y Nightclub to oversee their Porn Idol contest, and it appears she went all-out for her unique appearance.

The blonde star opted to re-wear the sparkly blue sequinned mini dress she wore into the CBB house back in January.

She completed her glamorous look with her mane styled into large curls, her eyes lined heavily with a smoky shadow.

And it certainly seemed she was having a fun time on the night, as she got quite the eyeful from the nude candidates, both men and women, some of whom wore stockings and suspenders.

Although she appeared quite shocked at some points, sitting up on stage with her fellow judges while looking at men in next to nothing as they danced around a pole, she couldn't help but laugh away with the crowd during the raucous evening.

She pulled a funny array of faces, showing off her showmanship, as she also took to the microphone to address the throngs of nightclub revellers.

The event saw contestants from the audience get up on the stage in order for their chance to win £100 by stripping.

She was joined by her fellow fabulous judges Baga Chipz and Mary Mac, who slightly outshone her on the evening in their dazzling ensembles.

Katie took a fancy to one young woman in particular, 20-year-old Kizzy from Aylesbury - who proudly flaunted her nipple piercing - and the TV star and journalist eventually named her as the winner.

According to reports, Katie stayed true to form and managed to pretty much insult every entrant in the contest in a good-natured way, but it was all for fun and she was seen giving the nightclub's owner Jeremy Joseph a kiss at the end of the night.

Listed on their website, G-A-Y describes their regular Porn Idol night as 'the most fun you can have with or without your clothes on a Thursday'.

Back at the end of February, Katie suddenly announced that she was keen to become a gay icon.

She informed her 527k fans on Twitter: 'My ambition to be a taller, uglier Kylie is realised. A gay icon in tan tights & reinforced gusset. Come on boys xx.'

So it seems she's going the right way about it, her recent appearance at the popular nightclub having gone down rather well with all those involved.

Since leaving the Celebrity Big Brother house - which saw her almost appear more human during the experience - Katie has gone back to her ways, speaking out about a manner of things.

Katie has riled up celebrities including Coleen Nolan, Kelly Clarkson and Kelly Osbourne with trolling on social media.

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She made an appearance on 8 Out of 10 Cats in 2007. This appearance shares similarities with her appearance on Celebrity Juice, in respect to Hopkins reserved nature. This suggests that on television programmes when she is not the main focus, she can be respectful and listen to other people.

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In a 2014 online interview for the Express, she opens up about her fashion style and beauty secrets. This challenges her star image, as she is not usually associated with fashion or beauty. However, this article portrays Hopkins in a softer, more humorous light, which differs from her usual portrayal as a loud, rude and unapologetic individual.

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Katie, 39, found fame as a candidate in The Apprentice and has since appeared in the I'm a Celebrity... jungle. Known for her outspoken views, she is a newspaper columnist and regularly appears on This Morning. She is married with three children, India, Poppy and Max.
How would you describe your style?
Some people say it's Sloaney but I don't see that. I think I'm quite lazy because I live in dresses. All I then need is a pair of natural-tan tights, shoes and jewellery, and I'm good to go.
Which colours and shapes suit you best?
I don't have shape, so anything with a lot of pattern or colour is good because it distracts. What is your favourite fashion era? I love the whole charleston thing, and London during the Mr Selfridge era. I wouldn't want to put it all on in a morning, butI think women look amazing in dresses with those tiny waists.
Who is your style icon?
Boris Johnson? No, Tilda Swinton - she's completely timeless. She just wafts about and looks brilliant.
Which is your favourite high-street store?
Reiss stock a thousand dresses, any of which I would wear tomorrow. Their stuff doesn't crease, so it packs well, and all the sizes are what they say on the tin.
What is your best beauty secret?
I still use Johnson's baby soap to wash my face, which makes me virtually Victorian. Soap and Clarins Beauty Flash Balm is all I use after that - I just haven't the time to expend any more energy on how I look. People think I must be about 50, so when they hear I'm 39 they feel better about themselves.
How much do you spend on clothes each month?
I buy a new dress once a week, and I think £100 to £150 is a reasonable price.
Are you a hoarder or do you clear out your wardrobe each season?
If I wear the same thing twice, people on Twitter say, "Do you not have any other clothes?" So when I put things back in my wardrobe, dresses go on the left-hand side and then I take clean ones from the right. But I'm not a hoarder. If I've not worn something for a year, I'll pass it on to the local air ambulance charity shop.
How many shoes and handbags do you own?
Apart from Great-Grandma's hand- beaded bag, I only have one - from The Bridge. It's grotty but I love it because you can find things in it. As it's made out of leather it's a handbag for life, which I like the idea of. I have about 10 pairs of shoes, five pairs of boots and three pairs of trainers. I still get favourite shoes reheeled and resoled. I'm told this is a dying art.
What is the best piece of fashion advice you have ever been given?
Never buy a top. People have drawers and wardrobes overflowing with tops, then say they have nothing to wear. But it's like buying a dozen tins of beans without any bread. I always buy an outfit. And never buy three cheap things - always wait, save up and buy one good thing.
How do you decide what to wear for TV appearances?
I get instant style advice from the beautiful public. If there's 100 people on Twitter saying, "I really like that dress - where did you get it from?" I know it's a winner. Also, I buy clothes thinking, "That will work on a sofa because it's a good strong colour and it's not too short." You wouldn't believe how low down TV sofas are - about half the height of a normal sofa - and if you sit down on one of those wearing something tiny, you could end up showing the viewers a lot more than you meant to.
Her Russell & Bromley snakeskin shoes are "the comfiest going-out shoes a woman can have". They are seen here with Clarks brogues

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Katie, 39, found fame as a candidate in The Apprentice and has since appeared in the I'm a Celebrity... jungle. Known for her outspoken views, she is a newspaper columnist and regularly appears on This Morning. She is married with three children, India, Poppy and Max. How would you describe your style?

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This is the poster for the 2018 musical entitled The Assassination of Katie Hopkins. This demonstrates the public's dislike for Hopkins, she is the celebrity that people 'love to hate'. However, the musical is said to focus on issues in society, such as free speech, which Hopkins is an advocate for.

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In a 2017 interview for the Evening Standard, she shares her thoughts about the Monroe defamation court case loss. She stands firm in her decision not to apologise to Monroe, even though she turned out to be mistaken. This demonstrates an unapologetic star image.

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As Katie Hopkins refuses to read the interview with Jack Monroe, the food blogger who has just won £24,000 (plus an interim £107,000 in costs) from her in a court case over defamatory tweets, I give her a précis.

She bears no ill will and wants to invite you for dinner, I say. Hopkins snorts. Will she go? "No." Why not? "Mainly because I'm too busy," she says. "But notice how individuals who pursue litigation in courts end up delivering some noble gesture that makes them sound like they took the higher ground?"

It's true that the Mahmood family, who won a £150,000 defamation claim against Hopkins's employers Mail Online when she falsely labelled them extremists, invited her for "tea". But I'm not convinced this "always" happens. Perhaps the Mahmoods and Monroe share a general curiosity about who Hopkins, 42, really is. Does she really hold her more extreme "rent a gob" views? If so, why? How has a middle-class girl from a Devon market town grown up to be a national hate figure of such notoriety that GCSE English students analyse her articles?

In one outburst Hopkins, a mother of three (aged, 12, 11 and eight), columnist and presenter on LBC, called refugees "cockroaches", and suggested drilling holes in the bottoms of their boats to help them sink. "I don't care," she said after a Syrian child was pictured drowned on a Turkish beach. "Show me bodies floating in water," and "skinny people looking sad. I still don't care."

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Elsewhere she's invited suicidal prisoners to kill themselves, said fat people are lazy and ginger babies harder to love (surely a joke?). Her opinions are an out-of-control tank. On Twitter she lobs grenades to cause maximum impact.

In 2015 she'd meant to tweet Laurie Penny, the New Statesman columnist who'd written she didn't "have a problem" with vandalism as a form of protest. "Scrawled on any memorials recently?" she wrote to Monroe by mistake. "Vandalised the memory of those who fought for your freedom? Grandma got any more medals?" Monroe, whose family are military, demanded a "public apology + £5k to migrant rescue and I won't sue." Hopkins deleted the initial tweet but asked if Twitter could differentiate between "the irritant" Penny and "social anthrax" Monroe. Monroe consulted lawyers. Nearly two years later, here we are.

I suppose I was expecting an attack dog when I sat down to wait for Hopkins at Wild Honey in Mayfair. What I get is a puppy. Smallish, energetic and with a pink rinse over cropped blonde hair ("midlife crisis"), she balls in, liberally spraying "darlings" at me, the waiter, the photographer. She's "chitty chatty" but everything she says is extreme. For instance, beetroot is "the devil's vegetable". Accountants are "petty, sad bastards - that's one thing I'd never do, marry an accountant". (Later it turns out her brother-in-law is one). When the photographer tells her that I've had good news - I was named Interviewer of the Year at the British Press Awards - she says: "I feel like your mother just died and I didn't say sorry - but the opposite, if you see what I mean."

On the subject of the court case she hardens, saying she hopes to appeal on grounds she's not sure Monroe can assert she "felt" or "believed" she'd been damaged with so little proof, and the costs "have to be proportionate".

"It's around £25,000 if you lose a big toe in an industrial accident," she says. "So a tweet that was up for two hours or a big toe? Go on, choose: big toe or tweet?"

She says she has the money to pay the costs without re-mortgaging - "The business is set up so that I can manage costs," she says, obliquely, "And people have been very kind in support" - but that the case will bring a "defamation bar lower than my labia". It's a dangerous precedent because Twitter is "the place where big debates are held and there's a bit of rough and tumble that goes with it. I can see some people might want to silence 'Katie Hopkins' but it's never good if we start trimming the edges of that freedom. Because where do you stop?"

'If I was fat and had a strong regional accent and was a bloke, I'd be a stand-up. I'm funny'

Perhaps. But equally, where does Katie Hopkins stop? Why not just say sorry? "There's never been an opportunity to say sorry - which I don't think is necessary if you've deleted and formally retracted - that wasn't linked to something else," she says. "There was always sorry plus a donation to migrants."

I'm not persuaded. She agrees it's not a hard word. "In the street I'd say sorry. If I got run over I'd probably say sorry." But now that the word is soaked in the politics of Left and Right, she is unyielding. She won't even utter Monroe's name. "I'm sorry there was a mistake," she offers. She's convinced the world sees her - on the Right - as "the baddy" and that Monroe - on the Left - is "the goody" and that the whole event was "gladiatorial. The reason this is noisy is that it's two perfect characters, the villain and the hero, fighting it out. Good verses evil. The underdog verses the big bitch. Leave and Remain.

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"I saw someone on Twitter saying, 'Why is that gobby cow on Radio 4, surely it should be the victim speaking out, not the oppressor?'. And I thought 'Well, at least I'm not being described as the victim'. Because that's the territory I never want to be in."

For all her energy, the last two years have been distressing, not just because of the court case. She is vulnerable physically, after having a brain operation last year that involved having a chunk of her skull cut out in a 12-and-a-half-hour procedure.

"Are you squeamish?" she asks, before taking my hand and placing it on her head. "That soft bit there is my actual brain. They opened me like an egg. I was a massive epileptic and my fits have now stopped. I can sleep again."

After the surgery she contracted meningitis. "It was dodgy for a bit," she says. "I lost three stone. I looked like Julian Clary." Was she scared? "Of course! Even the week before I didn't think I was going to have the operation. I kept bottling it. I was too scared to tell my children, so I didn't. I was too scared to say goodbye to my mum, so I didn't. We just passed on the driveway without speaking. So British." Her children didn't see her for six weeks. Half her head was shaved and she had 52 staples banged in a line around her skull. "I am so lucky," she says.

The two events have led her to think about what "harm" is. "Maybe I connect with harm differently," she says. "Maybe it has to be significant real pain. "

Hopkins has a daughter with autistic spectrum disorder ("She would describe me in facts: 'My mum has a big nose; doesn't wear pants; walks around the house naked'") and Hopkins thinks she too may have traits of the condition.

In some ways the person she trolls hardest is herself. She calls herself a "tw*t" repeatedly, talks about putting a coke can in her vagina "sideways" and confides that she can carry two pencils under her bottom. She tells me that her first husband, Damian, left her for his secretary "with big norks" the day after she'd given birth to their second daughter, Poppy, and that she has never seen or heard from him again. "I quite admire him, though. He knew what he wanted and went for it."

Does he have more children? "He had children before me, and he's had others since, I think." So her children have brothers and sisters they've not met? "Yes." She seems remarkably calm about this. "It's not my choice it's just how things are."

After a year of being a single mother with two children under two, she says, "I had to find a replacement dad because being a single mum was a bit shit. I was a really bad single mum. I used to go to the supermarket just for somewhere to go."

She met Mark, who was married, while working at the Met Office. She also signed up for the The Apprentice - boasting on the application form that she was so ruthless she had "stolen someone else's husband".

But she insists she isn't a "rent-a-gob shock-jock" (although she concedes she'd know how to annoy if necessary) because "nobody would want to do that over 10 or 15 years. It would be boring and very wearing."

Sometimes, she is just being funny. For instance she tells me, "I'm quite willing to have an affair - on the record - with Jeremy Corbyn. He seems like a nice guy. If you took him away from the vests and all that. He sticks to his word. Means what he says. Doesn't try to please people. I like that."

Katie Hopkins tells Lily Allen to 'stick to music, drink and drugs'

Later she says she always wanted to be a comedian. "If I was fat and had a strong regional accent and was a bloke, I'd be a stand-up. Because I think I'm funny."

She believes there is a fuss around her because "people aren't used to a woman being quite so opinionated. It's not considered kind."

Does she consider herself unkind? She tells me how she helped a blind person into the lift at the BBC where she was being interviewed, while an employee looked on. "Those who are most pious and noble tend to be the least tolerant," she says. "Those that preach tolerance have become absolutely prescriptive in what's allowed to be thought."

I wonder if she hates before she likes as a defence mechanism. She'll identify a weak spot and pounce. She calls me "a Leftie" as an insult, teases that I'm obsessed with "migrant babies". When I spot what I think is an unusual spelling of the name "George" on her phone, she eviscerates me because she thinks I'm mocking her.

This hair-trigger response to perceived insult must be exhausting, but she says she's at her armour-plated toughest when she's being abused. Her parents were strict ("My friends were scared of my dad"). She was thrown out of Sandhurst because she didn't declare her epilepsy and only went "to prove that I could be in the Army".

Nevertheless, she cries when people are nice to her (or "cute", as she puts it). Someone sent her £10 to help with her court costs and she was a "sobbing wreck on the carpet".

"I have a thing that I don't cry and obviously I don't when I am being tough me, but with my family I do. I cry when I'm sorry."

How has the court case changed her? She says while "reinvigorated to keep going" she also recognises that she needs to concentrate on "things that really matter: personal stories. People email me all the time with stories they need to be heard. I want to articulate for the many that don't have a voice. I don't want to be just having a go at some random punter. It's not worth it for my family or for me."

No more will we see her sitting next to "a 24 stone woman" verbally prodding them to lose weight. "That was the old life. That feels like aeons ago. Do I still have stuff within my life that is relatively shocking of its own story telling? Yes. I over-share. That's how I cope."

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Katie Hopkins: People see me as a villain but at least I'm not a victim

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As Katie Hopkins refuses to read the interview with Jack Monroe, the food blogger who has just won £24,000 (plus an interim £107,000 in costs) from her in a court case over defamatory tweets, I give her a précis. She bears no ill will and wants to invite you for dinner, I say.

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In 2015, she wrote an open letter to her children stating 'Epilepsy will kill me', in an exclusive online blog for HuffPost. This challenges her tough, icy star image, as she opens up in an emotional letter to her children. Thus, allowing audiences to connect with Hopkins on an emotional level and see her vulnerable side.

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You are safe at school now. I like walking you there because I get to hear more about what you are thinking and there is space for me to listen.

And I understand more about how you see the world at ten, nine and six. 'Why the hell would you buy a car the same colour as your kid's hair?' It is not exactly insightful stuff. But if these are your biggest worries, I am serving you well.

I won't always be here to do that. We know Mum's doctor says her epilepsy will get her one day. Fruit loops say Karma will. But either way, I wanted to write down a few things for you to remember as you get bigger:

- Never trust a zebra crossing. Just because they are named after a friendly animal, doesn't mean drivers accord them the same respect. The one near your school is lethal. Think Guardian, Daily Mail and the Independent. Left. Right. And no one even cares.

- Girls are weird. If the girls in your class start to make you feel upset about yourself, find some boys to hang out with. Girls think handbags matter. This is one step away from being a Scientologist.

- Sometimes doing well is reason enough for other people to put you down. If someone frowns at you, smile back. Absorbing ill-will makes you stronger. And I want you to be the strongest person you can be.

- When you get older and kiss boys or girls or both, you will wonder why some people seem so amazing. Remember, everyone has to wee. Weeing makes us all the same - no matter how fantastic someone looks in a dress.

- We agree, Tampax make great mice. But not everyone thinks like us. Sometimes we are odd. This is OK too.

- One day you might think you want to stay with one person for the rest of your life. Perhaps you will want to wear a big want dress to celebrate. Ask yourself; 'will I look back in five years and think I looked a right twat?' Mummy should have done this.

- I hope to be there for your big day, but more importantly, I want to be there if it all goes wrong. My mum was there for me when this happened. You girls were a year old and less than a month old back then. And your grandma and grandpa made it all OK. Somehow.

- Most of all I want you to find the fun like we do; to dance in your kitchen, to wear pants on your head because leg holes make great eye holes and eat chips in the rain.

If you forget all this, that's OK. Mummy made some royal cock-ups well documented on Google, but has no regrets and wouldn't change a single thing. Especially not the three of you.

Wherever I am - I will always be in the room just next door,

Love you lots,

Mum

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Organisers of the LGBT Awards claimed Hopkins had never been invited, however she posted her invitation online (below).

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In April 2015, she was invited to the LGBT Awards, which reinforces her attempt to transform into a gay icon. However, people complained about her presence at the event and she was asked to leave, but refused too. This therefore demonstrates her failure in attempting to reinvent her star image as a gay icon.

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Katie Hopkins refused to leave The LGBT Awards despite being asked to do so, the organisers have claimed.

The controversial columnist - who was blasted by a United Nations chief earlier this week - caused controversy when she turned up at the bash, leading to a barrage of criticism on social media.

Now it's been revealed that the furore was happening inside the event too, with so many complaints that the organisers had to step in to ask her to leave.

The organisation has apologised for allowing Katie Hopkins to attend the event.

A statement on their website read: "As organisers of the British LGBT awards we would like to apologise to all for allowing Katie Hopkins to enter our awards.

"Once inside there were complaints so we asked her to leave but she refused stating she was there as she supported the LGBT community - we made a decision that it would cause too much fuss to have her forcibly evicted as she was already seated.

"We did state that we had not invited Katie Hopkins as our PR company assured us that she had not personally been invited and came along as a plus one - it was not our intention to mislead anyone and we abhor Katie Hopkins views."

However, this statement has now been called into question after Hopkins released an image of her invite from the PR company promoting the awards.

The invite - which is titled British LGBT Awards - Katie Hopkins - reads in part: "The British LGBT Awards will take place on Friday 24 April 2015 at London's five star Landmark Hotel. I am pleased to invite you and a guest to attend the VIP dinner and awards ceremony."

It is also unclear why the Celebrity Big Brother runner-up was allowed to walk on the red carpet, if organisers had not invited her.

Hopkins also wrote about attending the event in her Sun newspaper column, something that the owner of Square Peg Media - the organisers of the LGBT Awards - said she knew nothing about.

Pink News reports that the owner, Sarah Garrett, wrote on Facebook: "[Katie Hopkins] was a plus one. No one mentioned to us that she was coming, not from reading the Sun or directly or it would have been dealt with.

"She was not invited by us. And asked to leave. I was furious and am gutted. I'm mostly furious that this woman is getting more attention than all the deserved winners, some of who have dedicated their lives to helping others.

"I believe she came to stir up attention and publicity and that is what people have helped fuel. Sad times! I'd rather not mention her name again as I don't want to give her any more undeserved publicity."

Katie Hopkins told Pink News: I think it is a great pity a group advocating support and tolerance is so intolerant.

"I went along as an invited guest, and worked hard to engage with supporters, detractors and sponsors of the event.

"I had a lovely evening - and encourage British LGBT Awards to focus on their achievements. I was there as part of the crowd, not the talking point."
Katie told Mirror Online: "I was delighted to be invited to the British LGBT Awards and enjoyed chatting to sponsors, supporters and hairy ankle biters during the evening.

"My ambition is to be a gay icon. But my attendance was only to be part of the crowd - not the conversation.

"I wish the organisers of British LGBT all the very best and hope the custodians of the guest list have a successful trip to Specsavers."

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In a 2017 interview on The Rubin Report she talks about her anti-multiculturalism stance. This clip demonstrates similarities with other pieces of media that has been collected. For example, Hopkins is outspoken and unapologetic about her controversial views on Islam which she has voiced on Twitter.

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Katie Hopkins on Multiculturalism, Hate Speech and the Word Police (Pt. 2)

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In 2014, she made a guest appearance on Celebrity Juice. One would expect Hopkins to be loud and forthcoming with her opinions, however she remains quite reserved and quiet in contrast to previous television appearances.

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Surprisingly this is a fan site detailing facts, background information and all the latest news about her. The public do like that Hopkins says what is on her mind and is unapologetic about it, leaving many to wish they could express their view in such a forthright manner.

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Across the media, Katie delivers a strong take on employment, business, mothers, lifestyle and politics. She is robust about the need for individuals to take accountability for their actions and to strive to succeed.

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Hopkins tweet following the Manchester bombing led to her leaving her position as a presenter at LBC radio. This demonstrates that there is little tolerance for racism and hate speech in society, however Hopkins remains a highly controversial and outspoken figure on all subjects.

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Hopkins accused Monroe of vandalism to a war memorial, but she had been mistaken and refused to apologise. Monroe took legal action and was awarded £24,000 in damages and £107,000 in legal costs. This tweet demonstrates that Hopkins encompasses elements of an unapologetic star image, due to her refusal to apologise, which would have avoided the court case.

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In 2017, she appeared on Talkradio to discuss the release of her autobiography Rude. In this piece of media, Hopkins appears quite relaxed and candid, which contrasts with her usual argumentative demenour. I suspect this may be to engage the audience, as this clip focuses on the promotion and discussion of her autobiography. Therefore, she is working hard to gain the publics favour.

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Katie Hopkins: "Diane Abbott gets flak on Twitter because she's crap at maths not because of racism"

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In 2015, she appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live saying that people's responses never hurt her and that you have to be accept that people's view of you might not be favourable. This demonstrates that she does not care what people think about her and she will continue to be outspoken.

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BBC Radio 5 live - In Short, Katie Hopkins: 'I iterate the stuff you can't say anymore'

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The businesswoman and The Sun columnist denies she is a "professional figure of hate".

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The clip shows Hopkins VT for the 2007 series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. She says she is not afraid to speak her mind, and will tell people to their face what she thinks of them. The outspoken nature of Hopkins remains a stable and coherent part of her star image, which spans the whole of her career to date.

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Katie Hopkins Joins The Jungle | I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

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This article details her appearance on The Apprentice in 2007, in which she declined Lord Sugar's offer of a place in the final. She made critical comments about her fellow contestants throughout the series and became disliked by many of the viewers. This further reinforces Hopkins as opinionated and argumentative, these elements of Hopkins star image remain consistent across her career.

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Next week's final will now be a contest between Simon, a 27-year-old Cambridge graduate and internet entrepreneur, and Kristina, 36, a pharmaceutical sales manager and single mother.

After firing Lohit Kalburgi and Tre Azam, Sir Alan questioned Katie over her glum expression.

He said: "You don't look like a lady whose just been told you've entered the final. There's two people here that are very employable. Everyone would appreciate it if you spoke up."

After a pause, Katie told him: "I'm making a decision without having the courtesy to speak to the people who care for my children. It's a risk, it's a discourtesy to my parents."

She went on: "I don't want to make a fool of you or me. I think it's more important to get the courtesy to have my plans in place, so I'll have to stand down."

Katie, who describes herself as an "Alpha female", has been accused of being a "game player" who intended to use the show to find fame.

The unpopular contestant has had affairs with three married men, and last week was pictured romping in a field, allegedly with a work colleague.

In a pre-recorded interview with Heart FM, Katie said of the final two contestants: "I'd like to smash a glass ceiling over Kristina. It's got to be Simon that wins."

The winner will be revealed on BBC1 next Wednesday.

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Next week's final will now be a contest between Simon, a 27-year-old Cambridge graduate and internet entrepreneur, and Kristina, 36, a pharmaceutical sales manager and single mother. After firing Lohit Kalburgi and Tre Azam, Sir Alan questioned Katie over her glum expression. He said: "You don't look like a lady whose just been told you've entered the final.

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In 2018, she appeared on Sky News criticising women who freeze their eggs when they get older and say they must be too picky and up tight when looking to start a family. Again, this demonstrates her outspoken nature and disinterest in other people's opinions when she does not agree with them.

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In Closer magazine, Katie opens up about her struggles with epilepsy. This challenges her star image, as she appears vulnerable and emotional, whereas she is usually  very hard faced and tough.

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February 2015 issue of OK! magazine provides an insight into her luxurious lifestyle and marriage. This further challenges her star image, as she opens up about her life. Resultantly, this article humanises Hopkins and allows readers to connect with her, and understand her on a personal level.

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Hopkins World is a website where she posts her journalism and video commentaries for The Rebel Media. It is a place where she can voice her opinions. However, it may be seen as aiding her extremist views, in the sense that it encourages her to write about issues which may be perceived as spreading racial hatred.

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In January 2018, she joined the right winged website The Rebel Media. As a columnist for the organisation, Hopkins is able to use The Rebel Media as a platform, through which she can air her controversial views about Islam, multiculturalism and terrorism to an audience that is receptive of her views.

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Controversial columnist Katie Hopkins has joined right-wing Canadian website The Rebel Media after exiting her post at the Mail Online.

Ms Hopkins will write a regular column as well as posting video commentaries and filing investigative reports through a new website called Hopkins World.

Tommy Robinson, founder of the English Defence League, is also a contributor to the site, where he writes regular anti-Muslim columns.

In her first column, she wrote: "The aim of Hopkins World is to tell the stories not being told.

"And to help your voice be heard at a time when too many of us feel the list of things we can't say is longer than the list of things we can.

"When so many platforms are under the control of the Saudis, tied to fickle commercial advertisers or beholden to special interests and religious lobbyists, it is a real thrill to find a place for us to speak without censorship.

"If you hear yourself saying: 'I'm not supposed to say this, but ... ' then I am here to reassure you that you are. Your views matter. You matter."

After leaving the Mail Online, it emerged the site had paid substantial damages and legal costs to a teacher whom Ms Hopkins falsely claimed had taken her students to an anti-Trump rally.

In May last year, Hopkins also left her job at broadcaster LBC.

Katie Hopkins dropped by Mail Online 'by mutual consent'

The radio station declined to comment on her departure but it came in the wake of her tweet calling for a "final solution" following the Manchester Arena bombing that left 22 people dead.

The wording echoed the Nazi term for the eradication of Jews in concentration camps during the Second World War.

She later deleted the tweet and re-posted it with the words "true solution".

The Rebel Media was founded by Canadian broadcasters and political activist Ezra Levant.

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In an appearance on Loose Women in 2015, she refuses to apologise to Coleen Nolan for her comments regarding Linda Nolan's weight when they were both contestants on Celebrity Big Brother UK. This clip demonstrates elements of an unapologetic star image, as Hopkins refuses to express remorse for her hurtful comments, which sparks arguments on the show.

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Katie Hopkins Upsets Coleen Nolan | Loose Women

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In an appearance on This Morning in 2013, she criticises Peaches Geldof's preference for 'Attachment Parenting'. This portrays Hopkins as very outspoken, with very little consideration for other peoples opinions, that she does not agree with. Therefore, it builds on her brash, argumentative star image.

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This Morning | Katie Hopkins and Peaches Geldof Debate Attachment Parenting | ITV

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In an appearance on Nolan Live, she says that she would never hire anybody with a tattoo, or if they are overweight. She then goes on to insult the presenter about his weight. This demonstrates elements of a rude and unapologetic star image. She does not care who she offends, and shows little regard for other peoples feelings.

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Are tattoos totally acceptable now? #NolanLIVE

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In an interview on Daily Politics, Hopkins pledges her support for Donald Trump's views on Islam and claims that Britain has in part been 'radicalised'. This controversial view underpins her star image, she thrives on controversy and remains true to speaking her mind, regardless of how others respond to her opinions.

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In an appearance on This Morning in 2013, she said she would always prioritise work over her children, and would miss their birthdays, as they are 'transferable'. This further sparked dislike for Hopkins from viewers, with many disagreeing with her outspoken opinion.

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In April 2015, she wrote a column for The Sun comparing migrants to 'cockroaches' and 'feral humans', and stated that she would use gunships to stop them instead of deploying rescue boats. This column sparked controversy on a huge scale, however Hopkins remained unapologetic, which is a key element of her star image, and remains a consistent part of her facade.

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A column in which media personality Katie Hopkins described migrants as "cockroaches" and "feral humans" resembled pro-genocide propaganda, the United Nations has said.

In a strongly worded statement issued on Friday, the UN High Commission for Human Rights said tabloid "misinformation" about immigration was fed into a "nasty underbelly of racism" lurking beneath the migration issue.

"Under the guise of freedom of expression, [negative coverage is] being allowed to feed a vicious cycle of vilification, intolerance and politicization of migrants," High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said in a statement.

"This is not only sapping compassion for the thousands of people fleeing conflict, human rights violations and economic deprivation who are drowning in the Mediterranean. The nasty underbelly of racism that is characterizing the migration debate in an increasing number of EU countries has skewed the EU response to the crisis ... and could sadly result in further massive loss of life."

In its statement the Commission argued that Ms Hopkins's column, published in The Sun newspaper, used "language very similar to that employed by Rwanda's Kangura newspaper and Radio Mille Collines during the run up to the 1994 genocide".

The Commissioner noted that both Rwandan media organizations were later convicted by an international tribunal of public incitement to commit genocide.

He noted that the media in Nazi Germany "described people their masters wanted to eliminate as rats and cockroaches" , adding: "The Sun's editors took an editorial decision to publish this article, and - if it is found in breach of the law - should be held responsible along with the author."

The Commissioner argued that "anti-foreigner abuse" in the press was impacting public opinion and distorting the EU's response to the Mediterranean crisis - and possibly increasing the death toll.

Ms Hokins said in the column that she did not care if migrants died on their crossing of the Mediterranean, that they were like "cockroaches", "feral humans", and that gunboats should be dispatched to prevent further arrivals.

The High Commissioner criticised "almost all" of the UK's tabloid newspaper for fabricating stories about immigrants.

"Asylum seekers and migrants have, day after day, for years on end, been linked to rape, murder, diseases such as HIV and TB, theft, and almost every conceivable crime and misdemeanour imaginable in front-page articles and two-page spreads, in cartoons, editorials, even on the sports pages of almost all the UK's national tabloid newspapers," Mr Al Hussein said.

"Many of these stories have been grossly distorted and some have been outright fabrications. Elsewhere in Europe, as well as in other countries, there has been a similar process of demonization taking place, but usually led by extremist political parties or demagogues rather than extremist media."

He added that migration was a valid topic for debate but that it should be discussed "on the basis of fact -- not fiction, exaggeration or blatant xenophobia".

"History has shown us time and again the dangers of demonizing foreigners and minorities, and it is extraordinary and deeply shameful to see these types of tactics being used in a variety of countries, simply because racism and xenophobia are so easy to arouse in order to win votes or sell newspapers."

On Monday the Society of Black Lawyers reported The Sun newspaper to the Metropolitan Police over the column and called for it to be investigated under the 1986 Public Order Act's incident of racial hatred provision.

An online petition calling for Ms Hopkins to be sacked has reached nearly 300,000 people.
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A column in which media personality Katie Hopkins described migrants as "cockroaches" and "feral humans" resembled pro-genocide propaganda, the United Nations has said. In a strongly worded statement issued on Friday, the UN High Commission for Human Rights said tabloid "misinformation" about immigration was fed into a "nasty underbelly of racism" lurking beneath the migration issue.

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In this tweet she suggests that Dementia suffers would be better off dead, and her comments were condemned by leading UK Alzheimer's charities. Hopkins displays little compassion or care for others, and the struggles they are going through. This highlights her star image as unsympathetic and uncaring, almost inhuman in nature.

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Following the Manchester Arena Bombing, Hopkins Tweeted this and used the term 'final solution', which is the Nazis' term for Holocaust or ethnic cleansing. Yet again, Hopkins comments can be viewed upon as racist and controversial. However, she remains unapologetic or remorseful and claims that it was merely a 'typo'.

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She posted this on Twitter after a series of terrorist attacks. She is known to be anti-Islam and is unapologetic about her outspoken views, creating a star image fuelled by controversy.

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She was the presenter of her own chat show entitled If Katie Hopkins Ruled the World in 2015. The show drew wide spread criticism, due to Hopkins controversial views and failure to acknowledge other people's opinions, which she refused to apologise for. It further fuelled dislike for Hopkins as the show was cancelled, due to low ratings.

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Rude provides as insight into her life and views, described as part memoir part handbook for the modern woman, published in 2017.  It allows the reader to connect and understand Hopkins on a deeper personal level than previously. It peels back her icy exterior and humanises her, and therefore it challenges her star image.

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Love her or hate her, Katie Hopkins is impossible to ignore, and this hilarious and revealing new book - part memoir, part handbook for the modern woman - is much the same.Laughing through the chapters of her life, she shares her disasters, her biggest disappointments and the time she had to ring her super sensible boss to say she was on the front pages of the tabloids for having sex in a field.

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In 2015 she made a TV documentary entitled 'Katie Hopkins: My Fat Story', in which she gained and lost three stone to prove a point that fat people are lazy. This further adds to the controversial persona she portrays, as she shows little care for other people, and remains unapologetic about her opinions.

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In an appearance on This Morning in 2013, Hopkins stated that she would stop her children playing with their classmates if they had 'lower class' names. This source demonstrates that Hopkins has very controversial views, as 91% of viewers disagreed with her absurd opinion.

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