I am so glad I decided not to be professional writer. Professional speech writing was a route that I decided I wanted a career in. This was a decision in my senior year of college because of hearing Obama’s speeches. The writing was so compelling and his arguments were passionate messages, I followed his speeches throughout the year of his campaign and it continues through his presidency. Nevertheless I would be in serious trouble with all the writer’s block I have been experiencing lately. I also remember the summer I spent in Nashville while I was interning with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum where I would spend my days off writing a short story that I never finished. Maybe one day? Ok, well maybe not. But every once and awhile I sit down and read that story because it takes me back to the Summer of 2007 where I was living and breathing my dream of being in Nashville. Maybe, one day I’ll be back there as well. I know many of you probably are thinking of all the places to live in the world, why would I pick to live there well like I said in my first blog entry, you don’t have to dream big but dream happy. To each his own, that is my happy. Anyway, I digress.
All week I have had several ideas about what my next blog post would be and nothing seemed right. I would start writing and it just didn't flow. As I was stumbling across the interwebs this afternoon, I saw an article about the Salachis. Yes, this the couple that famously party crashed the White House and had their 15 minutes of fame when they were cast in Bravo’s Real Housewives of D.C. Suddenly there was a spark and I had an idea. Let’s go through a list of fame whores right now in the United States.
Cherie’s Top 5 “Celebrities” who are Fame Whores:
Please note: I don’t consider all these people to be "celebrities" but entertainment personalities. This is also strictly for entertainment purpose, slander is not intended..
#5: Perez Hilton - Let’s face it we all have the urge to look at the tabloids in the line at the grocery store. We even have the tendency to check out TMZ or Perez Hilton’s website for the latest celebrity headlines. But for every bully, there is an insecure person hiding inside. Perez is tearing celebrities apart hoping that one day, yes, he will get his very own reality tv show, possibly similar to that of Harvey Levin’s TMZ. I believe Perez, is not as bad as he once was and we might have Jennifer Aniston to thank for that. But Perez, honey, you still like to have your name and face in the spotlight.
#4: Teresa Giudice – I admit, I’m addicted to the Real Housewives of New Jersey. I simply just can’t get enough of that show. Now while last year, I probably could have put Danielle Staub on this list however since she left the show we encountered a new kind of crazy with Teresa. I will also admit that in the beginning of this Housewives season I was totally Team Teresa and was rooting for her. However, as the season has progressed I’ve watched Melissa, Kathy and Teresa battle it out like three sisters clawing for their parents attention. Teresa just doesn’t get it and she is constantly in battle with Melissa, but for what? They both have beautiful families, beautiful homes and husbands/kids that absolutely adore them. Teresa came out with her cookbooks, which we’ve never seen her cook on the show but seen her in Joe’s pizzeria, but okay fine, you are a skinny Italian.. And Melissa is taking the lead from every other Housewives series and is starting her music career. I don’t think the real problem between Teresa and Melissa is them but it is their husbands and more specifically it is Joe Giudice who for some reason has become a man full of a hatred and can’t even see how much the feud is tearing his own daughter, Gia and wife, Teresa apart. Just put aside your pride and support your family, love your family, Joe. Putting the feud aside, Teresa is a fame whore, no matter what season or what personalities are on with you, there will some kind of drama.
#3. Casey Anthony – Oh, Casey Anthony. I think the first thing I’d do when I'd get out of being in prison for 3 years is secretly flying to California and get a boob job. Yep, I don’t care that I owe the State of Florida money for writing bad checks. Two months after her sentence and release; I hear she’s already has a book deal and probably a Lifetime movie in the works. It just sickens me that the media buys into this story and will actually PAY her to write a book and for the rights of the movie which will ultimately pay off her debt to the state of Florida for those bad checks and Caylee's search efforts.. And now her mother and father are jumping onto the same bandwagon by landing interviews with Dr. Phil. This family just needs to go away and we need to stop giving them the attention.
#2. Kris Jenner – Another one of my guilty pleasures, the Kardashians. I watch all their shows and follow the news of their family drama. I always kind of begged Kris Jenner as a fame whore but as the latest season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians aired something hit a nerve. I still don’t quite understand how these Armenian sisters got to be famous but their “Mom-anger” is out of control. This season she wanted to change her name back to Kris Kardashian because people assume she is a Kardashian. Kris, you were a Kardashian. You used to be one but you gave up that right when you divorced their father and then married a lovable man, Bruce Jenner. I could see the hurt in his eyes and it really was a slap in the face. I give props to Khloe for confronting her Mom and making her see the light. And now Kris has to follow in her daughters footsteps by launching a clothing line? Puh-lease. I know the love for your family is there but you need to be putting family first. There was one episode this season where Kendall & Kylie, the teenage twins, she had with Bruce were being pushed aside for Kim. Kim is 30 years old and a grown woman, who should be able to make her own business discussions whereas Kendall & Kylie need their mother since they are at a very needy and impressible age, Bruce can’t be Mr. Mom forever. The girls ultimately need to give their mom a reality check that they are the famous ones and not their mother. A music video from the 1980’s came out that she made with her late husband and all I could was be like “seriously?” why would a video of you singing to your friends to be a present to them? Someone obviously wanted to be famous and didn’t so she made her kids famous and now she’s riding on their coat tails. It makes me wonder why she really married Bruce Jenner?
#1. Michaele & Tareq Salahi - Saving the best for last. I’ll be honest with you when Bravo decided not to pick up The Real Housewives of D.C. for another reason, I was disappointed but yet relieved. I really liked the D.C. Housewives and found them all rather interesting but I simply could not stand another minute of the Salachi’s. They need ‘FAME WHORES’ tattooed on their foreheads. We first heard about them being party crashers at the White House. Then we got to know them on the show. Then came Michaele being on Celebrity Rehab for being a ‘Celebrity Addict’ what? Are you freakin kidding me? Oh, no it was because she had multiple sclerosis. Oh okay, because that makes much more sense as an addiction. I could go on and on about how ridiculous this couple is and how they would do anything for fame – like even state they were asked to go on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars, uh….what? Oh, I forgot you are “famous” there too, I doubt they even know who you are. The truth is the Salahi's got so far in over their heads financially that they need the celebrity spotlight to pay off their bills - Michaele even decided to follow in the footsteps of almost every other Bravo housewive and record a single. I’m so disgusted I don’t even want to blog about them but they certainly deserve my #1 spot because this week Tareq was making a public outcry that Michaele was kidnapped but as it turned out was with a member of Journey in Vegas. I’m not sure if she “left” him completely or was just having a fling but now he is filing for divorce and has cited “embrassment.” For more information in much more detail than I care to get into you can check out this article from the New York Times which is about a month old about the Salahis.
Do you agree with the personalities on this list? Or did I miss someone? Yes, I think we all wish for our 15 minutes of fame at some point but when do we say enough is enough?
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