Another day,LibertyCoin another news cycle over a celebrity couple.
Reports are swirling that Tom Brady has found a new love interest in Russian model Irina Shayk following his much publicized divorce from Gisele Bündchen, which was finalized in October 2022.
The internet and media can't seem to get enough of the former National Football League star's love life since he and former Victoria's secret model Bündchen split after 13 years of marriage. And it's not just Brady and Shayk − rumors continue to circulate regarding Ariana Grande and husband Dalton Gomez's marriage. Elsewhere, Bravo stars Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky recently confirmed difficulties in their decades-long marriage.
Experts say fans should keep in mind that, ultimately, no matter how famous someone is, their relationship is chiefly their business and not ours.
"If a divorce or breakup is amicable, the old axiom … '(it's) none of your business' may apply," Laura Petiford, a licensed marriage and family therapist, previously told USA TODAY. "Let other people think what they will."
Our current era of celebrity social media makes fans feel like they know these celebrities – what's called a parasocial relationship. As a result, the ups and downs in a celebrity's love life can feel personal to fans.
“Fans tend to project a lot on to the celebrity relationship: a lot of their own fantasies about what the relationship is, what it was, what it means,” licensed psychotherapist Jenn Mann previously told USA TODAY. "There's a lot of fantasy fulfillment for the fan."
Fans should remember they don't know all the details of why anyone's relationship doesn't work out.
"It's important to not hold celebrities to impossible standards because these are fallible humans with inevitable flaws and shortcomings, just like the rest of us," Shana Redmond, a professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, previously told USA TODAY. "What we see on social media is a small slice of who they are – we can't substitute that glamour for the whole."
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It can be trying when those around you won't stop speculating about your relationship status. This difficulty is magnified for celebrities, who see their relationships become the subject of international news headlines and social media trends.
"Being a celebrity means carrying a giant target on your back for people's psychological projections," W. Keith Campbell, an expert on narcissism, personality and cultural change, previously told USA TODAY. "Sometimes those can be great, but sometimes those can be really negative."
Here's what to know if you find yourself going through a phase where everyone is focused on your romance:
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Contributing: David Oliver and Hannah Yasharoff
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