The high price of fame; do you want it?

In a 2009 televised interview, the late Whitney Houston told Oprah Winfrey that she once seriously considered moving to a small island with her daughter to escape from a life void of privacy. She longed for unfamiliarity where she could just be a “normal person.”

In this 2009 interview, Whitney Houston lamented about her frustration over the years with fame. 

Beyonce too, sometimes wishes to switch places with the unknown likes of you and me.  The singer went as far as to say she was jealous of those who could walk in a park or go to the grocery store without interference; something she could never do.

Beyonce, now a mother, cannot carry her baby in a stroller. Blue Ivy has to be strapped to her chest and her little head buried beneath a blanket. A picture of the newborn could earn the lucky photographer millions, and so the paparazzi will do anything necessary to get a snap of the prized baby. Snatching up the baby from a stroller may even be attempted.

Beyonce carries her baby girl close to her, not giving the paparazzi any chance to view her.

Singer and actor Terrell Carter may not be on the same level of stardom as Houston or Beyonce, but he got a sour taste of life in the public sphere when a former partner outed him as a homosexual. Carter is best known for his roles in several Tyler Perry films and for auditioning on the first season of X Factor USA. Many loyal fans thought he betrayed them and it has been argued that his career failed to advance due to the gay saga.

This picture of Terrell Carter made its way around the internet in an attempt to reveal his sexuality.

Fame; could you handle it? Do you want it?