u skip the line only to get you there but when it comes down to it they wont help you out with anything and your stuck waiting in a line. So save some time and dont listen to any promoters magic offers. Title: The Price Of Fame Word Count: 547 Summary: As a nation, we're obsessed with fame. Celebrity magazines, such as Heat and OK, sell thousands of copies and deluded reality TV show contestants seem willing to do anything for their fifteen minutes of celebrity. But as wannabe stars queue for hours to be humiliated on the X-Factor or desperately try to get placed under surveillance in TV's Big Brother house, are they really aware of the high price of fame? As Andy Warhol famously said, "In the future, everyone will have ... Keywords: Article Body: As a nation, we're obsessed with fame. Celebrity magazines, such as Heat and OK, sell thousands of copies and deluded reality TV show contestants seem willing to do anything for their fifteen minutes of celebrity. But as wannabe stars queue for hours to be humiliated on the X-Factor or desperately try to get placed under surveillance in TV's Big Brother house, are they really aware of the high price of fame? As Andy Warhol famously said, "In the future, everyone will have their fifteen minutes of fame." While this once seemed like a rather flippant remark, it has become eerily accurate. Nowadays, there are more opportunities than ever to achieve fame and people are willing to go to great lengths to take advantage of them. In the early '90s, a Channel 4 TV show called The Word featured a regular segment, The Hopefuls, in which viewers would complete disgusting acts to appear on television. The Hopefuls were made to eat maggots, kiss a dead fish and do a variety of other vile deeds, before muttering, "I'd do anything to get on TV." Almost a decade on, we haven’t progressed much further. TV talent contests, such as Fame Academy and Pop Idol attract thousands of wannabe singers. However, after pouring their heart into their TV audition piece, their vocal skills are usually ripped to pieces by the judges. In some cases, the vicious judging panels have even managed to reduce contestants to tears. In these shows, even the winners are not guaranteed a celebrity career. Past winners such as Steve Brookstein and Gareth Gates dropped off the celebrity radar almost as soon as they had made their mark. At least TV talent show contestants are willing to showcase their skills. Some people seem to rise to fame for doing far less.
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