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A friend
claims Kate and Gerry McCann have been
offered huge bids for an exclusive
interview
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KATE McCann has been thrust into a
global bidding war as TV chat shows and
news giants battle to try and sign her
up for talks on the 10th anniversary of
daughter Madeleine’s disappearance.
The
anguished mum, who has no idea if Maddie
is dead or alive after nearly a decade,
has been offered huge bids for an
exclusive interview, a friend said
today. |
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A friend
claims Kate and Gerry McCann have been
offered huge bids for an exclusive
interview on the 10th anniversary of
their daughter Maddie’s disappearance |
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Madeleine McCann went
missing in May 2007, while
on holiday with her family
in Portugal when she was
just three |
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But Kate,
still reeling from her shock libel
defeat against a former Portuguese cop
this week while trying to enjoy her
younger twins’ 12th birthdays, has not
yet considered any deal.
The ex GP
and heart doctor husband Gerry now face
sizeable court costs after losing their
civil action on appeal and
previously-won but not paid £360,000
damages which they had been ring-fencing
for the ongoing search for Maddie.
The brave
parents are bracing themselves for the
heart wrenching 10th anniversary of
Maddie’s kidnap in just 12 weeks.
Breakfast
telly queen Lorraine Kelly and a pal of
Kate’s could be a firm favourite
although ITV would probably only pay a
fraction of a fee being offered by brash
American broadcasters. |
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One has
told Kate and husband Gerry: “Name your
price!”
A close
friend of the McCann’s said: “They have
been bombarded with offers from media
around the world.
“They’re
already got 30 sitting on the table and
are getting new bids every other day
particularly from the big American
networks.
Kate did
her last TV sofa chat with Scottish
presenter Lorraine, a former Sun
columnist, nearly three years ago.
Her pal
said: “Kate likes Lorraine’s softly,
softly approach and feels comfortable
with her.
“She never
asks too many searching questions.” |
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Broadcasters have told the
couple to ‘name their price’
in order to get the
exclusive chat |
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It is believed the McCanns
from Rothley, Leics, are
being offered many thousands
of pounds to relive their
torment in a milestone 10th
anniversary chat |
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Maddie’s
mum’s last print interview was with The
Sun a year ago as the newspaper helped
promote a new child rescue alert
campaign on behalf of her charity
Missing People.
It is
believed the McCanns from Rothley, Leics,
are being offered many thousands of
pounds to relive their torment in a
milestone 10th anniversary chat.
After
three-year-old Maddie vanished during a
family holiday to Portugal in May 2007
Kate and Gerry were in a £1million
bidding war by two of America’s biggest
chat show stars at the time – Oprah
Winfrey and Barbara Walters. |
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Investigations have
continued over the last
decade to find Maddie, who
would be nearly 14 now |
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Interpol described Madeleine
as having blonde hair, blue
and green eyes, a small
brown spot on her left calf,
and a distinctive dark strip
on the iris of her right eye |
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The
McCanns, for an undisclosed fee, finally
chose Oprah and in May 2009 told in a
heart breaking interview how they felt
their snatched daughter was still alive.
The family
source said: “Kate and Gerry get weary
from all the demands for interviews,
especially in the run up to the
anniversary.
"The tenth
one is a significant one and there is
tremendous interest, not just from
Britain and America but Australasia and
Europe and of course Portugal.
"Talk
shows, news channels, glossy magazines,
newspapers – everyone’s after them!”
The pal
added: “America has always had a
fascination with Madeleine. And they’ve
had their own high profile stories of
missing children with happy endings
after after being found alive and well
years later.”
Just last
month Kate and Gerry were given fresh
hope and “buoyed up” when a kidnapped
girl Kamiyah Mobley was found alive in
the US after an incredible 18-year
search. |
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The brave parents are
bracing themselves for the
heart wrenching 10th
anniversary of Maddie’s
kidnap in just 12 weeks |
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Kate did her last TV sofa
chat with Scottish presenter
Lorraine, a former Sun
columnist, nearly three
years ago |
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Maddie, if
alive, would turn 14 in mid May just
nine days after the anniversary.
The
McCanns have been left “bitterly
disappointed” after losing on Tuesday an
eight-year libel battle against Goncalo
Amaral, an ex detective they had tried
to silence but who defeated them.
They now
face big court costs which they will
take from but will eat into the
dwindling Find Maddie Fund.
It is made
up of public donations and proceeds from
Kate’s best-seller book.
The friend
added: “Gerry said ‘It’s not good news.
We’ve gone to the pinnacle of the
Portuguese legal system and we’ve lost.
We now have to pay a sizeable amount in
costs.’ ”
The
McCann’s spokesperson Clarence Mitchell
said today: “No firm decision has been
made about any 10th anniversary
interview.”
He has
previously said: “Kate and Gerry would
only ever agree to a deal which would
widen the search for their daughter.” |
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