A High Price For a High Life
Just when you thought endless travel, chock-full closets, international adoration and more money than you know what to do with sounds like a good gig, the very same people enjoying all those perks remind the public that it’s not all bells and whistles.
Being famous is a trade. It has a cost. There is sacrifice involved when you gain an ounce of fame and find your picture pasted next to Jessica Simpson’s in US Weekly.
“You don’t know who is here for the glamour, for the gossip factor. You really just want to know that somebody loves you for you. It’s a difficult thing when you really like an ATM machine with a wig on it.” – Mariah Carey
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“It can make you feel very lonely. You’re constantly wondering if people are using you.” – Kirsten Dunst
“The biggest detriment of my life is tabloid fame. It removes me from people. When I first meet someone, it is so hard for me to overcome everything they’ve read about me. It’s not fair.” – Reese Witherspoon
“I never imagined that worrying about what other people think of me would be a big part of my day. But when you get that much negativity thrown at you, you go, “Whew! I’ve got to cope with that.” Nothing I heard in the press resembled the truth. What an insight for me.” – Meg Ryan
So apparently it’s not all glitz and glamour. It would be fantastic to fly on private jets and attend lavish premieres, but I’m not sure I could take the crazy social bubble and tight emotional strain
Do you ever wish you could be famous, despite all the pit-falls? Why would you want to be famous?
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