Joanna Gaines Dishes On The Dark Details That Come Along With Being So Famous
Everyone aspires to be famous, to achieve a level of celebrity that would put them in the spotlight all of the time, to enjoy the privileges that come with it.
This, in the hope that everything in their lives would be sorted out and they would no longer be in need of anything, however, it isn’t always greener on the other side. Especially in Hollywood.
With the breakthrough of their HGTV show Fixer Upper Chip and Joanna Gaines established themselves as household names, but the Waco-based celebrity couple is more than meets the eye.
Joanna is explaining why not everything always is as it seems in a piece she wrote for the fall issue of her magazine called Magnolia Journal.
In the piece that Joanna wrote, she outlines some of the bad effects of being a celebrity, and there definitely are some dark details that come along with being so famous.
Joanna shared how bad press and social media attention have impacted her and Chip, before pointing out that they were completely unprepared for what exactly fame entailed.
Instagram; pictured above are Joanna and Chip
Reality shows are usually created and meant for the entertainment of the public. It’s often curated in a way that gets the public hooked.
Joanna, however, accuses society of seeing drama as a form of entertainment. This is true as some reality stars are often publicly degraded or criticized too harshly.
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Joanna stated in her personal piece that she initially wanted to discuss personal growth, but then she began focusing on how people as a whole can progress together because Joanna really feels that we’re “stuck.”
“Mostly by where we find ourselves: living in a world where drama and division are offered up as a source of cheap entertainment,” Joanna wrote.
She added that certain days can just feel like a struggle, especially amid all the messages of vileness and dissension.
“Whether you think you’ve played a part or not, I think it’s fair to say we’ve all been caught in the crossfire,” Joanna continued.
She said that you have to look beneath what you can only see at a surface level, but that can be difficult, and people can get caught up in assuming or accusing instead of looking for the truth.
“I bet we can all take a look around our own lives and see its effect—reckless words that have hurt us, people we’ve hurt with reckless words, moments we were misjudged or were too quick to pass judgment on someone else.”
Joanna brought up how social media has made it easier to just assume things or say things to someone on the other end of the screen without considering their feelings or true message.
She also feels that social media has made it easier for us all to simply stop trying to connect in a kind and meaningful way with one another.
Some people need time to heal from the negative remarks, and Joanna is one of them. It’s not always simple, and we all work hard to present a tough exterior only to be broken on the inside.
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