CELEB CRY-BABIES: IT’S TIME TO QUIT YOUR WHINGEING!

I’ve got a tip for celebrities crying over mean internet trolls: don’t invite them into your house!

Doesn’t it seem like every couple of weeks there’s a celeb who feels the need to tell Instagram how they really feel – and when the internet disagrees with them, they feel attacked, judged and misunderstood?

I’m gonna level with you:

I get a kick out of being a D-list celeb. Strangers say hi to me and people follow me on Instagram. It makes me smile to share a laugh and it’s an easy way to check in. Once in a while I might get paid to post about clothes, a cause or an event. Shocking, I know!

Having said that, I’m under no illusion (or in some cases, delusion!) anyone wants my opinion on the many, many, many hot-button topics slapping us in the face on a daily basis.

For sure I’ll say “bullying is bad”, “take care of your mental health”, or “working out feels good”, but that’s about it. I’m a low-level celeb who takes the power of the media seriously. And to be honest, I rarely put my opinions out there because I’ve seen the damage that happens when things spiral out of control.

Yes, in a perfect world everyone should be able to spew out their opinions and not be judged, but that’s not the world we live in. Remind me – who said life was fair, or the internet was a ‘safe space’? Nobody, that’s who.

So when celebrities and influencers weigh in on politics, vaccinations, sex stuff or whatever – and then complain about nasty comments – I won’t have a bar of it.

In my opinion, when an individual crosses the bridge into celebritydom, it’s really important to control the things they can control. You can’t control when the pesky paparazzi follows you, or being asked for a selfie when you’re not in the mood, but it’s part of the deal you signed up for.

If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen!

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