This has saddened me. Why are people always so eager to have a go at successful people who fall or either mess up. We have seen the same with Rooney, and with others.

I remember a while ago I was chatting to a Man City fan while camping. It was a few days after Gills spectacularly threw the lay off final away. We were, however, talking about how we both disliked Man Utd, but a few days earlier, how we were supporting them in their spectacular victory in the Champions league against (I think) Barcelona. We were discussing why everyone ‘hates Man Utd.’ We came to quite a weird and worrying decision. That was that this country, or the press (which we keep in business by buying their papers) does not seem to like individual, or team success, and is constantly looking for people to fall down. This, we thought, must come from simple jealousy.

Kate Moss has made a mistake – big flipping deal! Does that mean companies should dump her? I think not. For years they have made millions our of her looks and her body, without meaning to sound or insinuate coarseness. Company after company have made millions by using Kate in their advertising.

I can’t begin to imagine what pressure you must feel when you know your career is based not on who you are, nor on what you can do, nor on what you can achieve, nor on reaching certain targets – but simply based on how you look.

What must it feel like to know that you are going to be discarded when your looks start to go, or body shape starts to mature. To know that people are only interested in you for your looks, rather than who you are, must be a horribly painful experience.

And yes there will be people who say things like ‘well … its a job she chose’ or ‘she did not have to take that route’. Those people would be right. But, at the age of 16 or so, which young person would turn down the chance of success, fame and money. How many of us look back and regret decisions we made in earlier years which have an impact on us now.

Kate Moss made a mistake with the alleged cocaine thing. She has apologised. Why can’t we now leave her alone to rebuild her life?

Rather than looking on and smiling at the misfortune of a women in the limelight, we should be praying that she can find herself and value in who she is.