Teach truth about fame, says former Eton head

Students should be taught at school how to think critically about celebrity culture to combat its damaging influence on society, the former head of Eton has said.

Tony Little warned the image of the “get-rich-quick” or “reach for the stars in one single leap” celebrity was harmful for young people and called for better education on the issue.

Speaking at the Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai, Mr Little said: “One way to deal with celebrity culture and its issues is to ensure that our young people have really finely honed skills of discernment, critical thinking, in an age of fake news and all the rest of it.”