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Harriet Fletcher, Lecturer in Media and Communication, Anglia Ruskin University

Curious Kids: who was the first celebrity?

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Who was the first celebrity? – Grace, aged eight, Belfast, Northern Ireland

To answer this question, we first need to think about what the people we think of as celebrities have in common. If we break down the formula for fame, we find three significant things: product, audience and industry.

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