Vanessa Hudgens: I didn't want to be a celebrity

sharon_b · November 28th, 2007, 05:51 PM

Achieving celebrity was never a big life goal for Vanessa Hudgens – and now that she is famous, she's more than a bit ambivalent about it.

"I became an actress and started singing and dancing because I truly loved it," the 18-year-old tells Australia's Daily Telegraph. "I did not want to be a celebrity. ... I think fame is just something that comes along when you are in something that is such a success."

The High School Musical star, who suffered public embarrassment this fall when a nude photo of her reached the Internet, says a major downside of becoming famous is the lack of privacy.

"Everyone is trying to get into your business," she says. "I don't like people staring at me all the time, and I don't want people following me around."

For some young stars, she adds, it can become a crippling love/hate affair. "People become jaded and infatuated with Hollywood," she says. "I think it happens to a lot of celebrities, and it messes with their head."

In the end, though, Hudgens knows it's the price she has to pay as a performer, if she wants her work to be seen. In fact, had High School Musical not come along, she says she would have tried out for American Idol.

"I was 15 at the time ... and you had to be 16 to audition," she says. "So I thought, 'One more year.' Then, when I turned 16, High School Musical came along and I got to do it. So I thought I'd skip on American Idol."

Vanessa Hudgens: I Didn't Want to Be a Celebrity - Vanessa Hudgens : People.com

southernbelle · November 28th, 2007, 06:08 PM

Whatever. She didn't want to be a celebrity but she wanted to be on American Idol??? Right. There are plenty ways for people who love acting, singing, and dancing to enjoy those activities without putting themselves in the spotlight. Celebrities choose that life and I'm tired of them trying to pretend like they don't.

shoegal · November 28th, 2007, 06:28 PM

"...I didn't want to be a celebrity... "

That's like saying, "I didn't want to be an actress"

*rolls eyes*

mrs.v · November 28th, 2007, 06:49 PM

Good,then stop.Give me all your clothes,bags,shoes,bank account,and go home.Little bitch.

NicoleWasHere · November 28th, 2007, 06:59 PM

You didn't want to be a celebrity... which is why you leaked nude photos of yourself on the internetz.

Lily · November 28th, 2007, 07:48 PM

^Yeah.

*snort laugh*

What an idiot. Then, gee, Vanessa, why don't you just take yourself out of Hollywood, go to college, get a job like the rest of us? No? I didn't think so.

Gen X EJC · November 28th, 2007, 09:09 PM

well, Vanessa, the good news is that your shelf life as a celebrity is about fifteen more months before your fan base starts smoking weed and listening to Radiohead.

Love it while it lasts.

cmmdee · November 29th, 2007, 11:14 AM

Vanessa Hudgens: I didn't want to be a celebrity

That's okay... you're not

KrisNine · November 29th, 2007, 11:41 AM

Go away you fug, fug, fugly little twat!

carrie2008 · November 29th, 2007, 11:53 AM

Didn't want to be famous? Well ,leaking nude photos of oneself onto the internet, deciding to try out for the High School Musical Disney crap obviously didn't help that "don't want to be a celebrity" plan a whole lot either, now did it?