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Do Celebrities Really Need To Tell Us Their Struggles?
Because sharing is caring, isn’t it?
The truth is that we love to relate to celebrities. If we can’t get to their level (fame, money, and power), it’s comforting to know that they can come down to ours (struggles). After all, they are only humans.
It’s comforting to know that we aren’t alone when the matter is being human.
Having celebrities sharing their lives struggles brings us comfort. It’s the idea that even when you have fame, money and power, you can still face adversities, mostly with your health. Celebrities and normal human beings aren’t bulletproofed. We can all bleed.
Stanley Tucci, a foodie, recently revealed that he had oral cancer and needed to be fed by a tube for months. He wrote a book called Taste, telling his struggles to overcome cancer and recover the pleasure of eating. For a while, even though his money allowed him to eat at the best restaurants in the world, his health didn’t.
Olivier Rousteing, the creative director of Balmain, also recently revealed that he had suffered burning injuries at his home after an accident with his fireplace that exploded. One of the youngest ever creative directors in the world of fashion who lived for perfection had to live with his whole body covered in burns. In a world…
