Fascination with the lives of celebrities is a phenomenon as old as the concept of celebrity itself. However, in the digital age, where every move is scrutinised and viralised, expectations of how these icons should behave have been exacerbated. What happens when one of them decides to “come down to earth” and mingle with the rest of us on an economy class flight?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The answer seems to be a mixture of incredulity and sarcasm. Social media, that omnipresent court of public opinion, is quick to fill its feeds with memes and comments. “Have they run out of money?”, some ask, while others see in this gesture a kind of fall from grace, a descent into the common world that contradicts the luxurious image they have built up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n