celebrity romance

Famous people dating

Celebrity romance refers to the public fascination with romantic relationships between famous people, or to media content—films, novels, gossip columns—centered on such relationships.

The term captures both the relationships themselves and the cultural industry that tracks, speculates about, and dramatizes them: The tabloids thrive on celebrity romance.

As a fiction genre, celebrity romance features protagonists who are or become famous: She writes celebrity romance novels about pop stars falling for their backup dancers.

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visibility/public attention

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Concealed romantic relationship

authenticity/motivation

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Fake televised romance

publicity stunt

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Known to kids · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG