celebrity:

(also in short ‘celeb’; plural: ‘celebrities‘)

celebrity couple — Jolie & Pitt

 

a famous person, especially from the show business – actor, singer, dancer, musician, sportsperson, etc., whom people love to see, talk about and attend his/her programmes in large crowds,

Indian's sports celebrity — Sania

e.g.

The young dancer has become a celebrity with only one stage show, and now she’s so busy that she doesn’t find time to talk to her own family!

Roger is a football celebrity; you see crazy fans milling around him whenever he makes a public appearance.

Though the show business celebrities look so charming and happy, most of them really feel miserable in their minds … unable to get away from the stardom they get to with so many sacrifices and unable to come to terms with the humiliation they suffer from the hands of those who make them celebrities!

Note: ‘Celebrity’, as a noun, is also used to refer to the fame, honour, recognition, glory, popularity, etc., a person gets, e.g. “Being in the movie world for about twenty years doing some small and cheap roles, Richard finally achieved celebrity in his latest movie in which he is an honest policeman dying in the line of duty.”
A simple article about ‘celebrities’, please click here, and if you want to be a celebrity personal assistant and live a life of a celebrity yourself, please click here.

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