Friday, 20 July 2012

Fleeting fame for X Factor celebrities

I have just passed the little Irish twins, Jedward, hanging outside a London hotel. A few months ago, after their fame from X Factor, they were running away from fans. It is a sad reflection on the brief celebrity status of these young people that they are now hanging out with the girls who once chased them. As though they can't quite let go of the lifestyle that was wafted briefly before them. Where do these young men go after this experience? To an apprenticeship, college or work like other young men? Hmm, I can imagine their dissatisfaction with an ordinary night at the pub, and the teasing they will have to take about their television exploits. It will take a very strong ego to move on and build a life not based on fame. I hope, for their sake, that the best of part of their lives is not behind them.

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