Why People Are So Fascinated by Celebrities? by Gu

People are always fascinated by celebrities nowadays. Some celebrities have fame, some have charming appearances and some have both of them. In the case of Diana and M.J, their deaths launched them onto a sort of iconic status. But whatever they are, in fact, all of them are commercialized and lose their privacy.

Generally, celebrities become famous due to the media. The media need celebrities for drawing the public’s attention. Meanwhile, the public also needs those celebrities to fill their hollowness. Several years ago, a famous host of CCTV (the largest TV station in China) said that even a dog of CCTV could be famous. I think he is right. With the improvement of our lives, people naturally seek for mental satisfaction. Thus, those celebrities become the ones provide it. When Beckham appeared, even though he was in Manchester United, no one could imagine that he would be so famous. Having perfected by his agent, someone said it’s his wife Victoria changed him into a real celebrity, not only a good soccer player. His fame not only brought him wealth, but scandal as well. It’s just out of people’s curiosity? Of course it’s not. When he began to enjoy himself as a celebrity, he also had to bear all kinds of inconvenience following his fame.