FAMOUS PEOPLE USEFUL VOCABULARY Celebrity: a famous person in person: yourself advantage: a positive side of something disadvantage: a negative side of something privacy: the right to k
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Celebrity: a famous person
in person: yourself
advantage: a positive side of something
disadvantage: a negative side of something
privacy: the right to keep your personal life secret
paparazzi: a photographer that follows famous people in all possible places in order to
take photos of them for newspapers, magazines, the Internet, etc
gossip magazine: a magazine where you can read a lot about private lives of celebrities gossip TV program: a TV program that deals with celebrities and their private lives
fun club: a club in which people who admire a particular actor, actress, artist, movie etc
share their comments and opinions, either during organized meetings or via the Internet
hero: a person who you admire
admire: to approve of someone/something or to find someone/something interesting or
attractive
someone’s claim to fame: someone’s reason for being famous, well-known
Girl group: A female band who often just sing and dance
to be destined for stardom: To have a high chance of becoming famous
talent shows: Contests involving people with skills like singers
to have a bright future ahead of them: Their later life will be positive
to be thrown into the lights of stardom: To become famous very quickly and gain lots
of attention
to become famous almost overnight: To get fame very quickly
to be a household name: A famous person whose name is well-known
he went on to make money: To earn money later
at his peak: When he was most famous/creative/productive
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newspaper gossip columns: Sections in a newspaper for rumours about famous people
to dry up: To decrease to zero
as if nothing had never happened: Like the event had never taken place
has-beens: People who are no longer famous
only time will tell: The result/conclusion can only be seen at a later day