Celebrity: A 21st Century Story Lust for Likes (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary

Celebrity: A 21st Century Story

Lust for Likes (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary

A digital revolution was taking place, and celebrities were at its forefront. The old tabloid machinery was losing power, and the Milly Dowler scandal was another blow to an already declining industry. Celebrities who had relied on print ...See moreA digital revolution was taking place, and celebrities were at its forefront. The old tabloid machinery was losing power, and the Milly Dowler scandal was another blow to an already declining industry. Celebrities who had relied on print media were making the move to the digital press, and those, like Katie Price, who were late to the online party, were coming unstuck. But there was a different form of TV celebrity in the making. What had started off as a repository for quirky cat videos now saw content creators emerge from their day jobs to become celebrity YouTubers like Dan Middleton and Louise Pentland, who have millions of followers and, in some cases, invitations to meet the Pope. Yet the irony was that no-one apart from the YouTubers and their followers knew who they were - this was the most significant generational split since rock 'n' roll, and these people were sidestepping the machinery which lined the traditional routes to fame. This subversion of normal routes of communication wasn't confined to bedroom broadcasters. Trump followed in Obama's footsteps and grasped the digital tools on hand, but went one step further - distilling entire political credos into short, blunt statements. See less

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37 cast members

Name	Known for
George Bamby Self Self See fewer	Stepdad (2008)
Andrew Bloch Self Self See fewer	Celebrity: A 21st Century Story (I) (2020)
Jennie Bond Self Self See fewer	Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
Mary Byrne Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996)
Lucie Cave Self Self See fewer	Hollyoaks (1995)
Amy Childs Self Self See fewer	Real (2009)
Charlotte Church Self Self See fewer	I'll Be There (2003)
Alfie Deyes Self - Madame Tussauda (archive footage) Self - Madame Tussauda (archive footage) See fewer	Pointless Blog (2009)
Farnaz Farjam Self Self See fewer	Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (2022)
Rebecca Ferguson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Everything Is Love (2014)
Matt Frei Self Self See fewer	Swing Vote (2008)
Jamie Genevieve Self Self See fewer	Sidemen (2016)
Sheeraz Hasan Self Self See fewer	The Kardashians: Billion Dollar Dynasty (2023)
Konnie Huq Self Self See fewer	Black Mirror (2011)
Kim Kardashian Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
Kerry Katona Self Self See fewer	Showbands (2005)
Omarosa Manigault Newman Self (as Omarosa Manigault) Self (as Omarosa Manigault) See fewer	Tiger Run: The Untold Story (2024)
Johanna Maska Self Self See fewer	America's Newsroom (2007)
Spencer Matthews Self Self See fewer	Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)
Sarah McCorquodale Self Self See fewer	BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime (2016)
Daniel Middleton Self Self See fewer	Free Guy (2021)
Diane Morgan Narrator Narrator See fewer	Me Before You (2016)
Dawn Neesom Self Self See fewer	GB News Saturday (2023)
Dermot O'Leary X Factor Presenter (archive footage) X Factor Presenter (archive footage) See fewer	The X Factor UK (2004)
One Direction Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	One Direction: What Makes You Beautiful (2011)
Louise Pentland Self Self See fewer	Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures (2015)
Katie Price Self Self See fewer	Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)
Bill Pruitt Self Self See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Omid Scobie Self Self See fewer	Royal Spin
Zoe Sugg Self - Madame Tussauda (archive footage) Self - Madame Tussauda (archive footage) See fewer	Zoella (2009)
Georgia Toffolo Self Self See fewer	Road Trip (2024)
Martin Townsend Self Self See fewer	Hustle (2004)
Chris Stokel Walker Self Self See fewer	Celebrity: A 21st Century Story (I) (2020)
Tony Wood Self Self See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Ye Self (archive footage) (as Kanye West) Self (archive footage) (as Kanye West) See fewer	The Great Gatsby (2013)
David Yelland Self Self See fewer	The Rock Pile (2025)
Will Young Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)