Are you the one who loves to know about personal lives of celebrities?
By dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58676)
Delhi, India
February 18, 2012 9:18am CST
Hi friends!
Are you the one who loves to hear and reads the news and gossips about celebrities.
I have seen many pulling out the supplements and pull outs from the morning newspapers to check what is happening in the personal life of a celebrity.
Even if a celebrity is down with fever or cold the news is highlighted with his or her pictures and many enjoy reading it.
And many of us tune into TV channels which only air news about film celebrities and their lives.
I personally feel knowing about any celebrity is not bad per se but should we make ourselves so obsessed with their lives and happenings that we ignore other important happenings or news for their sake?
How happenings in their personal lives carry more importantance for us than the other news, this baffles me.
Your views on this issue please.
I may add here that opinions may differ here from person to person based on his or her personal choice and likings and the post is not to offend any mylotter or their tastes, it is just a general discussion.
Thanks in advance for your response.
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57 responses
@beamer88 (4259)
• Philippines
18 Feb 12
I get interested in the personal lives of some celebrities that I like but not to the extent of going out of my way to buy a gossip magazine or watch a talk show whose guests are celebrities. Actually, my interest is usually about the bad things that happened to them like if they got into a fight or had an accident, stuff like those, and not about their love life or their married life.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
1 Mar 12
What makes you interested about bad things happening in the lives of celebrities?
@craziestqueenever (1819)
• Philippines
18 Feb 12
I am one of those people who are interested on what's happening in the life of my favorite celebrities. I really don't know why but when I was young I am fond of reading articles about celebrities and I love to read the Entertainment section in a broad sheet. I like those celebrities who are Down to earth and who knows how to count their blessings.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
1 Mar 12
Try to find out what attracts you towards celebrities?
There would be very few celebrities who are down to earth, I believe.
Thanks for sharing.
@sukumar794 (5040)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
18 Feb 12
It is always better not to get awareness about the personal lives of those celebrities whom you hold in high esteems. The personal life and upbringing of those celebrities differ much from what you have gained about their personal life so far. It is full of filth...
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
18 Feb 12
Hi dear!
It means that you do not to know too much about personal lives of celebrities as their lives and upbringing would be different from yours.
Thanks for sharing and kick starting the discussion.
@preethaanju (3000)
• India
18 Feb 12
Its some peoples hobby to intrude into the personal lives of celebrities.How it affects their life is hard to fathom. I never get excited reading about their lives. Yes when some reveal their past,the tough way they endured to reach where they are now, i read with interest,becoz there is something to learn.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
28 Feb 12
What have your learnt so far, am curious to know. Taking a leaf from you, I could also learn if a I follow them.
@vandana7 (100127)
• India
18 Feb 12
No. Not really. I am interested in them to the extent that I get to learn something from them, inspiration or whatever. But who they date, what they wear, what they eat, do they have cellulites, etc., is not what I am looking for. But if Princess Di looked beautiful, I definitely appreciated her. And after the tabloids had poured so much about her - perhaps, I was keen that she finally finds some happiness. Other than that..nope. Not at all.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
28 Feb 12
What kind of inspiration did you gather so far from following movie stars?
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
18 Feb 12
Hi dpk
The only thing I like about these celebs is - they make tall claims. Only that. Nothing else - even whether they try to do their tall claims or not or even what they do doesnt bother me.
The dialogs they share during Interviews seem to be interesting though. Some are great orators and I like listening to their dialogs. Beyond this, I have a small brain and a heart that tell me if and how to make use of their statements if they are worth.
The only thing I like about these celebs is - they make tall claims. Only that. Nothing else - even whether they try to do their tall claims or not or even what they do doesnt bother me.
The dialogs they share during Interviews seem to be interesting though. Some are great orators and I like listening to their dialogs. Beyond this, I have a small brain and a heart that tell me if and how to make use of their statements if they are worth.
@chrystaltears (3392)
• United States
19 Feb 12
I have never been big about knowing alot about celebrities. My daughter or my brother or someone may sometimes tell me something about a celebrity that I like and I enjoy hearing about it or it makes me feel bad if I have to hear something bad that has happened to them. It always breaks my heart to hear about a celebrity dying or someone in their families dying. I hurts me to hear this.
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
18 Feb 12
hello dpk,
I am a big fan of Nicolas Cage- not just a big fan (I love him) lols :p
But, I don't go gaga tailing every details that is happening about his daily life.
I am only interested when his new movie is about to release- nothing more.
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
18 Feb 12
Hi Jai! :-)
Nice to see your here. There is nothing wrong in loving Nicolas Cage and to be his ardent admirer and fan.
He just can not be on the top without the unflinching support of dedicated fans like you.
One always remains interested to know about the latest movie of one's favourite actor and it is norm with every one. But digging deep into their lives perhaps is not good.
Many thanks for sharing and enriching the post. :-)
Have a great evening.
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
18 Feb 12
@ dpk,
I am not interested much to know his (Nicolas) activities.
but if given the chance to see any news about him- I do read of course.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
18 Feb 12
jai
I think his latest, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, is gonna be shown anytime this month, or dunno maybe it's in the theaters now...
I think his latest, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, is gonna be shown anytime this month, or dunno maybe it's in the theaters now...1 person likes this
@Iriene88 (5343)
• Malaysia
19 Feb 12
I noticed that too. I will normally read other news first,
I will still read about celebrities and I love to watch
movies and the casts are celebrities that I will read,
or hears about them on the radio. They tends to be the topic
that people chat about at social gatherings, for some ice
breaking moments, or Q&As at events runs by radio stations.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
18 Feb 12
Hi dpk,
Yes I was the kind of person who loves to know about their personal lives. But that was before... when I was still very young. Now I don't even know much about celebrities. I get to know things about them when it just caught my attention. If they were featured on yahoo or they got involved with a big issue.
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i remember that i only seek one news about one celebrate when i was teenager 
And i wa so crazy and into him
but then as i grow older
i feel it is so silly 
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
18 Feb 12
en
Same here my dear- I only get to know updates when they're featured in yahoo news :p
Same here my dear- I only get to know updates when they're featured in yahoo news :p@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
19 Feb 12
Me too ifa and jai,
I remember cutting out photos of my favorite couple before... but now when I remember it I was just laughing at myself
@AidaLily (1450)
• United States
19 Feb 12
I honestly don't care enough to worry about the lives of celebrities. I mean I have my own life to worry about and most things seem so staged its ridiculous. When people talk about it, I just shake my head like does it really matter? What are they truly contributing to society and so on.
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@shwetat195 (628)
• India
19 Feb 12
yes, i agree when you say people tend to search on net and read gossip articles. i always wonder how difficult it is to be a celebrity also. come to think of it, if u r a celebrity and every act of urs is published somewhere. i guess to some extent even media is making a mockery of themselves by chasing celebs stories and acts. i rembr recently, though when aishwarya rai was pregnant, it came as a breaking news on some channels. isn't it a mockery in itself. however, media was matured enough not to publish the baby's birth in the same way. the sweet little kido has her rights of privacy as well..however how many incidents do we come across...we still have a large chunk looking for gossip stories...no intended to hurt any feelings....just wanted to put across my point of view....
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@shwetat195 (628)
• India
20 Feb 12
hmm. so those who said they are not interested in celebrities life....pleas take a note...this discussion was the hot topic....of Saturday....:)
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
28 Feb 12
Hi Shweta!
I love your comments that media gives undue importance to these so called great celebrities and chase them like any thing. Media invades the privacy of film stars beyond their imagination and some of us enjoy digging the intimate details of film stars.
It is nice to hear that this discussion featured in the 'hot topic' category. Thanks for sharing.
@gvgarcia (21)
• United States
19 Feb 12
hum"thinking"(; ... I guess I am into all that gossip, I mean I do watch some reality tv shows and I have US Weekly on my iPad which I usually check out p&read about it when I'm out and I'm carrying it around. It's entertaining but then again a lot of mags usually follow the same story's and there's so much magazine compition going on with the latest news so it's all kind of annoying, but would I go out of my way to buy one or subscribe to a magazine ... nah!(:
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
22 Jun 16
That is good on your part. We should not get too obsessed about the personal lives of celebrities.
@SViswan (12051)
• India
22 Apr 12
My views are the same as yours. No harm in knowing about the personal lives of celebrities but being obsessed about it is when it gets out of hand. I have a few friends like that. But I'm not one of those.
But can't really blame the people either. Newspapers like Times of India literally shove the celebrities personal lives at your face and once one gets used to it, it's hard to read actual news (that's what my friends who are used to TOI say).
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
4 May 12
Hi SV!
You would read, what you like. Your friends should not blame Times of India for shoving stories about personal lives of celebrities. If they do not want to read it, they always have a choice. They actually love the juicy stories and they only open those pages, which interest them, when they get the newspaper in their hands.
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
1 Apr 12
I love following celeb gossip! Guess its a way to escape boring life & daydream about how its like to be famous like them
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
3 Apr 12
Hi mlk!
Yes, you could say so that reading about celebrities is a way to get rid of monotony and boredom because otherwise reading about stuff like terrorism, murder and killing etc. makes us feel depressed.
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@CJay77 (4438)
• Australia
23 Feb 12
Hi Deepak! I am one of those who likes to read celebrity gossips, though I don't always believe to what I am reading! I just enjoy reading them specially if it's my favourite actor/actress on the front page, but I don't really give much opinion on what's going on and sympathy to some! I wouldn't call myself obsessed about celebrity gossips, I just like to read to know something about the celebrities.
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
3 Apr 12
Hi!
Even if you know that gossip are not near to truth, yet you enjoy reading them, it sounds interesting.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
@Rochaten (166)
• Portugal
18 Feb 12
I do not give attention to the personal lives of celebrities. Only when news are cultural or shocking that captures my attention.I do not understand why so many people want to know everything about the lives of famous and others.I know that morbid curiosity is a characteristic of almost all human beings,but luckily I worry about my life.
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@Darkhoppa (97)
• Italy
22 Feb 12
I think people like that are quite sad, they should mind more about their own lives instead.
Spending time reading a book or even playing a game is worth way more than doing that.
