I bet it’s not even true that he would want to change her name to Geldof! But I see no reason why he shouldn’t legally adopt her if she kept the name Hutchence! I think it is lovely that he has raised her since her parents deaths, I think it was right that she was raised with her sisters and Bob seems like a great father! Yes some of his daughters especially Peaches, I would say seem to be a bit wild, but that’s hardly his fault, my mam and dad are great parents to me but I sometimes do crazy things, although I’m mainly more sensible now, doesn’t mean they are bad parents or anything and haven’t done their best raising me!

Bob seems lovely and I’m sure Tiger Lily has been happy all these years with Bob and her sisters!

Uh huh, sure thing Jayla. And I’m best mates with the Queen of England.

Why should we believe you? “I know them personally” isn’t actually proof that you know them personally. I mean, I know someone who was on Neighbours personally, but I can’t prove it to you or anyone else on this board.

Nothing that you have said could not have been gleaned from a decade of Australian tabloid magazines. I know, because I’ve read them.

Ivey and Sharon.
I can only say what I know to be true as I seem to be the only one who actually knows any of the people involved. I have said previously that what I have written is from seeing it and hearing it personally from the people involved. I will not repeat myself any further, but I don’t know how much more of the truth it can be then from coming from the people themselves.
If you choose not to believe it, that’s fine with me.
And that’s all I have to say on this issue.

I have been admirer’s of Bob and MH for years.
I was devastated when Michael passed away. I don’t know what went on with the three of them, other than Bob didn’t want the girls to move to Australia.
I don’t blame Bob for Michael’s death, I think it was an unfortunate accident. I do believe he was probably depressed over a number of things, including not being able to take the girls with her.
Now with Bob adopting Tiger, I don’t know if he has tried before and Tina and MH’s mum stood in the way or what.
I think its cool he wants to adopt her, but I don’t agree with the name change.
My dad died when I was young too, but I don’t think I would ever want to change that name, that was my dads, but thats just me.
Couldn’t be Hutchence-Geldof?
Whatever goes on, I wish them the best and happiness in the world.

Tiger has a nanny! Well of course she does, it is part of the world she was born into. When she lived with Hutchence and Yates she also had a nanny, the same as all of her sister’s. Anyone like Geldof, Yates, Hutchence, even ’salt of the earth’ stars like Kate Winslet, have nannies for their children. I don’t see a problem with it, we may see it as cruel and rather Victorian, but these people cannot conduct their careers without having one. Tiger Lily may not like having a nanny, but in all honesty I doubt she knows anything else, as it makes her no different from her sister’s, or the children she mixes at school; all who would have similar familial set ups.

It is also equally obvious, that said nanny is hired by Bob. It is my understanding that in the ‘their household’ there is Bob, his girlfriend (who I think is called Marie, she’s French anyway), the four girls, a housekeeper, and a nanny. I know that Bob’s two eldest children no longer live at home though.

Jayla – your report of the way Bob operates makes it sound as if it is movie – of – the – week type cruelty. I sincerely hope, and doubt, that this is the way things operate.

I think Tiger Lily should be the one to decide who she lives with and whether or not she wants to be adopted (and whether or not she wants to change her name.)

I’ve always admired Bob in this situation. He puts his girls first, and not many guys would step up to the plate to raise their daughters’ half-sister.

I think that’s sweet. Now he should petition to change his other daughters’ first names, because they’re terrible! But that’s just my opinion.

Jayla,

you seem a little intense.

I agree it would have been nice if Geldof and the remaining Hutchence family could have come to a more peaceful arrangement. And I also agree Tina should have gotten full custody originally, but as it stands now, Bob has had her for seven years and I can’t see how it would be of the best interest of Tiger for that to change.

As for Rhett(MHs’ brother) you need to get some of your facts straight he had an autobiography written about a year ago stating he is still a daily heroin addict and two of his children are younger than Tiger.(not that this matters, but it just makes it seem like you don’t know what your talking about)

As for her name being changed, yes it bothers me but realistically she can always change it back when she is 18 if she wants too.

I really don’t want to be rude about the departed, but Paula and Michael really don’t matter, Tiger does. What is best for her is the most important thing, not what her parents opinions would have been, it is the living that are important.

I don’t know about all this supervised, restriction nonsense, but I do know that both Michael’s father and brother were allowed to see Tiger anytime they wanted in the UK (no idea bout visits to Australia), and Michael’s brother is/was by his own admission a heroin user. I have no idea about the mother and half – sister, but I do know that Michael’s relationship with both, is contentious, and they were trying, before Paula’s death, to get custody of tiger. I also believe that they were living in Canada for a long period of time, they may now be back in Australia.

Well if Tiger’s nanny is with her when she visits people, well then what do people expect? She is responsible for the child and it is the way these things are, I doubt there is any underhandedness going on there.

I friend of mine used to work in Canterbury, where Geldof has a house, and used to see Geoldof and Tiger around a lot at weekends, doing normal things that a kid would like: McDonalds, toy stores, whatever. To him, she seemed a perfectly happy child.