Which celebrities are normal people
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I know a number of NY-based celebs through our kids and most of them are super nice and normal. They’re people with jobs and families who are just trying to do their jobs and live their lives like the rest of us. I grew up in Southern California (but not LA) with a bunch of celeb families too and the ones I knew were also very nice. Jeff Bridges was a super nice dad who always asked his daughters friends about their own lives and seemed to genuinely care. I babysat for Rob Lowe’s kids and they were also a very nice, normal seeming family.
I do think the celebs who choose not to live in LA are seeking a more normal life and are happier out of the spotlight. I know several celebs now who would be happier to have a different job that was less visible but this is what they know how to do and so they do it, but they are happier when they’re home picking their kids up from school and going to the playground than dressing up for awards shows. |
Anonymous
You really shouldn’t take what an anonymous person wrote on an anonymous board as fact. |
Anonymous
| Natalie Portman. I’ve seen her out in LA with her nanny and child, seems like a normal person you’d want to be friends with. |
Anonymous
Hmm, no. Entitled, rude, and demanding. |
Anonymous
| Nicole Kidman is remarkably unassuming and does all normal mom things in Nashville with zero fanfare. She’s extremely polite as are her kids (and her husband). And she really does hang around with Reese Witherspoon. |
Anonymous
DCUM celeb nanny again - Can confirm that she is lovely. We spent a holiday with her one year (small gathering, 10 people) and she never treated me like the help. Very lovely person. |
Anonymous
| DCUM celeb nanny again - No experience with Harrison ford, so can’t say anything either way unfortunately. Pierce Brosnan *allegedly of course* had a lot of turnover and was very difficult to work for. He and his wife were *allegedly* known at nanny agencies to be a difficult employer. |
Anonymous
Can confirm. |
Anonymous
| Jennifer garner |
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| Viola Davis |
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| My friend lives in Nashville. Years ago she was in a couple mommy and me classes with Nicole Kidman and her daughter. She said she was incredibly down to earth and if you didn't know who she was you'd never guess she was a celebrity. |
Anonymous
I have no trouble believing this at all. She seems delightful and real. |
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Y'all, being "nice" and being a "normal person" are not the same thing. Most normal people are not that nice. And the expectation for a celebrity to be nice to someone who recognizes them and wants some kind of interaction with them is much higher than the level of niceness you expect from a normal person. Also, a normal person is going to have good days and bad, will have moments of selfishness or self-involvement, and can have their behavior misinterpreted or viewed more favorably.
All celebrities are normal people, but they are not all accessible or warm to every person. In my experience, the warmest and friendliest celebrities are usually putting on a performance, playing the accessible, warm celeb that they know fans like and find appealing. Nothing wrong with it, I actually admire their ability to do that. But I don't find the celebs who choose not to do that to be "not nice" or "not normal." They just don't feel like performing that aspect of celebrity, and that's their choice and it doesn't bother me. |
Anonymous
| What is "normal"? |