Nowadays, at least in my hometown, people aren’t watching TV nor going to the movies as they used to do it before because of the social media as well as new websites where we can see TV series, news, movies etc. But is impossible not to be related with TV programs or premieres at the movies, both are still part of our day to day. Indeed, at least once a day people usually talk about a celebrity, a musician, an actress or actor. We give them importance and I believe this is the reason why TV celebrities and actresses or actors definitely influence people’s behavior.
First, we want to look like them. If certain personage wears clothes from a specific style, their fans would like to use the same kind of clothes. However, the appearances might go beyond of clothes. A lot of people can even make plastic surgery to look like their idol. For example, years ago, when Michael Jackson was still alive, there was a tendency in which people used to modify their nose pretending to have the same style that him! But this wasn’t the only case where people did surgery to look like certain person. Whoever can take a look on the internet and find a lot of examples.
Second, people want to do what they do. If our favorite actor or actress tends to has certain behavior, people will try to imitate them. For instance, if a famous actress support feminism and fights for women rights, a lot of people, whether it be women or men will follow this ideology, and is probably that they didn’t know what feminism was before. And this is presented in many examples as previously referred with the appearances. I have seen this In people who are becoming vegan or changing