Some people seem to follow every minuscule detail of a celebrity’s life, but can this total obsession be detrimental to standards of beauty and confidence, promote bad role models, and pervert children’s minds? Celebrity obsession has a grip on modern society, just as it did in ancient history. The same way Romans enjoyed waiting for a gladiator to die a gruesome death at the hands of another person or animal to seem a bit more mortal like the rest of us, we take interest in modern celebrities’ lives, waiting for their flame to die out in some (horrible) experience, or drama to get the best of them, just to seem more like the rest of us. Since the early 2000s, celebrities have had an uprising in pop culture in the United States and elsewhere. Sensationalist media, or, media that uses flashy and nebulous headlines and topics for the sole purpose of gaining your attention, can generally be blamed for this. While many say celebrity obsession is an overreaction and is easy to dilute, precedence in the topic show that celebrity obsession and sensationalism  are the opposite, and thus should be cut back and regulated, because they can be damaging to our actions and aspirations. Although the definition of “good” is perceived different by us all, many young girls (not explicitly) have grown the need to look just like their favorite celebrity, wanting to change their body image in any way they can. “...studies relating to body image have found that among teenage females (aged 14 to 16 years) there is a relationship between intense-personal celebrity worship and body image.” (Griffiths 2) Studies in the UK have shown celebrity obsession linked to a poor body image, or, the mindset that your body is simply “not good enough.” Having a poor body image usually leads to self-loathing, which potentially, can lead to depression, anxiety, and stress. In conclusion, unfair (and sometimes unrealistic) beauty standards set by celebrities