Celebrity News, and Gossip

Almost everyone knows the famous quotation by Andy Warhol, that in the future everybody will be famous for fifteen minutes. It may well seem that the future he predicted is here, as there seems to be an almost never ending supply of celebrities and famous names. Not only does it seem as though the number of famous or celebrated people is increasing, but so is the range of reasons why they have become famous. For some, it’s being a television or film actor, singer or musician, for others it’s the unlikely profession of cooking which has thrust them into the limelight, and yet for others it seems that the only reason that they are famous is because they are famous.

Some people seem to just attract media attention, and have become household names through merely being known – but how did they get started? And if you want to become famous, where do you start? How is it possible to achieve your fifteen minutes of fame, and become a celebrity.

There are two questions that you need to ask before embarking on your quest for fame. The first is whether the idea of becoming a celebrity is really something you want, and the second is exactly what you want to be famous for. As far as the first question is concerned, this may seem a fairly pointless one to ask, since you may well have already made up your mind to be famous. Perhaps the idea of the glitz and glamour has its appeal, and you would like to be remembered as being part of history. But what you also need to bear in mind is the downside that celebrity status can bring with it. Once you are a celebrity you have almost no private life at all. People enjoy reading and gossiping about celebrities, from who they’re sleeping with, to the clothes they wear, to the latest wrinkle on their face, people love to know these little details. How would you feel having your most intimate private life splashed in glossy colour all over the magazines and internet?

The other question is of course an important one – what it really is that you want to be famous for. You may have a particular skill or ability, such as cooking, sport, painting, writing or music which you would like to see being the launch pad that fires you into the lights and glamour of the celebrity world. You may assume that being the best at something, or at least one of the best, is the only way to achieve true fame as an exceptional player in your field. This isn’t entirely true, and is more than obvious when you look around at the so called celebrities who are famous for such talents. In many cases their raw talents are exactly that, very raw, and in many cases quite mediocre. So what makes them stand out, and become so celebrated when they are clearly not overly talented in their field?

There are two main answers here, and if it is your intention to become famous then you will need to address both of these. The first is personality, and the second is publicity. As far as personality is concerned, this is essential, and is the most important aspect of achieving and maintaining a celebrity status. Think of the famous people you have heard of, who might not necessarily be declared overly talented in their field. Average, even above average maybe, but hardly exceptional; the answer is almost always because of their personality. They will have a quirky, interesting and entertaining character which people enjoy watching and hearing about. A boring celebrity is quickly resigned to the history books, and perhaps even then only a footnote in someone else’s biography. To achieve true status it is essential that you have a personality that is all your own. Be true to yourself, and your own unique character will help to carry you through the crowds of anyones to become the someone you yearn to be.

The other tactic you will need to use is publicity – making sure that people have heard of you. This has been a subtle tactic used many times by many people and organisations. It was Oscar Wilde who declared that there was only one thing worse than being talked about, and that was not being talked about. This is so true – to become a celebrity you need people to talk about you. Have you heard of someone called Barry Whittington? No, probably not, the name means nothing to you. But if you started to see the name splashed about on posters, the internet and in the paper you’d start to attach celebrity status, or fame at least, even without knowing much about him. Getting your name out there is crucial.

To become a celebrity, therefore, you need four things: a determination that it really is what you want, an understanding of what you will be famous for, a sparkling and unique personality that is both genuine and appealing, and a publicity machine, possibly run by an agent, to get your name out there. The rest is up to Lady Luck!