What a Disappointment!

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How far must celebrities go through to accommodate fans who want a piece of them while they are in public?

Avid Fan AF went to a premier mall where she reportedly saw her idol, Hot Beau HB going up the escalator. HB, who was with six (6) other  friends, was walking quite fast and AF could hardly catch up even though she and company were just a few steps from him. AF, a longtime fan of HB  would have wanted a photo with him - that was her longtime wish.

But HB’s friends encircled and covered him obviously to keep him away from fans. It was a weekend and the place was crowded with people. At the escalator going up, AF saw this girl going down looking at HB eye to eye with such a wide, huge smile. Yet from her vantage point, AF saw his face transformed to  displeasure and looked the other way. What a letdown! AF and company would have wanted to follow him further, but that attitude she saw in HB totally dashed her spirit.

But then, AF couldn’t help but keep her eyes on HB, without necessarily following him. When he reached the next floor, there were lots of people who wanted to meet him to take pictures but HB and his group walked even faster, and yes – completely ignored his fans. AF asked if this is HB’s way of repaying his adoring public who put him to where he is now.

As per AF’s observation, from HB’s gestures alone, even if he didn’t talk, it was clear as the sky that HB didn’t want to bother with his fans in any way, he looked like he even wanted to hide his face! AF may have understood that if HB accommodated one fan, others would follow, but that is largely part of his job, a small price to pay for fans like AF who spend, watch his movies, defend him at all cost…and defy the heat/floods to go and watch him in his mall tours. HB could have made his fans happy even with just a smile – yet he failed even in that aspect.

As if by comparison, what a delight to see Veteran Actor VA whom AF saw at a high-end mall recently with his family. VA was smiling and appeared pleasant all throughout. AF even heard him cracked a joke to one admirer. She reiterates that if only celebrities know how little it takes to put a smile on their fans’ faces – perhaps things would have been different.

For AF, HB and Beautiful Star BS are really a match, perfect for each other.

AF remembers during the peak of popularity of BS' hit series where kids became her instant fans who glued to the tv to watch her. One weekend, BS was at a provincial mall tour for the said soap where she was frowning all throughout. The kids were like asking their elders why BS looked angry.

Indeed, even then,  BS seemed to have great difficulty feigning a smile, not even to innocent children.

“ No matter how much fame you have, it’s not something that belongs to you. If I’m famous, that doesn’t belong to me -- that belongs to you. If you can’t remember who I am, I’m no longer famous. “ ~ Michael J. Fox

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