Feb 05, 2020 13:40
celebrity social media,
rupert grint,
stranger things (netflix),
emma watson,
british celebrities,
sophie turner,
television - british,
daniel radcliffe,
skins (uk),
we were all rooting for you,
eat the rich,
tom felton,
ontd original,
drugs / alcohol,
sir patrick stewart,
game of thrones (hbo),
gary oldman,
maggie smith,
fandom / stan culture,
florence pugh,
alan rickman,
eddie redmayne,
kate winslet,
helena bonham carter,
harry potter
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So, I understand that it's quite common for people to draw comparisons between the Stranger Things Kids and Harry Potter Kids, particularly when it comes to critiquing Millie Bobby Brown and what her having a, by all accounts, toxic stage dad will do for her future (if Thora Birch's career teaches us anything - I hope this won't happen to her!). The fact that many of them are underage still and are signed with high fashion brands and have insane Instagram followings (scarily unfiltered and with no regards to boundaries by adults who worship these kids like literal Gods and have access to seemingly nearly every part of their public lives put on display) - all of this shares little in common with the HP Kids when they were around the ST Kids' ages. Back in the ancient days of the 2000s, social media was still quite young and designer fashion trends for kids on the red carpet was virtually non-existent. One only has to look as far as the red ( ... )
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I know ONTD absolutely despises him, especially after the airport scandal but I think for someone his background he has quite an impressive work ethic.
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I really only became aware of Millie's situation (and this was before I finally gave in and watched ST - I like the first season mainly, but this is beside the discussion) bc people are always talking about it on here. And then, all the Millie posts. And now it's all over Tumblr. Yeah, that's true about how American audiences eat up brooding, outcast types unlike in Britain, I think so with that context, his success overseas makes sense. I don't know, us Americans prefer underdogs or whatever? We believe so strongly in meritocracy, it's just a given.
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he had a shady relationship with the lead singer who was much older (in her 30’s while he just turned 18) and ended up having his child
Wow, omg. That's nuts. :/ He's looks so young to be a dad (I mean, he's of age, but still and he has one of those faces like Dane Dehaan where he looks both young and old at the same time).) Do you have the links to some of those interviews bc I'd be interested in seeing them? This is all news to me. I don't really pay attention to people's dating lives (bc I guess I don't really care unlike most people), but based on event photos posted here, isn't he in a relationship now with "Nancy Wheeler" a.k.a. Natalia Dormer Dyer (omg there's so many famous Natalias/Natalies I know of I couldn't think of her flippin' name lol and for the longest time, especially in ST S1, I thought she looked like Raffey Cassidy who I know from Snow White and the Huntsman and that Brad Bird Disney movie ( ... )
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maybe this is because the hp kids knew they had 8 movies and 10+ years to build careers and the st kids know their show only has a season or two left tops and are trying to capitalize while they can. and i'm sure the hp kids were all being paid a ton more which makes the need to secure the bag less necessary
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i feel like the harry potter kids were all much more famous than the stranger things kidsDo you think so? I wasn't really into the HP fandom until way late (like, I saw the first two films when I was 7, 8, 9, red the first three books, got bored and didn't get back into it until high school, so like ca. 2009) so maybe I'm misremembering. I think they were EVERYWHERE like a decade ago when the last film came out (obviously) and while Dan and Rupert (and to an extent, Tom and Matt Lewis) are doing fine for themselves, I feel like you don't hear much about any of them anymore. I mean, Dan I think intentionally stays away from the media because he couldn't avoid it as a kid; now he's content with his life choices and doesn't need (or want) the attention ( ... )
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I didn't really think about the size of the cast for ST playing a factor into it bc yeah, I think you make a valid point there. Also the fact that it's an arguably ~original production and not based on any known properties (that isn't Stephen King). But the characters have no basis, really. I can see Finn already having a solid career bc I swear, he's like ( ... )
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A big part of the ST kids fame/follower count is just that their show is the pop culture tv phenom of the last few years and still on, meanwhile HP ended before instagram really took off and is like a decade in the past now. It's what I'd expect tbqh. And Bonnie or even Evanna had far less of a presence in HP promo than Sadie does now for ST (she's on all major red carpets, has brand endorsements, gets interviews with the odd fashion pub even)
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But yes to all your points!
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