Hollywood stars seem to have it all: money, fame, awards, and attention from adoring fans around the world.
However, a closer look at the lives of A-Listers reveals that beneath the surface, they actually lack what is considered essential to life: close, trusting friendships.
In fact, Hollywood itself has become a barrier to forming strong connections for stars, as celebrities are too busy with hectic work schedules and many claim they have difficulty trusting others. It seems there is.
Celebs such as Angelina Jolie and Billie Eilish have previously spoken publicly about not having many friends, with the Changeling actress claiming her best friends are her children, while No Time to Die The singer said the biggest difference in her life since finding fame is that she has friends now. She has “no friends”.
The Hollywood producer previously told The Hollywood Reporter: “People come together for a short period of time, create a specific piece of content, and then move on to the next piece of content.
“It’s not the same for someone who works in a law firm or construction industry and stays there for 30 years.”
Here, FEMAIL highlights stars of the big and small screen who admit their social circles are smaller than they think, highlighting the lonely existence of fame…
victoria beckham
Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, 50, admits she “doesn’t have many friends” but says she has never felt lonely.
In a cover interview with ELLE magazine, she said, “I’m never alone.” I don’t have many friends, but I’m surrounded by people I really want to be with. ”
She also revealed that she has only kept in touch with five people since childhood and hardly has time to see them.
Posh Spice continued, “I’m very close to my sister and the friend I went to school with, and I’m also close to three or four others.”
“I think true friends understand that they too are busy and don’t get to see each other as much as they would like. Everyone I’m friends with has a career and a family.”
Although she doesn’t have many close friends, Victoria has a large and socialized family, including her husband David, their four children Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper, and Brooklyn’s wife Nicola Peltz.
On Wednesday, she remains close with the former Spice Girl, as Emma Bunton and Mel C quickly started sending her messages on her 50th birthday.
Baby Spice posted a glowing tribute to her stylish friend for the first time on Instagram, sharing a highlight video of their years together to the tune of the band’s hit “Say You’ll Be There.” shared.
“Happy birthday @victoriabeckham!” 50 to make it! Emma, 48, wrote. “Your beautiful family is a credit to you, and I’m sure you’ll be rotten and spoiled. We love you dearly.”
Mel C (50) of Sporty Spice posted her memories on Instagram with the caption, “How did we get here?” He’s 50 years old!
In the lead-up to November’s Bullying Prevention Week, Victoria revealed that she was “bullied a lot” at school and found it difficult to make friends.
She explained: “I was bullied a lot. Harper and I talk about it a lot. I said, ‘If there was a little girl by herself on the playground, that would hurt because that little girl was a mummy.’ Masu.
“She finds it very easy to make friends. I never did. Go and talk to that little girl.”
Victoria and David are among those believed to have been ‘marked’ by the Duchess of Sussex, a term used to describe the abandonment of close friends.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry accused the Beckhams of leaking stories about them. But recently, the celebrity couple seems to have amassed a new A-list friendship group, including Kim Kardashian, Serena Williams, LeBron James and Lionel Messi.
billie eilish
In 2022, Billie told V Magazine that her life “felt the same” as it did before fame, except for the fact that she “didn’t have any friends.”
Billy, 22, rose to fame in 2015 after his debut single “Ocean Eyes” became a hot topic.
She said: She says, “I have to remind myself of what my life is actually like to the outside world, because sometimes I forget.”
“My life really, honestly feels the same as it did when I was a kid, except I don’t have any friends.
“I mean, outside of the people I work with, they’re totally my friends – they’re actually my best friends.”
Billie is known to be good friends with her brother Finneas O’Connell, with whom she writes all of her songs.
Last month, the duo made history when Billy won the Oscar for Best Original Song alongside Finneas, 26. In 2022, he won the Best Original Song award for the James Bond theme song “No Time to Die.”
As a result, Billy became the youngest person ever to win multiple Academy Awards, and Phineas was the second-youngest.
Angelina Jolie
“My children have always been my best friends,” Angelina Jolie said in a 2021 interview.
And in December, she told WSJ magazine, “I don’t really… have a social life.”
Angelina is the mother of Maddox, Zahara, Pax, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivian.
The mother of six said: “They are the people closest to me and my life, they are my closest friends.” We are seven very different people and that is our strength. . ”
However, Angelina appears to have a close friendship with fellow A-list star Salma Hayek after they bonded while starring in the 2021 film Marvel: Eternals.
Salma told Entertainment Tonight, “She’s enriched my life very, very much in so many ways, as a mother and as an artist most of all.”
The actress also told the outlet that she and Jolie continue to “get closer and closer” over time. And that’s only natural. It just flows,” Hayek added.
In a 2011 interview, Jolie revealed that the only thing missing from her star-studded Hollywood lifestyle was female friends.
In an interview with Marie Claire, she spoke candidly about her lack of female best friends.
“It was fun for me to play with other girls. As you probably noticed, I don’t actually have a girlfriend who appears in the movie,” she said.
“Well, I have some girlfriends, but I just… I stay at home a lot. I’m not very social. I’m trapped.”
And it looks like Angelina will need friends around her in the coming months as her bitter legal dispute with ex Brad Pitt continues.
martin kemp
Martin Kemp’s son Roman said on his behalf that Kemp had no friends.
Capital Radio star Roman, 30, is the son of Spandau Ballet and EastEnders stars Martin and Shirley Kemp.
“My father doesn’t have any friends,” Roman said on the Radio Times podcast.
“He lived the way he did because there were many people in his life who he thought he could trust, but then realized he couldn’t.
“My father’s favorite person is my mother!”
But last year, Martin revealed that he and Shirley always considered their children to be friends.
Speaking on the Netmoms podcast, he said: “The four of us wanted to be like a gang.”
“I think it’s more due to the fact that Shirley and I have been famous within the band since we were about 17 or 18 years old. So I think when you become famous, you want to break down walls.”
Spandau Ballet initially went on hiatus in 1990 to pursue a solo career, but the band went on a permanent hiatus after reports of a feud within the band.
selena gomez
Despite being the world’s most followed woman on Instagram and having over 420 million fans, Selena Gomez has revealed that she doesn’t have many close friends, but that’s by choice. That’s what it means.
The 31-year-old singer is known for his long-term friendship with Taylor Swift, and has even appeared in her music videos.
Selena is originally a Disney Channel star, and she calls this high school “the biggest high school in the world,” so you’d think this would be a great opportunity to make friends.
However, in a 2017 interview with Business of Fashion, Selena revealed that she actually only has a very small number of relationships.
She said: She said, “I have to figure out the people in my circle.I know everyone, but I feel like I don’t have any friends.
“I have about three good friends that I can talk to about anything. But I know them all, and I go everywhere and I’m like, ‘Hey, how are you doing?'” Connecting with people That’s great, but having boundaries is very important.
“You have to have a small group of people who respect you and want what’s best for you and you want what’s best for them. It sounds cheesy, but it’s hard.”
Meanwhile, Mail Online previously revealed that there may even be “bad blood” between Taylor’s two best friends, Selena and Blake Lively.
Taylor has been best friends with Selena, 31, since 2008, and Blake, 36, since 2015, but despite spending a lot of time with the Blank Space singer, she has never been photographed as a group. It was never photographed.
At this year’s Super Bowl Finals, Lana Del Rey, Ashley Avignone, Kaley Sperry, and Blake were seen cheering on Travis Kelce as the Kansas City Chiefs won, but football fan Selena ( Suspicions arose after the 31-year-old was left out of Taylor’s A-list squad. .
Sources claim the pair are not friends and do not “mingle” and have reportedly chosen to spend time separately from the pop superstar, 34.
“This is why they are not with Taylor at the same time and why they always avoid conflict with each other,” a source exclusively told DailyMail.com.
But Selena and Francia Raisa, who donated a kidney to a lupus patient, became friends again, even though they “didn’t really talk for six years.”
Ekins Kurkuroglu
Love Islander turned Big Brother star Eakin-Sue Kurkulgur has admitted she has “lost friends” since becoming famous.
Eakin shot to fame on season eight of the ITV reality show in 2022, where he was crowned winner alongside Davide Sacrimenti, who has since split.
And despite forming close friendships with some of her co-stars, including Gemma Owen, her post-Villa life appears to have been a lonely one.
Last May, she spoke candidly to Cosmopolitan about her personal relationship struggles.
She admitted that since gaining fame, people have been reluctant to be her friend because of her “status.”
The star even revealed that her close friend, who she’s known for over 10 years, continues to sell her story.
Despite reflecting that she “doesn’t have any friends anymore,” Ekins insists she’s “much happier” and has been forced to “remove” people from her life.
She told the publication: “I lost every friend I ever had. I have no friends. I have one friend, and that’s it.
“Unfortunately, when you rise to fame, you see a person’s true colors. People only want to be your friend because of your status, and this industry is a hard one to trust.
“No, actually I don’t have any friends left. People I’ve known for 10 years and who have been a part of my life… It’s not very nice to sell stories. I wouldn’t do that to anyone. . If they are happy, I will support them.”
