Celebrities Are Humans Too

I must admit that every time I see a celebrity I like on TV or in the movies, I start fan-crushing. I’m pretty sure I am not the only person who does this. When I meet those celebrities, though, my viewpoint changes.

When I look at a celebrity, I see a human. A person who has feelings, needs, wants, desires and dreams. A person who wants to be treated equally, to be loved, cared for, who wants privacy and respect. They want honest, loyal friends who won’t turn their backs on them.

They want people who aren’t in the spotlight to know that it’s not easy being famous. Celebrities want what us fans take for granted, and that is being able to go out in the public without being bothered, stalked and followed by anyone. It doesn’t matter who the person is, celebrities should be able to leave their house and live their lives just like the rest of us. So why is it so hard to treat celebrities like humans?

I will never be part of paparazzi or a celebrity journalist newspaper, because some of the photographers and writers who are assigned to do columns or news stories on celebrities end up twisting words around. They even make that celebrity look like he or she is a bad person. I know for a fact that not all celebrities are bad.

I want to be that person that celebrities can come to and believe in enough to let me write, and not twist words around and tell lies. Also, to let them know that I won’t go crazy when I see them in person.

Looking back to when I was 16 or 17, I know I would go crazy when I would see or meet a celebrity that I like. Now I know that celebrities don't like it when any person bothers them. I know I wouldn't like that. Act normal and be cool to them, and chances are maybe they will want to talk to you and want you around.

Put yourself in your favourite celebrity’s shoes. What would you do if you had a fan being crazy and crushing on you? Would your life change? Would some of the things you take for granted now be gone?

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