Hers, however seems to me a bit of a con job.

Yeah, but you gotta understand that her whole life has been a con job. From the very start of her career. So she's just doing what comes naturally. She's a product of a public that needed a female icon, and she's just used to being a chameleon and evolving with whatever the public wants. Occasionally, she's been very good at being one or two steps ahead of the public, but nowadays, she's just trying to raise a family and still remain relevant (so the checks keep coming in.)

Can't blame her.