16 Boring A-List Celebs That Are Undeserving Of Their Fame
Fame is a funny thing - it's a kind of a lifestyle and it's easy to get tangled in. And, with the changing times, it is becoming more and more fashionable to be transparent - to be celebrated by your own PR machine. To add to that, the rise of television and the explosion of viral video culture has made bursting through the ranks to get to our celebrities as plain sailing as any of our sayings. Whether it's business; their home lives or escapades; landmark occasions or the critiquing of their binge drinking pub crawls - it's are all out there and It's all online, making it all the more obvious for us to pronounce judgement on our beloved silver screen idols.
Having said that, we can all agree that charm and charisma are the two things most fundamental to stardom and if you don't have that, blending into the blandness is just a matter of time. There is a fine line between acting cool and coming across like you are snoozing with your eyes open with all the charisma of a plank of wood. And sadly enough, some of our most noteworthy fail to grasp that. You need to have more than a solid body of work to consistently keep generating public interest in you and the things you are doing - because like all good things, fame too comes at a price. Here are 16 gorgeous celebs, who are not just low key and conservative but also downright boring.
16 "There Are A Lot Of Misconceptions" About JLO Being A Real Diva
Actress, singer, fashion designer, business woman, mother - Jennifer Lopez as one of Hollywood's leading ladies, is a master of all trades. In short, she has nailed it in terms of all the roles she's picked up in tinsel town but people are often left wondering if JLo can ever let her hair down - even for just the once! She looks serious about everything and fans often find her attitude boring and unapproachable. And as it appears, the singer is well-aware of the fact. “I think maybe before there were a lot of misconceptions about me being a real diva or a problem or very demanding and things like that,” she told E! News after taking up the position of a judge in American Idol.
15 George Clooney Sleeps By 10 PM Every Night With The TV On
His popularity among the ladies is undeniable; he is attractive and a great actor but behind-the-scenes, Clooney may not be your quintessential dreamboat. Those who have met him, would only be too happy to agree. According to the HollywoodReporter.com: “… He's as charismatic in person as anyone alive, as charming and gracious. But the private Clooney, also is a revelation. He… admits to bouts of loneliness, despite being surrounded by friends… and watches ESPN and Modern Family as well as anything from The Soup to Jersey Shore. In other words, his life is disturbingly like yours - except for his sleep: He is in bed by 10 pm almost every evening, wakes up multiple times a night and loathes going to bed without the TV on.”
14 Katy Perry's Lifestyle Is "Vapid, Vacuous And Plastic"
No matter how quirky her music videos or how exotic her fleeting love life may appear, Katy Perry's personality has none of the star qualities that are expected from someone her stature. Remember the time when she faced a barrage of criticism for her poor attempt at humour while hosting the MTV VMAs? She opened the awards show saying she just arrived from space to Earth and was dressed as a shiny, silver astronaut - needless to say, the follow-up string of jokes also failed to land the way she intended! Long story short, Katy Perry is boring and her former husband seems to agree. Russell Brand, who split from Perry after a 14-month marriage has revealed in his documentary that he found the pop princess' lifestyle “vapid, vacuous and plastic.”
13 "Getting Married Is The Most Interesting Thing" Blake Lively Has Ever Done
Her marriage to Ryan Reynolds seems to have turned the once-fun Blake Lively into our regular plain Jane. She is beautiful in a prom queen sort of way - blonde, casual and familiar but there's no edge there. In her interviews, she is openly dull. In 2013, she told the Cut: “I don't know if I have ever been on a date.” The following year, she told Vogue: “There are so many choices I could make, but only a few that I can't not make.” In an interview, she had also once revealed that she'd never had a drink in her life. Not surprisingly, culture critics have been open about their boredom over Lively. For instance, when she exchanged vows with Reynolds in 2012, Gawker wrote: “Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' wedding is the most interesting thing they've ever done.”
12 Besides Being The "Absentee Husband", Brad Pitt Is Mostly Boring When He Is Around
According to a source close to Jennifer Aniston, “At times, Jen thought Brad was dull… Meanwhile, Justin [Theroux] is the opposite - he's a poet and author and well-educated.” Well, we are not surprised given Brad Pitt and George Clooney are the best of friends. Brad, himself had previously admitted to Parade magazine that he spent the nineties “sitting on a couch, holding a joint, hiding out.” He is also said to have accepted that perhaps he isn't always the best partner to have. And now, even with his marriage to Angelina Jolie falling apart, we can only be certain of the truth behind the statement. Recently, a source has revealed to the Mirror: “He [Brad] apologised to Jen [Aniston] for being an absentee husband, for being stoned and bored much of the time.”
11 Anne Hathaway, In Her Own Words, Is "Very Vanilla" And "Not Cool Like Rihanna"
Back in 2014, Anne Hathaway had told Harper's Bazaar UK, “I am not Rihanna. I am not cool.” There may be some truth in it, because till date there are many who find the Les Miserables star - in her very own words - “very vanilla, very sweet… no [sensual] appeal.” Over the years, people have grown to hate the Princess Diaries actor so much that a new word has emerged - “Hathahate” - just to describe the movement. Speaking of this growing animosity targeted at her, Hathaway told E! News: “You and I both know there is a certain type of media that trades on desperation and will paint someone with that filter if it will make them money, whether the story is true or not.”
10 To The British Press, Kate Middleton Is "Throne Idle"
The Duchess of Cambridge is nice to look at, but to many, her personality is seemingly non-existent. Like most royals, Kate Middleton may have her practised smile firmly in place on most occasions but her conservative dressing, unspectacular hairstyle and earnest demeanour has earned her an unpopular reputation as something of a boring goody two-shoes in comparison to the rest of her royal clan. She may be a lot of things at once - juggling several roles, making several appearances - but one thing she is not is a party animal like her sister Pippa Middleton. She isn't one who struts her stuff with dash and flamboyance. No wonder, in the British press, she has become outrageously known as the “Duchess of Do-Little” and “throne idle.”
9 Even Brad Pitt Says Jennifer Aniston Is Boring
There's no denying the fact that Jennifer Aniston's acting, like her hair and repetitive movie roles, has gotten a little dull over time. To add to that, Brad Pitt has blamed her for his boring lifestyle when the two were married. “I spent the '90s trying to hide out, trying to duck the full celebrity cacophony. It started feeling pathetic,” Pitt was quoted saying to Parade magazine. “It became very clear to me that I was intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn't living an interesting life myself. I think that my marriage [to Aniston] had something to do with it. Trying to pretend the marriage was something that it wasn't,” the War Machine actor had said.
8 According To Co-Star "Tom Cruise Is The Biggest Bore On The Face Of Earth"
According to critic Dustin Rowles, Tom Cruise “has no personality” - at least that's what he derived after hearing the actor's podcast with host Chris Hardwick. “He is the same guy in an hour-long interview as he is in 30-second soundbites: A grinning, vacuous robot who speaks only in platitudes… the man himself is nothing but… a commercial jingle in human form, a very handsome animatronic mannequin,” Rowles writes. Further, according to Balki - Bronson Pinchot - who starred alongside Cruise in his first hit film, Risky Business, Tom Cruise, before the fame, was more than a bit irritating. In an interview, Balki told A.V Club: “We thought Tom was the biggest bore on the face of earth. He was tense and [used to make] constant, constant unrelated homophobic comments.”
7 Jennifer Garner: "I Am Not Interesting Enough"
When Jennifer Garner told the Daily Mail: “I am not interesting enough” to be on social media, we totally got her point. Speaking about maintaining a low-key lifestyle with former husband Ben Affleck, Jen had also said: “We try to be boring.” Well, there's not much to try really, given she is already so dull, much like the films she does. Yet, she once claimed: “Everything that comes my way - the first thing we [Affleck and her] do is talk schedule, location.” She told US Magazine: “I sit down with a calendar with my [now former] husband and in a very boring way, detail every single week… ” No wonder, you haven't done a good film in such a long long time Jen!
6 For Gwyneth Paltrow, Life Is About "Finding Balance Between Cigarettes And Tofu"
Gwyneth Paltrow has made headlines for saying such ridiculously pretentious things over the years that sometimes we are left wondering if this is the same woman who bagged the Oscar for Shakespeare In Love. By now, people have had enough of her healthy eating, not to mention how her children eat only gluten-free food. She has consistently embarrassed herself with statements like: “When I pass a flowering zucchini, my heart skips a beat.” Then of course, there was the infamous: “I'd rather smoke crack than eat cheese from a tin.” And just when fans thought her ramblings couldn't get any more boring, she decided to share her take on life's precious balance: “You know, I use organic products but I get [laser treatments]. It's what makes life interesting, finding balance between cigarettes and tofu.”
5 Her Love Life Is Destined To Be As Boring As She Is, Given J-Law Wants Her Man To Share The Same Taste In Reality TV
There is only word to describe The Hunger Games star - boring. Even when looking for a partner, Jennifer Lawrence would prefer settling for some equally uninteresting, or so she tells Vanity Fair. “Isn't boring so much better than passion? I would just rather have somebody that has the same taste in reality TV,” she told the magazine. “I'd rather have just a peaceful time. [Boring relationships] are deeper because you can be your true self with somebody,” she further explained. And that's not all. It seems our Katniss Everdeen hasn't had some action in a while either! In an interview with Vogue, J-Law had revealed: “Literally zero magic has happened [in my bedroom].” She had also once asked a Harper's Bazaar interviewer: “[Love-making]? Someone explain to me what it is.”
4 X Factor Judge Says, "I Wouldn't Want To Spend Time With Justin Timberlake. He's Boring"
Away from the music scene, Justin Timberlake seems to be as dull as your average neighbour if not more. Even Louis Walsh seems to be in agreement. The X Factor judge made little effort to conceal his thoughts on the singer during an interview for Radio 1. “I wouldn't want to spend time with [Justin],” he told host, Scott Mills, adding: “He's just boring. I went to see [him] in Dublin and he thinks he is Prince.” It's hardly surprising that he has found comfort in his equally boring wife, Jessica Biel, who explained to Marie Claire: “We have similar values. We believe in loyalty, honesty… and if you can find that and someone who shares the same values as you, it's like: Score!” In short, BORING!
3 Jim Carrey's Existential Dissection At The Recent NYFW Says A Lot About How Boring The Funny Man Actually Is
Once a funny man, Jim Carrey seems to be tangled in a self-made web of existential crisis, and we dare say, fans have found his sudden awakening rather boring. During the latest New York Fashion Week, the man behind The Mask told a baffled E! News reporter: “There's no meaning to any of this. I just wanted to find the most meaningless thing to come and join, and here I am. You've got to admit, this is completely meaningless.” When asked about the icons the event was celebrating, Carrey further said: “Celebrating icons? Oh boy, that is just the lowest aiming possibility that we have come up with… ” It got stranger, when he said: “I don't believe in icons. I don't believe in personalities. I believe that peace lies beyond personality, beyond invention and disguise… ”
2 "Kristen Stewart Reeks Of Awkwardness"
While filming for Café Society, Woody Allen mocked the way the Twilight star carried herself between the takes. “I told her she walked like a relief pitcher coming in from the bullpen,” Allen told Variety. Be it in her interviews or her movies, Kristen Stewart reeks of awkwardness, which have something to do with what she describes as “debilitating physical anxiety.” She told Elle UK: “I am not the typical showman… I want to be understood and I want to be seen, and I want to do that in the rawest, purest, most naked way I can.” She had also once told Marie Claire: “I was constantly anxious (between the ages 15 and 20). I was kind of a control freak.” Now we get, why she struggles every time she is on screen!
1 Quite The On-Screen Diva, Oprah Winfrey Is Boring Off It
She is often referred to, without hyperbole, as one of the most powerful and influential women in the world. Rightly so, given Oprah Winfrey is credited with single-handedly bringing more than a million votes to Barack Obama with her endorsement of him during the 2008 elections. But, while you may think you know her well after tuning in to her talk show for decades, she is actually very quiet when she is not on television. In fact, if reports are true, she even prefers staying behind the scenes as opposed to on-screen. It's a little too much to take in especially when you know that the woman in question has her own TV network, her own magazine and a bunch of reality shows that are raking in billions by the day.
