The Price of Celebrity

The recent breakdowns of Demi Moore and Heather Locklear show us all how vulnerable celebrities really are to the stresses of life that beset most of us when our marriages and relationships end. We seem to think that because they have money, power and fame, they don't get affected the same way because they have tons of opportunities to escape, to indulge themselves in expensive spas and exotic islands, but these two once beautiful actresses are showing us that nothing could be farther from the truth, and that they are subject to the same insecurities, torments and fears that assail us all. Some are more sensitive than others, who will quickly buy a boytoy and distract themselves for a while, while others, perhaps more proud, feel adrift, lost and therefore suffer more.