Fame isn’t all it’s cracked out to be.
With all the glitz and glamour comes a lack of privacy, fans having little sympathy for personal boundaries, and more.
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These celebs don’t like living in the limelight and once you hear these 10+ celeb confessions about the hard part of fame, you’ll understand why.
Keep reading for their stories.
1. Selena Gomez
The “Selfish Love” singer has always been open about fame’s impact on her mental health. It even resulted in a rehab visit in the past.
“My self-esteem was shot. I was depressed, anxious. I started to have panic attacks right before getting onstage, or right after leaving the stage,” she told Vogue .
2. Gigi Hadid
The most difficult part of fame for the model has been losing friends.
“I’ve lost a lot of friends because I’ll get busy for a short period of time, and they’re not reaching out,” she told Harper’s Bazaar . “But if I don’t reach out, then it’s like I’ve changed. I’m good with [the friends] I’ve got.”
3. Daniel Radcliffe
The Harry Potter star has had a love/hate relationship with fame ever since he got into the industry at a young age.
While on Off Camera with Sam Jones , he detailed a scary experience that happened when he was young.
When he and his parents arrived to Japan, there were thousands of fans and only about 100 security guards.
“There were highly trained security guards being pushed around by, like, 6-year-old girls to 80-year-old women,” he said.
4. Daniel Craig
The James Bond actor could handle fame until cell phones were invented.
While talking to ShortList , he called them the bane of his existence. “They think it’s their right to take a photo of me and I find that incredibly intrusive.”
5. Amy Schumer
While some people love the idea of a glamorous event, it feels like “punishment” for the comedian.
“I don’t like the farce,” she explained to Howard Stern. “We’re dressed up like a bunch of [expletive] [expletive]”
6. Robert Pattinson
It’s no secret that the actor loathes fame. He’s hated it ever since his Twilight days.
For him, he’s tired of being bothered. “In L.A., I have at least 40 seconds from the moment I arrive somewhere, before I get asked for my autograph,” Pattinson told Premiere.
7. Kristen Stewart
Robert isn’t the only former Twilight star who hates fame.
While talking to Harper’s Bazaar in 2015, Kristen didn’t mince her words, saying “fame is the worst thing in the world.” She also called it “pointless.”
8. Idris Elba
While the British hunk is now happily married to Sabrina Dhowre, fame once made him paranoid of people’s intentions.
“If you’re adored by millions, sometimes even on your own front doorstep you can become paranoid and constantly question, ‘Who is he? Who is she?’ I know I’ve been guilty of it in the past.”
9. Johnny Depp
The actor once compared being famous to being a fugitive.
That’s because everything has to be strategic, he explained to Today . “To get you into the hotel, to get you out of the hotel, to get you into the restaurant.”
10. Megan Fox
Fame has brought about bullying on a “massive scale” for the actress. Yet, there is little sympathy for celebs.
“They all think we should shut the [expletive] up and stop complaining because you live in a big house or you drive a Bentley,” she told Esquire .
11. George Clooney
You may envy the actor’s A-list life, but he finds it extremely isolating.
“There’s no other way to say it. There are restrictions to this kind of fame,” he told Esquire . “I haven’t walked in Central Park for 15 years. I’d like to, you know?”
12. Justin Bieber
Constantly hiding away from fans and paparazzi has led to a very lonely existence for the singer.
“When you can’t go anywhere or do anything alone you get depressed,” he told NME . “I would not wish this upon anyone.”
13. Lady Gaga
With very few laws to protect celebrities, the singer believes that she belongs to the world.
“It’s legal to follow me, it’s legal to stalk me at the beach, I can’t call the police or ask them to leave,” she told CBS Sunday Morning .
14. Shailene Woodley
If there is any doubt that the actress finds fame difficult, just consider what she told W magazine.
“To me, the F-word is ‘famous,’ and the C-word is ‘celebrity.’ I hate those words with a passion.”
15. Chris Evans
While the Marvel actor started his career chasing after fame, he’s since changed his tune.
“If you get too far, there’s no off switch,” he told The Boston Globe in 2009. “Once you’re Brad Pitt, you can’t not be Brad Pitt.”
16. Jennifer Lawrence
Before she married Cooke Maroney, the Hunger Games star found dating near impossible with fame.
“Guys are so mean to me. I know where it’s coming from, I know they’re trying to establish dominance,” she told Vogue , adding that it hurts her feelings.
17. Kylie Jenner
The fear of bad press has given the star terrible anxiety.
“I wake up every morning with the worst anxiety. I don’t know why,” she told Interview magazine, adding that she has a problem.
18. Billie Eilish
Since the star was discovered at the tender age of 14, she lost the chance at a normal childhood.
She also told Dutch channel 3voor12 that there is no training for fame. “That would be trash school … Famous people suck,” she added. “Fame is trash.”
