[potatolegs]

Would you be like this lol?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uev0za7EjH4

[Eddie Badger]

As a keen amateur photographer I'd always engage them in really boring conversations about cameras and eventually they would come to avoid me

[potatolegs]

Originally Posted by Eddie Badger

As a keen amateur photographer I'd always engage them in really boring conversations about cameras and eventually they would come to avoid me

That made me laugh..

Paparazzi - "Eddie what do you take on the blah blah scandal"

Eddie - "I think the slow shutter in macro mode is most wonderful"

That would get them away

[Eddie Badger]

Then once they'd gone I'd start going out with supermodels

[Betty Britain]

It comes with fame .. So I'd hate it but have to except it and make sure I gave them the pic then asked them to let me get on.. Especially if I had my kids with me

[Kazz_x]

I reckon I would like it vast majority of the time... my boyfriend claims I'm made for it, the way I "Over-do" my hair and make up when it's just going to the corner shop. But if I had kids, it would be a completely different issue.

[kiviraat]

I'm a bit of a tramp on my 'days off' as I never wear makeup, keep my hair tied up and prefer comfy clothes, so I doubt they'd want to photograph me. Perfect! Unless it's the DM of course, as they'd want pics to ridicule my slap-free face

[HenryBane]

Quite well since I wouldn't go to celebrity haunts or tip them off that I'd be at a certain place at a certain time.

[Big Boy Barry]

The best way to deal with them is to stand there and pose for their photograph in the most mundane and boring way possible.


Because they want THAT shot. You know which one I mean? The one of you yelling at them, or chasing them, or putting your hand up to the camera, or trying to take the camera from them.

Deny them that.


For female stars, I strongly recommend they wear skirts that are a little longer than six inches below their genitalia, and at the least wear some underwear, because they also want THAT OTHER shot too.

[Daisy Bennyboots]

I don't think I would cope. I'd be ok with it for a few weeks, then I'd feel paranoid and wouldn't go out incase th paps zoomed in on my hairy knees or something and it ended up in the Daily Mail about how I'd let down women everywhere because I hadn't waxed my knees and finally I'd probably retreat wimpering into a caravan in Lincolnshire somewhere, sellotaping tin foil to the windows

[potatolegs]

Originally Posted by Big Boy Barry

The best way to deal with them is to stand there and pose for their photograph in the most mundane and boring way possible.


Because they want THAT shot. You know which one I mean? The one of you yelling at them, or chasing them, or putting your hand up to the camera, or trying to take the camera from them.

Deny them that.


For female stars, I strongly recommend they wear skirts that are a little longer than six inches below their genitalia, and at the least wear some underwear, because they also want THAT OTHER shot too.

Oh yeah Britney springs to mind!! I never know why these really famous people don't wear underwear when they know they are going to be photographed coming out of the car - every angle possible!!

[Big Boy Barry]

Originally Posted by potatolegs

Oh yeah Britney springs to mind!! I never know why these really famous people don't wear underwear when they know they are going to be photographed coming out of the car - every angle possible!!

In Britney's case, she was probably so drugged up, she had no idea where she even was, let alone what she was wearing or not

[potatolegs]

Originally Posted by Big Boy Barry

In Britney's case, she was probably so drugged up, she had no idea where she even was, let alone what she was wearing or not

True very true - I hear her ex manager used to drug her up but don't know how true that is...

[Dennis C]

To avoid the attention of the paps, I'd hire people from the lookalike agencies* to divert their attention by doing odd or unusual things. Then all the paps would be snapping them and I could come and go unnoticed. Well, if you saw (what looked like) Britney Spears leading (what looked like) David Cameron along the street on all fours, and using his tie as a sort of dog lead, I think you'd forget about anything else and get your camera and attention on them, wouldn't you?




*lookalike agencies! If you want an interesting half hour, google 'lookalike agencies) and look at their websites and see the photos of the ordinary people who just happen to look like celebs! For example, these two fake Johnny Depps:-

http://www.splitting-images.com/johnnydepp-mel1.html

[HenryBane]

Originally Posted by Dennis C

To avoid the attention of the paps, I'd hire people from the lookalike agencies* to divert their attention by doing odd or unusual things. Then all the paps would be snapping them and I could come and go unnoticed. Well, if you saw (what looked like) Britney Spears leading (what looked like) David Cameron along the street on all fours, and using his tie as a sort of dog lead, I think you'd forget about anything else and get your camera and attention on them, wouldn't you?




*lookalike agencies! If you want an interesting half hour, google 'lookalike agencies) and look at their websites and see the photos of the ordinary people who just happen to look like celebs! For example, these two fake Johnny Depps:-

http://www.splitting-images.com/johnnydepp-mel1.html

Carmelo looks nothing like him!

Good idea for a new thread though.

[Pumpkin Soup]

Originally Posted by potatolegs

True very true - I hear her ex manager used to drug her up but don't know how true that is...

It's very true. It went to Court and everything. Nasty business indeed.

As for the OP, it depends what kind of paparazzi attention you get. If it was at Britney Spears 2007 level I'd find it very hard to be dignified.

[Blondie X]

I doubt I'd love them but then I would never be the type to sell my soul to OK so I doubt they'd be that interested.
I could probably deal with the odd snap coming out of Starbucks tbh and I don't leave the house without my slap now so they'd not be able to get me on that one!

[jackbell]

Originally Posted by potatolegs

Would you be like this lol?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uev0za7EjH4

Look at the difference here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&fe...&v=4CvyN1SLAk4

Gent.

[Charles II]

Because I'm a conservative and level-headed person I'd just deal with it as being just another part of the job, besides most of these celebs put themselves in areas filled with paparazzi anyway be it some posh street in London/Paris/New York or some beach in Monaco, Barbados or whatever.

I'd happily live in a secluded mansion in the middle of the cotswolds.

[Tweacle Tart II]

I hope I would always be gracious with them and I would made time for my fans because they put me where I am. It's part of the job and if you don't want the attention, don't put yourself in the limelight.

It really irritates me when people like Chris Martin attack the press. Without them Chris, you'd still be in your bedsit not married to a Hollyood A-lister!

[Stockingfiller]

Probably, I'd wear a mask when they were around. Then they couldn't prove that the photo was genuine. A squirrel costume might be nice too.

Some celebs could easily disguise themselves. At the height of Beatles ' fame, Paul McCartney used to don disguise and go all over London unnoticed. Bit of a drag to have to do it but probably many celebs want, to be photographed so they don't go to quiet places.

I used to see Michael Douglas in Swansea quite often. No one bothered him. Harrison Ford and Calista Flockheart went on a canal holiday in Wales and didn't get hassled. It would probably take a few hour before someone very famous was bothered in many places in Britain.

[Eddie Badger]

I'd develop a special kind of make-up that contains microscopic mirrors so every time they photographed me all they would get is a reflection of their flash - I'll have to patent that idea!

[misha06]

Hypothetically, I'd like to think that 'fame' wouldn't change who I am.

That may be bad, because I'm a scruffy sod, so the Daily Mail would have a field day; Look at misha06, what a state

I would also like to think that I would either behave well, like say Johnny Depp, or skim skim under the radar to an extent like say Rowan Atkinson or Daniel Craig.

Or a combination of the two.

If I ever get famous, and start to act like a knob, you lot can point to this post and condemn me

[potatolegs]

Originally Posted by jackbell

Look at the difference here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&fe...&v=4CvyN1SLAk4

Gent.

Wow - he's so friendly compared to what you would imagine.
He knows how to work it.

[SuperDude95]

I wouldn't be bothered about them taking photos of me I would be more bothered about being in the Daily Mail