Just leave them on seen

We don't need to know a celeb's gym routine, what they eat for breakfast, or what's in their bag. Bring back some of the mystery, please

- By Kritika Kapoor

Denzel Washington recently gave Michael B Jordan some killer advice: Stay out of the public eye. “Why would people pay to see you on the weekend if they see you all week for free?” Fair point, right? Washington, 70, has been on screen for four decades. Most people don’t even know who he’s married to, let alone what’s in his bag.

That’s roughly the point – fame isn’t the same as visibility. Spend a single full minute on Instagram and you’ll likely see a celebrity show off three airport looks, make a red-carpet appearance, cross-post a shampoo/serum/sneaker collab, or give us a tour of their empty home. Actors, ones we’d see perhaps twice a year in a movie or TV show, are now sharing their oat cheela recipes, their nightly cleansing routine, their 34th gym selfie, backtracking from a sketchy political opinion. But here’s the thing: No one asked for this. The more we see them, the more tired we grow of them.