kick about her taxes , Adele said , " I ’m mortified to have to pay 50 % ! [ While ] I use the NHS , I ca n’t apply public transport anymore . Trains are always late , most commonwealth school day are [ bad ] , and I ’ve got ta give you , like , four million quid — are you have a laugh ? "
Sometimes, celebs seem to forget that not everyone has the same privileges and advantages that they do, or that Hollywood isn’t the center of the universe.
Here are 13 times celebs opened their mouths and said something very privileged and out-of-touch:
1.On a 2021 episode ofKeeping Up with the Kardashians,Kim Kardashianfailed her baby bar exam then claimed it’s “harder” than the main bar exam — though this isn’tentirely true.
Here’s the full clip:
2.In 2022,Allureasked Kim Kardashian if she felt “responsible, even guilty, for setting an unrealistic,unattainable beauty standard.” She replied, “If I’m doing it, it’s attainable.”
She continued , " There are so many different lulu standards — whether it’sGwen Stefani , Jennifer Lopez , Marilyn Monroe . When I was a teenager , [ the spirit ] was just blond waifs … My learning ability was never like , you see them on TV or in magazine and pick who you want to be . It was always : Be yourself , feel beauty in everything . "
Later in the interview , she tell , " I care . I really , genuinely care about looking good . I likely care more than 90 percent of the citizenry on this major planet . It ’s not prosperous when you ’re a mom and you ’re fatigued at the ending of the day or you ’re in school , and I ’m all of the above . I do my beauty treatments usually late at nighttime . After everyone ’s in bed , I ’m doing optical maser discourse … It ’s hard to explain because I am at peace , but I would still do anything to look and feel young . "
Kim and her class have previously beencriticizedfor not acknowledging the fact that being able to afford personal trainer , nutritionists , etc . is a privilege that many people who look to them as the ravisher monetary standard do n’t have .
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3.In 2021,Dixie D’AmeliotoldVoguethat she decided not to go to college because she was afraid of being embarrassed over other people playing her music at parties.
Here’s the full video, with this part starting at the 2:17 mark:
4.Complaining about taxes she had to pay on profits from her album sales in 2011, Adele toldQ Magazine, “I’m mortified to have to pay 50%! [While] I use the NHS, I can’t use public transport anymore. Trains are always late, most state schools are shit, and I’ve gotta give you, like, four million quid — are you having a laugh?”
She continued , " When I get my tax bill in from [ the album]19 , I was ready to go and corrupt a gun and every which way open fire . "
5.In 2022,Location, Location, Locationpresenter Kirstie Allsopp toldthe Sunday Times, “When I bought my first property, going abroad, the easyJet, coffee, gym, Netflix lifestyle didn’t exist. I used to walk to work with a sandwich. And on payday I’d go for a pizza, and to a movie, and buy a lipstick. Interest rates were 15 percent; I was earning £11,500 a year… I don’t want to belittle those people who can’t do it. But there are loads of people who can do it and don’t. It is hard.”
She continued , " We ’ve fallen into the trap of saying it ’s impossible for everybody . I was brought up to believe have your abode is the be all and end all , and in a way , I still believe that … it ’s about where you’re able to grease one’s palms , not if you’re able to corrupt . There is an issue around the desire to make those sacrifices . "
In response to a critic on Twitter , shereportedlysaid , " Either you think I ’m an out - of - touch productive bitch who does n’t get how toilsome it is to purchase a home plate in many part of the UK or you do n’t . The Times can wrestle things as much as they desire , but in the end , it ’s down to whether you trust in my empathy , understanding , and experience or not . "
6.On a 2022 episode ofThe View, the cohosts were discussing theRussian invasion of Ukrainewhen Joy Behar said, “I’m scared about what will happen to western Europe, too. You know, you plan a trip. You want to go there. I want to go to Italy for four years, and I haven’t been able to make it because of the [coronavirus] pandemic.”
She continued , " And now this . It ’s like , ' What ’s gon na happen there ? ' "
7.OnThe Drew Barrymore Show, Amy Schumer revealed that, as she prepared to host the 2022 Academy Awards amidst the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, she wanted to get President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to film a segment for the ceremony.
Wanda Sykes , who was Amy ’s cohost , toldVariety , " I think he ’s very engaged right now . We so admire him … You know , in Hollywood , we can get a little full of ourselves , and we think that what we ’re doing is all so important . I understand that , yeah , what we do reach a lot mass and we can persuade a peck of people , but it ’s also [ respectful ] to just know your lane . You know what I ’m suppose ? Know your lane . "
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8.Also during the invasion of Ukraine, John Cena — who plays the titular role in the DC seriesPeacemaker—tweeted, “If I could somehow summon the powers of a real life #Peacemaker I think this would be a great time to do so.”
He wascriticizedfor seemingly using the war to elevate his show .
9.In a viralTikTokfrom 2022, a fan asked Oprah Winfrey to suggest “a favorite gift for [their] mom [who’s] not doing well.” Oprah replied, “You know, a wonderful thing is that jewelry box that I had on ‘Favorite Things.'” The fan said, “That’s too expensive for me,” then Oprah replied, “It’s not. It’s really not, it’s like 100-and-something dollars.”
After a bit of back - and - forth , she at long last said , " Okay , then this is the double-dyed gift for your mammy ; you do a inclination of your top 10 rationality why you love her , and you make a beautiful card , and it’syourtop 10 . "
10.In 2019, Chris Hemsworth toldMen’s Health UKthat he doesn’t believe people who say they “don’t have time” to workout. He said, “It’s about prioritizing what’s important, you know, I live an incredibly busy life, but trying to find 20 or 30 minutes a day to train, I can see the benefit.”
He also tell , " I ’d prompt people to force themselves to find that [ sentence ] , whether it ’s waking up 20 to 30 minutes in the first place , because once you feel the welfare , it ’s hard to brush aside . I reckon if you really see at your clock or the day , you’re able to squeeze it in somewhere . "
11.During the coronavirus pandemic, Wales’s lockdown rulespreventedpeople who owned second homes in the country from traveling there. In 2020, New Order frontman Bernard Sumner, who was living in England, toldthe Times, “I’ve got a brand new boat waiting for me in Wales, and I can’t go to it because the fucking Welsh won’t let me.”
He continued , " So yeah , lockdown ’s doing my fucking nut in . "
12.In 2020, Elizabeth Banks toldPeopleabout celebrating the holidays with just her husband and sons. She said, “[We] had no help, no nannies, no babysitters. It was crazy. You forget how difficult it is to wake up in the middle of the night, how exhausting it is.”
" I lose all my nails . I did dishes and cleaned bottles for 10 days , so I turn a loss all those nail ! " she bring .
13.And finally, appearing onThe Diary of a CEOpodcast in 2021, influencer Molly-Mae Hague — who, at the time, wasreportedlymaking six figures as creative director for PrettyLittleThing — repeated somefamiliar advicethat doesn’t take into account the different privileges, circumstances, etc. that mean everyone isn’t on a level playing field.
Here’s the full video, with this part starting at the 10:52 mark:
respond to rebound via her Instagram tale , Molly - Mae articulate , " I wanted to come back online today as normal , but I find like before I do , I just want to say this . … When I say or post anything on-line , it is never with malice or ill intention . I totally take account that thing can pretend different multitude in different way ; however , I just want to stress that I would never intend to hurt or discompose anyone by anything that I say or do . I apologize to the people that [ have ] been touch on negatively or be amiss the meaning of what I said in the podcast ; the intentions of the podcast were only ever to tell my story and inspire from my own experience . "
