It doesn’t take much to become a celebrity these days. Fame and notoriety are easily achieved thanks to the multitude of instantly accessible media platforms – remember the lady who inexplicably binned a cat recently?
It’s becoming harder to define what celebrity actually means these days though. A conveyor belt of fame-hungry wannabes have significantly devalued its meaning, so nowadays you can get your picture in the paper by simply forgetting to put your pants on, and then slowly stepping out of a taxi outside China Whites. Proper celebrities have discernable talent and real staying power. So this list ignores anyone who has ever fleetingly been on Big Brother (even you Brian Bello I’m afraid), and instead focuses on those who are genuinely worthy of our love, adoration and borderline stalking.
Demi Moore – BlackBerry Torch 9800
This is a very strong endorsement from the undisputed queen of Twitter. Demi rightfully lays claim to this dubious honour thanks to over 3 million devoted followers that hang on her every 140 characters or less. The BlackBerry Torch 9800 was the world’s first smartphone to incorporate touchscreen technology with a full slider QWERTY keyboard. No wonder Demi tweets so damn much; it’s effortless on the BlackBerry. Although it may also have something to do with the fact that she hasn’t made a decent film since Ghost, and she needs to tweet prolifically in order to retain a profile and stay vaguely relevant. Just a theory.
David Beckham – Motorola Aura / Apple iPhone 3GS
Celebrity endorsements can have a significant impact on the sales of particular handsets, especially when someone as affable and universally appealing as our very own Becks signs up. So it is very annoying for the manufacturer when the celeb they’ve paid bucket loads of money to is caught with another phone, which is exactly what happened to DB last year. The face of Motorola Aura was caught furtively fraternising with an Apple iPhone 3GS. This is obviously not the first time David has been caught playing away, so let’s hope Motorola are as forgiving as Posh was.
Oprah Winfrey – HTC Evo 4G
The rumour mill went into overdrive earlier this year when Oprah was papped with the hotly anticipated HTC Evo 4G before it had even been released. The queen of, well everything it seems, is so powerful that she can apparently get her hands on new technology before it has even been invented. Unfortunately, due to lack of 4G connectivity in the UK, we can’t get this handset over here. So without any bitterness or resentment at all on my part, I really hope our American cousins enjoy HTC’s world beater.
Paris Hilton – Motorola Sidekick Slide
I know I made a big song and dance about the absence of talentless celebs in this list, so the inclusion of the ubiquitous Paris Hilton may come as a surprise. But she has slowly gone up in my estimation over the years, from reluctant home movie sensation to a very successful businesswoman in her own right. The celeb phone of choice is the Motorola Sidekick Slide, but Paris has never been one for understatement, so she has pimped hers with hundreds of tiny Swarovski crystals. Classy.
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