So we have the E! channel and countless magazines devoted to celebrity gossip back in the states. But here, they take it to a whole new level. They not only keep tabs on their own super rich but take notes on our Hollywood elite as well.
We read an article about how American entertainment is far reaching and permeates almost every media market. I guess it's not much of a stretch to imagine the American entertainers have the same clout.
I guess we have borrowed some of the Brit's thespians as well though. The Office was a hit here first before we borrowed the workplace setting as our own comedy gold (and did a better job as admitted by my tutorial professor). There are some movie actors we sometimes forget are English they are so good at emulating our cowboy swagger and twang. Our very own caped crusader, The Dark Knight himself Christian Bale is from Wales. Hugh Laurie, the crutch wielding cynic on House was born right here in Oxford.
There is more shared between our cultures than just our language and an obsession with celebrities is definitely one of them.
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The tabloids also have no problem with frontal nudity. I picked up an issue of one of them and on page 3, there was Christiano Ronaldo's girlfriend sunbathing topless without any sort of censoring. And this publication was in the GROCERY STORE. Apparently, being a "Page 3" girl is a big deal....you can also get them sent to your mobile phone, in case anyone was wondering.
As with any tabloid company (American or British), drama is the key to selling stories. What I find most interesting about the tabloid market in the UK is that, from what I have noticed, tabloids are read much more over here (and not so much as questionable truths but as actual ones). For the most part in America tabloids aren't everyone's first source of information. I was on a train in London yesterday, and at least half of the people reading on the train were reading tabloids. My guess is people find just as much celebrity gossip information from tabloids here as we do from television shows like E! back home.
you have no idea of how much money these people make! In http://www.weshow.com/top10/en/ I found a list with the 10 most rich female celebs and their earnings. Totally insane!
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