Are we seriously going to spurn the likes of Mel Sykes because we fear she is a self seeking publicity junkie entering a sport that has zero profile or cognisance with joe public??
Or should we perhaps welcome the unashamed glamour and sexy image she brings with her which will appeal certainly to many young people out there looking for an accessible sport that doesnt require muscles like Schwarzenegger or the fitness levels of a marathon runner and seems to be fun to participate in??
For gods sake people wake up!! we need the likes of Mel and her male equivalents to bring a breath of renewal and a surge of young people into our sport, there is nothing so alluring as successful people from any walk of showbiz life taking up a sport, they are always copied by those who want some of the stardust to rub off.
Who cares if she makes it to the Olympics although I wish her the very best in her quest, she is getting into the major papers and putting our tired old sport out there (absolute gold dust !!)