Sick of celebrities

The BBC is bad for having celebs on their news pages. There were five articles about Taylor Swift on their front page when I looked earlier today. Could they not be condensed into one article?

They also had articles about other celebs I’ve never heard of and I wonder why. Is it to be ‘hip and trendy’? From what I read, nowadays youngsters don’t look to the likes of the BBC or print newspapers for news, they go to social media, so they’re flogging a dead horse there, I think.

I take absolutely no notice. I have no idea who a lot of them are and don't give a monkey's about any of them.

I usually bounce celebrity names off my son and he usually hasn't heard of them either. As far as the Daily Mail is concerned they published a story about the Beckhams some years ago which I knew to be totally untrue because a friend of mine was working for them at the time. I always presume that all their other celebrity news is just as unreliable.

Matt Healy is the son of Denise Welsh and Tim Healy. He's in a band but I've forgotten which.

kittylester

Matt Healy is the son of Denise Welsh and Tim Healy. He's in a band but I've forgotten which.

So he's a nepo! 😁

In fairness Taylor Swift has been around for years, she is the biggest selling singer in the world at the moment, and her fan base is huge, of all ages, a high proportion being her age (30s) or older. She’s not my cup of tea, I prefer Beyoncé, but she is hugely popular and famous. She is I guess currently the equivalent of Elvis in his heyday. What I find annoying is when people hit the headlines who haven’t achieved anywhere near as much, eg they appeared in Love Island or similar.

Headlines of The Mail Online tonight Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday party.. Yes I know serves me right for looking.

Just bumping to distract from incoming Spam !

Kate1949

Headlines of The Mail Online tonight Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday party.. Yes I know serves me right for looking.

I know she was on crutches but she looked as miserable as sin. 🤔

She always does.

Kate1949

She always does.

Not always, though, I've seem pictures and videos of her smiling and laughing.

I'd be miserable if I was on crutches for my birthday too!

At this rate everyone is going to be a “celeb” before long and then someone will have to invent a new word for it all to start again.

Bump

My son went to drama school with the offspring of several actors and celebrities and guess what, they got agents and work straight after graduating all due to their parents . I’d seen them in school productions and there were far more talented actors.

The Daily Mail is currently showing no less than 9 articles about Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday party. It seems to be a very important news item today. 🤦‍♀️🙄

What really pees me off is when ‘celebrities’ pontificate on politics, education or financial matters. Most of them have no qualifications and are thick as two short planks. They should stick to acting or football or whatever.

Can we please add the Radford family to this list.
Their only claim to fame is to produce as many children as possible and now at least one daughter is following in their footsteps.

Hear, hear. I see some of these celebrities on Pointless and have never heard of them. Anyway I have no interest in these so called celebrities, much prefer the intrigue of the political world, absolutely fascinating.

In the main I do not know who these "celebs" are. For example, I have never knowingly seen/heard Taylor Swift - who the hell is she?

Who’s the Redford family ????

Most of them have no qualifications and are thick as two short planks. They should stick to acting or football or whatever.

I'm sure
Emma Watson
Kate Beckinsale
Hugh Grant
wouldn't take kindly to that comment. All have degrees from Oxford.

Emma Thompson
Rachel Weisz
Tilda Swinton
All at Cambridge.

I think
Benedict Cumberbatch was Sheffield.

And Natalie Portman was definitely Harvard.

Majority. Not all.

Even my son is sick of hearing of Taylor Swift articles, and he (was) a fan- it seems to be putting him off her- so its a case of overkill i think, if her PR dept are thinking its making
her more popular, its having the opposite effect...

nanna8

Majority. Not all.

Yes, but the majority of kids coming out of drama schools and stage schools these days are awarded degrees. Most are not thick. What I mean is, just because some choose acting as a specialism, the majority still have brains to talk about politics, education etc.

Joseann- Benedict Cumberbatch at sheffield was a surprise- i would have thought he was a definite oxford or cambridge man?...