How badly do celebrity deaths affect you?

[StillCoughingandLaughing]

A casual friend (former colleague) has been in a real state about a celebrity death. She has posted on FB again today, several weeks on, about how she can’t handle it and when will the tears stop coming etc. Another of her friends has replied saying she doesn’t think she’ll ever get over it 🙄

It was a sad and sudden death, but seriously? This wasn’t a relative or friend - it was someone she’s seen on TV. I do understand there is a sense of grief, but weeks of tears and sorrowful social media posts just seems so OTT.

I can think of one celebrity death I was really gutted about, but the idea that I would be in bits about it weeks later to the point that I had to get mawkish about it online seems ridiculous. AIBU for thinking that kind of grief should be reserved for someone you’ve at least met?

@IntoValhalla

That performance at Reading had me crying my eyes out! It's just heartbreaking for him, his friends and family

Not at all. Everyone dies eventually and I can’t think of a celebrity I regard as indispensible.

I was heartbroken when George Michael died. He was far too young and gorgeous.

I'm a member if some fan groups on social media and some of the posts you see leave me feeling a bit
They are very intensely emotional. People saying they are barely getting through the day without George.
We didn't know him but the influence he and his music had on my life makes it very sad to believe that he's gone.

I still feel sad about Freddie Mercury. I loved him and his untimely death and they way in which he died just makes me so sad

@amusedbush his wife speaking to the press absolutely broke my heart He had so much to live for.

I was 'in mourning' for ages after River Phoenix died, but I was a slightly unhinged and hormonal 14 year old girl at the time, and thought he was 'The One'

I was really sad when heath ledger, Paul walker and Cory Monteith died. All so young! I was watching glee religiously and then Cory died after season 4 so found the rest hard to watch!

I think a lot of the nation will be sad when David Attenborough dies. Our family loves him!

My mum was very upset when Lady Di died! I remember that well!

Normally, although I may feel sorry that it’s happened, a celebrity death doesn’t affect me. However, when Prince died I was hugely saddened (not outwardly upset - didn’t cry etc) by it for quite a few months. Even now, I still spend hours watching his concerts and shows on YouTube and reminiscing. But I have loved him and his music for over 35 years.

when i see a celebrity has died i think oh how sad if they were young, if they were an actor or singer i grew up with i might remember some of their films or songs and about five minutes later thats it they are gone cant bring them back, only one i cried over for a few minutes was marc bolan because he was such a musical influence in my teen years and so young and so unexpected a death,

Sorry @intovalhalla i dont like that expression you clearly dont know much about mh thats not how people think

I might think, 'oh! shame'. But that's the extent of it.

They don't affect me at all!!

Not at all unless a shocking death like John Lennon.

Not at all.

Nope. I am "sad" when celebs die, but tears ? Grizzling ? Heartache ? Absolutely not. How could I ? I don't know them, I didn't grow up with them, I have no relationship with them. I therefore have no emotional connection to be severed.

I was upset when Stephen Gately died, it was so sudden and sad and I loved Boyzone as a kid/teenager.

I also remember being upset when Princess Diana died even though I was a child. The whole situation was so sad and seeing the boys being so brave.

Not life affecting grief though, I’m guessing those that do have never lost anyone close to them? As it can’t compare!

Oh some of these posts have brought a tear to my eye, reading how the death of somebody famous/well known affected them personally and also I guess a reflection on other relationships or loss in their lives at the time.

I remember feeling shocked and tearful when I was watching the news about Peaches Geldolf's death

DC1 was just a few months old at the time and in my arms, and the thought of her two boys growing up without her, never really knowing her etc just felt overwhelming at that moment in time.

I guess it made me emotional thinking of DC1 losing me or me losing them

The killing year if 2016 was harsh. It was like cumulative effect so when George Michael died on Christmas Day I did lose it. But it wasn't real grief ( as in a loved one). I just felt so sad that so many people I'd admired (Alan Rickman, Bowie, Prince, Caroline Aherene, Victoria Wood and so on and so forth) had gone. Probably more about the loss of my youth than the loss of the person. Hope that makes sense. I really hated 2016

The other thing with Peaches Geldof's death was that it made me quickly think of her mother Paula Yates' death- I remember being so shocked to hear about that

I think mainly because as she had young children- vaguely recall that it happened on Peaches' 10th birthday or something

Sad for how much heartache and sorrow in their lives, despite the millions in the bank

I cried my eyes out when Keith Flint died. Been in love with him since age 16 ☹☹ Gone too soon.

I was pretty upset when Amy Winehouse died. My husband and I were out having dinner, I just felt quite depressed. What a talent and so young.
Also, not cool to admit, but I'm still sad about Diana dying. No we didn't know her but she'd gone through so much with her mental health and bulimia and only just seemed to have found happiness and then that happened. Just awful. I think I'd feel similarly about anyone who died with young kids really.

I was never affected by celebrity deaths but when Chester Bennington committed suicide I ugly cried and found myself welling up for weeks after whenever I listened to Linkin Park. They were a huge part of my life growing up and Chester was far too young. Knowing he was so so unhappy and saw no other way out just made me feel wretched. I feel sad thinking about it now but I wouldn’t cry over it anymore.

After Amy Winehouse died I cried for weeks, wore a beehive for several years after as a tribute & still get lump in my throat when listen to her music. Also on a recent trip to my spiritual hometown of London visited her houses in Camden to lay flowers at her memorial and would do so again on future trips, or perhaps visit her grave...

I was saddened when I heard about Elvis and John Lennon (yes, I'm that old) but the one that shocked me was Aryton Senna. I was a big F1 fan at the time and couldn't comprehend his death - I remember I was on a horse riding holiday in Northumbria at the time and cried all the way home to London. I thought I was being ridiculous but couldn't stop.

The other death that shook me was Gerry Ryan - an Irish broadcaster who I adored listening to and who died suddenly of a heart attack.

2016 was a horrendous year - still find it difficult to think that George Michael, Prince, Alan Rickman and Rik Mayall have gone.

You know what did affect me, and I still think of her?
Biscuitsandbandages
I think of her and the little crumbs whenever I think of Eid, and them dressing up to visit her in hospital
She was so dignified and courageous
Not a celebrity, just an ordinary mum, who died far too young and missed too much.

The death of Brittany Murphy (and her husband, shortly after) upset me.