Kanye WestThis pompous rapper has variously declared himself equal to Steve Jobs, Beethoven and God. Though reports that he also believes he’s the “next Nelson Mandela” turned out to be untrue, Atlanta born West once suggested “maybe my skin’s not right” when he was overlooked in favour of Britney Spears at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards show. West, whom has a daughter with the so-called “reality star” Kim Kardashian, has also made statements such as “I am not a fan of books”, “fashion breaks my heart” and “I still think I am the greatest”. In November 2013, it was reported that West and Kardashian were planning to build a “replica Downton Abbey” that will be the “most spectacular house ever built” in Los Angeles in honour of their fascination with “European history, the aristocracy and the British royals”. No doubt this pad will be as tacky as its inhabitants.

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nice Katie Hopkins
The same people in the Steeple archive

Katie Hopkins (nicknames include The Wicked Witch of the West, Cruella De Vil, Widow Twanky, Miss Piggy and Patrick Bateman)

Born in Barnstaple, Hopkins is a serial reality contestant who is serially capable of making seriously stupid remarks. This blonde blabbermouth was once a stand-by contestant for Big Brother and appeared on both The Apprentice and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in 2007. During and after her stint in competitive television, Hopkins […]

Amanda Platell
From the same Steeple territory

Amanda Platell

This acid tongued Australian harpy was the press secretary to William Hague when he was leader of the Conservative Party. She’s now reverted to journalism and after leaping to the defence of her “dear friend” Rolf Harris declared “Cliff Richard doesn’t deserve this lurid trial by television” in August 2014. Amanda Platell “ran out of […]