Pop Culture Literature: How to Be Famous
January 30th, 2010
I finally got around to reading Speidi’s book, but before I discuss that, we HAVE to talk about Heidi’s plastic surgery.
For those who don’t know, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are two reality “stars” from the MTV show The Hills. They gained fame by basically being the most repulsive couple on TV. And that’s being nice.
As far as Heidi goes, she recently elected to have 10 surgeries to “improve” her looks. This is the second time she’s gone under the knife, and she’s only 23.
Since all the talk shows have been discussing this for the past few weeks, I won’t rehash what’s been said. But I do think she knows exactly what she’s doing.
The book, “How to be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture” is all about how to gain fame and wealth by doing nothing.
Heidi and Spencer are pretty upfront with what they’ve done and who they are. “We’re SUPERfamous — and for what? We’re on a reality show … on cable for that matter … and we’re not even allowed to acknowledge on the show that our real jobs are, well, being on a reality show!”
The pair gives advice — admittedly, it’s tongue-in-cheek — on how to get on a reality show, mirroring the journeys their lives took. Spencer also gives a guide on being a villain, which he knows all too well. There’s also a pictorial (yes, that means several illustrated steps ) by Heidi on “How to Say ‘I Hate You’ Without Saying a Word.”
Plus, there’s plenty of information on how to use the paparazzi to your advantage, the goal being to be in as many magazines as possible, no matter what the content.
Back to the plastic surgery, though. There’s a whole chapter on looking the part of a star. And there’s a section on plastic surgery. Heidi says, “I can’t for the life of me think of a single reason why a person shouldn’t be able to look exactly the way they want to. Sure, there are healthier ways to lose weight than stapling your stomach, but you can’t diet or exercise your way into bigger boobs or a smaller nose.”
Later on, she says, “Not only will you look better and feel better about yourself, there is no better way to get instant attention than to completely change your look.”
And that just about says it all, doesn’t it?
The book does what it sets out to do. Obviously, the only reason I picked it up is because I loathe this “celebrity” couple, but I can’t wait to see what they’ve said. And just like that, I’ve fallen right into their trap. That’s what they want: To get paid to live their lives. So I guess they are good at what they do.
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Pop Culture Hijabi is a weekly column by Nadia Malik. Malik is a former newspaper reporter based in Chicago who’s now making her way as a freelancer. She spends entirely too much time watching TV and reading pop culture, fashion and TV blogs. She also occasionally consumes serious books and news. No, really. You can reach her at info@hijabtrendz.com with “pop culture hijabi” in the subject line, follow her at www.twitter.com/nadiamalik or simply leave a comment below.
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I love your review Nadia and actually I’m kind of intrigued to check it out lol. I’ve noticed from the beginning that everything they do is basically a publicity stunt like when they were on “I’m a Celebrity get me out of here..”
Anyways yeah I sound like I know too much hollywood gossip lol.
But on a serious note it’s so sad she resorted to such drastic surgery, she was pretty before and now she just looks scary. She’s only 23..!! What’s she going to do when she’s 43 and doesn’t have enough skin to pull tight anymore? scary!