6. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF BEING A CELEBRITY. (Five compositions - BACHILLERATO 1)

I suppose that all of us, in our childhood, have dreamt of becoming a celebrity, either a brilliant sportsman or sportswoman, a famous singer, or a successful actor or actress. Nevertheless, as we grow up and mature, we forget this aspiration since we see it as something unachievable and which only a few people get in their lives. At first, it might look like an amazing and different way of living, all facilities, but it is not as fantastic as it seems to be.

Well, not everything is a problem. Celebrities live richly; they will never have problems of unemployment or poverty. They can get the best whenever and wherever they want. They also travel a lot, and see a lot of different cities, where they can also meet interesting people just because they are famous. There are a lot of people who love them and would do anything for them.

But there are disadvantages too. They lose their privacy, being chased by paparazzi and crowds of crazy fans. Everything they do appears on the news, and if it is wrong, it will persecute them for the rest of their lives. Fame can affect them, leading them into alcohol or drugs as well, because they have everything and they don’t know what to do with their lives. Celebrities are loved by many fans, but also hated by others, so it can become dangerous if an insane person tries to hurt them.

So before planning your future, you should think if it is worthwhile to live as a celebrity does.

                                                 

                                      By M.S.

Most of us would like to become a celebrity one day as we want to enjoy all the advantages it has. However, we do not think about the disadvantages it can lead to.

When I was a child I wanted to become a successful singer like Rihanna or Beyonce because at that moment I was astonished with the lifestyle they had, their expensive cars, houses and pricey clothes.

Now, I would lie if I didn’t say that I would like to be as rich as they are, to appear on television and have famous boyfriends as they have. If you pay attention to celebrities, it is amazing to see how they spend thousands of dollars on colleges for their children, on exclusive jewelleries or on other things that in our opinion are a complete waste of money, but that we would love to have.

However, being a celebrity doesn’t consist only of being famous and rich, it implies other things that most of us don’t want to see. There are certain cases that I would like to talk about such as the one of Princess Diana of Wales. As we can remember she was really famous and rich, but although she was a celebrity, she couldn’t be happy and died at the age of thirty-six years old because of the “paparazzi” who pursued her relentlessly.

In conclusion, on the one hand I would like to become a celebrity because it has advantages, like the money. But, on the other hand it can have tragic consequences, so we have to know the risks that being a celebrity has. 

                                                            By I.V

Nowadays, being a celebrity is something that almost everybody wishes to be. Most of us have dreamed of being a person whom everybody can recognise and feel thrilled to see.

On the one hand, if you are a celebrity, you can travel around the world knowing new cities and cultures. In addition, everywhere you go, you will receive a better attention than an ordinary person. Also, celebrities earn a lot of money so you can buy all the whims you have.

On the other hand, you can´t live peacefully for a long time because of paparazzi. They are always waiting to take photos of the celebrity or to ask you questions so you should be protected by a bodyguard. Eventually, sometimes some magazines invent gossips about you and nobody likes that.

                                                                           Anonymous

I would like to be a celebrity just because of money. However, being a celebrity is horrible as people are always trying to get to you, just because you are famous. As we can see on TV, famous people are always in trouble with paparazzi and that can be really stressful. Some celebrities are rude but I imagine myself in their position and I would behave the same way as they do. They can’t go alone anywhere because there is always someone following them, taking photos of everything they do. That’s so annoying!

An advantage is that they can buy everything they like since if you are a celebrity, you always have money and also some brands give famous people presents just because they want celebrities to promote their products.

A disadvantage is that you can’t have a normal life. If you are a celebrity, you can’t go shopping without having someone looking at everything you buy or you can’t go for a walk without having hundreds of people following you just because you are famous.

In my opinion, it’s normal to see a celebrity followed by people as they decided to live this type of life, but I also think that it’s annoying.

To sum up, I prefer my freedom to having all the money in the world and being followed by people every day. I couldn’t stand it as it’s so stressful.

                                                                                 By A.D.                                   

Most of us would like to become a celebrity one day as we want to enjoy all the advantages it has. However, we do not think about the disadvantages it can lead to.

When I was a child I wanted to become a successful singer like Rihanna or Beyonce because at that moment I was astonished with the lifestyle they had, their expensive cars, houses and pricey clothes.

Now, I would lie if I didn’t say that I would like to be as rich as they are, to appear on television and have famous boyfriends as they have. If you pay attention to celebrities, it is amazing to see how they spend thousands of dollars on colleges for their children, on exclusive jewelleries or on other things that in our opinion are a complete waste of money, but that we would love to have.

However, being a celebrity doesn’t consist only of being famous and rich, it implies other things that most of us don’t want to see. There are certain cases that I would like to talk about such as the one of Princess Diana of Wales. As we can remember she was really famous and rich, but although she was a celebrity, she couldn’t be happy and died at the age of thirty-six years old because of the “paparazzi” who pursued her relentlessly.

In conclusion, on the one hand I would like to become a celebrity because it has advantages, like the money. But, on the other hand it can have tragic consequences, so we have to know the risks that being a celebrity has. 

                                                            By I.V