So to OK! magazine, home of the dubious coverline. This week the magazine features the wedding of Wendy Richard, the former EastEnders actress who been diagnosed with cancer, and her partner John Burns. Richard had revealed that she brought the date of the wedding forward because her cancer is attacking her bones and a kidney. The revelation caused a splash in the press. As the magazine put it:
"The publicity-shy actress was deeply hurt when the press sensationalised her plight by suggesting that she was dying. The harsh headlines devastated her and she is keen to assure her concerned fans that while her condition is serious, she hopes chemotherapy will cure her. 'The stories in the paper really upset me,' Wendy told OK! just before her big day."
And how did the magazine promote the story? With a front page headline: "Dying Wendy Richard's tearful wedding day: World Exclusive".
