Ananova reports One third of people suffer from celebrity worship:
One in three people in Britain is suffering from Celebrity Worship Syndrome after becoming obsessed with their screen idol, according to new research.My journal article on Celebrity Distaste Syndrome is in preparation - I'm the prime subject.
Extreme sufferers of the newly identified condition admit they would lie, steal or worse if the object of their admiration asked them.
Kylie Minogue, David Beckham and even Tony Blair are among the most popular celebrities idolised by participants in the study.
Psychologists at the University of Leicester carried out the research and found celebrity worship is not just for teenage girls or science fiction fans.
They say CWS affected around 36% of the people sampled and one in four respondents was so obsessed with their idol that it affected their daily life.
