Star Magazine

You might wonder why a guy in his mid 20s is reading a magazine like Star. Wonder you might. I don't really read these magazines, I flick. Sometimes whilst waiting for a train, I pop into the station's WHSmiths and...flick. If I'm lucky enough, I'll find one left on the train for me to...flick. Why flick? Well, quite frankly, this magazine is duller than Dully McDull the dull Doll. However, it does sometimes have pretty good photos. Admittedly they are paparazzi photos (booo, they're bad, I've been papped more than twice, it's not a nice experience, they blind you with flashes then you bump into things from blindness...don't ask) but still it can be remotely interesting ...

Introduction Although I am not an avid follower of the modern celebrity circus that seems to pervade our lives evermore, I am interested in the phenomenon of modern celebrity culture. I confess that I do not intrinsically follow the comings and goings in the B- list, C-list and Z-list celebrity gossip columns, nor am I a regular buyer of celebrity gossip magazines, however, I did manage to get pick up a grubby copy of Star magazine in my local dentist and have also studied closely this weeks latest edition in my local Kwik Save. My interest in the celebrity industry was enhanced recently whilst completing a degree in social psychology. This has led to my keen ...

Like all girls I love my celebrity gossip magazines and spend an absolute fortune buying them. I like everything from Hello and Ok to Heat, Closer and Star. Why do I buy them? Well the lives of celebrities' interests me and I love to read the ins and outs of who is up to what with whom and so on. They are also very easy to read and keep me occupied on my journey too and from work, in the bath or during my lunch break when I just want to leave the real world behind and disappear into a world of fairytales and fantasies. I am not that big a fan of reading books and novels, they just don't interest me, so whilst other people are happy to spend a few pound on a book, I ...