Whether it’s the news of a recession getting us down, high temperatures across the country making us all a bit ratty or, oh yeah, the literal global pandemic that’s dominated the news for the last six months, no one’s denying that we could all use some tips on how to find some more happiness in our lives.
What we probably don’t need, though, is for those tips to be delivered by someone especially wealthy, speaking from their holiday home in the Bahamas.
Unfortunately, that’s what happened during Thursday’s edition of Good Morning Britain, where singer-songwriter Joss Stone was a guest.
Speaking via video-link, the Super Duper Love
Singer spoke about her new podcast A Cuppa Happy, declaring: “I’ve noticed that we have a lot of opportunity to be happy and we don’t always take it.”She went on to say that she felt having “choice” was the key to being happy, noting: “Every person I’ve spoken to, so far [on the podcast] has flagged that we have choice. And I don’t think everybody truly feels that way. I think some people genuinely feel that they don’t have it. And that is a total myth.”
Joss continued: “If we can accept that we do have choice in mostly every direction unless we’re enslaved... or in
prison... mentally we have little choices that we make as we walk along in this life.
“And that is for every single person. That’s comforting. It’s a nice thought and very freeing.”
Now, obviously Joss Stone’s intent was that we should all try and find some happiness in our lives at a difficult time, and that’s certainly not something we feel should be knocked.
But the delivery of that message was not exactly well-received by many GMB viewers who were watching along on
Social Media, with Joss’ name creeping up the list of Twitter’s trending topics shortly afterwards...Joss Stone chilling in the Bahamas in.her other home, saying life is great and be happy #gmbpic.twitter.com/VllKxI6dhQ— Nate Ben Comedian (@NathanielBen82) August 13, 2020Multimillionaire Joss Stone sat in her home in the Bahamas talking about the secret to happiness and telling us how lucky the
UK is that Boris is single handedly saving the arts. Jesus christ. Have a word @GMB— Conor (@ConorMcGrace) August 13, 2020Finding this Joss Stone piece (from the Bahamas!) incredibly patronising. Interview someone unemployed living on a council estate somewhere shitty and ask *them* how they can be happy. #GMB— Woof Zip Criminal (@fritzromanov) August 13, 2020Anyone watching Joss Stone on #GMB ? She seems so out of touch.— Nic (@Midnite_nic) August 13, 2020Joss stone fully deluded about
Britain from her massive house in the Bahamas #GMB— Kaz Lloyd (@KazLloyd1) August 13, 2020Joss stone in the Bahamas telling us all be happy... love, most of us got bills to pay and no way of paying them..so sorry were not sitting in the Bahamas pretending life is wonderful...we've got real problems #gmbpic.twitter.com/ePb5aiLO4j— Jasmine (@JasmineToretto7) August 13, 2020Millionaire Joss Stone, sitting in a beautiful house, in the Bahamas preaching happiness. A tad irritating #gmb— attention thief 😷 (@NoWarning_Sign) August 13, 2020@GMB joss stone it's ok to say everyone has choice when you're in a good financial situation! There are thousands of people who would choose to live in a nice area, buy food and choose not to go to food banks! Choice is a privelage not everyone can afford!— marie wise (@mer1976) August 13, 2020Given that most people are facing untold hardship right now I can't actually believe that Good Morning Britain have invited Joss Stone (net worth 8 million) onto their programme to talk from the Bahamas about how we all have a choice to be happy.— Jessica Heath (@_JessicaHeath) August 13, 2020To be fair to Joss Stone I did have a choice and I chose to turn her off. She’s right, I’m much happier pic.twitter.com/qBAgT7Qrfi— Laura McColl (@laura_mccoll) August 13, 2020Joss is yet to comment on the controversy, but did write on
Instagram on Thursday morning: “@GMB Lovely to chat. Missing
England now. Be home soon, can’t wait.” View this post on InstagramA post shared by Joss Stone (@jossstone) on Aug 13, 2020 at 12:44am PDTMORE DAYTIME: Penny Lancaster Moving Between Rooms To Show Off Her House On Loose
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