You only have to step into

You only have to step into a local shop and show at the rows and rows of smooth magazines to see that we are a nation that is obsessed with celebrity. Heat paper is one of the biggest selling magazines in the UK with a circulation of over half a million, and this is only one of a long list of movie star gossip magazines that is produced weekly.

The title of the ultimate British movie star magazine should probably go to Fine! magazine. It is a favourite of many celebs who will turn to the magazine to expose any revelations or scandal inside their lives. Ok! covers more superstar weddings, pregnancies and engagements than any other magazines. Most celebrities will use Ok! as a platform to promote some thing good in their lives and it is popular that they will receive a hefty payment in return. Ok! magazine was first published within 1993 and since then there has been a huge influx in rival magazines many claiming to be the first port associated with call for inside celebrity gossip.

But what is it about celebrity that fascinates us so much? In my opinion there is several reason. For some people it is simply a case of lifestyle envy. Celebrities apparently have it all: money, looks, a fabulous lifestyle and worldwide recognition. They will seem to live a magical way of life that some of us aspire to achieve. Superstars have become a new form of god physique and we allow ourselves to fantasise that our lives could one day end up like theirs. Some people even feel that distance to celebrities will elevate them from a normal person to celebrity standing. Or perhaps they think that maybe they can befriend a rich celeb and that they will share some of their wealth with him or her? Either way this is a pretty deluded frame of mind. It is very unlikely that a celebrity lets an average how to get rid of wrinkles Joe to ride on the overcoat tails of his or her success.

Another reason for our celebrity obsession is each of our natural human instinct to be interested in other human beings. Essentially we are pretty nosy creatures. We like to hear what's going on in the lives of people around us. This becomes heightened when fond of the world of celebrity as their lives are thus different and more extravagant than ours. We are naturally fascinated by the undiscovered and unfamiliar. However, this interest can be a double-edged sword. We are fascinated with the seemingly perfect lives regarding celebrities but at the same time we are often waiting for something to go wrong.

Do not always want to hear how very well someone is doing and it is a well known indisputable fact that scandal always sells more than very good news. Sometimes it takes someone else's bad news to make us feel better about our lives. Of course this specific seems a twisted logic however it is a fact, and the magazine movement numbers back this up. People are much more likely to want to read about a married footballer's sleazy affair with a page three model than the good news that the pop star is set to break The usa. Just look at the current Cheryl in addition to Ashley Cole situation. The bottom line is: scandal sells.

Each week the media churn out pictures of flawless celebrities which have been air-brushed thus setting an unlikely goal for the likes of you and me. This is why when a celeb is spotted without her makeup we feel better because they are instantly put on a level with all the average person. An element of normality is created. Most of us rejoice in seeing a superstar looking bad because it makes us feel better about our bad hair days plus so-called fat days.