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Why Celebrities Need to Stay Fit
It’s really no
mystery at all as to why so many celebrities feel the need to stay so fit
all of the time. They say the camera adds 10lbs. The flashes from the
cameras of the paparazzi can be blinding. And the ‘glare’ of the celebrity
spotlight can be ‘harsh’ and ‘unforgiving’ of even the subtlest of flaws. So
it isn’t surprising to find that many celebrities will do almost anything to
stay fit.
Appearance is
everything within the ‘culture’ of Hollywood. The more ‘thin’ and ‘fit’ a
celebrity appears, the more opportunities for success and celebrity that
comes their way. The competition to be on top in Hollywood is fierce. Movie
producers, television directors, the people behind big magazine shoots, they
all want the young, firm, and beautiful stars for their projects.
Celebrities feel the need to stay so fit all of the time in order to be
considered a “hot commodity” to those that hold the power within the
industry.
Celebrities
will also tell you that they need to stay so fit because of the roles they
portray in movies and on television. No celebrity wants to remove their
clothing in a scene and be ‘seen’ with a few extra pounds or noticeable
cellulite on their bodies. This isn’t just merely ‘vanity’ on the part of
celebrities either. Movie roles, TV parts, and the covers of “glamour”
magazines are reserved for those who look the best, because’ looks’ sell,
and that means money and ‘clout’ in this business. This has driven many
celebrities into trying very unhealthy methods of getting into:
“camera-ready” shape, and to stay fit at all times.
The need for
celebrities to stay so fit all of the time in order to remain on Hollywood’s
“A” list has caused many celebs to resort to unhealthy, and even deadly
diets, exercises, and drugs to stay fit. Eating disorders, cocaine and other
drug use, as well as very dangerous exercise routines that can cause serious
bodily injury have all been reported by those celebrities “brave” enough to
admit to having tried these methods. These reports of celebrities
undertaking risky methods to stay fit have also come to ‘light’ in tabloid,
magazine, news, and television reporting.
Almost daily we
are bombarded with the ‘news’ that another celebrity must be anorexic
because they appear super-thin in a recently taken photograph.
Unfortunately, for too many celebrities this has become true. Celebrities
are constantly under a “microscope” that seeks to divulge even the slightest
of flaw. Under such deeply- critical scrutiny, its no wonder many
celebrities feel they need to risk their health and lives to stay fit enough
to remain on top.
Whenever the
subject of why so many celebrities feel the need to stay so fit comes up,
there is always a lot of finger-pointing. Glamour magazines, movie-makers,
and others, blame the American consumer. They “claim” that consumers won’t
buy their magazines, or purchase a movie ticket unless the celebrity
featured is stunningly beautiful and fit. Others will point a finger at
industry execs and say it is all about making money for them. Young and sexy
sells, and always has. But is the demand for such thin, fit celebrities
really a result of consumer demand” Or a Hollywood creation to make us
believe it is? Would you really stop buying magazines or going to see movies
that featured your favorite celebrities just because they showed them to
have the same human ;flaws’ as the rest of us? Or do we care more that
celebrities ‘look’ the part of perfection, regardless of the possible
consequences that could befall them?
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