Will Pippa Middleton “buckle under the pressure” of being a “phenomenon”?

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These are some new photos of Pippa Middleton out and about in London today. This continues her reign of being pap’d constantly, in the middle of the day, doing random things in lieu of an office job or something. But – Pippa has been easing up, or at least it seems that way. She was getting pap’d every day – since her sister went to Canada, Pippa has only been out and about every other day or so. As I continue to say, this girl LOVES the attention, and she’s milking it for all she can get. When it seemed like she was back with her on-again/off-again boyfriend Alex Loudon, I thought she might be settling down a bit, but then just days later she showed up with to Wimbledon with her ex, George Percy… so, Pippa wants us to talk. She wants her love life front and center. She wants us to care. UPTRADEY LIVES.

Pippa has also taken the cover of Tatler this month, just a mere six months since Kate made the cover. I HATE Pippa’s cover, and as for the article – well, it’s not like they got an interview or anything.

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On Pippa’s cover, a photo of the amid of Pippa’s wide smile on her sister’s wedding day has been printed in black and white, surrounded by brightly-coloured flowers.

Inside the magazine an article by Annabel Rivkin examines the ‘Pippa phenomenon’, and tries to work out why she is so popular. Taking on the role of a Jane Austen busybody, Rivkin writes: ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that, post-Diana, we need to respect the Duchess of Cambridge’s personal space. But it appears to be open season on her sister – will she blossom or buckle under the pressure?’

Rivkin comes up with some potential suitors for the 27-year-old, who is said to have split from ex-cricketer Alex Loudon. The list includes international bachelors Robert Kennedy III, Prince Andrea Casiraghi of Monaco and Pierre Sarkozy as well as more local – but perhaps equally unlikely – offerings including Pippa’s friend James Blunt.

[From The Mail & People]

Um, who actually thinks that Pippa will “buckle” under this “pressure”? No one. The only pressure she’s really under is the pressure she gives herself, trying to compete with her sister for attention. Oh, and the pressure she gives to the soon-to-be duke, George Percy, to propose. I don’t see Pippa with a “foreigner” – I do think she’ll settle down with an Englishman, and I think that her “project” for the next year is going to be getting that proposal from Percy.

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Photos courtesy of Fame.

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  1. really says:

    no, but her mug will!

  2. ahot says:

    How fun would it be when she finally “get” Percy boy?
    I sooo love her hustle! Me sure she & her big sis had this plan all along. Because we all know she won’t do anything that can compromise sis & family name…

  3. trolleydolly says:

    She can’t control the paparazzi, they are stalking her whenever she goes anywhere. She’s just trying to lead her life and I honestly think the venom directed at her is most uncalled for. So what she goes to Wimbledon? Most people from her social circle do. She smiles for the cameras? If she scowled there would be even more vicious commentry. She can’t help who her sister is married to or the interest shown in her by the redtops. Give the girl a break.

  4. gee says:

    She looks like Amy Sedaris when she smiles. I love her shoes and her leather jacket!

  5. Isa says:

    ” Pippa the bottom line” LOL

    I like the dress on her, but the leather jacket makes the whole thing looks cheap.

    I don’t think she will buckle under the pressure. She is an asset to the Royal Family. She is taking away any negative attention from the newly weds and the Royal Family and I think this is precisely their strategy.

    She will not be out of the news for some time and she will marry someone very high up, either in money or title.

    This Percy guy makes my gaydar go off, but I could be wrong.

  6. Rita says:

    @Kaiser

    Wonderfully snarky, but I love Pippa.

    She’s a confident looking commoner. She dresses confortably and not to show it all. Yes, she’s papped to hell and back and I think there’s a tinge of “UpTradey” in her. The press is pushing her hard but she seems to be quite casual about the ride. Go Pippa!!!

    Yeah, the Taltler cover is a disaster.

  7. jocular says:

    Exactly what @trolley dolley said. Speculative nonsense.

  8. Anonymous says:

    I question Pippa’s fashion sense – the shoes, jacket, bag, and dress are all nice – just not together. But I’m not upper crust, so what do I know?

  9. Anna says:

    How is she different from a Kardashian?

  10. dr.bombay says:

    I think Pippa will not buckle, because I think she can handle 5 minutes of fame. Unless she really steps it up and does something meaningful, that is.

  11. bluhare says:

    I get Tatler and she’s not on this month’s cover, it must be August.

    I think her life in the public eye won’t last. She doesn’t do anything entertaining. She’ll fade into the background, but still be traveling in very high circles and marry very very well.

  12. Bailey says:

    yikes, ugly cover, looks like an old fashioned paste and copy job.

  13. Turtle Dove says:

    A small part of me thinks that she’s courting the attention – always styled, the big smile for the camera. But another part says that the girl is just living life and the paps in Europe are notoriously aggressive and will stalk for photos.

    What’s the gal to do? She’s got to leave the house, work, eat, socialize… meh. I guess I don’t care in the grand scheme of things.

  14. mimi says:

    Both Middleton sisters are terribly fame-hungry and lazy.

    They were born into privilege and money and what have they done with their opportunities?

    No work. Shopping, dieting and vacationing.

    Cling to every guy who might be famous and/or got money.

    I don’t think she is competing with her sister.
    They are both equally and separately doing all they can to get media attention for nothing.

  15. Jaana says:

    Um y is she news?????? what does she do? we havent even seen an ass shot??? wtf?

  16. JulieM says:

    Mimi: Yup, exactly!

  17. MMF says:

    She always has on the ugliest shoes.

  18. justme says:

    Well she must work sometime because she is on her way to work in these pictures! Concerning George Percy – you do know that when she attended Wimbledon with him they were accompanied by his younger brother Max and his brother’s pal. Just look to the left of her in all the pictures – Max is a dark-haired fellow and the pal is sort of goofy-looking. Not exactly a romantic date. She’s known George since she was a teenager, she knows his family – they are friends that’s all.

  19. Garvels says:

    Mimi-
    I agree with you completely.I personally get irritated when they are referred to as role models for young impressionable girls. I don’t despise them,I simply do not respect their career choices of step ford wife and party girl.

  20. Wresa says:

    Ohh, wow, she must REALLY miss that office job when she’s hobnobbing with royalty and being featured on the cover of magazines. >snark<

    Call the Middleton sisters social climbers, fine, but famewhores? Do you honestly think Pippa is calling the paps on herself? Obviously they are riding the crest and cashing in on her 15 minutes of fame, which she never sought in the first place.

  21. Tiffany says:

    Could care less about her, but want the jacket and computer case bad to pair with some great jeans and a cute shirt and great shoes.
    She messes it all up with the other bag, shoes and the striped dress. She’s really not that facially beautiful, is she? It’s like, maybe her face is asymmetrical or something… I can’t put my finger on it, but it is something.
    My bet is on Percy, the name have been around since Henry VIII, that’s quite a nab.

  22. Bess says:

    If Pippa is honestly trying to compete with her sister over husbands, I think she’s in for a rude awakening. How can she ever compete with being Queen of England?

  23. JennJenn says:

    Kaiser, Kaiser, you’re Pippa-watching again! 🙂 Thanks, luv. I must say, that outfit is a rare fail for Ms. Middleton. The shape, the juxtaposing patterns, the jacket, the clunky wedges, none of it works. Draws attention to her short legs and hides her slim waist and hips.

  24. inthekitchen says:

    @Bess, I agree…although she probably won’t be queen for 30 years or so, so that leaves lots of time for sisterly competition. According to that font of knowledge, the Daily mail, they are super competitive so I wouldn’t put it past Pippa to try to snag a duke.

  25. Mia says:

    What the hell? What pressure? What exactly does she do between shopping and taking holidays? These pictures immediately brought to mind Kellen Lutz’s attempt to appear smart by reading a book in a tree. That ploy didn’t work for him & that Chanel laptop case ain’t working for Pippa.

  26. mary simon says:

    The Middleton girls do not buckle. They are strong, athletic, poised and confident, like them or not. I like them both, Kate more than Pippa.

  27. WhiteNoise says:

    What TrolleyDolly said. What’s she supposed to do? Stay home forever? She’s just living her life and it’s really not her fault that the media has lazily focused on her every move and forced her down people’s throats. In reality, she hasn’t done one single thing out of her normal routine that would warrant attention were it not for her being Kate’s sister.

  28. anon says:

    Isn’t she only like 27/28? Damn, she looks old….

  29. fuefinawg says:

    Espadrilles and a leather jacket? WTF?

  30. Gabrielle says:

    I don’t understand the jacket/stocking situation with both Kate and Pippa. Is it always cold in England even in the summer?

  31. Ashley says:

    The social climbing Middelton sisters. I find it so odd that everyone seems to think it but never actually comes out and says it. What has happened to the English press? They used to speak the troof, now it’s all ass kissing and say something nice or don’t say it at all.

    What’s even more disturbing is that ^^^THIS^^^ is considered ideal beauty in England. You’d think it was the land of fuggos the way they keep harping on about Pippa. They need to get out [of England] more because in the rest of that world ^^THAT^^ is a 4/10 at best.

  32. justez says:

    If I were here I’d have never left George Percy. I mean isn’t the the duke that’s going to inherit Alnwick Castle(Howarts in HP fimls)?

  33. mln76 says:

    Can’t stand Pippa and I thought it was hilarious when one of the commentors on Wimbeldon said the only royal who actually seemed interested in tennis was Camilla. She isn’t pretty and she’ll never land as big a fish as her sister. Her only purpose is to make her sister seem elegant and regal in comparison Pippa GO AWAY!!!

  34. OtherChris says:

    Why is she carrying a briefcase? Or is that her extreme couponing binder?

  35. yesyesyes says:

    i’m sorry but my gaydar goes off when i see…her.

  36. MorticiansDoItDeader says:

    I wish the paps and press would stop trying to make Pippa happen. What has she done besides wear an eye catching dress to the royal wedding?she bores me to tears.

  37. Firecracker says:

    I’m already sick of Pippa, but not Kate. Mortician, totally agree! Her dress was beautiful, but the wedding’s over.

  38. Esmom says:

    I agree with everyone who says she’s just not all that — not that put together, not that beautiful, not that intriguing. Both she and her sister just do not have that natural, effortless glam that so many celebs/royals/etc do.

    Of course Kate will always get attention no matter what, she’s now the future queen. And the fact is she and Wills are adorable together.

    As for Pippa, the parallel that comes to mind is Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. She had real style. Turns out it wasn’t as effortless as it appeared but damn she could keep up the illusion. Iconic, I think, is the word for her. Pippa, not so much.

  39. Hannah says:

    Wow. I don’t get the Pippa/Kate hate either. They are not completely lazy as both have university degrees. Post university who knows what restrictions were placed upon Kate. Judging from the Canada trip pics, Kate and Prince William do seem to truly be in love.

    I remember reading somewhere that Pippa did hang out with the elite of society at university. AND, that after graduation she parlayed her social/familial connections into a successful party/event planning business.

  40. Dea says:

    I just do not see the appeal on her. She looks like a middle-aged woman. I mean she is on her 20-s and looks like over 40. I really see her as the most average looking person on earth. I agree that the bridesmaid dress was extremely good on her (because of her petite body and nice shape) and there was the key moment that put her into this fame, But she really looks quite old.

  41. Violet says:

    I think the media frenzy about Pippa is just that — a frenzy created by the media. I don’t get the sense that people are very interested in her, despite all the headlines.

    And, by the way, Jessica Alba take note: Unlike you, Pippa Middleton is someone who looks “racially ambiguous” because she could easily pass for white, part Asian or part Latina.

  42. Cindy says:

    I’m sure the pressure will die down once the media realizes that most people don’t care. Personally, I don’t dislike her, I just don’t care if she’s running errands or shopping or whatever.

  43. Carmen says:

    This trick is boring. She is only famous for being the sister who the soon to be king had to settle for. She looked like a two dollar hooker at her sister’s wedding.

  44. the truth says:

    How old is Pippa? 40?

  45. Jazmin says:

    This flat faced, short legged, hipless creature with a linebacker walk -(like her sister) needs to go away!

  46. jocular says:

    @min76 she is not Royal.

  47. eternalcanadian says:

    Philippa needs to lay off the orange tanner or stop tanning. She’s looking a bit too much like George Hamilton. 😛

    I like her laptop computer bag! Looks faux Chanel, no?

    Is it just me or does Philippa look healthier than Catherine? I mean I see actual curves under that heavy jacket and weird dress? I read somewhere Catherine and Phillipa share clothes. Wanna bet there’s no way Philippa would fit into that outfit Catherine wore to the NWT wilderness?

  48. d says:

    To those questioning the jacket/espadrille combination, we literally do get 4 seasons in an hour in London. Today I left home in wellies, a scarf and jacket as it was pouring and cold. By this afternoon, I wish I had brought sandals. It was sunny and warm. There is no such thing as summer in the UK, bar the occasional heat wave.

  49. Fue McCormick says:

    Pippa Middleton: Ugly outfit No. 10. Good grief …