There is nothing tragic about those commercials.
And that Herbal commercial was a tribute to the ones back in the day, it's just that with certain things people have reached prude status again that it is hated or seen as tragic. (not directing at the OP, but it has been hated by certain media outlets and those tragic parents organisations)
In the UK it's widely known her music career is a joke but people love how down to earth she is and doesn't mind laughing at herself.
Really? she has plenty of top 10 hits in the UK, including a #1, if that is a joke, then I wonder what they call people who underperform worse than her.