Everyone these days wants to be a celebrity – fabulous and famous; wealthy, adored and envied. But there are some hard truths about the life of the celeb. And they can all be found on any celebrity gossip website. I decided to use one day of paparazzi-news to illustrate the downside of being trapped like a fly in the public eye.
Problem 1: Creative Ridicule
Kanye West put out a 30+ minute preview music video for his upcoming album – and in it he seems to fall in love with this bird woman who fell from the sky, but people judge her, so she flies back to wherever she came from…
Thankfully my wilder flights of fantasy (the ones that don’t include daydreaming about winning the lottery, while stuck in peak hour traffic) do not become the targets of ridicule from people all over. They are confined to my head and will not forever be accessible on YOUTube as ‘things not to do’. As well as the fact they do not cost my entire year’s salary to put together.
Problem 2: No Plan Is Secret
Lea Michele's Movie Debut: Happy New Year!
Lea Michele is getting close to firming up her New Year's plans. I can exclusively reveal...
It’s November. Right now the closest thing to a plan I have for New Years is the fact that I hate the occasion and would prefer to stay in bed. I also don’t need to let a full entourage of people (publicist, driver, parole officer) know where I am at every second of every day. If I want to at stay home for the weekend due to laziness and PMS, a press release does not need to be issued proving that I am still alive and only have Panado in the house.
Problem 3: Trespassers Will Be…
Jesse James –Take My Tools, Please!
Filed under: Jesse James Jesse James is so deadly serious about moving on from his life in California, that he's getting rid of the most iconic item in his West Coast Choppers workshop – his tool-box.
Too much information! And I don’t want anybody to know that I still have my collection of magic-colour-changing ponies. My possessions will lose the possessive prefix if everyone in the world knows that I have it.
Problem 4: Money, Money Everywhere, But Not a Drop To Spend.
Lindsay Lohan: I Can't Afford to Stay at Betty Ford
More inpatient rehab will hurt her clothing line and acting career, she tells her probation officer...
Let’s gloss over the fact that this young lady went from being a movie starlet, to an attention seeking party girl, to a drug addict and a jailbird. That much emotional and intellectual vapidity cannot be caused by celebrity alone. But lets move on to the fact that everyone can easily guess how much she was paid for her last job, the amount her home cost and when she is very much in the red, credit wise. I prefer my way of keeping my credit rating under wraps. Occasionally hide the post from my significant other and never let anyone see why I have such a very big purse.
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Hottest Headlines |
Normality Revised |
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1. Anna Kournikova’s Picture-Perfect Physique |
1. Gymed Then Went To Work |
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2. Liam Neeson Replaces Mel Gibson in the ‘Hangover2’ |
2. Shift Mix Up |
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3. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s Carousel of Hope |
3. Hope To Not Get Bored Together Before New Years Eve |
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4. Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez Make Red Carpet Debut |
4. He Met My Friends For Drinks |
| 5. Brangelina’s Twins: Budapest Stroll | 5. Some Kids Played |
High Life
The truth is that while the wealth and the glamour seems something a girl can get used to, the, constant media attention, the pressurised living in a glass house can easily strain your sanity and your relationships. The strongest celebrities are the ones who do no court attention and remain elusive unless they are doing something directly related to their career. I would take the perks as long as I could always morph back into being me as soon as it got too tiring. I prefer to sleep alone.
