Depends what you mean by ‘celebrity’, obviously
Guardian – Brown: ‘Britain has fallen out of love with celebrity‘
Gordon Brown claims today that the country is turning away from a celebrity culture and insists his seriousness is in tune with a new spirit of the times. In an interview with the Guardian, ahead of the publication of his book on courage, the chancellor says he does not believe the public are in love with trivia, and would prefer proper debate on important issues.
Asked about the contrast between his writing and the prime minister doing Catherine Tate impersonations on Red Nose day, he replies: “I think we’re moving from this period when, if you like, celebrity matters, when people have become famous for being famous. I think you can see that in other countries too – people are moving away from that to what lies behind the character and the personality.”
Daily Record: Kylie’s secret dinner with Gordon Brown
GORDON BROWN has befriended Kylie Minogue after the pair met at a private dinner.
The PM-in-waiting and the Australian pop pixie enjoyed a long chat over drinks at the secret celebrity supper.
Hollywood actor Alan Rickman and comedian Stephen Fry were also at the meal, which lasted into the early hours at a top London restaurant.
Another guest revealed Kylie, who has beaten breast cancer, was “knocked out” by the Chancellor’s charm.
The evening was part of efforts to introduce Brown, 56, to a wider circle of friends before he becomes PM.
Posted on April 14th, 2007 at 8:16am under Brown, Culture, media and sport, UK politics
I also like the way Halle Berry is using chatrooms to get away from celebrity, according to every single news source onthe planet.
I have to say that I am “mind-fucked” by Gordon’s article. Here I am salivating over any fucking channel you wish to watch on TV.
I’m gonna throw up.
And there goes my respect for Stephen Fry! Bollocks.
But AP, how could you possibly still have had any respect for Stephen Fry after those disgusting After-Eights adverts which co-opted the image of Einstein (a man who consistently refused to have his image used for commercial purposes during his life) to flog chocolate to an already obese nation?
Fry is more than willing to shit on the grave of a better man in order to beef up his already swollen bank account. He’s a nasty fuck.
Another view would be that he’s a civilised man with healthy opinions on most subjects who is also a profesional actor who like most professional actors appears in advertisements.
That is indeed another view, ejh. I just think it’s a crap one is all.