Celebrities cashing in on current affairs

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First of all it was that bloody Beatles song and now it’s pass the parcel with “who are you isolating for” and celebs tag each other in it.
It’s not the end of the world I get it but I can’t help feeling cheesed off that they do these things. It feels like they are cashing in on the situation to keep themselves in the spotlight.

Am I alone in this?

The celebrity reckoning. So far we have Sam Smith and Bono which really wasn’t a surprise. It will be interesting to see what other celebrities act like total douche bags over this. Should be fun.

'Boro' just took the biscuit. A song for Italy! Unfeckinbelievable, that guy. The chutzpah, really.
I hate when our 80s heroes become 21st century douche bags.

Reminds me of the cringe worthy Candle in the wind song Elton John sang when Diana Princess of Wales died... Awful

Joe Wicks never misses an opportunity to cash in!

I haven’t heard ‘Bogart’ used as a verb for such a long time
I love you OP

I would like to slap Sam Smith silly, whatever do his parents think? I would be so bloody cross at having such a wet weekend as a 'they'.

Oh and 'Bogart'! fancy a joint now

@TheVanguardSix haha glad I could articulate!

@DangerMouse17 I agree. He didn’t waste any time did he the perm haired twazzock.

@Bracknellite love you too 😂😘

@thebabessavedme you and me both!!!

Sam smith is the human equivalent of the white stuff old people get in the corners of their mouths.

The Joe Lycett and co version of Imagine is great. I've been singing it all day

Like the TV chef whose about to pollute our screens again with bollocks about how to cook a pukka meal with 'just storecupboard ingredients', having lifted the entire premise and probably half the recipes from Jack Monroe?

Yeah, they're cashing in alright.

I love joe Lycett even more for changing his name to fuck over the corporation.

Jamie Oliver the saviour of kids....don’t we all know it

Aren’t we suffering enough without professional bell end Jamie Oliver chiming in?

I was thinking this last night, in that although I absolutely don’t want anyone to suffer (mentally, financially or otherwise), I do sort of hope this time helps to ‘cull’ the trend of Youtube influencers and Instagram celebs who spend their lives travelling and promoting products (paid for of course).
One week Thailand, then LA, then Sydney...bikinis and stupid cycling shorts and £600 Balenciaga trainers. Now they are stuck indoors with nothing to talk about and no bloody shopping hauls to promote surely there has to be a loss of interest in them.

Some how I hope that this time out / pause in everyday life is going to strip back some of the narcissistic, shallow crap

Honestly some are really showing themselves up. I have gone right off Jack Monroe who seems to think she invented cooking on a budget and has set her fans off slating Jamie Oliver for daring take a job, so much for #bekind I am no Jamie fan but there is no denying that he is a professional and would be able to to quickly film a show whereas she has limited experience and admits herself that she is timid in front of a camera.

It’s tragic isn’t it. Celebs and Instagram mess who are so desperate for attention they’ll parlay anything into a performance. Like they’d spontaneously combust if they didn’t get any attention for a while.

I don't think they're "cashing in" if they're not actually earning money from it, but I do think that actors/performers generally tend to be very needy and are attention seekers.

Sam smith having a "meltdown" about self isolating in his mansion has to be the most self obsessed piece ever

You mean in his theysion surely?

Top marks to those talking about being infected like Idris Elba and Tom Hanks. Those that are purely attention seeking should feck off.

I saw Elton John with his stay in sign and thought it’s probably not that difficult for you where your kids have their own pool, soft play and everything else. Then he can pay someone to go panic buy for him!

@BringMeTea

Well if it helps spread the message of just how much of a cunt Sam Smith is, it might be worth it

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I cringe at the celebrity self isolation selfies and complete numbskulls like the Kardashians giving out public health advice while posing in their knickers in a fuck off mansion....but unfortunately a lot of young people follow these types on social media and they have influence.

Fucking Kylie Jenner telling me to wash my hands, though. Please!

YANBU. I only want to hear about celebrities now if they’re sharing their vast wealth and resources or using their clout to get medical supplies where they’re needed. That Imagine bollocks was an international embarrassment.

Does anyone really still worship at the alter of celebrity these days? I don’t think they have much influence, and I would follow the advice of the government and professionals rather than give a milli second of my attention to self absorbed twatty celebs.