What defines a celebrity? -Talent? Lineage?
The understanding of a celebrity today is quite different from what it was in the past. Cultural studies scholars unanimously agree that the metric for attaining this status in the present day is “well-knownness”. David Tan further identifies three aspects in attaining the standard of “well-knownness”: the celebrity individual, cultural producers, and the audience, which he collectively recognises as the “celebrity trinity”.