Did you pick up a newspaper today with reality TV celeb Chantelle plastered all over it? So, it was a day like any other then? Charlotte Lytton, 15, has had enough…
It seems we can’t turn on our TV without Z-list celebrities failing to impress us with their questionable talent. In recent months we’ve seen the return of reality TV series: I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here!, Celebrity Big Brother and The Games making stars of Chantelle Houghton, and propping up dying careers like Michael Barrymore’s.
When will all this madness end?
Who watches this trashy TV? Is it just wannabe starlets desperate for their 15 minutes of fame? Or am I being too fussy? And why shouldn’t Chantelle receive her moment of fame? We first saw her peroxide blonde hair extensions and ultra glossy pink lips when she became the first non-celebrity to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house.
The nation fell in love with the dippy 20-something from Essex and crowned her the queen of CBB. However, when given the choice between hysterical ranting of Pete Burns and the incessant demands and meowing from supposed politician George Galloway, I think the nation found it hard to decide which of these no-hopers should be a worthy winner.
Unwilling to fade into the background like so many Big Brother winners before her, Chantelle’s face has been plastered over every gossip magazine, claiming precious column inches that were usually reserved for Victoria Beckham. It seems the nation refuses to end their obsession with Chantelle and her endless impersonations of Paris Hilton because we still buy the magazine.
But am I the only person who’s sick of her? What was once marginally appealing is now really boring. I can’t bear to pick up any magazine now for fear she may appear in it. It seems I now know more about her than she knows about herself, but considering the countless moronic comments she’s made - that’s hardly surprising.
Past experience tells me the nation seems to have a love affair with bubbly blondes, and like her predecessor Jade Goody (winner of Big Brother 3), Chantelle is tipped to make the headlines for a long time to come. We just can’t get enough of them both. It seems that if you go on Big Brother with bright blonde hair and poorly applied make up, you’re guaranteed to make a fortune.
But to make matters worse, we’re now witnessing a battle for fame between these two peroxide starlets. Their fake tan and seven inch nails clearly aren’t getting them enough media attention, so Big Brother veteran Jade is doing everything in her power to steal the limelight away from her blonde rival Chantelle.
The battle of the blondes is heating up, each of them is desperate to out do the other, first we had Jade and her toyboy and then we had Chantelle engaged to Preston. But it doesn’t matter what happens in this media war neither Jade nor Chantelle seem bothered about how silly they appear to be. Chantelle isn’t bothered that she’s known as the ‘Travel Lodge’ version of millionaire heiress Paris Hilton, she’s just pleased she can ‘live the dream,’ which is apparently being in Heat magazine.
To be frank, I can’t imagine the world would miss them if they vanished off the face of the earth. But maybe I’m missing the point. We’re obviously going to hear more about Chantelle and her latest squeeze Preston, lead singer of struggling indie band ‘The Ordinary Boys.’ It seems that for now, we're just going to have to put up with the era of the non-celebrity battling it out to ‘live the dream’ until they all die out. Any takers?
About the team
This story was by written by Charlotte Lytton, 15 and edited by Annabel McLeod. It was published by Reach for the Sky website.
