What started off as a hectic but humdrum Monday turned in to a really awesome first time experience! I met up with Chris to do our usual Starbucks studying and of course, being that we both love talking half the time, we started talking about our plans for the evening and he mentioned that he was going to the premiere of Snow White and the Huntsman with one of his friends to see Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart. I of course jumped at the chance to go on such an adventure and preceded to be distracted for the next 2ish hours as we finished up some studying before going. Now some of you may be surprised that in nearly 5 years of living in Los Angeles I have never attended a movie premiere or stalked celebrities. (Okay, there was that one time I hung out with some paparazzi after a Lakers game hoping and hoping to get a glimpse of Zac Efron...but that's a different story for a different time. ) To be honest, it never occurred to me that it was even allowed to show up to such affairs but it makes sense seeing as they are events held in large public places, in this case, Leicester Square. Everything was barricaded off with sections for the paparazzi and areas for fans to stand. We got a really good spot right next to the paparazzi so every celebrity that walked by had to stop in front of us to get their picture taken! A lot of the celebrities I couldn't even name because their from local tv shows or so and so's husband or wife but I took a bunch of pictures anyways because hey! maybe someday I'll be able to say "oh yah, I saw them once at a movie premier. no big deal" hahaha anyways, it was interesting to see how the celebrities handled all the screaming and shouting. For Charlize Theron, the smile never left her face and she was very gracious and friendly with fans, signing autographs etc and also kind to the tonssss of paparazzi that were screaming at her, trying to turn to every angle they wanted. Kristen Stewart however did not seem to handle it as well and I can't really blame her. She reacted the way I would probably act if hundreds of people were shouting at me at once. She looked a little shy yet also a little distressed. The paparazzi kept asking her to turn this way and that to see her beautiful dress and at one point she threw her hands up, shook her head and with a slight stressed out smile said "ugh ohmygosh". Or at least that's what we thought it looked like she said.
I do feel bad for celebrities at times because I can't imagine having to live such a well-guarded life. Big stars can go literally nowhere without protection whether it's from creepy old men or screaming little girls. It must be frustrating to be watched every second of your life and live up to the expectations of SO many different people while still balancing who you want to be. Can't really blame so many celebrities for cracking under that kind of pressure.
Okay, enough of that. I leave you with a picture of Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart.
Love from London,
Kristin
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