Talk:Koo Stark

Untitled
"heir", not "aire"!

The reference to (or likely "from") the canadian band is just spam - maybe it can be placed in trivia section but even then, it's still spam.

This article is poor. Light on facts, sources and quality writing. It's sub supermarket tabloid level, not anywhere near encyclopedia level. Delete most of it.

Pornography
How anyone can say she wasn't in pornography (soft core) is beyond me. She was. Look anywhere at how the film is described. This article is being vandalised by User:David.Monniaux who can't even write English! It is has been protected to guard biased and partial views. Wikipedia is not PR. This article is not a credit to wikipedia. 62.64.213.252 13:51, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

koo
koo —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.219.1.17 (talk) 19:56, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Personal life
In "Koo Stark's Notebook", an article in The Spectator, 23/30 April 2011, she describes the father of her child as her "ex-fiancee" (sic) - I don't know how to do an acute accent on the first 'e' of fiancee - and accuses him of having "breached Federal Court, High Court and Court of Appeal financial orders relating to housing and maintenance payments dating back to 2001." She further defends Prince Andrew as a "war hero", asking "How many people do you know who selflessly risked their lives for others, dodging Exocet missiles and doing search and rescue in appalling conditions?" I don't know how to do references, but perhaps if someone who does thinks any of this reference worth including, they will include it. Dawright12 (talk) 08:33, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Relationship with Prince Andrew?
Given that as the lead of this article states, she's best known for her relationship with Prince Andrew - she certainly doesn't seem to be notable for anything else - it's odd that that's the one thing this article doesn't contain any information about. How long did they have a relationship for? Was it public or a secret? Was he married at the time? This is the kind of information that should really be included here. The article Prince Andrew, Duke of York is no help - she's not even mentioned there. Robofish (talk) 11:02, 21 June 2013 (UTC)


 * It was well-known about, well reported in the press at the time. I believe she was referred to as his "friend", not sure if "girlfriend" was ever used in any media. They were both unmarried at the time. A good-looking girl and a prince, even a fairly useless one, is a story papers like to write about.


 * Rather than trying to reference other Wikipedia articles, why not do some actual research, and try find something more reliable? Archives of British newspapers or magazines, particularly newspapers, of the time, will certainly have a lot about it, it was often front-page news. 188.29.164.50 (talk) 23:49, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Notability?
How notable is her involvement in films or TV shows when she never appeared in the final product?--Jack Upland (talk) 03:01, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

It’s peripheral but notable in that it paints a picture. Her involvement with Graham Greene is more notable IMHO.

Spinner (talk) 09:54, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

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Literal?
Red Dwarf, episode Timeslides (1989) : Lady Sabrina Mulholland-Jjones
 * Are you sure about that spelling of Jones? Valetude (talk) 15:40, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is Jjones 86.163.129.93 (talk) 17:11, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Name dropping
“On 22 April 1987 a charity auction at Christie's, St James's, for the Campaign to Protect Rural England, featured signed work by David Bailey, Patrick Lichfield, Don McCullin, Terence Donovan, Fay Godwin, Heather Angel, Clive Arrowsmith, Linda McCartney, Koo Stark, and...”

This is all fluff. I would cut the names out but I read (above) that the page is locked down. Is this true?

Spinner (talk) 09:51, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

The Sun copying article
Just a FYI. The Sun newspaper yesterday copied chunks of the article, blatantly including cite refs "[49]" and "[52]". I've not experienced this before - should WP make an issue of it? I've archived it at. The Sun story is called "OLD FLAME Who is Koo Stark and where is she now? Prince Andrew’s ex-girlfriend, actress and photographer" by Guy Birchall 22 Nov 2019, 15:35 Updated: 22 Nov 2019, 15:36

For the record the obvious text (~214 words) in The Sun article, from a quick study, that is a direct copy of the article is:

"Stark met Prince Andrew in February 1981, and they were close for some two years, before and after his active service in the Falklands War.

In October 1982 they took a holiday together on the island of Mustique.

...

According to Lady Colin Campbell, Andrew was in love, and the Queen was "much taken with the elegant, intelligent, and discreet Koo".

...

In 1988 Stark commented: "The amount of attention and pressure on me became unbearable. It was a nightmare."

...

Stark married Tim Jefferies, manager of a photographic gallery, in August 1984,they stayed together for a year, until they divorced.

In 1993, Stark was hit by a taxi in Old Compton Street, London losing two teeth and also suffering a deep wound to her forehead, dented by collision with her camera.

She was later engaged to Warren Walker, an American banker, but he cancelled their wedding before the birth of their daughter, Tatiana, in May 1997.

...

In 2002, Stark was diagnosed with breast cancer and endured a double mastectomy and chemotherapy, causing her to lose her hair for a time.[49]

She has been a practising Buddhist since meeting the Dalai Lama.

Stark continues to live in London and is a member of the Chelsea Arts Club.[52] She is a Patron of the Julia Margaret Cameron Trust."

Rwendland (talk) 11:31, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

The Queen's reaction
''...the Queen was "much taken with the elegant, intelligent, and discreet Koo"... However, in 1983, after 18 months of dating, they split up under pressure from the queen.''
 * So we know what the Queen liked about her. What was it that she disliked? Valetude (talk) 23:58, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Sabrina Mulholland-Jjones
The information about Sabrina Mulholland-Jjones is incorrect. The version of Dave Lister she is the fiancee of is not from a parallel universe. It's the same version of Dave Lister in the same universe, but after history was modified to allow him to become more successful. I don't know if the cited reference is wrong, but this article is definitely wrong. I removed the phrase "in a parallel universe" to correct the arcitle, but maybe a more accurate citation is required? 86.163.129.93 (talk) 16:50, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Kathleen Dee-Anne Stark
I have just read that this is her true full name. Then again, it did come from that well-known organ of skiffy fandom Wookieepedia; so the name might itself be science-fiction. Nuttyskin (talk) 11:43, 31 January 2024 (UTC)