Oct 6, 2010 18:51 GMT  ·  By

It has often been said that there are many celebrities out there who, for lack of a better money arrangement, would agree to take their baby out so that the paparazzi can snap them.

The practice is called on the blogosphere baby “accessorizing,” with many names of celebs thrown in the mix on suspicion of doing it just to boost their public profile and earn an extra buck.

BabyCenter decided to use its readers to determine which celebrity moms are guilty of the above-mentioned “crime” (plus many many others, among which being annoying also ranks high) and are, as such, the most loathed of the lot.

Of course, the top doesn’t mean to imply that the women in question are not good mothers – far from it. The public (who voted, at least) simply considers them annoying and wouldn’t mind if they went away for a good while.

Perhaps not at all surprisingly, Kate Gosselin comes in at number one. Often criticized for using her 8 children to get extra publicity and money she doesn’t really deserved, it would seem Kate is also guilty of getting too much exposure in the media.

“Take one part opinionated/high strung woman, mix in a reality show, eight kids, and messy divorce… and bang! If you weren’t rubbed the wrong way by Kate off the get-go, surely the sheer amount of Gosselin coverage over the past two years has gotten to you,” BabyCenter writes.

Britney Spears also made it into the top 5, perhaps because many still can’t forget about those many incidents in which one of her children was also involved – or even those where they weren’t.

However, the pop star is constantly trying – and has actually been on a very good path for a couple of years now, the same e-zine points out, so maybe the “hate” is uncalled for.

However, not the same can be said about Courtney Love, the rock star who had her parental rights suspended and who got into a feud with her daughter on Twitter.

“One second we’re rooting for Courtney, who looks like she’s pulling it together with a glamorous makeover, and the next she’s posting nearly nude photos to her Twitter page. Not the ideal way to win back your daughter, eh?” BabyCenter writes.

Lindsay Lohan is at number 4, even if she’s not yet a mom. However, she’s 24 and still acts like a “hell-possessed teenager,” the e-zine says, while also having the kind of parents no one could possibly want.

The Kardashians round up the top 5. Not just Kourtney, who is the only one with a child, Mason, but all of them.

“I personally rank the trio of Kardashians (Khloe, Kourtney, and Kim) in the same category as other fame leeches such as Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt,” BabyCenter says.

“Every time I see a ‘candid’ photo of them out shopping or gallivanting around I want to scream for the nonsense to stop! Where did these people come from and why are we all pretending they deserve the public’s adoration?” the e-zine notes.

The fact that they seem to be using Mason as a prop most of the time surely doesn’t help.