One-third of world’s population suffers from celebrity worship ...

Celebrity worship has been identified as one of the most common ways of idolatry these days. Researchers report that about one third of people (thanks to daily gossip columns in the tabloids and ubiquitous celebrity news in the media) suffer from Celebrity Worship Syndrome, an actual syndrome that can become obsessional, replacing conventional relations. There are three stages of the disease. A fan shows a lively interest in a celebrity at the first stage. Perhaps a fan's interest gets far too lively since the person becomes addicted to information on his idol's private life. He begins to avidly pay attention to all kinds of news relating to his idol e.g. wardrobe items or details of the latest fall-out between the star and his producer etc. Fans feel anxiety and tension and may develop depression if the flow of information on a star's life runs dry temporarily.

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