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Amanda Seyfried.TODAY/YouTube
Although she’s been acting for over two decades, Seyfried still struggles with the pressures of being in the spotlight.
“It feels like life or death,” she toldWillie Geist onThe Today Showof her anxiety.
“That’s what a panic attack is, really,” Seyfried continued. “Your body just goes into fight or flight. The endorphin rush and the dump that happens after the panic attack is so extraordinary. You just feel so relieved and your body is just kind of recovered in a way. It’s so bizarre because it’s physiological, but it starts in your head.”
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Daniel Radcliffe: People Will Boo You, Even if You’re a Child
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“Crazy s— happened to us as a family very young,” Radcliffe said of his childhoodHarry Potterdays in a new episode ofOff Camera with Sam Jones.
During one particular scary incident, the actor and his parents arrived in Japan to find thousands of fans waiting for them at the airport with only about 100 security guards there for protection.
03of 17Daniel Radcliffe: It’s Tempting to Turn to Alcohol to Cope With ScrutinyDaniel Radcliffe.Anthony Harvey/GettyDuring his sitdown with Sam Jones, theMiracle Workersstar also opened up aboutusing alcohol to cope with famewhen he was a teen. “The quickest way to forget about the fact that you were being watched was to get very drunk,” he said about trying to enjoy nights out. “Then as you get very drunk, you become aware, ‘Oh, people are watching more now because now I’m getting very drunk, so I should probably drink more to ignore that more.'““Part of the thing is the expectation that you should just be delighted all the time,” Radcliffe continued. “You have a great job, you’re wealthy, you don’t have a right to not be excited about the thing all the time. I think that’s a pressure as well. You suddenly start to feel, ‘Man, if I am just feeling some human emotion of sadness, does that mean I’m doing this wrong? Am I not good at being famous?'“The star’s own unique experience helps him empathize with others who have dealt with growing up in the spotlight. “There is no blueprint for starting young and working stuff out,” he said. “That’s why whenever people are having a go atJustin Bieberdrag racing cars or whatever, I’m always like, ‘Yeah, but you never know. Stuff could be super crazy for him right now.'”
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Daniel Radcliffe: It’s Tempting to Turn to Alcohol to Cope With Scrutiny
Daniel Radcliffe.Anthony Harvey/Getty
During his sitdown with Sam Jones, theMiracle Workersstar also opened up aboutusing alcohol to cope with famewhen he was a teen. “The quickest way to forget about the fact that you were being watched was to get very drunk,” he said about trying to enjoy nights out. “Then as you get very drunk, you become aware, ‘Oh, people are watching more now because now I’m getting very drunk, so I should probably drink more to ignore that more.'”
“Part of the thing is the expectation that you should just be delighted all the time,” Radcliffe continued. “You have a great job, you’re wealthy, you don’t have a right to not be excited about the thing all the time. I think that’s a pressure as well. You suddenly start to feel, ‘Man, if I am just feeling some human emotion of sadness, does that mean I’m doing this wrong? Am I not good at being famous?'”
The star’s own unique experience helps him empathize with others who have dealt with growing up in the spotlight. “There is no blueprint for starting young and working stuff out,” he said. “That’s why whenever people are having a go atJustin Bieberdrag racing cars or whatever, I’m always like, ‘Yeah, but you never know. Stuff could be super crazy for him right now.'”
04of 17Billie Eilish: You’re Basically Miserable Half of the TimeBillie Eilish.Noam Galai/Getty"I don’t mean this in a necessarily negative way, but I sort of lost my teenage years, because this all started when I was 13,” the “when the party’s over"singer told Dutch channel 3voor12.“There is no training, there’s no like, let me go to a school that’s going to teach me how to be famous. Also, that would suck. That would be trash school … Famous people suck,” she added. “Fame is trash.“However, Eilish says the euphoria of performing her songs onstage makes up for the hardships.“Someone was asking if, like, ‘How much of it’s miserable and how much of it’s not?’ I was just like, ‘It’s fifty-fifty. Half of it’s horrible and half of it’s unbelievably amazing and completely priceless,'” she said. “So, it’s okay to do the trash.”
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Billie Eilish: You’re Basically Miserable Half of the Time
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“I don’t mean this in a necessarily negative way, but I sort of lost my teenage years, because this all started when I was 13,” the “when the party’s over"singer told Dutch channel 3voor12.
“There is no training, there’s no like, let me go to a school that’s going to teach me how to be famous. Also, that would suck. That would be trash school … Famous people suck,” she added. “Fame is trash.”
However, Eilish says the euphoria of performing her songs onstage makes up for the hardships.
“Someone was asking if, like, ‘How much of it’s miserable and how much of it’s not?’ I was just like, ‘It’s fifty-fifty. Half of it’s horrible and half of it’s unbelievably amazing and completely priceless,'” she said. “So, it’s okay to do the trash.”
05of 17Gigi Hadid: You Lose a Lot of FriendsGigi Hadid.Isa Foltin/GettyIn 2017, the supermodel revealed toHarper’s Bazaarthat her time in the spotlight has had a major impact on her circle of friends — and made her less willing to open up. “A lot of interesting things in friends come out,” she said of what happened when she became famous. “So in a way it’s good because you learn that it’s better to have a few really good friends than tons of friends you aren’t really sure about. There are people who understand that I love them and who know that when I get back to town I’m going to call them, but sometimes I can’t call every day because I’m in weird places.“She continued: “I’ve lost a lot of friends because I’ll get busy for a short period of time, and they’re not reaching out, but if I don’t reach out, then it’s like I’ve changed. I’m good with [the friends] I’ve got.”
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Gigi Hadid: You Lose a Lot of Friends
Gigi Hadid.Isa Foltin/Getty
In 2017, the supermodel revealed toHarper’s Bazaarthat her time in the spotlight has had a major impact on her circle of friends — and made her less willing to open up. “A lot of interesting things in friends come out,” she said of what happened when she became famous. “So in a way it’s good because you learn that it’s better to have a few really good friends than tons of friends you aren’t really sure about. There are people who understand that I love them and who know that when I get back to town I’m going to call them, but sometimes I can’t call every day because I’m in weird places.”
She continued: “I’ve lost a lot of friends because I’ll get busy for a short period of time, and they’re not reaching out, but if I don’t reach out, then it’s like I’ve changed. I’m good with [the friends] I’ve got.”
06of 17Amy Schumer: Glam Events Are a HassleAmy Schumer.Andrew H. Walker/REX/Shutterstock (During a visit to theHoward Stern Show,the comedian confessedthat going to the ultra-exclusive Met Gala “felt like punishment.““It’s people doing an impression of having a conversation … I don’t like the farce,” she explained. “We’re dressed up like a bunch of f—— a——-.“Schumer admitted to making an early escape from the star-studded event — even after meeting musical royalty.“I left, not the second I could; I left earlier than I should have been allowed,” she told Stern. “I got to meet Beyoncé, and she was like, ‘Is this your first Met Gala?’ and I was like, ‘It’s my last.'”
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Amy Schumer: Glam Events Are a Hassle
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During a visit to theHoward Stern Show,the comedian confessedthat going to the ultra-exclusive Met Gala “felt like punishment.”
“It’s people doing an impression of having a conversation … I don’t like the farce,” she explained. “We’re dressed up like a bunch of f—— a——-.”
Schumer admitted to making an early escape from the star-studded event — even after meeting musical royalty.
“I left, not the second I could; I left earlier than I should have been allowed,” she told Stern. “I got to meet Beyoncé, and she was like, ‘Is this your first Met Gala?’ and I was like, ‘It’s my last.'”
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Idris Elba: Fame Makes You Paranoid
Idris Elba attends the 68th Berlin Film Festival.Camilla Morandi/REX/Shutterstock
08of 17Kylie Jenner: It’s Hard to Ignore Bad PressKylie Jenner attends the Pre-GRAMMY Gala.Kevin Mazur/GettyJenner toldInterviewmagazine that she’s constantly feeling anxious about the unflattering things showing up in the media.“I wake up every morning with the worst anxiety. I don’t know why. I have, like, a problem,” she shared. “I wake up every morning at, like, seven or eight because I think that there’s a bad story about me, and I have to check. My worst fear is waking up and finding something bad about me on the internet.”
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Kylie Jenner: It’s Hard to Ignore Bad Press
Kylie Jenner attends the Pre-GRAMMY Gala.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Jenner toldInterviewmagazine that she’s constantly feeling anxious about the unflattering things showing up in the media.
“I wake up every morning with the worst anxiety. I don’t know why. I have, like, a problem,” she shared. “I wake up every morning at, like, seven or eight because I think that there’s a bad story about me, and I have to check. My worst fear is waking up and finding something bad about me on the internet.”
09of 17Jennifer Lawrence: Dating is Near-ImpossibleJennifer Lawrence.Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP/REX/ShutterstockBefore her marriage to Cooke Maroney, the Oscar-winner struggled to connect with eligible bachelors. “No one ever asks me out. I am lonely every Saturday night,” she toldVogue. “Guys are so mean to me. I know where it’s coming from, I know they’re trying to establish dominance, but it hurts my feelings. I’m just a girl who wants you to be nice to me. I am straight as an arrow. I feel like I need to meet a guy, with all due respect, who has been living in Baghdad for five years who has no idea who I am.”
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Jennifer Lawrence: Dating is Near-Impossible
Jennifer Lawrence.Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock
Before her marriage to Cooke Maroney, the Oscar-winner struggled to connect with eligible bachelors. “No one ever asks me out. I am lonely every Saturday night,” she toldVogue. “Guys are so mean to me. I know where it’s coming from, I know they’re trying to establish dominance, but it hurts my feelings. I’m just a girl who wants you to be nice to me. I am straight as an arrow. I feel like I need to meet a guy, with all due respect, who has been living in Baghdad for five years who has no idea who I am.”
10of 17George Clooney: You Can’t Enjoy Simple PleasuresGeorge Clooney.Jeff Bottari/APBeing a celebrity definitely isn’t a walk in the park. “The big house on a hill is isolating,” Clooney toldEsquire. “There’s no other way to say it. There are restrictions to this kind of fame. I haven’t walked in Central Park for 15 years. I’d like to, you know?”
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George Clooney: You Can’t Enjoy Simple Pleasures
George Clooney.Jeff Bottari/AP
Being a celebrity definitely isn’t a walk in the park. “The big house on a hill is isolating,” Clooney toldEsquire. “There’s no other way to say it. There are restrictions to this kind of fame. I haven’t walked in Central Park for 15 years. I’d like to, you know?”
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Johnny Depp.Jason Merritt/Getty
Like stepping out for spontaneous adventures? Then the carefully planned famous life is probably not for you.
“[Being famous] is a little bit like living like a fugitive,“Depp explained onToday.
“Everything has to be some sort of strategy. To get you into the hotel, to get you out of the hotel, to get you into the restaurant, to get you out of the restaurant.”
12of 17Daniel Craig: Everything You Do in Public Will Be PhotographedDaniel Craig.AKM-GSICraig toldShortListthat the rise of camera phones has completely changed his social life."[Phones] are the f—— bane of my life. I get people who [photograph me] while I’m having dinner. I want to get violent and I can’t,” he said, adding, “They think it’s their right to take a photo of me and I find that incredibly intrusive. But every phone has a camera on it, so how do we stop it? We can’t. So how could I go into a pub and have a few pints of Guinness and get a bit rowdy and sing a few songs when some t—’s going to film me and put it on the Internet?”
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Daniel Craig: Everything You Do in Public Will Be Photographed
Daniel Craig.AKM-GSI
Craig toldShortListthat the rise of camera phones has completely changed his social life.
“[Phones] are the f—— bane of my life. I get people who [photograph me] while I’m having dinner. I want to get violent and I can’t,” he said, adding, “They think it’s their right to take a photo of me and I find that incredibly intrusive. But every phone has a camera on it, so how do we stop it? We can’t. So how could I go into a pub and have a few pints of Guinness and get a bit rowdy and sing a few songs when some t—’s going to film me and put it on the Internet?”
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Megan Fox: You Experience Bullying on a Massive Scale
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The actress used a relatable analogy to explain how brutal the public’s treatment of celebrities can be.
“I don’t think people understand,“she toldEsquire.
14of 17Robert Pattinson: Fame Means Being Bothered ConstantlyRobert Pattinson.Anna Webber/FilmMagic"In L.A., I have at least 40 seconds from the moment I arrive somewhere, before I get asked for my autograph,” Pattinson toldPremiere.According to him, social media makes it all-too easy for fans to track his movements: “It’s Twitter’s fault. If this website didn’t exist, I’d be in peace.”
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Robert Pattinson: Fame Means Being Bothered Constantly
Robert Pattinson.Anna Webber/FilmMagic
“In L.A., I have at least 40 seconds from the moment I arrive somewhere, before I get asked for my autograph,” Pattinson toldPremiere.
According to him, social media makes it all-too easy for fans to track his movements: “It’s Twitter’s fault. If this website didn’t exist, I’d be in peace.”
15of 17Selena Gomez: There’s Nothing But Constant PressureSelena Gomez.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicIn an interview withVogue, Gomezopened upabout the circumstances that pushed her to decide to cancel part of her Revival World Tour and enter treatment for depression and anxiety.“I’ve cried onstage more times than I can count, and I’m not a cute crier,” she revealed about the effects of being open and authentic with her fans at all times.“Tours are a really lonely place for me,” she said, adding that before she checked into a facility in Tennessee, “My self-esteem was shot. I was depressed, anxious. I started to have panic attacks right before getting onstage, or right after leaving the stage. Basically I felt I wasn’t good enough, wasn’t capable. I felt I wasn’t giving my fans anything, and they could see it — which, I think, was a complete distortion.… What I wanted to say is that life is so stressful, and I get the desire to just escape it. But I wasn’t figuring my own stuff out, so I felt I had no wisdom to share. And so maybe I thought everybody out there was thinking,This is a waste of time.”
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Selena Gomez: There’s Nothing But Constant Pressure
Selena Gomez.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
In an interview withVogue, Gomezopened upabout the circumstances that pushed her to decide to cancel part of her Revival World Tour and enter treatment for depression and anxiety.
“I’ve cried onstage more times than I can count, and I’m not a cute crier,” she revealed about the effects of being open and authentic with her fans at all times.
“Tours are a really lonely place for me,” she said, adding that before she checked into a facility in Tennessee, “My self-esteem was shot. I was depressed, anxious. I started to have panic attacks right before getting onstage, or right after leaving the stage. Basically I felt I wasn’t good enough, wasn’t capable. I felt I wasn’t giving my fans anything, and they could see it — which, I think, was a complete distortion.… What I wanted to say is that life is so stressful, and I get the desire to just escape it. But I wasn’t figuring my own stuff out, so I felt I had no wisdom to share. And so maybe I thought everybody out there was thinking,This is a waste of time.”
16of 17Justin Bieber: People Kick You When You’re DownJustin Bieber.Kevin Mazur/AMA2015/WireImageThe pop star candidly discussed his struggles in the spotlight during anNMEinterview.“I’m struggling just to get through the day,” he said. “You get lonely, you know, when you’re on the road. People see the glam and the amazing stuff, but they don’t know the other side. This life can rip you apart. I watched the Amy Winehouse documentary [Amy] on the plane and I had tears in my eyes because I could see what the media was doing to her, how they were treating her. People thought it was funny to poke her when she was at rock bottom, to keep pushing her down until she had no more of herself. And that’s what they were trying to do to me.“Bieber went on to detail the “isolation” of camping out in hotel rooms to avoid fans and photographers: “And I feel isolated. You’re in your hotel room and there are fans all around, paparazzi following you everywhere, and it gets intense. When you can’t go anywhere or do anything alone you get depressed. I would not wish this upon anyone.”
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Justin Bieber: People Kick You When You’re Down
Justin Bieber.Kevin Mazur/AMA2015/WireImage
The pop star candidly discussed his struggles in the spotlight during anNMEinterview.
“I’m struggling just to get through the day,” he said. “You get lonely, you know, when you’re on the road. People see the glam and the amazing stuff, but they don’t know the other side. This life can rip you apart. I watched the Amy Winehouse documentary [Amy] on the plane and I had tears in my eyes because I could see what the media was doing to her, how they were treating her. People thought it was funny to poke her when she was at rock bottom, to keep pushing her down until she had no more of herself. And that’s what they were trying to do to me.”
Bieber went on to detail the “isolation” of camping out in hotel rooms to avoid fans and photographers: “And I feel isolated. You’re in your hotel room and there are fans all around, paparazzi following you everywhere, and it gets intense. When you can’t go anywhere or do anything alone you get depressed. I would not wish this upon anyone.”
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Lady Gaga: You ‘Belong to Everyone Else’
Lady Gaga.CBS Sunday Morning
In a revealing interview withCBS Sunday Morning, the singer opened up about her albumJoanne, as well as some of her personal struggles with fame.
“I miss people. I miss, you know, going anywhere and meeting a random person and saying ‘hi’ and having a conversation about life. I love people,” she said.
source: people.com
